Wednesday, May 13

Cross country readies to face ranked teams at Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational

When the Bruins finished third at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Sept. 28, they were led by redshirt senior Robert Brandt who finished second individually. But UCLA cross country was without one regular runner in its lineup – redshirt senior Millen Trujillo. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Millen Trujillo will gear up for his first race of the 2019 season as the Bruins head to Wisconsin to participate in the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational. Trujillo placed third for the Bruins individually at the 2018 NCAA West Regional. (Courtesy of Don Liebig/UCLA Athletics)


Women’s tennis focuses on competing in matches and tournaments, bonding as a team

At this point of the season, it’s all about playing matches. “(We’re) just trying to find out where everyone is at,” said UCLA women’s tennis coach Stella Sampras Webster. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s tennis junior Abi Altick compiled a 19-9 singles record and 26-6 doubles record last season. She will see her first action in the fall season after recovering from a stress fractuce in her foot.(Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)


Men’s soccer seeks success against San Diego in break from conference games

The Bruins have never fallen to the Toreros in a regular-season home match dating back to 1980. In a break from conference action, UCLA men’s soccer (5-5-2, 1-3-1 Pac-12) will face San Diego (9-1-1, 1-0-0 West Coast Conference) in its 36th meeting of all time, as the two squads have seen each other every year since the 1997 season – except for the 2015 season. Read more...

Photo: Freshman forward Jefferson Alade made his first career start for UCLA men’s soccer in its last game against California on Oct. 13. Alade said the Bruins’ ability to avoid conceding early goals will be important in getting the result against San Diego on Thursday. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


The Quad: A breakdown of SB 206, which allows student-athletes to monetize their likenesses

From within courtrooms to posts on LeBron James’ Instagram, the discussion of student-athletes’ name, image and likeness rights has seemingly come to an end. Not only is the bill a media magnet, but with articles titled “Free labor from college athletes may soon come to an end,” and “Should College Athletes Be Allowed to Get Paid?,” California Senate Bill 206 is bound to raise some eyebrows and shine a light on the interminable debate of student-athlete employability. Read more...

Photo: The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, signed SB 206 into law Sept. 30. The bill will allow student-athletes to be paid for use of their image and likeness in media starting in January 2023. (Photo by Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor, Photo illustration by Andrea Grigsby/Illustrations Director)



Assistant men’s tennis coach’s background serves as baseline for career

It’s been over a decade since Rikus De Villiers made the journey to Pepperdine for his first season of collegiate tennis. But the now-UCLA men’s tennis assistant coach’s eventual trip from Malibu to Westwood wasn’t the longest leg of his journey. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s tennis assistant coach Rikus De Villiers grew up playing junior tennis in his native country of South Africa before making the journey to the U.S. to play collegiate tennis. As he climbed the junior ranks of his home nation, De Villiers was often expected to financially support his budding career on his own – one of many obstacles he faced as he strived to break into the professional level of the sport. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


Scouting Report: UCLA vs. Stanford

UCLA football (1-5, 1-2 Pac-12) will return from its bye week to face Stanford (3-3, 2-2) on Thursday. The Bruins have fallen to the Cardinal 11 straight times – is this the week the streak ends, or will the Cardinal walk away triumphant once again? Read more...