Category Archives: Sports

Friday, 4/18/97 Track heads to Mt. SAC Relays this weekend By Emmanuelle Ejercito and Donald Morrison Daily Bruin Staff Inching closer to the heart of the season, several members of the UCLA men’s track and field team will participate in the Invitational and University Open events at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays, exposing the Bruins […]

Friday, 4/18/97 Stayin’ Alive Bruins move on to Super Six competition tonight By Lisa Quon Daily Bruin Contributor A collective sigh of relief could be heard in Gainesville, Fla. yesterday by the UCLA women’s gymnastics team as they survived the preliminary round of the NCAA Nationals to compete in the Super Six competition tonight. Although […]

Friday, 4/18/97 Battle for Six-Pac title begins tonight Second-ranked Bruins hope to continue winning streak By Sierra Roberts Daily Bruin Contributor The Six-Pac title is on the line this weekend, as Stanford hosts UCLA in a three-game series. Second-ranked Bruins (32-10-1, 12-6) will enter tonight’s battle against the fifth-ranked Cardinal (28-11, 13-5), trailing Stanford by […]

Friday, 4/18/97 BRIEFS Men’s golf hits home stretch Due to an inconsistent start, the UCLA men’s golf team now finds itself sitting on the bubble for the NCAA Regional Championships. There are just three tournaments remaining until Regional play commences on May 15. The first of these tournaments is the ASU Thunderbird Classic, which is […]

Thursday, 4/17/97 UCLA’s last dance Bruins head to Florida in hopes of grabbing NCAA Championship By Rachel Kelley Daily Bruin Contributor The nation’s top women’s gymnastics teams will be vying for the title at the 1997 NCAA National Championships in Gainsville, Fla. today. The preliminary competition will showcase 12 teams but six will be eliminated […]

Thursday, 4/17/97 Club Corner UCLA Cycling Reaching speeds of up to 100 mph, quickly cornering on crowded city streets, dodging ditches, traveling down paths full of rocks and trees, the ground racing by only inches away while you are kept off the dirt by just two tires. This is UCLA cycling. "It is a high […]

Thursday, 4/17/97 UCLA’s Leah Homma, one of the greatest gymnasts in UCLA history, prepares for final meet By Lisa Quon Daily Bruin Contributor Leah Homma is used to carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders. As both the emotional and physical team leader of the UCLA gymnastics team, Homma manages to do it […]