Although freshmen pole vaulters Renee and Sara Greene may be the youngest members of the women’s pole vault team, the story of how they got into the sport may seem familiar to some of the upperclassmen on the team. The Greene sisters started pole vault late, in their junior year at Mater Dei High School. […]
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Scates’ Students: Sealy and Speraw reunite as UCLA’s volleyball coaches
When John Speraw was contemplating taking over the UCLA men’s volleyball head coaching job last year, he didn’t think about the pressure or expectations that would come from replacing the legend that was Al Scates.
Rallying for an Education: Howard Shu juggles school, Olympic aspirations
Howard Shu’s brother called the badminton player’s freshman year “a toss-up.” On the one hand, he was starting down the path to a degree in business economics from UCLA. But on the other hand was badminton, his lifelong passion that had allowed him to travel the world for international tournaments, and to earn a bronze […]
Throwing the distance: Focus on training, technique leads to career success
There’s big, there’s huge and then there’s Wruck. Measuring 6 feet 6 inches and just a shade under 310 pounds, Julian Wruck is so much bigger than the rest of his competitors, standing out like a tank in a parking lot. Then he starts his throw, and he begins to spin with such grace and […]
Out of the rough: Golfer Tiffany Lua recovers from injury to guide UCLA back to the top
Tiffany Lua had a problem.
The Show Goes On: UCLA gymnast Sophina DeJesus shines as a performer
At age 13, Sophina DeJesus faced a difficult decision. The last year had been a whirlwind of traveling the world in order to act and dance professionally. But she had reached a critical age. If she was going to pursue gymnastics, her lifelong passion, at an elite level, she had to start then. It was […]
NFL player Maurice Jones-Drew returns to UCLA to obtain degree
Maurice Jones-Drew casually strolled into a small office inside the J.D. Morgan Center wearing a simple tracksuit, beanie and backpack and sat down for an interview.