Bruins send invitation to rivals

Friday, January 16, 1998

Bruins send invitation to rivals

W.DIVING Wilcox, Huelskamp to lead UCLA against seven teams

By Steve Kim

Daily Bruin Contributor

The UCLA women’s diving team will host the Bruin Invitational
Saturday and Sunday at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center.

Starting at 9:30 a.m., the Bruins will host two all-day diving
competitions for the following seven schools: University of
Southern California, University of California at Irvine, University
of California at San Diego, University of California at Santa
Barbara, Stanford, San Jose State, and Nevada Reno.

Southern Cal and Stanford will bring the divers to beat, but the
Bruins will be to be formidable contenders. Four UCLA divers will
take part in the competition, including seniors Tracy Wilcox and
Rose Huelskamp.

Wilcox, a 1995 All-American, will compete in both the spring
board and platform events. Huelskamp, who placed in the top 10 of
every event she competed in last season, will dive the spring
board.

With junior spring board diver Laura Segundo injured, two
freshmen will come into play: Delilah More and Anne Baghramian.
More will compete in all events and Baghramian will do the one- and
three-meter spring boards.

Women’s diving head coach Andy Kwan sees the Bruin Invitational
as a preview to championship events as the season approaches its
end. "We look forward to have a strong competition before the
Pac-10," he said.

Kwan added, "The two senior divers are going to be the leaders
of the team. Hopefully they’ll do well in the NCAA’s."

The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center is near the Rose Bowl, and parking
and admission is free.

Kwan urges students to visit the two-day event. "Everybody is
welcome to come and cheer our student athletes. We’re probably
going to have nice days out there at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center.
Hopefully, it won’t rain."

Hopefully.