UCLA women’s volleyball alumna Karsta Lowe will be a first-time Olympian on the 2016 U.S. team, USA Volleyball announced Tuesday morning. At 23 years old, she is the youngest member of the national squad. Lowe competed for the Bruins from 2011 to 2014 before playing professionally in Italy and Puerto Rico. The outside hitter came […]
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UCLA commit Madison Kocian named to Team USA for gymnastics
The SAP Center in San Jose, California, was nearly pitch black. Everyone in attendance stood by helplessly as they waited to find out the eight American female gymnasts who would compete with the world’s best at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At the time, only one person held a guaranteed spot on Team USA – Simone […]
Bruin track and field athletes unable to advance to Rio 2016
Not a single Bruin who competed in the recent nine-day United States track and field Olympic trials spectacle will wear the stars and stripes in Rio de Janeiro. Former UCLA running star Meb Keflezighi will now be the sole representative from UCLA’s program after the 41-year-old qualified in the marathon back in February. One Cal Poly […]
Two Bruins secure spots on men’s water polo national team for Rio 2016
Two UCLA water polo players clinched a ticket to Rio de Janeiro, USA Water Polo announced Thursday morning. Aboard the USS Midway, alumnus Josh Samuels and rising junior Alex Roelse made the 13-man roster as first time Olympians. Samuels, who played for the Bruins from 2009 to 2012, led the team to three NCAA finals. […]
Volleyball coach John Speraw looks into past success for victory in Rio
After a top-four finish during his collegiate season, UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw now focuses on an even more daunting task – bringing home gold during the Rio 2016 Olympics. Speraw and his staff have assembled one of the youngest teams to ever compete in the Olympics. The average age of the squad comes […]
Bruin swimmers compete in Olympic Trials, sink below preliminaries
This past week, the country’s best swimmers converged on Omaha, Nebraska, for the U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials. UCLA had its share of representatives, as 12 past, present and future Bruins threw their hats in the ring against some of the world’s most successful swimmers, some of whom are planning on adding to an already impressive […]
Five Bruins selected to 2016 Olympic roster for US women’s water polo
Five UCLA water polo players and one coach punched their tickets to the 2016 Olympic Games, USA Water Polo announced Thursday morning. Redshirt junior Rachel Fattal will play alongside alums KK Clark, Sami Hill and Courtney Mathewson in Rio de Janeiro. The top-ranked recruit in the nation, incoming freshman Maddie Musselman, and former player and coach […]