Confidence usually isn’t a problem for an athlete who has set personal bests four weeks in a row. But then there’s Suzie Acolatse. The freshman opened her collegiate debut running an event she had never competed in, the 60-meter race. Read more...
Photo: Freshman sprinter Suzie Acolatse has steadily improved her 60-meter race time this indoor season. Over the course of four meets, she cut more than half a a second off her time. (UCLA Athletics)
Relatively lackluster performances by a majority of UCLA athletes at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend allowed one Bruin to dominate the spotlight. Read more...
Photo: Entering the weekend looking to improve his personal best by 20 points, sophomore heptathlete Steele Wasik bettered his best by a total of 184, shattering the UCLA school record. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UCLA track and field team travels north to Seattle for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship this weekend in a meet that will be crucial for two members of the UCLA men’s team trying to make the top 16 for the NCAA Indoor Championship. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore multi Steele Wasik and UCLA track and field head to Washington to compete in the MPSF championship. The Bruins have top-ranked competitors in throws and the decathlon aiming to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The men’s shot put team has historically been the backbone of UCLA’s track and field prestige. The squad that typically makes up only six percent of the men’s roster has amassed more than 30 percent of the team’s indoor All-American awards since 1978. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Braheme Days, a three-time national champion in high school shot put, decided to come to UCLA in part because of the success of redshirt senior shot putter Nicholas Scarvelis. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UCLA men’s distance medley relay quartet was right on the bubble. The NCAA Indoor Championship meet takes the top 12 distance medley relay teams from across the country, and heading into the Alex Wilson Invitational in Notre Dame, Indiana this weekend, the Bruins held the 12th spot. Read more...
Photo: Senior Nick Hartle and the UCLA distance medley relay team set a new school record at the Alex Wilson Invitational in Indiana on Saturday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UCLA track and field distance runners will be the only group traveling from Westwood to this weekend’s Alex Wilson Invitational in Notre Dame, Indiana, following an impressive performance in last week’s Husky Classic. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore sprinter Joe Herrera is one of the few members of the UCLA track and field team who will travel to Notre Dame this weekend. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Just last week in Nebraska, three UCLA track and field athletes set personal bests in a trio of events – the long jump, heptathlon and shot put. Read more...
Photo: Senior distance runner Austin O’Neil’s mile time from the weekend’s Husky Classic puts him in a tie for the 29th fastest time in the nation. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
