Wednesday, March 25

UCLA gymnastics to start season at Collegiate Challenge with new coaching, lineup

With a new decade comes a new Bruin squad marked by changes in the roster and the coaching staff. “With this new team, and all these changes with the coaches and stuff, just staying true to ourselves and everything we’ve been working for, that’s one of the goals,” said sophomore Norah Flatley. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Norah Flatley and No. 4 UCLA gymnastics will face off against three ranked teams, including reigning national champion No. 1 Oklahoma, in Anaheim, California, on Saturday night. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


Q&A: New gymnastics coach prepares team to flip into season, stick landing as a family

Daily Bruin’s assistant Sports editor Coral Smith sat down with UCLA’s new gymnastics coach, Chris Waller, to discuss his long history with UCLA, taking over for former head coach Valorie Kondos Field and more. Read more...

Photo: UCLA gymnastics head coach Chris Waller was named the successor of former head coach Valorie Kondos Field when she announced her retirement at the end of the 2019 season. He had spent the previous 17 years with the program as an assistant coach. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)


Bruins contribute to USA’s gold medal count at Pan American Games

Eight current and 10 former UCLA athletes represented teams from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Jamaica at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, from July 26 to Sunday. Read more...

Photo: Rising junior forward Michaela Onyenwere led Team USA to the women’s basketball final of the Pan American Games. Team USA won the silver medal, one of the overall 293 medals Team USA won in Lima. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


UCLA celebrates at the ESPYS with gymnast Katelyn Ohashi taking home 2 awards

This post was updated July 11 at 2:47 p.m. Katelyn Ohashi’s viral floor routine earned 117 million views, a perfect 10 and now, two ESPYS. The former UCLA gymnast’s Jan. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi’s Jan. 12 floor routine in Anaheim landed two ESPY Awards on Wednesday night. She took home Best Viral Sports Moment, as well as Best Play, which was seeded fifth in a bracket of 16. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Superlatives: Daily Bruin recognizes UCLA’s standout athletes from 2018-2019

Male Athlete of the Year: Joshua Kelley, football Jason Maikis, assistant Sports editor In a rough year for UCLA football, one Bruin stood out in a big way. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football redshirt junior running back Josh Kelley led the Bruins with 12 touchdowns and 1,243 yards on the ground (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor).


Gymnastics rounds out coaching staff for 2020 season with three new hires

UCLA gymnastics welcomed a trio of new hires to its 2020 coaching staff. The Bruins announced the final addition to their staff Tuesday – volunteer assistant coach BJ Das. Read more...

Photo: UCLA gymnastics coach Chris Waller hired former Bruin coaches Kristina Comforte and Dom Palange and added professional choreographer and dancer BJ Das as a second assistant coach. The three new hires will lead the Bruins this season following a third-place finish in the 2019 NCAA championship. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)



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