Tritoncast

On episode 34 of Tritoncast, Jeff and Jenny are joined by women's basketball alum Karina Siam Herold! The 2005 UC San Diego grad is the VP, Major Events with the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission. Herold recounts her time as a Triton, and how a conversation with UC San Diego Athletic Director Earl Edwards helped shape her future. She also discusses her time at the NCAA office, her disdain for winter weather, her passion for leadership development, and her role as a senior athletic administrator at Pepperdine University. Herold shares some sage career advice that has helped drive her professional success. New episodes of Tritoncast premiere each Wednesday.

With spring right around the corner, we're talking softball with former standout Maddy Lewis '19 on an all-new Tritoncast! We chat with Lewis about her stellar softball carer at UC San Diego, what it was like playing baseball growing up, and her experience transitioning from playing softball as a Triton to working in the Athletics department alongside Jenny and Jeff in communications. Plus, Lewis recalls what it was like to take part in the USA Baseball Women's National Team program.

On an all-new Tritoncast, Jeff and Jenny are joined by Matt Kritz, Senior Associate Athletic Director at UC San Diego. Dr. Kritz oversees the Tritons' Athletic Performance Unit, which includes sports medicine, sports science, Triton mind, and nutrition. He tells us what it was like working with Olympic athletes in his time managing High Performance Sport New Zealand and helping that country more than double its Olympic medal count thanks in part to his guidance. Kritz then shares what it has been like bringing that revolutionary approach to UC San Diego. New episodes of Tritoncast premiere each Wednesday.

UC San Diego men's basketball senior Gabe Hadley joins Jeff and Jenny on an all-new Tritoncast! The Australia native tells us what his journey has been like to get here, what life has been like living in the States, how helpful it's been having some fellow Aussies in the program, and so much more. The public health major tells us what's on the horizon after this season and how he spends his free time. Plus, we put Gabe in the hot seat for our popular Quick Picks segment!

Women's rowing junior Gen Cassidy is in the Triton Spotlight on episode 29 of Tritoncast. The Bay Area native chats about her experience walking on to a team and learning a new sport, balancing rowing with her demanding cognitive science major, and her YouTube vlog. In addition, she recently started her own podcast, Crew Chats with Gen, to inform listeners about what her sport is like. Sounds like Jenny and Jeff may have a future co-host on their hands! Plus, Jenny lobs some rapid fire questions at Gen in our popular Quick Picks segment.

On episode 28 of Tritoncast, we explore the fascinating journey of women's tennis alum Justine Ang Fonte. The 2008 grad fills us in on some of her favorite memories from the tennis team and her UC San Diego experience. She now serves as Director of Health and Wellness for a K-12 school in New York City. You won’t want to miss Justine’s story of how her experience teaching math in Hawai‘i ultimately led her on a quest to revolutionize sex education in our schools. Head's up: this week’s subject matter is more mature than our first 27 episodes – so it may not be suitable for all audiences. For more on Justine's work, visit justinefonte.com.

On episode 27 of Tritoncast, former UC San Diego baseball catcher Kellen Lee is in the Triton Spotlight! The 2011 grad tells Jenny and Jeff what it was like to be part of a Triton squad that made three postseason appearances. Lee still remains tied to the game today, working as a mental skills coach for the San Francisco Giants organization. Lee explains why mental skills work is so important to a player's success, and how his time working with the United States Army helped prepare him for his career in baseball.

On episode 26 of Tritoncast, UC San Diego physics professor Adam Burgasser joins Jenny and Jeff to chat about his memories as a national champion diver for the Tritons. The seven time All-American chats about competing for a national title, failed stars called brown dwarf stars, and how acting has helped him become a better teacher. He also fills us in on his interesting connection to astronaut Sally Ride.

On episode 25 of Tritoncast, Jeff and Jenny are joined by Holly Maine, a junior on the women's water polo team. Maine tells us how she began working as a lifeguard for Los Angeles County, and how that led her to compete nationally and internationally in junior lifesaving championships - where she's won 13 championships! Maine also recounts the story of how she came to UC San Diego as a rower, but an injury unexpectedly led her back to water polo.