Senior Vanessa Zamarripa has been a pivotal member of UCLA gymnastics since her first year of competition. As a freshman, she placed third in the all-around at the NCAA Championships and earned All-American honors in the all-around, vault, balance beam, floor and uneven bars.

As he was passing the Intramural Field, he noticed a group of students playing cricket – a game the international student grew up with in his hometown of Rajkot, Gujarat, India.

Before every meet, UCLA gymnastics performs a candlelit ritual.

At age 13, Sophina DeJesus faced a difficult decision.
The last year had been a whirlwind of traveling the world in order to act and dance professionally.

Over the weekend, UCLA gymnastics competed in what could have been its last meet of the season – the NCAA Columbus Regional.
But by clinching second place at the regionals, the Bruins earned a spot at the 2013 NCAA Championships, which will take place later this month at Pauley Pavillion.

UCLA gymnastics spent spring break training for the most exciting part of their season: national championships. This year, UCLA will be hosting the event in the newly renovated Pauley Pavilion.

Despite posting its highest road score of the year, UCLA gymnastics was unable to defend its Pac-12 Championship title.
And although the Bruins didn’t come away with the win, senior Vanessa Zamarripa shined in her final Pac-12 performance.

UCLA gymnastics spends three to four hours every day practicing skills that will only be showcased for a few minutes.
The main goal as they head into their final meet of the regular season against Arkansas is to make sure that the hard work they put in during practice is translated into their routines on competition day.

4,424 gymnastics fans filed into Pauley Pavilion Sunday afternoon for the Heart of a Champion Meet. This was UCLA’s return home after a three week-long road trip.

UCLA gymnastics just returned to Westwood after a grueling three-loss road trip, but it didn’t result in deflated morale for the Bruins. On the contrary, they said that the losses deepened their team bond.