Often confined to the shadows, Dylan Andrews was keen to be hidden no longer. He lurked behind a program icon, patiently waiting for opportunity to shine upon him. Read more...
Photo: (Alicia Caldera/Daily Bruin)
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Features, Sports, Women's Soccer
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October 31, 11:28 am
Opportunity, passion comprise Ally Cook’s recipe for final UCLA soccer season
This post was updated Oct. 31 at 10:01 p.m. A flash of blonde hair whipping past is all a defender sees when Ally Cook has the ball. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student forward Ally Cook smiles while holding a soccer ball. Cook is second in goal-scoring for the Bruins this season. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin)
Features, Sports, Women's Soccer
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October 24, 3:46 pm
Lilly Reale: The ‘coach on the field’ and voice that guides UCLA women’s soccer
This post was updated Oct 24. 10:43 p.m. Many noises fill the air at any given women’s soccer game in Wallis Annenberg Stadium: the cheering of the fans, the hum of the announcer’s tone, the thump of the ball being passed from player to player. Read more...
Photo: Lilly Reale smiles with the ball tucked under her arm. She currently holds the title of Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. (Jake Greenberg-Bell/Daily Bruin staff)
Features, Men's Soccer, Sports
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September 21, 9:24 pm
Graduate student goalkeeper Noah Sutherland returns to soccer after one year away
Anybody who’s ever stepped onto the soccer field, whether as a professional or five-year-old, has to step away at some point. After his four years at Lehigh University were over – punctuated by a season-ending concussion as a senior – Noah Sutherland came to UCLA in 2022 to earn his master’s degree in financial engineering. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student goalkeeper Noah Sutherland watches a ball as he prepares to catch it during a UCLA men’s soccer practice. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
Features, Sports
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September 21, 9:19 pm
UCLA baton twirlers shine on the field and the world stage
Weekends for UCLA Athletics manifest themselves as grand productions, spectacles of sports and commotion with athletic prowess and excited crowds. Saturdays at the Rose Bowl are filled with lights, performances and passion as thousands of fans gather to support UCLA football. Read more...
Photo: Baton twirlers Benjamin Zietz and Angelina Chen perform at the Rose Bowl with the UCLA band. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
Features, Gymnastics, Sports
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September 21, 9:14 pm
From novice to NCAA: How the Grables followed their passion to UCLA gymnastics
Autumn Grable worked at a gym in Cincinnati while attending nursing school, using her gymnastics knowledge from her youth to teach toddlers how to tumble. Her then-boyfriend Kyle Grable – although they did not yet share a last name – would take her to the gym a couple of nights a week. Read more...
Photo: UCLA gymnastics assistant coach Kyle Grable celebrates after a vault routine (left). UCLA gymnastics assistant coach Autumn Grable hugs then-sophomore Jordan Chiles after a beam routine (right). The Grables are married and are entering their second years in Westwood. (Photos by Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor and Megan Cai/Daily Bruin senior staff. Photo illustration by Ashley Ko/Illustrations director)
Features, Football, NIL, Sports
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September 21, 9:12 pm
Chase Griffin channels ‘NIL for Good’ in student-athlete advocacy, philanthropy
This post was updated on Sept. 22 at 12:14 p.m. In 2014, ESPN coined 13-year-old Chase Griffin “the QB most likely to succeed.” “Where will Chase be in five years?” the feature pondered. Read more...
Photo: Senior quarterback Chase Griffin smiles at the podium at the NIL Summit. Griffin was awarded the inaugural NIL Male Athlete of the Year award in 2021 and earned the distinction again in 2022. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics Photography)