Last weekend, the legends were on the sidelines at the Bruin Legends of Track and Field Invitational. This weekend, they’ll be on the starting blocks alongside UCLA’s track and field team at Drake Stadium. In a meet named after Rafer Johnson and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, two of the more renowned UCLA track and field alumni, the […]
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UCLA track and field continues success, conquers Legends Invitational
The legends really did show up this weekend at the Bruin Legends of Track and Field Invitational. On Saturday, the long jump world record holder and former UCLA athlete Mike Powell walked around the green Drake Stadium field, and other acclaimed track and fielders drew applause from a sizable crowd the day before. However, the […]
Track and field jumps into outdoor season with sweep at invitational
It had been two years since redshirt senior Kylie Price competed in a collegiate outdoor meet. At the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships, Price took third place in the long jump. Not many athletes decide to take a redshirt season after such success, but that’s exactly what the four-time first team All-American chose to do – […]
Bruins aim for personal bests at NCAA track and field championships
The UCLA track and field team has traveled the nation for the winter indoor season. The Bruins toured Nebraska, Kansas, Arkansas, Washington and Indiana, but no trip is more important than the one 10 athletes will make this weekend to Alabama. The top-16 competitors in every event and top 12 in each relay will go […]
Bruin heptathlete Steele Wasik impresses at MPSF championships
Relatively lackluster performances by a majority of UCLA athletes at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend allowed one Bruin to dominate the spotlight. Sophomore heptathlete Steele Wasik added 184 points onto his personal best he set at the Husker Invitational in early February, winning the heptathlon and shattering the […]
Bruin throwers aim to uphold strong shot put legacy
The men’s shot put team has historically been the backbone of UCLA’s track and field prestige. The squad that typically makes up only six percent of the men’s roster has amassed more than 30 percent of the team’s indoor All-American awards since 1978. The list of accomplished alumni includes UCLA’s lone NCAA track and field […]
UCLA track and field distance medley relay team sets new school record
The UCLA men’s distance medley relay quartet was right on the bubble. The NCAA Indoor Championship meet takes the top 12 distance medley relay teams from across the country, and heading into the Alex Wilson Invitational in Notre Dame, Indiana this weekend, the Bruins held the 12th spot. But after dropping over nine seconds from […]