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Baseball, Features, Sports

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May 22, 12:17 am

Christoph Bono shares athletic success with father at UCLA

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)

Features, Sports, Track and Field

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May 21, 1:57 am

UCLA pole vaulter jumps past preliminary struggles

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)

Sports, Track and Field

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May 21, 1:54 am

Pole vaulter to move on from UCLA after successful year

Natasha Kolbo’s favorite year of college is coming to an end. With mainly the NCAA preliminaries and finals remaining in the outdoor track and field season, the pole vaulter will be one of several graduating seniors whose days as members on the UCLA track and field team are winding down. Read more...

Photo: For senior pole vaulter Natasha Kolbo, this season is a successful one filled with its share of high and low points. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)

Sports, Women's Tennis

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May 21, 1:52 am

UCLA women’s tennis defeats UNC 4-3 for NCAA title

Athens, Ga. — Kyle McPhillips floated up a lob which came back to her in the form of a smash that buried her in a 0-40 hole. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Kyle McPhillips (bottom) is overtaken by jubilant teammates after clinching a UCLA victory against UNC’s Caroline Price at No. 3 singles. The Bruins defeated the UNC Tar Heels 4-3 to claim their 111th national championship title in Athens, Ga. (Tim Bradbury/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Baseball, Sports

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May 21, 1:47 am

Baseball to end challenging year with brighter prospects

For UCLA baseball, the season started well enough, as the defending national champions began the season ranked No. 12 and were picked to finish third in the Pac-12. Read more...

Photo: Junior catcher Shane Zeile helped accommodate baseball’s shifting, injury-filled roster this year in his transition from infielder to catcher. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Softball, Sports

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May 21, 1:44 am

UCLA softball shows little weakness entering Super Regionals

It is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, but applying this metaphor to a No. 3 UCLA softball team in the NCAA Super Regionals may prove difficult. Read more...

Photo: Junior utility player Stephany LaRosa echoed that there is a sentiment of trust among the players that allows the team to capitalize when it counts. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Sports, Women's Tennis

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May 21, 1:40 am

Women’s tennis leaves behind past losses to win NCAA title

ATHENS, Ga. — Two members of the women’s tennis team capitalized on missed opportunities from past NCAA tournament exits in the Bruins’ 4-3 title game victory over the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, while one player became a champion on her last possible chance. Read more...

Photo: Junior Robin Anderson surrendered just four games in two sets to the University of North Carolina’s Jamie Loeb, a freshman who came into the tournament as the No. 1 female player in the NCAA. (Tim Bradbury/Daily Bruin senior staff)


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