Abbreviation | SS |
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Formation | 1945 |
Type | Student-operated |
Purpose | To unite the UCLA community by promoting artistic talent |
Headquarters | UCLA |
Location | |
Region served | Greater UCLA community |
Executive Directors | Laura de Beer, Alec Tashima |
Affiliations | UCLA Alumni Association |
Website | alumni.ucla.edu/events/spring-sing/2013 www |
Spring Sing is an annual music competition held in May at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. Touted as "UCLA's oldest and greatest musical tradition," the competition brings together UCLA students to perform as solo artists, duets, bands, and a cappella groups in front of an audience of over 8,000 UCLA students, alumni, faculty, staff and celebrity judges.
The competition began with only 11 groups and was performed on campus at UCLA's Royce Hall. In the beginning years, the competition was composed mainly of sorority singing groups, serenading their fraternity counterparts. The first of these groups to win the competition was a barbershop trio from the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. During the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, the competition grew quickly and outgrew Royce Hall. It was then, that Spring Sing gained its popularity and notoriety within the Los Angeles and Orange County area, as it moved to the Hollywood Bowl. During these years, up to 5,000 Bruins, family, friends, and locals witnessed the competition each year. Also added to the mix were celebrity judges and masters of ceremonies - including Ronald Reagan in 1952. The competition peaked in the late 60s and took an eight-year hiatus during the 70s until student and alumni interest revived the event (on campus this time) in 1978. The first group to win in 1978 was the combined efforts of Sigma Kappa sorority and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity performing a 50's inspired spoof of fraternity and sorority life. [1] In 1986, the UCLA Student Alumni Association took over the event and moved the event to the Los Angeles Tennis Center in 1989, eventually returning the competition back to its previous glory.
Today, the competition has expanded from its original version of fraternity singing groups, to over 15 artists grouped in 6 different categories (Solo, Duet, A Cappella, Band, Production, Exhibition). Each category (save Exhibition) is judged and a winner is selected for each (from which an overall winner is chosen to receive the "Northern California Alumni Grand Sweepstakes Award").
In addition to the talent aspect of Spring Sing today, the overall production has been turned into entertainment with the inception of the Company - a group of UCLA students who perform skits, songs and parodies in between each act as a way of introducing the next act. According to their website, they are "a group of the most hilarious and creative people on this campus who live for the spotlight and the opportunity to make an audience crack up." [2]
Past performers from Spring Sing include: Grammy nominated members of Maroon 5, who were defeated in 2000 by Barely Manilow, Tyrone Wells, and the Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles. Bareilles won Spring Sing twice, in 2002 and 2003. In 2006, Mikey G and Dan from Danville won the award for best duet and Best Overall Entry - the duo went on to form the band, Lady Danville. In 2007, Jarell Perry and the Ambassadors won the Las Doñas Award for Best Band Entry. Katie Boeck won the Mortar Board Award for Best Solo Entry and the Northern California Alumni Grand Sweepstakes Award for the Best Overall Entry in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Nasim Pedrad ( Saturday Night Live ) was a member of the Spring Sing Company in 2003.
Since its revival, Spring Sing was held at UCLA's Los Angeles Tennis Center, but due to the overwhelming demand and popularity of the show, it was moved in 2009 to a much larger venue, Pauley Pavilion, providing the opportunity for more to experience the cherished campus tradition. "Spring Sing 2009 Rock Pauley" made its return debut in Pauley Pavilion on May 8, 2009 and on May 14, 2010. Due to construction on Pauley Pavilion, Spring Sing returned to UCLA's Los Angeles Tennis Center on May 20, 2011. Spring Sing returned to the newly renovated Pauley Pavilion on May 17, 2013 to set a record-breaking attendance for the Student Alumni Association.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Spring Sing was moved online in 2020 and 2021. Spring Sing 2022 premiered in person at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on May 20, 2022 at 8PM PT.
