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APR 18 to 20 · CSE Building
Code for the Kingdom Hackathon
36 hour build sprint. Ship a tech for good project with your team and pitch to industry mentors.
Compete with Honor.
From all night hackathons in the CSE building to 3v3 hoops at RIMAC, debate showdowns, pitch nights, and game night trivia, this is where Tritons sharpen their gifts, build teams, and chase excellence as worship. Win or lose, we play for an Audience of One.
01 · THIS SEASON
Competitions open for registration
Every competition is open to all skill levels and majors. Form a team or sign up solo, we'll match you. Filter by category to find your next challenge.
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Athletic
SPRING QTR · RIMAC Courts
3v3 Hoops & Faith League
Weekly intramural basketball with a halftime huddle. All levels bracket plus a competitive division.
Creative
MAY 2 · The Loft
Open Mic & Music Battle
Original songs, spoken word, and worship sets judged by peers and a panel. Audience vote decides the encore.
Leadership
MAY 16 · Price Center West
Kingdom Pitch Competition
Pitch a venture or ministry idea for seed grants. Mentored by Watch Altars Labs founders & alumni.
Games
THU · 8 PM · The Loft
Triton Trivia Tournament
Eight weeks of bracket trivia, Bible, pop culture, and campus lore. Teams of four. Champions ring the bell.
Academic
APR 29 · Rady School
Ethics & Strategy Case Comp
Crack a real business case in hours, with a faith and ethics judging criterion that rewards integrity.
02 · EXPLORE BY ARENA
Five arenas, one calling: excellence
Whatever your gift, code, court, canvas, pitch, or puzzle, there's a place to stretch it. Tap an arena to explore what's inside.
Hackathons
36 hour builds for tech for good. Partnered with CSES & the Qualcomm Institute pipeline.
Case Competitions
Business, policy, and bioethics cases judged partly on integrity and stewardship.
Research Competitions
Poster symposia, research slams, and the Undergraduate Research Conference showcase.
Intramural Leagues
Hoops, flag football, soccer, volleyball & innertube water polo at RIMAC each quarter.
Faith & Fitness Challenge
An 8 week team challenge pairing workouts with Scripture memory and accountability.
Sunrise Relay &
Team relay along the Torrey Pines coast, finish line devotion included.
Short Film Festival
48 hour film challenge with a redemptive story theme and a red carpet screening night.
Art Show & Awards
Juried gallery night for painting, photography, and digital art with a People's Choice prize.
Debate Tournament
Parliamentary style debate on ethics & ideas, sharpened reasoning, gracious disagreement.
Pitch Competition
Seed grants for ventures and ministries that serve people and honor God.
Innovation Challenge
Solve a real campus or community problem in a weekend design sprint.
Leadership Gauntlet
Team challenges that test communication, servant leadership, and decision making under pressure.
Trivia Tournament
Eight weeks of bracketed quiz nights, Scripture, science, and campus lore.
Esports & Game Night
Friendly brackets in Smash, Mario Kart, and co op nights, community over clout.
Strategy & Board Games
Chess ladders and board game leagues that reward patience and good sportsmanship.
03 · ACADEMIC ARENA
Mind, mastery, and meaning
Hover a card to flip it and see how each academic competition works. Excellence in study is a form of worship.
HACKATHON
Code for the Kingdom
How it works
- Teams of 2 to 4, any major welcome
- hours, free food & mentors
- Judged on impact, craft & ethics
- prize pool + internship intros
CASE COMP
Ethics & Strategy
How it works
- Real case released at kickoff
- hours to build a deck
- Integrity criterion in scoring
- Judged by Rady alumni & founders
RESEARCH SLAM
3 Minute Thesis
How it works
- Explain your research in 3 minutes
- One slide, no jargon
- Undergrad & grad divisions
- Winners present at the symposium
04 · ATHLETIC ARENA
Intramural standings · Spring
Live league progress across our intramural divisions. Sportsmanship score counts as much as the win column.
3v3 Hoops Division
Season to dateRevelle Royals
Warren Wildfire
Muir Mountaineers
Sixth Sharks
Sand Volleyball
Season to dateMarshall Spikers
ERC Eagles
Seventh Surf
Thurgood Thunder
Faith & Fitness Challenge
8 weeks pairing training goals with Scripture memory. Team accountability, weekly check ins.
Coastal Relay &
Team relay along Torrey Pines with a finish line devotion and pancakes.
