For the Media

Andrea Duran is playing softball for the U.S. Olympic team in Beijing. Largely unrecognized during her first three years at UCLA, she was shocked to be honored as the 2006 Pac-10 Player of the Year during her final year. She also upheld a 3.5 GPA, and was the first Bruin softball player to be named first-team academic All-American in almost 10 years. She also was named first-team All-American and was one of only four softball players nominated for the Honda Sports Award, which goes to the top female athletes in the nation.

Opening ceremony highlights

August 09, 2008

My flight over to Beijing went smoothly. It did not feel very long at all. I kept myself occupied by reading, eating and napping. Playing Sudoku on my Nintendo DS also kept me occupied. The flight wasn't that bad because I already knew what to exp...

Getting that first at-bat

August 17, 2008

It is finally good to get out and play some games at the Olympics after our long tour and practices. The team is doing great so it's a lot of fun. Personally I am getting a little bit of a slow start, but my time will come. I am just trying to st...