LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego Athletics is in the midst of its second season of the Between Two Zooms video series. In season two, fans get the opportunity to hear from scholar-athletes and members of the Triton community.
Today's edition features recent Triton graduates
Natalie Saddic, of the women's soccer team, and
Sreeganesh Manoharan, of the men's tennis team. Both Saddic and Manoharan were named UC San Diego's Outstanding Senior Scholar-Athletes in 2019-20 for their accomplishments in athletics, academics, and the community. The pair sat down with play-by-play broadcaster Ted Mendenhall to discuss their time at UC San Diego.
Check back on UCSDtritons.com for upcoming editions of Between Two Zooms. Next week, ESPN's Miles Himmel chats with Gabe Avillion, a middle blocker on the men's volleyball team and the incoming Triton Athletes' Council (TAC) President.
Between Two Zooms:
Season One
Heidi VanDerveer, women's basketball
Eric Olen, men's basketball
Earl Edwards, Director of Athletics
Kevin Ring, men's volleyball
Patti Gerckens, softball
Eric Newman, baseball
Brad Kreutzkamp, women's water polo
Season Two
Shay Whitcomb, baseball
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 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have garnered 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.
