The UCLA men’s track and field team has only had one jumper compete at the NCAA outdoor championships since 2004. The one? Senior long jumper Austin Hazel, who placed 21st last year. Read more...
Photo: Senior long jumper Austin Hazel improved on his personal best last weekend by over seven inches, and is one of four seniors on the men’s jumps team – one of the most talented sections of the program. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UCLA men’s volleyball team has lost its offensive firepower of late, and it’s been showing. “Literally, we’re just not killing the ball,” said coach John Speraw. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Dylan Missry had a career-high 21 kills and led the Bruins, though they lost for only the 14th time in team history to Cal State Northridge. (Grace Zhu/Daily Bruin)
UCLA women’s water polo has never had a season where a freshman has finished as the team’s leading scorer. That could change this year. After the first seven games, freshman attacker Maddie Musselman leads with 19 of the team’s 112 goals. Read more...
Photo: Freshman attacker Maddie Musselman leads No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo with 19 goals, one more than redshirt senior attacker Rachel Fattal. Musselman could become the first freshman in UCLA history to finish the season as the team’s leading scorer. (Courtesy of Pam Monahan)
Two numbers make Daenan Gyimah, a freshman on the UCLA men’s volleyball team, stand out: He hits the ball when it’s over 12 feet in the air and his music has been streamed over 15,000 times on SoundCloud. Read more...
Photo: Freshman middle blocker Daenan Gyimah produces his beats using Logic, a music production program. Notable artists who also use Logic include Disclosure, Kygo and Twenty One Pilots. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Men’s water poloMichael Hull, assistant Sports editor Last week, rosters for the 2017 USA Water Polo National League were announced. Read more...
Photo: Ryder Roberts finished his career last fall for UCLA men’s water polo as the seventh-most scoring Bruin of all time, and will play alongside UCLA’s career saves record-holder Garrett Danner among others for the Los Angeles Athletic Club in USA Water Polo’s National League. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
After a trying two weeks on the road, the Bruins are back in Westwood and have snapped a three-game losing streak. No. 5 UCLA men’s volleyball (10-4, 7-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will face No. Read more...
Photo: Junior outside hitter JT Hatch tallied a season-high 24 kills in UCLA’s win over Pepperdine last weekend to break a three-game losing streak. The Bruins will face No. 14 Cal State Northridge and No. 2 Long Beach State this week. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)
Nine different players contributed with a home run last weekend, whether it was senior shortstop Delaney Spaulding, who hit .706, or freshman third baseman Bubba Nickles, who scored a team-leading eight runs. Read more...
Photo: Kylee Perez went 5-for-19 to hit .579 in the first five games of the season. The junior second baseman also hit a home run and four doubles. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