1978 | 1991 | 1997 [3] | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 [4] | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | |
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Northern California Alumni Grand Sweepstakes Award (Overall) | Jon Augustine – “New York State of Mind” | Willie Chase, "Open Seas" | Mikey G and Dan from Danville, "Cast Away." | Katie Boeck, "Colorblind" | Katie Boeck, "White Lies" | Katie Boeck, "Your Part" | DJ Harper, "I Call It Love" [5] | Courtney Randall, "The One" | Alto, "Vocable" | Bruin Harmony "Ignition (Remix)" | Alex Liu and Eric Jung, "Notice You" | Fine Print | Laura Savage "Once" | Eva B. Ross & David Miller, "Chicago" | Hayden Everett & Caroline Pernick, "For I Fear" | Bruin Harmony "Gravity" | The Painted Ladies "Birmingham Again" | ||
Bruin Choice Award (new 2009) | - | - | - | - | - | The Strathmore Players, "Jerry Maguire: The Musical" | DJ Harper, "I Call It Love" | James Bunning, "One More" | Alto, "Vocable" | The Street Hearts | Alex Liu and Eric Jung, "Notice You" | ACA Hip Hop | ACA Hip Hop | The Inner Sanctum | Hayden Everett & Caroline Pernick | TAXI | Outspoken | ||
UCLA Mortar Board Award (Solo) | Jon Augustine – “New York State of Mind” [6] | Mark Armstrong, "If I Said I Had it All" [3] | Willie Chase, "Open Seas" | Stacey Capoot, "Dirt" | Katie Boeck, "Colorblind" | Katie Boeck, "White Lies" | Katie Boeck, "Your Part" | DJ Harper, "I Call It Love" | Courtney Randall, "The One" | Courtney Randall, "Wild" | Sarah Summers | Nessa Rica Ramos (Nessa Rica), “Saving the World” | Natalie Brainin | BEL | Emily James | Nina Marie | |||
UCLA Mortar Board Award (Duet) | Sapphire (Melanie Xanthos, Patrick Hackett), "You Were Meant for Me" [3] | ||||||||||||||||||
Rose Bowl Bruins Award (Duet) | Mikey G and Dan from Danville, "Cast Away" | Horse Crash, "Please Be" | The Payphones, "Sabanilla" | Arianna and Kabir, "I Can't Help Myself" | Alex Liu and Eric Jung, "Notice You" | Priscillia and Alan | Laura Savage | Eva B. Ross & David Miller | Hayden Everett & Caroline Pernick | Ulani & Kevin | |||||||||
UCLA Las Donas Award (Band) | PKs, "Holding Out for a Hero" [3] | Dani Nicole | Kevin Carey and the Quest Band | Jarell Perry & The Ambassadors, "Hopeless" | 3:26, "Undo" | Rapture City Philharmonic, "Press Play" | thatwasthen, "Mr. Politician" | thatwasthen "This Is War" | Alto, "Vocable" | The Street Hearts | We the Folk, "Won’t You Come Back?" | Fine Print | Aizehi and the Funkth Dimension | HELEN | JADED | ||||
UCLA Prytanean Alumnae Award (A cappella) | The Shinga Ringa Dinga Linga Lings [6] – “All That Class” Pamela Holt, Rachel Bacon, Perri Darweesh Tong, Carrie Bacon | Voices, "Goodbye" | Random Voices, "Sweet Dreams" | Bruin Harmony, "Ice, Ice Baby" | Scattertones, "Always Be My Baby" | Scattertones, "If You're Out There" | Bruin Harmony, "I Want You Back" | Scattertones, "Wavin' Flag" | Bruin Harmony, "Hold it Against Me" | Bruin Harmony | Random Voices A Cappella, "Like a Prayer" | Signature A Cappella | ScatterTones | Scattertones | Bruin Harmony | Bruin Harmony "Gravity" | |||
