After getting off to a strong start at Columbia’s East-West Challenge this weekend, the UCLA track and field team will compete in the Charlie Thomas Invitational in College Station, Texas, on Friday. Read more...
Photo: Junior hurdler Misana Viltz took the 60-meter hurdles crown in New York over the weekend, and will be one of the athletes going to Texas for the Charlie Thomas Invitational on Friday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Less than a third of the UCLA track and field team made the trip to the Columbia East-West Challenge this weekend. But despite the lack of bodies on the track and going against stiff competition from Oregon, UCLA still locked up a third-place finish at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York. Read more...
Photo: Sprinter Leon Powell ran identical times with sophomore Rai Benjamin in the 60-meter dash this weekend in New York, but the junior beat him out for third place. Even without its full track and field fleet, UCLA took third place as a team at the Columbia East/West Challenge. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Over the past 10 years, UCLA track and field has had the head-turning athletes. It’s had Nicholas Scarvelis, a Rio Olympian and multiple-time NCAA nationals qualifier in the shot put, Turquoise Thompson and Nicole Leach, both three-time national-top-3 finishers in the 400-meter hurdles, and others, but it hasn’t finished in the top 10 nationally as a team since 2007. Read more...
Photo: Senior long jumper Austin Hazel and the UCLA track and field team open up competition this weekend in New York. The recruiting the team has done has the men’s squad primed for what could be its best showing in years. (Daily Bruin file photo)
While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12. Track and fieldMichael Hull, assistant Sports editor Nike co-founder Phil Knight has donated hundreds of millions of dollars over the years to the University of Oregon athletics department, and the track and field program has reaped the benefits. Read more...
Photo: UCLA downed USC by 15, but it was really a show between two players. UCLA junior forward Monique Billings dropped 28 points and added 11 rebounds while USC senior guard Courtney Jaco notched 27 points. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A wild fall quarter for sports at UCLA is wrapping up, but with winter and spring sports on the horizon, there’s still a lot to be excited for. Read more...
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UCLA athletes racked up nine medals in total at the Olympic games this year, but none came came from track and field, a sport in which the Bruins have historically had a strong presence. Read more...
Photo: Long-time UCLA coach Bob Kersee, right, shown here in 1993, continued to add to his coaching legacy with his athletes’ performances in the 2016 Olympics. (Daily Bruin file photo)
If you walk into Drake Stadium on a weekday around 11 a.m., you’ll see a group of elite-level athletes working out with legendary sprint coach and UCLA alum John Smith. Read more...
Photo: After testing positive for cocaine, Blake Leeper wasn’t allowed to practice at the U.S. Olympic Committee training center anymore. He got back on track at UCLA’s Drake Stadium. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin photo editor)
