UCLA primary athletics logo used from 1996 to 2017
The Bruins baseball team gathering in the outfield at Jackie Robinson Stadium in 2007
The 2010 team, under head coach John Savage, won the Los Angeles Regional and Super-Regional, and was the first team to win 48 games in a season. The Bruins joined seven other teams in the 2010 College World Series and finished in second place, behind the University of South Carolina Gamecocks.[20] The 2011 team won the Pac-10 Conference title.
The 2013 team won UCLA's 109th NCAA Championship and their first in baseball in the 2013 College World Series by beating Mississippi State 3–1 and 8–0.
Many UCLA baseball players have gone on to play in Major League Baseball (MLB). In the 2009 World Series, Chase Utley hit two home runs to help the Philadelphia Phillies win Game 1. There were a total of four former UCLA baseball players in the 2009 playoffs: Philadelphia's Ben Francisco and Chase Utley, Colorado's Garrett Atkins, and St. Louis' Troy Glaus, who was the 2002 World Series MVP for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Chris Chambliss and Gerrit Cole were No. 1 overall picks in the MLB drafts. Trevor Bauer was drafted as the No. 3 pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 6, 2011. Former UCLA shortstop Brandon Crawford hit a grand-slam home run in his major-league debut with the San Francisco Giants on May 27, 2011, and helped the Giants to win the 2012 Major League World Series. Cole debuted with the Pittsburgh Pirates by winning his first four games he pitched and also drove in two runs with a single in his first at-bat in the 2013 MLB season.
UCLA Bruins vs. Oregon State Beavers, New Pauley Pavilion, January 2013
Several of the most revered championships were won by the Men's Basketball team under coaches John Wooden and Jim Harrick. The rich legacy of UCLA basketball has produced 11 NCAA championships – 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, and 1995. From 1971 to 1974, UCLA won 88 consecutive men's basketball games, an NCAA record for men. Recent UConn Huskies women's basketball teams have set overall NCAA basketball records with 90-game and (ongoing) 91-game winning streaks. The 35-year period (1940–1974) preceding and including the UCLA streak was characterized by less dynasties, however: 20 different men's teams won titles during that span. In comparison, the women's game to date has produced 35% less (tournament) parity, with 13 schools winning all 35 titles offered since its inception.
Past rosters of UCLA basketball teams have included greats such as Rafer Johnson who was the 1960 Olympic Decathlon Champion, Gail Goodrich, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor), Bill Walton, Reggie Miller and Walt Hazzard. The Bruins also had a winning record for 54 consecutive seasons from the 1948–1949 season to the 2001–2002 season.[21]
In recent years, UCLA Men's Basketball was returned to prominence under Coach Ben Howland. Between 2006 and 2008, UCLA has been to three consecutive Final Fours, while UCLA's players have received numerous awards, most notably Arron Afflalo, a 2007 First-Team All American and the Pac-10 Player of the Year, and Kevin Love, a 2008 First-Team All American and the Pac-10 Player of the Year.[22] UCLA has produced the most NBA Most Valuable Player Award winners, six of them by Abdul-Jabbar and one by Walton, who was Abdul-Jabbar's successor.[23]
In March 2013, UCLA relieved head men's basketball coach Ben Howland of his duties after UCLA dropped an 83–63 decision to Minnesota in a second-round game of the NCAA tournament. The current head coach is Mick Cronin, former head coach at Cincinnati.
In the 1977–78 season, the women's basketball team, with a 27–2 record, were the AIAW Champions under head coach Billie Moore. The 2014–15 team won the 2015 WNIT championship by defeating the West Virginia Mountaineers 62–60 on April 4, 2015.
Women's beach volleyball
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The UCLA Bruins women's beach volleyball team plays in the Pac-12 Conference.[24] UCLA launched its beach volleyball program in 2013.[25]
Women's National Championships: 2018, 2019
The beach volleyball team won its first national title on May 6, 2018, by defeating Hawaii and Florida State at Gulf Beach Place, Gulf Shores, Alabama. They repeated one year later on May 5, 2019, defeating rivals USC to win the National Championship.
The UCLA Bruins men's cross country team appeared in the NCAA Cross Country Championship thirteen times, with their highest finish being 5th place in the 1980–81 and 1981–82 school years.[26] The UCLA Bruins women's cross country team appeared in the NCAA Cross Country Championship eleven times, with their highest finish being 6th place in the 1985–86 school year.[27]
Year
|
Gender
|
Ranking
|
Points
|
1979 |
Men |
No. 15 |
386
|
1980 |
Men |
No. 5 |
207
|
1981 |
Men |
No. 5 |
187
|
1982 |
Men |
No. 9 |
250
|
1983 |
Men |
No. 20 |
361
|
1985 |
Men |
No. 12 |
283
|
1985 |
Women |
No. 6 |
200
|
1986 |
Women |
No. 11 |
226
|
1988 |
Women |
No. 13 |
273
|
1998 |
Women |
No. 28 |
574
|
1999 |
Women |
No. 30 |
631
|
2001 |
Women |
No. 21 |
539
|
2002 |
Women |
No. 25 |
568
|
2003 |
Women |
No. 7 |
293
|
2004 |
Women |
No. 27 |
640
|
2006 |
Men |
No. 23 |
546
|
2008 |
Men |
No. 26 |
576
|
2012 |
Men |
No. 13 |
376
|
2014 |
Men |
No. 18 |
454
|
2014 |
Women |
No. 27 |
582
|
2015 |
Men |
No. 14 |
429
|
2016 |
Men |
No. 15 |
378
|
2016 |
Women |
No. 28 |
596
|
2017 |
Men |
No. 21 |
485
|
UCLA Bruins enter the LA Coliseum, 2007
In 1954, the UCLA football team earned a share of the national title with a 9–0 record and a #1 ranking in the Coaches UPI football poll, while Ohio State was ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll. Owing to rules in place at the time, UCLA was unable to face off against Ohio State in the Rose Bowl, which would have resulted in one or the other being declared national champion. The Bruins have played in the Rose Bowl Game 12 times, winning 5 of them. The Bruins have won or shared the conference title 17 times. Among the many former UCLA football stars are Jackie Robinson (better known for his exploits as a baseball player, but nevertheless a 4-sport letterman and All-American), Heisman Trophy winner Gary Beban, Bob Waterfield, Troy Aikman, Carnell Lake, and Tommy Maddox. One of the great moments in recent history for the Bruins came on December 2, 2006, when they beat USC 13–9 in one of the greatest upsets in the rivalry. The Bruins are the Pac-12 Conference South Division Champions for two years in a row and played in both the 2011 and 2012 Pac-12 Football Championship Games.
