Cross country’s new outlook boosts team morale, yields improved results

With its first highly competitive meet behind them, UCLA cross country is finally hitting its stride. On Saturday at the Washington Invitational in Seattle, both the men’s and women’s teams shocked the field by placing high among nationally ranked teams. After the men came second and the women placed fourth – an identical finish to […]

UCLA cross country makes strides at BYU Autumn Classic

The UCLA cross country team has spent the better part of the last three weeks at its training camp at Mammoth Mountain. With two season meets behind them, the season seems to be looking uphill from here. After a strong start to the season at the Nevada Twilight Classic, the women’s team started off the […]

UCLA cross country fails to qualify for NCAA Championships

UCLA’s men’s and women’s cross country teams concluded their season on Friday after their finishes at the NCAA West Regionals failed to qualify them for the NCAA Championships. The men’s team, led by senior Nohe Lema, finished in sixth place at the race while the women finished 12th, with redshirt junior Kelsey Smith earning UCLA’s […]

UCLA cross country to compete in NCAA West Regional

UCLA’s men’s and women’s cross country teams both stumbled to seventh-place finishes at the Pac-12 championships two weeks ago. The Bruins will look to improve on their placement against national competition today as they compete in the NCAA West Regional in Sacramento, Calif. Should UCLA finish in first or second, it will automatically advance to […]

UCLA cross country finishes 7th at Pac-12 championships

Sickness and altitude may have been contributing factors to UCLA cross country’s average performances at the Pac-12 championships this weekend. Both the men and women’s team placed seventh at the event, held in Louisville, Colo. The unranked men’s team, which averaged 26:03, fell to No. 1 Colorado team, which led the division with an average […]

UCLA cross country heads off to Pac-12 championships

After the women’s team finished first overall and the men finished first in their division in races at last weekend’s Titan Invitational, UCLA cross country will head into the final stages of its season as the Bruins travel to Louisville, Colo., to participate in the Pac-12 championships. Both the men’s and women’s teams will send […]

UCLA cross country shines at Titan Invitational

The UCLA men’s cross country team finished third in its 8-kilometer race while the women’s team took first in its 5-kilometer race last Friday in the Titan Invitational, held in Fullerton. This meet was the last opportunity for the Bruins to race before the Pac-12 Championships as well as some of the members’ last chance […]