Cross country coach Eric Peterson realizes that if the season ended today, neither of his teams would be punching their tickets to the national championships, which is why he knows his squads must step up their performances this weekend. The Bruins will head east to Terre Haute, Ind., on Saturday to take part in the […]
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Cross country looks to flush out lineup
After some very encouraging individual performances at the Roy Griak Invitational two weekends ago, both the men’s and women’s cross country teams will return to action this Saturday without their top runners. Coach Eric Peterson will be sending limited men’s and women’s squads to San Diego for the UCSD Triton Classic Invitational, using the meet […]
M. tennis: Men’s tennis coach cursed no more
Several hours after the biggest win of his coaching career, UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin finally found some time to be alone and check the voice messages on his cell phone. And as he sat in his quiet hotel room, listening to over 80 congratulatory messages from friends, former players, opposing coaches, and others, […]
M. track: UCLA men’s track team’s high hopes not met at NCAA Championships
The UCLA men’s track and field team went into this weekend’s NCAA Championships with high hopes, but after a few rounds of qualifying, those hopes were quickly dashed. The Bruins managed just eight points in their 33rd place finish over the weekend in Sacramento after many of their key point scorers failed to make their […]
M. track: Men’s relay team passes on to NCAAs
While the inclement weather in the Pacific Northwest claimed the seasons of a number of other athletes over the weekend, UCLA’s 4×400-meter relay team was able to escape with its NCAA hopes intact. The Bruin mile relay team, which has been among the top 10 in the country all season, saw its season almost come […]
W. tennis: Women’s tennis crumbles to USC
It couldn’t have started any better for the UCLA women’s tennis team on Thursday evening, and it couldn’t have ended any worse. The Bruins, having won the doubles point and the first two singles matches, needed only one more victory to defeat crosstown rival USC and move into the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. That […]
W. tennis: All eyes focused on USC matchup
When the seedings first came out for the NCAA Tournament, UCLA had their eyes on one matchup ““ a potential meeting in the third round against crosstown rival USC. Now, after easily dispatching their regional round opponents last weekend at home, the 10th-seeded Bruins are set to do battle once again with their crosstown rivals. […]