UCLA vs Oregon, at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, 2007
UCLA became the first school to have a top winner in both basketball and football in the same year with Gary Beban winning the Heisman Trophy and Lew Alcindor (now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) winning the U.S. Basketball Writers Association player of the year award in 1968.
15 football players and coaches have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, John Sciarra being the latest inductee in the Class of 2014. A notable player and alumnus of the UCLA football team is current NCIS star, actor Mark Harmon. Winner of the "all-around excellence" award, Harmon led his team to victory several times as the quarterback.
The current head coach is DeShaun Foster. Foster replaced previous coach Chip Kelly on February 12, 2024.
The UCLA Bruins men's football team have an NCAA Division I FBS Tournament record of 16–20–1 through thirty-six appearances.[28]
The UCLA Bruins men's golf team has won two NCAA Championships, in 1988 and 2008. In the 2008 national championship, the team was led by senior Kevin Chappell, who won the respective individual title. In that championship, UCLA won by one shot over USC, and by two shots over Stanford. In 2009, UCLA came first in the NCAA Central Regional, pulling off their third regional championship in the last seven years. With that victory, the defending national champions, advanced to their seventh consecutive NCAA Championship, a school record. For 2011, the Bruins were first in stroke play before losing in the match play of the national championship tournament; and freshman golfer Patrick Cantlay was named GCAA Division I Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award, the fourth player from UCLA.[29] Cantlay was also the National Freshman of the Year, winning the Phil Mickelson Award in addition to being the Pac-10 Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year.[30] Chappell won National Player of the Year in 2008, Corey Pavin in 1982 and Duffy Waldorf in 1985. At the 2011 U.S. Open, Chappell was the low American (tie with Robert Garrigus) and Cantlay was the low amateur. The team has won five Pac-12 Conference championships: 1982, 1983, 1985, 2003, 2006 and has had numerous individual conference champions the first of which was Peter Laszlo in 1970.
The women's team won the national championship in 1971 (DGWS), 1991, 2004 and 2011. In 2014, sophomore Alison Lee won the inaugural ANNIKA Award, which was created to honor the women's collegiate player of the year as chosen by a vote of coaches, college golfers, and members of the media.[31] In 2016, junior Bronte Law won the prestigious award as well.[32] The women's program also has many notable professional alumnae on tour, including British Open Champion Mo Martin, Sydnee Michaels, and Mariajo Uribe.
Former Bruin golf professionals include Scott McCarron, John Merrick, Corey Pavin, and Duffy Waldorf. Bruin alum Brandt Jobe tied for second at the 2011 Memorial Tournament. Maiya Tanaka, a member of the UCLA Women's Golf team from 2007 to 2009, competed with her sister Misa on The Amazing Race 20.
NCAA Gymnastics Championship banners
The women's gymnastics team has won seven NCAA Women's Gymnastics championships under head coach Valorie Kondos Field, including championships in 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010, and 2018. Two NCAA Men's Gymnastics championships (1984 and 1987) were won by the men's team before the program was discontinued.
Some notable former UCLA gymnasts include current stuntwoman Heidi Moneymaker, Brian Ginsberg who was a two-time US junior national gymnastics champion, and U.S. Olympic Team members Jordan Chiles, Madison Kocian, Kyla Ross, Samantha Peszek, Jamie Dantzscher, Mohini Bhardwaj, Kate Richardson, Tasha Schwikert, Kristen Maloney, Yvonne Tousek, Stella Umeh, Luisa Portocarrero, Tim Daggett, Mitch Gaylord, and Peter Vidmar. 2008 Canadian Olympic Gymnastics team member Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs attended UCLA and was a member of the team for the 2008–2009 season. The team took home its 15th Pac-10 Gymnastics Championship on March 27, 2009. Most recently, on April 23, 2010, the team won their 6th National Championship in Gainesville, Florida; the win brought the total number of national championships for UCLA to 105.
At the 2015 NCAA national championship, Samantha Peszek was the All Around co-champion and the balance beam champion.[33]
At the 2018 NCAA national championship, Christine 'Peng Peng' Lee and Katelyn Ohashi won individual event titles on balance beam and floor exercise, respectively along with the team title.[34]
Since 1934, the UCLA Rugby Union Team has earned a reputation as a top level program in California, North America and around the world having successfully competed against the finest Universities, Clubs and International Teams in the rugby world.
The UCLA Men's Rugby Team plays their home games at the Wallis Annenberg stadium
James Schaeffer introduced the original team in 1934, which was eventually revived post-WWII through Norm Padgett and his tireless hustling and fraternity walks. In 1958, Padgett's former Captain, Ged Gardner, assumed the Coaching role from until 1965. Gardner built membership, interest and skill to which Coach Dennis Storer added his own unique style. Dennis Storer remained Head Coach from 1966 - 1982, when the program operated as a Varsity Sport, winning a national title in 1972 and then another in 1975.[35] Rugby was dropped as a varsity sport shortly after by the Athletics department. Storer subsequently resumed the role from 1987-89 after the program was downgraded to Club Status. During his tenure, Storer guided the program to 2 Monterey National Championship Titles, numerous Southern California Titles, 2 national championship titles, and produced 14 USA Eagles with himself being named the first ever USA Eagles Coach.
