A number of athletes and teams on campus deserve recognition for their achievements over the past year. The Daily Bruin Sports staff joined heads and came up with a handful of serious – and not so serious – awards to hand out to the most deserving candidates.

When I interviewed with the Daily Bruin as a senior last fall, my editors asked why I wanted to join the paper.
I didn’t join because I wanted to become an editor or eventually cover UCLA basketball – there simply wasn’t enough time.

The Bruins’ season came to an end Sunday at the NCAA championship.
No. 24 UCLA men’s golf tied for 21st at 28-over par, failing to make the top-15 cut for Monday’s final stroke play round at the Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The Bruins have made it to the last tournament of the year.
No. 24 UCLA men’s golf will be in the hunt for its third title in program history as the NCAA championship kicks off Friday at the Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Lilia Vu knew the putt was going in.
It didn’t matter that it was a long putt – more than 20 feet – or that the UCLA junior was playing at the 2018 ANA Inspiration, an LPGA Tour event in which invited amateurs often hope just to make the weekend cut.

The Bruins’ season has come to an end.
No. 1-seeded UCLA women’s golf fell to No. 8-seeded Arizona in the match play quarterfinals Tuesday at the Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The Bruins are in second place after three rounds at the NCAA championships.
No. 3 UCLA women’s golf made the tournament’s first cut by more than 30 strokes Sunday at the Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The Bruins are one tournament away from a national championship.
After a second-place finish at the regional, No. 3 UCLA women’s golf will compete for its fourth title in program history this weekend at the Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

UCLA men’s golf takes to the course Monday with its season on the line.
The Bruins will compete as a No. 5 seed in the 13-team Bryan, Texas, regional tournament.

UCLA women’s golf has been here before.
The Pac-12 champion Bruins snagged a No. 1 seed in their 18-team regional, and will begin their pursuit of a fourth national championship Monday in San Francisco.