A single row of handicap seats spans across the ground level of Drake Stadium. These seats tell the story of Milan Tiff, who brought them to life just over 40 years ago. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA triple jumper Milan Tiff stands behind the handicap seats at Drake Stadium. Tiff, born with polio, played an instrumental role in the creation of these chairs in the early 1970’s, when he won a national triple jump championship. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
The neon green yo-yo swings in front of Ian Johnson, looping left, right and in nearly every direction as his fingers play puppeteer. With a flick of his wrist and a few fingers, the yo-yo flies off the string and high into the air. Read more...
Photo: Ian Johnson, a first-year business economics student, has traveled the world and gained recognition because of his yo-yo abilities. (Yin Fu/Daily Bruin)
CONCORD, Calif. — Few possess a role in carving out and maintaining De La Salle’s place among the great high school football programs like that of UCLA alumnus Justin Alumbaugh. Read more...
Photo: Justin Alumbaugh helped coach linebackers and offensive linemen for De La Salle throughout his undergraduate years at UCLA, where he gained a newfound appreciation for learning that led to a career as a teacher. He was promoted to the coaching post at one of high school football’s most celebrated programs in early 2013. A full-time teacher and a coach, Alumbaugh sees little difference in how he approaches both roles. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)
Dictated by high school success and status as a walk-on, senior jumper Michael Perry’s collegiate career was surging. However, what had happened to Perry was an athlete’s worst nightmare. Read more...
Photo: Senior jumper Michael Perry’s solid high school career allowed him to join the UCLA track and field team as a walk on his freshman year. Coaches were forced to cut him after an injury led him to underperform and the team took on more players, which only motivated him to get better. (Kelsey Kong/Daily Bruin)
As the seconds ticked by, the parents on the sideline began pacing back and forth as their daughters held onto a one-goal lead late in the soccer game. Read more...
Photo: Second-year environmental science student Erika Kidera jogs along with one of the girls she coaches through Coaching Corps, an organization that sends volunteer coaches to recreational leagues in need of more coaches. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
Instead of running around playrooms as a kid, Christoph Bono ran around inside NFL locker rooms with NFL stadiums as his playground. Years before the redshirt sophomore outfielder was making a game-saving catch to help UCLA baseball advance in the College World Series during its 2013 national championship run, he was hammering on the bolts of stadium seats with his plastic tool kit, watching his father, Steve Bono, play at the highest level that football has to offer. Read more...
Photo: Bono switched to the baseball team after originally starting out on the football team, as a quarterback, like his father. He made a game-saving catch against North Carolina State in the College World Series that prevented the go-ahead runs from scoring. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Since Elena Clarke was in the eighth grade, the pole vault crossbar was always an obstacle she wanted to conquer. By the end of her time in high school, she had already cleared an obstacle hovering a full 12 feet, 8 inches off the ground. Read more...
Photo: Junior Elena Clarke’s impressive pole vault improvement of more than 14 inches sets her apart as “one of the most dedicated people on the team,” according to her teammates. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)
