Last year, UCLA claimed the Pac-12 crown with a score of 197.25. The nearest competitor posted a 196.925. For the 2017 Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics Championships on Saturday, the field has improved. No. 5 Utah, behind the strength of its star freshman MyKayla Skinner, regularly scores in the mid-197 range. The No. 3 Bruins (9-2, 5-1 […]
Category Archives: Gymnastics
UCLA gymnast excels on floor after overcoming injury, rare disease
Next time redshirt freshman Macy Toronjo steps onto the blue mat for her floor routine, look past her posing and her affectations. That’s all part of the performance, part of the character she pretends to be. Underneath the graceful exterior lies a warrior who has been battle-tested ever since she stepped foot on the UCLA […]
Two perfect 10s close out gymnastics’ final home meet, senior day
Cliches are cliches for a reason. They happen too often not to be recognized. On Sunday afternoon in Pauley Pavilion, when No. 4 UCLA gymnastics (9-2, 5-1 Pac-12) defeated North Carolina (6-3, 3-0 East Atlantic Gymnastics League) 197.8-195.4, they were everywhere. For example, the final home meet of the season was also senior day, so […]
Final meet of season welcomes new lineup for women’s gymnastics
When UCLA gymnastics takes to the gym Sunday afternoon for the final meet of the regular season, it will do so without one of its young stars. Freshman Madison Kocian is getting rested after a busy year which has seen her compete in the all-around competition at every meet except for one. “Madison Kocian is […]
Gymnastics triumphs over Cal with all-round strong performances
For UCLA gymnastics, the day seemed destined to be defined by one word – almost. The first victim was freshman Kyla Ross, who showed once more why she is currently ranked No. 1 in Regional Qualifying Score for the uneven bars. After a clean routine, where she appeared to hit all of her handstands, she […]
Gymnastics springs into late-season training, preps mental game for Cal
With only two home meets left in the regular season and its toughest stretch behind them, UCLA gymnastics is in late-season form. Aside from a hiccup in the Bruins’ lone tri-meet, their last four competitions have borne the highest team scores of the season. Even so, coach Valorie Kondos Field believes the team needs to […]
Gymnastics posts second-highest season score in victory against Arizona
Senior Hallie Mossett danced across the floor in her Beyoncé-inspired routine. She already stuck the landing on her first tumbling pass and lined up to close the meet with another well-executed round of tumbling. She flew into it and stuck the landing again. Her teammates crowded her, anticipating a 10. One judge held up a […]