Lauren Wemple, a graduate student in public health at UCLA and volunteer assistant coach for the women’s club lacrosse team, shares her experiences as a student as well as an athlete while battling epilepsy.
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Team captain finds home away from home with tennis team
Adrien Puget, a senior and captain of the UCLA men’s tennis team, describes his favorite memory on the team, what it means to him to be team captain, and discusses his decision to have surgery this past fall in order to continue chasing his dreams.
Women’s basketball’s pending graduates discuss Senior Night
This Sunday is Senior Night for the UCLA women’s basketball team, a night when graduating seniors participate in their final home game as Bruins. Graduating players Thea Lemberger and Atonye Nyingifa share what Senior Night means to them and what they’ve learned from their time on the team.
Coaches’ friendship transcends the playing field
Longtime friends Amanda Cromwell and Cori Close never thought they would end up coaching at the same university. Cromwell and Close first met 17 years ago at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes camp at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Close joined UCLA as the Women’s Head Basketball Coach in 2011, while Cromwell was […]