Sunday, May 3

Men’s cross country sets sights on qualifying for NCAA championship

Redshirt senior Colin Burke and his teammates sat on the couch, watching the NCAA cross country championship from home in November. UCLA men’s cross country failed to reach the 2018 NCAA championship – the first time the program had not been one of the 31 teams to qualify since 2013. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Colin Burke said UCLA men’s cross country’s failure to qualify for the 2018 NCAA championship has lingered in his mind since last season. He recorded an 11th-place finish at the 2018 NCAA West Regional, missing automatic qualification for the NCAA championship. (Courtesy of Don Liebig/UCLA Athletics)


Women’s soccer looks for wins in second, third conference games after Cal loss

No team has ever lost two of its first three conference games and gone on to win the Pac-12. No. 16 UCLA women’s soccer (6-2-1, 0-1-0 Pac-12) will play road games against Arizona (6-2-0, 0-1-0) on Thursday and Arizona State (6-2-2, 0-0-1) on Sunday, at risk of falling to 0-2 in conference for the second straight year after losing to California 2-1 on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Junior defender Lucy Parker has started every game at centerback for No. 16 UCLA women’s soccer since joining the Bruins in June. The 5-foot-8 defender often got to the ball on UCLA’s 16 corner kicks against California, but wasn’t able to finish one. (Joy Hong/Daily Bruin senior staff)


New quarterbacks prepare to step up after Thompson-Robinson’s injury

There is a chance that redshirt sophomore quarterback Austin Burton will get the start for the Bruins on Saturday following a brief relief appearance last week. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore linebacker Shea Pitts has appeared in all five of UCLA football’s games so far in 2019. Pitts posted a season-high four tackles against Arizona on Saturday. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


UCLA women’s volleyball 2019 lineup brings new and old players to empty positions

The Bruins have a new look this season. With Pac-12 play underway, UCLA women’s volleyball (7-4, 2-0 Pac-12) has started to solidify its day-to-day lineup, and it looks a lot different from last year’s. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore transfer libero Kelli Barry transferred to UCLA from the University of San Diego after the 2018 season, and she has quickly established herself as a day-to-day starter at the position after former Bruin Zana Muno graduated in June. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Incoming UCLA swim and dive freshman class ranked for first time in 4 years

The Bruins have reloaded their roster. UCLA swim and dive opened up its season with a meet at University of San Diego on Sept. 13. The meet marked the debut of 10 new Bruins – eight swimmers and a pair of divers – six of whom competed that weekend. Read more...

Photo: UCLA swim and dive will welcome 10 new Bruins, eight swimmers and two divers, to its roster for the 2019 season. The class is ranked No. 8 in the nation, the first year since 2015 that UCLA has had a ranked recruiting class. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA men’s soccer secures first victory following 3-game rut

The Bruins got back in the win column Tuesday night after failing to do so for the last three consecutive matches. UCLA men’s soccer (4-4-1, 0-2 Pac-12) grabbed a 3-1 win over UC Riverside (5-3-2, 0-0 Big West) behind the debut goals from sophomore midfielder Riley Ferch and freshman defender Constantinos Michaelides. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore midfielder Riley Ferch picked up his first goal of 2019 in his second regular season start for UCLA men’s soccer. His goal put the Bruins up 1-0 in the fourth minute of play. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)