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Nickname Bruins
Conference Big Ten
National Affiliation
NCAA Division I
Head Coach Janelle McDonald (Arizona State ‘11) Record at UCLA (Years) 35-21-2 (2)
Career Record (Years) same
Assistant Coach BJ Das
Assistant Coach Mark Freeman
Assistant Coach Lacy Dagen
Director of Operations Haley Gonzalez
Staff Athletic Trainer Tracy Sokoler, Athletic Performance Coach Dawn Malone
Marketing Director Danial Johnson
Event Manager Brooke Caffey
2024 Record 14-13
2024 Pac-12 Finish 2nd
2024 NCAA Finish 17th
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2025 SCHEDULE
Date Opponent
Jan. 4 at American Gold Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Classic
History
MEDIA INFORMATION
Calif. 12:30 pm vs. California, Oregon State
Jan. 11 at Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad Oklahoma City, Okla. 5 pm
vs. Arkansas, Kentucky, Ohio State
Jan. 18 at Maryland*
College Park, Md. 4:30 pm
Jan. 25 Illinois* Pauley
Feb. 1 Michigan State*
Feb. 7 at Washington*
Feb. 14 Penn State*
Feb. 23 at Michigan*
Mar. 2 at Big Fours*
vs. Ohio State, Nebraska, Rutgers
Mar. 9 Stanford
Mich.
Mar. 15 at Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 6 pm
Mar. 22
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Ciena Alipio ...............................see-EN-uh uh-LEAP-ee-oh Paige Anastasi .............................................anna-STAH-zee Madisyn Anyimi................................................uh-KNEE-me Sydney Barros .......................................................BAR-ose Chae Campbell ...........................................................SHAY Mia Erdoes ...........................................................AIR-dose Frida Esparza .......................................................FREE-duh Sasha Fujisaka.........................................foo-gee-SOCK-uh Bronwyn Hoffman ...............................................BRON-win Emma Malabuyo ........................................mal-uh-BOO-yo Mika Webster-Longin ............MEEK-ah WEB-ster LONG-ghin
Clara Wren ..................................................CLARE-uh REN BJ Das ......................................................................DAHS
COACHING STAFF
JANELLE McDONALD
The R.C. Rothman UCLA Head Gymnastics Coach 3rd Season
Arizona State ‘11
Janelle McDonald was named the new head coach of the UCLA Gymnastics team on May 9, 2022 and within one season elevated the Bruins back into national prominence with a fifth-place NCAA finish and Pac-12 regular season co-championship.
In her first season as a head coach, McDonald was named the 2023 Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) West Region Coach of the Year, and she and her coaching staff were tabbed by College Gym News as the Coaching Staff of the Year. McDonald led UCLA to its first NCAA Championships appearance since 2019 and a final national ranking of fifth. The Bruins also won a Pac-12 regular season cochampionship and finished the regular season ranked No. 4 nationally, 10 spots higher than they ranked the previous year. UCLA improved its NQS by nearly nine-tenths of a point, going from 197.090 in 2022 to 197.950 in 2023, and their season average of 197.774 was 0.895 higher than a year ago, marking the greatest improvement by any Power 5 team. McDonald’s Bruins scored 197 or higher in all but one meet this season (missing by just one-tenth in that meet) and had three scores of 198 or higher, including a high of 198.275. UCLA went 24-for-24 in 12 of 14 meets, the most by any team in school history.
McDonald coached Jordan Chiles to NCAA and Pac-12 titles on uneven bars and floor exercise in 2023 and had five Bruins earn a total of 11 postseason All-America honors. As the team’s primary uneven bars coach, McDonald guided her bars squad to a No. 5 national ranking, a 14-spot improvement from the previous year. The Bruins averaged 49.487 on the event, with eight scores of 49.500 or higher, including a high of 49.725 that ranks as the No. 3 score in school history.
In 2024, McDonald led UCLA to a close second-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships, and she coached three Bruins to All-America honors. She also coached Emma Malabuyo as she qualified for the Paris Olympics after a bronze-medal all-around finish at the 2024 Asian Games.
Prior to joining the Bruins, McDonald helped coach the University of California to unprecedented success during her four seasons (2019-22), as the Golden Bears won their first-ever Pac-12 regular season title in 2022 and earned a seventh-place NCAA finish in 2021, which matched their highest-ever finish. Serving as the team’s uneven bars head coach, McDonald coached Maya Bordas to California’s first-ever NCAA individual championship in 2021, while the uneven bars squad finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the nation and tied a NCAA record with a team score of 49.825. In 2022, all six uneven bars performers ranked in the Top 15 in the region, with three earning All-Pac-12 honors. The Top 7 uneven bars scores in school history have come under McDonald’s watch. During her tenure, California gymnasts earned a total of 17 All-America honors, including six on uneven bars. McDonald was honored in 2020 and 2021 as the WCGA Regional Assistant Coach of the Year and was part of the 2021 College Gym News Coaching Staff of the Year.
McDonald, who began her coaching career in 1999 while in high school, has extensive coaching experience at the club level, including a six-year (2012-18) tenure at WOGA, which earned USA Gymnastics Texas Junior Olympic Program of the Year honors in 2015. She coached all four events at the elite, optional and compulsory levels, mentoring USA Championship qualifiers and various athletes who earned full-ride scholarships to NCAA Division I programs.
Prior to WOGA, McDonald was the TOPS team coach at Legacy Elite Gymnastics and also coached Level 3-10 team gymnasts. She also spent eight years coaching at Desert Lights Gymnastics, where she coached all levels of competitive gymnastics, choreographed balance beam and floor exercise routines and was the TOPS Team Director and Compulsory Team Director. McDonald was named the 2005 USAG Arizona Rookie Coach of the Year and the 2006 USAG Arizona Compulsory Coach of the Year,
and she was part of the staff that earned 2009-2010 USAG Arizona Coaching Staff of the Year acclaim. Since 2020, McDonald has served as the head coach on vault and uneven bars for Level 7-10 athletes at East Bay Gymnastics, coaching numerous state and regional champions.
“Janelle’s passion and love for the sport radiates throughout her,” said two-time Olympic medalist and former UCLA All-American and NCAA champion Madison Kocian, whom McDonald helped coach and support at WOGA. “She exudes qualities that will make an incredible head coach, mentor and leader for this program. I’m so excited to cheer her on as she upholds the UCLA Gymnastics legacy.”
McDonald graduated from Arizona State University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies. While at Arizona State, she interned for the Sun Devil gymnastics program in 2010. She has owned a National Association of Women’s Gymnastics Judges (NAWGJ) certification since 2001.
What They’re Saying …
“I’m excited to welcome Janelle McDonald into the Bruin family. In addition to being extremely accomplished in the world of coaching, she exudes both confidence and energy. More importantly, Janelle is dedicated to elevating the sport through empowering student-athletes to become the best version of themselves.”
- Former UCLA Head Coach and UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame member Valorie Kondos Field
“I’ve known Janelle for quite some time now. It’s been amazing watching her grow as a coach and seeing the way she can add to a college team. Change is always exciting, and so is a new perspective. I can’t wait to see where she leads this team.”
“I am beyond proud and excited for Janelle and the UCLA Gymnastics program! I had the honor of working alongside her for many years, and she is one of the best people and coaches I have ever met. UCLA Gymnastics is very lucky to have her. I know she will be able to bring out the best of everyone in the program.”
- Cecile Landi, Girls Team Assistant Head Coach, World Champions Centre
Career Coaching Record
Assistant Coach 6th Season
Washington ‘06
Professional choreographer and dancer BJ Das begins her sixth season on UCLA’s coaching staff and third as a full-time assistant coach after serving as the volunteer assistant coach from 2020-22.
In her first season as full-time assistant in 2023, she was honored by the WCGA as Co-Assistant Coach of the Year in the West Region. Additionally, the UCLA coaching staff was selected College Gym News’ Coaching Staff of the Year.
Each year as the Bruins’ choreographer, Das has created floor exercise routines that went viral, including two routines from Nia Dennis that each amassed over 11 million views just on Twitter alone. Das choreographed Jordan Chiles’ 2023 NCAA and Pac12 floor exercise championship routine, as well as two routines that won Pac-12 floor titles (Chae Campbell and Pauline Tratz in 2021) and five routines that scored perfect 10s (Gracie Kramer in 2020, Campbell twice in 2022 and once in 2024 and Chiles twice in 2022 and twice in 2023).
UCLA’s floor exercise squad ranked first in the nation in 2023 and in 2020. The 2023 Bruins set a school postseason record on floor with a 49.7125 at the NCAA semifinals. In 2020, their team score of 49.8 was the nation’s highest event score on any apparatus that season and the No. 4 floor score in UCLA history. The 2024 floor squad posted the No. 5 floor score in school history with a 49.775.
As a professional dancer, Das has performed live with Beyonce, P!nk and Usher and toured with Avril Lavigne. Her music video credits include Beyonce’s “Run the World (Girls)”, Ariana Grande’s “Baby I” and Justin Bieber/Nicki Minaj’s “Beauty and a Beat”. Das has also performed live at the 2019 Grammy Awards, the 2018 American Music Awards and on the Ellen Show, The Voice and Late Show with James Corden, among others. Additionally, Das has choreographed for TV shows GLOW, Fresh Off the Boat and The Masked Singer, along with the Emmy Awards and Radio Disney Music Awards. She also served as an assistant choreographer for the Gold Over America Tour in 2021 and 2024. Her first Hollywood experience was as a gymnast on the movie Stick It. Das has been signed to Bloc Talent Agency as a dancer and choreographer since 2007. Das was the volunteer assistant coach and choreographer at the University of Utah in 2019, when the Utes ranked in the Top 5 in the nation on floor exercise. A 2006 graduate of the University of Washington, Das earned her Bachelor’s degree in psychology. She competed on the Husky gymnastics team for two years.
MARK FREEMAN
Assistant Coach 1st Season
California ‘08
After coaching on the men’s gymnastics side for eight years, Mark Freeman begins his first year as an assistant coach for the UCLA women. Freeman served as an assistant coach for the four-time defending NCAA champion Stanford men’s gymnastics team from 2019-24. A four-time West Region Assistant Coach of the Year and a member of five National Coaching Staffs of the Year, Freeman coached two members of USA Gymnastics’ 2024 Olympic bronze-medal winning team (Brody Malone and Asher Hong) and one team member (Malone) and two alternates
(Akash Modi and Brandon Briones) at the 2020 Olympics. Freeman produced a long list of All-Americans who totaled 76 All-American honors in his five-year tenure at Stanford. Prior to his time at Stanford, he was an assistant coach for the men’s team at the University of California from 2017-19. Freeman is the owner of SB Gymnastics and CEO and founder of Freeman Technique, a fitness and movement consultancy. A member of Great Britain’s Senior National Team from 2001-04, Freeman competed at the World Championships in 2002 and 2003. As a Junior National Team member, he became the first-ever British competitors to win a gold medal in a major competition, taking the Junior European title on rings in 2002. Freeman went on to compete for the California Golden Bears from 2004-08, leading his team to three Top 5 NCAA finishes and one MPSF conference title. After earning his degree in Sociology in 2008, he continued his gymnastics journey by performing, touring and creating for Cirque du Soleil for five years.
LACY DAGEN
Assistant Coach 1st Season
Oregon State ‘20
Lacy Dagen begins her first season as an assistant coach for UCLA. Dagen comes to UCLA from Arizona State, where she was the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. She helped guide the Sun Devils to the NCAA Regional Final and a No. 16 national finish in 2024. The Sun Devils’ beam coach, Dagen helped coach the team to a record-breaking 11 consecutive 49.0+ meets, including a 49.550 score that was its highest since 2007 and ranks as No. 6 all-time at ASU.
Dagen had previous coaching stops at Oregon State in 2023 and UC Davis in 2022. At Oregon State, she helped the Beavers win a share of the Pac-12 regular season title and advance to the NCAA Regional Final, with a No. 12 national finish. The team ended the year with 12-straight scores of 197+, including a program record 198.075. At UC Davis, Dagen helped kick-start a record year for the Aggies, who set program bests that season for overall team score, away team score and team vault total. Dagen has coached two conference gymnasts of the year – Oregon State’s Jade Carey and UC Davis’ Kyla Kessler.
A native of Pleasanton, Calif., Dagen was a member of the University of Florida team from 2016-17 before transferring to Oregon State from 2018-21. At Oregon State, she earned all-conference honoree on vault and received three of her four career Scholastic All-America honors. Dagen received her bachelor’s degree in sociology and innovation management in 2020. She also earned a master’s degree in kinesiology from Oregon State in 2022, developing an injury prevention program tailored to NCAA gymnastics that she then implanted into daily practices as a coach.
2024
CIENA ALIPIO
5-2 / Junior
San Jose, Calif.
Laurel Springs School Midwest Gymnastics
WCGA Scholastic All-American … Competed on beam in nine meets and averaged 9.753 on the year … Posted season and career-high-tying marks of 9.925 at NCAA Regionals and vs. Arizona … Recorded a pair of Top 3 finishes, tying for second place with a 9.900 vs. Washington and a 9.925 vs. Arizona … Tied for Bruins’ top score on beam against Utah with a 9.825.
2023
Competed on beam in all 14 meets and averaged 9.832 on the year and 9.868 from February through April … Helped UCLA record eight scores of 49.500 or higher on beam, including four of the Bruins’ Top 8 all-time marks … Recorded a 9.900 at the NCAA Semifinals as she ended the season scoring 9.800 or higher on 11-straight beam routines … Earned a career-best 9.925 on beam at the NCAA Regional Second Round, tying for sixth overall and helping UCLA claim a team total of 49.675 that ranks as UCLA’s No. 4 score of all-time … Scored 9.850 on beam at the Pac-12 Championships … Tied her then-career-best with a 9.9 on beam against Iowa State … Recorded a then career-high of 9.9 on beam at Cal, helping UCLA post a season-high team total of 49.625, the No. 6 beam score in school history … Scored a then-career-best 9.875 on beam at Utah … Made her collegiate debut at the Super 16, stepping in as a late sub on balance beam and scoring 9.750; improved on that mark a week later at the Wasatch Classic, scoring 9.850 … Limited to balance beam during the year after sustaining a hand injury in the preseason.
Club
Four-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team … Won a silver medal on balance beam at the 2022 U.S. Championships … Placed ninth in the all-around and sixth on floor exercise at the 2022 U.S. Classic … Placed third in the all-around at the 2021 Arthur Gander Memorial in Switzerland … Won team and balance beam silver and vault bronze in the junior division at the 2019 Jesolo Trophy in Italy … Second on beam and sixth in the all-around at the 2019 U.S. Championships … Won the allaround and uneven bars at the 2019 American Classic junior division … Runner-up on beam at the 2018 U.S. Championships as a junior … Trained at Midwest Gymnastics.
Personal
Full name is Ciena Nizhoni Alipio … Born in San Jose, Calif. … Parents are Dante and Linda Alipio … Has an older brother, Eric … Chose UCLA because “I found the environment very welcoming, and I appreciated the diversity that the campus held. I also found the level of academics in combination with the level of athletics was unmatched compared to other schools” … Enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family … Favorite apparatus is balance beam … Psychology major.
Best Marks
BB - 9.925, 3x, last 4/05/24
2024
PAIGE ANASTASI
5-6 / Sophomore Andover, Mass.
Lawrence Acdemy Brestyan’s Gymnastics
Competed on vault in 10 meets and averaged 9.698, including 9.892 in the last three meets of the regular season … Scored a career-high 9.925 on vault against Clemson, sticking her Yurchenko 1.5 … Recorded a 9.900 on vault at the Pac-12 Championships, tying for fourth place … Scored 9.800 or higher in five meets ... Made her collegiate debut at the Super 16, scoring a 9.825 on vault.
Club
Four-time competitor at the Development Program National Championships, earning a pair of Top 15 finishes on vault (2023, 2021) and a 12th-place finish on floor (2022) … Finished in the Top 20 in the all-around at the 2021 Championships … Won the all-around, vault and uneven bars while finishing second on balance beam and floor exercise at the 2023 Region 6 Championships … Also finished in the Top 10 in the all-around at the 2022 Region 6 Championships and in the Top 3 in the all-around, bars and floor in 2021 … Earned the state title on vault and finished second on bars in 2022 … Secured the silver medal in the all-around, vault, and bars at the 2021 State Championships … Trained at Brestyan’s Gymnastics.
Personal
Full name is Paige Morgan Anastasi … Born in Boston, Mass. … Parents are John and Lisa Anastasi … Has an older brother, Tyler, who plays ice hockey at Suffolk University, and an older sister, Brooke, who is a cheerleader at the University of New Hampshire … Younger sisters Keira (gymnastics) and Hailey (hockey, soccer and lacrosse) also play sports … Chose UCLA because of its academic and athletics … Describes her greatest athletic thrill as training alongside Aly Raisman as she prepared for the Olympics … Athlete she admires is Aly Raisman … Hobbies include wake surfing, skiing, and video editing … Favorite apparatus is floor exercise … Hopes to major in business economics and has a career objective of marketing.
Best Marks
VT - 9.925, 3/16/24
2024
MADISYN ANYIMI
5-6 / Junior
Sacramento, Calif.
St. Francis HS
Technique Gymnastics
Earned her second WCGA Scholastic All-America honor … Pac-12 Academic Honor
Roll selection … Earned a spot on the UCLA All-Academic Team … Competed in six meets, seeing the competition lineup four times on vault and three times on uneven bars … Tied her career-high on bars against Clemson with a 9.850 … Hit a season-high 9.800 on vault at Stanford and also performed a floor exhibition, scoring a personalbest 9.775 … Scored a then-career-high 9.825 on bars vs. Cal.
2023
WCGA Scholastic All-American … Competed on vault in 10 meets and recorded careerhighs of 9.825 at Cal Feb. 18 and vs. Oregon State Jan. 29 … Scored 9.8 on vault at Arizona, contributing to her season average of 9.760 … Competed on three events at Utah, making her competitive debut on bars (9.75) and floor (9.625) … Scored 9.85 in an exhibition on bars at the Wasatch Classic … Made her collegiate debut at the Super 16, scoring 9.775 on vault.
Club
Competed at the 2022 Level 10 Nationals, finishing 15th in the all-around and ninth on uneven bars … Won vault and beam at the 2022 Regionals and was the vault and bars champion at the state meet … Placed fourth in the all-around at the 2021 Regionals to qualify for the national championships and claimed the beam title … Competed at the 2021 Level 10 Nationals … Member of the first-place team at nationals in 2022 and the runner-up squad in 2021 … Had a career all-around high of 38.050 … Trained at Technique Gymnastics and was named the club’s 2021 gymnast of the year.
Personal
Full name is Madisyn Sarah Anyimi … Born in Folsom, Calif. … Parents are Nena and Charles Anyimi … Has two older brothers, Isaiah and Jordan … Chose UCLA because “it’s an amazing blend of academics and athletics. I’ve always wanted to go to a school that would challenge me and help me grow into a better person, and UCLA offers all of that and more in and out of the classroom” … Described her greatest athletic thrill as finishing her floor routine after hitting 4-for-4 at Nationals in 2022 … The athlete that she admires is Serena Williams … Enjoys origami, dance, reading and listening to music … Favorite apparatus is floor exercise … Applied mathematics major.
Best Marks
V - 9.825, 2x, last 2/18/23
UB - 9.850, 3/16/24
FX - 9.625, 2/3/23
2024
SYDNEY BARROS
5-3 / Sophomore
Lewisville, Texas
Adirondack Learning Academy
Texas Dreams
Enrolled at UCLA in January and redshirted the season.
