The temperature reached over 90 degrees after the UCLA cross-country team hit the trails early Friday morning. The men’s team came into the Pac-12 championships ranked 10th in the nation and left Tucson with a third-place conference finish, the best point total for the team since 1982. The women’s team finished seventh in the event, […]
Category Archives: Cross Country
Cross country picks up the pace for Pac-12 championships
The UCLA cross country team is headed to Wildcat territory as Arizona hosts the Pac-12 championships Friday. The last time UCLA brought the Pac-12 Cross Country Championships to Westwood was when the men’s team won in 1981. Of the five races that made up the 2016 campaign, both the men and women put on strong […]
Freshman Claire Markey crosses over from team sports to the track
Most Division I athletes around the country have been competing in their respective sports for years. On the UCLA women’s cross-country team, for example, every single competitor has had extensive track experience, and many have a comparable amount in cross-country. Then there’s freshman Claire Markey. On Sept. 24, Markey was in Falcon Heights, Minnesota at […]
The Rundown: Oct. 18
Shibahara snags championship title Two tournaments into Ena Shibahara’s collegiate career, and she’s reached two finals. This time, the freshman put away her opponent in three sets. One week removed from a second-place finish at the 2016 Riviera/ITA All-American Championships, Shibahara defeated top-seeded Pepperdine sophomore Luisa Stefani 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 to capture the Oracle ITA […]
UCLA men’s cross country shines in Nevada
Much like the poker tables shuffle cards at the casinos in nearby Reno, the cross country teams started their 2016 season on Friday under the lights in Sparks, Nevada, with new hands. The men’s team came into the start of this season after losing many key seniors, such as Lane Werley, who finished first for […]
The Rundown: Feb. 8
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Star recruiter Last Thursday, following National Signing Day 2016, Scout.com named UCLA linebackers and special teams coach Scott White the Pac-12 Recruiter of the Year. White was pivotal in nabbing Mique Juarez, the No. 1 linebacker in the nation and […]
Men’s cross country finishes 14th at NCAA championship
At first, he said they were “content.” But coach Forest Braden knew that wasn’t the right word to describe his runners’ feelings after the national meet. The cross country coach corrected himself, explaining that the men’s team was “accepting” of its 14th-place finish at Saturday’s NCAA championship. “They realize the magnitude of that race and […]