UCLA Affiliates Award (Production) | Alpha Gamma Omega & Chi Omega, "The Bruin Way" | Chi Omega and Alpha Gamma Omega "When Joe Met Josie" | Pi Kappa Phi & Delta Gamma, "Alice in Westwoodland" | Pi Kappa Phi & Delta Gamma, "Love of the Game" | The Strathmore Players, "Jerry Maguire: The Musical" | Gleeche, "The Fame of the High School Glee Club" | Pi Kappa Phi & Delta Gamma "Candy Land" | Omechi, "Hangover: The Musical" | HOOLIGAN Theatre Company, "Bruin and the Beast" | HOOLIGAN Theatre Company, "The Boy Who Wouldn’t Graduate" | HOOLIGAN Theatre Company, "The Bruin King" | HOOLIGAN Theatre Company, "School Wars: The Rivalry Awakens" | HOOLIGAN Theatre Company, "Out of Time" | ||||||
Judges Special Award (Honorable mention) | The Jumpmen "Jumpmen Jazz" | Willie Chase and Jeremy Pagan, "Lying Feet" | Trish Johnson, "Without You" | Bruin Harmony, "Magic Carpet Ride" | Christopher Geno, "Does it Matter?" | Katie Boeck, "Real World" | |||||||||||||
Gold Shield Alumnae Esprit de Corps Award (Overall participation) | The Shinga Ringa Dinga Linga Lings, [6] Pamela Holt | The Scattertones | Scattertones | Signature a Cappella | Bruin Harmony | The Trees, "Barefoot in the Promised Land, Screaming!" | Signature a Cappella | Bruin Harmony | Theta Xi / ADPi | The AM | Lashon Halley | Tom Shay | Haylee Hessell | Austin Gatus and Ryan Glatt | Jahanvi & Matheus | ||||
Best Group Director Award | Sigma Kappa & Alpha Tau Omega Production [1] | Kappa Delta & Delta Tau Delta | Sara Sposito and Julian Diaz from Kappa Delta and Delta Tau Delta | Chi Omega & Alpha Gamma Omega Production | Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma Production | Pi Kappa Phi & Delta Gamma Production | Pi Kappa Phi & Delta Gamma Production | Pi Kappa Phi & Delta Gamma Production | Signature a Cappella | Delta Gamma & Lambda Chi Alpha | The Inner Sanctum | Scattertones – Maya Schulefand | Gamma Phi Beta and Pi Kappa Phi - Rejina Silva | Danielle Singer, Awaken A Capella | Awaken A Capella | ||||
The Sasan Ahoraian Company Award (Best Company skit) | i-Phone | Paw Print (A Twilight Spoof) | Club B-Cafe | UCLA vs. USC Rap Battle | Now 1919 | Powell Anthem | Flight of the Walkingjay - Art in Motion | Quarter System Rap | Powell Owl | Stranger Campus | Grapes with Egg | ||||||||
William C. Ackerman Award (Best Ensemble Entry) | The Roustabouts, "Black Velvet" [3] |
Celebrities have served as judges and master of ceremonies. They have included former President Ronald Reagan (1952), actor Jason Alexander, Fred MacMurray, conductor André Previn, Christopher Gorham ( Ugly Betty ), Ryan Carnes ( Desperate Housewives ), Amber Stevens ( Greek ), Dr. Bill Dorfman ( Extreme Makeover ), Tatyana Ali ( The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ), Sarah Drew ( Grey's Anatomy) and Todd White, a member of the lead animation team for "SpongeBob SquarePants". [8]
Others were actors Sean Astin, Ian Buchanan, Dennis Haskins, Andrew Keegan, Tina Majorino, Danica McKellar ( The Wonder Years ), and Patrick Renna. 2009 judges included model Janice Dickinson, actress Shelley Long, local KNBC-TV newscaster Ted Chen, and Melissa Joan Hart. [9] [10]
2012 – Bill Dorfman, Nikki Soohoo ( The Lovely Bones ), Lady Danville , DJ Felli Fel, Taylor Armstrong ( Real Housewives of Beverly Hills ), Thomas Ian Nicholas, Pentatonix, Michael Strahan, Candace Cameron Bure (DJ Tanner from Full House ), Sara Bareilles [11]
2013 – Paula Abdul ( American Idol ), Chord Overstreet (Sam from Glee) , Mike Warren ( Hill Street Blues ), Jensen Ackles ( Supernatural ), Elisabetta Canalis, Beth Behrs ( 2 Broke Girls ), Francia Raisa ( The Secret Life of the American Teenager )
