Wednesday, April 15

UCLA track and field transfers bolster roster with experience, perspective

This post was updated Feb. 28 at 8:41 p.m. In collegiate athletics, teams build much of their success by recruiting athletes out of high school and developing them over their multi-year tenure. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student sprinter Eric Allen Jr. (pictured above) is a student in UCLA’s Applied Geospatial Information Systems and Technology Master’s program who competes for UCLA track and field. The USC transfer has already etched his name in the UCLA record books in his inaugural season donning the blue and gold. (Courtesy of Benjamin Kirk)



With a dive over a table, UCLA men’s volleyball secures win against Irvine

Ethan Champlin decided he would rather crash over a table than let the opposition win a point. Three sets in – one having gone to the Bruins and one to the Anteaters – the junior outside hitter rushed beyond the bounds of the court to save the ball, leaping across a media table to pass it back to his teammates. Read more...

Photo: Ethan Champlin lunges to save the ball while senior outside hitter Alex Knight looks on. Highlighted by his leap over a table to save a point midway through the third set, the junior outside hitter led the defense with eight digs as the team showed tenacity in the face of a skilled UC Irvine opponent. (Amelie Ionescu/Daily Bruin senior staff)




D’Anton Lynn announced as UCLA football’s new defensive coordinator

The Bruins officially announced their new defensive coordinator Monday morning, alongside other title changes on the defensive side of the ball. UCLA football coach Chip Kelly declared that D’Anton Lynn will take over as defensive coordinator, replacing Bill McGovern. Read more...

Photo: Former Baltimore Ravens safeties coach D’Anton Lynn holds a football before a game. UCLA football announced the hire of Lynn as its new defensive coordinator Monday morning. (Courtesy of the Baltimore Ravens)


Vanderbilt hands UCLA baseball 2 losses, breaks Bruins’ undefeated record

After a trio of blowout wins a week ago, the Bruins were unable to leave Tennessee with their undefeated season intact. In its only regular-season series against a Southeastern Conference team, No. Read more...

Photo: Senior catcher Darius Perry walks out from behind home plate to communicate with his team in a game at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Perry notched his first home run of the season in Saturday’s win over No. 10 Vanderbilt. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)