Assistant Coach -- 3rd Year

Illinois '89

After serving three successful years as head coach at UC Santa Barbara, Randy Lane returns to UCLA for his second run as assistant coach.

Lane took over the reigns at UC Santa Barbara in 1995. A year later, he led his team to a fifth place showing at the team's first-ever USA Collegiate National Championships, and in 1997, the Gauchos set a school scoring record with a 191.025 at the Big West Championship. Lane coached Margie Hoeffler to the all-around title at the USA Gymnastics National Collegiate Championships. Prior to accepting the head coaching position at UCSB, Lane served as assistant coach at UCLA from 1992-94 and helped produce six All-Americans and three Pac-10 event champions.

A gymnast at the University of Illinois, Lane was a member of the 1989 Fighting Illini National Champion squad and the 1988 NCAA Championship runner-up squad. He was also a member of the 1988 and 1989 Big Ten Champions teams. While competing for the Columbus Gymnastics Center, he won the Indiana State all-around title eight times and was the 1984 AAU Junior Olympic National parallel bar champion. He was named the 1984 Indiana Outstanding Athlete over such notables as Indiana basketball legend and 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist Steve Alford.

Lane received his bachelor's degree in Speech Communications from Illinois in 1989 and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Oriental Medicine/Acupuncture from the Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine.