Author Archives: Jessica Bach

Competing in its first championship meet of the season, the UCLA track and field team was able to convert individual achievements into team success at the 2003 MPSF Track and Field Indoor Championships this weekend at Boise State. The men’s team easily defended its title, capturing first place, while the women finished a close second, […]

With a rare break in the speedy indoor schedule, several UCLA track and field athletes will cross town to compete in the historic L.A. Invitational Indoor Track Meet at the Los Angeles Sports Center. While there will be Bruin athletes participating, all will be acting unattached. With the absence of the UCLA name, all times […]

In his first public statement since he was robbed at gunpoint in his Saxon suite early Sunday morning, freshman sprinter Matt Bruno seemed ready to put the incident behind him. “If anything it’s been a hassle, dealing with all the stuff this week, moving my stuff, and seeing what has been taken,” he said. “As […]

Looks can be deceiving, and pole vault coach Anthony Curran knows this fact all too well after this weekend. Curran thought freshman Chelsea Johnson made a national-qualifying vault of 13-feet-5-inches, but in reality it was only 12-11.5. In just her first collegiate meet, this weekend’s Reno Pole Vault Summit, Johnson had to learn the hard […]

In an effort to evaluate the prospects for the upcoming 2003 season, UCLA’s top pole vaulting members will head to Nevada this weekend to compete in the Reno Pole Vault Summit. The two-day competition will serve as a measuring stick after months of off-season practice. “We’re using this meet as an opener for the indoor […]