UCLA Spring Sing

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Spring Sing
AbbreviationSS
Formation1945
TypeStudent-operated
PurposeTo 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.youtube.com/user/UCLASpringSing

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.

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History

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

Sara Bareilles '03 performing in 2008 Sara Bareilles.jpg
Sara Bareilles '03 performing in 2008

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.

Winners

197819911997 [3] 200520062007200820092010 [4] 2011201220132014201520162017201820192022
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 PrintLaura 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 HeartsAlex Liu and Eric Jung, "Notice You"ACA Hip HopACA Hip HopThe Inner SanctumHayden Everett & Caroline PernickTAXIOutspoken
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 SummersNessa Rica Ramos (Nessa Rica), “Saving the World”Natalie BraininBELEmily JamesNina 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 AlanLaura SavageEva B. Ross & David MillerHayden Everett & Caroline PernickUlani & Kevin
UCLA Las Donas Award (Band)PKs, "Holding Out for a Hero" [3] Dani NicoleKevin Carey and the Quest BandJarell 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 PrintAizehi and the Funkth DimensionHELENJADED
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 HarmonyRandom Voices A Cappella, "Like a Prayer"Signature A CappellaScatterTonesScattertonesBruin HarmonyBruin 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 CappellaBruin HarmonyThe Trees, "Barefoot in the Promised Land, Screaming!"Signature a CappellaBruin HarmonyTheta Xi / ADPiThe AMLashon HalleyTom ShayHaylee HessellAustin Gatus and Ryan GlattJahanvi & 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 ProductionSignature a Cappella Delta Gamma & Lambda Chi Alpha The Inner SanctumScattertones – Maya Schulefand Gamma Phi Beta and Pi Kappa Phi - Rejina SilvaDanielle Singer, Awaken A CapellaAwaken 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]

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Judges and masters of ceremonies

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]

2013Paula 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

2015Sophie Simmons, Kingsley, Jeanine Mason, 8ky 6lu - The Party President, Elaine Hendrix, Jonathan Bennett, Clayton Snyder, Shwayze, Beau Mirchoff, Kathy Bates

2016Brett Dier of “Jane the Virgin,” actress Alyson Stoner and Jim O'Heir of “Parks and Recreation,”

2022Gene Block, Merlyn Wood, Olly Sholotan, Abigail Barlow, Nigel Lythgoe OBE, Jim O'Heir, Dom McLennon, and Vincent Martella

The George and Ira Gershwin Award

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:

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]

Committee

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.

20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Executive DirectorRuben GarciaAli OwensAly YarrisKelsey BalanceKevin YangTurner PopeSusan PetersMax BakerAlexis CaddellPaige AllenspachShaina MethaKayla SamuelsJess GrimesBella StenvallAva BlanchetteLaura de Beer, Alec TashimaAidan Brooks, Maddie BrowningInternal DirectorEmily FizerCaileen Coleman
Assistant DirectorNina GarciaSamantha SlamaAntoinette BrouMaddy MatsonJordyn BerkBrianna KaplanValentia ShenTorri JohnsonBre BrownIrene HoWilliam CryerLauren SoloukiAndy CejaEmily NoronhaMargaret Meyers
Talent DirectorsKatie LaBouff, Sydney Pritchett, Amber BissellEmily George,
Samantha
Mueller,
Brian Tran
Courtney Bradley, Ythy Ho, Alex ReichertNicole Jazayeri, Reid Taguchi, Leah WhiteheadShannon Nguyen, Alexandra Petro, Lisa PhanTaylor Acampora,
Jen Hioki,
Amanda Peterson
Alyssa Capili,
Sean Santhon,
Danielle Romero
Dominic Butler,
Abby Freemire,
Vanessa Guerrero
Anna Stewart, Natalie Horan, John RobersonAngela Navas, Kayla Samuels, Chelsea BrodyKimmy Crickette, Sumant Iyer, Bella StenvallRohan Desikan, Natalie Hynes, Jess GrimesTalia Aranha, Emily Kohl, Alec TashimaMikayla LoBasso, Karina Maciel, Haley MarkAndrew Luff, Natalie Rose, Kaylee ReyesHope Phahla, Adam Thaw, Jeffrey LimCarla Romero, Mason Tsang, Marshall Bennett
Company DirectorsYong Kim and Jeremy AlmDavid Larsen, Cassi PorterKelsey BalanceJenna Kieselbach, Whitney HarrisonLeslie Grant, Susan PetersKatya Lavine, Spencer LouieKimmy Miura, Kylynn GuittierezAli Wolff, Amir GhowsiLuke Branscum, Carling FarleyMadison Colli, Caroline DeslerGiulia Marsella, Jacob FisherAddy Sisk, Austin NewtonKatie Byrne, Katie WongClaire Dinauer, Kieran McCarthyHanna Skikne, Charlotte JacobsEvan Starr, Marley AdlerShirin Dunker, Harry Song
Public Relations (Marketing Directors)Candice Chen, Jaclyn Hong, Kiana PourjanfeshanJustin
Manduke, Kiesha Nazarenus, Tyler Phan
Melissa Chiong, Maiah Parks, Samantha SlamaNicholas Phelps, Sialoren Spaulding, Erin WallaceJulie Lee, Briana Munoz-FloresDanielle Ross, Will SholanKevin Yang, Caitlin NordbergSam Delgadillo, Kelsey ChanDavid Deng, Ariana MichaelWill Van Der Wey, Sarah HenryRoz Chiang, Julia HoElisa Ciappi, Reyna ParedesPaige Callan, Annika CarlsonShannon O'Hollaran, Isha SlavinIsaac Ericson, Roo JoshiAudrey Liao, Anshita LakshmishJaden Oquendo, Nicole Augusta
Judges & Awards DirectorsLauren Poblete, Gina NutiAmanda Hill, Rachna Shenoy, Rikin TankLina Kaisey, Felicia Xu, Kevin YangMichelle Klein, Turner PopeAllie Garavaglia, Eleni LewisEmily James, Mikaela IhmAli Adam, Disha Bhagwat, Veronica KwiatkowskiGrace Hunter, Alex Taylor, Nicole NordstromGeena Shah, Jason Gelfat, Hannah SchroederChloe Zgorzelski, Julia Swart, Jay NarimatsuLauren Hayat, Corban Lethcoe, Mackenzi GreeneAbigail Fitzgibbon, Sarah Freese, Raksha NarasimhanAisha Gupta, Sara Daar, Carly VarkelAlex Middler, Maile Hanoian, Nate MailhotNikki Aviv, Charlotte BradleyAidan Singh, Saiya Smith
VIP RelationsMeredith Callan, Joselyn Delgado 
George & Ira Gershwin Award DirectorLindsey OlsonMartha AbundisNancy JuarezEmma CitrinMaddie HulstromAshley LamhoferMarina StoyeKara LoganDaniella ChernackMadison AcamporaIsabella DohilLane MankoffRiki ReschSean Seo
Production DirectorRobert FrinkLizette AguirreLeah TitusDanny DurbinTimothy Krause, Tiffany LeKatie RomanoloStephanie Ma,
Val Fong
Ariana Stanton,
Kelli Tani
Daniel Lee, Kathryn YangHannah Bocarsly, Matt LawrenceVito Sipila, Swapnil BhardwajMaripau Paz, Jason PetersAarushi Kapoor, Lindsay LathropDiana Lopez, Itai TismanskyAidan Brooks, John SmithOmeed Kalan, Lisa Barooah, Ken IsakaElizabeth Salgado, Dylan Choppin
Multimedia DirectorYan Zhang  

