After gaining 15 pounds of solid muscle this quarter, first-year Ben Blackburn couldn’t be happier with the results he has seen at the gym.
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Alumni academy teaches jiu-jitsu with a traditional twist
To a casual observer, watching a Brazilian jiu-jitsu match might just look like two people wrestling on the floor. But to the experienced eye, the two fighters are working to submit each other using various tactics honed through many hours of training.
Gymnasts’ season comes to an end
Saturday was a night of the elite competing head to head.
Bruins eliminated in tiebreaker
It came down to a tiebreaker between Utah and the Bruins for the third and final spot in the NCAA Championships.
Bruins have no room for error
The UCLA gymnastics team has taken full advantage of the week and a half it has had to train. Over this period of time, the team has filled its practices with intrasquad competitions.
Gymnasts train for team assignments
Monday morning UCLA gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field stood pensively at Pardee Gym watching her squad train in their last practice of the season. The optimism in Kondos Field was evident as the gymnasts stretched and worked on their routines.
Gymnasts prepare for championships
Although the No. 7 UCLA gymnastics team was pleased to get through the NCAA regionals, its second-place finish over the weekend really only served as its ticket to a shot at their ultimate goal.