Over its history, 19 UCLA students have gone on to represent the USA Rugby Men's National Team with Coach Dennis Storer being the first ever coach of the team. Coach Dennis Storer was recognized for his contributions to USA Rugby with his inclusion in the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame[36] and the USA Rugby Hall of Fame.[35]
List of UCLA Alumni who have a cap for the USA Eagles[35]
Name
|
Capped
|
Denis Storer |
1976 (Coach)
|
Craig Sweeny |
1972
|
Steve Gray |
1981
|
Tommy Smith |
1981
|
Dennis Murphy |
1971
|
Ron Nisbet |
1971
|
Stephen Auerbach |
1972
|
David Stephenson |
1972
|
Terry Scott |
1973
|
Dave Briley |
1974
|
Jaime Grant |
1975
|
Skip Niebauer |
1976
|
Dennis Jablonski |
1976
|
Rob Duncanson |
1977
|
Del Chipman |
1980
|
John Fowler |
1983
|
Chip Howard |
1980
|
Russ Ortiz |
1988
|
Benjamin Broselle |
2019 (7s)
|
Lucas Lacamp |
2021 (7s)
|
Currently, the Bruins compete in all of the Major National Domestic competitions including the PAC Rugby Conference (XV's & 7's), USAR Collegiate National Championships, and the Collegiate Rugby 7s Championships (7's). Recently, the Bruins have reached the 1/4 Final of the Varsity Cup (2011–17), the Collegiate Rugby Championships Final (2016 & 18), Semi-final (2013 & 14) Quarter-Final (2017) and were Plate winners in 2015. The Bruins have also won the El Nino 7's 2015, UCLA 7's 2016 and the West Coast 7's title at San Luis Obispo in 2013 & 2014 by defeating California in the Championship on each occasion (the only team in the country to defeat California in 7's rugby over that time period).[37]
Men
Since the beginning of the men's soccer tournament in 1959, UCLA has won national championship in 1985, 1990, 1997, and 2002; and finished second in 1970, 1972, 1973, and 2006. The men's soccer team won the 2008 Pacific-10 Conference championship and received the conference's automatic bid in the NCAA national championship Tournament, their 26 consecutive appearances. The conference title makes it the sixth title in 9 years.[38]
Three UCLA alumni – Frankie Hejduk, Sigi Schmid and Mike Lapper – helped the Columbus Crew to win its first-ever Major League Soccer title by defeating the New York Red Bulls 3–1 in the 2008 MLS Cup.[39]
Cobi Jones, USA's most capped national player, played for UCLA. Also, four former Bruin players, Carlos Bocanegra, Benny Feilhaber, Jonathan Bornstein and Marvell Wynne, were on the U.S. men's national team squad that defeated No. 1 ranked Spain in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final.[40]
The team was involved in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal as head coach Jorge Salcedo was arrested, and indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for conspiracy to commit racketeering.[41] His indictment charged Salcedo with taking $200,000 in bribes to help two students, one in 2016 and one in 2018, get admitted to UCLA using falsified soccer credential admission information.[42][43] As a result, he was placed on leave by UCLA from his coaching position at the school.[42][44] On March 21, 2019, it was announced that he had resigned.[45] On April 21, 2020, it was announced that he had agreed to plead guilty to the charges against him.[46]
The UCLA Bruins men's soccer team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 74–41 through forty-five appearances.[47]
Year
|
Round
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
1968 |
Second Round |
San Jose State |
L 1–3
|
1970 |
Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship |
San Francisco Denver Howard Saint Louis |
W 3–2 W 3–1 W 4–3 L 0–1
|
1971 |
Second Round Quarterfinals |
Chico State San Francisco |
W 5–1 L 2–6
|
1972 |
Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship |
Washington San Jose State Cornell Saint Louis |
W 5–0 W 3–1 W 1–0 L 2–4
|
1973 |
Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship |
Washington San Francisco Clemson Saint Louis |
W 3–0 W 3–1 W 2–1 L 1–2
|
1974 |
Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals |
San Jose State San Francisco Saint Louis |
W 3–2 W 1–0 L 1–2
|
1975 |
Second Round |
San Francisco |
L 1–4
|
1976 |
Second Round |
San Francisco |
L 0–1
|
1977 |
Second Round Quarterfinals |
California San Francisco |
W 3–0 L 1–4
|
1980 |
Second Round |
San Francisco |
L 1–2
|
1983 |
First round |
San Francisco |
L 0–5
|
1984 |
First round Second Round Third round Semifinals |
Fresno State San Francisco Harvard Clemson |
W 2–1 W 1–0 W 2–0 L 1–4
|
1985 |
First round Second Round Third round Semifinals National Championship |
California UNLV SMU Evansville American |
W 3–1 W 1–0 W 2–0 W 3–1 W 1–0
|
1986 |
First round Second Round |
CSU Fullerton Fresno State |
W 3–0 L 0–1
|
1987 |
First round Second Round Third round |
Fresno State UNLV San Diego State |
W 1–0 W 1–0 L 1–2
|
1988 |
First round Second Round |
San Diego State Portland |
W 2–1 L 0–2
|
1989 |
First round Second Round Third round |
San Diego State Portland Santa Clara |
W 2–1 W 1–0 L 0–2
|
1990 |
Second Round Third round Semifinals National Championship |
San Diego SMU NC State Rutgers |
W 2–1 W 2–0 W 1–0 W 1–0
|
1991 |
Second Round Third round |
Portland Santa Clara |
W 3–0 L 1–2
|
1992 |
Second Round |
San Diego |
L 1–2
|
1993 |
First round |
San Diego |
L 2–4
|
1994 |
First round Second Round Third round Semifinals |
UAB SMU Charleston Indiana |
W 3–2 W 4–2 W 3–2 L 1–4
|
1995 |
First round Second Round |
Cal Poly Santa Clara |
W 2–1 L 1–2
|
1996 |
First round |
CSU Fullerton |
L 1–2
|
1997 |
First round Second Round Third round Semifinals National Championship |
Santa Clara Washington Clemson Indiana Virginia |
W 3–0 W 1–0 W 2–1 W 1–0 W 2–0
|
1998 |
First round Second Round |
Fresno State Creighton |
W 2–1 L 0–2
|
1999 |
First round Second Round Third round Semifinals |
San Diego Saint Louis Virginia Indiana |
W 4–1 W 2–0 W 2–0 L 2–3
