UCLA gymnastics was in a rebuilding period when Janelle McDonald arrived in Westwood in May 2022. After finishing the 2021 season ranked No. 12 – its lowest finish in 15 years – the program known for its high-level gymnastics and positive team culture was stunted in a dark period. Read more...
Photo: Coach Janelle McDonald poses behind the beam at Yates Gym in the John Wooden Center. (Jake Greenberg-Bell/Daily Bruin staff)
A witch cloaked in dark magic prowls before a crowd of thousands. Harnessing the power of the screams around her to levitate high into the air, the witch twists, turns and falls back to earth with supernatural grace. Read more...
Photo: (Photo by Eden Yu/Daily Bruin staff. Photo illustration by Alicia Caldera/Daily Bruin)
Walking around UCLA’s campus, building after building is named after Hall of Fame athletes and coaches. From Drake Stadium and Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center to the John Wooden Center and Jackie Robinson Stadium, there is a long list of Bruin greats who have made their mark in Westwood. Read more...
Photo: (Photo by Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor. Photo illustration by Julia Chen/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 30 at 7:32 p.m. Flip the baseball cap backward. Ken Griffey Jr., a superstar on the baseball diamond who scorched his influence across each city he played in, landed in Cincinnati in 2000 – launching a nine-year stint with the Reds. Read more...
Photo: UCLA gymnastics assistant coach Kyle Grable leans against a table in Pauley Pavilion with his backwards cap. Grable coaches floor and vault for the Bruins. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
This post was updated Jan. 23 at 11:02 p.m. When Ciena Alipio got injured during the preseason, she experienced a moment of doubt. It was the sophomore’s second consecutive year entering an NCAA season potentially sidelined. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Ciena Alipio is pictured in front of the beam at Yates Gym at the John Wooden Center. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin staff)
Softball’s introduction into the 1996 Olympic Games proved to be a massive moment for the sport. “We had reached that pinnacle of athletics, and that’s being an Olympic sport, and getting onto the mainstream where we’re in the talks with soccer and women’s basketball,” said UCLA associate head coach Lisa Fernandez. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball’s Lisa Fernandez, now an associate head softball coach (left) and previously a utility from 1990-1993 (right), stands in the stadium in her two roles. (From left to right: Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor and Courtesy from UCLA Athletics)
The number 121 echoes with significance in Westwood. It’s tied to the tireless work of Bruin players and coaches alike. But on the periphery of the spotlight lies a dimmer constituent, the ones anchoring UCLA’s winning engine – athletic trainers. Read more...
Photo: Members of the UCLA baseball program are pictured in the dugout watching the game. Included in the staff are students in the Sports Medicine Internship Program, who are on hand to help treat athletes. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
