Sunday, May 24

No holds barred

His head pressed firmly into the mat, with his chin and stomach arched toward the air, Sulaiman Tokhi rotates his neck to keep it loose for the abuse it is about to take. Read more...


W. golf: Golfer Mayorkas finishes atop leaderboard

It didn’t take long for Charlotte Mayorkas to make a solid impression in her first tournament as a professional. Playing at the same U.S. Women’s local qualifying site as her coach Carrie Forsyth and teammate Hannah Jun, the senior and three-time All-American bested them all. Read more...


M. track: Jumping ahead, one foot at a time

It’s a feat no UCLA triple jumper has accomplished in years, but Demetre Howard is convinced that he can change that this weekend. Howard, one of three Bruins who will compete in the triple jump this weekend at the NCAA West Regionals, hopes to become the first UCLA athlete to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the event since Mel Moultry in 1998. Read more...


Bruin digest

Riza Zalameda may have had a horrible start to her week in Athens, Ga., but the last few days have been quite memorable ones. A freshman on the women’s tennis team, Zalameda suffered a straight set loss to Lindsey Nelson in her first and only match at the NCAA Championships team event last Thursday. Read more...


W. golf: Coach returns to course as player

As UCLA women’s golf coach Carrie Forsyth walked toward the driving range at Paradise Valley Country Club in Phoenix, Ariz., a U.S. Women’s Open qualifying site, she was approached by one of the players competing who recognized her. Read more...



M. tennis: Champions at last

COLLEGE STATION, Texas “”mdash; It’s almost impossible to imagine a storybook ending any better than this one. With everything seemingly against them ““ the momentum, the fans and, most importantly, history ““ the members of the UCLA men’s tennis team did the absolutely unthinkable. Read more...