|
2000 |
First round |
San Diego |
L 0–1
|
2001 |
First round Second Round Third round |
Loyola Marymount San Diego SMU |
W 3–2 W 4–0 L 0–1
|
2002 |
Second Round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship |
Loyola Marymount California Penn State Maryland Stanford |
W 4–2 W 3–2 W 7–1 W 2–1 W 1–0
|
2003 |
Second Round Third round Quarterfinals |
Tulsa FIU Indiana |
W 3–2 W 2–0 L 1–2
|
2004 |
Second Round Third round |
Loyola Marymount St. John's |
W 3–0 L 1–2
|
2005 |
Second Round |
SMU |
L 0–3
|
2006 |
Second Round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship |
Harvard Clemson Duke Virginia UC Santa Barbara |
W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–2 W 4–0 L 1–2
|
2007 |
First round Second Round |
New Mexico Santa Clara |
W 1–0 L 1–3
|
2008 |
First round |
Cal Poly |
L 0–1
|
2009 |
Second Round Third round Quarterfinals |
Sacramento State UC Santa Barbara Wake Forest |
W 2–1 W 2–1 L 0–2
|
2010 |
Second Round Third round Quarterfinals |
Sacramento State Dartmouth Louisville |
W 4–1 W 2–1 L 4–5
|
2011 |
Second Round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals |
Delaware Rutgers Louisville North Carolina |
W 1–0 W 3–0 W 1–0 L 2–3
|
2012 |
Second Round |
San Diego |
L 2–5
|
2013 |
Second Round Third round |
Elon Connecticut |
W 4–0 L 3–4
|
2014 |
Second Round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship |
San Diego California North Carolina Providence Virginia |
W 2–1 W 3–2 W 4–3 W 3–2 L 0–1
|
2015 |
First round Second Round |
Cal Poly Seattle |
W 2–0 L 0–1
|
2016 |
First round Second Round |
Colgate Louisville |
W 4–2 L 1–2
|
2018 |
First round |
Portland |
L 0–1
|
Women
The women's soccer team has won the Pac-10 championships eight times since beginning play in 1993. It has appeared six times in the College Cup and made 12 appearances in the NCAA national championship Tournament.[48] They finished second three times (2000, 2004, and 2005).
For the 2008 Women's Soccer Championships, the undefeated UCLA women's soccer team was named one of the four No. 1 seeds, the third time in program history. The Bruins advanced to the quarterfinals,[49] where they defeated the Duke Blue Devils 6–1, to earn a spot in the College Cup semifinals.
During the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, former player Lauren Cheney played for the U.S. women's national team and scored against North Korea. She scored the first goal and assisted on the winning goal in the semi-final against France to lead the US to the finals.
The UCLA Bruins women's soccer team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 66–19 through twenty-two appearances.[50]
Year
|
Round
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
1995 |
First round |
Washington |
L 1–2
|
1997 |
First round Second Round Third round |
Portland SMU Notre Dame |
W 1–0 W 3–2 L 0–8
|
1998 |
Second Round |
BYU |
L 0–2
|
1999 |
Second Round Third round |
San Diego Santa Clara |
W 2–1 L 0–7
|
2000 |
Second Round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship |
USC Texas A&M Clemson Portland North Carolina |
W 3–0 W 4–0 W 2–1 W 1–0 L 1–2
|
2001 |
First round Second Round Third round Quarterfinals |
CSU Fullerton Pepperdine Dayton Florida |
W 3–0 W 2–1 W 3–1 L 0–1
|
2002 |
First round Second Round Third round |
Loyola Marymount USC Texas A&M |
W 4–0 W 1–0 L 0–1
|
2003 |
First round Second Round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals |
San Diego Pepperdine Kansas Penn State North Carolina |
W 2–0 W 2–0 W 1–0 W 4–0 L 0–3
|
2004 |
First round Second Round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship |
Pepperdine San Diego Duke Ohio State Princeton Notre Dame |
W 1–0 W 3–0 W 2–0 W 1–0 W 2–0 L 1–2
|
2005 |
First round Second Round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship |
Mississippi Valley State Colorado Marquette Virginia Florida State Portland |
W 9–0 W 3–0 W 4–0 W 5–0 W 4–0 L 0–4
|
2006 |
First round Second Round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals |
UNLV CSU Fullerton Florida Portland North Carolina |
W 6–1 W 3–1 W 3–2 W 2–1 L 0–2
|
2007 |
First round Second Round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals |
CSU Fullerton Oklahoma State Virginia Portland USC |
W 3–1 W 4–0 W 2–1 W 3–2 L 1–2
|
2008 |
First round Second Round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals |
Fresno State San Diego USC Duke North Carolina |
W 5–0 W 1–0 W 1–0 W 6–1 L 0–1
|
2009 |
First round Second Round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals |
Boise State San Diego State Virginia Portland Stanford |
W 7–1 W 5–0 W 3–0 W 2–1 L 1–2
|
2010 |
First round Second Round Third round |
BYU UCF Stanford |
W 1–0 W 2–1 L 0–3
|
2011 |
First round Second Round |
New Mexico San Diego |
W 1–0 L 1–2
|
2012 |
First round Second Round Third round Quarterfinals |
Wisconsin Kentucky San Diego State Stanford |
W 1–0 W 5–0 W 3–0 L 1–2
|
2013 |
First round Second Round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship |
San Diego State Kentucky Stanford North Carolina Virginia Florida State |
W 3–0 W 3–0 W 2–0 W 1–0 W 2–1 W 1–0
|
2014 |
First round Second Round Third round Quarterfinals |
San Diego Harvard Pepperdine Virginia |
W 5–0 W 7–0 W 1–0 L 1–2
|
2016 |
First round Second Round Third round |
Seattle Nebraska West Virginia |
W 3–0 W 2–0 L 1–2
|
2017 |
First round Second Round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship |
San Diego State Northwestern Virginia Princeton Duke Stanford |
W 3–1 W 1–0 W 2–1 W 3–1 W 1–0 L 2–3
|
2018 |
First round Second Round Third round Quarterfinals |
San Jose State Minnesota NC State North Carolina |
W 5–0 W 5–0 W 5–0 L 2–3
|
The Bruins have been 13-time NCAA champions, including the first one in 1982. Since then, they were second 7 times in the Women's College World Series (WCWS), last one in 2005.
