Normally a fixture on the UCLA men’s track and field team, pole vaulter Yoo Kim will have to stand alone in his upcoming competition. But, then, again, Kim never feels he’s really alone. In just two weeks Kim will step on the international stage at the Olympics to represent South Korea in the pole vault […]
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Football: UCLA football player dismissed
Backup wide receiver Idris Moss has been dismissed from the UCLA football team, the athletic department announced Aug. 2. Moss apparently committed multiple violations of department policy. Moss, a third-year sophomore, was listed as the third split end on the depth chart behind Junior Taylor and Joe Cowan but could have challenged for playing time […]
M. track: UCLA’s Johnson, Florida’s Clement have friendly hurdling rivalry
They go back and forth like two friends on a see-saw, helping each other reach new heights in every single race. UCLA hurdler Brandon Johnson will tell you that perhaps his old high school buddy Kerron Clement of Florida helped him set a new personal record. Clement will say the same about his Bruin friend. […]
Football: Second and Long
It’s amazing what a difference a year makes. One year after he took over the reins of the UCLA football program, coach Karl Dorrell stepped up to the lectern Wednesday during Pac-10 media day and said with excitement the program was just where he wanted it to be. Reporters saw a different side of Dorrell […]
Football: Player’s return to football uncertain
Former Bruin wide receiver Tab Perry’s plans to return to UCLA are still up in the air, and any type of decision on Perry’s future could still be several weeks away, coach Karl Dorrell said Wednesday. Perry, who was dismissed from the university in winter due to academic problems, has been actively trying to return […]
W. track: UCLA hurdler to seek gold in Athens
SACRAMENTO ““”“ After setting a new personal record in the 400-meter semifinals two days earlier, UCLA sprinter Monique Henderson just didn’t have enough left in Saturday’s 400m final. During the race at the U.S. Olympic Trials, Henderson came out quickly but couldn’t muster the energy in the final 150 meters to propel her into the […]
W. track: Pole vaulter misses Olympic bar
SACRAMENTO ““”“ A trip to Greece was staring her in the face. So was a 14-foot-11-inch bar. At this weekend’s U.S. Olympic Trials, it was two inches that separated UCLA pole vaulter Chelsea Johnson from competing in Athens, Greece, at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Unable to clear 14-11, Johnson was forced to settle with her […]