SACRAMENTO “”mdash; He may have been competing with the nation’s best, but UCLA sprinter Craig Everhart’s 400-meter quarterfinal performance on Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Trials was just another road stop on the pursuit to fulfill a goal. “I came here on a mission to make the Olympic Team,” Everhart said after his race. “I”˜m […]
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W. track: Bruin gets world’s best time, Olympic bid
SACRAMENTO “”mdash; After a season’s worth of total precision and complete flawlessness, it would have been impossible for UCLA senior Sheena Johnson to expect herself to do anything less than perfect this weekend. But during Sunday’s 400-meter hurdle finals, Johnson did more than run a good race. She announced to the nation that she was […]
Football: Tight end OK’d to play after missing 2003
Just over a year ago, UCLA tight end Keith Carter suffered a horrific motorcycle accident which forced him to sit out the entire 2003 season with a dislocated and fractured right hip. Last week, he finally received medical clearance to participate with the team once again. After a relatively successful freshman year, Carter, a junior, […]
M. track: UCLA hurdler soars at junior championships
The decision to forgo the upcoming Olympic trials and concentrate on the U.S. Junior Track and Field Championships seems to have paid off for UCLA hurdler Brandon Johnson. On June 26, Johnson, a sophomore, easily won the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 49.59 seconds, beating second-place finisher and former high school rival Kerron Clement […]
Football: 2 players dismissed from football team
After serving an eight-game suspension last season for violating team rules, redshirt freshman defensive lineman Junior Lemau’u was dismissed permanently from the UCLA football team on June 22. Coach Karl Dorrell also announced the dismissal of redshirt freshman receiver Antwuan Smith. Both were told of Dorrell’s decision earlier this month. “All of our players are […]
M. track: Men’s hurdler fails to advance to NCAA finals
AUSTIN, Texas “”mdash; After his race Saturday, freshman hurdler Brandon Johnson sat by himself, hands covering his face, crying. This wasn’t how it was supposed to happen. Not on a national stage. Not in front of his hometown crowd. Not in Texas. During the preliminary round of the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA Track and […]
M. track: Growing pains
AUSTIN, Texas “”mdash; It’s amazing how much you learn from failure. Surely, a whole lot more than you would from winning. And though it may not be the way the UCLA men’s track and field team would like to have gained perspective on the status of its program, a mediocre performance at this weekend’s NCAA […]