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Jackie Joyner-Kersee, track and field

Florence Griffith-Joyner, track & field

Lisa Fernandez, softball

Ken Norton, football

BRUIN SUPERLATIVES

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Sydney — 2000

Amy Acuff, Track & Field*Joanne Alchin-Brown, Softball*Christie Ambrosi, Softball*Andrea Anderson, Track & Field Tawny Bahn, Table Tennis*Guy Baker, Water Polo*Robin Beauregard, Water Polo Alyssa Beckerman, Gymnastics*Ato Boldon, Track & Field*Larry Brown, Basketball*Jennifer Brundage, Softball Annett Buckner-Davis, Beach Volleyball Shelia Burrell, Track & Field Marilyn Chua, Swimming*Sheila Cornell-Douty, Softball Michelle Conway, Gymnastics Jamie Dantzscher, Gymnastics*Kerry Dienelt, Softball Gail Devers, Track & Field Dawn Dumble, Track & Field*Jillian Ellis, Soccer*Joy Fawcett, Soccer*Lisa Fernandez, Softball Elvira Fischer, Swimming Amanda Freed, Softball Brad Friedel, Soccer*John Godina, Track & Field Danny Hackett, Water Polo*Tanya Harding, Softball Frankie Hejduk, Soccer Monique Henderson, Track & Field Jenny Johnson-Jordan, Beach Volleyball Shakedia Jones, Track & Field Nada Kawar, Track & Field Mebrahtom Keflezighi, Track & Field Sean Kern, Water Polo Karch Kiraly, Beach Volleyball Mark Knowles, Tennis Dan Landry, Volleyball Bjorn Maaseide, Beach Volleyball Kristen Maloney, Gymnastics Liz Masakayan, Beach Volleyball Stephen McCain, Gymnastics Holly McPeak, Beach Volleyball*Stacey Nuveman, Softball Jeff Nygaard, Volleyball*Nicolle Payne, Water Polo Bridget Pearson, Track & Field Suzy Powell, Track & Field Nandi Pryce, Soccer Kate Richardson, gymnastics*Dot Richardson, Softball Sally Scovel, Rowing*Coralie Simmons, Water Polo Seilala Sua, Track & Field Erik Sullivan, Volleyball Malin Svahnstrom, Swimming Yvonne Tousek, Gymnastics Peter Vagenas, Soccer

*David Vanole, Soccer Sasha Victorine, Soccer Catharine von Schwarz, Water Polo Mark Williams, Volleyball*Natalie Williams, Basketball Kevin Wong, Beach Volleyball Elaine Youngs, Beach Volleyball

Atlanta — 1996Amy Acuff, Track & Field*Joanne Alchin, SoftballValeyta Althouse, Track & Field*Ato Boldon, Track & FieldJennifer Brundage, Softball*Sheila Cornell, SoftballRich Corso, Water Polo*Gail Devers, Track & Field*Kerry Dienelt, SoftballDawn Dumble, Track & FieldCatriona Fallon, Rowing*Joy Fawcett, Soccer*Lisa Fernandez, SoftballElvira Fischer, Swimming*Troy Glaus, Baseball*John Godina, Track & Field Ibraham Hassan, Track & FieldFrankie Hejduk, SoccerCarl Henkel, Beach VolleyballPatricia Hy-Boulais, Tennis*Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Track & FieldNada Kawar, Track & FieldBob Kersee, Track & Field*Karch Kiraly, Beach VolleyballMark Knowles, TennisDan Kutler, SwimmingDan Landry, VolleyballBjorn Maaseide, Beach Volleyball*Michael Marsh, Track & FieldJoe-Max Moore, SoccerHolly McPeak, Beach Volleyball*Reggie Miller, BasketballAlthea Moses, Track & FieldSandra Myers, Track & FieldJeff Nygaard, VolleyballJanice Parks, Softball*Jim Parque, BaseballSuzy Powell, Track & FieldMike Powell, Track & FieldJeanne Reeves, Volleyball*Dot Richardson, SoftballAlex Rousseau, Water Polo*Annette Salmeen, SwimmingSinjin Smith, Beach VolleyballChris Snitko, Soccer*Kent Steffes, Beach Volleyball*Kerri Strug, GymnasticsFred Sturm, VolleyballRudy Suwara, VolleyballMike Terry, Track & FieldJim Toring, Water PoloYvonne Tousek, Gymnastics

