Pac-12 Network will be airing a story on Miss Val on their series “Our Stories” this Sunday, Dec. 9. Watch the premiere of her piece down below.
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It was LA or Bust for Canadian Gymnast Brooklyn Moors
The Cambridge Times recently spoke with elite Canadian gymnast and UCLA 2020 commit Brooklyn Moors about her decision to verbally accept a scholarship from the university. Check out a snippet from the article below and read the full story on the Cambridge Times’ website.
Secretly, Brooklyn Moors has been California dreamin’.
And on a winter’s day back in Cambridge, the 17-year-old Dynamo gymnast was at UCLA in Los Angeles last weekend making a verbal commitment to the 2018 NCAA national gymnastics champions.
Verbally accepting a full scholarship offer for 2020 – waiting until after the Tokyo Olympics – the Cambridge native could join the likes of other city gymnasts, Yvonne Tousek and Aisha and Mikaela Gerber, as UCLA Bruins alumnae. All four have, at one time, been coached by Elvira Saadi.
Brooklyn Moors Commits to UCLA
Brooklyn Moors announced on Instagram today that she has verbally committed to UCLA on a full scholarship for the 2020-2021 season.
A 17-year-old elite gymnast from Canada, Moors has high hopes of making the Canadian Olympic team in 2020, therefore will be deferring her enrollment to UCLA until fall of 2020.
Moors attended the UCLA vs USC football game this past weekend at Rose Bowl Stadium where she posed for a picture with next year’s freshmen gymnasts.
Moors made her international debut at the 2017 World Championships where she placed fifth in the Floor Exercise finals and 15th in the All-Around competition.
Moors also competed at the 2018 World Championships in Doha where she helped the Canadian team to a fourth-place finish and placed eighth in Floor Exercise finals.
Zoe Gravier and Ariel Posen Verbally Commit to UCLA
Junior elite gymnast Zoe Gravier and Level 10 gymnast Ariel Posen from MG Elite have both verbally committed to UCLA for the 2022-2023 season on full athletic scholarships.
Gravier and Posen each announced their commitment to the Bruins on Instagram.
Both girls train under Victoria Levine and Maggie Haney who coached Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez.
For more information on Gravier and Posen as well as other verbal commits to UCLA, head over to our UCLA commits page.
Alexis Jeffrey Verbally Commits to UCLA
Junior elite gymnast, Alexis Jeffrey, from Warrensburg, MO, has announced her verbal commitment to UCLA on Instagram.
The fifteen year old gymnast currently trains at GAGE in Blue Springs, MO and will join the Bruins as a Freshman for the 2021-2022 season.
To find out more information about Jeffrey as well as other UCLA recruits, head over to our UCLA Commits page.
Miss Val’s Appearance on “To the Pointe”
Valorie Kondos Field appeared on “To the Pointe” to talk about her new book as well as her plans after stepping down from her coaching role at UCLA. Check out her full appearance below.
Peng Peng Lee Gives Advice to Aspiring Young Athlete
As a winner of the Honda Sport Award, Peng got to answer some questions from a young aspiring athlete. Check out the video below.
Peng Peng Lee Appearing at Charity Event in LA Oct. 12
Former Bruin Peng Peng Lee will be making an appearance at a charity event at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets can still be purchased at AXS.com. Benefits will go to the charity “Give An Hour” which supports mental health.
The “Strange 80’s” event will feature tons of celebrity appearances as well as a plethora of music artists performing onstage.
Meet the Bruins Returning this December
The annual “Meet the Bruins” event held by the UCLA Gymnastics team will be returning to Pauley Pavilion this year on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. Event admission is free and seating is first come, first serve.
The format for this year’s event has not yet been announced. In previous years, the event has been more of a showcase to show fans what the Bruins have been working on during the preseason. Last year it was a Blue vs Gold intrasquad.
The event will not be broadcast on Pac-12 Network, however there might be a livestream. More information will be provided as it becomes available.
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