The Bruins will be competing for their teammates and fans in more ways than one Sunday. No. 11 UCLA gymnastics will host No. 18 Arizona at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday afternoon for the Bruins’ Pride Meet, celebrating love, inclusivity and the LGBTQ+ community. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Margzetta Frazier competes on bars. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
After a two-year hiatus, graduate student Emma Andres has become a consistent piece of the Bruins’ beam lineup. While recovering from injuries that kept her out of competition lineups, Andres missed all of UCLA gymnastics’ 2022 season and only performed exhibition routines in 2023. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Emma Andres leaps above the beam during her routine. Andres has made her return to the lineup after missing the 2022 season because of an injury and only performing exhibition routines in 2023. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Jan. 30 at 7:52 p.m. There are two things a gymnast needs to do to earn a high score on vault. One: Fly high. Read more...
Photo: No. 11 UCLA gymnastics senior Chae Campbell twists in the air on vault during the team’s recent meet against Washington. Campbell ranks fifth nationally on the apparatus. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
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. 29 at 12:03 a.m. As Chae Campbell landed her double tuck dismount on floor, scraps of paper resembling confetti were thrown in the air. Read more...
Photo: Senior Chae Campbell competes on floor at Pauley Pavilion, performing choreography to her “Black Panther”-themed routine. Campbell tied the team high on the event Saturday night as one of two gymnasts to score a 9.95. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The NCAA season is long and intense for athletes in a detail-oriented sport like gymnastics. But the Bruins have discovered one way to cut through the grind: playing Dungeons & Dragons during vault training. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Nya Reed performs choreography during her floor routine at the Super 16 in Las Vegas. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
A group of die-hard UCLA fans hoards the student section for every home gymnastics meet, sitting right in front of the floor. When each gymnast lands their final tumbling pass, shreds of blue and gold paper fly into the air. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Katelyn Rosen competes on floor at Pauley Pavilion. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
