In Ultimate Frisbee, there are no referees. Players rely instead on the "Spirit of the Game," a sportsmanship-based system of admitting one's own fouls. Read more...
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Handler Sabrina Fong, co-captain of the Bruin Ladies Ultimate team, catches a pass. Members of the team wore skirts Monday during their final practice before nationals.
First-year materials science engineering student Ryan Gilmore stepped onto the Intramural Field to play the newly introduced seven-on-seven soccer during winter quarter. Read more...
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Co-ed kickball team “Suck my Kick” poses on the Intramural Field after its prom-themed game. UCLA Recreation introduced kickball this year.
Courtesy of Ryan Gilmore
The chance to become a successful professional athlete right out of high school is one that many teenagers would jump at. Read more...
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(From left to right) Chandler Parr, Heather Jordan and Taylor Pitz compete on UCLA’s club surfing team and may pursue surfing professionally in the future.
Courtesy of Chris Grant
While many observers and casual fans may not put women's rugby in the upper echelon of UCLA sports, competitiveness and success permeate the program. These women take their sport seriously, and they have the record to prove it. Read more...
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The UCLA women’s club rugby team, shown here on the Intramural Field, is seeking to move up from competing at the club level to competing at the NCAA level. The team, which will be competing in their third consecutive national tournament in April, hopes to earn NCAA recognition in the next two years.
During his second year, Tim White, a fourth-year marine biology student and captain of the UCLA club lacrosse team, spent five weeks participating in research focusing on coral reef ecology at a field station in Moorea, French Polynesia. Read more...
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Fourth-year student Tim White is one of 18 finalists vying to secure a spot on the upcoming Pangaea Expedition. According to White, his sports background has helped him train both his mind and body in preparation for the rigorous tests the candidates must go through before joining the program.
With a coach from Philadelphia and two members of the team from New York, it's clear that the East Coast has a strong influence on the UCLA men's team. Contrary to popular belief though, lacrosse is quickly becoming a popular sport on both sides of the U.S. Read more...
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Fourth-year marine biology student Tim White (right) and first-year anthropology student Colton Purvin are captains of UCLA’s club lacrosse team. Both grew up playing lacrosse in New York before attending UCLA.
Every generation has something it's known for, whether it be a style of music or a political movement. Most agree that one title can capture pretty much everyone in the generation currently attending UCLA "“ "The Harry Potter Generation." Read more...
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Third-year mechanical engineering student Alex Browne (facing) defends second-year undeclared student Eric Severson at a Quidditch practice in June. UCLA’s club Quidditch team traveled to Randall’s Island last weekend for the Quidditch World Cup and reached the quarterfinal round.
