At a glance, UCLA rower Tim Maytom wouldn’t appear to be a member of the athletic elite. Listed at only 6 feet, 1 inch and 185 pounds, he is considered small compared to the rest of his teammates. Read more...
Photo: Tim Maytom (second from right) and the UCLA men’s rowing 4+ boat got silver at the 2015 ACRA Championships. The recent graduate is rowing for the U.S. in the World University Games. (Courtesy of UCLA men’s rowing)
Kelly Kosmo just wanted to run. As a high school sophomore, Kosmo was working toward being recruited for cross-country or swimming until stress fractures took her out of the game. Read more...
Photo: Kelly Kosmo ran cross country and swam competitively in high school before injuries sidelined her. She began training on a stationary bike during rehabilitation. Kosmo said the entire process led her to finding success as a triathlete. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
An 11-year-old Julie Consani looked a little out of place on the volleyball court. Still a few years too early for her eventual growth spurt, the undersized young athlete’s footwear of choice was a combination of pink low-top Converse sneakers and white Adidas soccer socks with black stripes. Read more...
Photo: In her last season with the UCLA women’s indoor volleyball team, senior Julie Consani notched 11.5 assists per game, good for No. 12 in the nation and 8th-highest all-time for the Bruins. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
They may not have gotten there by broomstick, but the members of UCLA Quidditch capped off their most successful season to date when they flew to Rock Hill, S.C. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Quidditch came to campus as a club in 2009, becoming an official club sport in 2010. Since then, the team has travelled to the World Cup four times. (Courtesy of Badal Chandra)
In the 245 days she’s been at UCLA, Emily Adams has already constructed a diverse portfolio. The writer has been published on the CollegeFashionista website, UCLA Club Sports’ website and in Westwind, UCLA’s student literary journal. Read more...
Photo: First-year English student Emily Adams will transfer to Brown University to play NCAA Division I water polo to seek a higher level of competition. Adams featured as UCLA’s women’s club water polo’s starting goalkeeper in a season where the team finished third in the league. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Laurel Weaver is still undecided about what a future playing volleyball will entail – whether it’ll be spent touring through different indoor courts in Europe or playing on the beaches of California. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore sand volleyball player Laurel Weaver is a participant at the NCAA Career in Sports Forum this year. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It happened a handful of months after Molly Tracy broke a four-year hiatus from gripping a lacrosse stick. UCLA was on the offensive against Oregon at the 2012 Santa Barbara Shootout tournament. Read more...
Photo: Molly Tracy, a two-time captain and three-time president of the women’s club lacrosse team, ended her UCLA career with a pair of awards: The Women’s College Lacrosse Associates Co-Defender of the Year and the Western Women’s Lacrosse League Division I MVP. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