Club
Won the all-around at the 2023 Puerto Rican National Championships … Placed eighth in the all-around at the 2023 Pan American Championships and earned qualification for the World Championships but was unable to compete due to injury … Three-time U.S. National Team member … Helped Team USA win bronze at the 2019 Junior World Championships, where she also placed fifth in the all-around and on vault … Placed second on floor exercise, third on beam and fifth in the all-around at the junior level at the 2019 U.S. Championships … Finished second in the all-around and on floor exercise and third on vault at the 2019 GK U.S. Classic as a junior … Competed at the Winter Cup, U.S. Classic and U.S. Championships at the senior level in 2021 … Earned Top 10 finishes in the all-around, bars and beam at the 2022 Winter Cup … Trained at Texas Dreams.
Personal
Full name is Sydney Tatiana Barros … Born in Atlanta, Ga. … Parents are Carine & Bifredo Barros … Has four siblings - older brothers Ito and Luis, older sister Fabiola, and younger brother Alex … Chose UCLA because of its “family-like team environment, top-notch coaching staff and overall attentiveness to their athletes” … Described her greatest athletic thrill as “the first time I represented Team USA in Gyor, Hungary. It was so fulfilling to see all my hard work being put on display on the biggest stage of my career” … The athletes that she has looked up to are Laurie Hernandez and Gabby Douglas … Enjoys listening to music, dancing and choreographing her own dances … Favorite apparatus is uneven bars … Plans to major in psychology and hopes to become a sports physical therapist.
2024
CHAE CAMPBELL
5-7 / Graduate Carrollton, Texas
Prestonwood Christian Academy Metroplex Gymnastics
NCAA California Regional floor exercise co-champion with a 9.950 and qualified to her second NCAA Championships as an individual, where she placed ninth in her session with a 9.900 … The NCAA Regional victory was her fourth in seven meets competing on floor … Scored a season-high 39.475 in the all-around at the NCAA Regional to tie for second place … First-team All-Pac-12 on vault for the fourth consecutive year … Returned to the floor lineup on March 16 vs. Clemson after sitting out six meets due to injury and scored her third career perfect 10 and first of the season; also scored 9.900 on bars to place third … Ranked No. 21 in the nation on vault and held a 9.871 season average … Won her third vault title of the year at Stanford, scoring 9.900, and also scored 9.875 on bars and beam … Scored career-highs of 9.950 on bars as the leadoff performer and 9.925 on beam against Cal; her 9.950 on bars gave her her first career win on the event … Earned perfect marks of 9.950 on vault at the Super 16 and vs. Washington … Placed first on vault and floor with a pair of 9.95s against Washington and was named Pac-12 Specialist of the Week … Tied her career-high with a 9.900 on bars while competing in the leadoff position at the Collegiate Quad … Competed all-around at the Super 16 and won vault with a perfect mark of 9.950 and tied for third on floor with a 9.925 … Named to the Pac-12 Watch List … Nominated for the AAI Award … Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for the third time in her career.
2023
Earned four All-America honors, receiving WCGA National Championship honors on vault (first team) and floor (second team) and second-team regular season acclaim on vault and floor … First-team All-Pac-12 on vault and floor … Earned WCGA Scholastic AllAmerica honors … Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight year … First gymnast in Pac-12 history to win every weekly award in her career after receiving the Specialist of the Week Award on Feb. 21 … Competed on three events at NCAA Semifinals, scoring 9.900 on vault to place fifth overall and third in her session, a career-high 9.900 on bars and 9.9375 on floor to place eighth on floor in her session … Scored a perfect 9.95 on vault - the fifth of her career and second of the season - at the NCAA Regional Second Round, tying for third place overall … Tied for second on floor at the NCAA Regional Final with a 9.95 … At the Pac-12 Championships, she scored 9.9 on vault to place third, a then-season-high 9.875 on bars, and 9.9 on floor … Recorded her first vault win of the season with a perfect 9.95 score against Stanford and also added a 9.95 on floor … Won the Pac-12 Coaches Choice Award after returning from a one-week absence and contributing three top-scoring routines for her team, including a season-high 9.85 on bars, in the win over Arizona State … Held a streak of 100 consecutive hit routines from 1/23/01 to 1/29/23; her streak was snapped with a beam fall, just her second career miss … Finished first on floor (9.95) and third in the all-around (39.55) and beam (9.9) at the Wasatch Classic … Won floor with a 9.95 and tied for fourth on vault with a 9.925 at the Super 16. 2022
Second-team regular season All-American on vault … First-team All-Pac-12 on vault … Named to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll … Recorded four perfect scores - two each on floor exercise (10.0) and on vault (9.95 on 9.95 start-valued vault) … Averaged a team-best 39.508 in the all-around and scored 39.4 or higher in eight of her nine all-around attempts … Led the team with a season average of 9.907 on vault and finished the regular season ranked 15th nationally … Scored 9.900 or higher on vault in her last nine meets and on 10 of her 11 vaults overall … Led the team with five vault wins and 10 Top 3 finishes … Tied for first on floor at the NCAA Raleigh Regional with a 9.950 … Tied for second on vault at the Pac-12 Championships with a 9.900 and finished with an all-around total of 39.400 … Named Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week Mar. 15 after recording two perfect scores (perfect 9.950 on vault, 10.0 on floor exercise) a career-best 39.725 in the all-around and a second-place 9.900 on
balance beam on Mar. 12 vs. UC Davis … Earned a perfect 9.950 score on vault and recorded career-highs of 39.700 in the all-around and 9.900 on uneven bars against Cal on Mar. 6 … Scored her first career perfect 10 on floor exercise on Feb. 27 vs. Washington and also won the all-around with a 39.575 and vault with a 9.925 … Won vault with a 9.900, tied for second on beam with a 9.925 and placed second in the all-around with a 39.500 at Stanford Feb. 12 … Recorded then-season-highs on all four events and the all-around against Utah Feb. 4 - 9.900 V, 9.850 UB, 9.825 BB, 9.925 FX, 39.500 AA (third place) … Placed second on vault in the season opener with a 9.900 on a stuck Yurchenko full and recorded the Bruins’ top mark on beam with a 9.850 … Member of the Director’s Honor Roll all three quarters.
2021
Earned three All-America honors at the NCAA Championships, receiving first-team acclaim on balance beam and second-team on floor exercise and in the all-around … Her 9.925 on beam at NCAAs tied her career-best and gave her a fourth-place finish in her session (fifth-place overall) … Finished seventh overall and fifth in her session on floor with a 9.9375 and was 14th overall and eighth in her session in the all-around with a 39.550 … Qualified to the NCAA Championships after recording the highest all-around score from a non-advancing team at the Regional second round, a 39.425 … Named the Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year … Earned All-Pac-12 first-team honors in the all-around, vault and floor, tying for most first-team honors in the conference … Was also an honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection on beam … Captured a share of the Pac-12 floor exercise title with a 9.950 … Three-time Pac12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Week winner … Competed in the all-around in all but one meet and averaged 39.313 with a high of 39.625 set at California on Mar. 6 … Tied with LSU’s Haleigh Bryant for highest all-around score by a freshman in 2021 … Had six all-around scores of 39.4 or higher and a team-high four all-around victories … Led UCLA with 13 individual victories - four in the all-around, four each on vault and floor and one on beam … Averaged 9.877 on vault and earned a perfect mark of 9.95 on her Yurchenko layout full at Cal on Mar. 6 … Scored 9.8 or better on her last six uneven bars routines with a high of 9.875 at Cal in the leadoff spot … Scored 9.9 or better on beam three times, recording a high of 9.925 at Arizona on Jan. 31 and winning beam at Washington on Feb. 14 … Averaged a team-best 9.908 on floor with eight of 10 routines scoring 9.9 or better … Scored 9.95 on floor twice - Feb. 19 at Utah and Mar. 20 at the Pac-12 Championships … Member of the Director’s Honor Roll all three quarters.
Club
U.S. junior vault champion in 2016 … Two-time JO National Team member (2015 and 2019) … Placed second on floor exercise and balance beam, third in the all-around, and Top 10 on vault and uneven bars at the 2019 JO National Championships … Second on vault at the 2018 JO National Championships, while placing in the Top 10 in both the all-around and floor exercise … Won the floor exercise and vault titles and placed third in the all-around at the 2015 JO National Championships … Recorded a pair of Top 10 all-around finishes at the Nastia Liukin Cup, placing seventh in 2018 and ninth in 2020 … Won the all-around, vault, balance beam and floor exercise titles and placed third on uneven bars at the 2018 Region 3 Championships … Second in the all-around at the 2019 Region 3 Championships … Won the Texas State Championships on vault in 2015, 2018 and 2019 … Trained at Metroplex Gymnastics.
Personal
Favorite events are vault and floor exercise … Describes her greatest athletic thrill as winning the vault title at the 2016 P&G Championships … Admires Dominique Dawes, Michael Jordan and Serena Williams … Chose UCLA because of its great academics and athletics … Hobbies include anything creative such as decorating, writing, crafting, dancing and cooking … Co-President of UCLA’s Black Student Athlete Alliance for 2022-23 … Full name is Chae Jada Darian Campbell … Born in Arlington, Texas … Mother: Leila Campbell … Uncle Calais Campbell is a six-time Pro-Bowl defensive end … Earned her undergraduate degree in communication and is enrolled in the Transformative Coaching and Leadership graduate program at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies.
Best Marks
V - 9.950, 7x, last 1/27/24
UB - 9.950, 2/25/24
BB - 9.925, 3x, last 2/25/24
FX - 10.00, 3x, last 3/16/24
AA - 39.725, 3/12/22
2024
JORDAN CHILES
4-11 / Junior Houston, Texas Prairie HS World Champions Centre
Sat out the 2024 NCAA season to train for the Olympics, where she won team gold and was awarded the bronze medal on floor exercise … Finished fourth in the all-around and fourth on vault during the Olympic qualification round but was unable to compete in either final due to the two-per-country rule … Made the floor exercise final with the third-highest score in qualifications … Placed third in the all-around at the Olympic Trials … Won silver on uneven bars at the U.S. Championships … Placed third in the all-around and on bars at the Core Hydration Classic.
2023
NCAA uneven bars and floor exercise champion … Scored a perfect 10 on bars, her third of the season, to win the uneven bars and earned a near-perfect 9.9875 on floor to help UCLA record a postseason program record 49.7125 on the event … NCAA runnerup in the all-around with a score of 39.7125, just .05 out of first place … Placed fifth overall on vault with a score of 9.9000 … Earned first-team postseason All-America, regular season All-America and first-team All-Pac-12 honors in the all-around and on vault, bars and floor … Also earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 acclaim on beam … WCGA West Region Gymnast of the Year … College Gym News’ Sportswoman of the Year … Finished the regular season ranked second in the nation in the all-around, first on bars, third on vault, fourth on floor and 18th on beam … Named Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week five times … Scored five perfect 10s - two on floor and three on bars - to run her career total to eight … Led the team with 40 event victories and 32 9.95+ scores, including 15 9.975s … Finished the 2023 season with season averages of 9.904 on vault, 9.971 on bars, 9.848 on beam, 9.958 on floor and 39.681 in the allaround … NCAA Los Angeles Regional all-around (39.750), uneven bars (9.975) and floor exercise (10.0) champion … Won the Pac-12 bars and floor titles with scores of 9.975 … Recorded the nation’s highest all-around score of the season on March 11 vs. Iowa State, scoring a career-high 39.9 to win the all-around … Won every event at the Iowa State meet, recording her second consecutive perfect 10 on bars and a pair of 9.975s on vault and floor … Set a then-career-high of 39.875 in the all-around against Stanford March 5, scoring her first perfect 10 of the season on bars, along with career-highs of 9.975 on vault and beam … At Arizona, she won the all-around with a career-high 39.850 and scored meet-winning 9.975s on vault and bars and 9.950s on beam and floor … Tied for first on beam at Cal with a career-high 9.95 and also scored 9.95 on bars … Earned her second consecutive Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week award on Feb. 14 after tying for the highest all-around score in the nation with a career-high 39.825 against Arizona State … She also recorded her first perfect 10 of the season and fourth of her career with a 10 on floor exercise and took first place on vault (9.95) and bars (9.975) in the Arizona State meet … Won her second Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week award on Feb. 7 after winning the all-around with a seasonhigh 39.775, as well as vault (9.975), bars (9.95) and floor (9.95) at Utah … Scored meet-winning 9.975s on bars and floor against Oregon State and placed second in the all-around with a 39.7 … Tied for first on bars (9.925) and floor (9.95) at Washington … Tied for first in the all-around (39.725) and beam (career-high 9.925) and won vault (career-high-tying 9.925) at the Wasatch Classic … Named Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week Jan. 10 after winning uneven bars with a 9.975 and tying for second in the all-around with a 39.650 at the Super 16. 2022
Earned second-team All-America honors after tying for seventh in her session and 14th overall on floor exercise at the NCAA Championships … Scored 9.925 on her upgraded floor routine at the Championships, performing a full-twisting double layout and a front full through to a double tuck … Qualified to the NCAA Championships on uneven bars and floor exercise after first-place finishes and 9.950 scores at the NCAA Raleigh Regional … Earned first-team All-Pac-12 on bars and floor and honorable
mention honors on vault … Recorded three perfect 10s, scoring two on floor exercise (Mar. 6 and Feb. 4) and one on uneven bars (Feb. 12) … Ranked second on the team in routines competed with 46 and in total points with 452.0375 … Led UCLA with 23 9.9+ scores and 10 9.95+ scores … Season average of 9.909 on floor exercise led the team, and she totaled seven scores of 9.9 or higher on the event … Scored 9.900 or higher on vault in six of the last seven meets, including a career-best 9.925 at the NCAA Regional Second Round … Led the team with six uneven bars victories and finished the regular season ranked 18th nationally … Scored 9.950 or higher on uneven bars in four of her last five team meets … Scored a career-high 39.800 to win the all-around against Cal and also took first place on floor exercise (10.0) and uneven bars (9.975) and recorded then-career-highs of 9.9 on vault and 9.925 on beam … Earned her second Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award on Mar. 8 after her 39.8 all-around performance vs. Cal, where she became only the third freshman in school history to hit the 39.8 threshold … Won floor exercise with a 9.975 at ASU and also recorded the team’s highest score on vault with a 9.900 … Earned her second perfect 10 of the season at Stanford on Feb. 12 on uneven bars … Pac-12 Freshman of the Week and UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 8) after scoring a perfect 10 on floor, winning the all-around with a career-high 39.700 and earning career-bests on all four events against Utah … Her 39.700 all-around score against Utah was the highest by a UCLA freshman in 17 years (Tasha Schwikert, 2005) … Competed in allaround for the first time vs. Arizona (Jan. 30), finishing second (39.350) and winning the uneven bars (9.900) … Recorded UCLA’s top marks on vault (9.875) and bars (9.925) at Oregon State, placing second overall on both events.
Club
Won team gold and floor bronze at the 2024 Olympics and team silver at the 2020 Olympics … Won three medals at the 2022 World Championships - team gold, vault and floor silver - in her first-ever Worlds appearance … Earned floor gold and vault silver at the 2022 World Challenge Cup in Paris … Placed third in the all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise at the 2022 U.S. Championships … Nine-year U.S. National Team member (five years as a senior, four as a junior) … Placed in the Top 3 in the all-around at every domestic competition in 2021, including third at the Olympic Trials, where she hit four-for-four on each of the two days of competition … Finished third in the all-around and vault and fourth on uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise at the 2021 U.S. Championships … Scored a career-high 57.55 in the all-around on day two of the U.S. Championships … Won the 2021 Winter Cup all-around title … Placed second in the all-around at the 2021 GK U.S. Classic … Won silver at the U.S. Championships on vault in 2018 and in the all-around in 2017 … In her first senior international assignment, she won bronze in the all-around at the 2018 Stuttgart World Cup … Captured team, vault and floor gold and a bronze on beam at the 2018 Pacific Rim Championships … Alternate for the USA’s 2017 World Championship team … Won the U.S. vault title at the junior level in 2015 and was the bronze medalist on vault and floor in 2014 … Trained at World Champions Centre.
Personal
Interests include shoes and fashion … Considers herself a sneaker head … Admires many different athletes, including Dominique Dawes, Michael Jordan, Serena Williams and Simone Biles … Parents: Timothy and Gina Chiles … Siblings: Jazmin, Jade, Tajmen and Tyrus … Full name is Jordan Lucella Elizabeth Chiles … Born in Tualatin, Ore. … Plans to major in Business Economics.
Best Marks
V - 9.975, 3x, last 3/11/23
UB - 10.00, 4x, last 4/13/23
BB - 9.975, 3/5/23
FX - 10.00, 4x, last 4/1/23
AA - 39.900, 3/11/23
CARISSA CLAY
4-11 / Graduate
San Diego, Calif.
University of Kentucky/Junipero
Serra HS
Mission Valley YMCA
2024 (University of Kentucky)
Earned WCGA Scholastic All-America honors for the second time in her career … Did not compete.
2023 (University of Kentucky)
Named to SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll … Did not compete.
2022 (University of Kentucky)
WCGA Scholastic All-American … Named to the SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll … Competed on beam three times … Set season and career-high against Florida, scoring 9.725.
2021 (University of Kentucky)
Named to SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll … Did not compete. Club
Trained at Mission Valley YMCA … All-around runner-up at the 2019 Level 10 State Championships … Fourth on floor, sixth on vault and ninth in the all-around at the 2019 Region 1 Championships … Runner-up on beam and eighth in the all-around at the 2018 Region 1 Championships.
Personal
Full name is Carissa Nailah Clay … Born in San Diego … Parents are Don and Gayle Clay … Has a younger brother, CJ … Favorite apparatus is beam … Lists her firstever college routine as one of her favorite moments in her career because “I remember being so shocked and thankful that my dreams were coming true” … Has dreamed of being a UCLA graduate since she was eight years old … Hobbies and interests include country music, the beach, the color pink, breakfast food, coffee and watching football, basketball and baseball … Athletes she admires are Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Michael Jordan … Enrolled in the Transformative Coaching and Leadership graduate program at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies … Career objective is to be a coach/ESPN commentator.
2024
MIA ERDOES
5-5 / Senior
New York, N.Y.
Convent of the Sacred Heart Gotham Gymnastics
Earned WCGA Scholastic All-America honors for the third time … Named to the Pac12 Academic Honor Roll for the second consecutive year … Performed uneven bars exhibition routines in two meets, with a high of 9.775 Mar. 16 against Clemson.
2023
WCGA Scholastic All-American … Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll … Made her UCLA debut on Feb. 26 at Arizona with an exhibition beam performance that scored 9.75 … Earned marks of 9.8 on bars and 9.7 on beam in exhibition performances on March 5 … Scored 9.7 on bars in an exhibition routine on March 11.
2022
Earned WCGA Scholastic All-America honors … Member of the Director’s Honor Roll all three quarters … Did not see action in her first season.
Club
Tied for ninth on uneven bars at the 2021 Level 10 National Championships … Uneven bars champion and all-around and vault bronze medalist at the 2021 Region 6 Championships … Placed third in the all-around and on vault and bars at the 2021 Level 10 New York State Championships … Trained at Gotham Gymnastics.
Personal
Favorite apparatus is uneven bars … Full name is Mary Catherine Irene Erdoes … Parents: Mary and Philip Erdoes … Has two younger sisters, Morgan and Mason … Math-Economics major.
Best Marks
UB - 9.800 (ex.), 3/5/23
BB - 9.750 (ex.), 2/26/23
2024
FRIDA ESPARZA
5-4 / Graduate Pittsburg, Calif.
