In the 36th minute of an international friendly against Colombia in Mexico City, Maricarmen Reyes awaited a cross into the box. The Bruin pounced on the loose ball and blasted it into the net, giving the host country a 1-0 lead, which proved to be the match’s winning goal. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
The Swiss Alps. The French countryside. The streets of Austria. Most people associate these European landscapes with images of peace and tranquility. Cole Kessler, on the other hand, has a particular quote running through his mind when he sees them. Read more...
Photo: Incoming UCLA freshman Cole Kessler is a competitive amateur cyclist on the world’s stage in Europe. The Newbury Park, California, native currently competes for the LUX U19 Development cycling team and is set to sign a professional contract later in the year. (Courtesy of Steve Kessler)
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)
