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Valorie Kondos Field (right) has coached at UCLA for 25 years, and every single year has been booked full with recruiting trips. Just last weekend, she was in Columbus, Ohio to scout for talent. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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Gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field forges recruiting legacy

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At the end of Monday’s home win over Washington, UCLA gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field took over the microphone and shared the engagement news of Lena Degteva’s with the crowd in Pauley Pavilion, giving the former Bruin gymnast a warm welcome hug.

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Gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field forges recruiting legacy

By Boer Fu

Feb. 12, 2015 3:00 p.m.