Author Archives: Marcus Anderson

The UCLA gymnastics team has experienced its first real setback of the year ““ a loss. For most teams, a loss helps reestablish competitive spirit and goals, but this one against No. 13 Oregon State left the Bruins (6-1) unable to achieve one of their season-long objectives ““ an undefeated record. “The focus hasn’t shifted,” […]

Senior Onnie Willis was recently named the Pac-10 Gymnast of the Week, marking the third time she has been awarded the prestigious designation. Willis has performed well for the Bruins this year and is coming off an especially impressive all-around score in the team’s home opener last Sunday. She scored a career-high 39.8 and helped […]

The UCLA women’s gymnastics team acheived one of its season goals last week when it beat Utah in Salt Lake City. The Utes can no longer claim the nation’s longest win streak, which they had maintained for 23 years at the Hunstman Center. “We really came together in Utah,” said junior Jeanette Antolin. “After a […]

The No. 1 UCLA women’s gymnastics team made history on Friday night when they defeated No. 4 Utah. Competing without head coach Valorie Kondos Field looking on (she missed the trip due to neck and back problems), the Bruins (3-0) found a way to end the Utes NCAA-record, 170-meet home winning streak. Utah had not […]

Gymnastics reigns at the University of Utah. The average home attendance at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City has been nearly 11,000 since 1992. Many NBA teams find it difficult to fill that many seats, and the average attendance for UCLA men’s basketball has been well below that mark eight home games into the […]

More goes into a crew boat than just eight athletes. “We’re the most tight-knit team on campus,” explains UCLA rower Cory Salisbury, who joined the men’s crew team last year. “Yeah, we have to get up early in the morning, but it’s absolutely worth it.” So, how important is team unity? Some rowers wake up […]