Kaila Novak is just an ordinary teenager. That is, if you consider ordinary as being a Division I soccer player with more than a million followers on social media. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s soccer forward Kaila Novak is a Pac-12 All-Freshman team caliber player on the field, but the sophomore has also amassed more than one million followers on TikTok, using her platform to spread positivity. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff)
When the Bruins graced the national stage last March, the name “Jaquez” was made known around the country. UCLA men’s basketball had an up-and-down regular season before Jaime Jaquez Jr. Read more...
Photo: Siblings Gabriela Jaquez (left) and Jaime Jaquez Jr. (right) will both potentially be Bruins in 2022. Gabriela is a class of 2022 recruit for UCLA women’s basketball, while Jaime is a junior with at least two years left of eligibility for UCLA men’s basketball. (Left to right: Courtesy of eliteisearned.com, Daily Bruin file photo)
Even before becoming a Bruin, Maria Polyakova dreamed of competing on the Olympic stage. Seven years after coming to Westwood and pursuing an award-laden collegiate career, Polyakova finally accomplished her goal, competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as a diver for the Russian Olympic Committee. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA diver Maria Polyakova spent five years with the Bruins before returning home to Russia to train for the Olympics. (Daily Bruin file photo. Photo illustration by Cat Nordstrom/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Aug. 1 at 8:28 p.m. James Kaprielian had done the unprecedented. After already having secured a national championship and All-Pac-12 honors in his collegiate career, a Friday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium in May 2015 set the former Bruin apart. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA baseball right-hander James Kaprielian logged nine innings of no-hit ball in 2015 to help the Bruins to their first no-hitter in program history, and is now a starter for the Oakland Athletics. (Left to right: Daily Bruin file photo, Courtesy of Oakland Athletics)
This post was updated July 25 at 6:08 p.m. One year removed from a silver medal at the 2017 U.S. Championships, Jordan Chiles had seemingly lost a step. Read more...
Photo: (Ashley Ko/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated July 25 at 6:07 p.m. Emma Malabuyo texted her coach she was done. The last couple of months hadn’t gone quite as the incoming UCLA gymnastics freshman expected. Read more...
Photo: (Ashley Ko/Daily Bruin staff)
While the Bruins faced the prospect of a winless season against the Trojans, Keegan Smith’s situation was much more dire. The senior faced the prospect of losing his life. Read more...
Photo: Keegan Smith’s senior season with UCLA men’s tennis was cut short because of a skateboarding accident, but he still potentially finished his career as a Bruin with more than 100 wins across both singles and doubles matches. (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)
