Associate head coach Chris Waller was promoted to head coach, the school said. Waller has been part of the Bruins’ coaching staff for 17 years; UCLA won four national championships in that span. Kondos Field retired after being the team’s head coach for 29 years.
“Chris was born to coach,” Kondos Field said in a statement, “and I can honestly say that so much of our program’s success since he’s been on this staff has been due to his contributions.”
Waller, a member of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame, competed for the U.S. national team for eight years.