Hurdler Rai Benjamin is yet another example of a worrying trend at Drake Stadium. The rising sophomore recently announced halfway through his stunning collegiate track and field career that he will be transferring from UCLA to USC. Benjamin was the first Bruin to stand on a podium since 2014, placing second at the NCAA Division […]
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The Rundown: July 24
Men’s basketballRyan Smith, assistant Sports editor UCLA men’s basketball was one of four teams selected to compete in the Hall of Fame Classic. UCLA will be joined by Baylor, Creighton and Wisconsin. UCLA is scheduled to face off with Creighton in the opening round of the tournament. With a win, UCLA would play the winner […]
Former track and field coach Jim Bush remembered for great successes
UCLA lost one of its most influential and successful coaches last week. Jim Bush was UCLA’s head track and field coach for nearly two decades, from 1965 to 1984. On Monday, he passed away at the age of 90. According to the New York Times, his death was caused by metastatic cancer. When Bush took […]
Former Bruin Avery Anderson takes over as director of track and field
A former UCLA football player and track athlete is coming back to Westwood – this time to coach. Avery Anderson will be taking over as director of track and field and cross country. Dan Guerrero, UCLA’s director of athletics, made the announcement Thursday, nearly two months after former director Mike Maynard announced his retirement. During […]
Track and field athletes shine at summer meets, two make US junior team
UCLA’s outdoor track and field season ended with the closing of the NCAA Championship meet, but a handful of Bruins are still competing. Five athletes traveled to Sacramento for the USA Track and Field Junior Outdoor Championships for the chance at a spot on the country’s junior national team. Rising sophomore jumper Isaiah Holmes and […]
UCLA athletes compete at NCAA outdoor track and field championships
The UCLA men haven’t had a runner finish atop the podium at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 17 years. But sophomore hurdler Rai Benjamin was a hair away from breaking that drought on Friday. In what was an otherwise dismal finish to the 2017 season for the rest of the […]
Altitude training lifts distance runner above competition in final year
Dullstroom, South Africa, lies at a lofty 6,890 feet and is home to just 558 people – which leaves plenty of wide open space for some of the world’s top runners to altitude-train. Dullstroom’s altitude drew redshirt senior distance runner Austin O’Neil below the equator for the last winter break of his UCLA career. O’Neil […]