The end of the quarter serves as the possible culmination of everything track and field athletes throughout the nation have been working toward all season long: nationals. However, conference championships serve as the steppingstone for these athletes to get there. Throughout this week, various Division I NCAA conferences will host their championships, with the Pac-12’s […]
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UCLA track and field falls to USC despite earning individual accolades
As the meet was coming to a close, and members of each team began to huddle around one and other, only one event was left to determine the outcome of the meet at USC’s Loker Stadium this weekend – the 4×400-meter relay. Because the annual rivalry between the programs is a dual meet, all winning […]
Triton Invitational to serve as UCLA’s warm-up lap for Pac-12 stretch
Every year, hundreds of student-athletes at UCLA and at schools all around the country graduate after servicing their respective schools in their individual sports. This season, the Bruin track and field program features 14 redshirt seniors and 10 seniors, many of whom have played an essential role in the recent success of the program. UCLA […]
UCLA track and field breaks records through collaboration
Throughout the individual competitions at the historic Mt. SAC Relays this weekend, a number of UCLA track and field athletes worked together to achieve success. Among a field of various seniors and professionals, freshman multievent athlete Steele Wasik said he initially felt overwhelmed by the competition. “When you have Olympians out in the field, it’s […]
Track and field to run momentum of past successes into Mt. SAC Relays
With the Pac-12 championship just over three weeks away, UCLA track and field has only three regular-season meets remaining. The first leg of that three-meet path to the postseason begins this weekend in Walnut, with a prestigious and age-old meet: the Mt. SAC Relays. The Mt. SAC Relays is in annual track and field meet […]
Legends Track and Field Invitational sees jump in personal bests
The Legends Invitational began Friday afternoon at Drake Stadium with the stands almost completely empty. Mostly high school athletes performed, and the atmosphere hardly lived up to the meet’s name. But as the weekend progressed into the final rounds on Saturday, so did the meet’s grandeur. The stands began to abound with spectators, and several […]
UCLA to showcase nation’s top 4 x 400 team with new addition
This weekend marks the second home meet at UCLA’s Drake Stadium for the 2014-2015 track and field season. The Legends of Track and Field Invitational will feature both high school and collegiate athletes, most of whom come from California schools. Two Bruins – freshman sprinter Leon Powell and redshirt senior heptathlete Alexis Walker – will […]