2014 – David Ravetch, Dr. Bill Dorfman, Ken Komisar, Johnathan Franklin, Fiona Gubelmann, Jonathan Bennett, Brett Davern, Raven-Symoné, Jordyn Wieber, and Dennis Quaid
2015 – Sophie Simmons, Kingsley, Jeanine Mason, 8ky 6lu - The Party President, Elaine Hendrix, Jonathan Bennett, Clayton Snyder, Shwayze, Beau Mirchoff, Kathy Bates
2016 – Brett Dier of “Jane the Virgin,” actress Alyson Stoner and Jim O'Heir of “Parks and Recreation,”
2022 – Gene Block, Merlyn Wood, Olly Sholotan, Abigail Barlow, Nigel Lythgoe OBE, Jim O'Heir, Dom McLennon, and Vincent Martella
In recognition of their contributions to American music and in honor of their gift to UCLA, the UCLA Student Alumni Association established the annual George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement in 1988. In 1936, George and Ira Gershwin adapted the title tune from their musical Strike Up the Band as a new Bruin fight song for the growing university. [12]
Winners have included:
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Lionel Richie said at Spring Sing 2008: "Forget about surviving 30 some-odd years in the music business; Lionel Richie survived 27 years of Nicole Richie". [18]
Julie Andrews said at her award ceremony: "Go Bruins. Beat 'SC ... let the Gershwin tunes strike up the band to celebrate every one of those victories." [19]
On May 3, 2019, singer-songwriter Don McLean was awarded the Gershwin Award. However, after it was revealed of McLean's previous domestic violence case and conviction in 2016, the Student Alumni Association rescinded the award on May 6, 2019. [20]
Spring Sing is organized and executed each year by a committee of UCLA students of the Student Alumni Association (SAA) who are selected by the SAA Board of Directors and the UCLA Alumni Association advisors. There are 8 different positions on the Spring Sing committee. Each position carries with it specific responsibilities for the successful implementation of the show.
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
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Executive Director | Ruben Garcia | Ali Owens | Aly Yarris | Kelsey Balance | Kevin Yang | Turner Pope | Susan Peters | Max Baker | Alexis Caddell | Paige Allenspach | Shaina Metha | Kayla Samuels | Jess Grimes | Bella Stenvall | Ava Blanchette | Laura de Beer, Alec Tashima | Aidan Brooks, Maddie Browning | Internal Director | Emily Fizer | Caileen Coleman | ||||||||||||
Assistant Director | Nina Garcia | Samantha Slama | Antoinette Brou | Maddy Matson | Jordyn Berk | Brianna Kaplan | Valentia Shen | Torri Johnson | Bre Brown | Irene Ho | William Cryer | Lauren Solouki | Andy Ceja | Emily Noronha | Margaret Meyers | |||||||||||||||||
Talent Directors | Katie LaBouff, Sydney Pritchett, Amber Bissell | Emily George, Samantha Mueller, Brian Tran | Courtney Bradley, Ythy Ho, Alex Reichert | Nicole Jazayeri, Reid Taguchi, Leah Whitehead | Shannon Nguyen, Alexandra Petro, Lisa Phan | Taylor Acampora, Jen Hioki, Amanda Peterson | Alyssa Capili, Sean Santhon, Danielle Romero | Dominic Butler, Abby Freemire, Vanessa Guerrero | Anna Stewart, Natalie Horan, John Roberson | Angela Navas, Kayla Samuels, Chelsea Brody | Kimmy Crickette, Sumant Iyer, Bella Stenvall | Rohan Desikan, Natalie Hynes, Jess Grimes | Talia Aranha, Emily Kohl, Alec Tashima | Mikayla LoBasso, Karina Maciel, Haley Mark | Andrew Luff, Natalie Rose, Kaylee Reyes | Hope Phahla, Adam Thaw, Jeffrey Lim | Carla Romero, Mason Tsang, Marshall Bennett | |||||||||||||||
