This post was updated July 4 at 8:47 p.m. Being true to yourself isn’t always the easiest thing to do. But for former UCLA women’s golfer Ryann O’Toole, it’s been the one thing that has propelled her through her career. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA women’s golfer and current LPGA pro Ryann O’Toole smiles while preparing for a putt. (Courtesy of PXG)
Everything Maddie Musselman touches turns to gold. Two Olympic gold medals. Multiple Most Valuable Player recognitions. The most goals in UCLA women’s water polo history. The list goes on and on. Read more...
Photo: Maddie Musselman tucks a ball under her arm as she poses for a photo. The redshirt senior led UCLA women’s water polo in goals scored in four different seasons across her career. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Seven wins in 19 contests two years ago. One point short of nationals in the 2021-2022 campaign. Now, the Bruins are aspiring pioneers of hockey on the West Coast. Read more...
Photo: UCLA ice hockey poses after practice. The team went 18-3-1 to post their best record in program history this past season and are striving for a nationals appearance for 2022-2023. (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin staff)
It was an otherwise mundane Thursday in Westwood when the UCLA women’s basketball team crowded around the television mounted in coach Cori Close’s office. The anticipation grew as Kiki Rice prepared to make an announcement. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball incoming freshman Kiki Rice is the No. 2 overall recruit in the country, the highest-ranked recruit to commit to the program. (Photos courtesy of Adriana Contreras. Photo illustration by Emily Dembinski/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The consequences of war have always been stories to Sasha Vagramov, passed down by her family members that endured them. But a day before she had to take the court for the Bruins, they were no longer just stories. Read more...
Photo: (Victoria Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Gabe Galen thought his competitive climbing career was over. As the then-18-year-old accomplished athlete met with doctors in early 2020 to discuss the intense pain he was experiencing in his arm, Galen was told he needed a bone marrow biopsy to rule out bone cancer. Read more...
Photo: Second-year business economics student Gabriel Galen climbs the wall. Galen won a national championship at the USA Climbing Collegiate National Championships in April. (Jake Greenberg-Bell/Daily Bruin)
An NCAA-high 10 players left Westwood for the 2021 MLB Draft in the offseason. To replace those players, the Bruins brought in the No. 1 recruiting class in the country, according to Baseball America and D1Baseball. Read more...
