A daily consumption of classes at UCLA mixed with early-morning practices can be easy sources of stress for women’s water polo players Aubrie Monahan and Kelsey O’Brien. Read more...
Photo: Women’s water polo players and roommates Aubrie Monahan and Kelsey O’Brien run an Instagram account dedicated to sharing their adventures in taking a break and trying something new. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Cori Close can’t spell for her life. From 2004-2011, scouting reports, memos and emails from the then-associate head coach all arrived to Florida State coach Sue Semrau sprinkled with errors. Read more...
Photo: Coach Cori Close coached at three different schools before becoming the head coach at UCLA. But it was her high school teacher who first started the foundation for her coaching philosophy. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Lonzo Ball was born to ball. No really, just ask his father. “When I realized he would be good at basketball?” LaVar Ball asked. “You probably don’t want to hear this – as soon as he came out the womb. Read more...
Photo: Lonzo Ball has heard his game being compared to NBA greats like Jason Kidd and Penny Hardaway, but wants to break away from the comparisons and create his own style. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Long before they were assistant coaches for UCLA women’s volleyball, Tony Ker and Kaitlin Nielsen were best friends – they spent time together almost every day as student-athletes at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Tony Ker and Kaitlin Nielsen were best friends when they both played Division I volleyball at UCLA. The two have reconnected as core members of coach Michael Sealy’s supporting cast for UCLA women’s volleyball. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Two weeks are all a freshman volleyball player gets before she’s thrown into fast-paced Division I play. That’s 14 days to adjust to college life, get to know teammates and learn the team’s system. Read more...
Photo: Four of the players on UCLA women’s volleyball played for the same high school, making their volleyball journey together much longer than just their years as Bruins. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The American water polo recruiting “radar” is most attuned to California – players from the state go on to play for schools all over the country. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior center Matt Farmer is one of five centers on the UCLA men’s water polo team, and the only player on any of the Big Four teams from Illinois’ storied water polo tradition. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Most Division I athletes around the country have been competing in their respective sports for years. On the UCLA women’s cross-country team, for example, every single competitor has had extensive track experience, and many have a comparable amount in cross-country. Read more...
Photo: Claire Markey had never competed in a cross-country race until lining up at the Griak Invitational this year. The freshman took second out of UCLA runners, milliseconds behind sophomore Julia Rizk. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
