UCSD ALUMNI ATHLETES - REGISTER HERE!
UCSD ALUMNI ATHLETES
The network of UCSD alumni athletes continues to expand and former Tritons are doing new and exciting things around the world. On an ongoing basis, we will keep you informed as to the whereabouts and activities of the men and women who once wore the blue and gold. To get an update of some of the former UCSD student-athletes that have worn the Triton uniforms proudly, please click on their names below to find out what they have been up to since graduation.
MIKE KAPPES
Soccer
1990 ? Warren ? Electrical Engineering
A four-year letter winner on the UCSD Men's Soccer team, Kappes was a starting midfielder on the Tritons' undefeated 1988 NCAA Division III Championship team. He went to the NCAA Playoffs all four seasons and is still ranked among the top 10 in career assists.
Kappes graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree in 1990 and earned his Masters in Electrical Engineering in1991. He began his professional career while still in school with TRW-LSI, working on advanced data converters for video applications. After a year, he joined Brooktree Corporation, developing video display drivers for CRT monitors. After some eight years and a name change, inspired by colleagues who had done the same, Kappes moved on to a start-up?Innovent?that built Bluetooth radios for cell phones. Within a year, the company was acquired by Broadcom and after a stint with Broadcom, he started his own firm?IQ-Analog (www.iqanalog.com) in January of 2005. Located just a few miles from the UCSD campus, the San Diego firm, of which Kappes is president and founder, is comprised of a small team of advanced technologists working on circuit designs for the next generation of WiMAX and cellular infrastructure equipment.
As an undergraduate, he met his future wife, Felicia Faro, a star on the UCSD Women's Soccer team, and the two were married in 1994. They now have three children?Kyle (9), Mikayla (7) and Kevin (4). Kappes still plays in an adult soccer league (although he's currently recovering from a broken leg) and the youngsters are all soccer players as well.
JAYMIE BRADFORD
Soccer
1994 ? Roosevelt ? Political Science
A member of the UCSD Women's Soccer team from 1990 to 1993, Jaymie Bradford played on Brian McManus-coached clubs that made the NCAA Division III semi-finals in both 1991 and 1993. She's been in San Diego ever since.
Bradford started her professional career as a field representative for State Assemblyman Steve Baldwin. She moved over to the Building Industry Association (BIA) as Internal Communications Coordinator in 1998 and four years later became a Policy Advisor and later Chief of Staff to San Diego Councilmember Jim Madaffer. From there Bradford was a Land Use and Housing Committee Consultant at the City of San Diego and is currently a Policy Advisor to San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, focusing on land use, transportation and labor issues.
Although Bradford maintains ties with her UCSD Soccer teammates, her sporting interests have shifted to activities such as snow skiing, golfing, water skiing, wake boarding, running and pilates.
STEVE HARTSOCK
Swimming
1997 ? Muir ? BioEngineering
A mainstay on the UCSD Swimming & Diving team from 1993-96, his contributions led to a perpetual team award being named after him. The Hartsock Award in given annually to the Triton senior swimmer who best exemplifies the work ethic and attitude displayed by its namesake.
Also a member of the Triton Athletes' Council and Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Hartsock got his BioEngineering degree in 1997 and matriculated to Indiana University School of Medicine where he graduated in 2001.
Married (Jane) and working at Family Medicine and Sports Medicine in Chicago, Hartsock has been team physician for the Chicago Shamrox (Pro Indoor Lacrosse), Chicago Rush (Arena Football), Illinois Institute of Technology and Chicago State. He also serves as a team physician for the USA Swimming national teams.
Hartsock has been a participant in U.S. Masters Swimming since his graduation and won several national titles. He recently participated in the FINA Masters World Championships in Palo Alto.
Previous UCSD Alumni Athlete Updates:
Christina (Galdos) Bernstein - '95 - Swimming (10/16/2003)
Jaymie Bradford - '94 - Soccer (05/23/2007)
Dana Chaiken - '91 - Softball (08/13/2004)
Jody Cook-Fisher - '99 - Volleyball (08/13/2004)
John Cross - 94- Tennis (08/18/2006)
Maggie Dwire - '00 - Cross Country/Track &Field (8/18/2006)
Craig Gruber - '95 - Water Polo (10/16/2003)
Steve Hartsock - '97 - Swimming (05/23/2007)
Erik Judson - '91 - Baseball (10/16/2003)
Mike Kappes - '90 - Soccer (05/23/2007)
Sam Nicols - '98 - Crew (10/16/2003)
Brandon Nixon - '85 - Basketball (08/13/2004)
Kevin Prindville - '00 - Cross Country/Track & Field (08/13/2004)
Stacie Sasaki - '92 - Volleyball (08/13/2004)
Julie Swail - '95 - Water Polo (10/15/2003)
Ping Yeh - '99 - Tennis (10/16/2003)
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