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2025-2026 Sports Clubs Award Winners

  2025-2026 Sports Clubs Award Winners On a night decked out in Americana, the athletes were the brightest stars By Shawn Cyr Assistant Marketing Director UC San Diego Sports Clubs athletes are used to the same familiar hues, colors with names such as UC San Diego Navy, UC San Diego Blue, and — you guessed… Continue Reading 2025-2026 Sports Clubs Award Winners

RECapalooza 2025-2026: Carnival Celebration

  RECapalooza 2025-2026: Carnival Celebration Standout Recreation student staff earn acclaim at year-end extravaganza By Shawn Cyr Assistant Marketing Director Ting. Ting. Ting. The unmistakable sound of the sliding metal puck colliding with the bell at the top of the tower pierced the popping of popcorn, the whir of a cotton candy machine, and the… Continue Reading RECapalooza 2025-2026: Carnival Celebration

RECognition: Elizabeth Leal, Instructional Classes

  RECognition: Elizabeth Leal, Instructional Classes Recreation’s monthly series to highlight and celebrate our staff By Shawn Cyr Assistant Marketing Director Life as a UC San Diego student can be stressful — we probably don’t have to tell you that. Studying, projects, papers, midterms, and finals. Add in trying to make time to work out,… Continue Reading RECognition: Elizabeth Leal, Instructional Classes

RECognition: Lauren Greene, Instructional Classes

  RECognition: Lauren Greene, Instructional Classes Recreation’s monthly series to highlight and celebrate our staff By Shawn Cyr Assistant Marketing Director Lauren Greene has been a gymnast for as long as she can remember. She started gymnastics at age 2, competed throughout high school, and coached for five years before coming to UC San Diego.… Continue Reading RECognition: Lauren Greene, Instructional Classes

Recreation’s Nutrition Expert Takes a Bite to Tell You What’s Worth Eating

  Top Selling Protein Bars Reviewed by a Dietitian Recreation’s Nutrition Expert Takes a Bite to Tell You What’s Worth Eating By Elizabeth von Klan, MS, RDN Registered Dietitian As Recreation’s resident Registered Dietitian, I have gathered some of UC San Diego students’ favorite protein bars (most available on or around campus) to review them… Continue Reading Recreation’s Nutrition Expert Takes a Bite to Tell You What’s Worth Eating

RECognition: Nadia Castaneda, Aquatics

  RECognition: Nadia Castaneda, Aquatics Recreation’s monthly series to highlight and celebrate our staff By Shawn Cyr Assistant Marketing Director The stakes are raised. All of the graphics around the pool have been changed accordingly. When major events roll into Canyonview Aquatic Center — such as the 2026 National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship in… Continue Reading RECognition: Nadia Castaneda, Aquatics

RECognition: Jakob Tallman, Aquatics

  RECognition: Jakob Tallman, Aquatics Recreation’s monthly series to highlight and celebrate our staff By Shawn Cyr Assistant Marketing Director Jakob Tallman spends about as much time under the water as he does above it. When he’s not managing Recreation’s swim lessons at Canyonview Aquatic Center, you can often find him spearfishing, scuba diving, snorkeling,… Continue Reading RECognition: Jakob Tallman, Aquatics

RECognition: Julia Fitzpatrick, Aquatics

  RECognition: Julia Fitzpatrick, Aquatics Recreation’s monthly series to highlight and celebrate our staff By Shawn Cyr Assistant Marketing Director Julia Fitzpatrick spends so much time at Canyonview Aquatic Complex that she figured she might as well get paid for it. A longtime swimmer and a lifeguard since she was 15 — though that was… Continue Reading RECognition: Julia Fitzpatrick, Aquatics

‘An Outpouring of Love for a Living Legend’: UC San Diego Honors Masters Swimming Icon with Pool Naming

  ‘An Outpouring of Love for a Living Legend’ UC San Diego Honors Masters Swimming Icon Ronald ‘Sickie’ Marcikic with Canyonview Pool Naming By Shawn Cyr Assistant Marketing Director Ronald “Sickie” Marcikic has been a mainstay at Canyonview Aquatic Center for basically as long as anyone can remember. Flipping through photos through the years —… Continue Reading ‘An Outpouring of Love for a Living Legend’: UC San Diego Honors Masters Swimming Icon with Pool Naming

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