David Martini did not come to UCLA planning to play rugby. He picked up the sport at the end of sophomore year, after playing two seasons as a wide receiver for the Bruins, because he was “just looking for something to do.”
Category Archives: Club & IM Sports
Emotions run high in IM sports as players get fired up
They may not be playing for national championships or Olympic gold medals, but many of the UCLA students who play IM sports are not joking around.
UCLA Kendo Club hones art, seeks increased membership to further participation in competitions
Walk into the Gold Room at the Wooden Center and one can observe unidentified masked figures using swords to attack one another. The sounds of the bamboo rods clashing against each other fills the room.
For the UCLA dragon boat team, synchronization and unity are key
Pulsating drums, beats, coordination and synchronization are normally associated with marching bands. At UCLA, those components are associated with, of all things imaginable, dragons.
Hitting the waves and the textbooks
“Hang ten, brah!” Blake Lawless said, a hint of irony in his voice.
Chance and love of the sport pull individuals with diverse competitive experiences together to create UCLA club figure skating team
The UCLA club figure skating team exists out of sheer coincidence.
Club sailing team makes big waves in international race in France
In the fall of 2007, the UCLA club sailing team was cruising through its season, competing in regattas up and down California.