LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego's broadcast production facilities were showcased to broadcasters, college administrators and athletics departments across the country on Thursday as part of the annual College Summit, an event produced by Sports Video Group.

As part of this year's event – held virtually – UC San Diego's facilities were showcased via an in-depth virtual tour followed by a live 15-minute Q&A session. The tour was conducted by Steven Calista, UC San Diego's Assistant Athletic Director for Video Production. The tour consisted a walk-through and detailed explanation of the equipment and connectivity present in both Control Room 1 as well as the Dana Chaiken Production Studio, both of which are housed in RIMAC Arena.

"It was an honor to be able to showcase our state of the art control room with my broadcast production peers across the nation," Calista said.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, UC San Diego Athletics produced nearly 70 live events at teleivision broadcast quality for ESPN3 using its in-house facilities. Next year, with an expected full slate of competition and the addition of men's and women's soccer broadcasts, the number of live events airing on ESPN platforms produced by UC San Diego is expected to soar past 150.
   
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After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began 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 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America accolades, while 38 have received 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.