Pickleball Open
Single day bracket at RIMAC, doubles only, partners assigned for newcomers.
05 · CREATIVE ARENA
Make something worth applauding
Film, music, art, and words, creativity as a way to tell the truth beautifully.
48 Hour Film Fest
Write, shoot, and edit a short on a redemptive theme in one weekend.
EnterMusic Battle
Original songs and worship sets, judged by peers with an audience encore vote.
EnterArt Show & Awards
Juried gallery night with painting, photo, and digital categories.
EnterDebate Tournament
Parliamentary debate on big ideas, sharp arguments, gracious tone.
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06 · LEADERSHIP ARENA
Pitch what you'd build for the Kingdom
The Kingdom Pitch Competition gives Tritons a stage and seed funding to launch ventures and ministries that serve real people. Mentored by Watch Altars Labs founders and alumni, judged on vision, viability, and virtue.
Apply with a one page concept
Tell us the problem, your solution, and who it serves.
Get matched with a mentor
Two weeks of coaching to sharpen your deck.
Pitch live for seed grants
Five minutes on stage, three Q&A, and seed grants for the strongest ideas.
08 · UPCOMING CALENDAR
The road to the College Cup
Every major competition on the spring calendar, in order. Add them to your schedule and bring a team.
APR 18 to 20 · CSE BUILDING
Code for the Kingdom Hackathon
36 hour tech for good build sprint.
APR 29 · RADY SCHOOL
Ethics & Strategy Case Comp
24 hour case crack with an integrity criterion.
MAY 2 · THE LOFT
Open Mic & Music Battle
Original sets judged by peers and a panel.
MAY 16 · PRICE CENTER WEST
Kingdom Pitch Competition
Seed grants for ventures & ministries.
JUN 6 · RIMAC ARENA
College Cup Finals & Banquet
Season finale, trophies, testimonies, and a feast.
10 · FIND YOUR TEAM
No team? No problem.
Tell us what you're great at and what you want to enter, we'll match you with Tritons who need exactly your skills.
Teams looking for one more
Team Lumen · Hackathon
Need a designer or front end dev.
Revelle Royals · 3v3 Hoops
Looking for a sub guard.
Quiz Knights · Trivia
Need a science & history buff.
Project Bridge · Pitch
Want a storyteller for the deck.
11 · COMPETE WITH HONOR
Our competitor's code
We play hard and play right. Every Triton who competes under our banner commits to these five marks of Christ honoring competition.
Honor opponents
We treat rivals as image bearers, not enemies.
Play with integrity
No cheating, no shortcuts, even when no one's watching.
Win humbly
Give credit, share the spotlight, point upward.
Lose gracefully
Defeat is a teacher; our worth isn't on the scoreboard.
Build others up
We compete to sharpen each other, not to crush.
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.”
Colossians 3:23 · the verse on every team huddle card
12 · HALL OF CHAMPIONS
Past champions & archives
A record of every banner raised. Browse past winners, watch recap films, and read the stories behind the trophies.
2025 CHAMPTeam Aurora · Hackathon
Built a mental health check in app now used by 3 campus ministries.
Watch recap2025 CHAMPRevelle Royals · College Cup
Took the overall banner with the season's top sportsmanship grade.
See the season2025 CHAMP“Bridge” · Kingdom Pitch
A refugee tutoring app that won the grand prize and a launch grant.
Read the story
13 · COMPETITOR STORIES
Why they keep coming back
“I came for the prize money and stayed for the people. My hackathon team became my small group. We still pray before every demo.”
JL
Jordan L.
14 · QUESTIONS
Everything you want to know
Do I need to be good to compete?
Not at all. Every competition has an all levels bracket and a competitive division. Most people enter their first one with zero experience, we'll help you find a team and learn as you go.
Do I have to be a Christian to join?
Nope. Everyone is welcome at every competition. We're open about our faith, but you don't have to share it to play, compete, and belong here.
How much does it cost?
Most competitions are free. Intramural leagues use the campus IM Pass; we offer scholarships so cost is never a barrier, just ask a coordinator.
Can I sign up without a team?
Absolutely. Use the team matching tool above and we'll connect you with Tritons who need your skills. Many lifelong friendships start exactly this way.
What do winners receive?
Depending on the event: cash prizes, seed grants, internship intros, gear, and a spot in the Hall of Champions. But the best prize is the team you build along the way.