Gymnastics unexpectedly falls short in several individual events at NCAA finals

Standing sideways on the balance beam, freshman Danusia Francis paused, her focus visible on her face. She took a deep inhale before flipping through the air in an inverted aerial, a move never before tried in a college competition – and one she only decided to try the night before.

UCLA finishes day three of NCAA gymnastics competition

After a roller-coaster two days of team competition, UCLA’s gymnasts had an equally mixed bag of results in today’s individual event championships. Freshman Danusia Francis had one of the day’s more dramatic moments during her performance on balance beam. Instead of doing a flip along the length of the beam, she attempted the more challenging […]

Gymnastics falls short in NCAA championships, taking fourth

The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. For just a moment, before forcing a smile to her face and throwing her hands in the air, senior Vanessa Zamarripa froze. On hands and knees, head down, she stared into the blue […]

UCLA sand volleyball duos hope to impress at weekend tournament for nationals bids

When the sand volleyball team squares off against seven other teams in a weekend-long tournament, two duos will have their last opportunity to showcase why they deserve a spot at the national championship. Although coach Stein Metzger said the team as a whole is unlikely to receive a bid, he said UCLA’s No. 1 duo […]