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Two Bruins Inducted into Compton College Athletic Hall of Fame

By Sports Information on May 10, 2012 3:50 PM

UCLA's men's basketball player Larry Hollyfield, who lettered on three John Wooden NCAA Championship teams (1971-73), and Bruin men's track & field jumper George Henry Brown, Jr., a member of the 1952 U. S. Olympic team, are among the inductees into the Compton Community College Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 26. The event will be held at the Lakewood Country Club beginning with a 5 p.m. reception and silent auction. The dinner and program follow at 6:30.

Hollyfield attended Compton College in 1969-70 before transferring to UCLA the following season. As a three-year letterman and 6-4 senior starting guard in 1972-73, Hollyfield helped lead the Bruins to three consecutive national championships and an overall three-year record of 89-1, including unbeaten 30-0 seasons in 1972 and 1973. During his Bruin career, he appeared in 71 games and averaged 7.9 points and 2.7 rebounds. In the 1973 NBA Draft, he was a seventh round selection by the Portland Trailblazers.

Brown attended Compton College prior to enrolling at UCLA in 1951. As a Bruin under head coach Elvin C. 'Ducky' Drake, Brown was the NCAA long jump (broad jump) champion in 1951 and 1952 and the USA Track & field long jump champion for three consecutive years (1951-53). Brown's Bruin best 26-3 ¼ (1952) is No. 4 on the UCLA all-time long jump list, and he was a 2007 inductee into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.

Joyner-Kersee Among Top 100 U.S. Olympic Moments

By Sports Information on May 10, 2012 10:21 AM

Sports Illustrated began a recent feature on its website which looks back at the Top 100 U.S. Olympic Moments in pictures. Bruin Jackie Joyner-Kersee, one of the all-time greatest female track & field athletes, won her sixth and final Olympic medal at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. After pulling out of the heptathlon due to injury, Joyner-Kersee focused on the long jump; her final jump of 22-11 3/4 earned her the bronze medal, making her the most decorated female athlete at the time.

Gardner, Team USA Wrap up Tour with Win

By Sports Information on May 9, 2012 1:31 PM

Team USA wrapped up its international women's basketball tournament in China with a 65-55 win over the Chinese National "B" team. The Americans, which featured several players from the Pac-12 conference, including UCLA's Rebekah Gardner, finished with an 8-1 record on the tour.
Gardner was named MVP of the Zhongxian stage of the tournament and was named All-Tournament in the first stage of the event in Fuling, China. She averaged 11.7 points on the trip and scored in double digits in seven contests.

Morris, Quinn - WNBA Season Right Around the Corner

By Sports Information on May 8, 2012 9:40 AM

The start of the new WNBA season is right around the corner for former Bruins Darxia Morris and Noelle Quinn. Morris was signed by the Los Angeles Sparks during the off-season and scored four points and handed out five assists in a 98-71 exhibition win over the Chinese National team over the weekend. The Sparks will host the Japanese National team on May 10 at LA Southwest College before starting the regular season on May 18 at the Seattle Storm. Quinn was traded to the Washington Mystics over the off-season and her new team will be in action on May 10 in an exhibition contest at the Chicago Sky. The Mystics open the regular season versus Chicago on May 19.

Gardner Leads USA to Two More Wins

By Sports Information on May 7, 2012 1:47 PM

Rebekah Gardner helped lead Team USA to a couple of wins over the weekend in the Xiangyang stage of an international women's basketball tournament being played in China. The Americans defeated Austrailia 66-39, with Gardner scoring six points and grabbing four boards. The USA added an 84-36 win over New Zealand, which up its record on the trip to 7-1. Gardner scored eight points in that second contest. The All-Star team will wrap up its trip to China with a game against the "B" team from the Chinese National squad.

Larimore Named to Lott Award List

By Sports Information on May 7, 2012 11:00 AM

Senior linebacker Patrick Larimore has been named to the Watch List for the Lott Impact Award. Larimore led the Bruin team in tackles last season with 81 stops (17th in Pac-12). The Lott IMPACT Trophy is presented annually to the Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year in college football. IMPACT is an acronym for: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community, and Tenacity. The award, which equally recognizes the personal character of the winning player as well as his athletic excellence, is presented on Dec. 9 in Newport Beach,CA.

Gardner Named MVP of China Tournament

By Sports Information on May 4, 2012 12:50 PM

Team USA member Rebekah Gardner was named the MVP of the Zhongxian stage of the international women's basketball tournament being played this week in China. She scored 14 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in the final game of the tournament, a 90-58 win over Australia on May 3. Gardner scored in double-digits in each contest in this three-game stage of the event, including a double-double (10/10) in a win over China. Earlier in the week, Team USA bested New Zealand, 83-36, behind 15 points from Gardner, in a game played before over 3,000 fans.

UCLA Student-Athletes Participate in Bruin 5k Run/Walk

By Sports Information on May 3, 2012 6:06 PM

Several UCLA student-athletes participated in the 13th annual Bruin 5k Run/Walk on Sunday, Apr. 29, benefiting the Chase Child Life Program at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA.

Sophomore rower Deanna Wong put together a team of rowers to run the race. Joining her were teammates Erin Wenzel, Katie Shurtleff, Kate Miller, Emma Murray, Nicole Sung-Jereczek and Carolina Paini.

Additionally, other student-athletes such as football's Jeff Baca and Johnathan Franklin, men's basketball's Tyler Trapani, swimming's Anna Senko, men's volleyball's Joel Blocksom and rowers Audrey Calandra and Kristin Snook volunteered at the Kids Corner booths for the event and led the participants in an 8-clap at the start of the race.

Gardner Helps Team USA to Pair of Wins

By Sports Information on May 3, 2012 11:19 AM

Rebekah Gardner helped lead Team USA to a pair of wins in the second stage of an international women's basketball tournament in China. The Americans defeated China 66-43 on Wednesday, May 2, in a game played in Zhongxian City. Gardner recorded her first double-double of the tournament with 10 points and 10 rebounds in that contest. Earlier in the week, Team USA bested New Zealand, 83-36, behind 15 points from Gardner, in a game played before over 3,000 fans.

Video Update from New Pauley Pavilion

By Sports Information on May 2, 2012 12:27 PM

UCLA Newsroom took a tour of Pauley Pavilion last week and got an inside look at the construction progress. Watch the video and read more about the upgrades to the historic facility here.