When Nana Meriwether transferred to the UCLA volleyball team as a sophomore, she was a shy girl with "goofy" footwork, the sort of player then-head coach Andy Banachowski called "a little (OK, a lot) bashful." Read more...
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Former UCLA women’s volleyball player Nana Meriwether found a new way to compete following her time in school by participating in beauty pageants. This year, she finished as runner-up in the Miss USA pageant. (Daily Bruin File Photo; Courtesy of Nana Meriwether)
Life hasn't thrown rising sophomore infielder Stephany LaRosa many curveballs, as far as softball is concerned. Read more...
For most of rising sophomore Erynne Lee's life, golf and family have gone hand-in-hand. It was her father, Brian Lee, who got her to play golf at the age of 8, inspired after watching South Korean Se Ri Pak win a LPGA tournament. Read more...
In 2011, a freshman named Paul Reynolds came into the storied UCLA water polo program and took it by storm. Read more...
Sitting in his office one day in 1985, former UCLA baseball coach Gary Adams received a call from George Karros. Read more...
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Former Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Eric Karros waves to the crowd with his two sons, Jared and Kyle, on his bobblehead night before the Dodgers took on the New York Mets.
Title IX, which celebrated its 40th anniversary on June 23, allowed female athletes to compete in the NCAA instead, as well as have access to athletic scholarships. Read more...
Thursday marked the second time in the past three years that UCLA did not have a player selected in the NBA draft. Read more...
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Coach Ben Howland reacts after a foul call against the Bruins.
