Cross country coach Forest Braden opted not to use his top runners in the first meet of the season, Friday’s ninth annual Nevada Twilight Classic. With leaders like Lane Werley on the men’s side and Aliya Shirif on the women’s side out of action, some less experienced Bruin runners began their season under the lights at Shadow Mountain Park in Sparks, Nev. Read more...
Cross Country, Sports
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September 8, 8:57 am
UCLA men’s, women’s cross country front-runners absent from first meet
Cross Country, Sports
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August 31, 12:49 am
UCLA men’s, women’s cross country teams face opposite expectations
A year removed from UCLA’s most successful cross country season in almost three decades, the men’s and women’s teams are headed in entirely different directions. For the first time since 1985, both squads reached the national meet in 2014. Read more...
Cross Country, Sports
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November 24, 3:45 am
UCLA cross country gives strong performance at NCAA championship
UCLA cross country traveled to Indiana last weekend to compete in its first NCAA championships together since 1985. The women finished in typical fashion as senior Kelsey Smith was the 86th woman to cross the finish line, leading her team to a 27th-place finish in her final collegiate cross country competition. Read more...
Photo: (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Cross Country, Sports
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November 21, 7:43 am
Men’s and women’s cross country qualify for NCAA, make UCLA history
It’s been 29 years since the UCLA men’s and women’s cross country teams have both made the NCAA championships. This year, both Bruin teams will be at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind. Read more...
Photo: For the first time in 29 years, both men’s and women’s cross country teams qualified for the NCAA championships.
Cross Country, Sports
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November 17, 1:32 am
UCLA men’s, women’s cross country qualify for NCAA championships
UCLA cross country has been running a race for 29 years. This past weekend, it finally crossed the finish line. For the first time since 1985, both of UCLA’s men’s and women’s cross country teams were able to qualify for the NCAA championships. Read more...
Cross Country, Sports
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November 14, 7:53 am
UCLA cross country faces stacked field at Stanford
UCLA is no stranger to competing in stacked fields. Throughout both the men’s and women’s seasons, the Bruins have continued to race well against highly ranked teams, oftentimes shocking the competitors. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA women’s cross country team has seen their highest national ranking in a long time as No. 27 heading into the NCAA West Regional championships at Stanford. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Cross Country, Features, Sports
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November 13, 1:16 pm
Meghan Marvin aims for picture-perfect ending to senior year
In the third grade, a young Meghan Marvin stumbled upon the sport of distance running. The redshirt senior started as a little assistant accompanying and helping her father, Rod, with odd jobs while he served as a track and field coach at Cedarwood Elementary. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior distance runner Meghan Marvin has been juggling an internship with photographer Chloe Moore and running her own photography business, MegMarvin Photography, with competing for UCLA cross country in hopes of pursuing her own photography career in the future. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)