UCLA senior gymnast Onnie Willis was awarded the Honda Award for the 2002-2003 season. The award is given annually to the best collegiate gymnast in the nation. In completing her career with a third NCAA national championship in her four years of eligibility, Willis’ senior season has been a dream come true. This year the […]
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First-year coaches lead gymnastics to victory
One mark of a great gymnast lies in the ability to win championships. The same holds true for coaches. This past weekend in Lincoln, Neb., the UCLA women’s gymnastics team, led by five seniors, captured its third title in four years. It was not the first UCLA gymnastics championship, but for first-year coaches Chris Waller […]
Foam finger is essential sports-fan merchandise
The Indiana Pacers’ Ron Artest, the UCLA women’s gymnastics team and a cute little kid at the Dodgers game this past week have all given the proverbial finger to thousands of spectators at large sporting venues. Artest flipped his bird in anger at the Miami crowd during a game against the Heat, the same game […]
Bruins secure NCAA title
LINCOLN, Neb. ““ While introducing the gymnasts for the 2003 NCAA finals, Nebraska’s public address announcer incorrectly pronounced Onnie Willis’ first and last names. It was a bad omen if ever there was one. But superstition would not get in the way of the Bruins’ talent on Friday. At the 2003 NCAA women’s gymnastics championships, […]
Bruins follow team win with 2 individual titles
LINCOLN, Neb. “”mdash; During Saturday night’s individual NCAA championships, Jamie Dantzscher dismounted from her bars routine, took a step forward, posed for the judges, and walked away, dejected. It was Dantzscher’s third and final event, and she had already been narrowly beaten on vault and floor. “I was a little disappointed that I took a […]
Gymnastics advances to finals
LINCOLN, Neb. “”mdash; UCLA was not at its best during the Thursday afternoon preliminary session of the NCAA championships. The team counted a rare fall on beam, its final rotation of the afternoon. Still, despite the fall counting toward their team total, the Bruins won the preliminary heat with a 196.950. “I think in hindsight […]
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All year long, there has been one constant, common goal for the UCLA women’s gymnastics team: win the NCAA championship. Thursday afternoon the Bruins will kick off in Nebraska’s Devaney Center in Lincoln, along with five other teams with dreams of NCAA glory. The afternoon session will include defending champion Alabama, with Michigan, Arizona State, […]