Despite competing amid finals week, the Bruins had no intention of slowing down. UCLA track and field hosted the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival and the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational at Drake Stadium on Friday and Saturday, respectively, to cap off winter quarter. Read more...
Photo: Natalie Ramirez attempts a shot put throw. The senior won the shot put and discus titles in Saturday’s meet at Drake Stadium. (Amelie Ionescu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins are coming back to Westwood with nine more All-Americans in tow. UCLA track and field concluded its indoor track season at the NCAA indoor championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico this past week. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore sprinter Aly Conyers competes in the 4×400 meter relay. (Corey Mueller/UCLA Athletics)
NCAA indoor championships As one season comes to a close for the Bruins, another commences. The UCLA track and field athletes who qualified for the NCAA indoor track and field championships will travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the nationals meet this weekend. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore distance runner Mia Kane will compete in the outdoor 1,500-meter race for the first time this season as the UCLA track and field outdoor season commences this weekend. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 28 at 8:41 p.m. In collegiate athletics, teams build much of their success by recruiting athletes out of high school and developing them over their multi-year tenure. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student sprinter Eric Allen Jr. (pictured above) is a student in UCLA’s Applied Geospatial Information Systems and Technology Master’s program who competes for UCLA track and field. The USC transfer has already etched his name in the UCLA record books in his inaugural season donning the blue and gold. (Courtesy of Benjamin Kirk)
With the national championships looming, the Bruins are heading into their final event of the regular season. UCLA track and field is set to compete in the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invite this Friday and Saturday in Seattle – the final opportunity for many athletes to qualify for the indoor track and field national championship. Read more...
Photo: Junior sprinter Rohan McMahon-Staggs broke his own all-time school record for the one mile race last weekend, a performance that earned him UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week honors. (Courtesy of Corey Mueller/UCLA Athletics)
This post was updated Feb. 14 at 10:11 p.m. The blue and gold competed in a trio of events across the country this weekend and broke records across the board. Read more...
Photo: Senior sprinter Miles Misener-Daley prepares to handoff the baton. Misener-Daley sits atop UCLA’s all-time men’s 200-meter dash leaderboard. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
Traveling across multiple states for a track meet poses challenges in itself, but two Bruin athletes dealt with a different dimension of competition last weekend. UCLA track and field sent sophomore Sydney Johnson and redshirt sophomore Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck to the Washington State Open and New Mexico Collegiate Classic, respectively, as solo entries – a significant shift from their recent two meets that featured several of their Bruin counterparts. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck hurdles ahead of the competition. The Cal State Northridge transfer has placed first in her first four individual races representing the blue and gold. (Courtesy of Benjamin Kirk)
