Gymnastics finishes strong in first place despite empty Reno crowd

Last week, UCLA gymnastics opened the season at home, where the team had a crowd to pump it up. But for the Elevate The Stage meet, the gymnasts faced an empty Reno Convention Center. “The atmosphere was weird,” said coach Valorie Kondos Field. “There weren’t a lot of people in the stands, but we were […]

Podium meet offers welcome challenge for UCLA gymanstics

The Bruins will face a new challenge this week: a platform meet in the regular season. No. 4 UCLA gymnastics (1-0) will take on Pac-12 rivals Stanford, No. 2 Utah (1-0) and Washington for an early season Elevate the Stage meet Sunday in Reno, Nevada. After earning a win in Westwood against Ohio State, UCLA […]

Around the League: Winter sports open with strong matchups and sweeping wins

Men’s volleyball Melissa Zhang, Assistant Sports editor No. 3 UCLA (3-0) is currently the highest ranked MPSF team in the NCAA, coming in behind Ohio State (1-0) and Long Beach State (4-0). The Bruins swept nonconference opponents McKendree and King in the Wooden Men’s Classic this weekend. No. 13 Grand Canyon (3-0) has also started […]

Women’s gymnastics opens season with promising win against Ohio State

UCLA gymnastics returns all four gymnasts who scored a perfect 10 last year, while also bringing in a star-studded freshman class. The No. 5 Bruins (1-0) enter the 2018 season as the favorite to win the Pac-12 title and took down the Ohio State Buckeyes (0-1) in their season opener. “We’re in a very good […]

UCLA gymnastics falters on vault but defeats Ohio State in home opener

Coach Valorie Kondos Field was sick for the home opener, but the Bruins were still able to dominate the Buckeyes in their season opener. “We reminded them all about how we should do this for Val, and what Val loves more than anything is when people put themselves out there as big and as beautiful […]

UCLA alumna finds confidence, passion in sports videography

Ever since her parents put a video camera in her hands, filming has been a constant in Deanna Hong’s life. But as she sat on her couch watching the Norwegian women’s handball team at the 2008 Olympics, the Bay Area native realized what had once been a hobby could be something more. For the UCLA […]

Battle of the Editors: UCLA’s most valuable coaches

The numbers are crunched and the awards are listed, but now it’s time to see who the Daily Bruin Sports editors think are UCLA’s most valuable coaches. From gymnastics to men’s tennis, these are the best of the best coaches in Westwood. Tie: Adam Wright, men’s water polo, and Valorie Kondos Field, gymnastics TuAnh Dam, […]