Clara Goin walked into the athletic training room in the Robertson Gymnasium at UC Santa Barbara an hour before her soccer match. For the second-year biology student, coming to the center has been a routine occurrence for her the last few weeks. “Currently I am injured but have been here for almost the past two […]
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Freshman Sonya Meraz finds niche in gymnastics team
At the end of the senior meet against Stanford in early March, UCLA gymnastics’ three seniors received farewell cards from their teammates in a warm special presentation. On each card were the signed names of the whole team and a silhouette of the graduating athlete drawn by freshman Sonya Meraz. Having enjoyed drawing since she […]
Former world-class fencer reignites passion for sport at UCLA
There is a flow about their actions, a sense of regality. Each step filled with equal parts of elegance and precision. They float across the stage, leaping from one side to the other, with quick feet and graceful execution. These are the movements of the ballet, and these are also the movements of fencing. While […]
Tennis player Kaitlin Ray follows her passions, develops into a leader
On a tennis court in Little Rock, Ark., a four-year-old girl stepped into the tennis world for the first time, tagging along as sidekick to her big sister. Now a senior, Kaitlin Ray is no sidekick. She’s the leader of one of the top teams in the nation, a team of “sisters” looking to repeat […]
Former NFL player Robert Thomas returns to UCLA as coach, student
It’s not recognition like it was during his UCLA playing days, but a few students have noticed Robert Thomas is back on campus. “A few older students,” he said, laughing. “It’s a good feeling, I guess.” The former All-American linebacker and Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year started this quarter as a student coaching assistant […]
UCLA announcer Chris Roberts to leave storied legacy behind the mic
Chris Roberts is in an unusual place. After 23 years behind the mic, the longtime UCLA football and men’s basketball radio play-by-play man stands front and center at half-court preparing to address the Pauley Pavilion crowd. His electric blue eyes scan the arena, and for a moment, the man whose voice filled the UCLA airwaves […]
UCLA junior Allison Wine balances swim career, motherhood
Junior swimmer Allison Wine has a busy schedule that doesn’t look quite like any other UCLA student-athlete’s. Wine attends swim practice every day in the same way that the rest of her team does, competing at meets and cheering loudly for her peers. She goes to lecture with the same consistency, furrowing her brow at […]