Following months of training, practice and rehabilitation, rising sophomore diver Montana Monahan is left with a concrete board under her feet, a 10 meter drop and just over a second of flight. She just has to jump.

A season’s end can be a time of release, one that allows both celebration and reflection.

For senior golfer Pontus Widegren, the opportunities to leave his mark as a Bruin are dwindling.

During the past six months, golf has taken them to Georgia, Hawaii, Texas, Arizona and Nevada.

But on Wednesday, the fifth-ranked Bruins competed a hop, skip and a jump away from their Westwood dorms and apartments, crossing Wilshire Boulevard to compete for the Pac-12 men’s golf championship at the Los Angeles Country Club.

The distinctive hiss of a golf ball slicing through the air is commonplace during a Thursday morning at the Bel-Air Country Club.

Awkward, nervous, inexperienced and excitable – stereotyping freshmen will always be a favored pastime of the seasoned upperclassmen, many of whom forget their own wide eyes and youthful exhilaration.

Everything is bigger in Texas, a reality even the golfing world cannot escape.
But for the No. 5 UCLA men’s golf team, the 36-hole Aggie Invitational was much anticipated, as the Bruins’ trip to the Lone Star State marked the conclusion of nearly a month without team competition.

It’s a city of towering hotels, bright lights and sin; the perfect destination for a weekend getaway.
But it was business, not pleasure, that brought the No.

Three hundred and seventy-two miles can pass in the blink of an eye – of course, there are a few crucial ingredients: good music, good snacks and good company.

Four years is a long time to wait, but after the last three days, senior Pedro Figueiredo left no doubt that he can be a top finisher.