Author Archives: Frank Portillo

Kinks are worked out during the regular season. A team reaches its peak come postseason time ““ that’s just how it is. But the UCLA gymnastics team doesn’t seem to realize that’s how it goes. The fact of the matter is, the Bruins have displayed more mental lapses in their two postseason meets this year […]

It seems as though a sleeping giant has woken up just in time. Saturday, in North Carolina State’s Reynolds Coliseum, the No. 1 UCLA gymnastics team made up for its disappointing Pac-10 Championship loss by winning the NCAA Southeast Regional competition, thereby securing itself a spot at the NCAA National Championships. And maybe the scariest […]

Almost. But not quite. Saturday found the No. 1 UCLA gymnastics team upset at the Pac-10 Championships by No. 6 Stanford. To make matters worse, the loss was by the smallest margin possible ““ .025 points. In a field consisting of host Arizona, Arizona State, California, Washington, Stanford and UCLA, the competition turned into a […]

It took 12 meets and 62 days for the UCLA gymnastics team to engage in a battle royale worthy of Rocky Balboa/Apollo Creed status. UCLA’s regular-season finale saw the meet determined by the last routine of the night, as the No. 1 Bruins won on the road by their smallest margin of the season, a […]

UCLA’s gymnasts are looking to end their season in a different way than they started it. They hope to finish with a win. No. 1 UCLA (9-4) concludes its regular season today by traveling to Gainesville to take on No. 7 Florida (13-5) in a dual meet at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Interestingly enough, […]

Back in January, UCLA gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field was not sure how the incoming freshmen would handle the season. Two months into the season, and on the verge of postseason competition, the freshmen have been decent, but have left much to be desired. “We’ve had a lot of difficulties, but the upperclassmen have come […]

The seniors on the UCLA gymnastics team made sure their last regular season home meet would be a memorable one. UCLA rallied behind its seniors en route to a 198.325-195.725 victory over Michigan on Sunday at Pauley Pavilion in front of 3,457 spectators. Senior Jeanette Antolin and freshman Ashley Peckett started things off strong for […]