Author Archives: David Garcia

M. CROSS COUNTRY All Weekend Pac-10 Championships Palo Alto UCLA has faced some tough squads this year, but Saturday just might be its biggest test yet. The men’s cross country team will compete in the Pac-10 Championships this Saturday in Palo Alto. Although the team has had a good year up until this point, this […]

For five weeks, the Bruins’ passing game seemed to be very conservative, settling for short routes and dump-offs, not utilizing the full abilities of the team’s deep group of wide receivers. On Saturday, against the best team the Bruins had faced all year, the receivers had something of a coming-out party. During UCLA’s close loss […]

When UCLA started this season, many believed that the team’s wide receiver corps was the team’s deepest position. Halfway through the season, however, the wide outs have yet to really break out and become an integral part of the offense. Even without the injured Joe Cowan, the Bruins boasted a formidable lineup of wide receivers […]

UCLA needed to make a statement on Saturday, but they simply had too many setbacks to overcome. The women’s cross country team competed at the pre-NCAA Invitational over the weekend in Terre Haute, Ind., coming in 17th place. Although the field included several of the nation’s top squads, the team’s finish is somewhat disheartening as […]

Kyle Shackleton is quickly making a mark for himself in the cross country community. The junior had yet another strong performance over the weekend, pacing the Bruins to an impressive 14th-place finish at the pre-NCAA Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind., on Saturday. “This is probably the race that I have been looking forward to the […]

EUGENE, Ore “”mdash; UCLA came into Saturday’s matchup knowing its defense, ranked second statistically in the country, would be the key to leaving vaunted Autzen Stadium victorious. But after Oregon’s first two series, it was clear that the Ducks were not buying into any of the hype. The Bruins (4-2) fell to the No. 18 […]

EUGENE, Ore. – UCLA suffered its second loss of the season on Saturday at the hands of the University of Oregon, falling 30-20 at Autzen Stadium. In a matchup between a pair of Pac-10 teams with only one loss each, the game was surprisingly lopsided. Led by a sweeping ariel and ground attack from quarterback […]