As far as debuts to a new sport go, things don’t get much better than Gwyneth George’s cross country debut. The freshman earned a first-place finish in the women’s 5K at The Master’s University XC Invite in Santa Clarita, California, with a time of 18:13.3. Read more...
Photo: Junior Cassandra Durgy (left) and teammate freshman Gwyneth George – a first-time cross country runner – bonded this fall over sharing a high school track coach. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
UCLA cross-country debuted the majority of its roster this weekend, with the men’s and women’s teams earning second and fourth place, respectively, at the Stanford Invitational. Read more...
Photo: Junior Garrett Reynolds finished fourth in the men’s 8K at with a time of 23 minutes, 58.7 seconds. Reynolds was one of five Bruins to finish in the top 20 at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
As students return to the classroom this week, UCLA cross country will return to competition this weekend for the first time since the beginning of September. Read more...
Photo: UCLA cross country will split up Saturday and send participants to The Master’s University XC Invite in Santa Clarita and the Stanford Invitational. Chris Morzenti won the 4-mile run in the first meet of 2018 and will race in Stanford this weekend. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
The Bruins kicked off the season with podium finishes. UCLA cross country competed in the Fresno State Invitational on Saturday morning hosted at Woodward Park in Fresno, California. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA men’s cross country team qualified for NCAA Championships last season and the women advanced as far as regionals in director Avery Anderson’s first year at the helm. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
Melissa Zhang, assistant Sports editor Jessie FlemingWomen’s soccer, sophomore midfielder Fleming’s presence on the field was one reason for the success of UCLA women’s soccer this year. Read more...
Photo: Senior utility Alex Roelse led UCLA men’s water polo to its third title in four years this fall. He scored career-highs 35 times for the Bruins this season, including six goals in four postseason games. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
On most evenings in the fall of 2015, high school cheerleader Erika Adler finished her homework and got ready to run. It was for fun – that was how she always ran, with her father biking beside her. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Erika Adler recalls visiting UCLA and falling in love with the school, but she never thought she’d be wearing blue and gold as a cross country athlete. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)
The best 250 runners in the country all jostled for position as they began their last 10,000 meters of the year. “At the start, it feels like you’re in a dead sprint,” sophomore Colin Burke said. Read more...
Photo: UCLA cross country took part in its fourth NCAA Division I Championship meet in the same number of years. Sophomore Garrett Reynolds finished in 121st overall for the Bruins. (Photo courtesy of Ricky Bassman)
