Year In
Review
As the New Year approaches, we encourage you to make a year-end gift in support of our nearly 700 student-athletes and the remarkable academic and athletic achievements our programs have had over the past year. The accolades below would not be possible without the support, investment and passion of Wooden Athletic Fund donors.
UCLA Athletics
2023 Year in Review
Academic Success
Three Bruin teams received NCAA Academic Progress Rates (APR) Public Recognition Award (Women’s Beach Volleyball, Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Tennis)
Over 300 Bruin Student-Athletes to Academic Honor Roll
89% 4-year graduation rate
8 teams with a perfect 100% graduation success rate
15 teams have a graduation success rate above 90%
3.303 average Team GPA for 2022-23
21 teams had a Team GPA above a 3.0
Every quarter in 2022-23 we had over 400 students per quarter earn higher than a 3.0 GPA
94 students above a 3.75 cumulative GPA
Athletic Accomplishments by Team
Baseball
Ranked as high as #7 in national rankings
Men’s Basketball
Pac-12 Champions, reached the Sweet 16 for the third consecutive year; Jaime Jaquez Jr. named Pac-12 Player of the Year
Women’s Basketball
Returned to the Sweet 16 round for the fifth time in the last seven tournaments
Beach Volleyball
Won third Pac-12 Championship in program history
Men’s Cross Country
Highest team finish of the season was 2nd at LMU South Bay Twilight Meet
Women’s Cross Country
Finished 12th in NCAA West Regionals
Football
Beat USC, 38-20, for the second-straight time in the Coliseum; Laiatu Latu named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
Men’s Golf
Opened the season with individual tournament victories from freshman Luke Powell and junior Omar Morales
Women’s Golf
Notched the first victory of Alicia Um Holmes’ head coaching tenure at the Windy City Collegiate Classic
Gymnastics
Finished fifth at the NCAA Championships and won a share of the Pac-12 regular season championship
Women’s Rowing
Multiple first-place finishes at the Big Ten Invitational
Men’s Soccer
Claimed first Pac-12 title under fifth-year head coach Ryan Jorden
Women’s Soccer
Pac-12 Champions for the 14th time in program history and third time in last four years
Softball
17th regular-season conference title in program history
Women’s Swimming & Diving
Earned the program’s most individual NCAA Qualifiers (seven) since 2016 and most All-Americans (five) since 2017
Men’s Tennis
Earned a spot in the NCAA Championships team tournament
Women’s Tennis
Freshman Fangran Tian won the NCAA Singles Championship
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Earned a total of 14 All-America honors
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Distance Medley Relay team finished fourth at the NCAA Championships
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
4x400m Relay team earned third-place finish at the NCAA Championships
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Federica Botter set new school record in the javelin and won the Pac-12 title
Men’s Volleyball
Won the 2023 NCAA Championship, the program’s 20th in its history
Women’s Volleyball
Earned three victories over top-25 opponents under first-year head coach Alfee Reft, finishing with an 18-12 record
Men’s Water Polo
Advanced to the NCAA Championship match; held a 24-game winning streak to start the season
Women’s Water Polo
Made 27th overall national championship appearance
Student-Athlete
Leadership Experience
Community Outreach
Over 3000 hours of student-athlete support to events like Dribble For Victory Over Cancer, Be The Match, Mattel Children’s Hospital, Bruin 4 A Day, Fit Day with UCLA Lab School, “I’m Going To College”, Resilience Run, Zero Waste Basketball Game, Jackie Robinson Fantasy Camp for Veterans, Clothing and Food Drives.
Career Development
Over 1000 hours of Career Development participation in programs such as the Business Etiquette Dinner, Alumni Networking Events, Career Fairs, Resume Workshops, Senior Series; Transition from Sport to Career, Athletes to Career, and Industry Guest Speakers.
Leadership & Personal Development
Over 1500 hours of Leadership and Personal Development participation in programs such as Wooden Academy Speaker Series, Wooden Academy Legacy Program, Wescom Financial Literacy Program, Black Student-Athlete Summit, Health & Wellness Week, “Great Athletic Cook Off” Cooking Class, Wescom Welcome Back Picnic, Pac-12 Leadership with SACC/SALT, Scholar-Athlete Recognition, Field Trips, and Social Activities.
Online Giving
Gifts to the Wooden Athletic Fund or to an Individual Sport can be made by clicking here.
Made by 11:00 p.m. PT on Dec. 31
Checks payable to UCLA Foundation. If you would like to donate to a specific sport, please write that on the memo line. Mail checks to:
Wooden Athletic Fund
PO Box 24044
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Must be postmarked by Dec. 31
Over the Phone
Call the Wooden Athletic Fund at (310) 206-3302 between 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PT before Dec. 29 to make a gift. The office will be closed Dec. 25-26.
Have questions? Email our office at development@athletics.ucla.edu.
Made by 2:00 p.m. PT on Dec. 29