They won the World Series in 1978,[51] 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010 and 2019. The 2010 and 2019 titles were guided by head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez, a former player and assistant coach.
Former Bruin Natasha Watley went on to help the United States women's national softball team win a gold medal in the 2004 Olympics and a silver medal in 2008. Andrea Duran helped Team USA win a gold medal at the 2006 ISF World championship and a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics. Other famous Bruin players include Lisa Fernandez (two time NCAA Champion and three time Olympic gold medalist) and Dot Richardson (NCAA Champion [1982] and Olympic medal winner).
UCLA's Men's Swim Team won 41 individual national championships, a team championship in 1982, had a runner-up finish in ’81, and sent 16 alumni to the Olympics.[52] Although the men's team was cut in 1994, the women's team currently trains at Spieker Aquatics Center under head coach Jordan Wolfrum.[53]
The only school to have competed in every NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament, the team has won 16 national championships and 37 Pac-12 conference titles. Coach Billy Martin, who played at UCLA, has a 14 straight top 5 NCAA team finishes and a 9 consecutive 20-win seasons. He was named ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) division 1 National Coach of the Year and is a member of ITA Hall of Fame.[54][55] The 1950 men's tennis team won UCLA's first-ever NCAA Championship. Anita Kanter won the US girls tennis championship in 1951 as an 18-year-old sophomore at UCLA, as well as the 1951 National Hard Court Doubles and Mixed Doubles championships.[56]
In 2014, Marcos Giron became the school's 11th NCAA Men's Tennis Singles Champion, joining Jack Tidball (1933), Herbert Flam (1950), Larry Nagler (1960), Allen Fox (1961), Arthur Ashe (1965), Charles Pasarell (1966), Jeff Borowiak (1970), Jimmy Connors (1971), Billy Martin (1975), and Benjamin Kohllöffel (2006). Mackenzie McDonald claimed the school's 12th individual singles championship and the school's 12th doubles individual championship when he teamed with Martin Redlicki at the 2016 tournament. On May 28, 2018, Redlicki teamed with Evan Zhu for the school's 13th doubles championship.[57]
The women's team, which won national championships in 1981 (AIAW), 2008 and 2014, is coached by Stella Sampras, the sister of Pete Sampras, who donated a scholarship at UCLA. Number of players have won the individual titles, including Keri Phebus (1995 Singles), Fangran Tian (2023 Singles), Heather Ludloff and Lynn Lewis (1982 Doubles), Allison Cooper and Stella Sampras (1988 Doubles), Mamie Ceniza and Iwalani McCalla (1992 Doubles), Keri Phebus and Susie Starrett (1995 Doubles), Daniela Bercek and Lauren Fisher (2004 Doubles), and Tracy Lin and Riza Zalameda (2008 Doubles).
On May 25, 2019, the Bruins took both the men's and women's NCAA tennis doubles championships with Gabby Andrews and Ayan Broomfield the women's champions, and Maxime Cressy and Keegan Smith the men's champions.
UCLA alumni in the ATP included Jimmy Connors, Arthur Ashe, Eliot Teltscher, Brian Teacher, Peter Fleming, Fritz Buehning, Jeff Borowiak, and Jean-Julien Rojer.
Inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Hall of Fame:
(P – Player, C – Coach, Con. – Contributor)[55]
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- Men's Championships: 1956, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1987, 1988
- Women's Championships: 1975 (Outdoor), 1977 (Outdoor), 1982 (Outdoor), 1983 (Outdoor), 2000 (Indoor), 2001 (Indoor), 2004 (Outdoor)
The UCLA-USC Dual Meet Hall of Fame inducted Willie Banks (triple-jump), John Brenner (shot put), Wayne Collett (sprints) and Seilala Sua (shot put and discus) into the hall's first class in 2009.
Other notable team members are: Rafer Johnson, Dwight Stones, C. K. Yang.
When Meb Keflezighi was running for UCLA, he won four NCAA championships in one year, including the cross-country title, the 10,000 meters outdoors and the 5,000 meters indoors and outdoors titles in track. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, Meb ran to a second-place finish and winning the silver medal in the marathon with a then personal-best time of 2:11.29. In 2009, he became the first American to win the New York City Marathon in 17 years.[58] At the 2014 Boston Marathon, he became the first American to win the men's race since 1983 with the time of 2:08.37. He paid tribute to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing by writing their names on his running bib.