K12 International Academy Head Over Heels
Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll selection for the third straight year … Competed on uneven bars in 11 meets and balance beam in three meets … Totaled two victories and four Top 3 finishes on bars … Recorded a pair of career-highs against Cal on Feb. 25, scoring 9.950 to tie for first on bars and 9.900 on beam … Won her second-straight bars title with a 9.900 at Stanford on March 1 and also hit a 9.850 exhibition on beam … Earned her fourth 9.9+ score on bars against Clemson with a third-place mark of 9.900 and also performed two strong exhibition routines, scoring 9.800 on beam and 9.825 on just her second-ever floor performance and first ever in Pauley Pavilion.
2023
Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll … Did not compete due to injury.
2022
Named to the 2022 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll … Member of the Director’s Honor Roll all three quarters … Sat out six meets due to injury and returned on Mar. 12 to score a career-high-tying 9.925 on uneven bars and a 9.775 on balance beam in an exhibition performance … Scored 9.900 on bars at the NCAA Regional Second Round to help the Bruins score a season-high 49.475 on the event … Competed on beam for the first time in 2022 as a late replacement at the NCAA Regional Final and scored 9.750 … Led off on bars at Oregon State with a 9.875, good for third place, and made her collegiate debut on floor, scoring 9.650 … Competed on bars in the season opener and tied for third place with a 9.850.
2021
Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors on uneven bars … Recorded a careerhigh 9.925 on bars to place fourth at the Pac-12 Championships … Scored 9.85 or higher on eight of her 11 bars routines, with three scores of 9.9 or higher … Earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors after the Bruins’ first meet following her meetwinning bars score of 9.9 and a 9.8 on beam in her collegiate debut against Arizona State … Earned the victory on bars against BYU with a 9.9 … Competed on beam in nine meets and recorded a season-high of 9.9 at Arizona … Had five scores of 9.8 or better on beam, with two Top 3 finishes … Member of the Director’s Honor Roll all three quarters … Served as a team representative for UCLA’s Voting Matters Initiative. Club
Two-time World Championships competitor for Mexico (2018, 2019) … Finished 32nd in all-around qualifying at the 2018 World Championships … Led Mexico to a bronze medal finish at the 2018 Pan American Games, where she finished ninth in the all-around and fifth on uneven bars … Uneven bars champion at the 2019 FIG World Challenge Cup in Guimarães … Crowned the 2018 Mexican national all-around and uneven bars champion … Competed at the 2016 and 2017 U.S. National Championships … Placed sixth on beam in the junior division at the 2016 U.S. Classic … Level 10 National champion on uneven bars in 2015 … Trained at Head Over Heels Gymnastics.
Personal
Favorite apparatus is the uneven bars … Admires Naomi Osaka, Dennis Rodman and Michael Jordan … Chose UCLA because it is close to her family, has great team energy, and is a diverse school … Hobbies include reading books and comics … Full name is Frida Esparza … Born in Concord, Calif. … Parents: Nora and Rolando Esparza … Earned her degree in political science and is pursuing a postgraduate certificate in marketing.
Best Marks
UB - 9.950, 2/25/24
BB - 9.900, 2x, last 2/25/24
FX - 9.650, 1/23/22
Club
SASHA FUJISAKA
5-0 / Freshman
San Jose, Calif.
Summit HS Airborne Gymnastics
Four-time Development Program Level 10 National Championships competitor who placed in the Top 8 on floor exercise all four years … In 2024, she placed seventh on floor at Nationals and was sixth on vault and floor at the Region 1 Championships … Won the uneven bars title at the 2024 State Championships … Scored a perfect 10 on bars at the 2024 Delta Classic Invitational and won the all-around with a career-high 39.075 … Won bronze on uneven bars and placed fifth on floor at the 2023 Nationals … Won the all-around, bars and beam, placed second on vault and third on floor at the 2023 Region 1 Championships … Region 1 uneven bars champion in 2021 … Won the floor title at the State Championships in 2023 ad was the all-around and beam champion in 2022 … Trained at Airborne Gymnastics.
Personal
Full name is Sasha Fujisaka … Parents: Alessandro and Miwa Fujisaka … Has an older brother, Kyle … Born in Palo Alto, Calif. … Favorite apparatus is uneven bars … Chose UCLA for its “outstanding academics, as it embodies excellence in education, fosters intellectual growth, and provides a transformative academic experience” … Admires former UCLA gymnast Peng-Peng Lee … Hobbies include training her dog new tricks … Plans to study physiological science.
Club
BRONWYN
HOFFMAN
5-6 / Freshman
Los Angeles, Calif. Palisades HS AOGC
Competed at the 2023 and 2022 Development Program Level 10 National Championships … Medaled in the all-around at the 2023 Region 1 Championships, placing third with a personal best score of 38.125 … Won bronze on floor at the 2023 State Championships … Placed seventh on bars at the 2022 Level 10 Nationals … Third on bars, fourth on vault and fifth on floor at the 2022 Regionals … U.S. elite qualifier in 2018 and 2019 … Competed at the 2018 U.S. Classics. … Trained at AOGC.
Personal
Full name is Bronwyn Katrina Hoffman … Mother: Kimberly … Has an older sister, Acacia, and a younger brother, Milo … Born and raised in Los Angeles … Favorite apparatus is vault … Admires Nastia Liukin and McKayla Maroney … Has dreamed about being on the UCLA Gymnastics team since she was little … Interests include traveling and seeing new and different places, sports cars and spending time with friends … Undeclared major.
Club
RILEY JENKINS
5-4 / Freshman
Burbank, Calif.
Crescenta Valley HS
The Klub Gymnastics
Second in the all-around and fifth on floor at the 2024 Level 10 All-Stars … Captured silver on vault with a 9.95 and on floor and tied for eighth in the all-around at the 2024 Region 1 Championships … Won the 2024 Level 10 State all-around, vault and floor exercise titles … Swept all four events and the all-around at the 2024 WOGA Classic … Won three events and placed third in the other at the 2024 Pacific Classic … Won three events and the all-around at the 2024 Palm Springs Gymnastics Cup … Placed third on vault at the 2023 Region 1 Championships … Third in the all-around and floor and second on vault at the 2023 State meet … Third on vault and eighth in the all-around at the 2022 Region 1 Championships.
Personal
Full name is Riley Shea Jenkins … Parents: Esterlita and Mark Jenkins … Has an older brother, Tyler Jenkins, and two older sisters Paige Jenkins and Taylor Gore … Born in Las Vegas, Nev. … Favorite events are vault and floor … Admires Gabby Douglas … UCLA was always her dream school since she was a child, and she attended as many UCLA Gymnastics home meets as she could ever since she started gymnastics … Interests include paintings and art, going to the beach and listening to music … Intends to major in psychology and has career aspirations of being a physical therapist.
2024
EMILY LEE
5-4 / Senior Los Gatos, Calif. Connections Academy West Valley Gymnastics
WCGA Scholastic All-American for the third time … Competed in all 13 meets and hit all 36 routines to extend her streak to 79 career routines without a fall … Totaled 10 scores of 9.9 or higher … Recorded seven 9.9+ leadoff beam routines and 15 in her career… All three of her leadoff routines against Cal scored 9.900 or higher - 9.950 on beam to place third, 9.900 on vault to earn her first career vault victory, and 9.900 on floor … Earned Top 3 finishes on every event she competed at Stanford, scoring 9.900 on beam, 9.875 on floor and 9.850 on her third consecutive stuck vault … Averaged 9.846 on vault and 9.806 on beam for the year … Competed twice in the all-around, recording a season-high score of 39.375 at Arizona State … Scored a career-high 9.900 on vault twice, at the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad and vs. California … Finished in second place on vault at NCAA Regionals … Scored 9.925 on beam at the Pac-12 Championships … Tied her career-high on beam with a 9.950 vs. California … Won beam at the Super 16 with a leadoff 9.900 … Competed on floor in eight meets and posted a career-high mark of 9.900 vs. California.
2023
Earned WCGA Scholastic All-America honors for the second-straight year … Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll … Competed on at least two events in every meet and in the all-around twice … Averaged 9.8 or higher on vault, beam and floor … Had eight leadoff beam routines of 9.9 or better, including a high of 9.95 on Mar. 11 … Led off on beam at the NCAA semifinals with a 9.900, helping the team take a first rotation lead with a score of 49.5125 … Scored 39.350 in the all-around in the NCAA Regional Second Round … Scored 39.5 in her all-around debut against Iowa State, earning career-highs of 9.875 on bars and a leadoff first-place mark of 9.95 on beam … Against Stanford, led off on three events and scored her third leadoff 9.9 on floor in her last four meets … Scored a career-high 9.875 on vault and a career-high-tying 9.9 on floor at Arizona … Led off on all three events she competed in at Cal and scored a career-best 9.925 on beam to lead UCLA to its season-best score of 49.625 … Recorded leadoff 9.9s on both beam and floor against Arizona State, earning second place on beam … Led off on beam with a career-high-tying 9.9 at Utah … Earned a leadoff 9.9 on beam to tie for second and scored 9.85 on her floor debut against Oregon State … Scored 9.8 or better on all three events at Washington, recording career-bests of 9.85 on vault, 9.825 on beam and 9.8 on bars.
2022
Earned WCGA Scholastic All-America honors … Named to the Director’s Honor Roll all three quarters … Did not compete during the season while recovering from her 2021 Achilles tendon surgery.
Club
Three time U.S. National Team member … Placed eighth on balance beam at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and seventh at the U.S. Championships … Scored a season-best 54.55 in the all-around on Day Two of the U.S. Championships to finish 13th overall … Placed third in the all-around with a 53.40 and second on floor exercise at the 2021 Winter Cup … Eighth in the all-around with a 53.90 at the 2021 GK U.S. Classic and also placed fourth on floor and sixth on beam … Placed first on beam with a 15.10 at a March National Team camp … Won all-around and team gold and a silver on floor at the 2020 Gymnix in her first international assignment … Placed 11th all-around, sixth on beam and eighth on floor at the 2019 U.S. Championships … Won floor and placed second in the all-around at the 2019 American Classic … Won the 2016 Level 10 national floor title then went on to finish seventh on beam in the junior division at her first U.S. Championships … Trained at West Valley Gymnastics.
Personal
Favorite apparatus is balance beam … Describes her greatest athletic thrill as competing in the 2021 Olympic Trials … Admires Kobe Bryant and Serena Williams … Chose UCLA because she can continue her gymnastics career, get an education, be involved in an amazing athletic department and be on a beautiful campus … Hobbies include painting, coloring and scrapbooking … Full name is Emily Katelyn Lee… Born in Los Gatos, Calif. … Mother: Tina Lee … Has two older siblings, Ally and Max and two younger sisters, Mady and Taylor … Physiological science major with a career objective of being a physical therapist.
Best Marks
V - 9.900, 2x, last 2/25/24
UB - 9.875, 3/11/23
BB - 9.950, 2x, last 2/25/24
FX - 9.900, 4x, last 2/25/24
AA - 39.500, 3/11/23
2024
EMMA MALABUYO
5-0 / Senior Milpitas, Calif.
Adirondack Learning Academy
Texas Dreams
Representing the Philippines, she earned an Olympic berth after a third-place all-around finish at the Asian Championships on May 24 … Hit all four of her routines at the Olympics and finished 41st in all-around qualifying … Also made history by becoming the first Filipina woman ever to win gold at the Asian Championships, capturing first place on floor exercise with a score of 13.300 … Earned second-team regular season All-America and honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors on beam … Earned WCGA Scholastic All-America honors for the third time … Received Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators, as well as Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll distinction for the second-straight year … Finished the regular season ranked No. 16 on beam … Tied for first place on bars at NCAA Regionals, scoring a career-best 9.900 … Finished second on beam at the Pac-12 Championships with a 9.950 … Recorded two beam victories, scoring 9.950 vs. Washington and a season-high 9.975 vs. Clemson … Competed in 10 meets on beam and averaged 9.898 … Averaged 9.842 on floor in six meets … Totaled nine scores of 9.900 or higher, including three 9.950+ marks on beam.
2023
First-team postseason All-American on balance beam after finishing fourth overall at the NCAA Championships with a score of 9.950 … Earned Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators … Received WCGA Scholastic All-America honors for the second-straight year … Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll … Season averages were 9.895 on floor and 9.841 on beam … Recorded eight scores of 9.9 or higher on both beam and floor … Earned a season-best 9.975 on beam to tie for second place at the NCAA Regional … Scored 9.9 on floor and 9.925 on beam at Pac-12 Championships … Tied for second on floor against Iowa State with a 9.925 … Tied her career-high on floor against Stanford, scoring 9.95 to tie for second place, and tied for third on beam with a 9.9 … Tied her season-best 9.925 on floor at Arizona, earning a 10 from one judge, and made her season debut on vault, scoring 9.825 … Scored a season-best 9.925 on floor at Cal … Earned a then-season-high 9.95 on beam at Utah … Scored 9.9 on her first three routines of the season, including a pair of 9.9s on beam and floor at the Super 16 … Competed for the Philippines at the Asian Championships in June and won a silver medal on floor exercise.
2022
Second-team All-Pac-12 on balance beam … WCGA Scholastic All-American … Became just the fourth UCLA freshman ever to score a perfect 10 on beam, earning the perfect mark on Mar. 12 against UC Davis … Had four different beam routines earn a perfect 10 from at least one judge … Competed 43 routines on the year, third-most on the team … Scored a career-high 39.500 in the all-around at the NCAA Regional Final, her total including a clutch 9.975 on balance beam in the final rotation that nearly gave UCLA a NCAA Championship berth … Tied for third on floor at the Pac-12 Championships, scoring 9.925 … Named Pac-12 Specialist of the Week Mar. 8 after scoring career-bests of 9.975 on beam (first place) and 9.950 on floor (tied for third) against Cal … Won two events against Washington, tying for first on bars (9.875) and beam (9.900), and tying for second in the all-around (39.375) … Tied her career-best in the all-around at ASU with a 39.475 to place third, tied for first place on beam with a 9.900 and also recorded new career-bests on vault (9.875) and floor (9.900) … Recorded a career-high 39.475 to place third in the all-around at Stanford, earned season-high marks on vault (9.825), bars (9.875) and floor (9.875) and tied for second on beam with a 9.900 … Won beam with a then-season-best 9.925 vs. Arizona (Jan. 30) and earned then-season highs on vault (9.825), bars (9.825, third place) and all-around (39.250, third place) … Competed all-around at Oregon State for the first time, finishing third with a 39.100 … Earned Director’s Honor Roll distinction all three quarters.
Club
2024 Philippines Olympian … 2024 Asian Championships gold medalist on floor and bronze medalist in the all-around … Silver medalist on floor at the 2023 Asian Championships … 2020 U.S. Olympic Team alternate … Five-time U.S. National Team Member … Placed eighth on the uneven bars and ninth all-around at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials …Fourth all-around, sixth on balance beam and seventh on bars and floor exercise at the 2021 U.S. Championships, where her day two beam score of 14.60 was the third-highest in the competition … Won a total of 16 medals at the City of Jesolo Trophy from 2016-19, including gold in the all-around, beam and floor in 2018 … Won four medals at the 2017 U.S. Junior Championships (floor gold, allaround and bars silver, vault bronze) … Won the 2017 U.S. Classic junior all-around and floor titles and placed second on beam … Captured team and vault gold at the 2017 Gymnix International Junior Cup … Placed first on floor, second in the all-around and beam and third on vault and bars at the 2017 International Junior Gymnastics Competition in Japan … Second in the all-around and third on beam in the 2016 U.S. Classic junior division … Trained at Texas Dreams Gymnastics.
Personal
Favorite apparatus is uneven bars … Describes her greatest athletic thrill as the 2021 Olympic Trials … Admires Kyla Ross, Peng-Peng Lee, and Katie Ledecky … Chose UCLA because she loved the team atmosphere, diversity, fun dance parties and floor routines and the strong academic environment ... Enjoys going to the beach, ice skating, shopping and hanging out with friends … Full name is Emma Lauren Malabuyo … Born in Mountain View, Calif. … Parents: Ana and Joel Malabuyo … Has an older brother, Elija, and a younger sister, Eyva … Communication major … Interested in a career as a sports broadcaster or psychologist.
Best Marks
V - 9.875, 2/20/22
UB - 9.875, 2x, last 2/27/22
BB - 10.00, 3/12/22
FX - 9.950, 2x, last 3/5/23
AA - 39.500, 4/2/22
Club
MACY McGOWAN
5-2 / Freshman Seattle, Wash. Juanita HS Gymcats
Won the all-around, vault and floor and was second on bars at both the 2024 Development Program Level 10 Nationals and the Region 1 Championships … First in the all-around, vault and floor and second on bars and beam at the 2024 Nevada State meet … Top 5 in the all-around and vault at the 2023 Level 10 Nationals …Won the all-around, vault, beam and floor and was second on bars at the 2023 Region 2 Championships … All-around and beam champion and vault and floor runner-up at the 2023 Washington State Championships … Qualified to the 2022 Level 10 Nationals after a second place all-around finish at the Region 2 meet, where she also placed second on vault, bars and floor.
Personal
Full name is Macy Paige McGowan … Parents: Cathy and Jeff McGowan … Has an older sister Britney Kinney … Born in Seattle, Wash. … Favorite event is floor exericse … Lists her greatest athletic thrill as “committing to my dream school and all my hard work paying off” … Interests include spending time with friends and family … Undeclared major.
2024
BROOKLYN MOORS
5-3 / Graduate
Cambridge, Ont., Canada
Bishop Macdonell Catholic
WCGA Scholastic All-American and a member of the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for the third time … Earned Academic All-District honors by the College Sports Communicators … Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 on floor … Competed in 12 meets … Averaged 9.879 on floor and recorded a career-high tying score of 9.950 at five meets … NCAA California Regional co-champion on floor exercise … Tied for second on floor at the Pac-12 Championships with a score of 9.950 … Recorded UCLA’s top score on floor in five meets and had two individual regular-season victories … Competed once on beam and performed two exhibitions.
2023
Earned WCGA Scholastic All-America honors for the second-straight year … Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll … Competed on two events at NCAA Semifinals, scoring 9.7775 on vault and 9.8625 on floor … Made her season competitive debut at the NCAA Regional Second Round and earned a pair of career-high scores with a 9.9 on vault and a second-place mark of 9.925 on floor … Scored 9.9 on vault at the NCAA Regional Finals … Performed two exhibition floor routines during the regular season, with a high of 9.875 in her debut March 5 … Made her first appearance of the season at Arizona on Feb. 26 with an exhibition vault that scored 9.6 … Slowed by a knee injury suffered in December 2022.
2022
WCGA Scholastic All-American … Named to the 2022 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll … Scored a career-high 9.925 on floor exercise at the NCAA Regional Second Round, her fifth consecutive 9.9+ floor routine … Earned a perfect 10 from one of the four judges on floor at the NCAA Regional Final and finished with a final score of 9.875 … Scored a career-high 9.875 on beam and tied her season-high on vault with a 9.850 against Utah (Feb. 4) … Competed on vault, beam, and floor exercise at Oregon State, with a high of 9.850 on beam to finish sixth … In her collegiate debut, she posted UCLA’s top score on floor exercise with a 9.875 and the Bruins’ No. 2 score on vault with a 9.850, placing fifth on both events.
2021
Redshirted the season and enrolled remotely while training for the Olympics … Earned Director’s Honor Roll distinction in Fall 2020.
Club
Member of Canada’s 2020 Olympic team … Olympic all-around finalist, placing 16th overall … Advanced to the all-around and floor exercise finals at three consecutive World Championships (2017-19) … Became the first Canadian gymnast ever to win the Longines Prize for Elegance in her Worlds debut in 2017, where she placed fifth on floor exercise and 15th in the all-around … Helped Canada place an all-time best fourth place in the team competition and placed eighth herself on floor exercise at the 2018 World Championships … Placed seventh on floor exercise and 14th in the allaround at the 2019 Worlds … Took home the floor exercise gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games … Won the floor exercise national championship in 2021 and finished eighth in the all-around … Triple medalist at the 2019 Canadian Championships, earning gold on balance beam, silver on floor exercise and bronze in the all-around … Bronze medalist on vault at the 2017 Canadian Championships … Earned gold medals on floor exercise and in the all-around and silver medals on uneven bars and balance beam at the 2020 Elite Canada.
