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)
Five UCLA gymnasts earned spots on the All-Pac-12 team UCLA Athletics announced Tuesday. The conference-champion Bruins garnered first-team nods in three events, with senior Sadiqua Bynum receiving first-team honors in both vault and floor exercise. Read more...
Photo: (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Halfway through the Pac-12 championships Saturday, .175 separated No. 9 UCLA gymnastics from a three-way scrum for second place between No. 5 Utah, No. 11 California and No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Danusia Francis captured the conference title on balance beam at Saturday’s Pac-12 championships. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
The score was deadlocked 49.05 apiece and one gymnast remained for each team on the first rotation. Top-ranked Oklahoma (20-1) put up a meet-winning 9.95 on bars to give themselves a .225 lead and No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Danusia Francis said that the UCLA seniors wanted to go out and have fun and perform for the home crowd one last time collegiately. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
