Just last week in Nebraska, three UCLA track and field athletes set personal bests in a trio of events – the long jump, heptathlon and shot put. This weekend’s Husky Classic in Seattle brought even more personal bests, with one standout performer even posting her name in UCLA history. Redshirt freshman Greta Wagner pole-vaulted her […]
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Track and field yields personal bests at Husker Invitational
Athletes on the UCLA track and field team had a breakout weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational. Redshirt senior thrower Nicholas Scarvelis, junior jumper Austin Hazel and sophomore multi Steele Wasik all took first place in their respective events against a handful of other Division I programs, and redshirt freshman thrower […]
Runner Kim Mackay balances athletics, master’s work to stay on track
It can be a challenge – sometimes a burden – for student-athletes to balance the weight of heavy classes and more than 20 hours of team activities throughout any given week. But many young adults face harder predicaments in their everyday lives, tougher obstacles to overcome. That’s where one particular Bruin athlete steps in. Kim […]
Press Pass: Daily Bruin basketball squad still searching for that winning path
Editor’s note: This week’s Sports on the Quad post is about the ups and downs of the Daily Bruin’s intramural basketball team. There are, unfortunately, more downs than ups. The mood entering Sunday’s prime time intramural basketball matchup at Pauley Pavilion was hopefully optimistic. The mood leaving it, not as much. The mercy rule ended […]
Track and field crosses country to face off against top athletes
The UCLA track and field team will be put on the big stage this weekend. The men and women, ranked 42nd and 65th in the nation, respectively, will travel across the country to the Razorback Invitational in Arkansas this weekend. Five of the 12 participating teams – Florida, Oregon, LSU, Georgia and Arkansas – are […]
UCLA track and field competes at DeLoss Dodds Invitational
The three UCLA multievent athletes wrapped up competition at the 2016 DeLoss Dodds Invitational in Manhattan, Kansas, on Saturday afternoon, but only one finished her respective event set. Redshirt sophomore Kendall Gustafson shaved .07 seconds off her 60-meter hurdles time from last weekend to claim third place in that event while taking second in the […]
Three multi-event athletes travel to Kansas for UCLA track and field
The most experienced member of the UCLA track and field multi-event team competing at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational in Kansas this weekend is actually one of the newest members of the team. A transfer from Duke, redshirt sophomore Kendall Gustafson redshirted her first year in North Carolina before throwing javelin her second year for the […]