Kelly Kosmo just wanted to run. As a high school sophomore, Kosmo was working toward being recruited for cross-country or swimming until stress fractures took her out of the game. Read more...
Photo: Kelly Kosmo ran cross country and swam competitively in high school before injuries sidelined her. She began training on a stationary bike during rehabilitation. Kosmo said the entire process led her to finding success as a triathlete. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The men’s club soccer team registered a 7-1 record in league play, reached the quarterfinals of a national tournament and took first place in an invitational this year. Read more...
Photo: This year, UCLA club men’s soccer had one of its best seasons to date. The team registered a 7-1 record, reaching the quarterfinals of a national tournament and taking first place in an invitational. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
They may not have gotten there by broomstick, but the members of UCLA Quidditch capped off their most successful season to date when they flew to Rock Hill, S.C. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Quidditch came to campus as a club in 2009, becoming an official club sport in 2010. Since then, the team has travelled to the World Cup four times. (Courtesy of Badal Chandra)
In the 245 days she’s been at UCLA, Emily Adams has already constructed a diverse portfolio. The writer has been published on the CollegeFashionista website, UCLA Club Sports’ website and in Westwind, UCLA’s student literary journal. Read more...
Photo: First-year English student Emily Adams will transfer to Brown University to play NCAA Division I water polo to seek a higher level of competition. Adams featured as UCLA’s women’s club water polo’s starting goalkeeper in a season where the team finished third in the league. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It happened a handful of months after Molly Tracy broke a four-year hiatus from gripping a lacrosse stick. UCLA was on the offensive against Oregon at the 2012 Santa Barbara Shootout tournament. Read more...
Photo: Molly Tracy, a two-time captain and three-time president of the women’s club lacrosse team, ended her UCLA career with a pair of awards: The Women’s College Lacrosse Associates Co-Defender of the Year and the Western Women’s Lacrosse League Division I MVP. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Tracy Ayers knows that for any athlete, club or varsity, an injury can be devastating. “People come to me when they’re at their worst, when they’re really really hurt and they’re scared. Read more...
Photo: Club rugby player Michelle Rodriguez said she uses the Club Sports Athletic Training Center every day to receive icing, heating, and electrical stimulation on her right shoulder, which she injured in March. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
In his 37 years as a trainer for UCLA Athletics, Tony Spino had interacted sparingly with Club Sports. So, when Executive Director of Recreation Mick Deluca sent him a message in 2013 asking to talk about a sports medicine program, Spino had no idea that a year later he’d be in charge of taking the program’s fledgling training center off the ground. Read more...
Photo: Athletic trainers Tracy Ayers (left) and Jonathan Wu (right) have helped to spearhead the club sports athletic training facility project first put forward by Tony Spino. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
