A record-setting prep career and a sterling freshman campaign propelled Chelsea Johnson to the forefront of the collegiate pole vaulting world. Saturday, the UCLA sophomore raised the bar once again. Johnson cleared a height of 14 feet, 8 inches to take first place at the Pac-10 Indoor Championships in Seattle, establishing a new school record […]
Author Archives: Jeff Eisenberg
M. basketball: Cummings “˜stunned’ over ASU loss
TEMPE, Ariz. “”mdash; T.J. Cummings didn’t have any answers. Not for why he turned the ball over three times in the game’s waning moments. Not for why UCLA could not seem to defend the three-point shot in the final minute of regulation. And certainly not for how UCLA frittered away a 14-point second-half lead. All […]
W. track: Williams jumps to 1st in Boise
Freshman Renee Williams’ doubts vanished as soon as her mark appeared. Making her collegiate debut Saturday at the United Heritage Invitational in Boise, Idaho, Williams won the long jump competition with a personal record mark of 20 feet, 6.5 inches. That performance provisionally qualified her for the NCAA Indoor Championships and completely erased her fears […]
W. golf: Bruins secure 13-shot lead after first round
Charlotte Mayorkas shot a 5-under par 66 as the UCLA women’s golf team sped out to a 13-stroke first-round lead Monday at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, hosted by Ohio State in Palos Verdes. The junior All-American Mayorkas carded five birdies and no bogeys on the way to taking a four-stroke lead after one round. […]
M. Soccer: Salcedo takes the reins
Stacks of resumés from across the nation have arrived at the doorstep of the J.D. Morgan Center each day since Tom Fitzgerald’s departure created a vacancy atop the UCLA men’s soccer program. Of course, the man who ultimately got the job only had to bring his upstairs. Third-year Bruin assistant coach Jorge Salcedo accepted a […]
M. Basketball: Bench provides “˜great lift’
An inspired performance from several seldom-used backups has convinced UCLA coach Ben Howland that he should not be so hesitant to call upon his bench. Howland, who typically has utilized no more than an eight-man rotation this season, played all 10 healthy scholarship players in Saturday’s victory over Washington. Steady play from point guard Ryan […]
[Online exclusive] M. soccer: Hiring off home turf, UCLA names Salcedo head soccer coach
Stacks of resumes from across the nation arrived at the doorstep of the J. D. Morgan Center each day since Tom Fitzgerald’s departure created a vacancy atop the UCLA men’s soccer program. But the man who ultimately got the job only had to bring his upstairs. Third-year Bruin assistant coach Jorge Salcedo accepted a one-year […]