The UCLA men’s distance team has of late been one of the most formidable collegiate track and field groups in the country. Members of the distance squad own a total of six times within the national top 20 across all but two of the distance events, and the 1500-meter group is currently ranked No. 1 […]
Category Archives: Track and Field
Men’s track and field debuts top athletes at invitational
After UCLA men’s track and field soared to 12th in the national rankings last week, this weekend was meant to be a breather. The team didn’t roll out its A 4×100 relay team, sophomore sprinter Rai Benjamin, freshman jumper Isaiah Holmes in the high jump – for which he’s ranked in the top 10 nationally […]
Track and field athletes to debut in events at coming invitational
After nearly a dozen Bruins climbed the national leaderboard at last weekend’s home opener, UCLA track and field will be giving the floor to some fresh faces. At this weekend’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational several athletes will either make a debut or participate in an event in which they have not competed before. Freshman javelin […]
The Rundown – April 5
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Men’s basketball TuAnh Dam, Sports editor The awards keep rolling in for Lonzo Ball. The point guard, who declared for the NBA draft after UCLA’s Sweet 16 loss to Kentucky, earned first-team All-American honors and was named the National Association […]
Distance, jumps teams shine at track and field home opener
The two-day home opener for UCLA track and field this past weekend started with, according to assistant coach Forest Braden, one of the best days for the program’s distance team he’s ever seen. And though the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival concluded Friday evening, Saturday’s continuation of the Legends of Track and Field Invitational at Westwood’s […]
Track and field sees positive results in Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invitational
The men’s 4×100-meter relay team put together a performance Saturday that UCLA track and field had not seen since 2012. At the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invitational, sprinters senior Leon Powell, sophomore Rai Benjamin, senior Darnell Roberson and sophomore Damion Marshall took second place finish with a time of 39.91 seconds. The Bruins finished just […]
Track and field unable to crack top 10 at NCAA indoor championships
Over 60 teams scored at least one point at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, but UCLA was not one of them. Even with the country’s fifth-ranked shot putter, sophomore Dotun Ogundeji in tow, the Bruins were unable to make an impression. Not a single one of the four athletes cracked the top 10, and […]