A number of athletes and teams on campus deserve recognition for their achievements over the past year. The Daily Bruin Sports staff joined heads and came up with a handful of serious – and not so serious – awards to hand out to the most deserving candidates. Read more...
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Coming to UCLA, I remember someone telling me that I would learn so much about myself after going through the gymnastics program. I thought as a 19-year-old, I already knew everything there was to know – but I was proven wrong. Read more...
Photo: Peng-Peng Lee spent six years at UCLA as a member of the gymnastics team. After redshirting her first two years, she eventually led the Bruins to their first NCAA championship since 2010 in her final season. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
Following its first national title since 2010, UCLA gymnastics will welcome a trio of freshmen to give the Bruins another opportunity to repeat. Coach Valorie Kondos Field will be adding three high-level recruits to next year’s team after losing five seniors from this past year’s squad. Read more...
Photo: Coach Valorie Kondos Field and UCLA gymnastics will welcome freshmen Margzetta Frazier, Sekai Wright and Norah Flatley for the 2018-2019 season. The Bruins will graduate five seniors from this year’s national championship team. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Men’s volleyball Gabriel McCarthy, Daily Bruin reporter The American Volleyball Coaches Association awarded five UCLA men’s volleyball (26-7, 10-3 MPSF) squad members All-American honors. Sophomore middle blocker Daenan Gyimah and junior setter Micah Ma’a were awarded first-team honors. Read more...
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Coach Valorie Kondos Field realized her team’s mentality needed to change in order to reclaim the title at this year’s NCAA championship. “The last two seasons, my staff and I get together after national championships, and say, ‘We have to do something different,’” Kondos Field said. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins celebrated after coming from behind to claim the program’s seventh national championship. UCLA finished with a score of 198.075 to narrowly edge out Oklahoma for the title. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated April 21 at 9:26 p.m. ST. LOUIS—The Bruins needed a 9.9750 on the final routine. Just as she did multiple times this season, redshirt senior Peng-Peng Lee delivered. Read more...
Photo: Peng-Peng Lee scored a 10 on beam to catapult UCLA over Oklahoma to win the NCAA title. The redshirt senior also scored a perfect 10 on uneven bars in what was her final collegiate competition. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated April 20 at 1:52 p.m. ST. LOUIS—The Bruins have only one more hurdle to clear before they can become national champions. No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Kyla Ross finished with an all-around score of 39.6375 in the NCAA semifinals. The Bruins took first place and advanced to the Super Six. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
