UCLA track and field leapt out to a fast start in its first meet of the 2015 season, the NAU Team Challenge. Competing against programs from Northern Arizona University, UC Irvine, Cal State Long Beach, Southern Utah University and Cal State Bakersfield, the Bruins finished with 18 wins in the invitational’s 30 events. Read more...
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January 26, 12:10 am
UCLA track and field finishes with 18 wins at NAU Team Challenge
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July 7, 12:00 am
Heptathlete Day-Monroe balances coaching with training
Sharon Day-Monroe may be a volunteer assistant coach for the UCLA track team, but her career as a track athlete is still very much alive. On June 28, Day-Monroe won her second consecutive U.S. Read more...
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June 23, 12:00 am
Bruins receive All-American honors at track and field NCAAs
What Natasha Kolbo came face to face with in her first trip to the NCAA outdoor track and field championships wasn’t just competition from 23 of the nation’s top pole vaulters. Read more...
Photo: Senior Natasha Kolbo said that even though she didn’t perform her best at the NCAAs, she’s still happy with what she’s accomplished in her four years competing as a Bruin. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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June 10, 10:23 pm
UCLA track and field set to take the stage at NCAA outdoors
This is it for the Bruins. There’s no holding back now as UCLA heads to Eugene, Ore., this week for the NCAA track and field outdoor championships. Read more...
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June 5, 12:14 am
Striding for Strength: UCLA alum exercises at Drake each day to fight polio
A single row of handicap seats spans across the ground level of Drake Stadium. These seats tell the story of Milan Tiff, who brought them to life just over 40 years ago. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA triple jumper Milan Tiff stands behind the handicap seats at Drake Stadium. Tiff, born with polio, played an instrumental role in the creation of these chairs in the early 1970’s, when he won a national triple jump championship. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
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June 5, 12:02 am
Track and field hosts Jim Bush SoCal Championships
The Jim Bush SoCal Championships approaches this weekend, which will provide a small breather in the tournament season for UCLA track and field. Jim Bush, for whom the tournament is named, is a national Track and Field Hall of Fame coach who coached at UCLA from 1965 to 1984. Read more...
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June 2, 1:20 am
Track and field sends 11 Bruins to NCAA championships
The UCLA track and field team sent 27 athletes to the NCAA West Regional – only 11 qualified for nationals. Although many veterans were able to qualify for nationals again, there were quite a few athletes who qualified for the first time. Read more...
Photo: At the NCAA West Regional this past weekend, junior high jumper Zibby Boyer’s mark of 1.77 meters qualified her for nationals, which begin on June 11. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)