Personal
Favorite event is floor exercise … Describes her greatest athletic thrills as winning the Longines Prize for Elegance at the 2017 World Championships and competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics … Chose UCLA because of its strong academics, amazing athletic program and how campus felt like home … Enjoys spending time with family and friends … Full name is Brooklyn Chloe Moors … Born in Cambridge, Ont., Canada … Parents: Christopher Moors and Lisa Rutledge … Has an older sister, Victoria, a 2012 Olympian … Earned her undergraduate degree in sociology and is pursuing a postgraduate certificate in project management.
Best Marks
V - 9.900, 2x, last 4/1/23
BB - 9.875, 2/4/22
FX - 9.950, 5x, last 4/05/24
2024
KATELYN ROSEN
5-2 / Sophomore Boerne, Texas
Texas Connections Academy
Twin City Twisters
WCGA Scholastic All-American … Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 in the all-around … Three-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (1/31, 2/6, 3/12) … Competed on at least two events in all 13 meets and averaged 39.436 in the all-around and over 9.8 on all four events, including 9.875 on floor and 9.866 on vault … Finished fourth in the allaround at the Pac-12 Championships with a career-high score of 39.550 … Captured her first collegiate victories at Arizona State, winning the all-around (39.450) and vault (9.900) … Recorded season-highs of 9.950 on beam and floor, 9.925 on bars and 9.900 on vault … Selected to the Pac-12 Freshman Watch List.
Club
Member of the 2020 USA National Team … Five-time US Championships qualifier … Finished first on floor exercise, third in the all-around and seventh on beam at the 2022 U.S. Classic … Earned a Top 10 all-around finish at the 2023 Winter Cup … Placed sixth on floor exercise at the 2022 Winter Cup … At the 2021 American Classic, she placed second on floor, seventh on vault and Top 10 in the all-around … Finished third on balance beam and seventh on vault at the 2019 American Classic … Won floor and earned a Top 5 all-around finish while placing seventh on vault at the 2018 Level 10 National Championships … Placed first on floor, second in the all-around and third on beam at the 2017 Hopes Championships … Trained at Twin City Twisters.
Personal
Full name is Katelyn Elizabeth Rosen … Born in San Antonio, Texas … Parents are Laura and Stephen Rosen … Has three older brothers, Brandon, Travis, and Dawson … Chose UCLA because she has always loved the team energy, dance parties and Bruin pride, saying “”ever since I was a little kid, I’ve dreamed of having a UCLA floor routine” … Describes her greatest athletic thrill as competing in the same competition as Simone Biles and Chellsie Memmel … Interests include movies, music, going to the beach and hanging out with friends … Undeclared major.
Best Marks
V - 9.900, 3x, last 3/09/24
UB - 9.925, 2/04/24
BB - 9.950, 3/16/24
FX - 9.950, 2/04/24
AA -39.550, 3/23/24
MIKA WEBSTER-LONGIN
4-11 / Freshman
Richmond, Calif.
Saint Mary’s College HS Head Over Heels Club
Member of the Belgian National Team … Competed for Belgium at the 2024 DtB Pokal Competition in Germany and at the 2024 European Championships in Italy … Won the all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise at the 2023 Level 10 Development Nationals … 2023 Region 1 balance beam and floor exercise champion … Won the State uneven bars title in 2023 … Named the 2023 East Bay Gymnastics Gymnast of the Year.
Personal
Full name is Mika Luciana Webster-Longin … Born in San Francisco, Calif. … Parents are Maria Webster-Longin and Luc Longin … Uncle Pablo Webster played college soccer at Clemson … Chose UCLA because of “the culture of excellence that is cultivated here both academically and athletically. Not only did it fit my goals for gymnastics, it offers a great education and a multitude of opportunities” … Describes her greatest athletic thrill as competing at the 2023 National Championships, hitting all four events and winning bars, floor and the all-around, “in addition to having so much fun while competing” … Lists Aly Raisman, Nadia Comaneci, Laurie Hernandez, Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles and Misty Copeland as athletes that she admires … Enjoys reading, dancing, singing, traveling and spending time with her dog Leo. … Favorite apparatus is floor exercise … Has lived in New Zealand, Belgium and England.
2024
Did not compete due to injury.
2023
CLARA WREN
5-1 / Junior
San Marcos, Calif.
San Marcos HS Coastal Gymnastics
Competed for the first time at Utah and scored 9.725 on vault … Made her UCLA debut at Washington with an exhibition on vault that scored 9.475 and improved that mark the following week against Oregon State with a 9.550.
Club
Competed at Level 10 for Coastal Gymnastics Academy from 2020-22 … Placed fifth on uneven bars at the 2022 Regionals … Earned first place and a career-high vault score of 9.725 at the 2022 SCEGA California Classic … Level 9 regional vault champion in 2019 … Earned a Top 10 all-around finish at the 2018 Level 9 Regionals … Has a career-high of 9.625 on uneven bars.
Personal
Full name is Clara Emma Wren … Born in Laguna Hills, Calif. … Parents are Anthony and Jennifer Wren … Has a younger brother, Grayson … Father played baseball in the Montreal Expos organization … Cousin Grant Dyer played baseball for UCLA and went on to play in the Philadelphia Phillies organization … Chose UCLA because “It is an amazing school with not only a great athletic and gymnastics program, but so many academic opportunities for my future” … Describes her greatest athletic thrill as being the first time she completed on vault with a 10.0 start value … The athlete that she admires is Mike Trout … Enjoys shopping, hiking, watching baseball, spending time with her dogs, and playing pickleball … Favorite apparatus is vault … Education and social transformation major who has career aspirations of being an elementary school teacher.
Best Marks
V - 9.725, 2/3/23
2024 Results
Date Opponent Result Score
1/6 at Mean Girls Super 16 4th 196.550 Alabama (197.125), California (196.850), Auburn (196.600)
2/9 at Oregon State W 197.425-196.700 2/19 UTAH L 196.975-197.300
2/25
197.775-198.400
3/1 at Stanford W 197.175-196.725
3/9 at Arizona State L 196.325-196.625
3/16 CLEMSON W 198.550-196.825
3/23 at Pac-12 Championships 2nd 197.875
4/5 at NCAA Regional 2nd Round 3rd 197.050
BOLDFACE CAPS indicate home meets.
2024 Best Marks
Boldface indicates gymnast’s collegiate career bests. *denotes exhibition routine
Margzetta Frazier
Katelyn Rosen
Meet 1 - at Mean Girls Super 16, w/ Alabama, California, Auburn (Jan. 6)
UCLA placed fourth in the season-opening Mean Girls Super 16, scoring 196.550 to finish behind Alabama (197.125), California (196.850) and Auburn (196.600). The Bruins led at the halfway point after scoring 49.325 on vault and 49.275 on bars but had to count a fall on beam, dropping them to fourth place. UCLA rebounded with a meet-high 49.55 on floor, but it wasn’t enough to move up the standings. Three Bruins won events - Chae Campbell with a perfect 9.95 on vault, Selena Harris with a 9.95 on bars, and Emily Lee with a 9.9 on beam. Harris finished tied for second in the all-around with a score of 39.550.
Vault - 49.325
Emily Lee ................................9.825 (12t)
UCLA scored 197.100 to place third at the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad. The Bruins finished ahead of fourth-place and No. 2-ranked Utah (196.975) for their first win over the Utes since 2019, but they were just edged out by No. 5 LSU (197.150) for second-place. No. 1 Oklahoma won the meet with a 197.900. Sophomore Selena Harris won the all-around with a score of 39.650. She also placed first on vault and beam with scores of 9.950.The Bruins were in second place for the first three rotations, aided in part by a season-high 49.4 on vault, but were outpaced in the final rotation when LSU scored 49.65 on bars.
Vault - 49.400
Emily Lee ..................................9.900 (6t)
Nya Reed...................................9.900 (4t)
Chae Campbell ........................9.825 (18t)
Meet 3 - at Denver Quad (1/21)
Competing in their third consecutive road quad meet, UCLA placed third at Denver, scoring 196.550. No. 1 Oklahoma placed first with a national-best 198.325, No. 10 Denver was second with a 197.100, and Stanford placed fourth with a 196.100. The Bruins used a season-high 49.575 on floor to climb into second place after two events and held onto its position after scoring 49.175 on vault in rotation three. However, the Bruins had struggles with low bar transitions in the final rotation and had to count a fall, dropping UCLA into third place. Emma Malabuyo led the team, recording a career-high 9.9 on bars and season-bests of 9.925 on beam and 9.875 on floor.
Vault - 49.175
Emily Lee ................................9.825 (13t)
UCLA recorded season-high totals on all four events, closing with strong marks of 49.5 on balance beam and 49.625 on floor exercise to secure a convincing 197.825-196.300 win over Washington in the home and Pac-12 opener. Selena Harris won the all-around with a 39.625 and captured first on bars with a 9.9. Chae Campbell’s 9.95s on vault and floor gave her two event wins, as she tied with Brooklyn Moors for first on floor. Emma Malabuyo’s 9.95 on beam led all athletes on the event. Freshman Katelyn Rosen made her UCLA all-around debut and scored 39.250, with second-place showings on vault (9.9) and bars (9.875).
Vault - 49.400
Emily Lee ..................................9.875 (4t)
UCLA recorded its first 198 of the season, along with season-high totals on bars (49.425), beam (49.525) and floor (49.750) to hand Arizona its first loss of the season, 198.075-196.525. Selena Harris won the all-around with a career-high 39.775 and captured first on bars with a 9.95 and beam and floor with scores of 9.975. Nya Reed won vault with a 9.95 and tied Harris for first on floor with a 9.975, both season-highs for the graduate transfer. Freshman Katelyn Rosen also had a standout performance, scoring career-best marks of 39.500 in the all-around, 9.95 on floor and 9.925 on bars.
Vault - 49.375
Emily Lee ..................................9.800 (6t)
UCLA remained unbeaten in Pac-12 play, beating No. 18 Oregon State, 197.425-196.700, with a season-high road score. The Bruins relied on their depth, receiving strong contributions from their subs who competed while All-Americans Chae Campbell and Nya Reed were rested, and a huge performance from Selena Harris, who scored a perfect 10 on vault, 9.95s on bars and beam and a 39.750 in the all-around to win those events. UCLA led from start to finish after posting a season-high 49.45 on uneven bars, led by a career-high 9.925 from Frida Esparza and seasonbests of 9.9 from Margzetta Frazier and 9.95 from Harris. Competing with three freshmen and two sophomores on vault, the Bruins maintained the lead by posting a 49.275, aided by Harris’ second career perfect 10. UCLA extended its lead on floor after a 49.45 and locked it up with a solid 49.25 on beam.
UCLA held a 0.425 lead after the first two rotations against Utah but was unable to hold on in the final two rotations, dropping its first Pac-12 Conference meet of the season to the Utes, 197.300-196.975. The Bruins got off to a great start with a season-high 49.525 on vault in rotation one and increased their lead slightly after rotation two’s 49.3 on uneven bars. However, the momentum stalled in the third rotation after scoring just 48.875 on beam. The Bruins had an opportunity to reclaim in the lead in the final rotation on floor exercise, but two out-of-bound penalties hurt the comeback bid, and Utah’s Maile O’Keefe sealed the Ute win with a 9.975 on beam on their final routine. Selena Harris won the all-around and three events for the second consecutive meet, scoring 39.675 in the all-around and recording her second-straight perfect 10 on vault. She also claimed first place on uneven bars and floor exercise with scores of 9.950.
Vault - 49.525
Emily Lee ..................................9.850 (5t)
Selena Harris ..............................9.950 (1) Beam - 48.875 Emily Lee ..................................9.825 (4t) Katelyn Rosen .............................9.750 (9) Emma Andres ...........................9.700 (11) Ciena
Meet 8 - California (Feb. 25)
UCLA hit 24-for-24 and recorded its third-highest score of the season, posting a 197.775, but was unable to overcome No. 3 California’s program-record 198.400. The Bruins recorded a seasonbest 49.575 on uneven bars to trim Cal’s lead to three-tenths at the halfway mark, but the Bears earned their second-highest team totals ever on both floor and beam to keep the Bruins at bay. The Bruin leadoff performers were exceptional, as junior Emily Lee scored career-highs of 9.95 on beam and 9.9 on vault and floor. Senior Chae Campbell kicked off UCLA’s bars rotation with a career-high 9.95 and received a 10 from one of the judges. Campbell also tied her career-best on beam with a 9.925.
Vault - 49.125
Emily Lee ..................................9.900 (1t)
Alex Irvine ..............................9.750 (11t)
UCLA’s 49.4 scores on uneven bars and balance beam proved to be the difference, as the Bruins defeated No. 24 Stanford, 197.175-196.725, on March 1. The Bruins took the lead from the start and never relinquished it after scoring 49.4 on bars to Stanford’s 49.025 on vault in rotation one. The Cardinal stayed within 0.325 going into the final rotation, but their 49.275 on floor was no match for the Bruins’ 49.4 on beam, as UCLA hit all six routines for 9.825 or higher, led by Emma Malabuyo’s anchor score of 9.925. Chae Campbell took first place on vault with a 9.9, Nya Reed won floor with a 9.925, and Selena Harris and Frida Esparza tied for first on bars with scores of 9.9.
UCLA’s freshmen came through with strong performances on all events, but the Bruins had to count a fall on balance beam and were overtaken on the final routine, losing to Arizona State, 196.625-196.325, on March 9. Freshman Katelyn Rosen won the all-around with a 39.450 and vault with a 9.9. Alex Irvine won uneven bars with a career-high 9.9 and tied for fifth on vault with a career-high-tying 9.85. She also performed a strong exhibition beam routine that scored 9.825. Paige Anastasi stuck her Yurchenko layout full vault for a career-high 9.85 and hit a 9.825 in her exhibition debut on floor. Graduate student Nya Reed won floor for the second consecutive meet, scoring 9.95, and Emma Andres scored a career-high-tying 9.9 on beam to place second.
UCLA recorded its third-highest score of all-time in a 198.550-196.825 victory over Clemson on Senior Day March 16. The Bruins scored three perfect 10s – two by sophomore Selena Harris, on vault and uneven bars, and one by senior Chae Campbell on floor exercise to close meet. Harris won the all-around with a career-high 39.900 and received five scores of 10.0 out of a possible eight from the judges. Her vault 10 was her third this season and fourth of her career, and her bars 10 was the first of her career. Campbell’s floor 10 came in her first time back in the floor lineup since Jan. 27 and was the third 10 of her career and first since March 12, 2022. UCLA got stronger and stronger as the meet went on, starting off with a 49.475 on vault before recording season-highs on bars (49.525), beam (49.675, fourth-highest score in school history) and floor (49.775, fifth-highest score in school history).
Vault - 49.475
Emily Lee .................................9.825 (11)
Selena Harris tied the Pac-12 Championships all-around record with a 39.825 to capture the final Pac-12 all-around title and also added individual titles on vault and bars to lead the Bruins to a 197.875 final score and second-place finish. Utah won the Pac-12 team title with a 198.000. California was third with a 197.325, and Stanford finished fourth with a 197.175. The Bruins started the meet with a strong 49.475 on balance beam and then grabbed a three-tenths of a point lead at the halfway mark thanks to a 49.625 on floor. Harris’ 9.975 led the Bruins on vault, but their 49.375 was dwarfed by Utah’s 49.700 on floor that moved the Utes ahead by .025. In the final rotation, UCLA finished up on uneven bars, while Utah ended on vault. The Bruins scored 49.400, with Harris scoring 9.950, Katelyn Rosen contributing a 9.900 and Margzetta Frazier adding a 9.875, but it was not enough to catch Utah, who closed with a 49.500 on vault, thanks to four scores of 9.9 or higher.
Vault - 49.375
Emily Lee ................................9.800 (28t)
The 2024 season came to an end for No. 11 seed UCLA after a third-place finish at the NCAA Regional Second Round. The Bruins recorded a 197.050 to finish behind first-place Denver (197.275) and second-place Arizona State (197.150), who each advanced to Sunday’s Regional Final. The Bruins were in first place by a 0.325 margin after scoring 49.575 on the first event, floor, before their lead began to slowly diminish with each passing rotation. UCLA scored in the low 49s on vault (49.150) and uneven bars (49.075) before closing with a 49.250 on balance beam that was not enough to stay in the Top 2. Only two Bruins qualified to the NCAA Championships - Chae Campbell on floor and Selena Harris on beam.
Vault - 49.150
Emily Lee ...................................9.875 (2)
After being voted the pre-season No. 1, UCLA watched as Georgia assumed the role of favorites during the regular season. But when it counted the most, the Bruins proved they were worthy of their early ranking by winning their first-ever NCAA Championship.
Before UCLA even began its competition at the Super Six Team Finals, the door had opened. As the Bruins were taking a first-rotation bye, Georgia was stumbling on beam, counting two falls to essentially take the Gym Dogs out of the running. The pressure then shifted to the Bruins, who would follow on the dreaded beam.
But the Bruins were undaunted by the pressure. Leadoff competitor Susie Erickson hit a career-high 9.85 to start the ball rolling. A fall in the third position put a scare into the Bruins, but they rallied to hit their routines - Leah Homma for a 9.8, Luisa Portocarrero for a 9.825, and Stella Umeh with a spectacular 9.925 - to take themselves safely past the most nerve-racking event in the competition with a score of 49.2.
UCLA entered its third event, vault, in third place behind Michigan and Arizona State. The Bruins improved their position with strong vaulting and moved into a tie with Michigan with one rotation remaining - UCLA on bars and Michigan on floor.
With Michigan faltering on floor, the Bruins needed a 49.25 to surpass ASU for the championship. Deborah Mink started with a 9.825. Kiralee Hayashi followed with a 9.85. Lena Degteva nailed a 9.875, and Umeh followed with a 9.925. Freshman Heidi Moneymaker needed just a 9.775 to clinch the championship and scored that and more with a 9.925. Homma’s 9.95 to close the competition punctuated the evening for the Bruins, who totaled a season-high 197.15, three-tenths better than ASU. The championship was the first ever for UCLA and the first for any school outside of Utah, Georgia or Alabama.
2000
It was a dream season for the 2000 UCLA Gymnastics Team. The Bruins started the season strong with school-record performances in the beginning of the year, and ended the season unstoppable as Pac-10, Regional and NCAA Champions.
UCLA’s national championship run began in earnest at the NCAA Regional meet. After impressive performances on floor (49.55), vault (49.5) and bars (49.4), UCLA had already reached 148+ with just beam to go and looked well on its way to another regional championship in a runaway. It wasn’t quite a runaway, as three Bruin falls on the beam made it interesting, but UCLA’s lead was so large that it didn’t matter. The Bruins placed first with a score of 197.025, .85 better than second-place Oregon State. At the team preliminaries of the NCAA Championship, the Bruins were able to get back on their No. 1 nemesis right away, starting on the balance beam. UCLA conquered its demons, with all six gymnasts hitting their routines to give UCLA a 49.05 first-rotation score. From there, the Bruins cruised and ended up hitting 24 for 24 routines to take first place and easily qualify for the Super Six Team Finals.
UCLA received another unfavorable draw for the Super Six, starting on floor and ending on a bye after beam. But this time, the Bruins drew upon their experience at their Regional meet and performed like champions, taking the lead early and never relinquishing it.
