Tritoncast

Toronto native Katja Pavicevic is in the Triton Spotlight on episode 24 of Tritoncast. She chats with Jeff and Jenny about her swimming experience at UC San Diego -- including what it was like to be at last year's NCAA Championship when it was canceled due to COVID-19. She also shared about her prior swimming experience, representing Canada at the Junior World Championships and Junior Pan Pacific Games. Plus, don't miss Pavicevic's first celebrity crush, the thing her teammates don't know about her, and more our the new Quick Picks segment.

On episode 23 of Tritoncast, we'll hear the incredible story of UC San Diego men's basketball alum Jordan Lawley. The program's all-time Division II leading scorer upon graduation, Lawley embarked upon a successful pro career internationally before opening up a training center in Southern California. He's since worked with several NBA stars to improve their game. Lawley tells us how he's grown his client base and how social media has grown his brand. He also shares the story of how a serious car crash in 2018 may have ultimately saved his life.

On episode 22 of Tritoncast, Jeff and Jenny are joined by UC San Diego Hall of Famer Diana Klintworth Felker. The two-time volleyball All-American reflects on her favorite memories as a Triton including winning three national championships – and so much more! She also spent her final season in La Jolla competing on the soccer team. After marrying a fellow Triton, Felker has spent more than two decades coaching volleyball at the college and high school levels. She’ll tell us how the game has changed…and why it’s been so important for her to give back to UC San Diego.

It's story time on episode 21 of Tritoncast! Long time men's water polo head coach Denny Harper joins the show to reflect on some of his favorite memories in coaching the men's water polo program for the last 40 years! Harper tells Jeff and Jenny what the program was like when he took over in 1980 and how he balanced coaching both the men's and women's programs for more than a decade. How has the game changed? How has campus changed? Find out with legendary Denny Harper in the Triton Spotlight on this week's Tritoncast!

On a special Veterans Day edition of Tritoncast, Jenny and Jeff catch up with women's rowing alum Shruti Kamath. The 2016 UC San Diego grad tells us about learning to row in her native India, how she made her way to La Jolla, and how the discipline she learned from rowing has helped her in training for the United States Navy. Kamath also describes what life was like on board her ship when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in addition to describing how a return to UC San Diego just might be in the cards.

Wednesdays are for Tritoncast, and we've got a jam-packed show in Episode 19! In today's Triton Spotlight, Jeff and Jenny are joined by UC San Diego volleyball alum Chase Frishman. The 2013 UC San Diego grad grew up playing on the beaches of Orange County and now plays professionally on the AVP Beach Volleyball tour. He’s also recently begun coaching and the communications major has started a blog. How different is the sport of beach compared to indoor volleyball that he played in college as well as in Switzerland? Find out in this week's Triton Spotlight.

Later in Episode 19, we'll hear from Dr. Ebonée Williams in the Campus Spotlight. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and campus shut down in March, the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs had to pivot to a new model of engaging with students. Over the summer, Dr. Williams was hired into a new role to oversee virtual experience and peer engagement initiatives. In today’s campus spotlight, she tells us about how the VCSA office is keeping students engaged while many of us are apart.

On episode 18 of Tritoncast, Vince Tedjasaputra '09 from the track & field program is in the Triton Spotlight. A former thrower for the Tritons, Tedjasaputra tells Jenny and Jeff about his job in communications for the National Science Foundation just outside of Washington, D.C. He also shares his favorite memories from UC San Diego and the adjustment needed in his transition from sunny San Diego summers to cold Alberta winters on the way to D.C.

We're talking UC San Diego soccer on episode 17 of Tritoncast! On this week's show, Jeff and Jenny are joined by recent grads Jeff Powers '18 and Megumi Barber '19. Both now work in the Athletics department – Jeff in video production and Megumi in marketing – and they tell us what that transition to the real world has been like as well as how they’re still connecting the department with students, alumni, and fans during the pandemic. Jeff and Megumi will also reflect on their favorite memories from their time wearing the blue and gold on the pitch.

On episode 16 of Tritoncast, we chat with Dr. Kenneth Schell. He was one of the first Black fencers in UC San Diego history and now teaches classes at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Schell tells us what life at UC San Diego was like in the 1970s and how he discovered the sport.

Later, in our Campus Spotlight, Jenny has a conversation with political science department chair Thad Kousser who reflects on his time as part of the fact finding committee that helped pave the way for the Tritons' move to Division I.

On episode 15 of Tritoncast, women's rowing senior Taylor Iantosca is in the Triton Spotlight. A native of Thailand, she shares her journey to UC San Diego. A team captain and fundraising chair of the Triton Athletes' Council, Iantosca also tells us about her love for scuba diving and her favorite places to dive.

In this week's Campus Spotlight, women's basketball alums Beth Mounier '17 and Dalayna Sampton '18 tell us about starting the Race for Change and how they are helping spread the message across basketball programs all over the country. The virtual 5k takes place in October and proceeds benefit the Black Resource Center on campus.