Many former Bruins are competing in professional sporting leagues as UCLA Athletics takes a break for the summer. Each week during the summer, Daily Bruin Sports will take a look at recent standout performances of former UCLA greats as the fall inches nearer.

This post was updated July 23 at 2:51 p.m.
Correction: The original version of this article misspelled Milwaukee in a sentence. The original version of this article also misspelled Karch Kiraly’s last name.

Ethan Champlin held his knees to his chest as tears streaked down.
Cementing his second and final NCAA trophy, the senior outside hitter’s Bruin tenure officially ended.

UCLA Athletics made its headlines this year – bagging two new pieces of national hardware along the way. With plenty of individual and program milestones, Daily Bruin Sports steers through the top moments of the 2023-2024 year in UCLA sports.

Whether their season culminated in glory or not, UCLA’s student-athletes had lots to be proud of throughout the 2023-2024 year. Whether it was a late-game breakthrough or consistency throughout the season, these eight players scribbled their name into Bruin history books.

I can think back to as early as I can remember, being a young kid sitting in the Rose Bowl and watching UCLA defeat USC, thinking how amazing it would be to have the chance to compete for the school that I have grown up loving.

This post was updated June 2 at 11:58 p.m.
UCLA has a handful of two-sport athletes, with three across its 21 chartered sports. Most recently, Gabriela Jaquez became the third, with the women’s basketball sophomore forward joining UCLA softball’s roster ahead of the NCAA tournament.