Watching the football BCS National Championship at the age of 7 or 8, UCLA track and field freshman thrower Braheme Days was fascinated by the spectacle of collegiate athletics. Read more...
Photo: Freshman thrower Braheme Days was inspired to pursue collegiate athletics after watching NCAA football as a child. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin staff)
It’s rare that someone has to stop and think about which NCAA championship win was the best moment of his or her playing career. Molly Cahill has to decide between three. Read more...
Photo: Molly Cahill, the women’s water polo’s assistant coach, won three national titles as a student-athlete at UCLA and never left, staying on as an assistant coach after finishing her playing years. (Agnijita Kumar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Any player cutting into Thea Lemberger’s lane better expect some contact. “I’m excited to hit ‘em,” she said. The women’s basketball senior guard has already taken the most charges on her team, but she’ll gladly take some more.She’ll dive for loose balls. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Thea Lemberger has been playing with a stress fracture in her right leg this season, but is still averaging 37.7 minutes and 15.2 points per game. (Tim Bradbury/Daily Bruin senior staff)
At any given gymnastics meet, Danusia Francis has thousands of eyes fixed on her – and the former Olympic reserve never fails to give the crowda show. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Danusia Francis’ road to competing in elite gymnastics meant significant time apart from her mom and family. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Before making her way to Westwood, Wieber competed in front of a world audience. Her immortalizing moment occurred less than two years ago at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Read more...
The day after representing Great Britain in the Olympics, Jennifer Pinches was done with gymnastics. Despite enjoying a storybook career, complete with a documentary centered on her life as an 11-year-old gymnast, multiple national championships and a trip to the 2012 London Summer Olympics, the English native decided to move on. Read more...
As her feet pressed into the mat below her, Samantha Peszek took just a small stutter step backward. For a short moment, she raised her arms, signaling the end of her routine on uneven bars and somberly forced her eyes toward the Olympic judges. Read more...
Photo: (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
