Current and former Bruins clinch soccer titles across country

The first United Women’s Soccer championship couldn’t have had more of a storybook ending. The Santa Clarita Blue Heat had one last-ditch effort to win the game in overtime – a corner kick in the 119th minute with the match tied at one goal apiece. Then came Julia Hernandez. The UCLA sophomore forward timed a […]

A closer look at the summer activities of UCLA athletes

It’s a mystery what collegiate athletes do during the summer break. With no sports in season, some enjoy spending their weeks away from UCLA in their hometowns or vacationing elsewhere. Others are hitting the books and getting ahead in their classes or spending time in the gym preparing for their upcoming season. Here are what […]

Paralympian Blake Leeper forges path to Rio on Drake Stadium track

If you walk into Drake Stadium on a weekday around 11 a.m., you’ll see a group of elite-level athletes working out with legendary sprint coach and UCLA alum John Smith. Allyson Felix, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, could be there one day. Tyson Gay, a sprinter for the U.S. Olympic Team, could be there another. Fellow […]

USA women’s water polo defeats Russian team after IOC announcement

In Adam Krikorian’s eyes, Sunday’s Russian team played with edge and confidence. This came as a surprise to the former Bruin and current U.S. women’s national water polo coach, considering the news released hours before match time. “They seemed a little bit better today than they did last time,” Krikorian said. “I’m sure it’s been […]

Women’s basketball alumna Nirra Fields named to Canadian Olympic team

Nirra Fields is headed to the Olympics. The UCLA alumna, one of five first-time Olympians on the roster, was named to the Canadian women’s basketball team Friday morning. This will be her third stint with the senior national team, having played on it in the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship. In […]

Incoming freshman Mallory Pugh makes U.S. women’s soccer Olympic team

Incoming freshman Mallory “Mal” Pugh was named to the 2016 Olympic team, U.S. women’s soccer coach and former UCLA coach Jill Ellis announced Tuesday morning. The first-time Olympian will be the second-youngest soccer Olympian in U.S. history at just 18 years old. The No. 1 recruit in the nation earned her first cap with the […]