This post was updated Feb. 11 at 1:56 p.m.
After a runner-up finish at the 2025 national championship, No. 4 UCLA gymnastics is back – and has its sights set on taking home the gold.

The phrase “don’t put all of your eggs in one basket” was coined for a reason.
And it’s a lesson UCLA gymnastics learned last season.
When contending for a national championship, a team must stand out.

Very few teams can go nearly a year without a win.
But in golf, when tournament fields often include eight or more programs and top-ranked teams dominate week after week, first-place finishes can be hard to come by.

This post was updated Dec. 31 at 2:36 p.m.
No. 4 UCLA gymnastics returns to competition after a historic 2025 run that culminated in its program-first Big Ten title and an NCAA championship runner-up finish.

After a second-place run and significant roster turnover, the question remains: Who will rise to the occasion?
For the Bruins, the answer is simple – everyone.

As the 2026 season approaches, UCLA gymnastics coach Janelle McDonald sat down with members of the Daily Bruin gymnastics beat to discuss the state of the program and its goals for the year ahead.

This post was updated Nov. 30 at 8:44 p.m.
Matches are rarely clean-cut when facing off against the nation’s best.
Decisive points and tiebreakers are often crucial deciders.

This post was updated Nov. 25 at 1:19 p.m.
UCLA women’s soccer coach Margueritte Aozasa has departed the program for other opportunities, the university announced Monday morning.

Conference tournaments offer an opportunity to test a squad’s postseason chops, with performance impacting seeding for the ultimate goal – a national championship.
But all 64 teams enter this week with a clean slate and a championship ripe for the taking, regardless of conference outcomes.

This post was updated Nov. 13 at 10:26 p.m.
Although a golden-goal overtime loss against Michigan State sent UCLA packing in the Big Ten tournament semifinal last week, the squad enters the NCAA tournament with a clean slate and an opportunity to redeem itself.