Company Directors | Yong Kim and Jeremy Alm | David Larsen, Cassi Porter | Kelsey Balance | Jenna Kieselbach, Whitney Harrison | Leslie Grant, Susan Peters | Katya Lavine, Spencer Louie | Kimmy Miura, Kylynn Guittierez | Ali Wolff, Amir Ghowsi | Luke Branscum, Carling Farley | Madison Colli, Caroline Desler | Giulia Marsella, Jacob Fisher | Addy Sisk, Austin Newton | Katie Byrne, Katie Wong | Claire Dinauer, Kieran McCarthy | Hanna Skikne, Charlotte Jacobs | Evan Starr, Marley Adler | Shirin Dunker, Harry Song | |||||||||||||||
Public Relations (Marketing Directors) | Candice Chen, Jaclyn Hong, Kiana Pourjanfeshan | Justin Manduke, Kiesha Nazarenus, Tyler Phan | Melissa Chiong, Maiah Parks, Samantha Slama | Nicholas Phelps, Sialoren Spaulding, Erin Wallace | Julie Lee, Briana Munoz-Flores | Danielle Ross, Will Sholan | Kevin Yang, Caitlin Nordberg | Sam Delgadillo, Kelsey Chan | David Deng, Ariana Michael | Will Van Der Wey, Sarah Henry | Roz Chiang, Julia Ho | Elisa Ciappi, Reyna Paredes | Paige Callan, Annika Carlson | Shannon O'Hollaran, Isha Slavin | Isaac Ericson, Roo Joshi | Audrey Liao, Anshita Lakshmish | Jaden Oquendo, Nicole Augusta | |||||||||||||||
Judges & Awards Directors | Lauren Poblete, Gina Nuti | Amanda Hill, Rachna Shenoy, Rikin Tank | Lina Kaisey, Felicia Xu, Kevin Yang | Michelle Klein, Turner Pope | Allie Garavaglia, Eleni Lewis | Emily James, Mikaela Ihm | Ali Adam, Disha Bhagwat, Veronica Kwiatkowski | Grace Hunter, Alex Taylor, Nicole Nordstrom | Geena Shah, Jason Gelfat, Hannah Schroeder | Chloe Zgorzelski, Julia Swart, Jay Narimatsu | Lauren Hayat, Corban Lethcoe, Mackenzi Greene | Abigail Fitzgibbon, Sarah Freese, Raksha Narasimhan | Aisha Gupta, Sara Daar, Carly Varkel | Alex Middler, Maile Hanoian, Nate Mailhot | Nikki Aviv, Charlotte Bradley | Aidan Singh, Saiya Smith | ||||||||||||||||
VIP Relations | Meredith Callan, Joselyn Delgado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George & Ira Gershwin Award Director | Lindsey Olson | Martha Abundis | Nancy Juarez | Emma Citrin | Maddie Hulstrom | Ashley Lamhofer | Marina Stoye | Kara Logan | Daniella Chernack | Madison Acampora | Isabella Dohil | Lane Mankoff | Riki Resch | Sean Seo | ||||||||||||||||||
Production Director | Robert Frink | Lizette Aguirre | Leah Titus | Danny Durbin | Timothy Krause, Tiffany Le | Katie Romanolo | Stephanie Ma, Val Fong | Ariana Stanton, Kelli Tani | Daniel Lee, Kathryn Yang | Hannah Bocarsly, Matt Lawrence | Vito Sipila, Swapnil Bhardwaj | Maripau Paz, Jason Peters | Aarushi Kapoor, Lindsay Lathrop | Diana Lopez, Itai Tismansky | Aidan Brooks, John Smith | Omeed Kalan, Lisa Barooah, Ken Isaka | Elizabeth Salgado, Dylan Choppin | |||||||||||||||
Multimedia Director | Yan Zhang |
One tradition of Spring Sing is Company, a collection of eight to thirteen students who help host with comedic sketches between performances. Usual topics include student life, popular culture, and notable events on campus or in general. Notable alumni of Company include Mikey Day and Nasim Pedrad.
