Recognizing the 2023-2024 Esports Scholarship Recipients Written By: Chris Griebenow For the past three years, UC San Diego has been supporting students that have shown their devotion to the gaming and esports communities on campus with our Esports Scholarship. This year, 13 students will receive a $1,500 scholarship made possible by our stellar supporting cast […]
Men’s Club Water Polo Makes History With Second National Championship Win
Dominating the Pool: Men’s Club Water Polo Secures an Undefeated Season and Wins National Collegiate Club Championship Again! Written By: Rachel Ribeiro The Tritons have done it again! In the 2023 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship, UCSD Men’s Club Water Polo took first place, continuing their reign as the dominant team in the pool for […]
Fiona (Kelly) Tanous is the 2023 Recreation Alumni Award Recipient
Fiona (Kelly) Tanous | 2023 Recreation Alumni Award Recipient By Liz Henry ‘08, Assoc. Director of Recreation Engagement and Shawn Cyr Assistant Marketing Director From the pool to the beach to the fitness studio — and back again — Fiona (Kelly) Tanous truly left her mark at UC San Diego. After starting as a […]
40 Years of Masters Swimming
40 Years of Masters Swimming by Amy Schiller Did someone say pool party? On July 1st, 2023, UC San Diego Recreation celebrated 40 years of Masters Swimming on the Triton Pool Deck. New and long-time participants were in attendance, enjoying Hawaiian BBQ, beverages, surf music and their […]
Congratulations Esports Scholarship Recipients
Written by Chris Griebenow This year, we were able to recognize twelve passionate students for their dedication and contributions to furthering gaming and esports on the UC San Diego campus and the collegiate esports space as a whole. Representing both the competitive and social organizations centered around gaming, these students will be the recipients of […]
2021 Recreation Alumni Award Albert Man
Albert Man | 2021 Recreation Alumni Award Recipient By Liz Henry Albert joined the Recreation department as a coach for the lacrosse team in 1996-97, during his first year of graduate school at UC San Diego. He was the head coach from 1997-2004, assistant coach from 2005-2007, and head coach again from 2008-present. “It’s […]
Your UC San Diego Tritons Finally Bring Home the Gold!
Your UC San Diego Tritons Finally Bring Home the Gold! Written by Tyler Horvath and Liz Henry Words cannot really do justice to how long the UCSD Men’s Club Water Polo team has been waiting to say, “We’re #1!” This program has been building towards this since their first national championship appearance in 2013 […]
One Triton’s Journey to the Biggest Stage in Rugby
One Triton’s Journey to the Biggest Stage in Rugby Written By: Liz Henry ‘08, Assoc. Director of Recreation, Engagement October 8th, 2022, marked the kick off to the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup (RWC) hosted by New Zealand. Postponed due to the COVID 19 pandemic, this event has been much awaited by the […]
Triton Esports Center Grand Opening Recap
Thank you to everyone who attended our Triton Esports Center (TEC) Grand Opening Friday, March 4th! The event was a huge success with a variety of attendance from students, alumni, corporate sponsors and staff members; along with Chancellor Khosla , EVC Simmons and VCSA Satterlund. The event allowed students and the campus community to come […]
