LA JOLLA, Calif. - Josef Polk of the UC San Diego track and field team was featured in the latest episode of the Big West's Rapid Fire initiative. The series showcases a student-athlete in the "hot seat" who is asked a variety of fun and informal questions over the course of a rapid 45 seconds.
Find out more about the Triton Athletes' Council (TAC) secretary including his favorite dessert, favorite book, his
love for horses and more.
The senior from Linden, Calif. has returned to UC San Diego for a fifth year to utilize his extra year of eligibility after a shortened 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the team had only completed four meets before the abrupt cancelation. Polk finished fifth in the 400 hurdles (54.48) at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (3/7).
Polk and the rest of the track and field program will compete as members of the Big West Conference for their inaugural season this spring.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program begins a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide more than 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. In addition, 83 Tritons have been named Academic All-Americans, while 37 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
