LA JOLLA, Calif. — The United States Fencing Coaches Association has released its annual Pre-Season Coaches' Poll, with the UC San Diego men's team earning a No. 15 ranking.
The Tritons are ranked in advance of a new season for the third-straight year. They were also No. 15 entering the 2024-25 season.
Last season saw the Tritons win the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) team championship for the first time. This year's team features 12 returners and five newcomers.
Dayus Gohel and
Sunny Sharma both return after qualifying for the National Collegiate Fencing Championships last season. Sharma was the 2025 NCAA West Region champion in men's epee. Also returning is
Jacob Levy, the 2025 MPSF individual champion in men's foil.
The Tritons had eight All-Region and seven All-MPSF selections last year and return all but one fencer from each category. Head coach
Juan Ignacio Calderon will lead the Tritons into his eighth season at the head of the program and his ninth at UC San Diego.
The 2025-26 season gets underway later this month with the West Invitational Nov. 22-23. The event will be hosted by Air Force in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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 has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-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 39 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 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
