The decision to travel halfway across the country to compete in the Texas Relays this past weekend had little to do with the meet’s prestige, according to UCLA women’s track coach Jeanette Bolden. Instead, it was all about location, location, location. Mike A. Meyers Stadium, site of the Texas Relays, will also house the NCAA […]
Author Archives: Jeff Eisenberg
Stanford loss shocking, painful after season’s wins
And so it ends. Not in glory, not with a signature win, but in defeat Saturday afternoon ““ at the hands of a 12-loss Alabama team, no less. I’m numb. I’m also angry, disappointed and dejected. But mostly numb. How does Stanford’s season’s worth of good fortune unravel in 10 minutes’ worth of angst? Well, […]
W. track: Women’s track takes fifth at Indoor Championships
A surprising fifth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships saw the UCLA women’s track and field team run the gamut of emotions. Some were elated. A few frustrated. But after unexpectedly cracking the top five this weekend with a depleted roster, all of the Bruins left Fayetteville, Ark. feeling like legitimate contenders heading into outdoor […]
M. basketball: Redemption hopes dashed
There will be no Lavin-esque magic for UCLA in Ben Howland’s first year at the helm. With the season on the line Thursday night, the Bruins’ composure vanished. Then their lead disappeared. By the time second-seeded Washington was celebrating its 91-83 victory in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 Tournament, all Howland could do was talk […]
W. track: NCAA title long shot for track
The odds are certainly stacked against the women’s track and field team. Though the sixth-ranked Bruins boast a strong pedigree and a star-studded roster, the absence of several key figures has left the squad with diminished expectations as it prepares for this weekend’s NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Coach Jeanette Bolden, who admits placing […]
M. basketball: Bruins need win to stay alive
On the brink of postseason extinction just days ago, UCLA now seems to have caught a glimpse of its own redemption. It won’t come easily of course. But the seventh-seeded Bruins, losers of 13 of their last 15 games, are convinced that the Pac-10 Tournament could represent a second life and not just a stay […]
W. track: Runner sprints ahead to spot in NCAA Indoors
Melissa McBain’s journey from anonymity to prominence probably began sometime last spring. But after a mild breakthrough outdoors last year, the senior has suddenly emerged as one of the women’s track team’s top middle distance runners this season. Now, for the first time, McBain will be thrust into the national spotlight this weekend when she […]