No. 12 UCLA gymnastics is set to compete in its second consecutive non-dual meet to kick off its 2025 season, this time returning to the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad in Oklahoma City. Read more...
Photo: Coach Janelle McDonald gives graduate student Frida Esparza a pep talk before she performs a bar routine. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
Saturday’s meet did not play out how coach Janelle McDonald anticipated. Falls from seasoned veterans, a new judging system and competing on podium may have added to No. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Carissa Clay receives cheers from her teammates after finishing a routine in Pauley Pavilion. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
OCEANSIDE, Calif. – Pac-12 rivalries are still tough – despite major conference realignment. For the Bruins, their season opener translated into a Pac-12 conference reunion featuring three of the nation’s top-ranked NCAA teams. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Brooklyn Moors poses during her floor routine in Pauley Pavilion. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
Jordan Chiles was competing in the Paris Olympics just months ago. Now, the junior’s long-awaited return to NCAA competition is finally here. In the first session of the American Gold Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Classic, No. Read more...
Photo: Jordan Chiles poses on floor in Pauley Pavilion at Meet the Bruins in December. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA gymnastics put at least eight routines on every event at its annual Meet the Bruins intrasquad at Pauley Pavilion – showcasing its newfound depth following the revamping of coach Janelle McDonald’s roster. Read more...
Photo: From left to right: freshman Macy McGowan, graduate student Brooklyn Moors, junior Jordan Chiles and seniors Emma Malabuyo and Emily Lee all in Pauley Pavilion. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
Sydney Barros sat on the sidelines last year. The sophomore tore her ACL – for the second time – in 2023 while vying for an Olympic spot representing Puerto Rico at the Central American Games. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Sydney Barros performs a floor routine for the first time in Pauley Pavilion on Saturday. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
Two weeks ahead of UCLA gymnastics’ annual Meet the Bruins intrasquad, coach Janelle McDonald sat down with the Daily Bruin gymnastics beat to reflect on the end of the squad’s 2024 season and how her team is looking as she heads into her third year at the helm of the program. Read more...
Photo: Coach Janelle McDonald pumps her fist to celebrate a routine in Pauley Pavilion. (Daily Bruin file photo)