The Bruins set the tone right away, scoring a 49.375 on floor behind a leadoff score of 9.85 from Malia Jones and a pair of 9.9s from Mohini Bhardwaj and Heidi Moneymaker. In first place after rotation one, the Bruins then moved to vault, where they scored four 9.9s (Kristin Parker, Lena Degteva, Bhardwaj and Moneymaker) to account for a 49.45 and a seven-tenths lead.
While the Bruins were on a bye in rotation three, Alabama closed to within four-tenths, and Nebraska pulled to within .425. Each subsequent Bruin routine would be critical. On bars, a 9.9 from Degteva and a 9.95 from Bhardwaj brought the Bruins a solid 49.35 score and kept their lead at seven-tenths ahead of Utah, but with the beam remaining.
As the leadoff performer, freshman Doni Thompson gave the Bruins just what they needed - a career-high 9.8. Parker followed with a 9.775, Jones recorded a 9.75, and Moneymaker provided a 9.85. After Degteva dismounted with a 9.825, UCLA knew it had done all it could do to win the title. Bhardwaj capped the meet with a 9.875 and gave UCLA a second consecutive 24 for 24 performance.
The Bruins spent the final rotation on a bye in the locker room and waited as the other schools tried to overtake their 197.3 final score. The closest competitors needed more than 49.725 (9.945 average) to tie. None of the teams came close, and UCLA won its second national title.
UCLA continued its winning ways at the Individual Event Finals, as Bhardwaj won the uneven bars title, and Degteva won the balance beam crown.
The 1997 Bruins (clockwise, l-r) - Susie Erickson, Carmen Tausend, Lena Degteva, Heidi Moneymaker, Deborah Mink, Amy Smith, Lisa Hiley, Kiralee Hayashi, Leah Homma, Luisa Portocarrero, Stella Umeh, Andrea Fong.
The expectations for the 2001 Bruins were sky-high. After all, the Bruins were the defending NCAA Champions and had what was generally considered the most talented team in the history of collegiate gymnastics. But it took more than just talent for UCLA to reach the top of the podium at the NCAA Championships. A strong team commitment, team chemistry, depth, resiliency and a lot of heart brought the Bruins their second consecutive national title.
The quest to repeat started off strongly after a 24-for-24 performance during the preliminary session. UCLA placed first in the afternoon session with a score of 197.625 to advance to the Super Six. Onnie Willis ended the afternoon as the all-around co-leader and saw her score stand during the evening session, making her UCLA’s first-ever NCAA all-around champion.
With day one of the Championships over with, the Bruins went into the team finals wearing shirts that read “Win With Our Hearts”, and they proceeded to do just that.
The Bruins showed their heart early in the competition. During the first rotation, a fall from the first competitor put the pressure on early, but the team responded with three consecutive scores of 9.9+ to end the floor rotation with a .275 lead over Georgia.
The Bruins increased their lead on vault to .35 after totaling 49.45, thanks to three scores of 9.9 or higher.
The lead evaporated to just one-tenth of a point when two of UCLA’s final three competitors on bars made costly errors, and with the Bruins’ final rotation being the dreaded balance beam, UCLA had to be flawless. And they were.
As home team Georgia scored a 49.5 on vault, the Bruins matched them score for score. In the leadoff position, Doni Thompson put the winning wheels in motion by starting the set with a career-high 9.9. A fall from UCLA’s second competitor put the pressure on, but the Bruins responded and almost fed off the pressure.
Tousek followed with a career-high 9.95, Willis tied her career-high with a 9.9, and Maloney scored a 9.925 to set the stage for Bhardwaj. In familiar territory after having clinched the dual meet win against Georgia at home, Bhardwaj responded with a 9.9, well above the 9.75 she needed to move ahead of Georgia. The Bruins finished with a beam total of 49.575, the second-highest beam mark in school history, and an overall team total of 197.575, .175 ahead of Georgia.
In addition to the team and all-around titles, Tousek won the uneven bars title, and Bhardwaj capped her career by winning the floor exercise championship.
2003
A year after a disappointing third-place finish at the NCAA Championships, UCLA reclaimed its status as the top program in the nation, winning the NCAA title for the third time in four years. UCLA entered the NCAA Championships in Lincoln, Neb. as the favorite and got through stage one of the Championships by placing first at the preliminaries with a score of 196.95. The Bruins did have to count a fall on beam, leaving definite room for improvement in team finals.
The Bruins were a resilient bunch in team finals. On three of the four events, UCLA had an early fall but never let it faze them, stepping up under pressure to throw out that low score.
Competing in the favored Olympic order, UCLA’s night got off to a slow start when the first vaulter fell. However, the rest of the team raised their game a notch and reeled off five straight dynamic vaults to close the set with a team total of 49.35.
UCLA suffered another fall on bars in its next rotation, but again, three straight scores of 9.9 or higher to close the set negated the fall and put the Bruins ahead by twotenths after two events.
On beam, where UCLA had suffered two falls in prelims, Bruin head coach Valorie Kondos Field employed a brilliant strategic move, putting in the extremely consistent Onnie Willis as the leadoff competitor. In her first ever leadoff performance, Willis was not only steady but spectacular, scoring a 9.925 to set the table perfectly for her teammates. UCLA reeled off scores of 9.9, 9.825, 9.85, 9.95 and 9.9 to earn a final team score of 49.525 and a .475 lead over second-place Georgia.
Heading into the final rotation, UCLA held a three-tenths lead over Alabama and needed to score 48.85 on floor to overtake Georgia. Jeanette Antolin led off with a 9.85, and seniors Kristin Parker and Malia Jones capped off their careers with a 9.875 and 9.9, respectively. A fall by Kate Richardson put some pressure on the Bruins, but with Willis and Jamie Dantzscher on deck, there was little doubt they would respond like champions. Willis earned a 9.9, and Dantzscher clinched the victory by scoring a near-perfect 9.975, which gave UCLA a final total of 197.825, .55 higher than second-place Alabama. Richardson and Dantzscher shared the uneven bars title at the Individual Event Finals, and Richardson took home the balance beam crown.
As hosts of the NCAA Championships, the Bruins were looking for their fifth title but first on their home turf. The “Drive for Five” started in the preliminary session.
Typical of most of UCLA’s past championship years, the Bruins started the meet with a fall on their first routine on vault. But in true UCLA fashion, the Bruins picked themselves up and followed through with stellar performances to discount the low score. UCLA pulled away on uneven bars, scoring a 49.65 after counting five scores of 9.875 or higher, including a 9.975 from Jamie Dantzscher, and finished the session in first place with a score of 197.675.
The Bruins started the Super Six Team Finals on floor, a less than desirable rotation order. For UCLA, however, that rotation order had seen them through NCAA titles in 2000 and 2001. The order proved to be good luck for the Bruins again, and they exceeded all expectations with a stunning record-breaking performance to keep the trophy in Westwood.
After an inconsistent regular season and a relatively shaky start to the post-season with a second-place showing at the Pac-10 Championships and a rocky final rotation at the Regionals, the Bruins picked the best time of the year to put in a near-perfect performance. They hit 24-for-24 routines, with 15 scores of 9.9 or higher and an NCAA Super Six record 198.125 final score.
UCLA started the meet with a 49.525 on floor to take a slight .75 lead over Georgia and extended the lead to .225 after scoring a 49.525 on vault for a two-round total of 99.1. The Bruins pounded out a 49.425 on bars for a three-round total of 148.525. Georgia kept the pressure on, staying .525 behind.
With the unenviable position of finishing the meet on a bye, the Bruins knew they had to score high on beam in rotation five before heading into the locker room. They did that and more, tallying a meet-high 49.6 and leaving it mathematically impossible for anyone to top their 198.125. Freshman Lori Winn kicked things off with a 9.875, and the Bruins never looked back. Christie Tedmon scored a 9.85, Jeanette Antolin and Kate Richardson stepped up with 9.95s, Yvonne Tousek scored a 9.9, and Kristen Maloney slammed the door shut with a 9.925.
“This championship is especially special,” said UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos Field. “First of all, it wasn’t easy this year. We had to come out and work hard all season.”
“We may have lost meets early on, but we put our egos aside. We trained hard, and we eventually came out on top.”
2010
UCLA closed its near-perfect run in postseason competition with a dominating 24-for-24 performance at the NCAA Super Six Team Championships, winning its sixth NCAA title at the site of its first, Gainesville, FL. In the team finals, the Bruins hit every routine without any major mistakes and outscored their nearest competitor by nearly half a point, recording 197.725 to runner-up Oklahoma’s 197.25.
The Bruins entered the Championships as the No. 1 seed after dominating performances at Pac-10s and Regionals. But going in as the favorite seemed to put a bit of extra weight on the team, who competed tight during its first two events at the NCAA Preliminaries. At the halfway mark, UCLA was tied for third but used meet-best scores of 49.375 on floor and 49.4 on vault to power ahead of the field in the final two rotations, finishing with a first-place mark of 196.875.
There was no tightness from the Bruins at the Super Six, where UCLA took the lead in rotation one and never relinquished it.
The Bruins got off to a great start on vault in rotation one, scoring 49.475 on the strength of career-highs from Monique De La Torre (9.85 leadoff score) and Brittani McCullough (9.95) and a 9.925 from Vanessa Zamarripa. A 49.325 on uneven bars helped to maintain UCLA’s lead at the halfway mark, heading into beam, the team’s nemesis earlier in the season. The Bruins showed how far they had come from the beginning of the year, hitting all six routines for scores of 9.8 or better. Leadoff competitor Anna Li started with a 9.875, followed by a 9.9 from Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs. Niki Tom delivered another strong routine with a 9.8, followed by a 9.85 from Aisha Gerber and a 9.9 from Zamarripa. Mizuki Sato closed the set with a 9.85, bringing the Bruins’ beam score to 49.375 and their three-event total to 148.175, .275 ahead of Alabama and 49.1 points away from a sixth national title.
On floor exercise in the final rotation, Tauny Frattone led off with one of her best performances of the year, scoring 9.875. After a 9.725 from Tom, Zamarripa and Li each hit 9.9s, leaving it up to McCullough or Hopfner-Hibbs to score 9.7 or better to clinch the title. McCullough had the first attempt and clinched it with a career-high tying 9.925. Hopfner-Hibbs’ 9.95 was just icing on the cake and helped bump the Bruins’ final floor total to a season-high 49.55 and its team final score to 197.725.
The victories kept coming at Event Finals, where Zamarripa won the vault title and McCullough claimed the floor crown. Zamarripa averaged 9.925 on her two vaults, scoring 9.95 on a stuck Yurchenko layout full and 9.9 on a Yurchenko half on, front layout half, the most difficult vault done in the competition. McCullough earned a 10.0 from one of the six judges on her floor routine and finished with an average score of 9.9375, just above her career-high mark of 9.925.
The 2004 Bruins (back row, l-r) - Aimee Walker, Ashley Peckett, Holly Murdock, Ashley Martin, Michelle Selesky. (middle row, l-r) - Jamie Williams, Christie Tedmon, Lori Winn, Kisha Auld, Jennifer Sutton, Kate Richardson, Courtney Walker. (front row, l-r) - Trishna Patel, Yvonne Tousek, Kristen Maloney, Jamie Dantzscher, Jeanette Antolin, Christy Erickson.
The 2010 Bruins (back row, l-r) - Tauny Frattone, Tiffany Hyland, Lichelle Wong, Danielle Greig, Marci Bernholtz, Brittani McCullough, Courtney Shannon, Kaelie Baer, Aisha Gerber. (front row, l-r) - Allison Taylor, Vanessa Zamarripa, Talia Kushynski, Monique De La Torre, Anna Li, Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, Niki Tom, Mizuki Sato, Alyssa Pritchett.
In one of the greatest comebacks in the history of NCAA competition, UCLA turned in a performance for the ages at the NCAA Super Six Team Final, using a NCAA Championship and school record balance beam score of 49.750 to take the title in St. Louis. The championship was UCLA’s seventh overall and first since 2010.
The odds of UCLA coming back from a 0.325 deficit at the halfway mark were slim. The Bruins had put up solid but not huge scores on their first two events and were wrapping up the meet on uneven bars and balance beam.
After an average vault rotation that saw no scores over 9.9 and a team total of 49.2250, something needed to change. The Bruins had a bye in the fourth rotation and went into the locker room in fourth place, 0.325 behind the leaders, two-time defending champion Oklahoma.
Spurred on by an inspiring locker room speech by Associate Head Coach Chris Waller, who reminded the Bruins that they’ve been training like champions all year and that they “don’t quit under any circumstances”, UCLA regrouped and went all out in the final two rotations.
On uneven bars, freshman Nia Dennis led off with a 9.8375. Senior JaNay Honest followed with a 9.9 and received a perfect 10 from one of the six judges, her first career perfect 10 score in her last-ever routine. After Anna Glenn’s 9.850, Madison Kocian stepped up for just her third uneven bars routine of the year after undergoing labrum surgery in August. Kocian had some struggles in her semifinal performance, scoring 9.775, but in the team final, she scored a season-high 9.9375. Sixth-year senior Christine Peng-Peng Lee was next and was sheer perfection. After hitting her difficult set and sticking her double layout dismount, she was rewarded justly with a perfect 10. Kyla Ross wrapped up the rotation with what looked to be another perfect set with emphatically-held handstands. She earned one perfect 10 score and a final total of 9.95, giving the Bruins a team total of 49.6375, the second-highest bars total in NCAA Championship history.
UCLA had closed the gap in the fifth rotation and entered the final event in third place, 0.175 behind the first-place Sooners, who finished up on uneven bars while the Bruins were on balance beam. Oklahoma earned three 9.9+ scores on bars and finished with a score of 49.5375 for a final team total of 198.0375.
The Bruin beam team got off to a tremendous start with a 9.9375 leadoff score from Grace Glenn. Kocian ran into problems in the two spot with a fall and a score of 9.275, putting the pressure on everyone else to stay clean in order to drop that score. But rather than sinking under the pressure, the Bruins thrived. Brielle Nguyen, in her only routine of the night, followed Kocian’s fall with a 9.875. Katelyn Ohashi, who had won a share of the floor exercise title the night before, answered with a 9.95. Ross built off that and contributed a 9.9875, earning four of six perfect scores.
It all came down to Lee in the final routine of the night. Although she and most of her teammates did not know at the time, Lee needed to score 9.975 on her final collegiate routine to clinch the victory. What came next was, simply-put, legendary.
Lee hit every element of her routine perfectly, and when she stuck her dismount, she permanently etched her name in Bruin lore. As her teammates celebrated a terrific closing performance, the individual scores came up and signaled a perfect 10 for Lee, her 10th career perfect 10 and her second perfect 20 meet. Then the scoreboard team results updated, showing the Bruins at the top with a final team total of 198.075, just 0.0375 ahead of Oklahoma, setting off a second wave of jubilant celebration. UCLA’s NCAA Championship and school record total of 49.750 on the balance beam, of all events, earned the Bruins the title.
“I looked at the scoreboard, and I saw UCLA on top, and I am still in shock,” Lee said after the meet. “My tears have not come out yet. I said they’re still dancing and having a party in my eyeballs. They have not come out yet, but I’m still in shock about the whole thing. I’m shocked I’m here, shocked we have the trophy, and I couldn’t have asked for a better way to end with this team. Personally, I love this team so much and it’s been an incredible season.”
“I’ve been doing this at UCLA for 35 years and I have said the last few months and have said repeatedly the last few weeks that in all of my time we’ve had tremendous teams and tremendous, not just athletes, but student-athletes and people,” said UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos Field. “Which is the reason I feel I have the greatest job in the world. But this team truly is the easiest team that I’ve ever coached. And that is because this time last year we said if we need, if we want a different result we’ve got to do things differently and what started that was me and our coaching staff just getting real with them about getting physically fit as you individually can get as making choices outside of the gym, those of a champion. And on and on and they did it. They decided to do it at literally last April, and they’ve been consistent with it, and because of that my job has been so easy this year. This truly is a dream team.”
Sharon Shapiro won UCLA’s first-ever national title and made history at the 1980 AIAW Championships by becoming the first collegiate woman to sweep all four events and the all-around. No gymnast has duplicated that feat since. Kim Hamilton became UCLA’s first-ever NCAA champion when she took home the floor exercise crown, the first of an unprecedented three consecutive from 1987-1989. In 1998, Heidi Moneymaker became UCLA’s first-ever NCAA bars champion, and in 2001, Onnie Willis was
crowned all-around champion, the first for a Bruin at the NCAA Championships. Jamie Dantzscher in 2002 won three titles, becoming the first gymnast in seven years to win as many in one season. Tasha Schwikert became the first UCLA gymnast to win multiple NCAA all-around titles (in 2005 and 2008) and the first in NCAA history to win as both a freshman and a senior. Kyla Ross became the first Bruin and only the second NCAA gymnast ever to win all four individual event titles over her career (2009 vault, 2007 bars, 2007 beam, 2009 floor).
Sharon Shapiro (1980-82) Hall of Fame Class of 1999
On Oct. 30, 1999, Sharon Shapiro became the first women’s gymnastics Hall of Fame inductee. Shapiro enjoyed an illustrious and historic athletic career for the Bruins. She remains the only gymnast ever to capture national titles on all four events and the all-around in the same year, a feat she accomplished at the 1980 AIAW National Championships her freshman season.
In 1981, Shapiro won the prestigious Broderick Award, given to the country’s top female gymnast. As a sophomore that season, she defended her all-around title and also won the individual vault crown. The following year, she earned All-America honors in the all-around, vault and balance beam.
Shapiro has remained a key alumna, supporter, and ambassador for UCLA and her sport since her graduation.
Kim Hamilton (1987-90) Hall of Fame Class of 2000
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony became UCLA’s second inductee on Oct. 21, 2000. Like Shapiro, Hamilton also set a national record that has yet to be duplicated when she won three consecutive NCAA floor exercise titles from 1987-1989. She also won the NCAA vault title in 1989.
At the regional level, she won a school-record tying seven titles, including three each in the all-around and floor. She also won Pac-10 championships on bars and floor in both 1989 and 1988. In her career, she earned six AllAmerica honors.
Anthony has also remained a major figure in the sport, having maintained a successful career as a sports commentator for ESPN and Fox Sports and as the host of the Miami TV show “County Connection.” She is also an inspirational/motivational speaker, specializing in the area of Identity Attunement. She has worked with Athletes in Action for 20 years and is now the Executive Director of MomsHope, Inc. Anthony published a book, Unfavorable Odds, a memoir about her journey from a background filled with drugs and violence to a Hall of Fame career at UCLA.
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Jill Andrews (1987-90) Hall of Fame Class of 2001
Jill Andrews was inducted into in the Hall of Fame on Oct. 13, 2001. In 1990,Andrews became UCLA gymnastics’ second Honda Award winner, capping off a career in which she won an NCAA title on vault in 1988 and on beam in 1989. Andrews earned eight firstteam All-America honors in her career and was a two-time Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year.
Andrews excelled academically as one of UCLA’s all-time great student-athletes. In 1990, she earned an NCAA post-graduate scholarship and was awarded the NCAA Top Six Award. In addition, she was a Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award winner. She was also honored by the Bruin gymnastics team with an award named after her, the annual Jill Andrews award for integrity.
Andrews, who graduated from the Northwestern University School of Law in 1994, was a Deputy City Attorney in San Francisco for six years, handling labor and employment litigation on behalf of the city and now works in legal counsel for AC Transit.
Leah Homma (1994-97)
Hall of Fame Class of 2008
Leah Homma was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Oct. 3, 2008. Homma competed for four years (1994-97), leading the Bruins to their first NCAA team title in 1997. Head Coach Valorie Kondos Field said Homma played “was a quiet leader who always led by example, was an unwavering hard worker, enthusiastic about her training, and always quick to help out her teammates in a quiet and unassuming manner.” Homma finished fourth in the 1997 NCAA All-Around to help bring the title to Westwood.
