Preparation was tough last week. The rain had ruined much of senior Catherine Harrison’s training schedule and with indoor courts an hour or so away, practice was restricted to mostly conditioning. Read more...
Photo: Senior Catherine Harrison battled it out at the Indian Wells National Collegiate Tennis Classic this weekend, making a run to the championship match after her training schedule was thrown off by inclement weather. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In the first meet of the NCAA indoor season, the UCLA track and field team had several strong performances in Flagstaff, Arizona. While numerous members of the team repeated as individual winners at this meet, such as sophomore Leon Powell in the 60-meter dash and junior Austin Hazel in the long jump, true freshman Rai Benjamin was the highlight of the competition. Read more...
Photo: UCLA was led by junior Cody Crampton in the high jump. Crampton posted a 6-10.75 in the Bruins’ first competition of the season. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
One Southeastern Conference heavyweight down, one more to go. After upsetting then-No. 3 Alabama Sunday afternoon in Pauley Pavilion, UCLA gymnastics began preparing to face an even deeper and more heralded program. Read more...
Photo: Senior Danusia Francis posted a 9.950 on the balance beam against then-No. 3 Alabama, which contributed to the teams overall score of 196.550. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
With just eight days until the regular season begins, the UCLA women’s tennis team looks to finish the preseason on a good note. The squad will break into two groups to compete in separate tournaments over the weekend. Read more...
Photo: Senior Kyle McPhillips, sophomore Kristin Wiley and freshman Alaina Miller will head to Las Vegas for the Freeman Memorial Championships. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The track and field offseason can be a less-than-forgiving set of months with hundreds of hours of training and little else. For the distance team, cross country in the fall provides a welcome relief, but for the others, the thrills of competition are not present to reward their year-round efforts. Read more...
Photo: On top of being a three-time NCAA qualifier and two-time Pac-12 conference champion, senior Nicholas Scarvelis also finished 15th in the shot put at the 2015 NCAA championship. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Last season, UCLA men’s volleyball played UC Irvine three times. The Bruins lost all three matches by a combined set total of 9-1. But that was last year. Read more...
Photo: So far into the season junior setter Hagen Smith has been averaging about 24.3 assists a game. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA women’s basketball team is prepared to redeem themselves. After being out-rebounded and losing by three points against the USC Trojans on Sunday, the No. Read more...
Photo: Coach Cori Close said the Bruins lacked intensity against the Trojans last Sunday, allowing USC to outrebound UCLA 51-45. (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)
