The track and field offseason can be a less-than-forgiving set of months with hundreds of hours of training and little else. For the distance team, cross country in the fall provides a welcome relief, but for the others, the thrills of competition are not present to reward their year-round efforts. But now the doors to […]
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UCLA men’s water polo seeks second NCAA title in a row against USC
In the year since UCLA men’s water polo captured the 2014 NCAA title, the team seemed to have just one focus. The Bruins traveled across the world to represent the United States at the World University Games, they graduated eight seniors while managing to hold an undefeated record through the entire 2015 regular season and […]
Men’s water polo to host UCSD for NCAA Tournament semifinal
UCLA men’s water polo has yet to lose, but the Bruins still haven’t won it all. To date, UCLA has won the Kap7 NorCal Invitational, the SoCal tournament, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship and every game in between. However, one more weekend remains, one final chapter before the No. 1 Bruins (28-0, 9-0 MPSF) […]
Freshman attacker brings worldly experience to men’s water polo
At any of the UCLA men’s water polo games, you can be sure to hear coach Adam Wright yelling the names of his players as he directs his offense from the opposite end of Dirks Pool. He’s made the names “Fellner,” “Ryder” and “Chance” resound throughout aquatics complexes across the nation for three years and […]
Men’s water polo looks to satisfy hunger for MPSF tournament success
Chancellor Ramirez’s favorite meal is breakfast. Unfortunately for the junior defender, breakfast is over for the UCLA men’s water polo team. It was a delicious 25-win regular season, but by no means is it enough to satisfy a team as hungry as the No. 1 Bruins (25-0, 9-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation). This weekend is […]
History of UCLA, USC men’s water polo rivalry spans more than 50 years
Believe it or not, there was a time when the historically excellent UCLA men’s water polo program was not as prominent in the world of the sport as it is today. It was a time before NCAA regulated collegiate water polo, before a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, and before seasons that lasted more than twenty […]
Men’s water polo faces pair of top-10 foes as regular season winds down
Even as the UCLA men’s water polo team continues to add to its 22-game winning streak, the No. 1 team in the country is still focused on getting all the pieces to finally come together. This weekend’s games against No. 6 UC Santa Barbara (14-8, 3-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) and No. 8 Long Beach […]