LAS VEGAS – The Bruins led at the halfway point. Competing in Olympic order, only beam remained before finishing with a floor party. But at the Mean Girls Super 16 meet, a not-so-fetch beam rotation sunk the Bruins’ penultimate event, leaving them in last place, a full point behind the Crimson Tide. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Selena Harris salutes the judges following her bars routine at the Mean Girls Super 16 meet at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)

This post was updated Jan. 14 at 6:55 p.m. For Nya Reed, Friday’s debut provided her an opportunity to honor the sorority that has become a significant part of her identity. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Nya Reed performs her floor routine at Pauley Pavilion wearing a leotard with Delta Sigma Theta letters on the front. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)

Less than a week away from Meet the Bruins and under a month away from UCLA gymnastics’ first meet of the 2024 season, coach Janelle McDonald sat down with the Daily Bruin gymnastics beat ahead of her second year in charge of the program to discuss new and returning gymnasts, team culture, event improvements and more. Read more...

Photo: Coach Janelle McDonald smiles out toward the Pauley Pavilion crowd. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)