In its first year in the Big Ten, UCLA Athletics had its fair share of glory-filled moments. Whether it was perfect 10s, buzzer beaters or last-minute thrillers, these nine athletes forever cemented themself in Bruin history.

This post was updated April 21 at 4:45 p.m.
Editor’s note: This article contains mentions of alleged instances of sexual penetration against a minor.
UCLA men’s water polo recruited a player who has admitted to the offense of sexual penetration with a foreign object against a minor, according to the Southern California News Group. 
The 17-year-old athlete was arrested in February 2024 and admitted in the Los Angeles County Juvenile Court in November to the offense of sexual penetration with a foreign object against a minor as a high school student at Harvard-Westlake School, according to an investigation by SCNG.

Revenge is best served cold. But the Bruins fought with fire Sunday afternoon.
No. 1 seed UCLA men’s water polo (26-2, 5-1 MPSF) took down No.

It was the last four minutes of the game that decided the future of the Bruins’ season.
But a penalty goal from freshman attacker Ryder Dodd placed the team in a two-point lead that only widened in the final plays of the game.

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After suffering just its second loss of this season in the final of the MPSF West Championships, No.

This post was updated Nov. 24 at 11:46 p.m.
History repeats itself.
No. 1 seed UCLA men’s water polo (23-2) suffered a 15-13 upset to No.

Victory doesn’t come easy, but for UCLA’s men’s water polo, it comes in waves.
The echoes of last year’s defeat to No. 7 seed California (12-12, 1-5 MPSF) were silenced as No.