Karch Kiraly,Volleyball Gold Medalist

Reggie Miller,Basketball Gold Medalist

Florence Griffith-Joyner,Track & Field Gold Medalist

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Stella Umeh, GymnasticsJaneene Vickers, Track & FieldChris Waller, GymnasticsDarren Ward, SwimmingMichael Williams, Track & Field*Kevin Young, Track & Field

1988 — Seoul, Korea(Medalists only)*Evelyn Ashford, Track & Field*Danny Everett, Track & Field*Florence Griffith-Joyner, Track & Field*Karch Kiraly, Volleyball*Steve Lewis, Track & Field*Ricci Luyties, Volleyball*Michael Marsh, Track & Field*Craig Oppel, Swimming*Doug Partie, Volleyball*Andre Phillips, Track & Field*Mike Powell, Track & Field*Dave Saunders, Volleyball

1984 — Los Angeles(Medalists only)*Evelyn Ashford, Track & Field*Angela Bailey, Track & Field*Jeanne Beauprey, Volleyball*Pam Bileck, Gymnastics*Jeannette Bolden, Track & Field*Carol Bower, Rowing*Denise Curry, Basketball*Tim Daggett, Gymnastics*Greg Foster, Track & Field*Mitch Gaylord, Gymnastics*Florence Griffith, Track & Field*Bruce Hayes, Swimming*Sherri Howard, Track & Field*Tom Jager, Swimming*Jackie Joyner, Track & Field*Karch Kiraly, Volleyball*Dave Laut, Track & Field*Robin Leamy, Swimming*Julianne McNamara, Gymnastics*Steve Salmons, Volleyball*Dave Saunders, Volleyball*Dave Schultz, Wrestling*Karin Smith, Track & Field*Kevin Still, Rowing*Mike Tully, Track & Field*Joe Vargas, Water Polo*Peter Vidmar, Gymnastics

Chainey Umphrey, Gymnastics*Christa Williams, SoftballElaine Youngs, Volleyball

1992 — Barcelona, Spain*Evelyn Ashford, Track & FieldGuy Baker, Water PoloTeo Beilefield, RowingBrian Blutreich, Track & FieldAndrea Cecchi, Swimming*Gail Devers, Track & FieldRudi Dollmayer, SwimmingTim Evans, RowingDanny Everett, Track & Field*Catriona Fallon, RowingBrad Friedel, Soccer*Greg Giovanazzi, W. VolleyballRodrigo Gonzales, SwimmingChris Henderson, SoccerPatricia Hy, TennisIsidro Ibarrondo, GymnasticsZak Ibsen, Soccer*Tom Jager, SwimmingCobi Jones, Soccer*Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Track & FieldScott Keswick, GymnasticsMark Knowles, TennisMatjaz Kozeli, SwimmingMike Lapper, SoccerSebastian LeBlanc, TennisFrancie Larrieu-Smith, Track & Field*Steve Lewis, Track & Field*Mike Marsh, Track & FieldGiovanni Minervini, SwimmingJoe-Max Moore, SoccerFranz Mortensen, SwimmingSandra Myers, Track & FieldCamille Noel, Track & Field*Doug Partie, M. VolleyballLuisa Portocarrero, Gymnastics*Mike Powell, Track & FieldAlex Rousseau, Water PoloKarin Smith, Track & Field*Mike Still, Rowing*Fred Sturm, M. Volleyball

OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALSTANDINGS

2000 at Sydney1. United States 392. Russia 323. China 284. Australia 1612. UCLA Athletes 8

1996 at Atlanta1. United States 442. Russia 263. Germany 204. China 167. UCLA Athletes 12

1992 at Barcelona1. Unified Team 452. United States 373. Germany 334. China 169. UCLA Athletes 8

1988 at Seoul1. Soviet Union 552. East Germany 373. United States 364. UCLA Athletes 17

1984 at Los Angeles1. United States 832. Romania 203. UCLA Athletes 194. West Germany 17

*MedalistsDot Richardson,Softball Gold Medalist

Annette Salmeen,Swimming Gold Medalist

AND OLYMPIC MEDALS

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FIRST-CLASS FACILITIES

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Left: The Bruins practice daily atSpaulding Field, an outdoornatural grass surface with twofootball fields. Bottom: Student-athletes enjoy all the comforts ofhome in the many on-campuscoed dorms. Middle: the GeorgeF. Kneller Academic Center in theJ.D. Morgan Center has 18 state-of-the-art computers witheducational software for everystudent-athlete’s needs.

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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 soccertournaments, the finals of Olympic soccer and several Super Bowls.

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UCLA’s new Speed-Strength andConditioning Facility located in theAcosta Training Center has doubledin size to 15,000 square feet and isdirected by Hall of Fame speed-strength and conditioning coachE.J.”Doc” Kreis, who was hired inJune, 2003.

Kreis, a two-time strength andconditioning coach of the year, willoversee the athletic development ofmore than 700 student-athletes. Heis joined by a highly accredited staffincluding associate head coachKerri Barrett Husbands, first assis-tant coach Troy Jorgensen and as-sistant coaches Karl Jordan, JonFussell and Ryan Beckwith.

An athlete’s development re-quires a comprehensive plan thatmaximizes all physical componentsof competition. UCLA’s AcostaSpeed-Strength and ConditioningFacility and the program developed

by the Speed-Strength and Condi-tioning staff are instrumental inequipping all UCLA athletes withthe physical tools required to suc-cessfully compete in the nationalspotlight. Each athlete receives in-dividual attention from the staff indeveloping all facets of athleticism,such as strength, force production,and power.

The Acosta Speed-Strength andConditioning Facility is composedof 27 weight lifting platforms, astate of the art dumbbell area, thirtyupper and lower body weight ma-chines, and a variety of cardiovas-cular equipment. The room is high-lighted by the Athletic PerformanceArea, a specialized space dedicatedto enhancing acceleration/decelera-tion capabilities, foot speed, bal-ance and coordination, verticaljump, and flexibility for all our ath-letes.

THE ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE TRAINING FACILITY

UCLA’s Speed-Strength and Con-ditioning program is designed toproduce and improve the four fun-damentals of speed-strength: reac-tion strength, explosive strength,absolute strength and startingstrength. The ultimate goal is totransfer the gains made as a resultof hard and consistent work into thecompetitive environment. Thetransfer of the four fundamentals tothe field, court, or pool allows UCLAathletes to compete successfully atthe highest level of their sport.

Ultimately, UCLA athletes are ex-pected to work day in and day outto improve upon their athleticism.There are no secret training meth-ods – just hard work, consistency,effort, and attitude. The pride andtradition behind UCLA athletics isexpected to be upheld by every ath-lete whom enters the Acosta Speed-Strength and Conditioning Facility.

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(Preceding page) The new weightroom is over 15,000 square feet andhas state of the art equipment. (Thispage) The Bruins train as a teamdaily.

— THE STRENGTH OF THE UCLA BRUINS

2003 Hall of Fame inducteeE.J. “Doc” Kreis is UCLA‘sHead Speed-Strength andConditioning coach

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2002 Football seniors BryceBohlander (l) and Nate Fikse enjoythe Athletic Department‘s annualall-sport Graduation celebration inthe Morgan Center.

