LA JOLLA, Calif. – Triton Tide, the official student section and engagement group of UC San Diego has announced its leadership group for the 2020-21 school year. William Kessinger and Gregory Thein will serve as co-presidents for the spirit group, whose objectives are to create a fun and exciting atmosphere at Tritons home games and other campus events.

"I am excited to be one of the presidents of Triton Tide for a plethora of reasons," Kessinger said. "I believe that all of us together can work to make the school spirit as Tritons better than it's ever been before. By the end of next year, everyone will know about Triton Tide and all of our students will want to join us at the games."

"I am really grateful and excited to be a Triton during a time of such a big change," Thein added. "The ability for us students to revive something is truly rewarding and I cannot wait to see what our team will accomplish this year. We hope to increase Triton unity and pride and really engage all students on creating a home field advantage at all games!" 

Beginning next month, UC San Diego Athletics begins a four-year reclassification period to NCAA Division I status as a full member of the Big West Conference in a majority of its sports.

The 2020-21 Triton Tide Council runs below.

Co-Presidents: William Kessinger, Gregory Thein
Co-VP of Membership: Cindy Tsai, Tyffany Ali 
VP of Marketing: Corrine Corshidi-Horesh 
VP of Communications: Aliyah Ellis 
Secretary: Melissa Wang Chi 
Content Creator: Lavita Zuo
Event Planners: Victoria Sandoval, Vanessa Aguayo
In-game Yell Leaders: Judith Torres, Vanessa Coronel

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 III and II and helped guide more than 1,300 scholar-athletes to All-America honors.  A total of 82 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, 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.