BRUIN SUPERLATIVES

Ken Norton, football

Florence Griffith-Joyner, track & field

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, track and field

Lisa Fernandez, softball

XXXI UCLA IS NO. 1 IN OLYMPIANS

*David Vanole, Soccer Sasha Victorine, Soccer Catharine von Schwarz, Water Polo Sydney — 2000 Mark Williams, *, Basketball , Track & Field Kevin Wong, *Joanne Alchin-Brown, Softball , Beach Volleyball *Christie Ambrosi, Softball *, Track & Field Tawny Bahn, Table Tennis *Guy Baker, Water Polo *Robin Beauregard, Water Polo Atlanta — 1996 Alyssa Beckerman, Gymnastics Amy Acuff, Track & Field *Ato Boldon, Track & Field *Joanne Alchin, Softball *Larry Brown, Basketball Valeyta Althouse, Track & Field *Jennifer Brundage, Softball *Ato Boldon, Track & Field

Tony Duffy Annett Buckner-Davis, Beach Volleyball Jennifer Brundage, Softball Florence Griffith-Joyner, Shelia Burrell, Track & Field *Sheila Cornell, Softball Marilyn Chua, Swimming Rich Corso, Water Polo Track & Field Gold Medalist *Sheila Cornell-Douty, Softball *, Track & Field Michelle Conway, Gymnastics *Kerry Dienelt, Softball Jamie Dantzscher, Gymnastics Dawn Dumble, Track & Field *Kerry Dienelt, Softball Catriona Fallon, Rowing Gail Devers, Track & Field *Joy Fawcett, Soccer Dawn Dumble, Track & Field *, Softball *Jillian Ellis, Soccer Elvira Fischer, Swimming *Joy Fawcett, Soccer *Troy Glaus, Baseball *Lisa Fernandez, Softball *, Track & Field Elvira Fischer, Swimming Ibraham Hassan, Track & Field Amanda Freed, Softball Frankie Hejduk, Soccer , Soccer Carl Henkel, Beach Volleyball *John Godina, Track & Field Patricia Hy-Boulais, Tennis Danny Hackett, Water Polo *Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Track & Field *Tanya Harding, Softball Nada Kawar, Track & Field Frankie Hejduk, Soccer , Track & Field , Track & Field *, Beach Volleyball

ENSINGER Jenny Johnson-Jordan, Beach Volleyball Mark Knowles, Tennis P Shakedia Jones, Track & Field Dan Kutler, Swimming

OUG D Nada Kawar, Track & Field , Volleyball Reggie Miller, Mebrahtom Keflezighi, Track & Field Bjorn Maaseide, Beach Volleyball Basketball Gold Medalist Sean Kern, Water Polo *, Track & Field Karch Kiraly, Beach Volleyball Joe-Max Moore, Soccer Mark Knowles, Tennis Holly McPeak, Beach Volleyball Dan Landry, Volleyball *Reggie Miller, Basketball Bjorn Maaseide, Beach Volleyball Althea Moses, Track & Field , Gymnastics Sandra Myers, Track & Field , Beach Volleyball , Volleyball Stephen McCain, Gymnastics Janice Parks, Softball Holly McPeak, Beach Volleyball *Jim Parque, Baseball *Stacey Nuveman, Softball Suzy Powell, Track & Field Jeff Nygaard, Volleyball Mike Powell, Track & Field *Nicolle Payne, Water Polo Jeanne Reeves, Volleyball Bridget Pearson, Track & Field *Dot Richardson, Softball Suzy Powell, Track & Field Alex Rousseau, Water Polo Nandi Pryce, Soccer *Annette Salmeen, Swimming Kate Richardson, gymnastics , Beach Volleyball *Dot Richardson, Softball Chris Snitko, Soccer Sally Scovel, Rowing *, Beach Volleyball *Coralie Simmons, Water Polo *Kerri Strug, Gymnastics Seilala Sua, Track & Field

