RECognition: Rayza Padilla, Marketing Recreation’s monthly series to highlight and celebrate our staff By Shawn Cyr Assistant Marketing Director Rayza Padilla, a fourth-year double majoring in biology and media industries & communications in Revelle College, brings curiosity and creativity to REC. After discovering a new interest in marketing, she found REC and quickly grew… Continue Reading RECognition: Rayza Padilla, Marketing
RECognition: Audrey Hong, Marketing
RECognition: Audrey Hong, Marketing Recreation’s monthly series to highlight and celebrate our staff By Shawn Cyr Assistant Marketing Director Audrey Hong, a fourth-year cognitive science major, is a social media genius. With her eye for trends, she is quickly able to turn what’s popular into Instagram Reels and TikToks that speak to students. Since… Continue Reading RECognition: Audrey Hong, Marketing
RECognition: Abby Johnson, Outback Adventures
RECognition: Abby Johnson, Outback Adventures Recreation’s monthly series to highlight and celebrate our staff By Shawn Cyr Assistant Marketing Director A third-year in Thurgood Marshall College majoring in education sciences, Abby Johnson leads groups on REC’s Challenge Course and encourages team-building and communication skills. Her REC highlight was working alongside her big sister, Maddie,… Continue Reading RECognition: Abby Johnson, Outback Adventures
RECognition: Annabelle Davis Outback Adventures
RECognition: Annabelle Davis, Outback Adventures Recreation’s monthly series to highlight and celebrate our staff By Shawn Cyr Assistant Marketing Director A fourth-year psychology major in Sixth College, Annabelle Davis is one of those people who make a space great for other staff and customers. Since joining REC in Fall 2025, Annabelle has been connecting… Continue Reading RECognition: Annabelle Davis Outback Adventures
RECognition: Liam Hardy, Outback Adventures
RECognition: Liam Hardy, Outback Adventures Recreation’s monthly series to highlight and celebrate our staff By Shawn Cyr Assistant Marketing Director Liam Hardy, a grad student set to graduate in Spring 2027 with a degree in computer science, is one of the core people who make the Outback Climbing Center (OCC) a student-driven success. Joining… Continue Reading RECognition: Liam Hardy, Outback Adventures
RECognition: Autumn Punsal, Youth Sports
RECognition: Autumn Punsal, Youth Sports Recreation’s monthly series to highlight and celebrate our staff By Shawn Cyr Assistant Marketing Director Autumn Punsal is a third-year in Thurgood Marshall College majoring in business psychology. This month, she’s being RECognized for her work as a Gymnastics Instructor for REC, teaching the majority of our youth gymnastics… Continue Reading RECognition: Autumn Punsal, Youth Sports
RECognition: Nikolai Khodyakov, Instructional Classes
RECognition: Nikolai Khodyakov, Instructional Classes Recreation’s monthly series to highlight and celebrate our staff By Shawn Cyr Assistant Marketing Director Whether it’s on the pool deck or on the fencing piste, Nikolai Khodyakov loves helping other people push themselves to the limits. “Being there for patrons when they are doing something they’d never done… Continue Reading RECognition: Nikolai Khodyakov, Instructional Classes
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
