Confidence usually isn’t a problem for an athlete who has set personal bests four weeks in a row. But then there’s Suzie Acolatse. The freshman opened her collegiate debut running an event she had never competed in, the 60-meter race. She would, however, go on to drop her time by more than half a second […]
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Track and field’s distance medley relay team to compete at Notre Dame
The UCLA track and field distance runners will be the only group traveling from Westwood to this weekend’s Alex Wilson Invitational in Notre Dame, Indiana, following an impressive performance in last week’s Husky Classic. Sophomore Joe Herrera will join the senior trio of Nick Hartle, Austin O’Neil and Ferdinand Edman to make up the Bruin […]
Bruins hope to run down elusive four-minute record at Husky Classic
This week, as the UCLA track and field team travels to Seattle for the Husky Classic, a group of distance runners is looking to make history. The senior trio of Austin O’Neil, Ferdinand Edman and Nick Hartle will compete in the mile and try to break four minutes – a feat that has yet to […]
Track and field to face 11 Division I teams at Husker Invitational
First it was Arizona, then it was Kansas, last week it was Arkansas and now it’s Nebraska. The UCLA track and field team will continue its traveling this weekend to the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational, sending just over 30 athletes to Lincoln, Nebraska. Although the team faced some of the best competition in the nation […]
WR Theo Howard stays humble as UCLA football rebuilds offense
Quiet. That seems to be the word most people use when describing Theo Howard. From the secretary to his football coach at Westlake High School, everybody seems to notice the reserved demeanor of UCLA’s nationally heralded recruit. However, even the quiet ones cannot escape the frenzy that is modern-day recruiting. High school football has changed […]
Track and field competes with top-tier opponents at Razorback Invitational
The Southeastern Conference – consistently one of the strongest conferences in collegiate track and field – lived up to its reputation at the Razorback Invitational this weekend. The UCLA track and field team finished seventh overall on the men’s side and 12th for the women’s team, despite sending more than 30 competitors to challenge the […]
Sophomore hurdler cultivates passions for both art, athletics
It’s 5 a.m. and Kimani Austin-Reese is up and about making sure everything is in place for her school day at the Design and Architecture Senior High in Miami. It’s a daily ritual for the high school senior who travels across the city to attend classes early every weekday morning. At 4 p.m., though, Austin-Reese […]