Homma’s other accomplishments included the 1994 and ‘97 Pac-10 all-around titles as well as the 1996 and ‘97 Pac-10 uneven bar crowns. She was twice named Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year (1995 and ‘97) and was also an eight-time All-American. During her career, she set and reset UCLA records in the all-around and was the second UCLA gymnast to receive 10.0s in two different events. In 1997, Homma was
named UCLA’s All-University Female Athlete of the Year and was a Honda Award nominee. She also excelled in the classroom, earning Pac-10 All-Academic honors on three occasions Prior to UCLA, she was a member of the Canadian National Team and the 1991 Canadian champion in the floor exercise. Homma left her eternal mark in gymnastics with three moves named after her in the international code of points: the Homma Flip on beam and the Homma Flairs on beam and floor.
Valorie Kondos Field (1983-2019) Hall of Fame Class of 2010
Valorie Kondos Field became just the second head coach ever to be inducted while still coaching at UCLA, earning induction on October 1, 2010. Upon arriving at UCLA in 1983 as a student coach,
ascended the ranks as an assistant coach and choreographer, co-head coach (1991-94) and then sole head coach from 1995-2019. As head coach, Kondos Field positioned UCLA as the premier program in collegiate gymnastics by guiding it to an overall record of 843-215-5 with 15 Pac-12 titles, 20 Regional crowns and seven NCAA titles (1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010 and 2018), as well as 32 NCAA individual titles during her tenure.
Kondos Field’s 2018 squad won the NCAA title in dramatic comeback fashion, using a record-setting beam total of 49.750 in the final rotation to capture the victory. In 2010, UCLA won NCAA, Regional and Pac-10 championships and produced two NCAA individual champions. In 2003, the Bruins recorded an unprecedented five team scores of 198.0 or better en route to the NCAA title. The 2004 team set an NCAA Championship record by scoring 198.125 in the
Super Six Team Finals. In 2001, UCLA gymnasts won the NCAA floor, uneven bars and all-around events, and every Bruin who competed earned All-America honors. That year, Kondos Field was voted the NACGC National Coach of the Year for the fourth time.
Kondos Field was honored in 2016 as the Pac-12 Gymnastics Coach of the Century, and in 2019, she received the UCLA Professional Achievement award for her superior achievements in the field.
Stella Umeh (1995-98) Hall of Fame Class of 2012
An Oct. 12, 2012 inductee, Stella Umeh was a key member of UCLA’s first NCAA Championship team in 1997. A 10-time AllAmerican, Umeh captured the 1995 and 1998 NCAA floor exercise titles and was dominant at the 1995 Pac-10 Championships, winning the allaround, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise titles. In 1998, she captured her second Pac-10 individual allaround title, along with individual titles in floor and beam.
During her career, Umeh was a member of Pac10 Championship teams in 1995 and 1997, was named the 1998 Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year and earned a total of seven All-Pac-10 honors and 10 All-America honors.
Prior to arriving at UCLA, she competed for Canada at the 1992 Olympic Games and at the World Championships from 1991-93. In 1992, she qualified for event finals at the World Championships on both vault (8th place) and beam (5th place), and in 1993, she was 15th in the all-around and eighth on floor. At the national level, she was a two-time Canadian vault champion.After graduation, Umeh performed for five years with Cirque du Soleil.
Valorie Kondos Field
Kim Hamilton, Amy Thorne, Sharon Shapiro, Jill Andrews, Valorie Kondos Field, Nan Wooden, Bobby Field, Janet Ferrari, Amy Smith, Trishna Patel, Kristina Comforte, Randy Lane and Megan Fenton at the 2010 Hall of Fame Induction.
Mohini Bhardwaj (1998-2001)
Hall of Fame Class of 2013
Mohini Bhardwaj became the second gymnast in as many years to be inducted on Oct. 12, 2013. Bhardwaj won two NCAA team and two NCAA individual titles from 1998-2001 and finished her career as an 11time All-American and 2001 Honda Award winner.
Bhardwaj set numerous scoring records at UCLA, including scoring the second-highest all-around total in NCAA history, 39.975, in 2001. She led UCLA to NCAA team titles in 2000 and 2001 and won the uneven bars in 2000 and floor exercise in 2001. Along with winning the Honda Award in 2001, she was also the Pac-10 and West Region Gymnast of the Year and the AAI Award-winner as the nation’s top senior gymnast.
Bhardwaj continued her gymnastics career after graduation, winning the 2001 U.S. National Championship on vault and helping the U.S. win a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships. In 2004, she earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team, where she served as team captain and led the U.S. to a silver medal. She also qualified for event finals on floor exercise, where she placed sixth. Bhardwaj is now the co-owner and club director at OOA Gymnastics in Bend, Oregon and began competitive weightlifting in 2018.
Onnie Willis (2000-03)
Hall of Fame Class of 2014
Onnie Willis received gymnastics’ thirdstraight induction when she joined the class of 2014 on Oct. 10, 2014. Willis was a superstar on the competition floor and in the classroom.
During her four years at UCLA, she won three NCAA team championships (2000, 2001, 2003), three Pac-10 team titles (2001-03) and four NCAA Regional team titles. In 2001, she became UCLA’s first-ever NCAA all-around champion, and as a senior in 2003 won the Honda Award as the best collegiate gymnast in the nation. The 2003 Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year held the school record for NCAA All-America honors with 16 and has a share of the school record on vault and floor, having scored a pair of perfect 10s on each event.
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Academically, she received the 2003 NCAA Top VIII Award as well as a NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship, and she earned Scholastic AllAmerican honors and CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict acclaim three times. Willis went on to earn a Ph.D in Developmental Psychology at NYU.
Jamie Dantzscher (2001-04) Hall of Fame Class of 2016
Jamie Dantzscher was inducted into UCLA Athletics’ Hall of Fame on Sept. 30, 2016.
Dantzscher, an Olympic bronze medalist in 2000, cemented herself in Bruin lore the very first time she chalked up for a routine, scoring a
perfect 10 on uneven bars in her collegiate debut. She is believed to be the first NCAA gymnast ever to score a perfect 10 on her first routine, and she went on to earn a school-record 28 10.0s in her career, including a national record seven in a row on floor exercise in 2002.
Dantzscher led UCLA to three NCAA team titles (2001, 2003 and 2004) and won four NCAA individual titles of her own, including the 2002 all-around, vault and floor exercise crowns, and the 2003 uneven bars title. She also won the Pac-10 bars and floor titles in 2002 and the floor title in 2001 and was the 2002 Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year and a three-time Pac-10 AllAcademic honoree. The 15-time All-American and 2004 AAI Award winner was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team in the all-around and floor exercise.
Kristen Maloney (2001-05)
Hall of Fame Class of 2017
Kristen Maloney’s legacy with UCLA Gymnastics can be summed up in the team award that was named after her - the Kristen Maloney Heart of a Champion Award. The 2000 Olympic bronze medalist fought through multiple surgeries and a nearly career-ending bone infection to become a five-time NCAA champion and nine-time All-American.
Maloney helped lead UCLA to the 2001 NCAA title as a freshman but was forced to sit out both the 2002 and 2003 seasons due to complications from the surgeries. She returned in 2004 to help the Bruins win another NCAA team title in record-breaking fashion, and in 2005 she was the Honda Award winner, as well as the National, West Region and Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year.
She won three events and the all-around at the 2005 Pac-12 Championships and finished her career by winning the vault and beam titles at the NCAA Championships.
Tasha Schwikert (2005-08) Hall of Fame Class of 2020
Pac-12 Gymnast of the Century Tasha Schwikert made history as UCLA’s first two-time NCAA all-around champion, bookending her career with wins as a freshman in 2005 and as a senior in 2008. She also added the NCAA uneven bars title in 2008.
A 12-time All-American, Schwikert won six Pac10 titles in her career, including a near-sweep in 2007 with the all-around, vault, balance beam and floor exercise championships. She also won the Pac-10 all-around and uneven bars titles in 2005 and earned Pac-10 Freshman of the Year honors. In 2007, she was awarded Pac10 Gymnast of the Year. Schwikert totaled four perfect 10s in her career, two each on uneven bars and floor exercise.
Prior to arriving at UCLA, Schwikert helped lead the U.S. to a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics and to a gold medal at the 2003 World Championships. She was a two-time U.S. national all-around champion and was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2012.
Kate Richardson (2003-06) Hall of Fame Class of 2021
Canadian standout Kate Richardson came to UCLA two years after her first Olympic Games and made history after her sophomore season in 2004 by becoming the first-ever Bruin gymnast to make an Olympic team while competing for UCLA. Richardson also became the first Canadian woman ever to qualify for event finals on floor exercise, where she placed seventh.
As a Bruin gymnast, Richardson won two NCAA team titles in 2003 and 2004 and three NCAA individual titles, capturing the 2003 uneven bars and balance beam titles and the 2006 floor crown. She won a multitude of honors at UCLA, including 13 All-America awards, 14 All-Pac-10 awards, and three Academic All-America honors. She was named the 2003 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, 2006 Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year and a 2006 NCAA Today’s Top VIII Award-winner. She scored nine perfect 10s in her career, including 10.0s on floor to win the 2003 and 2004 Pac-10 Championships. She also won
the 2003 Pac-10 all-around title with a score of 39.825, a Pac-10 record that held for 16 years. Richardson was selected to the Pac-12 All-Century Team for floor exercise.
After graduating from UCLA, Richardson earned a master’s degree in physical therapy from the University of British Columbia.
Heidi Moneymaker (1996-99) Hall of Fame Class of 2023
Eleven-time AllAmerican Heidi Moneymaker was a key member of UCLA Gymnastics’ first two NCAA Championship teams in 1997 and 2000 and won two individual titles of her own, becoming the Bruins’ firstever NCAA uneven bars champion in 1998 and winning vault in 1999.
She made history in 1999 when she became the first-ever Bruin to earn the maximum five first-team All-America honors in a single year. Following that season, she competed for the U.S. at the World University Games, earning Top 8 finishes on bars and beam, and at the USA Championships. As a senior in 2000, she was named the Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year and scored a pair of perfect 10s on vault. Moneymaker, who was named to the Pac-12 Team of the Century for vault, parlayed her gymnastics into a long-standing career as one of the leading stuntwomen in Hollywood.
Vanessa Zamarripa (2009-13) Hall of Fame Class of 2024
Two-time NCAA champion Vanessa Zamarripa finished her UCLA career with 19 All-America honors, secondmost in UCLA history. She also scored nine perfect 10s on vault in her career. As a freshman, she became just the sixth UCLA gymnast ever to earn the maximum five All-America honors in one season. The following year, she recorded the highest all-around score in the NCAA team final, leading the Bruins to the national championship. She won the NCAA vault title that year as well. Zamarripa won a total of six Pac-12 titles, including three vault titles and the 2010 all-around crown, and was selected the 2010 and 2013 Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year. During her senior season, she was named the NACGC/W Division I National Gymnast of the Year and the AAI Award-winner as the top senior in the nation. Zamarripa made an elite run in 2010 and finished eighth in the all-around and second on vault at the USA Championships and was named to the U.S. National Team.
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Kooyman, Savannah 2018-21
Koulous, Deanne 1982-85
Kozai, Kassidy 2011-12
Kramer, Gracie 2017-20
Kushynski, Talia 2008-11
LLahey, Liz 1994-95
Larson, Mattie 2012-13
Lashbrooke, Chloe 2020-24
Leader, Cheryl 1979-82
League, Suellen 1981-84
Lee, Caroline 1985-88
Lee, Emily 2022-pres.
Lee, Peng-Peng 2013-18
Li, Anna 2007-10
Liu, Ti 2012
Luba, Rachel 2011
Lucena, Amy 1986-89
MMacArthur, Jessy 2014-15
Malabuyo, Emma 2022-pres.
Maloney, Kristen 2001-05
Marrow, Kareema 1992-95
Martin, Ashley 2004
Mavity, Yolande 1988-91
McCullough, Brittani 2008-11
McDonald, Dana 2012-14
McGinnis, Shawn 1987-90
McMullin, Karen 1984-87
McNamara, Katie 2022-24
Melcher, Dawn 1980-81
Meraz, Sonya 2015-18
Metcalf, Melissa 2015-16
Mink, Deborah 1997
Moneymaker, Heidi 1997-2000
Montera, Kris 1983-84
Moors, Brooklyn 2022-pres.
Mossett, Hallie 2014-17
Murdock, Holly 2003-04
N
Nelson, Karen 1991-94
Nelson, Shelley 1985
Neustadter, Laura 1988-91
Nguyen, Brielle 2018-19
Norman, Alexis 1998
OO’Connor, Kerry 1986-87
Ohashi, Katelyn 2016-19
PPadilla, Natalie 2007-08
Padurariu, Ana 2022-pres. Parker, Kristin 2000-03
Patel, Trishna 2001-04
Peckett, Ashley 2004-07
Pesce, Gina 1989-93
Peko, Asi 2013
Peszek, Samantha 2011-15
Pinches, Jennifer 2014-15
Pino, Giulianna 2017-18
Poston, Kendal 2018-22
Preston, Madison 2016-17
Pritchett, Alyssa 2009-13 R
Raab, Carly 2000-02
Rasmussen, Paula 1990-93
Reed, Nya 2024
Richardson, Kate 2003-06
Richelieu, Anjanette 1994
Rosen, Katelyn 2024-pres.
Ross, Kyla 2017-20
SSakti, Samantha 2020-22
Sanchez, Mercedez 2017-20
Sato, Mizuki 2008-11
Savvidou, Stella 2016-19
Sawa, Sydney 2011-14
Schier, Birgit 1987
Schwandt, Rhonda 1984
Schwikert, Jordan 2005-08
Schwikert, Tasha 2005-08
Selesky, Michelle 2004-07
Service, Tanya 1986-89
Shannon, Courtney 2010
Shapiro, Nicole 2016, 2020-21
Shapiro, Sharon 1980-82
Silvestri, Karin 1995-97
Smith, Amy 1995-97
Smith, Maranda 2006
Smyth, Sunshine 1994-95
Steele, Kalyany 2020-23
Stoner, Alison 1999
Stott, Denise 1991-93
Strug, Lisa 1988
Sutton, Jennifer 2003-05
Symons, Jeanette 1980
T
Takayanagi, Chloe 2010
Tasher, Traci 1988-89
Taubman, Sara 2019-22
Tausend, Carmen 1997-98
Taylor, Allison 2008-11
Taylor, Lisa 1986
Tedmon, Christie 2002-05
Thompson, Carolina 1994
Thompson, Doni 2000-03
Thorne, Amy 1990-93
Tinti, Trina 1984-87
Tom, Niki 2008-11
Toronjo, Macy 2017-20
Tousek, Yvonne 2001-04
Tratz, Pauline 2018-22
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Ulias, Sara 2021-24
Ulrich, Carol 1990-93
Umeh, Stella 1995-98 V
Vanden Eykel, Lindsey 2005
Velasco, Valerie 1999-2002 W
Walker, Aimee 2004
Walker, Courtney 2004-06
Waller, Alex 2014-15
Waller, Lilia 2018, 2021
Whitcomb, Cassie 2012
Williams, Jamie 2001-04
Williams, Jordan 2015
Willis, Onnie 2000-03
Wilson, Peggy 1980-81
Winn, Lori 2004
Wong, Lichelle 2010-13
Wren, Clara 2023-pres. Wright, Sekai 2019-22 Y
Yamada, Tracy 1985-87
Yoshino, Cathy 1988-90
Young, Amy 2000 Z
Zamarripa, Vanessa 2009-13
Zosa, Gigi 1986-89
Dennis, Nia 2018-21
Karlous, Rebecca 2018
Portocarrero, Luisa 1996-99
Dee Fischer
Tanya Service
UCLA at the Olympic Games
Year Name Medal
2024 Jordan Chiles (U.S.) 1st Team 3rd FX
Emma Malabuyo (Philippines)
2020 Jordan Chiles (U.S.) 2nd Team
Danusia Francis (Jamaica)
Brooklyn Moors (Canada)
Emma Malabuyo (U.S.)*
2016 Madison Kocian (U.S.) 1st Team 2nd UB
Pauline Tratz (Germany)*
2012 Kyla Ross (U.S.) 1st Team
Jennifer Pinches (Great Britain)
Anna Li (U.S.)*
Danusia Francis (Great Britain)*
Peng-Peng Lee (Canada)^
2008 Samantha Peszek (U.S.) 2nd Team
Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs (Canada)
2004 Mohini Bhardwaj (U.S.) 2nd Team
Tasha Schwikert (U.S.)*
Kate Richardson (Canada)
Marci Bernholtz (Canada)*
2000
Jamie Dantzscher (U.S.) 3rd Team
Kristen Maloney (U.S.) 3rd Team
Tasha Schwikert (U.S.) 3rd Team
Alyssa Beckerman (U.S.)*
Michelle Conway (Canada)
Kate Richardson (Canada)
Yvonne Tousek (Canada)
Holly Murdock (Great Britain)*
1996 Yvonne Tousek (Canada)
1992 Luisa Portocarrero (Guatemala)
Stella Umeh (Canada)
1988 Rhonda Faehn (U.S.)*
1984 Gigi Zosa (Canada)
UCLA at World Championships Year Name Medal
2022 Jordan Chiles (U.S.) 1st Team 2nd V, FX
2019 Frida Esparza (Mexico)
Danusia Francis (Jamaica)
Brooklyn Moors (Canada)
Ana Padurariu (Canada)
Giulianna Pino (Ecuador)
2018 Ana Padurariu (Canada) 2nd BB
Frida Esparza (Mexico)
Danusia Francis (Jamaica)
Brooklyn Moors (Canada)
2015 Madison Kocian (U.S.) 1st Team 1st UB
Danusia Francis (Jamaica)
Giulianna Pino (Ecuador)
UCLA IN NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Stella Savvidou (Cyprus)
Pauline Tratz (Germany)
2014 Madison Kocian (U.S.) 1st Team
Kyla Ross (U.S.) 1st Team 3rd - AA
2013 Kyla Ross (U.S.) 2nd AA, UB, BB
2011 Anna Li (U.S.)† DNC, 1st-Team
Danusia Francis (Great Britain)
Jennifer Pinches (Great Britain)
Peng-Peng Lee (Canada)
Mikaela Gerber (Canada)
2010 Mattie Larson (U.S.) 2nd Team
Jennifer Pinches (Great Britain)
2009 Sydney Sawa (Canada)
2007 Samantha Peszek (U.S.) 1st Team
Marci Bernholtz (Canada)
Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs (Canada)
Sydney Sawa (Canada)
Lichelle Wong (Netherlands)
2006 Marci Bernholtz (Canada)
Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs (Canada) 3rd BB
Lichelle Wong (Netherlands)
2005 Shavahn Church (Great Britain)
Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs (Canada)
2003 Tasha Schwikert (U.S.) 1st Team
2002 Ashley Peckett (Canada)
2001 Mohini Bhardwaj (U.S.) 3rd Team
Tasha Schwikert (U.S.) 3rd Team
Holly Murdock (Great Britain)
Ashley Peckett (Canada)
Kate Richardson (Canada)
1999 Jeanette Antolin (U.S.)
Alyssa Beckerman (U.S.)
Jamie Dantzscher (U.S.)
Kristen Maloney (U.S.)
Michelle Conway (Canada)
Kate Richardson (Canada)
Yvonne Tousek (Canada)
1997 Jeanette Antolin (U.S.)†
Mohini Bhardwaj (U.S.)
Kristen Maloney (U.S.)