Jon Ferrey Fred Sturm, Volleyball Karch Kiraly, , Volleyball Rudy Suwara, Volleyball Malin Svahnstrom, Swimming Mike Terry, Track & Field Volleyball Gold Medalist , Gymnastics Jim Toring, Water Polo Peter Vagenas, Soccer Yvonne Tousek, Gymnastics

XXXII AND OLYMPIC MEDALS

Stella Umeh, Gymnastics Janeene Vickers, Track & Field OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL Chris Waller, Gymnastics STANDINGS Darren Ward, Swimming Michael Williams, Track & Field *, Track & Field 2000 at Sydney 1. 39 2. 32 3. 28 4. Australia 16 1988 — , Korea 12. UCLA Athletes 8 Annette Salmeen, (Medalists only) Swimming Gold Medalist *, Track & Field 1996 at Atlanta *, Track & Field 1. United States 44 Chainey Umphrey, Gymnastics 2. Russia 26 *Christa Williams, Softball *Florence Griffith-Joyner, Track & Field Elaine Youngs, Volleyball *Karch Kiraly, Volleyball 3. Germany 20 *, Track & Field 4. China 16 *, Volleyball 7. UCLA Athletes 12 *Michael Marsh, Track & Field *Craig Oppel, Swimming 1992 at Barcelona *Doug Partie, Volleyball 1. Unified Team 45 1992 — Barcelona, Spain *, Track & Field 2. United States 37 *Evelyn Ashford, Track & Field *Mike Powell, Track & Field *Dave Saunders, Volleyball 3. Germany 33 Guy Baker, Water Polo 4. China 16 Teo Beilefield, Rowing 9. UCLA Athletes 8 Brian Blutreich, Track & Field Andrea Cecchi, Swimming *Gail Devers, Track & Field 1988 at Seoul Rudi Dollmayer, Swimming 1984 — 1. 55 Tim Evans, Rowing (Medalists only) 2. East Germany 37 Danny Everett, Track & Field 3. United States 36 *Catriona Fallon, Rowing *Evelyn Ashford, Track & Field 4. UCLA Athletes 17 Brad Friedel, Soccer *Angela Bailey, Track & Field *Jeanne Beauprey, Volleyball *Greg Giovanazzi, W. Volleyball 1984 at Los Angeles Rodrigo Gonzales, Swimming *Pam Bileck, Gymnastics *Jeannette Bolden, Track & Field 1. United States 83 Chris Henderson, Soccer 2. 20 Patricia Hy, Tennis *Carol Bower, Rowing Isidro Ibarrondo, Gymnastics *Denise Curry, Basketball 3. UCLA Athletes 19 Zak Ibsen, Soccer *, Gymnastics 4. West Germany 17 *Tom Jager, Swimming *, Track & Field , Soccer *, Gymnastics *Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Track & Field *Florence Griffith, Track & Field Scott Keswick, Gymnastics *Bruce Hayes, Swimming Mark Knowles, Tennis *, Track & Field Matjaz Kozeli, Swimming *Tom Jager, Swimming Mike Lapper, Soccer *Jackie Joyner, Track & Field Sebastian LeBlanc, Tennis *Karch Kiraly, Volleyball Francie Larrieu-Smith, Track & Field *, Track & Field *Steve Lewis, Track & Field *Robin Leamy, Swimming *Mike Marsh, Track & Field *Julianne McNamara, Gymnastics Giovanni Minervini, Swimming *Steve Salmons, Volleyball Joe-Max Moore, Soccer *Dave Saunders, Volleyball Franz Mortensen, Swimming *Dave Schultz, Wrestling Sandra Myers, Track & Field *, Track & Field Camille Noel, Track & Field *Kevin Still, Rowing *Doug Partie, M. Volleyball *, Track & Field Luisa Portocarrero, Gymnastics *Joe Vargas, Water Polo *Mike Powell, Track & Field *, Gymnastics Alex Rousseau, Water Polo Karin Smith, Track & Field *Mike Still, Rowing Dot Richardson, *Fred Sturm, M. Volleyball *Medalists Softball Gold Medalist