UCLA vs. USC in volleyball, 2008
Women's National Championship Water Polo team at the White House, June 2008
- Men's National Championships: 1953, 1954, 1956, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2023, 2024
The UCLA men's team won 21 NCAA titles, 19 under Al Scates, who coached the Bruins for 48 years. The Bruins also won 5 USVBA titles prior to the sport being sanctioned by the NCAA, two of these under Scates. John Speraw became head coach of the men's program following the retirement of Scates in 2012. Former player Karch Kiraly (1983) was inducted into the College Sports Information Directors of America (COSIDA) Academic All-America Hall of Fame.[59]
- Women's National Championships: 1972, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1990, 1991, 2011
Andy Banachowski led UCLA to six national championships (3 NCAA-1984, 1990, 1991; 2 AIAW-1974, 1975; and 1 DGWS-1972). The women's team played in 6 DGWS/AIAW championship games, has made 12 NCAA Final Four appearances, and has won 4 NCAA titles. Most recently, the women's team defeated Illinois to claim the 2011 NCAA title, twenty years after their previous title run.[60]
The UCLA Bruins women's volleyball team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 90–32 through thirty-five appearances.[61]
Year
|
Round
|
Opponent
|
Result
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1981 |
Regional semifinals Regional Finals Semifinals National Championship |
Purdue Stanford San Diego State USC |
W 3–2 W 3–2 W 3–1 L 2–3
|
1982 |
First round Regional semifinals Regional Finals |
Louisville BYU San Diego State |
W 3–0 W 3–0 L 1–3
|
1983 |
Regional semifinals Regional Finals Semifinals National Championship |
Penn State Western Michigan Pacific Hawaii |
W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–2 L 0–3
|
1984 |
Regional semifinals Regional Finals Semifinals National Championship |
Duke Texas San Jose State Stanford |
W 3–0 W 3–1 W 3–0 W 3–2
|
1985 |
Regional semifinals Regional Finals Semifinals |
Georgia Texas Pacific |
W 3–0 W 3–0 L 1–3
|
1986 |
First round |
Loyola Marymount |
L 2–3
|
1987 |
First round Regional semifinals |
California BYU |
W 3–1 L 1–3
|
1988 |
First round Regional semifinals Regional Finals Semifinals |
California BYU Washington Texas |
W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–0 L 0–3
|
1989 |
First round Regional semifinals Regional Finals Semifinals |
Pepperdine Arizona Wyoming Nebraska |
W 3–1 W 3–0 W 3–0 L 0–3
|
1990 |
First round Regional semifinals Regional Finals Semifinals National Championship |
Gonzaga New Mexico Stanford LSU Pacific |
W 3–0 W 3–1 W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–0
|
1991 |
First round Regional semifinals Regional Finals Semifinals National Championship |
Pepperdine New Mexico Stanford Ohio State Long Beach State |
W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–2
|
1992 |
First round Regional semifinals Regional Finals Semifinals National Championship |
Ball State Arizona State BYU Florida Stanford |
W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–0 L 1–3
|
1993 |
Second Round Regional semifinals Regional Finals |
New Mexico Stanford BYU |
W 3–0 W 3–1 L 0–3
|
1994 |
Second Round Regional semifinals Regional Finals Semifinals National Championship |
Georgia Tech Duke Houston Penn State Stanford |
W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–2 L 1–3
|
1995 |
Second Round Regional semifinals Regional Finals |
Ball State Ohio State Nebraska |
W 3–0 W 3–0 L 0–3
|
1997 |
First round Second Round |
Pepperdine UC Santa Barbara |
W 3–1 L 2–3
|
1998 |
First round Second Round |
Virginia UC Santa Barbara |
W 3–1 L 1–3
|
1999 |
First round Second Round Regional semifinals Regional Finals |
Eastern Washington Ohio State Pepperdine Penn State |
W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–0 L 0–3
|
2000 |
First round Second Round Regional semifinals Regional Finals |
Morgan State Michigan State Pacific Wisconsin |
W 3–0 W 3–2 W 3–1 L 2–3
|
2001 |
First round Second Round Regional semifinals Regional Finals |
Penn Penn State Hawaii Long Beach State |
W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–1 L 0–3
|
2002 |
First round Second Round |
Long Beach State Pepperdine |
W 3–0 L 1–3
|
2003 |
First round Second Round Regional semifinals Regional Finals |
San Diego UC Irvine Nebraska USC |
W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–1 L 1–3
|
2004 |
First round Second Round Regional semifinals Regional Finals |
Loyola Marymount Long Beach State Penn State Washington |
W 3–1 W 3–0 W 3–1 L 2–3
|
2005 |
First round Second Round Regional semifinals |
Kansas San Diego Nebraska |
W 3–1 W 3–0 L 0–3
|
2006 |
First round Second Round Regional semifinals Regional Finals Semifinals |
UAB Utah Oklahoma Hawaii Nebraska |
W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–0 L 1–3
|
2007 |
First round Second Round Regional semifinals Regional Finals |
Alabama A&M Clemson Oregon Stanford |
W 3–0 W 3–1 W 3–1 L 1–3
|
2008 |
First round Second Round Regional semifinals |
LSU Duke Texas |
W 3–1 W 3–0 L 1–3
|
2009 |
First round Second Round |
Long Beach State Baylor |
W 3–0 L 1–3
|
2010 |
First round Second Round |
American Texas |
W 3–2 L 1–3
|
2011 |
First round Second Round Regional semifinals Regional Finals Semifinals National Championship |
UMES San Diego Penn State Texas Florida State Illinois |
W 3–0 W 3–1 W 3–0 W 3–1 W 3–0 W 3–1
|
2012 |
First round Second Round |
LIU Brooklyn Michigan State |
W 3–0 L 1–3
|
2014 |
First round Second Round Regional semifinals |
LIU Brooklyn Long Beach State Penn State |
W 3–0 W 3–0 L 0–3
|
2015 |
First round Second Round Regional semifinals |
Lipscomb Michigan Texas |
W 3–0 W 3–2 L 1–3
|
2016 |
First round Second Round Regional semifinals Regional Finals |
Murray State Baylor North Carolina Minnesota |
W 3–1 W 3–0 W 3–1 L 0–3
|
2017 |
First round Second Round Regional semifinals |
Austin Peay Cal Poly Florida |
W 3–0 W 3–1 L 1–3
|
The women's team has captured 8 of the championships since it became an NCAA sponsored event.[62] The Bruins defeated Cal for the 2024 title. They also won non-NCAA national titles in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000. The men's team were champions 9 times and as runner-up 9 times.
Four UCLA water polo alumni and former coach Guy Baker were members of the USA women's and men's teams participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Natalie Golda (now Benson) and Jaime Hipp were members of the women's team, while Adam Wright and Brandon Brooks were on the men's team. Both teams won a silver medal.
Sean Kern, Coralie Simmons, Natalie Golda, Kelly Rulon, Kelly Kathleen Hall and Courtney Mathewson won many prestigious individual award in American collegiate water polo.
Peter J. Cutino Award winners: Sean Kern, Garrett Danner, Nicolas Saveljic, Coralie Simmons, Natalie Golda, Kelly Rulon, and Courtney Mathewson.
The then No. 2-ranked men's water polo team opened the newest athletic facility at UCLA, the Spieker Aquatics Center, with a win over the No. 7-ranked UC Irvine Anteaters, 10–4, on Saturday, September 26, 2009. The center hosted the MPSF Women's Water Polo Championship Tournament April 30 – May 2, 2010 and the MPSF Men's Water Polo Championship Tournament November 25–27, 2011.
