UCLA cross country recently went through some major changes, many of which come in the form of a newly minted coaching staff. Former coach Forest Braden was in charge of all 38 runners last year when he headed the cross country team, but in 2017 the team will be split between men and women with […]
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Men’s soccer begins season with high-scoring win on the road
No. 21 UCLA men’s soccer (1-0) opened up its season Friday night at the University of San Francisco, and the Bruin’s offense was on top from the first whistle to the last. UCLA outshot USF 13 to 8 and came home from game one with a 5-3 victory under its belt. The scoring was opened […]
Women’s soccer stays undefeated with wins against Santa Clara and UCSB
No. 7 UCLA women’s soccer is racking up the numbers. UCLA (4-0) went undefeated in their two-game homestand this week, taking down Santa Clara University 4-2 on Thursday, and UC Santa Barbara 3-1 on Sunday. On Thursday all of the action was in the first half of the match. Julie Doyle of Santa Clara scored […]
Young UCLA men’s soccer team opens up season with exhibition draw
No. 21 UCLA men’s soccer finished last year with a record of 10-8-2, its worst in nine years. But this year, the Bruins welcomed seven freshmen players – nearly one-third of the men’s soccer team is brand new to Westwood. Despite the unfamiliarity new players might bring, 2017 is already off to a better start […]
UCLA’s track and field program fails to keep another of its star athletes
Hurdler Rai Benjamin is yet another example of a worrying trend at Drake Stadium. The rising sophomore recently announced halfway through his stunning collegiate track and field career that he will be transferring from UCLA to USC. Benjamin was the first Bruin to stand on a podium since 2014, placing second at the NCAA Division […]
Former track and field coach Jim Bush remembered for great successes
UCLA lost one of its most influential and successful coaches last week. Jim Bush was UCLA’s head track and field coach for nearly two decades, from 1965 to 1984. On Monday, he passed away at the age of 90. According to the New York Times, his death was caused by metastatic cancer. When Bush took […]
Bruins play for US in World Cup of Softball, team finishes second
The 12th installment of the World Cup of Softball just wrapped up and the No. 2-ranked United States took three Bruins to Oklahoma City. 2015 alumnus Ally Carda, rising junior Paige Halstead and 2017 alumnus Delaney Spaulding represented both UCLA and their country against the likes of No. 1-ranked Japan and No. 3 Canada. Like […]