XC: UCSD Men Ranked Third, Women Tabbed Fourth In USTFCCCAA Division II West Region Preseason Poll

After both squads qualified for the NCAA Championships in 2007, UC San Diego's cross country teams each earned Top 10 nods in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCAA) Division II preseason regional rankings that were released on Tuesday.  UCSD's men were ranked No. 3 in the West Region, while the Tritons took home the No. 4 spot on the women's side. The CCAA was well represented in the poll overall, with a total of five men's and six women's teams ranked amongst the West Region's Top 10, respectively. || CONTINUE

MSOC: Thursday's Opener at Home Against Hawaii-Hilo Marks Start of Pascale Era at UCSD

The UC San Diego men's soccer team begins its 2008 season at home with a game against Hawaii-Hilo at 7 p.m. on Thursday. The match represents the first Tritons' contest on the La Jolla campus for the 2008-2009 athletic year. UCSD follows that up with another 7 p.m. home game on Saturday with Concordia University. First-year head coach Jon Pascale is set to lead a Tritons' roster that is returning 16 letterwinners and 10 starters from the 2007 squad that finished at 5-9-3. Last week, UCSD was picked as part of a preseason coaches' poll to finish third in the California Collegiate Athletic Association South Division. The Tritons lost their top || CONTINUE