Yvonne Tousek (Canada)
1996 Yvonne Tousek (Canada)
1995 Doni Thompson (U.S.)
Lena Degteva (Canada)
Yvonne Tousek (Canada)
1994 Lena Degteva (Canada)
1993 Luisa Portocarrero (Guatemala)
Stella Umeh (Canada)
UCLA’s U.S. Senior National Champions
Year Name Event
2015 Madison Kocian UB
2014 Kyla Ross BB
2013 Kyla Ross UB, BB
2010 Mattie Larson FX
2004 Tasha Schwikert UB
2002 Tasha Schwikert AA, UB, FX
2001 Mohini Bhardwaj V Tasha Schwikert AA, BB
2000 Alyssa Beckerman BB
Kristen Maloney V, FX
1999 Jamie Dantzscher UB
Kristen Maloney AA
1998 Kristen Maloney AA
1995 Doni Thompson BB
1988 Rhonda Faehn V
1987 Rhonda Faehn V
1986 Yolande Mavity FX
1985 Yolande Mavity V
1978 Rhonda Schwandt V Sharon Shapiro V
UCLA’s Canadian Champions
Year Name Event
2021 Brooklyn Moors FX
2019 Brooklyn Moors BB
Ana Padurariu UB
2009 Sydney Sawa AA, UB
2008 Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs AA
2007 Marci Bernholtz UB
2006 Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs AA, FX
2005 Aisha Gerber UB
Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs BB
2002 Ashley Peckett BB
2001 Kate Richardson AA, V, UB, BB
2000 Kate Richardson V
2000 Yvonne Tousek AA, UB, FX
1999 Yvonne Tousek FX, V
1996 Lena Degteva AA
1995 Lena Degteva AA
1994 Lena Degteva BB
1993 Stella Umeh V
1992 Stella Umeh V
1991 Leah Homma FX
1984 Gigi Zosa UB
UCLA’s British Champions
Year Name Event
2012 Jennifer Pinches BB
2011 Danusia Francis BB
2010 Danusia Francis BB, FX
2001 Holly Murdock V, BB
UCLA’s Austrian Champions
Year Name Event
1986 Birgit Schier AA
UCLA’s Dutch Champions
Year Name Event
2009 Lichelle Wong AA
2008 Lichelle Wong V
2006 Lichelle Wong AA, UB, FX
UCLA’s German Champions Year Name Event
2017 Pauline Tratz V
2016 Pauline Tratz V
UCLA’s Guatemalan Champions Year Name Event
1991-95 Luisa Portocarrero AA
UCLA’s Mexican Champions Year Name Event
2018 Frida Esparza AA, UB
UCLA’s Puerto Rican Champions
Year Name Event
2023 Sydney Barros AA
UCLA’s U.S. National Team Members
Ciena Alipio (2019-21)
Gigi Ambandos (1979-80)
Jeanette Antolin (1995-2000)
Sydney Barros (2018-20)
Alyssa Beckerman (1997-2000)
Mohini Bhardwaj (1992-97, 2001, 2004)
Melissa Chan (1998, 2000)
Jordan Chiles (2013-19, 2021-22)
Shavahn Church (2003)
Kristina Comforte (2002-03, 2005)
Olivia Courtney (2007-09)
Tracy Curtis (1980-81)
Jamie Dantzscher (1994-2000)
Sophina DeJesus (2009)
Nia Dennis (2013-15)
Anne Dixon (1989)
Kaitie Dyson (1995-97)
Rhonda Faehn (1985-88)
Norah Flatley (2013-14)
Margzetta Frazier (2017)
Jennifer Greenhut (1985)
Kim Hamilton (1984-85)
Felicia Hano (2014)
Ashley Jenkins (2003)
Donna Kemp (1977-78)
Madison Kocian (2009-10, 2013-16)
Mattie Larson (2007-10)
Emily Lee (2020-21)
Anna Li (2011-12)
Emma Malabuyo (2016-17, 2019, 2021)
Kristen Maloney (1993, 1995-2000)
Yolande Mavity (1983-86)
Brittani McCullough (2005)
Kris Montera (1982)
Hallie Mossett (2008, 2011)
Katelyn Ohashi (2009-12)
Asi Peko (2008)
Samantha Peszek (2004-09)
Misty Rosas (1987)
Katelyn Rosen (2020)
Kyla Ross (2009-15)
Jordan Schwikert (2001)
Tasha Schwikert (1997-2004)
Tanya Service (1982, 1984, 1987)
Sharon Shapiro (1976-78, 1979-81)
Doni Thompson (1992-95)
Trina Tinti (1980-81, 1983)
Carol Ulrich (1988)
Lindsey Vanden Eykel (1999-2000)
Cassie Whitcomb (2006-10)
Onnie Willis (1995)
Lori Winn (2000)
Amy Young (1997)
Vanessa Zamarripa (2010)
Gigi Zosa (1982)
Other National Team Members
Sydney Barros (Puerto Rico)
Marci Bernholtz (Canada)
Shavahn Church (Great Britain)
Michelle Conway (Canada)
Lena Degteva (Canada)
Frida Esparza (Mexico)
Danusia Francis (Great Britain, Jamaica)
Aisha Gerber (Canada)
Mikaela Gerber (Canada)
Leah Homma (Canada)
Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs (Canada)
Christine Peng-Peng Lee (Canada)
Brooklyn Moors (Canada)
Holly Murdock (Great Britain)
Ana Padurariu (Canada)
Ashley Peckett (Canada)
Jennifer Pinches (Great Britain)
Giulianna Pino (Ecuador)
Luisa Portocarrero (Guatemala)
Kate Richardson (Canada)
Stella Savvidou (Cyprus)
Sydney Sawa (Canada)
Birgit Schier (Austria)
Yvonne Tousek (Canada)
Pauline Tratz (Germany)
Stella Umeh (Canada)
Mika Webster-Longin (Belgium)
Lichelle Wong (Netherlands)
Gigi Zosa (Canada)
Two-time Olympic medalist Madison Kocian
Jordan Chiles celebrates the U.S. team gold at the 2024 Olympics
Home to Bruin athletic teams since 1965, Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom is regarded as one of the finest all-around collegiate facilities in the nation and has been the site of numerous illustrious events, from NCAA Championships, Olympic gymnastics, presidential debates to award shows. In 1984, the eyes of the world watched as Peter Vidmar, Mitch Gaylord and Tim Daggett led the USA men’s gymnastics team to its first ever gold medal. On the women’s side, Mary Lou Retton became the first American woman to win all-around gold.
In addition, Pauley Pavilion has served as the site for numerous NCAA events as well as concerts, weddings and the 1988 Presidential Debate between George Bush and Michael Dukakis. In 1994, Pauley Pavilion hosted the 75th Anniversary Convocation celebrating UCLA’s years of academic achievement in which the keynote speaker was President Bill Clinton.
Pauley Pavilion is home to the UCLA Gymnastics team and was the site of the 1984, 1998, 2004 and 2013 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships. In 2004, UCLA made history in its home arena by winning the national title in Pauley Pavilion with a Championship record score. The UCLA men’s gymnastics team won both of their NCAA titles in Pauley Pavilion in 1984 and 1987. The arena underwent a multi-million dollar renovation at the top of the decade and reopened in November 2012.
Pauley Pavilion Records
Vault - 10.0
Dee Fischer (UCLA), 4/13/96
Susan Hines (Florida), 2x, last 4/17/98
Karin Lichey (Georgia), 4/17/98
Onnie Willis (UCLA), 2x, last 3/3/02
Jamie Dantzscher (UCLA), 2x, last 2/9/03
Elise Ray (Michigan), 3/3/02
Courtney Norman (Minnesota), 3/3/02
Carolyn Yernberg (Minnesota), 3/3/02
Annabeth Eberle (Utah), 1/10/04
Jeanette Antolin (UCLA), 5x, last 3/7/04
Vanessa Zamarripa (UCLA), 2x, last 3/17/13
Brittany Rogers (Georgia), 3/6/16
Brenna Dowell (Oklahoma), 2/4/18
Kyla Ross (UCLA), 2x, last 3/8/20
Jaedyn Rucker (Utah), 2x, last 4/1/23
Courtney Blackson (Boise State), 3/30/23
Selena Harris (UCLA), 3x, last 3/16/24
Bars - 10.0
Mohini Bhardwaj (UCLA), 2x, last 3/18/01
Carly Dockendorf (Washington), 3/29/03
Elizabeth Jillson (Oregon State), 3/29/03
Jamie Dantzscher (UCLA), 4x, last 2/22/04
Yvonne Tousek (UCLA), 2x, last 3/7/04
Tasha Schwikert (UCLA), 1/17/05
Kristen Maloney (UCLA), 3/6/05
Liz Tricase (Stanford), 3/5/06
Anna Li (UCLA), 4/10/10
Samantha Peszek ((UCLA), 2/8/14
John Wooden Center
One of the most attractive buildings on the UCLA campus is the John Wooden Center, a 136,000 square foot recreation complex, named after the legendary UCLA basketball coach. The building serves students, faculty and staff and houses UCLA Gymnastics’ practice facility, Yates Gym. For the 2012 season, while Pauley Pavilion was undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation, the John Wooden Center hosted UCLA home events for the gymnastics, women’s basketball and men’s and women’s volleyball teams.
Inside the building are nine racquetball courts, two squash courts, a rock-climbing wall, a strength and conditioning room, a basketball gymnasium with three regulation courts and seating for 2,000 people, a volleyball and badminton gymnasium, three dance studios, a gymnastics training center, a matted room for Judo and Karate classes, locker room and saunas, and numerous meeting rooms. The office phone number for the Wooden Center is (310) 206-8307.
Peng-Peng Lee (UCLA), 2x, last 3/12/17
Madison Kocian (UCLA), 2x, last 1/21/19
Kyla Ross (UCLA), 1/12/20
Grace McCallum (Utah), 2/4/22
Selena Harris (UCLA), 3/16/24
Beam - 10.0
Mohini Bhardwaj (UCLA), 3/18/01
Kate Richardson (UCLA), 3x, last 2/1/04
Courtney McCool (Georgia), 3/8/09
Danusia Francis (UCLA), 2x, last 3/6/16
Kyla Ross (UCLA), 2/20/17
Katelyn Ohashi (UCLA), 2x, last 3/12/17
Christine Peng-Peng Lee (UCLA), 2/4/18
Anastasia Webb (Oklahoma), 2/4/18
Maggie Nichols (Oklahoma), 2/4/18
Kyla Ross (UCLA, 3/10/19
Grace Glenn (UCLA, 2/23/20)
Abby Paulson (Utah, 2/23/20)
Emma Malabuyo (UCLA, 3/12/22)
Mya Lauzon (California, 2/25/24)
Floor - 10.0
Stella Umeh (UCLA), 4/17/98
Mohini Bhardwaj (UCLA), 3x, last 3/18/01
Kristen Maloney (UCLA), 3/5/01
Onnie Willis (UCLA), 3x, last 2/2/03
Jamie Dantzscher (UCLA), 8x, last 2/23/03
Chrissy Lamun (Oregon State), 3/29/03
Jeanette Antolin (UCLA), 2x, last 3/7/04
Kate Richardson (UCLA), 4x, last 2/22/04
Tasha Schwikert (UCLA), 2x, last 3/6/05
Sydney Sawa (UCLA), 2/22/14
Felicia Hano (UCLA), 2/4/18
Katelyn Ohashi (UCLA), 5x, last 3/16/19
Kyla Ross (UCLA), 3/16/19
Gracie Kramer (UCLA), 1/31/20
Chae Campbell (UCLA), 3x, last 3/16/24
Jordan Chiles (UCLA), 4x, last 4/1/23
eMjae Frazier (California, 2/25/24)
All-Around - 39.975
Mohini Bhardwaj (UCLA), 3/18/01
Team - 198.875
UCLA, 2/22/04
Pauley Pavilion was the site of the 1984 Olympic Games and the 2013, 2004, 1998 and 1984 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships.
2024
Overall Record: 14-13; Regular Season Record: 13-11
Head Coach: Janelle McDonald
Date .....Opponent ...............................Result .........................Score
1/6 .......at Mean Girls Super 16 .............4th ...........................196.550
Alabama (197.125), California (196.850), Auburn (196.600)
2/27 .....Oregon State ...........................W ...............197.025-196.500
3/6 ......at California ..............................L ...............196.925-198.050
3/13 .....San Jose State..........................W ...............197.100-193.575
3/20 .....at Pac-12 Championships..........3rd ...........................196.725 Utah (1st, 197.725), California (2nd, 197.375), Arizona State (4th, 196.375), Oregon State (5th, 195.625), Arizona (6th, 195.400), Stanford (7th, 195.175), Washington (8th, 194.400)
4/2 .......at NCAA Regional 2nd Round.....2nd ..........................197.050 Michigan (1st, 197.650), West Virginia (3rd, 195.650), Kent State (4th, 194.300)
4/3 .......at NCAA Regional Final ..............3rd ...........................197.275 Michigan (1st, 198.100), California (2nd, 197.750), Ohio State (4th, 195.625)
2020
Overall Record: 10-3; Regular Season Record: 10-3 Head Coach: Chris Waller
Date .....Opponent ...............................Result .........................Score
4/16 .....at NCAA Super Six Team Finals ..5th .........................196.8250 Oklahoma (1st, 197.6750), LSU (2nd, 197.4500), Alabama (3rd, 197.4375), Florida (4th, 197.3500), Georgia (6th, 196.8125) 2015
Overall Record: 22-7; Regular Season Record: 17-2 Head Coach: Valorie Kondos Field Date .....Opponent ...............................Result .........................Score
Oregon State (1st, 197.200), Washington (3rd, 196.025), Stanford (4th, 195.975), Arizona (5th, 195.475), California (6th, 191.575), Arizona State (7th, 190.450)
Overall Record: 25-11; Regular Season Record: 15-6 Head Coach: Valorie Kondos Field Date .....Opponent ...............................Result .........................Score
Overall Record: 24-8; Regular Season Record: 21-6 Head Coach: Valorie Kondos Field Date .....Opponent ...............................Result .........................Score
1/3 .......at Hawaiian Classic ...................1st ...........................193.775 Oregon State (2nd, 191.925),Arkansas (3rd, 190.625),Washington (4th, 190.425), California (5th, 189.350), Sacramento State (6th, 188.075)
Overall Record: 31-7; Regular Season Record: 20-3 Head Coach: Valorie Kondos Field Date .....Opponent ...............................Result .........................Score
3/26 .....at Pac-10 Championships..........1st ...........................197.100 Arizona (2nd, 195.925), Oregon State (3rd, 195.900), Stanford (4th, 194.600), Washington (5th, 194.425), Arizona State (6th, 192.975), California (7th, 163.550)
4/9 .......at NCAA Regionals ....................1st ...........................197.025 Penn State (2nd, 195.375), Washington (3rd, 195.000), Stanford (4th, 194.750), Boise State (5th, 194.500), Central Michigan (6th, 194.125)
NCAA Champions Overall Record: 30-5; Regular Season Record: 15-5 Head Coach: Valorie Kondos Field Date .....Opponent ...............................Result .........................Score
Stanford (1st, 197.850), Washington (3rd, 197.475), Oregon State (4th, 196.550),Arizona State (5th, 195.725),Arizona (6th, 195.525), California (7th, 193.750)
2/20 .....UCLA Invitational .......................1st ...........................196.925 CS Fullerton (2nd, 194.025), Oregon State (3rd, 193.375), San Jose State (4th, 190.000)
2/27 .....at Washington (2nd, 196.175) ...1st ...........................196.450 Sacramento State (3rd, 191.125),Alaska-Anchorage (4th, 182.475)
3/18 .....at Pac-10 Championships .........1st ...........................197.700 Oregon State (2nd, 196.575), Washington (3rd, 195.900), Arizona State (4th, 195.875), California (5th, 194.675), Stanford (6th, 193.850), Arizona (7th, 192.950)
4/1 .......at NCAA Regionals ....................1st ...........................197.025 Oregon State (2nd, 196.175), Stanford (3rd, 195.975), Washington (4th, 195.250), Boise State (5th, 193.650), Oklahoma (6th, 193.000)
4/13 .....at NCAA Prelims .......................1st ...........................197.250 Nebraska (2nd, 196.000), Michigan (3rd, 195.925), Penn State (4th, 195.350), Iowa State (5th, 195.325), West Virginia (6th, 194.175)
3/20 .....at Pac-10 Championships..........1st ...........................197.775 Oregon State (2nd, 197.400), Arizona State (3rd, 196.025), Arizona (T-4th, 195.150), Stanford (T-4th, 195.150), Washington (6th, 194.425), California (7th, 192.475)
4/10 .....at NCAA Regionals ....................1st ...........................197.025 Utah (2nd, 196.425), Oregon State (3rd, 194.875), Washington (4th, 193.425), Boise State (5th, 192.475), Sacramento State (6th, 190.275)
4/17 .....at NCAA Prelims .......................1st ...........................196.425 Alabama (2nd, 194.950), Arizona State (3rd, 194.525), LSU (4th, 194.475), Stanford (5th, 194.000), West Virginia (6th, 191.850) 4/18 .....at NCAA Super Six ....................5th ..........................195.850 Georgia (1st, 196.850), Michigan (2nd, 196.550), Alabama (3rd, 195.950), Arizona State (4th, 195.900), Nebraska (6th, 194.800) 1998
Overall Record: 27-11; Regular Season Record: 16-6 Head Coach: Valorie Kondos Date .....Opponent ...............................Result .........................Score
2/13 .....at California .............................W ...............195.300-188.700
2/22 .....Bruin Classic.............................1st ...........................194.550 Oregon State (2nd, 192.550), Penn State (3rd, 190.800), CS Fullerton (4th, 189.275)
2/27 .....at Washington ..........................L ................194.425-195.900
3/6 .......at Shanico Inn-Vitational ............2nd ..........................194.500 Oregon State (1st, 195.450), George Washington (3rd, 187.925), Seattle-Pacific (4th, 185.625)
3/21 .....Pac-10 Championships .............4th ..........................194.700 Stanford (1st, 195.275), Oregon State (2nd, 194.950), Arizona State (3rd, 194.900), Washington (5th, 193.700), Arizona (6th, 192.800), California (7th, 189.200)
4/4 .......at NCAA West Regionals ............2nd .........................195.100
Washington (1st, 196.150), Stanford (3rd, 194.625), Boise State (4th, 193.925), Oregon State (5th, 193.250), California (6th, 190.600). UC Davis (7th, 187.875)
Florida (2nd, 196.750), Utah (3rd, 196.200), Washington (4th, 195.450), LSU (5th, 195.300), Penn State (6th, 194.625) 4/17 .....NCAA Super Six ........................5th ...........................195.750
Stanford (2nd, 196.325), Washington (3rd, 196.025), Oregon State (4th, 195.000), Arizona (5th, 194.950), Arizona State (6th, 194.925), California (7th, 194.325)
4/5 .......at NCAA West Regionals ............1st ..........................196.300
Washington (2nd, 195.725), Oregon State (3rd, 195.075), Boise State (4th, 194.750), Stanford (5th, 193.950), California (6th, 193.050), CS Fullerton (7th, 190.925)
4/17 .....at NCAA Prelims .......................2nd ..........................196.425 Georgia (1st, 197.075), Nebraska (T-3rd, 196.025), Utah (T-3rd, 196.025), Penn State (5th, 194.300), LSU (6th, 193.825) 4/18 .....at NCAA Super Six ....................1st ...........................197.150 Arizona State (2nd, 196.850), Georgia (3rd, 196.600), Michigan (4th, 196.500), Florida (5th, 196.425), Nebraska (6th, 195.250) 1996
Overall Record: 29-8; Regular Season Record: 15-6 Head Coach: Valorie Kondos Date .....Opponent ...............................Result .........................Score
Overall Record: 36-8; Regular Season Record: 25-3 Head Coaches: Valorie Kondos, Scott Bull Date .....Opponent ...............................Result .........................Score
Arizona State (2nd, 187.05), Oregon State (3rd, 185.95), Arizona (4th, 185.30), Washington (5th, 184.20), Stanford (6th, 182.55), California (7th, 179.55)
4/9 .......at NCAA West Regionals ............2nd ............................187.20
Oregon State (2nd, 188.50), Washington (3rd, 186.00), California (4th, 185.70), Stanford (5th, 182.95), Seattle Pacific (6th, 178.50), Boise State (7th, 177.30)
Alabama (1st, 190.05), Utah (2nd, 189.50), LSU (4th, 187.90), Georgia (5th, 186.80), Florida (6th, 186.65), Oregon State (7th, 186.50), Arizona State (8th, 185.10), Arizona (9th, 184.00), Nebraska (10th, 183.55), Penn State (11th, 179.70), Michigan State (12th, 178.80)
1987
Overall Record: 37-5; Regular Season Record: 22-3 Head Coach: Jerry Tomlinson Date .....Opponent ...............................Result .........................Score
Arizona (2nd, 187.65), Washington (3rd, 186.15), Arizona State (4th, 186.10), Oregon State (5th, 185.25), Stanford (6th, 181.75), California (7th, 178.65), Washington State (8th, 177.95)
4/11 .....at NCAA West Regionals ............1st .............................190.75
Washington (2nd, 187.35), Oregon State (3rd, 186.35), Stanford (4th, 183.80), CS Fullerton (5th, 180.65), California (6th, 178.15), Boise State (7th, 178.05)
CS Fullerton (1st, 186.50), Arizona State (2nd, 185.85), Arizona (4th, 180.85), USC (5th, 180.40), Stanford (6th, 180.05), San Diego State (7th, 175.15), Long Beach St. (8th, 171.10)
3/24 .....at NCAA West Regionals ............2nd ...........................183.45
CS Fullerton (1st, 187.30), Washington (3rd, 181.75), Oregon St. (4th, 179.95), California (5th, 179.45), Stanford (6th, 176.80)
4/6-7 ....NCAA Championships................2nd ...........................185.55 Utah (1st, 186.05), CS Fullerton (3rd, 183.90), Arizona State (4th, 183.65), Florida (5th, 182.20), Alabama (6th, 180.80), Penn State (7th, 179.45), Washington (8th, 178.55), Georgia (9th, 177.60), Arizona (10th, 176.90) 1983
Overall Record: 17-12-2; Regular Season Record: 11-6-1 Head Coach: Jerry Tomlinson
Date .....Opponent ...............................Result .........................Score
