With next week’s NCAA regionals approaching for the UCLA track and field team, some athletes look to finish their careers strong while others look to forge and improve their collegiate experience. Read more...
Photo: After missing out on nationals a year ago, sophomore sprinter and hurdler Trinity Wilson hopes to deliver a strong enough performance in regionals to advance. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)
Two days before their loss to Oklahoma in the NCAA semifinals, two days before a pair of lost tiebreakers put an end to their 2014 season, UCLA men’s tennis found itself in an eerily familiar situation. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA men’s tennis team received strong play from several young players including redshirt sophomore Karue Sell. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Instead of running around playrooms as a kid, Christoph Bono ran around inside NFL locker rooms with NFL stadiums as his playground. Years before the redshirt sophomore outfielder was making a game-saving catch to help UCLA baseball advance in the College World Series during its 2013 national championship run, he was hammering on the bolts of stadium seats with his plastic tool kit, watching his father, Steve Bono, play at the highest level that football has to offer. Read more...
Photo: Bono switched to the baseball team after originally starting out on the football team, as a quarterback, like his father. He made a game-saving catch against North Carolina State in the College World Series that prevented the go-ahead runs from scoring. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Since Elena Clarke was in the eighth grade, the pole vault crossbar was always an obstacle she wanted to conquer. By the end of her time in high school, she had already cleared an obstacle hovering a full 12 feet, 8 inches off the ground. Read more...
Photo: Junior Elena Clarke’s impressive pole vault improvement of more than 14 inches sets her apart as “one of the most dedicated people on the team,” according to her teammates. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)
Natasha Kolbo’s favorite year of college is coming to an end. With mainly the NCAA preliminaries and finals remaining in the outdoor track and field season, the pole vaulter will be one of several graduating seniors whose days as members on the UCLA track and field team are winding down. Read more...
Photo: For senior pole vaulter Natasha Kolbo, this season is a successful one filled with its share of high and low points. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)
Athens, Ga. — Kyle McPhillips floated up a lob which came back to her in the form of a smash that buried her in a 0-40 hole. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Kyle McPhillips (bottom) is overtaken by jubilant teammates after clinching a UCLA victory against UNC’s Caroline Price at No. 3 singles. The Bruins defeated the UNC Tar Heels 4-3 to claim their 111th national championship title in Athens, Ga. (Tim Bradbury/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For UCLA baseball, the season started well enough, as the defending national champions began the season ranked No. 12 and were picked to finish third in the Pac-12. Read more...
Photo: Junior catcher Shane Zeile helped accommodate baseball’s shifting, injury-filled roster this year in his transition from infielder to catcher. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
