Last year’s NCAA championship didn’t start so well for UCLA gymnastics. The Bruins only hit two clean floor routines in their first rotation, scoring just a 48.95 to leave themselves with a tough uphill climb. Read more...
Photo: No. 8 UCLA gymnastics has three top-five teams in its NCAA Team Semifinal session. They need to finish in the top three to qualify for the finals. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA snatched the Pac-12 championship title behind six big balance beam scores. But the foundation for the team’s 49.575 – the sixth-highest score in program history – was laid by a single individual: Mikaela Gerber. Read more...
Photo: Junior Mikaela Gerber has led off for UCLA gymnastics on the balance beam all season, setting the tone for her teammates. Her calm demeanor right at the start has helped the Bruins to a 49.173 average score on the beam. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
After qualifying for NCAA Super Regionals with an atypical 196.375 that resulted from a nail-biting rotation on bars last Saturday, the UCLA gymnasts have to wait another two weeks before flying to Fort Worth, Texas, to earn a ticket to the NCAA Team Finals. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Christine Peng-Peng Lee scored a meet-high 9.95 on the uneven bars at the NCAA Regionals, boosting UCLA gymnastics to a second-place finish and a spot at the NCAA Team Semifinals in two weeks. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Fidgeting with her chalky handgrips, Peng-Peng Lee walked up to the uneven bars, the redshirt junior’s first competition since mid-February. The pressure was on. No. 8 UCLA gymnastics (13-5) needed to total just 48.275 – .80 less than its season average – on its last event, the bars, to move past No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Danusia Francis tied for the beam title with a 9.9 at Saturday’s Salt Lake City NCAA Regional. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
This UCLA gymnastics season has proven to be one of the most watched in recent history. From the New York Times to Ellen Degeneres, audiences across the country watched viral routines and tuned into the Bruins’ journey to Pac-12 Champions. Read more...
Photo: Following a win at the Pac-12 Championships, junior Angi Cipra said she’s glad her teammates have recovered from injuries in time to compete at this weekend’s NCAA Regional Championships. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
JaNay Honest steps between the white tape and centers herself, waiting for the signal to start her floor routine. As the drum beat sounds, the sophomore turns towards her teammates cheering on the outskirts of the mat. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Sonya Meraz has made her impact on UCLA gymnastics in the two years of competition, including hitting 31 of her 32 routines as a freshman. Meraz is one of seven Bruin walk-ons this year. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
The accolades keep rolling in for No. 8 UCLA gymnastics. Three Bruin gymnasts received All-America honors Friday, per a press release from the National Association of College Gymnastics Coaches, marking the 25th straight year UCLA gymnastics has produced multiple All-Americans. Read more...
Photo: Senior Sadiqua Bynum, one of three Bruins to receive All-America honors Friday, was named to the first-team on floor exercise. She finished the season ranked seventh in the nation on floor, based on her Regional Qualifying Score. (Daily Bruin file photo)
