UCLA rowing maintained its dominance in Marina Del Rey, California, this weekend, sweeping every race in their scrimmage with cross-water rival Loyola Marymount. UCLA’s first varsity eight and second varsity eight both defeated LMU’s first varsity eight in a 1,500-meter race with times of 4:41.80 and 4:52.80 respectively, while LMU’s first varsity eight and second […]
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Weekend in Preview: Softball faces ranked teams, women’s tennis begins Pac-12 play
Softball Nicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor UCLA softball is headed to its final five-game weekend of the year. The No. 3 Bruins (19-0) will face two ranked opponents at the Louisville Slugger Invitational – No. 16 Ohio State (11-1) and No. 21 Long Beach State (18-5) – along with Michigan State (9-10), San Jose State […]
UCLA rowing looks forward to strong season with experienced team
The Bruins will rely on the experience of their older rowers this season. UCLA rowing opened its season in the weekend with a meet against Stanford and San Diego State, coming away with two wins and one second-place finish. The second varsity eight boat was able to beat out Stanford by over two seconds, winning […]
Women’s rowing opens season, stays optimistic despite rudder difficulties
It was clear from the beginning that UCLA rowing’s first meet of the season was going to be a lively one. The team ended the event against Stanford and San Diego State with a close win in the second varsity eight race, a win in a Stanford-less third varsity eight race, and a second place […]
Rowing’s NCAA berth eligibility unclear with sixth-place Pac-12 finish
Going into the Pac-12 championship regatta, UCLA rowing was barely in the top six for its NCAA region. The Bruins were ranked sixth overall, sixth in the first varsity eight, fifth in the second varsity eight and sixth in the varsity four in the fifth national region, according to NCAA.com. Coach Amy Fuller Kearney said […]
Rowing to prepare for Pac-12s with NCAA berth on the line
No. 1 Washington and No. 2 California have been the stars of Pac-12 rowing. Those two schools will be leading the line over the weekend at the conference championship, where No. 20 UCLA will be looking to secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament at the end of the month. “I expect (the races) to […]
Rowing looks to build on success against USC for Pac-12 championship
This past Sunday at Marina Del Rey, UCLA rowing hosted No. 13 USC in the schools’ annual dual meet. The Trojans, by virtue of their ranking, came in as the favored team. The Bruins, however, went toe-to-toe with their opponents, claiming victory in two of the four races at the dual meet. The second varsity […]