Redshirt senior Samantha Peszek, the usual all-around competitor on the UCLA gymnastics team, noticeably competed in only one event – the uneven bars – in Pauley Pavilion. Peszek was rested because the team wanted to pace her season toward the end, making sure her form will be 100 percent at that time. However, the rest […]
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UCLA gymnastics hopes new team-oriented approach will lead to wins
Last Friday, UCLA gymnastics fell quickly into a domino effect, letting one unexpected mistake lead to another in subsequent rotations against the No. 4 Utah Utes. With that loss behind them, the No. 15 Bruins (2-1) are ready to move on. They’ve done so already by switching up their practice routines a bit in advance […]
Gymnasts honor former Bruins with legacy routines
Fourteen years ago, former Bruin Onnie Willis started a tumbling pass across the floor, accompanied by the music “Minus One.” In 2015, redshirt junior Sadiqua Bynum finished that tumbling skill, and landed on the same drumbeat. This year, the UCLA gymnastics team paid tribute to legacy floor routines, bringing back some of 25th-year coach Valorie […]
UCLA gymnastics suffers loss to No. 4 Utah after multiple mistakes
The outcome of UCLA gymnastics’ meet against Utah was decided early as the Bruins suffered multiple mistakes against one of the nation’s best teams. When the No. 8 UCLA gymnastics team stepped into Utah’s Jon M. Huntsman Center to compete against No. 4 Utah, the Bruins were hoping to beat the Utes squad that they […]
UCLA faces gymnastics juggernaut in No. 4 Utah
Having outscored its opponents two meets in a row, the UCLA gymnastics team now faces its biggest rival, Utah. Bruin gymnasts will travel to Salt Lake City Friday for their second road meet of the season, this time against the Utes. As of Monday, UCLA ranks No. 8, while Utah ranks No. 4. The two […]
Grad student Jordan Williams faces former team at first home meet
After the Monday gymnastics meet at Pauley Pavilion, a Bruin squeezed her way into the Wildcats, hugging each one of them. But there wasn’t a need for either side to be alarmed – that was just UCLA’s fifth-year senior Jordan Williams saying hello to her old college teammates from Arizona. Before transferring to UCLA as […]
UCLA gymnastics glides to easy win against Arizona in home opener
There goes two wins in a row for the Bruins, but the gymnasts said their second victory was left with something to be desired. In the home opener of the season, the No. 8 Bruins defeated the No. 22 Arizona Wildcats 195.975 to 195.300. Although UCLA beat Arizona by a large margin of 0.675, the […]