Sam Settleman Daily Bruin contributor Prediction: 4th Place in NCAA Semifinal It’s no secret that the Bruins have the talent to compete with the best programs in the country, but with their backs against the wall, can all that talent suddenly gel at the right time? Read more...

Photo: For the first time since 2019, No. 13 UCLA gymnastics will compete in the NCAA regionals with a chance at an NCAA championship. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)

The Bruins are trying to uphold a legacy, according to senior Kendal Poston. Amid a down year statistically for No. 13 UCLA gymnastics (6-2, 4-2 Pac-12), Poston said the team wants to ensure it preserves the Bruin legacy – what she described as “one of the most unique pairings of both discipline and joy and just pure love for life.” Senior Pauline Tratz said she and the team derive motivation from that goal as physical and mental fatigue start to set in toward the end of the season. Read more...

Photo: One of six seniors for UCLA gymnastics, Pauline Tratz described how gratitude, power, happiness and celebration create a culture unique to the Bruins that gives her and her teammates motivation. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin staff)

Denied a chance to compete last year, the Bruins will return to the conference championships this weekend. No. 13 UCLA gymnastics (6-2, 4-2 Pac-12) will travel to Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah, to compete in the second session of the Pac-12 Championships on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: In his second year leading the program, coach Chris Waller said UCLA gymnastics needs to be more confident and gritty to find success at the Pac-12 Championships. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin staff)