Competitive but warmhearted is how Stein Metzger’s student-athletes would describe their coach. From the minute Metzger took over the team in 2013, the group became a force to be reckoned with. Read more...
Photo: Coach Stein Metzger coaches his athletes. Metzger is in his 11th season with the Bruins and has led the team to two national championships in 2018 and 2019. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA men’s tennis (12-10, 3-5 Pac-12) will take on Northwestern (20-9, 7-2 Big Ten) Friday at 7 a.m. in Lexington, Kentucky, in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s tennis players huddle during the Pac-12 tournament in Ojai, California. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)
If the Bruins lose their best shot at a national championship in years, it won’t be because their opponents beat them. It will be because they beat themselves. Read more...
Photo: Members of the UCLA men’s volleyball team go in for a huddle. The Bruins’ future rests on whether or not they can limit their errors enough during their NCAA tournament run. (Anya Yakimenko/Daily Bruin staff)
No. 1 seed UCLA men’s volleyball (29-2, 12-0 MPSF) will take on Long Beach State (20-4, 9-1 Big West) in the semifinal round of the NCAA tournament in Fairfax, Virginia, on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: The team cheers after a point. UCLA men’s volleyball sports high-level players at all positions on the court, as its entire starting lineup gathered All-America honors in 2023. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
With Senior Day celebrations ending the day, the Bruins went even in their regular season finale against USC. UCLA track and field split the dual meet against its rivals Sunday, with the men’s team topping the Trojans 88-70 while the women’s team fell short by 13 points in the 88-75 decision. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Jalyn Jackson rises on the long jump. (Ilan Berdy/Daily Bruin)
Just over two weeks removed from the end of UCLA gymnastics’ season at the semifinals of the NCAA championships, Sports Editor Sam Settleman and staff writer Benjamin Royer sat down with coach Janelle McDonald to discuss her takeaways from year one as the Bruins’ head coach, potential upgrades for next season, the transfer portal and more. Read more...
Photo: UCLA gymnastics coach Janelle McDonald smiles during a meet. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated May 2 at 10:07 p.m. Raised by two collegiate athletes, Merrick McHenry had his pick of sports. As his father, Metrick McHenry, played football at Texas Tech and his mother, Jennifer McHenry, played volleyball for the Red Raiders, Merrick was born into an athletic, sports-loving bloodline. Read more...
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