RAQUEL KALPAKOFF, WOMEN'S SOCCER, SENIOR, FORWARD 
UC San Diego senior forward Raquel Kalpakoff led the way for the Tritons again last week, scoring the team's lone goal in a 1-0 road win at San Diego State – the Tritons' first-ever victory over the Aztecs. In the 18th minute, Kalpakoff raced into the box, taking a centering feed and firing a left-footed rocket into the back of the net to put UC San Diego in front. Kalpakoff leads the team and ranks third in The Big West with four goals scored this season. Her pair of game-winners sits second in the conference.

JACOB LEVY, MEN'S FENCING, JUNIOR, FOIL
Triton junior Jacob Levy won gold in the men's foil at UC San Diego's BladeRunner at LionTree Arena. Seeded 20th, Levy posted a perfect 7-0 record to take the top spot in the men's Division I-A foil. Last year at BladeRunner, Levy finished 12th in the event.

LOGAN ESTES, MEN'S WATER POLO, SR., GK
Senior goalie Logan Estes was instrumental in guiding UC San Diego to a 3-1 record at its own season-opening Triton Invitational. Over the four games, Estes racked up 34 saves, an average of 8.5 stops per contest. He also accumulated seven steals, the most by any Triton during the tourney. Estes had a double-digit save total in two games, matching his career-high with 14 against Pomona-Pitzer and turning aside 11 scoring chances vs. UCLA, the No. 1-ranked team in the country. He also had seven stops vs. Bucknell and two against UC Merced. Estes' four steals vs. Bucknell also equaled his career best.

JASMINE SARAN, WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL, JR., MIDDLE BLOCKER
Junior Jasmine Saran was named tournament MVP at the Kristen Dickmann Invitational, hosted at Navy. The Tritons' middle blocker averaged 2.00 kills and 1.00 blocks per set to help UC San Diego go 2-1 over the weekend. Saran totaled 12 blocks and three solo stops, adding 24 kills in three matches. The Temecula native tallied six kills and four blocks in a three-set victory over Navy on Friday. She followed up with 12 kills and five blocks against Liberty and ended the weekend with six kills and three blocks against Cornell.

SYLVANA NORTHROP, WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY, SR., 5K
Opening the season at the Mark Covert Classic, senior captain Sylvana Northrop led the Triton women to a first place team victory on Saturday, Aug. 31. Coming from behind and nearly stealing the race on a late kick, Northrop posted the highest finish for both squads taking second place with a time of 17:48.0.

ZENO CASTIGLIONI, MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY, SR., 8K
Opening the season at the Mark Covert Classic, the Triton men were led by Zeno Castiglioni for a third-place finish as a team. Castiglioni posted a time of 24:31.3 for eighth place. His time was a full minute faster than the team's fast time in 2023.

COURTNEY HILLIARD, WOMEN'S SOCCER, SR., FORWARD
Women's soccer senior captain Courtney Hilliard scored a goal and added an assist as UC San Diego posted a clean sheet in a 3-0 victory over Nevada on August 25. Through two weeks of play, Hilliard leads the team with five points and is tied for the team lead with a pair of goals. Hilliard has scored six career goals, good for third in the program's brief Division I history.

NOLAN PREMACK, MEN'S SOCCER, SR., GOALKEEPER 
Making his UC San Diego debut this week, senior transfer Nolan Premack tallied a total of 12 saves over 180 minutes. Facing No. 20 Duke on Sunday night, Premack faced a total of 20 shots and made a total of nine saves for a new career high.