
Jordan Chiles brought the Bruin floor party to Dancing with the Stars this fall, capturing third place.
Now, the two-time Olympian will dance alongside a new set of UCLA stars for her final hurrah in 2026.

This post was updated Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Coach Cori Close preaches consistency as the standard for her team.
Remaining consistent, though, is difficult to do when the bar is an 87-point victory.



Redshirt sophomore quarterback Nico Iamaleava scans the field with the ball in his hands. Iamaleava will return to UCLA for his redshirt junior season after much was up in the air on whether the signal caller would return. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
He is back.
Nico Iamaleava – one of the highest-ranked recruits to join the Bruins in program history – will return to UCLA for his redshirt junior season, he announced Monday evening via Instagram.
Men’s volleyball is growing.
Whether it be the addition of two new teams – Jessup University and UC Merced – to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in 2026 and another – Pacific – in 2027 or the expansion of the NCAA tournament from 10 to 12 teams, the sport has witnessed unprecedented growth in the last year.
Three members of UCLA men’s soccer were selected in the second round of the MLS SuperDraft on Thursday.
Junior defender Tre Wright was drafted 33rd overall by Real Salt Lake, graduate student defender Schinieder Mimy was drafted 38th by the New England Revolution and senior midfielder Tarun Karumanchi was drafted 49th by the Columbus Crew.
Once is an accident.
Twice is a coincidence.
Thrice is a pattern.
But what does it mean when it happens 14 times?
That is the number of national championships UCLA men’s water polo has won, which accounts for over 10% of UCLA’s 125 NCAA titles.