Arizona State (1st, 186.65), CS Fullerton (2nd, 183.35), USC (4th, 176.65), San Diego State (5th, 174.65), Arizona (6th, 173.45), Stanford (7th, 172.90), Long Beach State (8th, 168.80)
3/12 .....at NCAA West Regionals ............2nd ...........................182.95
CS Fullerton (1st, 187.90), Oregon State (3rd, 179.80), USC (4th, 177.85), Washington (5th, 176.10)
Overall Record: 20-14; Regular Season Record: 12-9 Head Coach: Jerry Tomlinson Date .....Opponent ...............................Result .........................Score
Arizona State (1st, 147.00), CS Fullerton (2nd, 146.95), San Diego State (4th, 144.05), USC (5th, 142.85), Arizona (6th, 138.85), Long Beach State (7th, 132.15)
3/12 .....at NCAA West Regionals ............1st ............................144.75
CS Fullerton (2nd, 144.55), Arizona State (3rd, 143.45), San Diego State (4th, 142.35), Stanford (5th, 139.70)
3/26-27 at NCAA Championships ............6th ............................142.40
Utah (1st, 148.60), CS Fullerton (2nd, 144.15), Penn State (3rd, 143.10), Oregon State (4th, 143.00), Arizona State (5th, 142.95), Florida (7th, 140.90), Nebraska (8th, 138.10), Oklahoma State (9th, 137.20), Michigan (10th, 136.90) 1981
Overall Record: 42-6; Regular Season Record: 23-5 Head Coach: Jerry Tomlinson Date .....Opponent ...............................Result .........................Score 1/10 .....at Arizona State ........................L ....................138.50-139.00
CS Fullerton (2nd, 145.35), Arizona State (3rd, 145.05), San Diego State (4th, 140.70), USC (5th, 137.30), Arizona (6th, 136.70), Long Beach State (7th, 121.30)
3/27-28 at AIAW Regionals .....................1st .............................148.25
CS Fullerton (2nd, 146.60), Arizona State (3rd, 145.50), USC (4th, 142.05), San Diego State (5th, 140.25), Stanford (6th, 137.75)
2/29 .....UCLA Invitational .......................2nd ............................143.20 Utah (145.10), Minnesota (140.15), USC (139.15), Utah State (137.70), Arizona (136.55), California (126.35), San Jose State (123.95)
3/14-15 at WCAA Championships ...........3rd .............................139.75
CS Fullerton (1st, 146.30), Arizona State (2nd, 143.80), USC (4th, 137.10), Arizona (5th, 134.55), San Diego State (6th, 133.45), Long Beach State (7th, 128.40)
3/21-22 at WAIAW Regionals ..................2nd ............................142.95
CS Fullerton (1st, 145.95), Arizona State (3rd, 139.60), San Diego State (4th, 138.50), USC (5th, 135.95), Stanford (6th, 135.40), Arizona (7th, 133.80), California (8th, 130.30)
3/29-31 at AIAW Nationals......................5th ............................138.85 Penn State (1st, 145.50), Utah (2nd, 144.15), CS Fullerton (3rd, 143.65), Oregon State (4th, 140.15), LSU (6th, 137.90), BYU (7th, 137.50), Lousiville (8th, 137.40), Arizona State (9th, 136.95), Jacksonville State (10th, 135.15), Southern Illinois (11th, 132.85), Florida (12th, 132.65), Utah State (13th, 131.45), Oklahoma State (14th, 131.05), Minnesota (15th, 130.05), Nebraska (16th, 126.70) 1979
Overall Record: 19-27; Regular Season Record: 12-12 Head Coach: Lee Ann Lobdill
Date .....Opponent ...............................Result .........................Score
1/6 .......at Cal Berkeley Invitational .........2nd ............................116.25 Arizona (1st, 117.25), UC Davis (3rd, 112.80), California (4th, 109.65), Sacramento State (5th, 109.15), Chico State (6th, 98.70)
CS Fullerton (1st, 140.15), USC (2nd, 134.05), Utah (3rd, 133.70), Arizona State (5th, 130.00), Arizona (6th, 129.90), Long Beach State (7th, 128.20), San Diego State (8th, 127.30)
CS Fullerton (1st, 143.55), USC (2nd, 139.00), Long Beach State (4th, 131.45), San Diego State (5th, 130.40)
3/16-17 at WAIAW Regionals ..................3rd .............................135.60
CS Fullerton (1st, 145.10), USC (2nd, 136.90), San Jose State (4th, 132.60), Cal State Hayward (5th, 130.35), Long Beach State (6th, 129.50), Sacramento State (7th, 126.30), UC Davis (8th, 124.20)
3/29-31 at AIAW Nationals......................14th ..........................130.95
CS Fullerton (1st, 143.80), Penn State (2nd, 143.70), Clarion (3rd, 141.750), Utah (4th, 138.10), Southwest Missouri State (5th, 137.70), USC (6th, 135.25), Oregon State (7th, 134.55), Louisville (8th, 133.90), Pittsburgh (9th, 133.85), Utah State (10th, 133.70), Nebraska (T-11th, 131.95), LSU (T-11th, 131.95), Georgia (13th, 131.60), Eastern Kentucky (15th, 130.45), Kent State (16th, 129.80)
1978
Overall Record: 9-6; Regular Season Record: 9-6
Head Coach: Lee Ann Lobdill
Date .....Opponent ...............................Result .........................Score
1/6 .......Long Beach State .....................W ...................132.40-131.15
CS Fullerton (1st, 143.70), USC (2nd, 139.75), Arizona State (3rd, 134.30), Long Beach State (5th, 128.40), Nevada (6th, 126.55), San Diego State (7th, 125.40), Colorado (8th, 94.05)
2/12 .....Long Beach State .....................W ..................129.05-126.60
2/18 .....Arizona (2nd, 133.55)................1st .............................134.40 Long Beach State (3rd, 130.40)
CS Fullerton (1st, 147.90), USC (2nd, 141.95), Nevada (4th, 138.95), San Diego State (5th, 137.65), Long Beach State (6th, 133.85), Cal State Northridge (7th, 130.40), Cal State Hayward (8th, 126.00), Long Beach City College (9th, 125.50)
4/1-2 ....at AIAW Nationals......................11th ..........................136.40 Clarion State (1st, 147.80), CS Fullerton (2nd, 146.80), Penn State (3rd, 146.40), UMass (4th, 144.70), USC (5th, 142.30), SW Missouri State (6th, 141.95), Indiana State (T-7th, 138.55), Arizona State (T-7th, 138.55), Utah (9th, 138.50), Southern Illinois (10th, 138.15), Michigan State (T-12th, 136.15), Nevada (T-12, 136.15), LSU (14th, 136.050, Washington (15th, 133.85), Louisville (16th, 133.15)
UCLA Year-by-Year Results
Jerry Tomlinson 20-5 10-2 3rd 2nd 5th (WCAA) (AIAW) 1979 Lee Ann Lobdill 19-27 12-12 3rd 3rd 14th (WCAA) (AIAW) 1978 Lee Ann Lobdill 9-6 9-6 3rd — — (WCAA) 1977 Lee Ann Lobdill 26-26 13-12 3rd 3rd 11th (WCAA) (AIAW)
1976* Lee Ann Lobdill — — 5th SCWIAC Class II Championships
1975* Kirby Weedin — — 4th SCWIAC Class II
Jennifer Shaw Championships
1974* Kirby Weedin — — 1st SCWIAC “B” League
Jennifer Shaw Championships Totals 1273-415-8 807-242-6 (.753) (.768) * Not included in all-time overall records. Regular season record includes invitationals and conference championships.
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Martin Jarmond
Director of Athletics
5th Year at UCLA
UNC-Wilmington ‘01
Martin Jarmond, a nationally recognized leader in college athletics, has built an impressive track record of competitive excellence, innovative strategy and student athlete success. A two-time recipient of Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 Award with over 21 years in sports administration spanning three conferences, Jarmond has guided UCLA to new heights through his culture of an E.L.I.T.E. mindset – Energy, Leadership, Integrity, Toughness and Excellence.
Jarmond’s results-driven strategies combined with a relentless work ethic to elevate UCLA Athletics has helped to create an exceptional experience for student-athletes and fans alike. Over Jarmond’s first four years in Westwood, UCLA has won five NCAA championships in the sports of men’s water polo (2020), women’s soccer (2022), men’s volleyball (2023, 2024) and women’s water polo (2024). UCLA teams have also totaled 17 conference championships under his watch.
In the 2023-24 school year alone, UCLA had five teams competing on the final day for an NCAA Championship, with victories in men’s volleyball and women’s water polo in an eight-day span in May. The Bruins finished the year ranked in the Top 10 of the Learfield Director’s Cup for the first time since 2018-19. The 2023-24 Bruins were big winners in the classroom as well, with all teams posting a 3.0 or higher GPA in the Spring 2024 quarter for the first time ever. Additionally, the overall student-athlete GPA after the Spring 2024 quarter was a 3.355.
In June of 2022, Jarmond worked closely with campus leadership while playing a critical role in UCLA Athletics applying and being accepted for future membership in the Big Ten Conference. The Bruins begin their historic first season in the Big Ten Conference on August 2, 2024. He also negotiated a new multimedia rights deal with JMI Sports that will run through 2035.
Jarmond was hired on May 19, 2020 as UCLA’s Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Director of Athletics, becoming the ninth athletic director in school history. He made an immediate impact on the Bruins, jumpstarting the Voting Matters Initiative, the first of its kind in the country which assisted student-athletes in discovering the tools needed to exact meaningful change through civic duty. Jarmond engineered a partnership between UCLA and Nike/ Jordan Brand, becoming only the fifth Jordan brand school in the nation and the first partnership with Nike in UCLA history. The six-year agreement between UCLA and Nike provides for 22 of the 25 UCLA varsity sports with Nike apparel, while football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball don Jordan Brand. Jarmond exhibits a strong commitment to mental health awareness, and his emphasis on diversity and inclusion was recognized in a 2021 SBJ award for being a national leader in diversity and inclusive hiring. He was the Pac-12 Conference representative to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee for 2021-22 and serves on the Geffen Academy and McLendon Foundation Boards.
Through Jarmond’s instrumental leadership, UCLA Athletics has positioned itself at the forefront of a rapidly-changing collegiate athletics landscape. In the burgeoning area of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), Jarmond and UCLA Athletics launched “Westwood Ascent,” a comprehensive NIL program that supports UCLA’s student-athletes, helping them build their personal brands and maximize their NIL opportunities. In addition, the “Westwood Exchange” was established as a free business registry designed for companies, donors, fans and alumni that want to connect directly with UCLA’s student-athletes interested in capitalizing on their NIL. In the Fall of 2024, UCLA Athletics’ official NIL collective was restructured under the Champion of Westwood umbrella to streamline NIL opportunities for UCLA student-athletes.
Extensive work by Jarmond and his staff throughout the COVID-19 pandemic ensured that all Bruin teams could compete safely during the 2020-21 academic year, Jarmond’s first at UCLA. Bruin teams won four conference titles that year and the men’s water polo program won its 12th national championship in the spring of 2021. The men’s basketball team embarked on a remarkable journey, advancing from the First Four to the 2021 NCAA Final Four, UCLA’s first national semifinal appearance since 2008. These athletic achievements were balanced by record numbers of student-athletes earning spots on the conference all-academic
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squads, with 49 individuals earning a perfect 4.0 GPA for the Winter Quarter, and 131 student-athletes earning their UCLA degrees. For the first time ever, the Bruins produced multiple winners of the NCAA Elite 90 Award. Four student-athletes were recognized by CoSIDA as Academic All-Americans.
Jarmond came to UCLA from Boston College, where he began a three-year tenure in 2017, becoming the youngest athletic director of any Power Five institution. He previously served as deputy director of athletics at Ohio State, moving up the ranks after arriving as an associate athletic director for development in 2009. As Ohio State Athletics’ chief advancement officer, Jarmond helped raise more than $120 million between 2010-2012. Jarmond was also an assistant athletic director for development for seven years at Michigan State, where he served on the athletic director’s executive leadership team. He was a key member of the $1.2 billion “Campaign for MSU” development team and a liaison between Michigan State’s university development and alumni association leadership. Jarmond led the efforts to implement Scholarship Seating in football and Courtside seating in men’s basketball.
A native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Jarmond, 43, earned a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. A two-year captain of the men’s basketball team, he led his team to the program’s first-ever NCAA tournament appearance in 2000 and earned Colonial Athletic Association All-Academic honors in 2001. He holds both a M.B.A. and a master’s in sports administration from Ohio University. Jarmond is married to Dr. Jessica Jarmond, a dentist. They have three daughters: Scarlett, Savannah and Serena.
Dr. Christina Munger-Rivera
Deputy Athletics Director/Chief Administrative Officer/SWA 18th Year at UCLA UC Irvine ‘96
Dr. Christina Munger-Rivera serves as the Deputy Athletics Director/Chief Administrative Officer/Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) at UCLA, having joined the staff in September 2007.
In her role, Dr. Rivera directly supervises Women’s Gymnastics, Softball, administrative areas and leads department efforts, especially in the areas of internal operations, Title IX, women in sport, governance and legislation, department meetings, campus partnerships, and performance evaluation and program assessment. As a member of the Executive Team reporting directly to the Director of Athletics, she serves in a leadership role for coaches and staff, and works towards establishing department goals and policies that align with University values. Additionally, Dr. Rivera collaborates with University officials to provide guidance and direction to coaches and staff in order to enhance the growth and development of student-athletes on and off the field. In the face of changing NCAA legislation, she also works to develop strategic and innovative programs that benefit the department and are executed in a consistent, efficient and professional manner throughout the support services areas. Her role also requires her to exercise broad discretionary authority to solve problems in assigned areas of responsibility, including working closely with the Chief Financial Officer to ensure the department is consistently providing a quality student-athlete experience and that the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion are embedded in all UCLA varsity programs.
Prior to her current role, Dr. Rivera was the Associate Athletic Director responsible for the academic and student support services provided to Bruin student-athletes. This included academic counseling, academic mentoring, peer learning, student services and student-athlete development programming. She also had direct oversight of the academic eligibility certification process and the requirements associated with the NCAA Academic Progress Rate and Graduation Success Rate. Dr. Rivera joined the Bruins after spending four years as the Associate Director and Eligibility Coordinator for the StudentAthlete Academic Services Office at USC, where she also served as the Academic Counselor to the football, men’s basketball, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball teams. Prior to her stint at USC, Dr. Rivera was an Athletic Academic Counselor for the Student-Athlete Support Services Office at Ohio State
University. During her time in Columbus, she was also a lecturer for the School of Physical Activity and Educational Services, as well as for the Athletics Department.
Dr. Rivera has served on various campus, conference and national committees, including serving on the NCAA Student-Athlete Experience Committee and Board of Directors for the Collegiate Women Sports Awards, which honors the nation’s top NCAA women student-athletes recognizing superior athletic skills, leadership, academic excellence and eagerness to participate in community service. She is also a graduate of the Sport Management Institute (SMI) and LEAD1 Institute. In July 2021, she was honored as one of the 12 inaugural members of the LEAD1 Diversity Fellowship Program, a year-long opportunity for people of color and female administrators evaluated by a panel of experts as the industry’s most ready to assume an athletics director position. To add, she was a recipient of the Next Level Female Executive Scholarship to attend the 2021 Collegiate Athletic Leadership Symposium (CALS).
Dr. Rivera is a member of the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A) and Women Leaders in College Sports. In June 2007, she received the N4A Professional Promise Award presented to a member who has dedicated their energy to the Association and its members. She has also presented at several conferences in regards to factors related to academic achievement and student-athlete retention, as well as the use of technology for reporting and increasing academic accountability in athletics.
Dr. Rivera earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Higher Education Administration at Ohio State University in August 2004, where her dissertation focused on the identification of key factors student-athletes perceived to be important to the college student-athlete retention process. She also earned her Master’s degree in Educational Policy from the University of Pennsylvania and her Bachelor’s degree in Social Ecology at UC Irvine, where she was a varsity soccer student-athlete.
A native of Southern California, Dr. Rivera currently resides in Westchester with her spouse and two sons.
Chancellor 1st Year at UCLA
Dr. Julio Frenk became the seventh chancellor of UCLA on January 1, 2025. Frenk is an accomplished university administrator and leading global health researcher who has held positions in government and academia both in the U.S. and in Mexico.
Prior to UCLA, Frenk served as president of the University of Miami from 2015 to 2024, where he also held academic appointments in public health sciences, health sector management and policy, sociology and health studies. Before that, he served for almost seven years as dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the T & G Angelopoulos Professor of Public Health and International Development.
Frenk was appointed secretary of health of Mexico in 2000, a position he held until 2006. In that role, he pursued an ambitious agenda to reform the nation’s health system and introduced a program of comprehensive universal coverage called Seguro Popular, which expanded access to health care for more than 55 million previously uninsured persons. Frenk was also the founding director-general of the National Institute of Public Health in Mexico, one of the leading institutions of its kind in the developing world.
Frenk’s research has centered on health systems, a field where he has made both theoretical and empirical contributions. He has examined the public policy implications of large, long-term shifts in the dominant patterns of health and disease as well as carried out work on health professions education and the medical labor market. Frenk holds a medical degree from the National University of Mexico, as well as a Master of Public Health and a joint Ph.D. in medical care organization and sociology from the University of Michigan.
