This week, 550 elite American athletes traveled to Gwangju, South Korea, to compete on the world stage at the World University Games. While some of the athletes play bigger sports like basketball or water polo, many will make their mark in the lesser-known competitions. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Ashwin Narkar (left) and sophomore Stephanie Lam (right) are both representing the United States in badminton at the World University Games. (Courtesy of USA Badminton)
Three UCLA men’s volleyball coaches traded their blue and gold for a summer of red, white and blue after the 2015 NCAA season. As the team’s players scattered for the offseason, head coach John Speraw and assistant coaches Andrea Becker and Brad Keller united under a common goal: representing the United States on sidelines across the world. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball coaches Andrea Becker and John Speraw (third and fourth from left) are coaches with the U.S. Men’s National Team. The team is currently in the midst of FIVB World League play. (Courtesy of the FIVB)
At a glance, UCLA rower Tim Maytom wouldn’t appear to be a member of the athletic elite. Listed at only 6 feet, 1 inch and 185 pounds, he is considered small compared to the rest of his teammates. Read more...
Photo: Tim Maytom (second from right) and the UCLA men’s rowing 4+ boat got silver at the 2015 ACRA Championships. The recent graduate is rowing for the U.S. in the World University Games. (Courtesy of UCLA men’s rowing)
From July 3 to 14, almost 50 UCLA student-athletes and coaches will participate in the 2015 summer World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea. The Games, which occur every two years, feature the world’s best university athletes. Read more...
This post was updated on July 7 at 11:50 a.m. Sean “Diddy” Combs will not face felony assault and battery charges following his arrest for allegedly attacking a UCLA assistant football coach and an intern on June 22. Read more...
Photo: University police arrested rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs after an altercation at UCLA’s Acosta Athletic Training Complex on June 22. (Creative Commons photo by Alexander Vaughn via Flickr)
Men’s basketball assistant coach Ed Schilling has worked with countless NBA players. But to him, none of the two-decades-worth of elite athletes he has coached at the high school, college, and professional levels have matched Thomas Welsh’s work ethic. Read more...
Photo: Rising sophomore Thomas Welsh is one of two centers on USA Men’s Basketball’s U19 roster. The United States is currently in Greece, competing in the FIBA World Championship. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Rare opportunities are the outgrowth of self-generated success. Entrepreneurs and businesspeople know that. So does UCLA men’s water polo. The 2014 national championship trophy has been sitting in the J.D. Read more...
Photo: With goalie Garrett Danner sidelined with an injury, rising junior attacker Ryder Roberts said that the U.S. veterans are confident in the team’s youth. Roberts helped the team to a fifth-place finish in 2013. (Daily Bruin file photo)
