Three Bruins will represent UCLA on collegiate cross country’s biggest stage. Junior Christina Rice, redshirt senior Colin Burke and senior Garrett Reynolds will race at the NCAA cross country championships in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Junior Christina Rice finished first for the women of UCLA cross country at the NCAA West Regional on Nov. 15 with a time of 20 minutes, 6.2 seconds.She was the only Bruin on the women’s side to individually qualify for the NCAA championships. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)

The NCAA cross country Selection Show presented its list of the 13 at-large men’s teams to qualify for the NCAA championship this weekend. But UCLA never ran across the screen, and the Bruins’ expectations of a men’s team bid to nationals fell through. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Colin Burke was one of three Bruins from UCLA cross country to individually qualify for the NCAA championships in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Nov. 23. Neither the men nor women could qualify as an entire team. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)

The Bruins have a shot at automatic qualification for the NCAA championship. UCLA cross country will travel to Colfax, Washington, to compete at the NCAA Western Regional on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Senior Garrett Reynolds and UCLA cross country will gear up for the NCAA regional competition, held in Washington. The No. 10 ranked men and unranked women each have a chance to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA championship if they earn a top-two finish. (Courtesy of Don Liebig/UCLA Athletics)

Running 35 to 50 miles a week might difficult for the average UCLA student. But to cover that distance is routine for many of the runners of UCLA cross country, and redshirt senior Robert Brandt said he and the No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Robert Brandt finished fifth overall in the 8K race, propelling No. 10 UCLA men’s cross country to a fourth place finish at the Pac-12 championship Friday. Brandt said he’s seen a shift in the culture of the team, helping the runners to perform better on meet day. (Courtesy of Ricky Bassman)

This post was updated Oct. 20 at 11:58 p.m. The Bruins ran alongside over 200 runners and two-thirds of the top-ranked teams in the nation. UCLA cross country competed at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitation in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday, with the No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Christina Rice and the women of UCLA cross country placed 33rd overall out of 36 teams at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday. Rice finished 48th – the best time for the women. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)