In 2009, the men's team defeated #1 ranked USC and #3 ranked California for the MPSF tournament championship to advance to the NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship. On February 28, 2010, the women's team played the longest match in NCAA women's water polo history, winning 7–6 over California at the UC Irvine Invitational.[63]
On December 7, 2014, the men's team defeated 3rd-seed USC 9–8 to win its ninth NCAA national championship at UC San Diego's Canyonview Aquatic Center at La Jolla, California.
On December 6, 2015, the men's team once again defeated USC, 10–7, to win back-to-back NCAA championships and finish with a perfect season at 30–0 on the UCLA campus. Outstanding goalkeeper and MPSF Player of the Year Garrett Danner won the prestigious Cutino Award, the second Bruin to do so.[64]
On October 9, 2016, the men's team defeated UC Davis to set an NCAA record of 52 straight wins.[65]
On October 22, 2016, the men's team defeated the Cal Bears to improve their NCAA record to 54 straight wins.[66]
On December 3, 2017, the men's team defeated rival Southern California, 7–5, to capture their third National Championship in four years. The win also pulled the Bruins even with fellow Pac-12 school Stanford University for the most NCAA team championships in school history, both schools with 114 each. Earlier in the day, the Cardinal had pulled ahead when their women's soccer team defeated the Bruins' women's team 3–2. The lead lasted less than six hours.[67] Stanford, subsequently won their 115th NCAA team championship, in men's soccer.
On March 21, 2021, the men's team defeated Southern California, 7–6, in the national championship game to win the men's program's twelfth title.
The UCLA Bruins men's water polo team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 63–27 through thirty-five appearances.[68]
Year
|
Round
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
1969 |
First round Semifinals National Championship |
USC Long Beach State California |
W 4–3 W 9–6 L 2–5
|
1970 |
First round Semifinals National Championship |
UC Santa Barbara San Jose State UC Irvine |
W 7–6 W 7–4 L 6–7
|
1971 |
First round Semifinals National Championship |
Washington Long Beach State San Jose State |
W 37–2 W 10–1 W 5–3
|
1972 |
First round Semifinals National Championship |
Yale UC Irvine San Jose State |
W 21–3 W 15–10 W 10–5
|
1973 |
First round Semifinals |
UC Santa Barbara California |
W 14–2 L 2–4
|
1974 |
First round Semifinals |
Stanford UC Irvine |
W 9–5 L 3–5
|
1975 |
First round Semifinals |
Army California |
W 26–2 L 9–13
|
1976 |
First round Semifinals National Championship |
Texas A&M UC Irvine Stanford |
W 18–3 W 14–9 L 12–13
|
1979 |
First round Semifinals National Championship |
Bucknell California UC Santa Barbara |
W 17–7 W 10–9 L 3–11
|
1981 |
First round |
California |
L 7–10
|
1982 |
First round Semifinals |
UC Santa Barbara Stanford |
W 8–6 L 9–11
|
1983 |
First round |
Long Beach State |
L 8–10
|
1984 |
First round |
Pepperdine |
L 11–12
|
1985 |
First round Semifinals |
Loyola (IL) UC Irvine |
W 14–6 L 6–7
|
1986 |
First round Semifinals |
Navy California |
W 13–7 L 8–11
|
1987 |
First round Semifinals |
Pepperdine USC |
W 11–7 L 11–12
|
1988 |
First round Semifinals National Championship |
Navy USC California |
W 11–3 W 13–10 L 11–14
|
1990 |
First round Semifinals |
Pepperdine California |
W 10–9 L 8–10
|
1991 |
First round Semifinals National Championship |
UC San Diego Pepperdine California |
W 14–10 W 6–5 L 6–7
|
1994 |
First round Semifinals |
Pepperdine Stanford |
W 8–7 L 5–9
|
1995 |
Semifinals National Championship |
UC San Diego California |
W 21–10 L 8–10
|
1996 |
Semifinals National Championship |
UC Davis USC |
W 18–6 W 8–7
|
1999 |
Semifinals National Championship |
Massachusetts Stanford |
W 14–6 W 6–5
|
2000 |
Semifinals National Championship |
Navy UC San Diego |
W 12–5 W 11–2
|
2001 |
Semifinals National Championship |
Loyola Marymount Stanford |
W 7–5 L 5–8
|
2004 |
Semifinals National Championship |
Princeton Stanford |
W 7–5 W 10–9
|
2009 |
Semifinals National Championship |
Loyola Marymount USC |
W 9–8 L 6–7
|
2011 |
Semifinals National Championship |
UC San Diego USC |
W 10–1 L 4–7
|
2012 |
Semifinals National Championship |
St. Francis Brooklyn USC |
W 17–3 L 10–11
|
2014 |
Semifinals National Championship |
UC San Diego USC |
W 15–6 W 9–8
|
2015 |
Semifinals National Championship |
UC San Diego USC |
W 17–4 W 10–7
|
2016 |
Semifinals |
California |
L 8–9
|
2017 |
Semifinals National Championship |
Pacific USC |
W 11–9 W 7–5
|
2018 |
Quarterfinals Semifinals |
George Washington USC |
W 18–6 L 7–8
|
2020 |
Opening Round Semifinals National Championship |
California Baptist Stanford USC |
W 19–14 W 11–10 W 7–6
|
- USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
- Natalie Golda Benson, 2015
- Rich Corso, a former UCLA swimming and water polo coach, 2015
The UCLA varsity men's badminton team won three national championships in 1977, 1981 and 1982.[90] The 1977 squad was led by Chris Kinard, multiple winner of the U.S. Men's Singles Championship before and during his career at UCLA. Kinard is a member of the U.S. Badminton Hall of Fame.
The women's varsity badminton team also won the AIAW intercollegiate championship in 1977.