THE STUDENT-ATHLETE AT UCLAUCLA’S

STUDENT-ATHLETESERVICES

1. Counseling Programs

A. Academic Counseling

B. Priority in classes

C. Major Selection Workshops

D. Degree Plans

E. Career/Job Placement

F. Workshops

G. Media/Interview Techniques

H. Professional Agent Information

I. Sports Psychology

J. Mentor Advice

K. Graduate School Preparation

2. Academic Support

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

Kim BargerAssistantAthletic Director,AcademicServices

UCLA FOOTBALLACADEMIC SUPERLATIVES

• UCLA has produced 58 NCAAPost-Graduate Scholarshipwinners, including 16 in foot-ball;

• UCLA has produced 89 GTEAcademic All-Americans, in-cluding 17 in football

• The Bruin football programhas produced two GTE Aca-demic Hall of Fame membersand one Rhodes Scholar

• In the 2003 NCAA GraduationRate Survey, UCLA ranked:

6th in four-year graduationrate average amongschools participating in abowl game last season

Mike CasillasDirector,Student-AthleteCounseling;AcademicCounselor —Football

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UCLA — ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC BALANCE

UCLA’S 17 FOOTBALL ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS

Four-Year Graduation RateSchool Grad RateNorthwestern 83%Boston College 79%Virginia 76%Tulsa 66%Oregon 64%UCLA 63%So. Mississippi 62%Georgia 62%Southern California 61%Texas Tech 58%Purdue 58% (1992-95 freshmen)

2003 Graduation RateIn the 2003 NCAA Graduation RatesReport, UCLA’s graduation rate for thefootball freshman class of 1996 was61% (11 of 18). The four-year (1993-94 through 1996-97) rate was 63%.

2002 Graduation RateIn the 2002 NCAA Graduation RatesReport, UCLA’s graduation rate for thefootball freshman class of 1995 was75.0% (12 of 16).

2000 Graduation RateIn the 2000 NCAA Graduation RatesReport, UCLA’s graduation rate forthe football freshman class of 1993was 71.4 % (10 of 14). This total didnot include three student-athletes whoentered school during the 1993-94 ac-ademic year, all of whom graduated(76.5% — 13 of 17).

UCLA ACADEMICS AMONG 2003 POST-SEASON BOWL SCHOOLS

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

1952— Ed Flynn, G,Donn Moomaw, LB

1953—Ira Pauly, C1954—Sam Boghosian, G1966—Ray Armstrong, E1975—John Sciarra, QB1977—John Fowler, LB1981—Cormac Carney, WR

Tim Wrightman, TE1982—Cormac Carney, WR

1985—Mike Hartmeier, OG1991—Carlton Gray, CB

(2nd team)1992—Carlton Gray, CB1995—George Kase, NG1997— Chris Sailer, PK

(2nd team)Shawn Stuart, C(2nd team)

1998—Shawn Stuart, C

Former UCLA All-American linebackerKen Norton receivedhis degree with theClass of ’99. Nortonis one of dozens ofstudent-athletes whohave returned toUCLA followingprofessional careersto complete theirundergraduaterequirements andearn their degrees.

2002 Football seniors Joe Hunter (l) and Sean Phillips

Ed KezirianAssistant Director,Academic Services

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Cormac CarneyUnited States District Court

Judge (SouthernCalifornia)

Randy Cross1975 All-AmericanTV Analyst for CBS

Dr. Bryan WileyOrthopaedic Surgeon

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

Mark HarmonActor

Kenny Easley1978-79-80 Consensus All-AmericanPresident/CEO of Oval LLC (land

development company in Virginia)

Ron PittsTV Analyst for Fox

Gary Beban1967 Heismann Trophy WinnerSr. Executive Managing Director, CB

Richard EllisShawn WillsHighway Patrol Sergeant

FOOTBALL ALUMNI ... WINNING OFF THE FIELD