After the extensive indoor season, the Bruins will top it off at the long-anticipated NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Four of UCLA track and field’s top athletes – two jumpers and two throwers – will take part this weekend in College Station, Texas. Redshirt sophomore thrower Dotun Ogundeji, senior thrower Torie Owers, senior long […]
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Track and field meet against Long Beach State ends with event wins
With the indoor invitationals behind them, the UCLA track and field team opened up its outdoor season this past weekend. The Bruins, who according to director Mike Maynard are training through the early season meets in preparation for championship season later in the year, took first place in roughly half of the events that were […]
Track and field set to compete in NCAA Division I Indoor Championships
The stage is set and the UCLA track and field entries for the indoor championships have been confirmed. The Bruins will be represented solely by athletes in field events at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships. Just two throwers and two jumpers will compete next weekend in College Station, Texas, each of whom has varying […]
Track and field athletes post personal bests at MPSF championship
Against stiff competition from No. 4 Oregon and USC, the No. 24 UCLA track and field team posted a myriad of personal bests this weekend. At the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships the men’s and women’s teams were able to claim third and fourth overall, respectively. Six Bruins were able to set personal bests, and […]
Track and field readies last shot to secure national-qualifying spots
For many, the indoor track and field season will conclude this weekend. For others, they’ll be trying to make it last another two weeks. UCLA track and field will travel to the University of Washington campus this weekend to compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championships. The tournament is the last chance for […]
Rai Benjamin beats foot fracture, leads UCLA men’s sprints in 2017
Halfway through his first collegiate track and field season, one of the top sprinters in the country found himself hobbling around campus with a boot on his right foot. Calls from his coach went unanswered, rehab appointments were skipped. Now-sophomore sprinter Rai Benjamin was to be one of the most potent and impactful freshmen UCLA […]
Men’s track and field hopes to overcome championship dry spell in jumps
The UCLA men’s track and field team has only had one jumper compete at the NCAA outdoor championships since 2004. The one? Senior long jumper Austin Hazel, who placed 21st last year. But after landing some of the top recruits in the world and making vital changes in practice progression and coaching staff, the squad is […]