Tritons Place Four Student-Athletes on First Team Academic All-District VIII Squads

The UC San Diego men's and women's track & field teams placed four of its student-athletes on the ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-District VIII squads on Friday. Senior Dan Noel and junior Todd Bettisworth earned the prestigious accolade on the men's side while senior Madeleine Flint and sophomore Jillian Sola garnered the honor on the women's side. The quartet will now move on to the next ballot for a vote to determine the Academic All-America squads as voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). UCSD was the only school in the College Division of District VIII to have four of its student-athletes on the two squads. || CONTINUE

Tritons Use Occidental Invitational as Final Tune-Up for Division II Nationals

Selected student-athletes from the UC San Diego men's and women's track & field teams competed at the Occidental Invitational on Saturday and used the meet as a final tune-up for the NCAA Division II National Championships that will be held May 24-26 in Charlotte, N.C. Most of the Tritons who took part in the meet finished in the middle of the pack in their selected events. As of right now, 11 women and one male UCSD student-athletes have qualified for the national track & field championships. The official list of qualifiers will be released this week by the NCAA. || CONTINUE