Ida Storm can hammer throw two-thirds of a football field and can shot put an 8.8-pound ball more than 40 feet. Calling her intimidating would be an understatement. Read more...
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Sophomore thrower Ida Storm, who hails from Nybro, Sweden, has had two all-American seasons here at UCLA, and is currently ranked fourth in the NCAA for the hammer throw.
It takes a considerable amount of diligence for a track athlete to master one event, let alone 10. And in their final chance to compete in the regular season, the Bruins' multi-event athletes had to push themselves even harder this weekend, when UCLA sent five athletes to commence the first Pac-12 Track & Field Championships. Read more...
By the Numbers:
56.92
Turquoise Thompson's 400m hurdle season-best time, good for No. 6 in the NCAA
2
Number of sports winner of the 400m against USC, Ally Courtnall, competes in (soccer, track)
5
Number of Bruins ranked in the top 10 in the Pac-12 heading to this event
18
Current national ranking of sophomore Tatum Souza in the heptathlon Read more...
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Freshman sprinter Andre’ Chapman (left) takes a handoff from sophomore sprinter RJ Frasier during UCLA’s track and field meet against USC on Sunday. UCLA will compete in the Occidental Invitational this weekend.
Both teams head to Eugene, Ore. this weekend to compete in the 23rd annual Pepsi Team Invitational where the Bruins plan to showcase their skills against three-time reigning NCAA champions Texas A&M and Pac-12 foes Oregon and Washington. Read more...
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Sophomore thrower Ida Storm and the men and women’s track and field teams compete at the Pepsi Team Invitational in Eugene, Ore. on Saturday.
The Bruins got off to a slow, rainy start in a double dual meet against Tennessee and Washington State on Saturday. Both the men and women's track and field teams had a mixed bag, with both teams winning one but dropping the other. Read more...
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Sophomore Alec Faldermeyer threw 221 feet, 1 inch to win the hammer throw in UCLA’s first home meet this weekend.
As the long-awaited outdoor season opens up, the clouds close in, greeting the UCLA women’s track and field team with drab weather and a chance of rain this weekend. This has not given the team a ticket out of practice this week, as they get ready to compete at the Matador Track Complex for the Northridge Invitational this weekend. The women's 4×100-meter relay team will consist of sophomores Brea Buchanan, Faith Anumba, Katherine Salcido and freshman Ally Courtnall. Buchanan, who had posted solid times in multiple sprint events, will also be competing in the 4×400m relay, 100m dash and 200m dash. Read more...
In a sport where responsibility for success or failure rests solely on an individual athlete's shoulders, pressure is a powerful force. That was no different this weekend at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Read more...
