Five UCLA gymnasts earned spots on the All-Pac-12 team UCLA Athletics announced Tuesday. The conference-champion Bruins garnered first-team nods in three events, with senior Sadiqua Bynum receiving first-team honors in both vault and floor exercise. Senior Danusia Francis made first team on balance beam and junior Angi Cipra qualified for first team on floor. No […]
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UCLA gymnastics wins Pac-12 championship
Halfway through the Pac-12 championships Saturday, .175 separated No. 9 UCLA gymnastics from a three-way scrum for second place between No. 5 Utah, No. 11 California and No. 14 Oregon State. With a tenuous lead, leadoff Mikaela Gerber took a deep breath before mounting the balance beam. Smooth full twists, precise aerials and a stuck […]
Gymnastics ends regular season with close meet against No. 1 Oklahoma
The score was deadlocked 49.05 apiece and one gymnast remained for each team on the first rotation. Top-ranked Oklahoma (20-1) put up a meet-winning 9.95 on bars to give themselves a .225 lead and No. 8 UCLA (6-5, 5-2 Pac-12) could not close the gap, falling to the Sooners 197.950-197.200 Sunday afternoon. After two events, […]
Gymnastics falls short in tri-meet despite standout performances
Sonya Meraz was already caught off guard when the music to accompany her floor exercise stopped only seconds after it began. So when the sophomore gymnast completed her first tumble, returned to the floor and heard that great silence again, she had to make a quick decision. “It was like half a second, all these […]
UCLA women’s gymnastics keeps focus heading into tri-meet
No. 7 UCLA (6-2, 5-1 Pac-12) has been one of the standard bearers for floor and balance beam routines since coach Valorie Kondos Field arrived in Westwood. This season has been no different. But this weekend, the Bruins shift their focus to vault and uneven bars when two top-20 teams roll into Pauley Pavilion for […]
Gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field shapes more than just routines
Perched on a worn stool in the corner of Yates Gymnasium, Valorie Kondos Field bobbed her head in tune with the array of sounds blasting out of the stereo next to her. The music stopped and the gymnastics coach turned to face the chalk-covered gymnasts surrounding her, leaning in as they gestured their powdered hands […]
Bruins bring out younger gymnasts for rout of Arizona State
UCLA gymnastics showcased its younger talent Saturday afternoon in a blowout meet against Arizona State. The No. 6 Bruins (6-2, 5-1 Pac-12) swept the Sun Devils (1-9, 0-6) in every event, closing out the matchup with a score of 196.625-192.950. Coach Valorie Kondos Field said she used the meet to rest gymnasts who compete regularly […]