Following its first national title since 2010, UCLA gymnastics will welcome a trio of freshmen to give the Bruins another opportunity to repeat. Coach Valorie Kondos Field will be adding three high-level recruits to next year’s team after losing five seniors from this past year’s squad. Each freshman is a top competitor in their field, […]
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Josh Rosen, Kolton Miller selected in first round of NFL Draft
Josh Rosen is a Cardinal. The former UCLA quarterback was selected 10th by the Arizona Cardinals in Thursday’s NFL Draft. Rosen was the fourth quarterback taken, after Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold and Josh Allen. Rosen finished his career with a 17-13 record as the Bruins’ starter. He accounted for 9,340 passing yards and 65 total […]
Gymnastics ends season as NCAA, Pac-12 champions after change of mentality
Coach Valorie Kondos Field realized her team’s mentality needed to change in order to reclaim the title at this year’s NCAA championship. “The last two seasons, my staff and I get together after national championships, and say, ‘We have to do something different,’” Kondos Field said. “We got real with them about getting as physically […]
Gymnastics clinches UCLA’s 115th NCAA title in close finish
This post was updated April 21 at 9:26 p.m. ST. LOUIS—The Bruins needed a 9.9750 on the final routine. Just as she did multiple times this season, redshirt senior Peng-Peng Lee delivered. No. 3 UCLA gymnastics (37-2, 4-1 Pac-12) finished as NCAA champions for the first time since 2010, taking a comeback victory in the six-team […]
UCLA gymnastics places first in NCAA semifinal, clinches Super Six spot
This post was updated April 20 at 1:52 p.m. ST. LOUIS—The Bruins have only one more hurdle to clear before they can become national champions. No. 3 UCLA gymnastics (32-2, 4-1 Pac-12) advanced to the Super Six at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis. The team finished in first place with a final score of […]
UCLA gymnastics aims to ride Pac-12 success into NCAA regional
The Bruins have one last hurdle before reaching St. Louis and a shot at the national championship. No. 3 UCLA gymnastics (22-2, 4-1 Pac-12) will compete in the NCAA regional in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, hosted by No. 25 Ohio State (17-11, 3-4 Big Ten). Coach Valorie Kondos Field said the team gained a couple […]
Gymnasts win Pac-12 championship, receive several honors
Well before the national championship trophy will be handed out, Bruin gymnasts have already taken home a fair amount of hardware for their efforts this season. No. 3 UCLA gymnastics (18-2, 4-1 Pac-12) had eight athletes earn a total of 14 All Pac-12 honors with two of them earning major conference awards for their performances […]