Sunday, July 26

Cole Kessler to enter UCLA with competitive European cycling resume

The Swiss Alps. The French countryside. The streets of Austria. Most people associate these European landscapes with images of peace and tranquility. Cole Kessler, on the other hand, has a particular quote running through his mind when he sees them. Read more...

Photo: Incoming UCLA freshman Cole Kessler is a competitive amateur cyclist on the world’s stage in Europe. The Newbury Park, California, native currently competes for the LUX U19 Development cycling team and is set to sign a professional contract later in the year. (Courtesy of Steve Kessler)


Q&A: Johnny Juzang reflects on season successes, decision to return to Westwood

After transferring from Kentucky in the 2020 offseason, junior guard Johnny Juzang had one of the most decorated single seasons in UCLA men’s basketball history. Pacing the team in scoring, Juzang helped lead the Bruins to their first NCAA Final Four since 2008, earning an All-NCAA Tournament Team selection after picking up All-Pac-12 honors in the regular season. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball junior guard Johnny Juzang picked up a number of accolades last season while leading the team in scoring, earning an All-Pac-12 Team selection and All-NCAA Tournament Team selection after the Bruins made their first NCAA Final Four appearance since 2008. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Kaila Novak inspires many with her joy, messages of body positivity on TikTok

Kaila Novak is just an ordinary teenager. That is, if you consider ordinary as being a Division I soccer player with more than a million followers on social media. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s soccer forward Kaila Novak is a Pac-12 All-Freshman team caliber player on the field, but the sophomore has also amassed more than one million followers on TikTok, using her platform to spread positivity. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Jaquez family cements UCLA basketball dynasty with recent women’s basketball commit

When the Bruins graced the national stage last March, the name “Jaquez” was made known around the country. UCLA men’s basketball had an up-and-down regular season before Jaime Jaquez Jr. Read more...

Photo: Siblings Gabriela Jaquez (left) and Jaime Jaquez Jr. (right) will both potentially be Bruins in 2022. Gabriela is a class of 2022 recruit for UCLA women’s basketball, while Jaime is a junior with at least two years left of eligibility for UCLA men’s basketball. (Left to right: Courtesy of eliteisearned.com, Daily Bruin file photo)


International diver makes waves for UCLA, returns home to pursue Olympic dreams

Even before becoming a Bruin, Maria Polyakova dreamed of competing on the Olympic stage. Seven years after coming to Westwood and pursuing an award-laden collegiate career, Polyakova finally accomplished her goal, competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as a diver for the Russian Olympic Committee. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA diver Maria Polyakova spent five years with the Bruins before returning home to Russia to train for the Olympics. (Daily Bruin file photo. Photo illustration by Cat Nordstrom/Daily Bruin)