This post was updated July 5 at 10:42 p.m. In the fall, Brooklyn Moors will leave her native Canada for Westwood, but first, she’ll take a quick detour – to Tokyo. Read more...
Photo: Incoming UCLA gymnastics freshman Brooklyn Moors was named to the Canadian Olympic team June 17. Moors is the eighth Bruin gymnast to represent Team Canada at the Olympics. (Courtesy of Antoine Saito)
This post was updated July 5 at 10:29 p.m. A new era of collegiate athletics has arrived. Just over a week after the Supreme Court unanimously voted in favor of the athletes, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved an interim name, image and likeness policy Wednesday that will allow student-athletes to make money from endorsements and sponsorships while retaining collegiate eligibility. Read more...
Photo: The NCAA approved an interim name, image and likeness policy Wednesday that will allow student-athletes to make money from endorsements. The policy will go into effect in all 50 states Thursday. (Creative commons photo by NCAA via Wikimedia Commons)
This post was updated July 5 at 10:35 p.m. Jordan Chiles nailed her double pike on floor and immediately burst into tears. It was Chiles’ final routine of her first-ever U.S. Read more...
Photo: Incoming UCLA gymnastics freshman Jordan Chiles earned the bronze medal in the all-around at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials en route to earning one of the four spots on Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics (Courtesy of John Cheng/USA Gymnastics)
This post was updated July 5 at 11:48 p.m. As UCLA Athletics takes a break for the summer, professional sports are still in full-swing, with many Bruin alums representing. Read more...
Photo: Former Bruin and 2013-2014 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team member Zach LaVine is one of more than nine UCLA alums who are set to compete at the Summer 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. The guard is coming off his first All-Star season in the NBA. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Ever since it won the NCAA’s first softball championship back in 1982, no program has ever had more titles to its name than UCLA. But after UCLA softball’s Women’s College World Series exit earlier this month marked the end of an adversity-filled two-year quest to defend its latest national championship, coach Kelly Inouye-Perez emphasized that the “Bruin bubble” is about far more than just victories on the field. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez took her team to another Women’s College World Series in June but came up just short of winning another national championship after a Pac-12 championship-winning regular season. (Kaiya Pomeroy-Tso/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Three incoming UCLA gymnastics freshmen will take to the podium Friday and Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in St. Louis, Missouri. Jordan Chiles, Emma Malabuyo and Emily Lee will each have an opportunity to earn a berth at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Read more...
This post was updated June 27 at 9:39 p.m. The Bruins already have their eyes set on 2022. Amid a year of turmoil, UCLA gymnastics ended last season ranked No. Read more...
Photo: In 2020, coach Chris Waller led UCLA gymnastics to a No. 3 national ranking in his first season as head coach. After finishing No. 12 in the nation last season, Waller and the Bruins will have a full offseason and a retooled roster heading into the 2022 season. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin senior staff)