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1991 | Pamela Holt, Rachel Bacon, Carrie Bacon, Perri Darweesh Tong, Jon Augustine [6] |
1992 | Dana Baron, Jennifer Garson, Wendy Frawley, Eliot Hochberg, Heather Kolde, Lesli Margherita, Matt Sutherland, Eiko Yamamoto |
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1996 | Dani De Jesus, Martin Gabaya, Todd Sargent |
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2003 | Mikey Day, Jessie Gaskell, Kevin Hampton, Abby Henchmann, Ben Larson, Nasim Pedrad, Tiffany Reaves, Dean Sage, Alex Spilger, Leah Sprecher, Kim Weisberg |
2005 | Kevin Bince, Jim Brandon, Jessie Gaskell, Kevin Hampton, Helen Shao, Brian Singleton, Chris Smith, Emily Sullivan |
2006 | Jim Brandon, Josh English, Keith Goss, Trenten Chase Huntington, Jenny Lauritsen, Mandy Muenzer, Shaiya Rahman, Lauren Sill, Brian Singleton, Chris Smith, Mike Stevenson, Lisa Zine |
2007 | Kean Almryde, Jim Brandon, Keye Chen, Jack DeSena, Melissa Eelkema, Caity Engler, Mark Iverson, Kelly McLean, Aadit Patel, Jordan Riggs, Lauren Sill, Jennifer Sim, Chris Smith |
2008 | Sasan Ahoraian, Kean Almryde, Shane Billings, Candace Gragnani, Matt Griffin, Kareem Hammad, Mark Iverson, Michael Lyons, Dylan Matteson, Constance Reese, Regan Riskas, Katy Tang, Madison Vanderberg |
2009 | Sasan Ahoraian, Kean Almryde, Shane Billings, Ben Goldsmith, Mark Stewart Iverson, Michelle Lin, Heather Losey, Dylan Matteson, Jackson McNeill, Sydney Pritchett, Jordan Riggs, Regan Riskas, Christine Takaichi, Madison Vanderberg. |
2010 | Shane Billings, Colin Davis, Ben Goldsmith, Steve Greene, Maddy Grubman, Kyle Lau, Jessie Linn, Ashley Morrissey, Dean Otsuka, Jake Perkowski, Kevin Ruane, Madison Vanderberg. |
2011 | Kimia Behpoornia, Colin Davis, Margaret Gardner, Benjamin Goldsmith, Steve Greene, Maddy Grubman, Albert Heng, Kyle Lau, Jessie Linn, Ashley Morrissey, Jake Perkowski, Kevin Ruane, Nick Smith, Lauren Vally, AJ White |
2012 | Kimia Behpoornia, Ida Cuttler, Alexis de Lucia, Levi Dygert, Karel Ebergen, Adam Epelbaum, Maddy Grubman, Kausar Mohammed, Taylor Patterson, Nick Smith, Jake Tieman, Lauren Vally, Alex Vergel |
2013 | Kimia Behpoornia, Ida Cuttler, Karel Ebergen, Nathan Galovan, Angela Giarratana, Jack Harrison, Tucker Marsano, Kausar Mohammed, Matt Panopio, Katheryne Penny, Alex Vergel, Michael Yanoska |
2014 | Kimia Behpoornia, Anthony DeBenedetti, Nathan Galovan, Luke Gane, Lila Gavares, Angela Giarratana, Lea Guillory, Andrew Hahn, Tucker Marsano, Kausar Mohammed, Joel Ontiveros, Marisa Statton, Alex Vergel |
2015 | Landen Baldwin, Rafe Blood, Elliott Desai, Matt Driver, Lila Gavares, Angela Giarratana, Emily Kerrigan, KJ Knies, Charley Rock, Dolapo Sangokoya, Marisa Statton, Marnina Wirtschafter |
2016 | Lila Gavares, Emily Kerrigan, Matt Driver, Landen Baldwin, Charley Rock, Jake Dvorksy, Natalina Cosenza, Guya Frazier, Danielle Kay, Brett Sebade, Jules Lom, Brandon Papo |
2017 | Avalon Penrose, Brandon Papo, Brett Sebade, Cory Lane, Danielle Kay, Emily Kerrigan, Hannah Connery, Jake Dvorsky, Jeremy Elder, Marie Osterman, Natalina Cosenza, Nathan Glovinsky, Olly Sholotan |
