This post was updated Oct 24. 10:43 p.m. Many noises fill the air at any given women’s soccer game in Wallis Annenberg Stadium: the cheering of the fans, the hum of the announcer’s tone, the thump of the ball being passed from player to player. Read more...
Photo: Lilly Reale smiles with the ball tucked under her arm. She currently holds the title of Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. (Jake Greenberg-Bell/Daily Bruin staff)
Anybody who’s ever stepped onto the soccer field, whether as a professional or five-year-old, has to step away at some point. After his four years at Lehigh University were over – punctuated by a season-ending concussion as a senior – Noah Sutherland came to UCLA in 2022 to earn his master’s degree in financial engineering. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student goalkeeper Noah Sutherland watches a ball as he prepares to catch it during a UCLA men’s soccer practice. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
Weekends for UCLA Athletics manifest themselves as grand productions, spectacles of sports and commotion with athletic prowess and excited crowds. Saturdays at the Rose Bowl are filled with lights, performances and passion as thousands of fans gather to support UCLA football. Read more...
Photo: Baton twirlers Benjamin Zietz and Angelina Chen perform at the Rose Bowl with the UCLA band. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
Autumn Grable worked at a gym in Cincinnati while attending nursing school, using her gymnastics knowledge from her youth to teach toddlers how to tumble. Her then-boyfriend Kyle Grable – although they did not yet share a last name – would take her to the gym a couple of nights a week. Read more...
Photo: UCLA gymnastics assistant coach Kyle Grable celebrates after a vault routine (left). UCLA gymnastics assistant coach Autumn Grable hugs then-sophomore Jordan Chiles after a beam routine (right). The Grables are married and are entering their second years in Westwood. (Photos by Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor and Megan Cai/Daily Bruin senior staff. Photo illustration by Ashley Ko/Illustrations director)
This post was updated on Sept. 22 at 12:14 p.m. In 2014, ESPN coined 13-year-old Chase Griffin “the QB most likely to succeed.” “Where will Chase be in five years?” the feature pondered. Read more...
Photo: Senior quarterback Chase Griffin smiles at the podium at the NIL Summit. Griffin was awarded the inaugural NIL Male Athlete of the Year award in 2021 and earned the distinction again in 2022. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics Photography)
This post was update July 9 at 10:27 p.m. UCLA’s Black student-athletes have a long-standing history of changing the sports world for the better, from Jackie Robinson to Arthur Ashe, to Kenny Washington and Woody Strode, to Jackie Joyner-Kersee and beyond. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA men’s soccer and current New England Revolution goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. smiles for the camera as he heads onto the training pitch. (Courtesy of New England Revolution, photo by MLS)
While most children learn how to lace up their sneakers in school or at home, Caroline Goldberg had a different backdrop. As the daughter of two UCLA alumni, Goldberg learned to tie her shoes in Pauley Pavilion, making the most of the timeouts during games. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s tennis’ Caroline Goldberg (left) and men’s tennis volunteer assistant coach Ben Goldberg (right) smile to each other across the net. Competing at UCLA, the duo has realized lifelong dreams. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
