To be a champion is the stuff of dreams. When athletes were still kids, they'd play in their backyards, dreaming of the chance to make the big shot when it counts. Read more...
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Sophomore decathlete Dominic Giovannoni and three other Bruins will be competing at the Pac-10 Decathlon Championships today and Saturday.
Freshman heptathletes Tatum Souza and Kimmie Conner looked at each other with blank stares when asked what differed between the two of them. Read more...
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Freshman heptathlete Kimmie Conner will be competing in the Pac-10 Heptathlon Championships today and Saturday. Conner will be joined in Tucson, Ariz., by fellow freshman and close friend Tatum Souza, as they are the only two heptathletes on the women’s team. Souza is ranked No. 3 in the Pac-10, while Conner is No. 5.
Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, and definitely not in track and field meets between unranked UCLA and No. Read more...
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Turquoise Thompson had a career weekend in UCLA’s loss to USC.
The men's track and field teams from USC and UCLA are both storied programs, combining for 36 national championships, an incredible amount of future Olympians and even more All-Americans. Read more...
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Redshirt sophomore distance runner David McDonald helped give UCLA the edge over USC in the 5000-meter run.
Correction: The original caption for this photo misidentified David McDonald.
What do blue hair, intense emotions, bragging rights over all of Los Angeles and an out-of-body experience have in common?
Three words: UCLA versus USC. Read more...
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Senior hurdler Lindsay Rowe and the UCLA women’s track and field team will compete on Sunday at USC in a dual meet, the last meet of the regular season.
The dual meet is a popular format among track and field athletes. It is the antithesis to the large national invitational "“ two schools, two teams and only one winner. Read more...
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Redshirt senior distance runner Alex Crabill (front) will look to provide the Bruins an edge in Sunday’s touted dual meet against USC.
Rather than sticking to the cliche of "taking it one meet at a time," the UCLA women's track and field team has had its sights on its showdown with USC for the past couple of meets, resting many of its athletes. Read more...
