Two days before UCLA swim and dive was set to leave for last season’s Pac-12 tournament, Courtney Wilde was feeling ill. “I knew something was wrong when I woke up but I couldn’t really put my finger on what it was,” said the senior captain. Read more...
Photo: After blood clots in her lungs forced Courtney Wilde to miss the Pac-12 tournament last season, she leaned on the support from her team and family in the recovery. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
The redshirt sophomore gymnast mounted onto the high bar, grabbed hold and let her body swing. She kicked herself up vertically and released her hands to reach out and grab the lower bar. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore gymnast Christine Peng-Peng Lee is starting her gymnastics career on a clean slate after overcoming years of adversity. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Ally Loper was experiencing a problem that a considerable number of college students go through. The university that she was attending turned out to be not at all what she initially thought it would be. Read more...
Photo: Senior swimmer Ally Loper has emerged as a team captain and leader for UCLA swim and dive after transferring from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Alana Munger almost never applied to USC’s medical school. After graduating cum laude with an undergraduate degree in physiological sciences at UCLA and spending five seasons on the women’s soccer team as a goalkeeper, the crosstown rivalry almost got to the Bruin alumna. Read more...
Photo: After graduating cum laude with a degree in physiological sciences last year, former UCLA women’s soccer goalkeeper Alana Munger has since enrolled in the Keck School of Medicine of USC to pursue her medical doctorate. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It took just three games for Anthony Jefferson’s dreams to derail. As a senior at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, the now-redshirt senior defensive back dominated on both sides of the ball. Read more...
Photo: After missing almost two years of playing time, redshirt senior defensive back Anthony Jefferson was able to jump back into the starting safety position before filling in for the starting defensive back role that junior Randall Goforth held before his injury. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The veteran water skier slowly drove the boat out and away from the dock into open waters, taking in a huge breath of Ironwood Lake as he did so. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year international development studies student Kirk Lee brings his national gold medal flair to the UCLA club water ski team. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
They used to have USA stitched on the front of their jerseys. Both were freshmen in high school, point guards, under 6-feet tall and top players in the nation. Read more...
Photo: Jordin Canada (left) and Recee’ Caldwell grew up 1,200 miles apart, in Los Angeles and San Antonio, respectively. The two freshmen guards became friends playing for the national team in high school and now will both play together at UCLA. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)
