Fourteen years ago, former Bruin Onnie Willis started a tumbling pass across the floor, accompanied by the music “Minus One.” In 2015, redshirt junior Sadiqua Bynum finished that tumbling skill, and landed on the same drumbeat. This year, the UCLA gymnastics team paid tribute to legacy floor routines, bringing back some of 25th-year coach Valorie […]
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UCLA faces gymnastics juggernaut in No. 4 Utah
Having outscored its opponents two meets in a row, the UCLA gymnastics team now faces its biggest rival, Utah. Bruin gymnasts will travel to Salt Lake City Friday for their second road meet of the season, this time against the Utes. As of Monday, UCLA ranks No. 8, while Utah ranks No. 4. The two […]
Grad student Jordan Williams faces former team at first home meet
After the Monday gymnastics meet at Pauley Pavilion, a Bruin squeezed her way into the Wildcats, hugging each one of them. But there wasn’t a need for either side to be alarmed – that was just UCLA’s fifth-year senior Jordan Williams saying hello to her old college teammates from Arizona. Before transferring to UCLA as […]
Gymnastics team ignores distractions, focuses on itself for first home meet
There’s a Bruin Bubble forming in the Yates Gymnasium at John Wooden Center blocking the noise from outside. The gymnasts leapt and landed on the beam to the beat of the pop song “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea that echoed through the air. Coach Valorie Kondos Field offered an explanation of the Bruin Bubble in details. […]
UCLA gymnastics to challenge Oregon State in season opener
After years of training with the objective of being outstanding as individuals, the eight fresh faces on the UCLA gymnastics team will now become familiar with collegiate competition’s focus on team spirit. The UCLA gymnastics team will open the 2015 season when it takes on Oregon State on Monday at 6 p.m. The No. 5 […]
UCLA swim and dive dominates in East Coast meets, breaks records
This week, the UCLA swim team and dive team both traveled to the East Coast, but to different destinations. The swimmers flew to Greensboro, N.C. for a four-day meet at the 2014 AT&T Winter National Championships. While the divers participated in a three-day meet at the Georgia Fall Invitational held in Athens, Ga., over the […]
UCLA swim seeks to extend momentum from invitational
UCLA swimmers stood on the starting blocks, backs arched and arms stretched forward, ready to plunge into the water at the sound of coach Cyndi Gallagher’s whistle. It was another routine Monday practice in which an atmosphere of competition was built up. Returning from an intense three-day A3 Performance Invitational over the weekend at East […]