With the indoor invitationals behind them, the UCLA track and field team opened up its outdoor season this past weekend. The Bruins, who according to director Mike Maynard are training through the early season meets in preparation for championship season later in the year, took first place in roughly half of the events that were offered in their dual meet against the Long Beach State 49ers on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore thrower Dotun Ogundeji is one of four Bruins in Texas this weekend for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. It’s his second year making the meet, and he’s the fifth seed for the men’s shot put. (Daily Bruin file photo)

The stage is set and the UCLA track and field entries for the indoor championships have been confirmed. The Bruins will be represented solely by athletes in field events at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore high jumper Michael Burke made the final cut for the 2017 National Indoor Track and Field Championships, the entries for which were announced Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Against stiff competition from No. 4 Oregon and USC, the No. 24 UCLA track and field team posted a myriad of personal bests this weekend. At the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships the men’s and women’s teams were able to claim third and fourth overall, respectively. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior thrower Torie Owers took the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation women’s shot put crown for UCLA this weekend. The Bruins also won the men’s event thanks to sophomore Dotun Ogundeji. (Daily Bruin file photo)

For many, the indoor track and field season will conclude this weekend. For others, they’ll be trying to make it last another two weeks. UCLA track and field will travel to the University of Washington campus this weekend to compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championships. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore thrower Dotun Ogundeji has one of the nation’s farthest throws in the shot put, and is confident about finishing the weekend in the top-16. Should he do so, he’ll go to the indoor nationals, but there are other Bruins that need to perform well this weekend at the MPSF championships if they want to do the same. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)

The UCLA men’s track and field team has only had one jumper compete at the NCAA outdoor championships since 2004. The one? Senior long jumper Austin Hazel, who placed 21st last year. Read more...

Photo: Senior long jumper Austin Hazel improved on his personal best last weekend by over seven inches, and is one of four seniors on the men’s jumps team – one of the most talented sections of the program. (Daily Bruin file photo)

The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Track and Field Championships and the Seattle Pacific University Final Qualifier – the last chances for UCLA track and field to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships – are just two weeks away. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore Greta Wagner was one of the many Bruins in New Mexico this weekend to set new personal bests. Her 13-foot-10-inch personal record improved on her previous best by 1.5 inches, and has her just 2 inches short of the 14-foot milestone. (Daily Bruin file photo)