Author Archives: David Garcia

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Saturday, 8 a.m. Pre-NCAA Invitational Terre Haute, Ind. If the Bruins hope to keep running late into the postseason, they will need to make a statement starting this weekend. The UCLA women’s cross country team will head out to Terre Haute, Ind., this weekend to take part in the biggest race so […]

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Saturday, 8 a.m. Pre-NCAA Invitational Terre Haute, Ind. So far this year, the Bruins have found a fair amount of success, but now is when their season truly begins. The UCLA men’s cross country team will be traveling to Terre Haute, Ind., this weekend to compete in the Pre-NCAA Invitational. While the […]

With Ben Olson sidelined for an undetermined length of time and the team coming up against its roughest patch of the schedule, points will be at a premium for the Bruins. Enter redshirt senior kicker Justin Medlock. Going up against three ranked teams in four weeks, UCLA will be scrapping for every point it can, […]

When quarterback Ben Olson went down, UCLA coach Karl Dorrell simply turned to Pat Cowan and smiled. Cowan stepped in for the injured Olson Saturday evening and, with the help of a dominant defense, led the Bruins to a solid 27-7 victory over Arizona, preserving an unblemished home record. “I told Pat that (he’s) always […]

UCLA (4-1) defeated Arizona (2-4) on Saturday night 27-7,and did so mostly without starting quarterback Ben Olson. Bruin redshirt sophomore quarterback Olson suffered a sprained left knee during the first quarter on a passing play, lying on the ground for several minutes as a deafening silence fell over the 65,644 in attendance at the Rose […]

At the beginning of the season, Arizona seemed like a trendy pick to be the Pac-10 dark horse. Even coming off of a 3-8 season, it appeared as though the Wildcats had shown enough signs of promise under third-year coach Mike Stoops to do some serious damage in 2006. So far, this has not been […]

Ever since Ben Olson skyrocketed to superstardom after his first start, the redshirt sophomore has slowly come back down to earth. Olson put up stellar numbers in his debut this season against Utah, leading the Bruins to an impressive season-opening 31-10 win. But as of late, he has struggled with consistency and the ability to […]