Barring an uncharacteristic meltdown in the last rotation of Saturday’s NCAA regional, No. 5 Utah had already all but locked up both first place and the first of two available bids for NCAA championships in two weeks. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Samantha Peszek placed first in the individual all-around competition in the Bruins’ second-place finish in the NCAA Regionals. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Two weeks ago, UCLA gymnastics prepared for Pac-12 Championships riding a wave of momentum. The Bruins were coming off three consecutive meets in which they posted a team score of 197 or higher. Read more...
Photo: UCLA gymnastics coach Valerie Kondos Field said the No. 8 Bruins will be wary of a potential upset by the No. 17 Arkansas Razorbacks at home, as UCLA heads to Fayetteville, Ark., for the NCAA regionals on Saturday. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Kassidy Kozai needed surgery to reconstruct a torn medial collateral ligament and posterior cruciate ligament in her right knee three years prior to enrolling in college. Read more...
Photo: Kassidy Kozai suffered a number of injuries in her time as a gymnast and bounced back after each one. However, she now finds a different way to impact the sport she loves, serving as an undergraduate assistant coach for UCLA gymnastics. (Joseph Chan/Daily Bruin)
UCLA gymnastics’ performance in the Pac-12 Championships brought back a certain memory for coach Valorie Kondos Field. It was not one from her 24 years of experience coaching the team. Read more...
Photo: Senior Sydney Sawa said the Bruins were overeager and too tight in the Pac-12 Championships, which led to their struggles. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Danusia Francis had some big shoes to fill. The sophomore was up next on beam. Just prior, the chants of “10” from the crowd after redshirt junior Samantha Peszek’s beam routine turned into jeers at the judges after they unveiled a 9.925. Read more...
Photo: Senior Olivia Courtney celebrates after completing an apparatus. Courtney, along with fellow Sydney Sawa, competed in her final routines at Pauley Pavilion as UCLA defeated Utah State and Bowling Green State in the Bruins’ final home meet of the season.
As UCLA gymnastics prepares for its final meet of the regular season on Sunday, the team seems to have finally picked up the momentum it lacked in the first half of its season – in fact, its recent success suddenly means it could be a serious contender for an NCAA title come April. Read more...
In UCLA gymnastics’ second-to-last meet of the regular season, the Bruins proved that the issues on beam that plagued the team in its first few meets are long over. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Samantha Peszek placed first in the all-around competition over the weekend and had a team-high score in the floor competition as well. (Tim Bradbury/Daily Bruin senior staff)
