| UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1974 |
| University | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Head coach | Janelle McDonald (2nd season) |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Home arena | Pauley Pavilion (Capacity: 13,800) |
| Nickname | Bruins |
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
| National championships | |
| 7 (1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2018) NCAA Championships | |
| Four on the Floor appearances | |
| 1 (2019) | |
| Super Six appearances | |
| 22 (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) | |
| NCAA Regional championships | |
| 23 (1982, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019) Regional Champions | |
| Conference championships | |
| 21 (1981 [WCAA], 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023 ) Pac-12 Championships | |
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.[2]
The Bruins are known for recruiting top elite gymnasts from North America and beyond, including Austria, Germany, Guatemala, and Ireland.[3] Some notable former and current UCLA gymnasts include U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Michelle Giuda, psychologist Onnie Willis Rogers, stuntwoman Heidi Moneymaker, and Olympic gymnasts Jamie Dantzscher, Mohini Bhardwaj, Kate Richardson, Tasha Schwikert, Kristen Maloney, Yvonne Tousek, Stella Umeh, Luisa Portocarrero, Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, Sam Peszek, Peng Peng Lee, Jennifer Pinches, Jordyn Wieber (former Bruins team manager and volunteer assistant coach), Kyla Ross, Madison Kocian, Brooklyn Moors, and Jordan Chiles.
The 2025 season will see the team compete in the Big Ten Conference for the first time since the university switched from the Pac-12 conference.[4] The shift moves the team from frequent competition with national-level teams such as California and Utah to a conference whose teams have won just one national championship in four decades.[5]
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- ^ "UCLA gymnastics to salute Pac-12 with final conference championship". Daily Bruin. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Historically successful UCLA gymnastics faces challenges in move to Big Ten". CNS Maryland. 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2024-06-27.