Briefs

Ross, Kim receive conference honors

Chaniqua Ross was named the Pac-10 women’s field athlete
of the week after throwing the discus 182-feet, 10-inches to win
the UCLA Invitational. Ross holds the best mark in the event this
season with a 183-7.

Yoo Kim has been named the Pac-10 men’s field athlete of
the week. Kim won the pole vault at the UCLA Invitational with a
18-0 1/2 vault ““ the second best mark in the Pac-10 this
season. That mark was the fourth best in UCLA history.

Walker, Carleton named All Pac-10

UCLA senior Sara Walker and freshman Jackie Carleton have made
the Pac-10’s second team. Carleton is No. 20 on the
International Tennis Association’s singles rankings and is
4-3 in dual-match play at the No. 1 slot and 9-3 at the second
position. She was 13-6 in doubles play ““ posting the best
winning percentage on the team.

Walker is No. 12 on the ITA’s singles list and went 8-7 at
the No.1 singles position for the Bruins. Including tournament
play, Walker posted a 17-11 record on the season. Walker’s
most impressive win of the season came against No. 3 Jewel Peterson
of USC.

Tennis duo shares Pac-10 player of the year
honors

UCLA men’s tennis players Tobias Clemens and Marcin
Matkowski were named co-Pac-10 players of the year Tuesday, capping
a brilliant regular season campaign for the pair.

Clemens, a junior from Bonn, Germany who is currently ranked No.
5 in the nation, compiled a 30-4 overall record on the season and
finished on a 10-match winning streak.

Matkowski, a junior from Sczcecin, Poland who is currently
ranked No. 24, finished the season 23-3. He is riding a 12-match
winning streak after capturing the Pac-10 singles championship two
weeks ago in Ojai.

Bruin Rodrigo Grilli, No. 98, made the Pac-10’s second
team, while Chris Lam, No. 37, and Erfan Djahangiri, No. 88, were
named as Pac-10 honorable mentions.

Clemens and Matkowski are the first Bruins to receive the honor
since Justin Gimelstob did in 1996.

Lam will join the duo to represent the Bruins in the NCAA
individual championships, which start May 21 in Athens, Ga.

UCLA gymnastics signs Lori Winn

After assembling a very impressive recruiting class of Ashley
Peckett, Aimee Walker and Courtney Walker, the Bruins have added
international elite Lori Winn to the team for the 2004 season.

“Adding Lori Winn to our freshman class next year is truly
like adding an exclamation point on an already very talented
class,” UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos Field said in a
statement. “Lori will bring excellence and poise to all four
events, and she is as tenacious as they come. That is exactly what
we need to replace the seniors we are losing.”

Winn went to Putnam City High School in Oklahoma City and was a
member of the 2000 U.S. Junior National Team. She finished No. 16
at the 2002 U.S. Classic and placed in the top 25 at the 2001 USA
Championships and the U.S. Classic.

Compiled by Daniel Miller, Daily Bruin Senior Staff, and David
Regan, Daily Bruin Contributor.