UCLA Athletics made its headlines this year – bagging two new pieces of national hardware along the way. With plenty of individual and program milestones, Daily Bruin Sports steers through the top moments of the 2023-2024 year in UCLA sports. Read more...
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One of my first assignments in eighth grade was to create a vision board. It had a school, personal, family and post-high school section. In the center of the post-high school section was the UCLA soccer logo, and next to it I wrote, “I will work hard and deserve to be at their school.” I became determined to do that. Read more...
Photo: Senior midfielder/forward Megan Edelman chases a ball in a game against Oregon. (Juliet Zhang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated June 2 at 11:58 p.m. UCLA has a handful of two-sport athletes, with three across its 21 chartered sports. Most recently, Gabriela Jaquez became the third, with the women’s basketball sophomore forward joining UCLA softball’s roster ahead of the NCAA tournament. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball sophomore forward/center Adem Bona elevates to grab a rebound. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA Athletics has produced 410 Olympic athletes in addition to coaches and other various staff. The 2020 Olympics had Bruins pick up 16 medals, adding to an overall count of 136 gold, 71 silver and 63 bronze medals. Read more...
Photo: A trophy commemorating Jackie Joyner-Kersee stands in the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame. Joyner-Kersee, a UCLA track and field and women’s basketball alumnus, is a three-time Olympic champion. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The NWSL has claimed two Bruins to the national ranks. Racing Louisville FC selected forward Reilyn Turner with the No. 6 overall pick Friday at the NWSL Draft, making her the first UCLA women’s soccer player to compete for the professional team. Read more...
Photo: Forward Reilyn Turner heads the ball in off a corner kick from Ally Lemos with 16 seconds left to tie the 2022 national championship, which the Bruins went on to win. Turner and Lemos were selected sixth and ninth overall respectively in the NWSL Draft. (Daily Bruin file photo)
History haunted the field of Wallis Annenberg Stadium on Friday night. Two years ago, the Bruins entered the NCAA tournament with high expectations. Coming off their first back-to-back Pac-12 title since 2014, then-UCLA head coach Amanda Cromwell likened the squad to her 2014 team – which had been undefeated before a loss in the Elite Eight – and she had thought the Bruins could go far. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA women’s soccer console each other at the end of the game. The 1-0 loss to UC Irvine eliminated the squad from the first round of the NCAA tournament. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
