Author Archives: Jessica Bach

Armed with a renewed motivation and a new career-best mark, senior pole vaulter Yoo Kim heads into this weekend’s NCAA Indoor Championships as one of the leading candidates to win a championship in his event. The only obstacle that appears to be in Kim’s path is top-ranked vaulter and friendly rival Tommy Skipper from the […]

One would think that there would be a special connection this spring when freshman quarterback Pat Cowan and his brother Joe, a wide receiver, hit the field in practice. But after having a solid season on the scout team last year and currently enjoying a standout spring, Pat sees his brother just like any receiver […]

It was an itch he just had to scratch, so UCLA’s Matt Willis scratched it all the way from Drake Stadium to Spaulding Field. Previously a hurdler on the UCLA men’s track and field team, Willis has traded his spikes for a pair of cleats, walking on to the Bruin football team as a receiver. […]

UCLA senior defensive tackle CJ Niusulu was suspended indefinitely for violating a team policy, coach Karl Dorrell announced after practice Tuesday. Dorrell would not elaborate upon the reasons or conditions of the suspension, or speculate on the possibility that Niusulu would be reinstated to the team. “I don’t know at this point in time if […]

Practice had long since ended and all but a few players were still on the field finishing interviews. As passing students walked by the open gates of Spaulding Field, they knew one player who was still out there and shouted support to him. “Ben Olson!” … “Go Ben!” Ben Olson, the Bruins’ newest and warmly […]

With quarterback Ben Olson already having announced his intentions of coming to UCLA, the next big question surrounding the football program is who will join him. That question will be answered today, the first day of the football signing period. Besides Olson, who is already enrolled in classes and participating in team functions, this year’s […]

After flirting with the possibility of joining the Texas football coaching staff last week, UCLA running backs coach Eric Bieniemy decided to remain with the Bruins, the university athletic department announced Friday. Texas coach Mack Brown had targeted Bieniemy as one of the top candidates for the running backs coach position for the Longhorns. But […]