Redshirt senior Samantha Peszek, the usual all-around competitor on the UCLA gymnastics team, noticeably competed in only one event – the uneven bars – in Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Sadiqua Bynum returned from an injury Sunday with a career-high score of 9.925 on floor exercise. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Last Friday, UCLA gymnastics fell quickly into a domino effect, letting one unexpected mistake lead to another in subsequent rotations against the No. 4 Utah Utes. Read more...
Photo: (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Fourteen years ago, former Bruin Onnie Willis started a tumbling pass across the floor, accompanied by the music “Minus One.” In 2015, redshirt junior Sadiqua Bynum finished that tumbling skill, and landed on the same drumbeat. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Sonya Meraz’s floor exercise routine is one based on that of former UCLA gymnast Lena Degteva. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The outcome of UCLA gymnastics’ meet against Utah was decided early as the Bruins suffered multiple mistakes against one of the nation’s best teams. When the No. Read more...
Photo: Junior Danusia Francis’ scores of 9.825 on uneven bars, 9.800 on balance beam and 9.850 on floor exercise were not enough to lift No. 8 UCLA over No. 4 Utah. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Having outscored its opponents two meets in a row, the UCLA gymnastics team now faces its biggest rival, Utah. Bruin gymnasts will travel to Salt Lake City Friday for their second road meet of the season, this time against the Utes. Read more...
Photo: While Utah’s Georgia Dabritz holds the top spot in the national all-around rankings with an average of 39.60. UCLA’s redshirt senior Samantha Peszek (pictured) trails closely in second with an average of 39.55. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After the Monday gymnastics meet at Pauley Pavilion, a Bruin squeezed her way into the Wildcats, hugging each one of them. But there wasn’t a need for either side to be alarmed – that was just UCLA’s fifth-year senior Jordan Williams saying hello to her old college teammates from Arizona. Read more...
Photo: Fifth-year senior Jordan Williams scored a 9.850 during her first home meet as a Bruin. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
There goes two wins in a row for the Bruins, but the gymnasts said their second victory was left with something to be desired. In the home opener of the season, the No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Mikaela Gerber helped lead the Bruins to victory in the balance beam with her individual score of 9.800. Gerber also had a career-best score of 9.825 on the floor exercise. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
