UC San Diego Alumni Athletes

09/10/2025

So excited to welcome Andy Fee to La Jolla!

UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla has announced the hiring of college sports veteran Andy Fee as the Tritons' new Director of Athletics. Fee will become just the fourth Director of Athletics at UC San Diego since 1966. "UC San Diego is excited to welcome Andy Fee, a seasoned leader in colleg...

09/03/2025

We are thrilled to accept an invitation to join the West Coast Conference!

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06/24/2025

Five selected to join UC San Diego Athletics Hall of Fame! Induction will take place in November as part of Homecoming Weekend.

UC San Diego is excited to announce the addition of five Tritons to its Athletics Hall of Fame. The Class of 2025 includes Tom Black (volleyball), Alexandra Henley (swimming), former women's tennis head coach Liz LaPlante, Bruce Nakamura (golf), and Renee Sprowl Kalt (track & field). The group bring...

12/27/2023

8️⃣9️⃣: We close out the year on our Tritoncast podcast by honoring our Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2023: baseball's Vance Albitz, track & field's Scott Sargeant, softball's Amy Mettee, diving's Adam Burgasser, and water polo coach Denny Harper!

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07/20/2023

Big Triton congrats to our 2023 Hall of Fame class!

UC San Diego is excited to announce the addition of five Tritons to its Athletics Hall of Fame. The Class of 2023 includes Vance Albitz (baseball), Adam Burgasser (diving) former men's and women's water polo head coach Denny Harper, Amy Mettee Chanmugam (softball), and Scott Sargeant (track & field)...

07/19/2023

Former Triton Gabe Hadley from men's basketball has inked a deal with Brisbane of Australia's NBL!

Former Triton Gabe Hadley has inked a deal to play for the Brisbane Bullets of Australia's National Basketball League (NBL). First tipping off in 1979, the NBL is the highest level of pro ball in Australasia, with nine teams in Australia and one in New Zealand. Hadley, 25, averaged 24.7 points per g...

06/02/2023

Oh what a night! UC San Diego recognizes best at annual Triton Awards!

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Following a successful season of sports where UC San Diego claimed their first Big West title since the move to Division I. UC San Diego scholar-athletes were celebrated and recognized for their excellence by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics with the department's annual Triton Awards, rev...

05/03/2023

"It's time." coach Liz LaPlante announces retirement after 44 seasons.

After leading the Tritons' women's tennis program for the last 44 seasons, UC San Diego head coach Liz LaPlante has announced her retirement effective July 1. LaPlante's standout career included 608 dual match wins, four Division III national titles and five runner-up finishes.