This post was updated April 9 at 9:57 p.m.
For Rachel Katz, camaraderie builds character in stroke.
The sophomore took on a new crew with the second varsity four after competing with the third varsity eight in her inaugural season.

Beach volleyball
Sabrina Baker, Daily Bruin staff
Rainy weather looms over the Bruins’ Pacific Northwest trip.
No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (19-4, 1-0 Pac-12) will travel to Alki Beach in Seattle to compete in the Pac-12 North Invitational from Friday to Saturday, where rainy conditions are predicted.

Rosemary Varney took her oars to international waters last summer.
Nearly a year later, the fruits of her labors in the World Rowing U23 Championships have floated to the surface.

Most athletes aspire to sculpt a lasting imprint on their programs.
Olivia Caesar is no exception.
“In everything that I’m doing, am I leaving this place better than when I got here?” the graduate student port said.

This post was updated Oct. 2 at 3:48 p.m.
A brand new year of UCLA Athletics is on the horizon, and with it comes more chances to etch new records.

This post was updated Aug. 19 at 10:19 a.m.
Rosemary Varney’s oars made waves far beyond Westwood last month.
Adding a Bruin touch to the international rowing scene, UCLA rowing’s rising senior port propelled her way to the World Rowing U23 Championships in Bulgaria in mid-July.

This post was updated June 8 at 12:16 a.m.
Irene and Ellen Ulitsky each fit a side of the same coin.
Rowing beside one another for over six years, the twins have yet to find a ripple of friction in their dynamic.