Sophomore Mackenzie McDonald was named the Pac-12 conference’s Singles Player of the Year as the conference announced its season-end awards today. McDonald compiled a 29-5 overall record over his 2015 campaign, and was the nation’s No. Read more...
Men's Tennis, Sports
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June 1, 2:50 pm
Sophomore Mackenzie McDonald named Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year
Sports, Track and Field
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June 1, 2:06 am
UCLA sends 13 track and field athletes on to NCAA Championship
Redshirt senior Derek Eager was right on the bubble. In the 2015 NCAA Division I West Preliminary Championships in Austin, Texas, this past weekend, Eager needed to finish in the top 12 in the javelin competition to qualify for the NCAA championship meet in Eugene, Ore., on June 10. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior javelin thrower Derek Eager qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Tournament with his final throw in competition this weekend. (UCLA Athletics)
Baseball, Sports
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June 1, 2:06 am
Baseball defeats Maryland, remains in contention for NCAA Super Regional
With one swing of the bat, everything that had been going wrong for UCLA baseball started to go right. The No. 1-seeded Bruins (45-15) were in a rut offensively at the start of this weekend’s NCAA Regional. Read more...
Photo: Junior left fielder Ty Moore roars in excitement after scoring UCLA’s fourth run against Maryland on Sunday night. The Bruins went on to win the game 4-2 and force a deciding final game on Monday night against the Terps. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Sports
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June 1, 2:05 am
UCLA athletes coach at-risk, special needs youth at Prime Time Games
Last Saturday, about 100 UCLA student-athletes came out to volunteer at Prime Time Games “Championship Saturday,” held on the North Athletic Field and in the Student Activities Center, to coach at-risk and special needs youth. Read more...
Men's Golf, Sports
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June 1, 2:05 am
Men’s golf climbs back up leaderboard in NCAA championship
The UCLA men’s golf team struggled but bounced back to its original place – and after a disappointing second round, the Bruins are now back in contention. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s golf senior Preston Valder scored a hole-in-one Sunday, helping spur the Bruins to a berth in the NCAA Tournament final round. (UCLA Athletics)
Sports
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June 1, 2:05 am
Westside Special Olympics’ artistic gymnast to compete in World Games
Natasha Burgos knew her gymnast, Caelyn Griffith, was on vacation. But the good news couldn’t wait. The local gymnastics coach called her friend and Griffith’s mother, Clausine Honda, and gave a family summer camping trip a happy interruption: Griffith had been selected to compete in the 2015 Special Olympics Summer World Games. Read more...
Photo: Artistic gymnast Caelyn Griffith is one of eight women artistic gymnasts picked to compete for Team USA in 2015 Special Olympics Summer World Games. (Courtesy of Natasha Burgos)
Softball, Sports
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June 1, 2:04 am
UCLA softball walks away from Women’s College World Series
There was nothing else for Ally Carda to do but walk out of the circle. The senior pitcher had just thrown the last pitch of her collegiate career for UCLA softball. Read more...
Photo: Auburn defeated UCLA 11-10 in 10 innings Saturday night, eliminating the Bruins from the Women’s College World Series. The Tigers won on a walk-off walk with the bases loaded in the 10th inning. (Courtesy of Rob Backus/The Oklahoman)