LA JOLLA, Calif. – Episode 114 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, you'll get to know Janna Aboudaher and Tean Brooks from the fencing team. These fifth-year Tritons will tell us about how it took them more than six months to meet despite being teammates, and how their friendship has grown. We'll learn the very different paths they took to get here from Colorado and Texas – and what has kept them in La Jolla for so long. Janna and Tean also weigh in on why the alumni for fencing remain so engaged with the program. Plus, we'll put these two on the hot seat in the return of our popular Quick Picks segment. You won't want to miss that!

New episodes of Tritoncast premiere on Wednesdays and are available on the most popular podcasting apps, including Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Audible, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn, and Vurbl. In addition, each episode can be heard and downloaded on UCSDTritons.com.

For individual show information and listen links, follow Tritoncast on X @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 24-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 84 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 90 percent, the highest rate among NCAA Division I and II institutions.