2018 | Avalon Penrose, Danielle Koenig, Hannah Connery, Irvin Mason Jr, Jake Dvorsky, Jeremy Elder, Madison Dahm, Natasha Williams, Nathan Glovinsky, Olly Sholotan, Spencer Martin, Wes Dunlap |
2019 | Jamie Atlas, Leah Bercovitch, Owen Braithwaite, Madison Dahm, Eliza Dillon, Jeremy Elder, Eliza Faloona, Jakob Garberg, Nathan Glovinsky, Danielle Koenig, Melissa Peng, Olly Sholotan |
2020 | Jamie Atlas, Hanna Barlow, Devin Bennett, Owen Braithwaite, Jacob Cherry, Eliza Dillon, Mackenzi Elias, Jake Garberg, Sophie Landeck, Irvin Mason Jr., Achintya Pandey, Viva Rose |
2021 | Hanna Barlow, Owen Braithwaite, Jacob Cherry, Bennett Cohen, Grace Cohen, Eliza Dillon, Scott Hoover, Sophie Landeck, Achintya Pandey, Ellen Relac, Nick Rodriguez, Rachel Stubington |
2022 | Hanna Barlow, Jacob Cherry, Bennett Cohen, Grace Cohen, Davide Costa, Nick Delzompo, Isabella Navarro, Ellen Relac, Nick Rodriguez, Kathryn Steenburgh, Rachel Stubington, Brandon Wang |
2023 | Bennett Cohen, Davide Costa, Nick Delzompo, Tess Maretz, James Morris, Max Orroth, Ellie Rice, Kathryn Steenburgh, Caity Wilson, Brianna Yi |
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The 1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins were led by Jim Harrick in his seventh season as head coach. They played their home games at the Pauley Pavilion as member of the Pac-10 Conference. They had an original record of 31–2 and 17–2 in the Pac-10, however this was adjusted in July 1997 to an official record of 32–1, 16–1 after California was forced to forfeit their victory over UCLA in the 1994–1995 season by the NCAA due to infractions.
John Andrew Banachowski is an American volleyball coach. He was the head coach of the women's volleyball team at UCLA. He had more wins than any other Division I coach, with 1,106 total victories and an overall record since the 1970 season of 1,106-301 (.786), until his record was broken on September 6, 2013, by University of Hawaii head coach Dave Shoji. He did not coach the two seasons from 1968-1970 after his graduation from UCLA. Under his coaching, the UCLA team won six national championships. Banachowski was twice an All-American volleyball player at UCLA under Al Scates, and won USVBA national championships in 1965 and 1967 as a player. While at UCLA he joined Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.
The UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics team represents the University of California, Los Angeles and competes in the Big Ten Conference. They compete in Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The team, coached by Janelle McDonald, has won 21 Regional titles and seven NCAA National Championships, most recently in 2018.
The 1968–69 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won an unprecedented third consecutive NCAA National Basketball Championship, the fifth in six years under head coach John Wooden with a win over Purdue, coach Wooden's alma mater. The Bruins opened with 25 wins, on a 41-game winning streak, but lost the regular season finale to rival USC on March 8, which snapped a home winning streak of 85 games.
LA Hacks is an annual student-led hackathon hosted at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)'s Pauley Pavilion. According to UCLA in 2020, it is Southern California's largest annual hackathon.