COVID-19 has halted another Bruin program. No. 8 UCLA gymnastics will not compete in the Collegiate Challenge in Anaheim on Jan. 8 because of COVID-19 protocols within the Bruin program. Read more...
Photo: Members of No. 8 UCLA gymnastics form a huddle. The Bruins won’t compete until Jan. 17 after pulling out of the Collegiate Challenge because of COVID-19 protocols within the program. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For the first time in nearly two years, the Bruins were able to perform for a crowd in their home arena. In No. 8 UCLA gymnastics’ first event of the season, team gold competed against team blue in the annual Meet the Bruins intrasquad in Pauley Pavilion on Friday, with team gold taking home the victory by an 8-7 margin. Read more...
Photo: Senior Norah Flatley performs on beam. Flatley and UCLA gymnastics competed in an intrasquad competition in Pauley Pavilion on Friday prior to the official start of the 2022 season. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins might not be facing an opponent Friday, but that won’t dampen the competitive atmosphere, according to coach Chris Waller. “Our student-athletes are crazy competitive,” Waller said. Read more...
Photo: Senior Kendal Poston is set to begin her fifth season with UCLA gymnastics on Friday as the Bruins host their annual intrasquad meet at Pauley Pavilion. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Chris Waller peered beyond the windows of Yates Gym and saw an unfamiliar sight. It was a person, standing in the John Wooden Center outside the entrance to Yates Gym, attempting to get a glimpse of UCLA gymnastics’ practice. Read more...
Photo: Senior Margzetta Frazier and UCLA gymnastics will welcome back fans in Pauley Pavilion for the first time in nearly two years Friday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The start of the 2021-2022 school year has arrived and with it comes a number of Bruins making their inaugural campus visits. For those who have yet to step foot in Westwood, it may be challenging to gauge which sporting events to attend. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball finished the 2021 season with a 47-7 record, a Pac-12 title and a trip to the Women’s College World Series. The Bruins lost pitcher Rachel Garcia from that team, but return most of the rest of the roster heading into the 2022 season. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
Last year, the Bruins were supposed to welcome their biggest freshman class since 2018. But when the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the Olympics until 2021, that went out the window, as many of the incoming UCLA gymnastics freshmen deferred enrollment to pursue the Tokyo Games. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Eric Hurd/UCLA Athletics)
