As UCLA students wrapped up their spring breaks this past weekend, the Bruin track and field athletes participated in their second meet of the outdoor season at the Arizona State Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invitational. Six UCLA athletes won their individual events at the ASU campus in Tempe, Ariz. Two of these members, redshirt seniors […]
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Track and field pits three top-10 finishers at NCAA indoors
This past weekend, the nation’s most elite collegiate track and field athletes competed in the NCAA indoor championship in Fayetteville, Ark. With the Oregon Ducks repeating as Division 1 indoor champions on the men’s side, and the Arkansas Razorbacks obtaining their first indoor women’s championship, the weekend was highlighted by a plethora of strong individual […]
UCLA track and field aims for personal bests at NCAA indoors
As the second week of March commences, much of the collegiate sports world is preoccupied with March Madness and the start of the men’s basketball conference tournaments. However, for five athletes on the UCLA track and field team, the focus is fixed on their final indoor meet of the season – the NCAA Indoor Championship […]
Track and field heads to MPSF championship with hopes for nationals
This weekend marks the last of many indoor track and field careers for various Bruins. UCLA track and field will participate in the 2015 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championship in Seattle. Hosted by Pac-12 opponent Washington, 19 different universities spanning three different conferences – Pac-12, Big West, West Coast – will be in attendance. […]
Pole vaulter Mike Woepse hopes to finish final season on a high note
Mike Woepse has been pole vaulting competitively since his freshman year at Mater Dei High School in nearby Santa Ana. Now a redshirt senior for the Bruins, he approaches the end of his time in the blue and gold, with only two more meets left for the 2015 indoor season. Pole vaulting has been his […]