Author Archives: David Garcia

With just one lap to go and several meters ahead of his closest competitor, it looked like Brandon Johnson would easily bring home first place for the UCLA mile-relay team at last year’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational. Rounding the first turn after receiving the baton from teammate Kevin Craddock, Johnson was well on his way […]

The only thing stopping UCLA at the Texas Relays was the inclement weather. Over the weekend, the Bruins traveled to Austin, Texas, to take part in this prominent track meet which was cut short by heavy rain. On Friday, before the rain came, the Bruins were pouring in exceptional performances on both the men’s and […]

By David Garcia Bruin Sports staff dgarcia@media.ucla.edu A favorite in the 60-meter hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Championships three weeks ago, Kevin Craddock ended up missing the race due to a serious illness. On Saturday, he looked to make up for lost time. Over the weekend, Craddock competed in his first race since falling ill […]

The Bruins created a buzz in the indoor season, but so far, UCLA has been low-key early on in outdoor competition. The UCLA women had a small contingent of athletes competing over the weekend at two meets in Fresno and Palo Alto. The bulk of the team was in Fresno, taking part in the Cal/Nevada […]

UCLA coach Jeanette Bolden has been named as the United States women’s head coach for the 2008 Olympic Games. Bolden, the track coach of the Bruin women, will spend next summer in Beijing, China leading a very potent United States track squad against the world’s best. “It is indeed an honor to be chosen among […]

Rhonda Watkins does not really enjoy competing indoors. The runways are small and cramped. But judging by her performance over the weekend, you would think that the sophomore from Trinidad and Tobago had been jumping indoors her entire life. On Friday, Watkins captured the NCAA individual title in the long jump to lead a small […]

The qualifiers for the NCAA National Championships were announced Monday, and while the Bruins were pleased to get a total of six selections for the men’s and women’s track teams, there was an obvious and puzzling omission. Senior Mike Landers, who ranked 18th in the nation in the pole vault, was not selected to participate […]