Valorie Kondos Field said she has complete trust in her team. “This year we’ve trusted that they’re living as champions and making choices of champions, even on their days off,” the coach said. “I think we’re seeing the results of that in competitions.” After recording its highest score – yet its narrowest win – of […]
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Gymnastics vaults into weekend meet against Oregon State aiming for higher goals
Valorie Kondos Field has a new goal for the Bruins. “I haven’t shared it with the team yet,” the coach said. “I want to (hit) a meet where we get one 10 on every event. It can happen this weekend.” No. 3 UCLA gymnastics (3-0, 2-0 Pac-12) will take on No. 20 Oregon State (1-1, […]
Gymnastics sets bar high, flips through roster for weekend meet against Stanford
Valorie Kondos Field said the Bruins are looking to hit a complete meet this weekend. “Our goal is to put four great events together,” the coach said. “We’ve put two together, three together, but we haven’t put four events together in a meet yet and we need to do that.” No. 2 UCLA gymnastics (2-0, […]
UCLA gymnastics hopes to improve upon already impressive season
Three wins, three perfect 10s and three consecutive scores above 197 for the Bruins. No. 2 UCLA gymnastics (2-0, 1-0 Pac-12) scored a season high of 197.775 against No. 19 Arizona State (1-1, 0-1), marking the first time in school history that the Bruins have scored above 197 in the first three meets of the […]
UCLA gymnastics receives highest total score of the season, third perfect 10
Sophomore Nia Dennis leaped up to hug Madison Kocian before the rest of the Bruins swarmed her. The junior – coming off an injury from last season – scored a perfect 10 on the uneven bars. “I knew that the right timing would come eventually,” Kocian said. “It’s a long season, so I wasn’t trying […]
Upcoming podium meet to offer gymnastics experience for postseason
Coming off their highest-scoring opening meet since 2005, the Bruins will face something different: a podium meet. No. 2 UCLA gymnastics (1-0) will head to the Collegiate Challenge powered by Under Armour at the Anaheim Convention Center on Saturday, facing off against No. 9 California (0-1), No. 33 Michigan State (0-1) and No. 14 UC […]
UCLA gymnastics leaps into action with season-opening victory over Nebraska
The Bruins have begun their journey to defend their NCAA title. No. 1 UCLA gymnastics (1-0) defeated No. 11 Nebraska (0-1), scoring 197.250 points to the Cornhuskers’ 195.700 in the Bruins’ season opener Friday. The meet at Pauley Pavilion marked the beginning of coach Valorie Kondos Field’s final season. Despite the win, Kondos Field said […]