XXXIII FIRST-CLASS FACILITIES

Left: The Bruins practice daily at Spaulding Field, an outdoor natural grass surface with two football fields. Bottom: Student- athletes enjoy all the comforts of home in the many on-campus coed dorms. Middle: the George F. Kneller Academic Center in the J.D. Morgan Center has 18 state- of-the-art computers with educational software for every student-athlete’s needs.

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XXXIV The Rose Bowl is the centerpiece of UCLA’s top-notch facilities. Designed especially for football, the 92,000-seat, oval- shaped stadium annually hosts the nation’s most prestigious college football bowl game and serves as the Bruins’ home during the regular season. The stadium has hosted the finals of the men’s and women’s World Cup soccer tournaments, the finals of Olympic soccer and several Super Bowls. XXXV THE ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE TRAINING FACILITY

UCLA’s new Speed-Strength and by the Speed-Strength and Condi- UCLA’s Speed-Strength and Con- Conditioning Facility located in the tioning staff are instrumental in ditioning program is designed to Acosta Training Center has doubled equipping all UCLA athletes with produce and improve the four fun- in size to 15,000 square feet and is the physical tools required to suc- damentals of speed-strength: reac- directed by Hall of Fame speed- cessfully compete in the national tion strength, explosive strength, strength and conditioning coach spotlight. Each athlete receives in- absolute strength and starting E.J.”Doc” Kreis, who was hired in dividual attention from the staff in strength. The ultimate goal is to June, 2003. developing all facets of athleticism, transfer the gains made as a result such as strength, force production, of hard and consistent work into the Kreis, a two-time strength and and power. competitive environment. The conditioning coach of the year, will transfer of the four fundamentals to oversee the athletic development of The Acosta Speed-Strength and the field, court, or pool allows UCLA more than 700 student-athletes. He Conditioning Facility is composed athletes to compete successfully at is joined by a highly accredited staff of 27 weight lifting platforms, a the highest level of their sport. including associate head coach state of the art dumbbell area, thirty Kerri Barrett Husbands, first assis- upper and lower body weight ma- Ultimately, UCLA athletes are ex- tant coach Troy Jorgensen and as- chines, and a variety of cardiovas- pected to work day in and day out sistant coaches Karl Jordan, Jon cular equipment. The room is high- to improve upon their athleticism. Fussell and Ryan Beckwith. lighted by the Athletic Performance There are no secret training meth- Area, a specialized space dedicated ods – just hard work, consistency, An athlete’s development re- to enhancing acceleration/decelera- effort, and attitude. The pride and quires a comprehensive plan that tion capabilities, foot speed, bal- tradition behind UCLA athletics is maximizes all physical components ance and coordination, vertical expected to be upheld by every ath- of competition. UCLA’s Acosta jump, and flexibility for all our ath- lete whom enters the Acosta Speed- Speed-Strength and Conditioning letes. Strength and Conditioning Facility. Facility and the program developed

XXXVI — THE STRENGTH OF THE UCLA BRUINS

2003 Hall of Fame inductee E.J. “Doc” Kreis is UCLA‘s Head Speed-Strength and Conditioning coach

(Preceding page) The new weight room is over 15,000 square feet and has state of the art equipment. (This page) The Bruins train as a team daily.

