As an 11-year-old, B.B. Bates sat in the stands at Easton Stadium to witness her first collegiate softball game and watch future Olympic gold medalist Natasha Watley play shortstop for the Bruins. Right then and there, Bates knew that she wanted to play softball for UCLA. Read more...
Photo: After watching UCLA softball as an 11-year-old, senior outfielder B.B. Bates dreamed of playing for UCLA. Now, a decade later, Bates caps off her career with UCLA as the Female Athlete of the Year.
Anthony Barr lined up split out wide in the red zone during a spring practice, creating a sense of déjà vu. But this time, everyone noticed. Read more...
Photo: After beginning his UCLA football career on the offensive side of the ball, junior Anthony Barr made an instant impact this year as an outside linebacker, becoming one of the top defensive players in the nation.
Five years ago, the UCLA women’s tennis team captured the program’s first-ever NCAA championship. For the team, it was a part of history; for Pamela Montez, a senior at La Quinta High School still contemplating where to go to school, it was a sign. Read more...
Photo: Pamela Montez plans to further her education at UCLA by pursuing a master’s degree in psychology.
As a teenage boy in Vancouver in the mid-1980s, Scott Stewart stared intently at his television screen. Read more...
Photo: Coach Scott Stewart came to UCLA’s club rugby team and revitalized it in the mid-2000s, earning players’ respect because of his prior experience playing the sport professionally. He was inspired by his father, who played against UCLA and once thought about becoming the coach of the Bruin rugby team.
Alec Govi always pictured himself in a college tennis uniform, but shortly after running in the cross country state sectionals his junior year of high school, he traded the racquet for a simple pair of running shoes. Read more...
Photo: An entirely new coaching staff gave senior runner Alec Govi the opening four years ago to join the track and field team.
Sunny Los Angeles is anything but a competitive skiing hot spot – for Kelsey Wittels, though, the two go together just fine. Read more...
Photo: No Snow, No Problem: Bruin pursues passion for competitive skiing even at UCLA
Six months after he watched UCLA’s season come crashing to a halt with a 5-2 loss to San Diego in the second round of the NCAA tournament, men’s soccer assistant coach Eddie Soto stood on a beach in the Bahamas, his feet buried in the sand. Read more...
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