Company

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.

Company members
YearMembers
1991Pamela Holt, Rachel Bacon, Carrie Bacon, Perri Darweesh Tong, Jon Augustine [6]
1992Dana Baron, Jennifer Garson, Wendy Frawley, Eliot Hochberg, Heather Kolde, Lesli Margherita, Matt Sutherland, Eiko Yamamoto
1993
1994
1995
1996Dani De Jesus, Martin Gabaya, Todd Sargent
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003 Mikey Day, Jessie Gaskell, Kevin Hampton, Abby Henchmann, Ben Larson, Nasim Pedrad, Tiffany Reaves, Dean Sage, Alex Spilger, Leah Sprecher, Kim Weisberg
2005Kevin Bince, Jim Brandon, Jessie Gaskell, Kevin Hampton, Helen Shao, Brian Singleton, Chris Smith, Emily Sullivan
2006Jim Brandon, Josh English, Keith Goss, Trenten Chase Huntington, Jenny Lauritsen, Mandy Muenzer, Shaiya Rahman, Lauren Sill, Brian Singleton, Chris Smith, Mike Stevenson, Lisa Zine
2007Kean 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
2008Sasan 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
2009Sasan 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.
2010Shane 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
2012Kimia 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
2013Kimia Behpoornia, Ida Cuttler, Karel Ebergen, Nathan Galovan, Angela Giarratana, Jack Harrison, Tucker Marsano, Kausar Mohammed, Matt Panopio, Katheryne Penny, Alex Vergel, Michael Yanoska
2014Kimia 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
2015Landen Baldwin, Rafe Blood, Elliott Desai, Matt Driver, Lila Gavares, Angela Giarratana, Emily Kerrigan, KJ Knies, Charley Rock, Dolapo Sangokoya, Marisa Statton, Marnina Wirtschafter
2016Lila Gavares, Emily Kerrigan, Matt Driver, Landen Baldwin, Charley Rock, Jake Dvorksy, Natalina Cosenza, Guya Frazier, Danielle Kay, Brett Sebade, Jules Lom, Brandon Papo
2017Avalon 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
2018Avalon Penrose, Danielle Koenig, Hannah Connery, Irvin Mason Jr, Jake Dvorsky, Jeremy Elder, Madison Dahm, Natasha Williams, Nathan Glovinsky, Olly Sholotan, Spencer Martin, Wes Dunlap
2019Jamie Atlas, Leah Bercovitch, Owen Braithwaite, Madison Dahm, Eliza Dillon, Jeremy Elder, Eliza Faloona, Jakob Garberg, Nathan Glovinsky, Danielle Koenig, Melissa Peng, Olly Sholotan
2020Jamie Atlas, Hanna Barlow, Devin Bennett, Owen Braithwaite, Jacob Cherry, Eliza Dillon, Mackenzi Elias, Jake Garberg, Sophie Landeck, Irvin Mason Jr., Achintya Pandey, Viva Rose
2021Hanna Barlow, Owen Braithwaite, Jacob Cherry, Bennett Cohen, Grace Cohen, Eliza Dillon, Scott Hoover, Sophie Landeck, Achintya Pandey, Ellen Relac, Nick Rodriguez, Rachel Stubington
2022Hanna Barlow, Jacob Cherry, Bennett Cohen, Grace Cohen, Davide Costa, Nick Delzompo, Isabella Navarro, Ellen Relac, Nick Rodriguez, Kathryn Steenburgh, Rachel Stubington, Brandon Wang
2023Bennett Cohen, Davide Costa, Nick Delzompo, Tess Maretz, James Morris, Max Orroth, Ellie Rice, Kathryn Steenburgh, Caity Wilson, Brianna Yi

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics</span> College womens gymnastics team representing the University of California, Los Angeles

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LA Hacks</span> Student hackathon at UCLA

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.

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