Saturday, May 16

UCLA gymnastics triumphs over Utah with thrilling comeback routines

In another wire-to-wire meet for the gymnastics team, the outcome came down to the final floor routine. No. 7 Utah (4-1, 2-1 Pac-12) led for nearly the entire two-hour meet Saturday, but No. Read more...

Photo: Senior Sophina DeJesus performed on floor for the first time in the 2016 season, scoring a 9.925 and electrifying the home crowd Saturday afternoon. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s volleyball bounces back in second game win over Warriors

The UCLA men’s volleyball team experienced something new in Hawaii – its first loss of the season. The No. 1 Bruins (11-1, 7-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) played the No. Read more...

Photo: Junior middle blocker Mitch Stahl matched his career-best with nine block assists and two solo blocks in Saturday night’s victory over Hawai’i. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Track and field yields personal bests at Husker Invitational

Athletes on the UCLA track and field team had a breakout weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational. Redshirt senior thrower Nicholas Scarvelis, junior jumper Austin Hazel and sophomore multi Steele Wasik all took first place in their respective events against a handful of other Division I programs, and redshirt freshman thrower Ashlie Blake added more than 3 feet to her personal record on her way to second place in the women’s shot put. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore multi Steele Wasik and the UCLA track and field team had one of their most successful meets of 2016 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)





Pacific Ties

Michael “Fish” Fisher and Micah Ma’a are similar in two major ways. For one, both are contributing heavily to the success of the No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball squad. Read more...

Photo: Freshman setter Micah Ma’a (left) and junior outside hitter Michael Fisher (right) hail from adjacent towns in Hawaii. The two played against each other in high school. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)