LA JOLLA, Calif. – Episode 68 of Tritoncast, the official podcast for UC San Diego Athletics, has dropped and is available to download or stream on every major podcast platform.
On this week's show, we're talking with two of the founders of the new Black Triton Association in the Triton Spotlight. Women's basketball's
Katie Springs and track & field's
Amari Jenkins join the show to tell us about this new affinity group, why it was important to launch, and how a meeting in Texas last summer spurred the entire concept.
New episodes of Tritoncast premiere each Wednesday. The show is available on the most popular podcasting apps, including Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Audible, Google, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, and Vurbl. Select episodes of the show can also be seen on the UCSDTritons YouTube channel. In addition, each episode can be heard and downloaded on UCSDTritons.com.
For individual show information and listen links, follow Tritoncast on Twitter
@Tritoncast. To provide feedback or suggestions for future guests, email
tritoncast@ucsd.edu.
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 began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West 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.
