A four-year starter at one of the top soccer programs in the country? Check. A multiple-time national champion as an assistant coach? Check. A rookie head coach leading the top-ranked team in the nation? Read more...
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This post was updated Nov. 15 at 10:09 p.m. The first time Nate Crockford ventured up Bruin Walk to get to class, he thought to himself, “Why is everyone moving so slow?” “People from Chicago and the Midwest are very like, ‘We’ve got to get where we need to go,’” Crockford said. Read more...
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Over 6,000 miles away from home, two brothers are learning how to adapt to life in a new country – together. Originally hailing from Naples, Italy, Gianpiero and Massimo Di Martire each pursued different educational pathways after high school but eventually landed on American collegiate water polo teams. Read more...
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At 3 years old, Reilyn Turner was too young to join a soccer team. Forced to watch her older sister compete on the pitch while she was relegated to practicing headers on the sidelines, Turner still begged her mom to let her play. Read more...
Photo: Junior forward Reilyn Turner stands with a soccer ball at her feet. Turner has scored nine goals and collected three assists so far this season. (Photo by Anika Charkrabarti/Photo editor. Photo illustration by Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)
The final whistle had been blown many moments prior, the crowd had cleared and the lights were about to be shut off. But UCLA women’s soccer senior forward Sunshine Fontes remained on the field, marker in hand, signing shoes, T-shirts and other UCLA paraphernalia handed to her by a line full of young kids. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Sunshine Fontes poses while holding four fingers up. Fontes is tied with junior forward Reilyn Turner for UCLA women’s soccer’s leading scorer. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
Brotherhood. It’s the word Colby Schnayer used to describe his relationship with the 42 other members of his team. Schnayer is a senior prop for UCLA men’s rugby – a team that went 8-5-1 in the regular season last year and sent three of its players to the 2022 Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft, with one drafted 12th overall and the other two looking to sign somewhere in free agency. Read more...
Photo: The 2021-2022 UCLA men’s rugby team poses for a photo. The sport allows players of all walks of life to come together. (Courtesy of Dalia Joudi/UCLA Rugby)
Stein Metzger can take credit for five of the national championship trophies displayed in the J.D. Morgan Center. But during his freshman year on the UCLA men’s volleyball team, he almost considered leaving Westwood – all because he was homesick. Read more...
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