Author Archives: Michael Hull

Distance, jumps teams shine at track and field home opener

The two-day home opener for UCLA track and field this past weekend started with, according to assistant coach Forest Braden, one of the best days for the program’s distance team he’s ever seen. And though the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival concluded Friday evening, Saturday’s continuation of the Legends of Track and Field Invitational at Westwood’s […]

UCLA rowing prepares for matchups without team’s seasoned veterans

For the past three seasons, the number of upperclassmen on the UCLA rowing team has shrunk significantly. The Bruins had 21 veterans in 2014, 16 in 2015 and just nine last year. That trend has reversed this year, albeit ever so slightly, with 13 upperclassmen on the team’s 50-woman roster. However, some of the seniors […]

The Rundown: Feb. 23

Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Women’s water polo After recording 13 saves against No. 6 UC Irvine on Friday in No. 3 UCLA’s home opener, sophomore goalie Carlee Kapana garnered the honor of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Player of the Week. The first underclassman to […]

Women’s water polo to face biggest challenge yet at Irvine tournament

Women’s water polo coach Brandon Brooks said that the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference championship is the most competitive tournament of the year. “The depth there is unmatched,” Brooks said. That’s still months away, but he added that nearly all of the teams that will be there will also descend on the tournament UCLA is […]

Water polo handles the elements en route to 16-1 flooding of Irvine

Of the outdoor Los Angeles-area games UCLA had scheduled Friday, the largest storm in the past several years cancelled all but one. UCLA women’s water polo’s 2017 home opener continued as planned – the Bruins warmed up, competed and cooled down under a continuous sheet of rain. “The first half, I couldn’t really see people […]