LA JOLLA, Calif. — The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) has announced the 2026 MPSF Fencing All-Academic Teams, with 17 scholar-athletes from UC San Diego represented.
 
Fencers earned this honor if they have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or better. In addition, they must be at least a sophomore academically and have completed one year at their institution prior to this season. Scholar-athletes must have also competed in at least 50 percent of their team's competitions.
 
MEN'S TEAM – UC SAN DIEGO

• Dayus Gohel, Sophomore, Biochemistry
• Ben Kim, Sophomore, Computer Science
• Scott Lao, Senior, Business Economics
• Jacob Levy, Senior, General Biology
• Arnav Raja, Senior, Cognitive Science
• Sunny Sharma, Senior, Business Psychology
• Hananiah So, Junior, Political Science/Public Law
• Lucas Zeng, Senior, International Affairs
• Sam Zubatiy, Sophomore, Computer Science

WOMEN'S TEAM – UC SAN DIEGO

• Bella Balogh, Senior, General Biology
• Zara Fearns, Senior, Clinical Psychology
• Natalie Brooke Gebala, Junior, General Biology
• Pia Huber, Sophomore, Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
• Katherine Kim, Sophomore, Social Psychology
• Neta Korol, Junior, Interdisciplinary Computing & the Arts
• Erenei Ligh, Sophomore, Business Psychology
• Emily Naka, Sophomore, Business Economics

Eight Tritons were named both All-MPSF and All-Academic. Three Tritons earned those honors in addition to winning an individual conference championship: Zara Fearns, Katherine Kim and Jacob Levy. The Triton women also won the team conference title for the second-straight season.
 
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.