TABLE OF CONTENTS From the Athletic Director’s Desk 2 Coach John Wooden’s den has been recreated in the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame 2010-11 NCAA Champions 3 UCLA’s 2010-11 World Champions 4 Patrick Cantlay, National Player of the Year 5 Trevor Bauer, National Player of the Year 6 Gerrit Cole, No. 1 Pick in MLB Draft 7 Coach John R. Wooden, The Den 8 2010-11 Director’s Cup 9 Sports Summaries (football) 10 Sports Summaries (m-cross country and w-cross country) 11 Sports Summaries (m-soccer and w-soccer) 12 Sports Summaries (w-volleyball and m-water polo) 13 Sports Summaries (m-basketball) 14 Sports Summaries (w-basketball and w-gymnastics) 15 Sports Summaries (w-swimming & diving and w-rowing) 16 Sports Summaries (baseball and softball) 17 Sports Summaries (m-tennis and w-tennis) 18 Sports Summaries (m-golf and w-golf) 19 Sports Summaries (m-volleyball and w-water polo) 20 Sports Summaries (m-track & field and w-track & field) 21 Bruins in the Community 22-23 Academics and Life Skills 24-25 Wooden Academy and S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Program 26 2011 True Blue Celebration 27 Capital Projects Underway 28 Capital Projects Completed 29 2010-11 Financial Summary 30 2010-11 Wooden Athletic Fund (list of donors) 31-52 Bruin Varsity Club 53 Corporate Sponsors 54 About This Annual Report Written and edited by Ryan Finney, UCLA Associate Sports Information Director. Additional writing assistance provided by Marc Dellins, Steve Rourke, Rich Bertolucci, Liza David, Danny Harrington, James Ybiernas, Stephanie Sampson, Glenn Toth and Alex Timiraos. Designed by Chromatic Inc., Glendale, CA. Primary photography by ASUCLA Campus Studio (Don Liebig). Photos also provided by Scott Chandler and the NCAA. Special thanks to Dan Guerrero, Leslie Dalziel, Mark Harlan, Courteney Cosso, Ashley Armstrong, John Jentz, Ric Coy, Nick Ammazzalorso and Dr. Christina Rivera for their assistance. J.D. Morgan Center Hall of Champions www.uclabruins.com 1 2010-11 UCLA Intercollegiate Athletics Annual Report FROM THE A.D.’s Desk Dear Bruins: When looking in the rearview mirror and trying to describe the year just past in UCLA athletics, it was all too tempting for me to sound like a statistician. Numbers certainly do play a role in summarizing certain aspects of our enterprise, such as 107, which represents the latest NCAA championship won by the women’s golf team, and 63, which is the total of All-America honors earned by Bruin athletes in 2010-11. But as illuminating as scoring averages, runs batted in, finishes, titles, points, and victories can be, they only tell a fraction of what it is our athletes, coaches, and staff do. And although the numbers change annually, the principles that guide us remain constant. We establish expectations for the Bruin athletes want to do it right, all the time. And because of We believe athletic competition at its highest level that apply both on and off the field, and that the path that directive, the numbers are just that much has educational value for our student athletes. We to athletic achievement and the effort required more satisfying. feel it promotes character, personal development, for winning seasons and championships at both In 2010-11, in addition to the aforementioned and can be a brick in the foundation of post-athletic the individual and team level be accompanied title in women’s golf, UCLA placed second in success. We strive to provide the resources that by a requirement to be students first. We want women’s gymnastics, third in women’s water polo will allow an athlete to take his or her skills to the graduation rate for athletes to be as high or and women’s tennis (tied), fifth (tied) in men’s golf the highest level of performance while embracing higher than the general student population, and and men’s soccer, ninth (tied) in men’s tennis and discipline and learning to work with others as demand that Bruin athletes pay careful attention women’s soccer, 17th (tied) in men’s basketball, a team while pursuing a common goal. While to their academic records and degree progress. women’s basketball, baseball, softball and this process is taking place, we ask that Bruin Whether you define the above as our mantra, women’s volleyball and 20th in women’s swimming. athletes not only observe a code of respect and position statement, or institutional DNA, it is UCLA also won the Pac-10 baseball title. fairness but take the high road with regards to important for you to know that we believe, as a personal behavior and sportsmanship. We