Tuesday, May 13

Women’s volleyball players blend hometown cultures in ‘America’s Team’

“America’s Team.” It’s a name given to UCLA’s unusual beach volleyball partnership of seniors Karly Drolson and Rachel Inouye – the unique duo each standing at 5-foot-6, often dwarfed by their counterparts on the other side of the net. Read more...

Photo: Senior defensive specialists Karly Drolson and Rachel Inouye have been entrenched in the back row of the women’s volleyball team’s lineup all season long. The two have combined for 437 digs in their final seasons at UCLA. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Starting middle blockers improve through competition with each other

On paper, Jennie and Claire were the perfect freshman roommates. They both had the same extracurricular in high school. They both ended up being sociology majors. Read more...

Photo: Junior middle blockers Claire Felix and Jennie Frager have both found starting roles for the Bruins this year. Coach Michael Sealy said the two help elevate each other’s games with their work in practice. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Senior Lane Werley shapes the future of UCLA running

Sitting in a lab deep in the heart of South Campus, senior runner Lane Werley’s tall frame and blue UCLA Athletics backpack look entirely out of place. Read more...

Photo: Senior Lane Werley takes his role as a leader on the UCLA cross country team very seriously – as a runner and as a student. Werley is UCLA Athletics’ sole chemical and materials science student, challenging himself on the course and in the classroom. Looking back on his career, Werley is glad to have been an example of athletic and academic achievement. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Freshman runner makes big impact at UCLA following European success

It’s the morning of Oct. 16, and no one knows about Carolina Johnson. She has made a name for herself in Europe, a silver medalist at the European Athletics Junior Championships who holds the third-best time in Swedish history in the under-20 steeplechase. Read more...

Photo: Freshman runner Carolina Johnson is UCLA’s lone woman to qualify for the NCAA championship race. Johnson, who holds the third-best under-20 steeplechase time in Swedish history, has already made a big impact in her first season with the Bruins. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA women’s golfer Bronte Law drives toward her dream of LPGA

Bronte Law’s favorite thing about the United States is about as American as she is. “I would probably say Mexican food,” said the women’s golf captain. Read more...

Photo: Junior Bronte Law, the reigning Pac-12 Women’s Golfer of the Year, was named the conference’s Golfer of the Month for the third time in her career this October. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Quiet freshman guard brings loud game to women’s basketball team

A custom-designed horse trail in Chatsworth, California leads up to Sierra Canyon School, a private institution graced by hundreds of trees and, more notably, the children of celebrities like Britney Spears, Alec Baldwin and Will Smith. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Kennedy Burke has impressed her teammates with on-court prowess and off-court demeanor. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)



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