LA JOLLA, Calif. – The UC San Diego Tritons look forward to welcoming all new students to campus during Triton Weeks of Welcome (TWOW) at the annual Triton Mania kickoff event on Wednesday, September 30. 
 
Welcome Week, an annual tradition at UC San Diego, fosters Triton Spirit for both new and returning students. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Welcome Week has become Weeks of Welcome, and will take place in a virtual environment.

Triton Mania marks the official introduction for new students to learn traditions, meet the mascot, cheerleaders, dance team and Triton scholar-athletes. The program features giveaways, prizes, interactive contests, and other fun and exciting events. This year's virtual event will also provide an introduction to Triton Tide, UC San Diego Athletics' official student section.

This year's Virtual Triton Mania is open to all current UC San Diego students – both new and returning. Tritons must pre-register by visiting the Triton Mania sign-up page.

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 83 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.