SACRAMENTO “”mdash; The stage was set for a memorable exit for one of UCLA’s all-time greatest athletes. But unfortunately, there would be no storybook ending for Chelsea Johnson. The senior had set some lofty goals for the NCAA Championships, but fell short on Saturday in what was her last competition in a Bruin uniform. Johnson, […]
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Topflight athletes seek top-20 finish at NCAAs
When the UCLA men’s track and field team begins the NCAA Outdoor Championships today in Sacramento, both the present and the future of the program will be on display. Anticipated to be the biggest stars of the week for UCLA are senior Craig Everhart and freshman Kevin Craddock. Everhart, an accomplished All-American, will be looking […]
A perfect landing
At this time a year ago, Chelsea Johnson was contemplating leaving track and field. After a breakout sophomore campaign a season earlier, during which she won an NCAA pole vault title and set the collegiate record, Johnson failed to place at the NCAA Championships during a frustrating junior year. Johnson had surgery on her left […]
If all goes well, a title is within reach
When the race to UCLA’s 100th NCAA title began this quarter, few might have thought the team to eclipse the century mark would be women’s track and field. With a week to go in the school year and all other sports abruptly coming to a close, UCLA’s championship hopes now fall on coach Jeanette Bolden’s […]
Powell jumps to the challenge
Last year, when Mike Powell heard that UCLA’s jumps coach Robert Johnson had left Westwood to take a job with Oregon, he immediately got on the phone and placed a call to UCLA men’s track and field coach Art Venegas. Little did he know that Venegas had already been making calls in an attempt to […]
Freshmen provide postseason punch
When the postseason is in full swing, teams usually rely on their veterans to bring home big points, but for the Bruins, the underclassmen are stealing the show. Thanks in large part to a stellar effort by several freshmen and sophomores, the No. 13 UCLA women’s track and field team placed second over the weekend […]
Eight athletes to represent Bruins at NCAAs
With only one meet standing in the way of the NCAA Championships, the Bruin sprint squad kicked it into high gear. Over the weekend, several of UCLA’s men’s track and field athletes punched their ticket to Sacramento next weekend with their performances at the Western Regional Championships in Provo, Utah. As a team, the No. […]