Nestled among a couple of weeks’ worth of clutter in the back of Natalie Golda’s Ford Explorer are two of her most treasured items. One from the Pan American Water Polo Games ““ Gold. The second from the 2003 World FINA Championships ““ Gold. And inside the UCLA senior-to-be’s gym bag ““ a Speedo swimsuit, […]
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W. basketball: Top Model
From high tops to high heels, senior Jamila Veasley is taking a new direction in life. Veasley’s days on the basketball court are well behind her. But now this Cerritos native is shooting for a career in modeling. “I love doing it,” Veasley said. “People know what they want to do. When I’m on the […]
M. waterpolo: Bruin up for award honoring nation’s best water polo player
UCLA junior driver Brett Ormsby is among an elite group of nominees for the fifth annual Peter J. Cutino Award, an honor given to this past season’s finest men’s and women’s water polo player on May 22 in San Francisco. The men’s nominees also include Cal’s senior driver Attila Banhidy, and two-time Cutino Award winner […]
Flex appeal
Whether it’s pumping iron, bending the steel or racking up the plates at the Wooden Center or their local gym, many UCLA students are striving to bench press their way to the “perfect” body. Weightlifting is not just a sport ““ it’s a way of life. Though some lift for a variety of reasons, it […]
W. water polo: Bruins aim to make waves next season
For the first time in ages, the Bruins will be idle in the water during the NCAA tournament. Only a few days removed from an agonizing loss to Stanford and a third-place finish in the MPSF Tournament, coach Adam Krikorian is no longer dwelling on the past, even though the season has run dry for […]
W. water polo: Loss ends Bruins’ quest for NCAA bid
LOS ALAMITOS “”mdash; There wasn’t one dry face after the game. Mixed with sweat, water and tears, the UCLA women’s water polo team found itself deadlocked at two apiece against archrival Stanford heading into the final period of the women’s water polo MPSF Tournament semifinal game. With the Bruins’ season teetering and tottering in the […]
W. water polo: Goalkeepers play crucial role in MPSF matchup
LOS ALAMITOS “”mdash; Over the course of Saturday’s defensive MPSF Tournament match, two standout freshman goalies, UCLA’s Emily Feher and Stanford’s Meridth McColl, blocked and slapped virtually all incoming objects. For Feher, who finished with a game-high seven saves, it was the game of a lifetime. Her adept hands and explosiveness out of the water […]