Friday, June 20

Grad student Jordan Williams faces former team at first home meet

After the Monday gymnastics meet at Pauley Pavilion, a Bruin squeezed her way into the Wildcats, hugging each one of them. But there wasn’t a need for either side to be alarmed – that was just UCLA’s fifth-year senior Jordan Williams saying hello to her old college teammates from Arizona. Read more...

Photo: Fifth-year senior Jordan Williams scored a 9.850 during her first home meet as a Bruin. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA gymnastics glides to easy win against Arizona in home opener

There goes two wins in a row for the Bruins, but the gymnasts said their second victory was left with something to be desired. In the home opener of the season, the No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Mikaela Gerber helped lead the Bruins to victory in the balance beam with her individual score of 9.800. Gerber also had a career-best score of 9.825 on the floor exercise. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Gymnastics team ignores distractions, focuses on itself for first home meet

There’s a Bruin Bubble forming in the Yates Gymnasium at John Wooden Center blocking the noise from outside. The gymnasts leapt and landed on the beam to the beat of the pop song “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea that echoed through the air. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Mikaela Gerber and the Bruins face an Arizona Wildcat team on Sunday that they have defeated in 64 of their 74 head-to-head matches. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA gymnastics aims to iron out minor errors after season-opener

The UCLA gymnastics team has a successful mount to the season as it heads toward the season’s dismount with eight new faces in play. The Bruins’ first meet went well as the team landed a win against the Oregon State Beavers. Read more...

Photo: After UCLA gymnastics opened its season with a close win over Oregon State, redshirt senior Samantha Peszek felt the team would build on its early success. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA women’s gymnastics victorious over Oregon State with three new faces

UCLA women’s gymnastics competed in its first meet of the season Monday night, and landed a winning performance. The Bruins pulled away after a strong first rotation and rarely faltered, defeating the Oregon State Beavers 196.000 to 195.450. Read more...

Photo: After UCLA gymnastics’ season-opening win over Oregon State Monday, coach Valorie Kondos Field said that she was pleased, adding that she’s not concerned about the errors that her team made. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA gymnastics to challenge Oregon State in season opener

After years of training with the objective of being outstanding as individuals, the eight fresh faces on the UCLA gymnastics team will now become familiar with collegiate competition’s focus on team spirit. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Samantha Peszeck feels that the Bruins are heading into their first meet of the season with more momentum than in past seasons. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA gymnastics adds new twist to 2015 season

It’s the season of somersaults, jumps and handstands but with more pizzazz. “We don’t just have the talent. We got personalities, and they all got their own unique stamp. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Samantha Peszek will be competing in her final season as a college gymnast. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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