Two days before the start of UCLA’s gymnastics team season, coach Valorie Kondos Field claimed that unlike those of years past, this team would experience more ups and downs on the road to another NCAA championship. Even this early into the season, the road is already feeling just a tad bumpy. After falling short to […]
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Gymnastics: Gymnasts to host rival Utah
Two hundred fifty-nine days ago the UCLA women’s gymnastics team won the NCAA Championship, a feat all but forgotten by coach Valorie Kondos Field. “Every year we wipe the slate clean and move forward,” Kondos Field said. “It’s up to this year’s group to achieve the same accolades.” Fast forward 259 days. UCLA holds the […]
Gymnastics: Star gymnast signs on to UCLA squad
Former Olympian and two-time U.S. all-around champion Tasha Schwikert is on her way to Westwood. Schwikert, one of the nation’s preeminent gymnasts signed a letter of intent on Nov. 12 and will be a member of the 2005 women’s gymnastics team. “I’ve always thought UCLA was a great school,” Schwikert said. “I can get a good […]