also UCLA also produced two NCAA post-graduate department, that the achievements of our teams believe athletics has an important role in creating scholarship recipients – Alaizah Koorji (women’s and athletes would be measurably less significant a sense of community throughout the University. rowing) and Andrea Remynse (women’s tennis). if done any other way. As I have said before, we Overall, UCLA student-athletes earned over 900 spots on the Director’s Honor Roll, which requires a grade-point average of at least 3.0. In addition, over 165 Bruin student-athletes earned their degrees during the 2010-11 school year or will earn them this summer or fall. Additionally, UCLA produced 63 All-Americans (16 were first-team selections). The Bruins also had 94 All-Conference selections (47 first-team) and 97 Conference All-Academic selections (25 first-team). At this time, I want to thank all of you reading this Annual Report for your support of UCLA Athletics. We all love this special University and those of us lucky enough to work in the athletic department could not enjoy the successes we have, both on the field of competition and in the classroom, without the contributions of our loyal fans. Go Bruins! www.uclabruins.com 2 2010-11 UCLA Intercollegiate Athletics Annual Report 2010-11 NCAA CHAMPIONS UCLA Wins Third NCAA Women’s Golf Championship Bruin Golfers win school’s 107th NCAA title COLLEGE STATION, TX - The No. 2 ranked When asked about how this compared to her first UCLA women’s golf team battled through tough NCAA title back in 2004, Coach Forsyth said, “The weather conditions throughout the NCAA National first time is amazing, but after the first time you Championship and brought home UCLA’s third wonder if you can ever do it again. It’s different, but NCAA title in women’s golf. UCLA has now won a it’s just as awesome as the first time.” national-best 107 NCAA titles. UCLA got a stellar effort from all five players as The title is Head Coach Carrie Forsyth’s second each member of the team came up with big shots National Championship as UCLA head coach as she down the stretch. Purdue had taken over the lead also won in 2004. This is also her 40th tournament from the Bruins after the 11th hole and things victory as the Bruins’ head coach. started to get tense before the Bruins took over “This was huge for us,” Forsyth said. “I’m just really on the back nine. proud. We had some struggles on the front nine “The back nine for me was a little bit of a blur,” and we just kept telling ourselves that our rounds sophomore Tiffany Lua said. “But I can say this for were kind of the same. We just made more birdies everyone, all we try to do is play one shot at a time in the other rounds and we weren’t making any and try to hit fairways and greens. We just fought tied for 4th place at 287 (-1). Glory Yang posted a birdies. Then things started to go when Stephanie for every shot out there.” final round 76 (+4) to finish in a tie for 43rd place got it back to one-over. Then Lee got one and we at 300 (+12). Junior Stephanie Kono recorded a On the 16th hole, sophomore Lee Lopez saved just started making some birdies and it just sort of 74 (+2) for her day to finish tied for 32nd place par after hitting her tee shot into the bunker, thus turned the tide a little bit. But it was still really close.” at 298 (+10). Sophomore Lee Lopez finished the preserving the Bruins’ lead. Junior Stephanie Kono tournament in a tie for 26th at 297 (+9) after she The Bruins won by four strokes after posting a also hit a 10 foot par putt on the 17th hole after recorded a 74 (+2) for her round. Finally, freshman final round score of 295 (+7), giving them a total hitting her second shot into the bunker as well, Ani Gulugian shot a final round 72 (E) and finished of 1,173 (+21). They had to hold off a late charge which at the time gave UCLA a one stroke lead. tied for 65th place at 305 (+17). by the Purdue Boilermakers, who posted a final Kono also increased the lead after hitting a huge round 292 (+4) to give them an overall score of birdie putt on the 18th hole. Freshman Ani Gulugian Austin Ernst of LSU was the individual champion 1,177 (+25). The Bruins were also helped out by a was key down the stretch as well as she recorded after posting an overall score of 281 (-7). disqualification by a Purdue golfer after she signed five straight pars in her final five holes and posted an incorrect scorecard. Lua had this final thought as the Bruins were the best score of the day for the Bruins at even crowned National Champions.