Fourteen years ago, former Bruin Onnie Willis started a tumbling pass across the floor, accompanied by the music “Minus One.” In 2015, redshirt junior Sadiqua Bynum finished that tumbling skill, and landed on the same drumbeat. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Sonya Meraz’s floor exercise routine is one based on that of former UCLA gymnast Lena Degteva. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The outcome of UCLA gymnastics’ meet against Utah was decided early as the Bruins suffered multiple mistakes against one of the nation’s best teams. When the No. Read more...
Photo: Junior Danusia Francis’ scores of 9.825 on uneven bars, 9.800 on balance beam and 9.850 on floor exercise were not enough to lift No. 8 UCLA over No. 4 Utah. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Having outscored its opponents two meets in a row, the UCLA gymnastics team now faces its biggest rival, Utah. Bruin gymnasts will travel to Salt Lake City Friday for their second road meet of the season, this time against the Utes. Read more...
Photo: While Utah’s Georgia Dabritz holds the top spot in the national all-around rankings with an average of 39.60. UCLA’s redshirt senior Samantha Peszek (pictured) trails closely in second with an average of 39.55. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After the Monday gymnastics meet at Pauley Pavilion, a Bruin squeezed her way into the Wildcats, hugging each one of them. But there wasn’t a need for either side to be alarmed – that was just UCLA’s fifth-year senior Jordan Williams saying hello to her old college teammates from Arizona. Read more...
Photo: Fifth-year senior Jordan Williams scored a 9.850 during her first home meet as a Bruin. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
There goes two wins in a row for the Bruins, but the gymnasts said their second victory was left with something to be desired. In the home opener of the season, the No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Mikaela Gerber helped lead the Bruins to victory in the balance beam with her individual score of 9.800. Gerber also had a career-best score of 9.825 on the floor exercise. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
There’s a Bruin Bubble forming in the Yates Gymnasium at John Wooden Center blocking the noise from outside. The gymnasts leapt and landed on the beam to the beat of the pop song “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea that echoed through the air. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Mikaela Gerber and the Bruins face an Arizona Wildcat team on Sunday that they have defeated in 64 of their 74 head-to-head matches. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UCLA gymnastics team has a successful mount to the season as it heads toward the season’s dismount with eight new faces in play. The Bruins’ first meet went well as the team landed a win against the Oregon State Beavers. Read more...
Photo: After UCLA gymnastics opened its season with a close win over Oregon State, redshirt senior Samantha Peszek felt the team would build on its early success. (Daily Bruin file photo)
