Starting middle blockers improve through competition with each other

On paper, Jennie and Claire were the perfect freshman roommates. They both had the same extracurricular in high school. They both ended up being sociology majors. They were probably two of the only girls taller than 6-foot-4 on campus. But that was just on paper. “They probably drove each other crazy early on because they […]

Senior Lane Werley shapes the future of UCLA running

Sitting in a lab deep in the heart of South Campus, senior runner Lane Werley’s tall frame and blue UCLA Athletics backpack look entirely out of place. As the only student in the entire Athletics Department to major in chemical and materials science, Werley has spent the past five years finding a balance between the […]

Freshman runner makes big impact at UCLA following European success

It’s the morning of Oct. 16, and no one knows about Carolina Johnson. She has made a name for herself in Europe, a silver medalist at the European Athletics Junior Championships who holds the third-best time in Swedish history in the under-20 steeplechase. But to the world of NCAA cross country, Johnson is just one […]

UCLA women’s golfer Bronte Law drives toward her dream of LPGA

Bronte Law’s favorite thing about the United States is about as American as she is. “I would probably say Mexican food,” said the women’s golf captain. “We just don’t have anything like that in Britain.” The junior golfer is still learning how to order her favorite cuisine – burritos, tacos and enchiladas – but she’s […]

Quiet freshman guard brings loud game to women’s basketball team

A custom-designed horse trail in Chatsworth, California leads up to Sierra Canyon School, a private institution graced by hundreds of trees and, more notably, the children of celebrities like Britney Spears, Alec Baldwin and Will Smith. In one of the classrooms, Kennedy Burke attended class with Kylie Jenner. Despite the school’s history of celebrated alumni, […]

Aaron Holiday forges own path following siblings’ footsteps

Aaron Holiday stood in the middle of an office in the J.D. Morgan Center, his 6-foot-1 frame cloaked in a grey Adidas tracksuit. The freshman guard pored over the UCLA men’s basketball media guide, studying the Bruins’ past season statistics as well as the scouting report on UCLA’s first season opponent: Monmouth. His eyes widened […]

Prince Ali jumps from Bronx blacktop to Pauley Pavilion hardwood

Prince Ali never thought he’d make it to UCLA. He started out as just another face in the crowd, playing basketball in a borough loaded with basketball aspirants – the Bronx, New York. “I was in a neighborhood where all of my friends played basketball. My brothers played basketball, just everybody around me played basketball,” […]