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April 17, 2013 | Bruin Athletics

By: UCLA Athletics



Malia Jones

Sport: Gymnastics
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Sparks, NV
High School: Edward C. Reed HS
 


Past Profiles:
Venus James (Women's Soccer)
 Sean Kern (Men's Water Polo)
 Sasha Victorine (Men's Soccer)
 Kristee Porter (Women's Volleyball)
 Kate Vermeulen (Women's Cross Country)
 Keiko Price (Swimming)
 Brandon DiTullio (Men's Golf)
 Nick Rimando (Men's Soccer)
 Carly Funicello (Women's Basketball)
 Mohini Bhardwaj (Women's Gymnastics)
 Rico Hines (Men's Basketball)
 Brandon Taliaferro (Men's Volleyball)
 Brandon Kramer (Men's Tennis)
Bill Scott (Baseball)
Jerome Moiso (Men's Basketball)
Abigail Spears (Women's Tennis)
Onnie Willis (Women's Gymnastics)
Catharine von Schwarz (W-Water Polo)
 Matt Davis (Men's Volleyball)
 Julie Adams (Softball)
 Ashley Grissom (Swimming)
 Michelle Quon (Women's Volleyball)
 Joseph Franklin (Track & Field)
Caroline Soong (Track & Field)
McKinley Tennyson Jr. (Soccer)
Andy Bailey (Water Polo)
Karissa Hampton (Women's Soccer)
Lauren Fendrick (Women's Volleyball)
 Bryan Green (Cross-Country)
Regan Gosnell (Women's Diving)
 Johanna Andersson (Women's Golf)
 Natalie Nakase (Women's Basketball)

 Lindsay Greco (Women's Soccer)

 Ella Harley (Women's Volleyball)

Favorite color:
 Purple

Favorite ice cream flavor?
 Cookies and Cream

Favorite food:
 Anything with peanut butter, pizza

The one movie you must have in your movie collection:
 Amadeus

TV show you can't miss:
 Jack and Jill and Friends

Favorite "Friend"?
 Chandler

Last CD you've bought:
 The Beatles

What is the most embarrassing CD you have in your collection?
 All my CDs are good - that's why I have them!

MTV or VH1?
 MTV even though I don't get either channel in my apartment

Favorite book:
 The Great Gatsby

Favorite sport to watch:
 Football

If you could play any other sport at UCLA, what would it be and why?
 I would want to play them all!

Best concert you've ever been to:
 Blink-182

If you could trade places with anyone for a day, who would it be with and why?
 Britney Spears because it looks like fun to be her and she has really cute clothes

Favorite apparatus:
 Beam

Least-favorite apparatus:
 Bars

Pre-game superstition or ritual:
 Our team has a creed that we do before every meet

Something about yourself few people know:
 I'm adopted.

Nickname:
 Mali, Nani

Pet Peeve:
 People who chew with their mouth open or speak with food in their mouth, people who complain a lot or whine

If you could have super-powers, what would they be?
 I don't want any.

Who is the most famous person you have met?
 My teammates!, John Wooden

What would you never be caught dead wearing?
 A USC shirt

Worst fear:
 Failure

Favorite thing to do outside of sports:
 Shop, sunbathe, dance and sleep

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