At age 13, Sophina DeJesus faced a difficult decision. The last year had been a whirlwind of traveling the world in order to act and dance professionally. Read more...
Photo: Freshman gymnast Sophina DeJesus was a successful dancer and actress as a child, encouraged to pursue her talents by dance choreographer and actress Debbie Allen. She was on a children’s television show called “Hip Hop Harry,” and also appeared on “The Tom Joyner Morning Show,” “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and “Maury.”
Over the weekend, UCLA gymnastics competed in what could have been its last meet of the season – the NCAA Columbus Regional. But by clinching second place at the regionals, the Bruins earned a spot at the 2013 NCAA Championships, which will take place later this month at Pauley Pavillion. Read more...
Photo: While senior Vanessa Zamarripa had a fall on the beam, her other scores and those of her teammates pushed UCLA to a second-place finish.
This weekend, UCLA needs to place either first or second just to compete at its last home meet of the year. Read more...
UCLA gymnastics spent spring break training for the most exciting part of their season: national championships. This year, UCLA will be hosting the event in the newly renovated Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Despite posting its highest road score of the year, UCLA gymnastics was unable to defend its Pac-12 Championship title. And although the Bruins didn’t come away with the win, senior Vanessa Zamarripa shined in her final Pac-12 performance. Read more...
Just before tumbling away in her floor routine, senior gymnast Vanessa Zamarripa threw back her head and gave the judges a giddy, goofy stare as she relished her final regular season meet as a Bruin. Read more...
UCLA gymnastics spends three to four hours every day practicing skills that will only be showcased for a few minutes. The main goal as they head into their final meet of the regular season against Arkansas is to make sure that the hard work they put in during practice is translated into their routines on competition day. Read more...
Photo: Senior Kaelie Baer and the Bruin gymnastics team are hoping to translate their hours of practice into success in competition.
