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Volleyball, soccer, football, water polo, basketball and cross country all in full swing. Yes, fall is in the air. And it’s during this time of year that I often find myself in a reflective mood. While some of this whimsy can be easily attributed to the upcoming holidays, INSIDE THIS ISSUE WiNTeR 2014-15 on a personal level, it has more to do with the start of my journey at UCLA. In the fall of 1969, I was wide-eyed and in awe of an opportunity with which ucla aThleTics iN PhoTos ......................2 / 6 / 1 0 nobody in my immediate family had ever been presented. As I packed my belongings and BoRN iNTo WaR, meB kefleZiGhi Races To success ....1 3 prepared for the drive to Westwood, I struggle caldWell: The diamoNd amoNG now to put into words just exactly what I was five GoldeN JeWels ......................................2 0 feeling. However you describe those feelings, eNTeR kevoN: his Name never in my wildest dreams could I have sooN Will Be a household WoRd ......................2 3 imagined the world of opportunities that sam PesZek: a BiG dReameR kid ........................2 4 would open before me simply by attending david dolliNGeR: lifeloNG BRuiN Believes UCLA on an athletic scholarship. Doors are still opening for me today iN The lessoNs of sPoRTs ..............................3 0 because I attended UCLA, played baseball and 15 home eveNTs you caN’T miss ......................3 2 received a world-class education. leTTeR To suPPoRTeRs ....................................3 4 With that said, this past June, 115 UCLA celeBRiTy siGhTiNGs ......................................3 6 DAN GUErrErO student-athletes walked across a stage inside Pauley Pavilion and received their degrees. Cover Photo by Don Liebig What's discouraging is that much of what we hear from pundits these days ranges from skepticism to downright cynicism in regard to just how much 'student' exists in the term 'student-athlete.' When you attend graduation, THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF UCLA ATHLETICS however, and listen to the accounts of sacrifice while witnessing the realization vol 1 • issue 2 • WiNTeR 2014-15 that it was all worth it for this very moment, you understand what receiving a UCLA diploma means to our young men and women. WrITErS TO pUrCHASE A emily leRNeR, michael veNTRe, maRk WhickeR Remembering back to the fall of 1969, recalling the sheer joy of graduation SUbSCrIpTION in June and with Thanksgiving imminent, I reminisce now how thankful I am MANAGING EDITOr for what UCLA represents, and what it means to so many of us. Rich BeRTolucci Please seNd a You see, UCLA provides opportunity. And significant opportunities come [email protected] check oR moNey in many forms. LAYOUT AND DESIGN: IMG COLLEGE oRdeR foR $9.95 To: kRisTy maRques, saRah JaNe sNoWdeN, maTT coy, imG colleGe On an academic level, take Anthony Barr for example. Many of us know his Tommy dillaRd, kRisTiN PRaTT, Will ReddiNG 540 N. TRade sT. story, but not necessarily how the story ends. Beginning his career at UCLA on ADVErTISING: IMG COLLEGE the offensive side of the ball, he shifted to defense to start the 2012 season and damoN dukakis • (310) 825-0328 WiNsToN-salem, Nc was one of the top performing linebackers in the nation as a junior. With the [email protected] 27101 opportunity to pursue riches in the NFL after excelling at his new role, Anthony returned to school. To say it worked out is an understatement. Chosen ninth overall in the 2014 teammates as they piled on top of her to celebrate UCLA’s first-ever NFL Draft, Anthony became the foundation upon which the Minnesota national title in women’s soccer. Vikings will build their franchise. The best part is we won’t forget either. These are memories that we carry The story ends with Anthony standing alongside his fellow classmates in cap with us through life, too. We rally around our student-athletes because they and gown, rope and tassel, diploma in hand at graduation. This is a very UCLA represent our hopes and dreams, they represent what’s good about athletics and story, and it’s something that never gets old. they represent what we hold so dear – UCLA. I’m also thankful for the indelible moments that only college athletics can We all have those events in our lives where we can tell you exactly where we provide: like the priceless moments involving our student-athletes that make were, what we were doing, who we were with and how we felt at the precise you realize that childhood dreams can, in fact, come true. moment history was made. Sometimes those moments are somber. Sometimes Growing up as a little boy, you wanted to be in Jerry Neuheisel’s position. they change the world. But other times, those moments are uplifting. They are Trailing by four. The clock winding down, odds stacked against you and your epic. They may not change the world, but they change your world. team, needing THE play to win the game. And then you see the cornerback As our fall and winter sports march on, I hope you experience your moment bite on the pump fake… in time and share it with those close to you. May this holiday season allow you Growing up as a little girl, you wanted to be in Kodi Lavrusky’s shoes. Tie to reflect upon what you are truly thankful for. And in the end, I hope you game. Overtime of the national championship. Frigid North Carolina weather experience the wonderful elation of being carried off the field, having beaten cracking your ankles, your team needing a goal to end it. A goal takes you to the odds, all while realizing your dreams. the pinnacle; soccer immortality. And then you receive the perfect pass… Thank you, college athletics, and thank you, UCLA. Both Jerry and Kodi will never forget those moments. They will proudly carry these memories of opportunities seized with them for the rest of their lives. It’s what’s good about sport. It’s what keeps us coming back for more. Jerry, lifted onto the shoulders of his teammates, raising his hands to the sky and soaking in the moment. Kodi, enveloped by her 1 002-003 WSOC Photo_Layout 1 10/27/14 3:25 PM Page 1 The Top-ranked UCLA women’s soCCer teAm remained unbeaTen afTer rallying To defeaT second-ranked sTanford on ocT. 9 on annie alvarado’s firsT career goal. The defending naTional champions look To hosT ncaa playoff games in november. 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