In what was supposed to be the opener for Bruin throwers, only one was able to take the field. UCLA track and field competed in the Northern Arizona Friday Night Duals in Flagstaff, Arizona, on Friday, in the first meet of the season. Read more...
Photo: Junior thrower Alyssa Wilson was the lone Bruin competing at the Northern Arizona Friday Night Duals. Wilson ended the night with a first and third place finish in women’s shot put and weight throw, respectively. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins will kick off their indoor season with a chance to replicate their past success in a familiar setting. UCLA track and field will start its season at the Northern Arizona Friday Night Duals on Friday in Flagstaff, Arizona. Read more...
Photo: Junior thrower Alyssa Wilson will return to action for UCLA track and field this Friday at the Northern Arizona Friday Night Duals. Wilson finished in the top seven in three field events in the 2019 NCAA championships and finished second in two events at the Pac-12 championships. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)
UCLA and Drake Stadium – the track on which Shae Anderson’s father competed nearly 40 years ago – weren’t even a blip on the sophomore’s radar. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore hurdler Shae Anderson transferred from Oregon to UCLA in December 2018. She is slated to compete in the 100-, 200-, 300- and 400-meter hurdles in the 2019-2020 season for the Bruins. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
A former track coach who allegedly trained multiple UCLA students at Drake Stadium was accused of sexually abusing 41 men since 1975, ESPN reported Thursday. ESPN’s Outside the Lines reported that Conrad Mainwaring, a former Olympian and track and field trainer, has been accused of inappropriate sexual contact with many of his trainees. Read more...
Photo: The most recent accuser of Mainwaring was training with him at Drake Stadium in June 2016 when another accuser confronted Mainwaring, Outside the Lines reported. After he confronted Mainwaring, the accuser and others wrote letters to the UCLA athletic department to get Mainwaring banned from UCLA’s campus, which he was in August 2016, according to Outside the Lines. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated July 29 at 1:12 p.m. The track and field collegiate season may have ended almost two months ago, but many Bruins are still competing during the summer months. Read more...
Photo: Thrower Justin Stafford graduated from UCLA track and field in June before heading to the Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships as one of the four former or current Bruins competing in the events. Stafford placed 16th of 18 in the men’s hammer throw. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The track and field program improved in the Pac-12 and nationally in 2019, but the Bruins said they’re chasing titles in 2020. The UCLA men’s track and field team climbed the rankings throughout the outdoor season on the back of strong postseason performances. Read more...
Photo: Outgoing thrower Dotun Ogundeji was a member of the No. 1 ranked UCLA men’s throwing team in 2019. After graduating Friday, Ogundeji said he is optimistic about the future of the team’s leadership. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins had their most successful championship weekend in six years. Five UCLA track and field athletes earned First Team All-American honors in eight events at the NCAA championship in Austin, Texas, from June 5 to 8. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore thrower Alyssa Wilson was the only female athlete to earn the First Team All-American honors in three separate events at the NCAA championship. She is among the five Bruins who earned that status last weekend in Austin, Texas. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)
