Don’t step out of bounds. Don’t let go of the bar. Don’t slip off the beam. Don’t take extra steps. For 18 years, Nia Dennis has lived within the boundaries of gymnastics. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Daily Bruin)
Features
Features, Sports, Women's Basketball
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June 6, 7:40 pm
UCLA basketball’s Izzy Anstey recounts immigration obstacles, joining Bruin family
Izzy Anstey packed her bags and placed them in the hallway leading to her front door. The freshman forward from Melbourne, Australia – who signed her letter of intent to join UCLA women’s basketball in November 2019 – was counting down the days until she could join her new teammates across the pacific. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball’s Izzy Anstey did not play a single second for the Bruins during the 2020-2021 season because of travel restrictions keeping her in Australia. (Courtesy of Caren Nicdao/UCLA Women’s Basketball)
Baseball, Features, Football, Sports
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June 4, 11:06 am
2-sport athlete JonJon Vaughns steps up to bat after football season
JonJon Vaughns loves baseball. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t times when he wishes it was as physical as his other favorite pastime, football. “It happens a bunch,” Vaughns said. Read more...
Photo: Freshman JonJon Vaughns has donned the blue and gold for two teams this year, starting the fall with UCLA football before changing out of his pads and into UCLA baseball’s pinstripes in the spring. (Photos by Kaiya Pomeroy-Tso/Daily Bruin senior staff, Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff. Photo illustration by Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)
Beach Volleyball, Features, Sports
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April 21, 3:37 pm
Jaden Whitmarsh honors father’s beach volleyball legacy on and off the court
Jaden Whitmarsh always knew she wanted to follow in her dad’s footsteps. A redshirt freshman for No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball, Jaden is the daughter of the late Mike Whitmarsh. Read more...
Photo: (Biona Hui/Daily Bruin)
Features, Sports, Women's Basketball
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April 15, 1:16 pm
Michaela Onyenwere’s legacy as a Bruin extends well beyond her work on the court
On Thursday night, UCLA women’s basketball will have one of the most decorated players in program history drafted into the professional ranks. But Michaela Onyenwere didn’t expect her UCLA career to end this way. Read more...
Features, Sports, Women's Water Polo
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April 13, 3:10 pm
13-year-old Melissa Ponce finds lifelong friends in UCLA women’s water polo teammates
Melissa Ponce spent the day before her 13th birthday in the hospital. It was Valentine’s Day, just one day before she officially became a teenager, but Melissa was confined by the walls of a hospital room for the fifth consecutive day. Read more...
Photo: Junior center Ava Johnson, senior defender Myna Simmons, senior attacker Lexi Liebowitz, junior utility Katrina Drake, junior defender Bella Wentzel and senior attacker Roxy Wheaton (left to right) surprised 13-year-old Melissa Ponce, the newest member of UCLA women’s water polo, with a Harry Potter themed birthday. (Courtesy of Cynthia Ponce)
Features, Sports, Women's Basketball
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March 19, 7:38 pm
Alum Kelli Hayes leaves her mark on women’s basketball through social justice work
Kelli Hayes knew she wanted to do something different. In late 2017, when Hayes was a senior guard for UCLA women’s basketball, many teams across the nation were kneeling during the national anthem as a form of peaceful protest against racial inequality and other forms of social injustice. Read more...
Photo: (Nathan Koketsu/Daily Bruin)