Friday, June 20

Dream big: Olympian Maddie Musselman three games from UCLA water polo history

Adam Krikorian still remembers the day he met freshman attacker Maddie Musselman. The Women’s Senior National Team coach was at Boston Logan International Airport, on his way home from the 2013 NCAA Tournament at Harvard. Read more...

Photo: The skills freshman attacker Maddie Musselman has developed en route to becoming one of the most dominant players in the NCAA in her very first year took her through the trials and tribulations of playing with some of the world’s greatest water polo players before she was a junior in high school. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Far from home, Dutch water polo player Lizette Rozeboom shines at UCLA

A thick Dutch accent rang through the air at Spieker Aquatics Center as the UCLA women’s water polo team was practicing its drills in the winter of 2015. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore attacker Lizette Rozeboom was one of the top players on Widex GZC Donk, one of the Netherlands’ most competitive water polo clubs, before traveling halfway around the world to UCLA. This year, she’s tied for sixth on the team in goals with 24. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Nick Kern overcomes months of illness to return to UCLA baseball

Nick Kern, frail and dejected, sat up in his bed. It was April 2016 and Kern was a familiar patient at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...

Photo: Nick Kern endured six surgeries and more than 50 days of hospitalization to return to the sport he loves. The redshirt senior has appeared in 13 games this year – starting six of them – and his only home run this season was a pinch-hit game-tying two run blast in the ninth inning against No. 1 Oregon State. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Club softball discusses importance of teamwork, student leadership

Three years ago, there was no club softball team at UCLA. But a group of students took it upon themselves to restart and build up a program that disbanded years ago. Read more...

Photo: Junior right fielder Flo Lee was only a freshman when UCLA club softball restarted, but is now a co-president. Lee is a linchpin on and off the field for the Bruins, facilitating paperwork and bringing the team together for outings. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Track athlete Leon Powell makes strides in entrepreneurship

Leon Powell wears many different hats. It just so happens that he sells them, too. The junior sprinter has been juggling the responsibilities of a full-time student and business owner for more than a year now, all while heading up the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4×100-meter relay for the No. Read more...

Photo: Junior sprinter Leon Powell Jr. started Cozy Caps LA with inspiration from his father. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Jada Hart surpasses injuries to bring strength to women’s tennis team

Car crash, stress fracture, redshirt year – nothing could stop Jada Hart from playing tennis. In the beginning of her freshman year of high school, Hart suffered a back injury from a sudden car accident. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman Jada Hart’s kind and funny nature earned her a “middleman” persona on UCLA women’s tennis. Her doubles teammate, junior Terri Fleming, said Hart can be chill or crazy whenever she wants. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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