Thursday, May 14

Coach Jim Mora signs two-year contract extension with UCLA

UCLA football coach Jim Mora has signed a two-year contract extension through 2021, UCLA Athletics announced Tuesday morning. Under his current contract, Mora was slated to make $21 million through 2019 and up to $930,000 in performance bonuses. Read more...

Photo: Jim Mora and UCLA have agreed to a two-year contract extension that will keep the head football coach in Westwood until 2021. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA men’s water polo goalie earns prestigious Cutino Award

UCLA men’s water polo goalkeeper Garrett Danner was named the 2015 Peter J. Cutino Award recipient for the men’s sport, the Olympic Club of San Francisco announced Saturday evening. Read more...

Photo: Rising senior goalkeeper Garrett Danner won the Peter J. Cutino Award for collegiate water polo player of the year. The rising senior is the all-times saves leader at UCLA. (Courtesy of the Danner Family/UCLA Athletics)


Dedication to tennis takes walk-on player to starting lineup

Laura Luca sat in a classroom at UCLA waiting for a sign of hope. The third-year senior couldn’t focus on the class lecture because her mind was completely occupied by something else. Read more...

Photo: Senior Laura Luca, a Romanian native, played two years on the club tennis team before getting the call to join UCLA women’s tennis this season. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s water polo manager’s behind-the-scenes work reinforces team efforts

Fifty. Give or take an hour or two, Eitan Peled accumulates nearly 50 demanding hours a week working for the UCLA men’s water polo team. When water polo season is in full swing from September to early December, the head manager runs around campus – from the pool to the coach’s office to training – doing as much as he can for the team. Read more...

Photo: Graduating men’s water polo manager Eitan Peled was part of two national champion teams during his time in Westwood. (Marley Maron/Daily Bruin)