XXXVII THE STUDENT-ATHLETE AT UCLA

Kim Barger Assistant OOTBALL UCLA’S Athletic Director, UCLA F TUDENT THLETE Academic ACADEMIC SUPERLATIVES S -A Services SERVICES • UCLA has produced 58 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship 1. Counseling Programs winners, including 16 in foot- A. Academic Counseling ball; B. Priority in classes • UCLA has produced 89 GTE C. Major Selection Workshops Mike Casillas Academic All-Americans, in- D. Degree Plans Director, cluding 17 in football E. Career/Job Placement Student-Athlete Counseling; • The Bruin football program F. Workshops Academic has produced two GTE Aca- G. Media/Interview Techniques Counselor — demic Hall of Fame members Football and one Rhodes Scholar H. Professional Agent Information I. Sports Psychology • In the 2003 NCAA Graduation Rate Survey, UCLA ranked: J. Mentor Advice 6th in four-year graduation K. Graduate School Preparation rate average among schools participating in a 2. Academic Support bowl game last season A. Individual/Group Tutoring B. Review Sessions C. Academic Mentors D. Learning Strategies

3. Orientation Programs A. Summer Orientation B. BRUINS Athletic Orientation C. Freshman Summer Program

2002 Football seniors Bryce Bohlander (l) and Nate Fikse enjoy the Athletic Department‘s annual all-sport Graduation celebration in the Morgan Center.

XXXVIII UCLA — ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC BALANCE

UCLA ACADEMICS AMONG 2003 POST-SEASON BOWL SCHOOLS

Four-Year Graduation Rate 2003 Graduation Rate 2000 Graduation Rate School Grad Rate In the 2003 NCAA Graduation Rates In the 2000 NCAA Graduation Rates Northwestern 83% Report, UCLA’s graduation rate for the Report, UCLA’s graduation rate for Boston College 79% football freshman class of 1996 was the football freshman class of 1993 Virginia 76% 61% (11 of 18). The four-year (1993- was 71.4 % (10 of 14). This total did Tulsa 66% 94 through 1996-97) rate was 63%. not include three student-athletes who Oregon 64% entered school during the 1993-94 ac- UCLA 63% 2002 Graduation Rate ademic year, all of whom graduated So. Mississippi 62% In the 2002 NCAA Graduation Rates (76.5% — 13 of 17). Georgia 62% Report, UCLA’s graduation rate for the Southern 61% football freshman class of 1995 was Texas Tech 58% 75.0% (12 of 16). Purdue 58% (1992-95 freshmen)

(Based on the 2003 NCAA Graduation Rates Report and the schools in bowl games following the 2003 season)

Former UCLA All- UCLA’S 17 FOOTBALL ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS American linebacker Ken Norton received 1952— Ed Flynn, G, 1985—Mike Hartmeier, OG his degree with the Donn Moomaw, LB 1991—Carlton Gray, CB Class of ’99. Norton 1953—Ira Pauly, C (2nd team) is one of dozens of 1954—Sam Boghosian, G 1992—Carlton Gray, CB student-athletes who 1966—Ray Armstrong, E 1995—George Kase, NG have returned to UCLA following 1975—John Sciarra, QB 1997— Chris Sailer, PK professional careers 1977—John Fowler, LB (2nd team) to complete their 1981—Cormac Carney, WR Shawn Stuart, C undergraduate Tim Wrightman, TE (2nd team) requirements and 1982—Cormac Carney, WR 1998—Shawn Stuart, C earn their degrees.

Ed Kezirian Assistant Director, Academic Services 2002 Football seniors Joe Hunter (l) and Sean Phillips

XXXIX FOOTBALL ALUMNI ... WINNING OFF THE FIELD

Cormac Carney Kenny Easley United States District Court 1978-79-80 Consensus All-American Judge (Southern President/CEO of Oval LLC (land California) development company in Virginia)

Mel Farr, Sr. 1967 All-American Owner of 15 Car Dealerships

Randy Cross Ron Pitts 1975 All-American TV Analyst for Fox TV Analyst for CBS

Mark Harmon Actor

Dr. Bryan Wiley Gary Beban Orthopaedic Surgeon 1967 Heismann Trophy Winner Shawn Wills Sr. Executive Managing Director, CB Highway Patrol Sergeant Richard Ellis

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