Six national player of the year awards belong to the Bruins. Three incoming freshmen and three current athletes secured player of the year honors in basketball, softball, soccer, tennis, water polo and golf. Read more...
Photo: Rising senior Garrett Danner is one of the six incoming or current UCLA athletes to win a player of the year honor. The goalkeeper led the men’s water polo team to a 30-0 record and a second national championship. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Five UCLA water polo players and one coach punched their tickets to the 2016 Olympic Games, USA Water Polo announced Thursday morning. Redshirt junior Rachel Fattal will play alongside alums KK Clark, Sami Hill and Courtney Mathewson in Rio de Janeiro. Read more...
Photo: Coach Adam Krikorian led the U.S. women’s water polo team to a gold medal in 2012. The former UCLA player and coach will go for a repeat at the 2016 Olympics alongside five other Bruins. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Mackie McDonald reached the pinnacle of college tennis, and like many UCLA tennis greats in the past, will now try to replicate his success on the professional tour. Read more...
Photo: Mackie McDonald led UCLA at the top of its lineup for three seasons, finishing his collegiate career as the NCAA singles and doubles champion. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. USA Softball teams loaded with Bruins UCLA softball capped off its season in the Women’s College World Series, but many current and former players will compete with USA Softball this summer. Read more...
Photo: Mysha Sataraka will train with the USA Softball Elite Team this month. The infielder capped off her UCLA career with seven RBIs in the Women’s College World Series. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor).
The U.S. women’s water polo team rolled through another tune-up event heading into the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The defending gold medalists won their third consecutive World League Super Final title and their third title of the year while only dropping two matches this season. Read more...
Photo: Attacker Rachel Fattal scored a goal as the U.S. women’s water polo team won its third consecutive World League Champion title 13-9 over Spain. (Daily Bruin file photo)
University of Oregon’s Hayward Field has been home to some of the world’s largest track and field meets for decades – from the 1980 Olympic Trials to the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Read more...
Photo: Senior Lane Werley capped off his UCLA career with All-American honors after finishing 12th in the 10,000-meter run. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Former UCLA basketball and volleyball standout Natalie Williams was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday. The 6-foot-2 dual-sport athlete initially earned a scholarship to play basketball for the Bruins but decided to walk on to the women’s volleyball team as a freshman where she finished her career as a four-time All-American. Read more...
