When I look back at my five years at UCLA, I can’t help but smile and feel flooded with so many positive emotions: happiness, contentment, love, trust, support, fulfillment and an overall feeling of pure gratitude. Read more...
Photo: Savvy Simo played for both UCLA women’s volleyball and UCLA beach volleyball during her five seasons in Westwood. (Left to Right: Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff, Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)
While the Bruins faced the prospect of a winless season against the Trojans, Keegan Smith’s situation was much more dire. The senior faced the prospect of losing his life. Read more...
Photo: Keegan Smith’s senior season with UCLA men’s tennis was cut short because of a skateboarding accident, but he still potentially finished his career as a Bruin with more than 100 wins across both singles and doubles matches. (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)
Don’t step out of bounds. Don’t let go of the bar. Don’t slip off the beam. Don’t take extra steps. For 18 years, Nia Dennis has lived within the boundaries of gymnastics. Read more...
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In a year full of fifth and sixth-year seniors with extended eligibility, Vivian Wolff only got five months with her teammates. A native of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, the senior spent three years at Georgia playing tennis for the Bulldogs. Read more...
Photo: Seniors Vivian Wolff (left) and Annette Goulak (right) transferred from Georgia after their junior and sophomore years, respectively, to play for UCLA women’s tennis. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin staff)
Female Athlete of the Year: Rachel Garcia Coral Smith, Daily Bruin senior staff After her phenomenal 2019 season, one might have thought we had witnessed the greatest year of Rachel Garcia’s UCLA career. Read more...
Photo: (Lauren Ho/Design director, Photos (left to right): David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor, David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor, Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
After a delayed start because of the COVID-19 pandemic, UCLA Athletics had quite a year full of big moments. Ranging from adding national championship No. 119 to its trophy case to a revival of a long-storied program to a Michelle Obama tweet, Daily Bruin Sports takes a look at the very best moments of the 2020-2021 year in UCLA sports. Read more...
Photo: (Lauren Ho/Design director, Photo: David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
Izzy Anstey packed her bags and placed them in the hallway leading to her front door. The freshman forward from Melbourne, Australia – who signed her letter of intent to join UCLA women’s basketball in November 2019 – was counting down the days until she could join her new teammates across the pacific. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball’s Izzy Anstey did not play a single second for the Bruins during the 2020-2021 season because of travel restrictions keeping her in Australia. (Courtesy of Caren Nicdao/UCLA Women’s Basketball)
