“Bruin Born.” To many, these words are simply a slogan of school spirit. For senior heptathlete Kendall Gustafson, they evoke a more literal meaning. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Gustafson’s parents both attended UCLA in the 1980s. Her paternal grandparents did too, and there began the Gustafson family’s relationship with UCLA track and field. […]
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UCLA track and field heads to NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round
The Bruins will send 24 athletes to this week’s NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round as the final descent on the track and field begins. The West Preliminary Round, also known as west regionals, gathers the top 48 track and field athletes of each event from west of the Mississippi River to compete at California […]
Track and field hopes to maximize athletes it sends to NCAAs with strong Pac-12s
UCLA track and field currently has 13 athletes sitting in national championship-qualifying spots, and there are a few more on the bubble as the team prepares for the Pac-12 championships at Stanford this weekend. Of the 13 athletes currently in qualifying positions, 10 of them are field athletes. Every event advances the top 48 athletes […]
UCLA track and field sends two heptathletes to Pac-12 multis championships
As UCLA track and field’s month long postseason begins, senior Kendall Gustafson and redshirt sophomore Christina Chenault will represent the Bruins at the Pac-12 multis championship this weekend in the heptathlon. The heptathlon is an event comprising of seven track and field disciplines: the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meter dash, long jump, javelin […]
Bruins, Trojans to face off in new episode of track and field rivalry
UCLA track and field will renew its crosstown rivalry with USC on Sunday at Drake Stadium. This is UCLA’s first and only dual meet this season, and the team is returning 10 event winners from last year’s meet against the Trojans, including redshirt junior thrower Ashlie Blake, who won the women’s discus and finished third […]
Track and field puts down strong performance at weekend meets
UCLA track and field was split between two different meets this weekend, but despite the smaller squads, the Bruins were still able to bring home top marks from both meets. The Bruins sent exclusively distance runners to the Mt. SAC Relays in Torrance, California, where they took seven top-10 finishes. The rest of track team […]
Track and field hopes to vault athletes into NCAA in upcoming meet
Over a dozen UCLA track and field athletes currently hold national championship-qualifying spots. More will seek to join their teammates’ ranks at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational on Saturday, the team’s second home meet of the season. UCLA will host teams from Oregon State, Cal Poly, and Texas A&M. Junior jumper Lillianna Hebert is one […]