Handing her oar off to a teammate, junior Samantha Upton lifted herself out of her boat, over the murky saltwater of Marina del Rey and into the newly vacated seat in the boat floating next to her – in the process sliding past the teammate moving into Upton’s old seat.
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UCLA rowing pulls closer in races against USC
Although the Bruins lost their dual with crosstown rival USC on Saturday, they kept their margins tighter than they did a month ago.
UCLA rowing to face USC in heated race
Unlike the large regattas that have defined most of the spring, this weekend UCLA women’s rowing will compete against only one team – USC.
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 […]