The men's and women's boxing teams have competed as part of the National Collegiate Boxing Association since 2016, after switching from the United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association. The women's team has earned three individual national boxing titles: one from the USIBA in 2014, and two from the NCBA, in 2016 and 2019.[91][92][93]
Before the school was even called 'UCLA', the ice hockey program was formed, joining several other local teams including USC and Occidental. The team continued for several years despite the great depression being in full force. In the late 1930s a new arena was built for the Los Angeles programs but World War II forced all of the pacific coast teams to shutter their programs in the early '40s. When teams were reconstituted afterwards, UCLA was not among the programs to resurface and the new arena, the Tropical Ice Gardens, was demolished in 1949.
UCLA eventually returned to the ice in 1961 but only as a club sport. Until recently, it played against many of its former varsity opponents in the Pac-8.
Currently, UCLA plays in the West Coast Hockey Conference in the Tier 1 division against rivals like Loyola Marymount, Long Beach State, Grand Canyon, Northern Arizona, Arizona State, and others. They've made back to back appearances at the ACHA Men's D2 Western Region playoffs. They are currently coached by former player Griffin McCarty, son of the Detroit Red Wings legend Darren McCarty and Sean Allen, a former Hamilton College men's hockey player.
Historically, UCLA and USC have faced off in an annual 5-game series dubbed "The Crosstown Cup". Up until the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the games took place at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
The Bruins currently play at The Cube Ice and Entertainment Center in Santa Clarita, California, which played host to the 2023 and 2024 WCHC Playoffs, both of which UCLA lost in the final of.
Founded in 1934, UCLA rugby is one of the historically great college rugby teams.[94] UCLA has won 2 national championships,[94] and amassed a 362–46–2 record from 1966 to 1982,[95][96] but the program lost its varsity status in 1982.[97] The Bruins play Division 1 college rugby in the PAC Rugby Conference. The Bruins are led by head coach Scott Stewart, who formerly played international rugby for Canada.[98] The team plays its home games at the Wallis Annenberg Stadium.
James Schaeffer introduced the original team in 1934, which was eventually revived post-WWII through Norm Padgett and his tireless hustling and fraternity walks. In 1958, Padgett's former Captain, Ged Gardner, assumed the Coaching role from until 1965. Gardner built membership, interest and skill to which Coach Dennis Storer added his own unique style. Dennis Storer remained Head Coach from 1966 - 1982, when the program operated as a Varsity Sport, winning a national title in 1972 and then another in 1975.[35] Rugby was dropped as a varsity sport shortly after by the Athletics department. Storer subsequently resumed the role from 1987-89 after the program was downgraded to Club Status. During his tenure, Storer guided the program to 2 Monterey National Championship Titles, numerous Southern California Titles, 2 national championship titles, and produced 14 US Eagles with himself being named the first ever USA Eagles Coach.
In the summer of 2003, a dedicated Alumni group headed by Coach Storer, launched an effort to return Bruin Rugby to its former prowess as the program had not reached the National Playoffs since the 1980's, was relegated to Club Status, and suffered from a lack of experienced and committed leadership. This initiative led to the hiring Head Coach Scott Stewart, a former Canadian International with 64 caps and 5 World Cup appearances. Since that time, the Bruins have progressed rapidly and have become a consistently top-ranked program in both XV's and 7's rugby and a regular contender to win a National Championship in both codes.
UCLA finished the 2010–11 season ranked 25th in the country.[99] In the 2011–12 season UCLA placed second in the Pacific Conference, reached the quarterfinals of the 2012 men's national playoffs,[98] and finished the season ranked 11th in the nation.[100] During the 2012–13 season, UCLA finished second in the PAC conference, highlighted by a 50–38 win over 6th-ranked Utah,[101] which propelled UCLA into a top-10 position in the national rankings. UCLA – along with fellow PAC schools Cal and Utah – was one of the original eight teams to form the Varsity Cup, which began play in 2013.[94] UCLA reached the quarterfinals of the 2015 Varsity Cup, before losing to eventual champions BYU.[102]
UCLA has also been successful in rugby sevens. UCLA reached the quarterfinals of the 2012 Las Vegas Invitational college rugby sevens tournament.[103] UCLA defeated Arizona State to finish third at the 2012 PAC 7s tournament.[104] UCLA defeated Dartmouth to reach the semifinals of the 2013 Collegiate Rugby Championship at PPL Park in Philadelphia in a tournament broadcast live on NBC.[105] UCLA again reached the semifinals of the 2014 Collegiate Rugby Championship, before losing, 17–20, to eventual champions Cal.[106] UCLA won the 2014 West Coast 7s with a 14–12 upset victory over Cal in the final.[107] In 2016 the Bruins fell to rivals Cal and then in 2018 to Lindenwood in the final of the Collegiate Rugby Championship (7s).
Scott Stewart was replaced in 2020 by Dave Clancy. Clancy coached around the world with professional teams such as Munster Rugby, international teams such as Samoa, Cayman Islands and US Representative teams along with domestic experience building a club program with the Chicago Lions. Due to certain circumstances and the struggles of the pandemic, Dave left the program in 2021.
After a rigorous search for a new head coach, Harry Bennett was announced as the new head coach of UCLA Rugby in 2022. Combining an impressive playing career, familiarity with the Los Angeles rugby community, and a strong coaching pedigree, Coach Bennett quickly became the clear choice among the scores of excellent applicants for the head coach position. Coach Bennett hails from Scone, New South Wales, Australia. He has played flyhalf or fullback for teams across the rugby landscape both internationally and in the US. Harry Bennett began his professional career with Super Rugby team, the NSW Waratahs, out of High-School. Most recently he ended his playing career with the New York Ironworkers in the MLR.
In 2019 UCLA rugby player, Benjamin Broselle was called up to the USA Eagles 7s team to play in the HSBC USA 7s tournament.[108] In 2021, UCLA rugby produced another Eagle,Lucas Lacamp, who made his debut at the HSBC Dubai 7s while still a Junior at UCLA. Lacamp received honors as a Rudy Scholz Award Finalist[109] and is likely to be a part of the squad that travels to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Currently, the Bruins compete in all of the Major National Domestic competitions including the PAC Rugby Conference (XV's & 7's), CRAA D1A, USAR Collegiate National Championships, and the Collegiate Rugby 7s Championships (7's).