It’s 5 a.m. and Kimani Austin-Reese is up and about making sure everything is in place for her school day at the Design and Architecture Senior High in Miami. It’s a daily ritual for the high school senior who travels across the city to attend classes early every weekday morning. At 4 p.m., though, Austin-Reese […]
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‘He’s the Boss’
Billy Martin never would have brought up the fact that he reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1977. But when his son suggested that the two of them go to Wimbledon, Martin explained that, as a former quarterfinalist, he’d received – and turned down – many invitations to sit in the tournament’s prestigious Royal Box.
Creating art affords off-court outlet for sophomore guard Kelli Hayes
Kelli Hayes discovered her artistic talent when her gingerbread house won first place in a second-grade competition. It wasn’t until her mother dropped the house on the floor, however, that she discovered her love for producing art. “I was bawling, I was crying. I was like, ‘Mom, you broke my art piece!’” Hayes said. “And […]
Men’s water polo’s Danny McClintick fights back from injury
It’s 5:30 a.m. on a cool morning in early April and both senior utility Danny McClintick and junior center Patrick Woepse are headed to their morning weight training. But the UCLA water polo players won’t make it to their morning workout today. As the two teammates traveled through a green light on a Vespa, a […]
Freshman attacker brings worldly experience to men’s water polo
At any of the UCLA men’s water polo games, you can be sure to hear coach Adam Wright yelling the names of his players as he directs his offense from the opposite end of Dirks Pool. He’s made the names “Fellner,” “Ryder” and “Chance” resound throughout aquatics complexes across the nation for three years and […]
Women’s volleyball players blend hometown cultures in ‘America’s Team’
“America’s Team.” It’s a name given to UCLA’s unusual beach volleyball partnership of seniors Karly Drolson and Rachel Inouye – the unique duo each standing at 5-foot-6, often dwarfed by their counterparts on the other side of the net. “(Coach Stein Metzger) coined the term ‘America’s Team,’” Inouye said. “Because in every practice, every game, […]
With big shoes to fill, linebacker Jayon Brown enjoys success
Jayon Brown is ready. He sits in a locker room tucked beneath the Rose Bowl bleachers, checking every aspect of his uniform to make sure he’s prepared. As the junior linebacker rests in front of his locker before UCLA football’s homecoming game, he feels a slight twinge of nerves while reflecting on the task at […]