Riley Jenkins stood at the start of the vault runway. The sophomore took a deep breath and broke into a sprint. In just five seconds, she hit the table, launched into the air and snapped into position for the landing. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Riley Jenkins cheers and holds up fours on both hands. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
USC RPI: 9 Team slash line: .271/.383/.454 Team ERA: 2.75 (1st in NCAA) Games played vs. top-25 opponents: One X-factor: Mason Edwards USC last hosted a regional in 2002. Read more...
Photo: Trojan left-hander Mason Edwards goes through his pitch routine. (Courtesy of Chris Mora/USC Athletics)
Homecomings often elicit a wide range of emotions. And Gabriel Clement II said he is embracing them all. He is heading home. The junior sprinter will compete less than 100 miles away from his hometown of Kaplan, Louisiana, on Friday and Saturday at the Battle on the Bayou in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where his family will cheer him on. Read more...
Photo: Junior sprinter Gabriel Clement II holds the baton as he sprints. Clement hails from Kaplan, Louisiana, and he will compete in his home state for the first time in his collegiate career Friday and Saturday at the Battle on the Bayou in Baton Rouge. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A quality team is determined not just by wins and losses, but by the ability to bounce back. And the Bruins have the opportunity to respond. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt frehman Aleena Garcia looks back as she crosses the plate. Garcia has recorded 31 runs this season. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
Home is not always on the schedule for college athletes. But for one Bruin, this weekend’s meet will offer exactly that. UCLA track and field will divide its roster across two competitions, sending nine distance runners to compete at the Stanford Invite in Palo Alto, California while sprinters and field athletes will head to compete in the Battle on the Bayou meet in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Read more...
Photo: Bruin distance runners race run down the back stretch at Drake Stadium at the UCLA-USC dual meet last year. The men’s distance squad had six combined seniors and graduate student athletes last year, who all departed in 2025. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Twenty-straight wins. No other team in the nation has more than nine. Just two victories shy of matching the program record of 22 straight – set in 2010 by a team that featured future major leaguers Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer – the Bruins could make history this weekend. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball walks and high-fives each other following a win. (Miles Turner/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 2 at 11:21 p.m. No. 1-seeded UCLA women’s basketball (35-1, 18-0 Big Ten) will face No. 1-seeded Texas (35-3, 13-3 SEC) in the Final Four in Phoenix on Friday. Read more...
Photo: Coach Cori Close stands on the sidelines. Close has led the Bruins to their only two Final Four appearances in program history, this and last year’s campaigns. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
