A wild fall quarter for sports at UCLA is wrapping up, but with winter and spring sports on the horizon, there’s still a lot to be excited for. Here are the Daily Bruin Sports editors’ picks for athletes and sports to watch for next quarter. Gymnastics – TuAnh Dam, Sports editor Call it nostalgia for this old […]
Category Archives: Track and Field
UCLA track and field Olympic streak ends, but coaches produce medalists
UCLA athletes racked up nine medals in total at the Olympic games this year, but none came came from track and field, a sport in which the Bruins have historically had a strong presence. At least one member of the program has medalled in every Summer Games since 1984 – and nearly all of the […]
Paralympian Blake Leeper forges path to Rio on Drake Stadium track
If you walk into Drake Stadium on a weekday around 11 a.m., you’ll see a group of elite-level athletes working out with legendary sprint coach and UCLA alum John Smith. Allyson Felix, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, could be there one day. Tyson Gay, a sprinter for the U.S. Olympic Team, could be there another. Fellow […]
Bruin track and field athletes unable to advance to Rio 2016
Not a single Bruin who competed in the recent nine-day United States track and field Olympic trials spectacle will wear the stars and stripes in Rio de Janeiro. Former UCLA running star Meb Keflezighi will now be the sole representative from UCLA’s program after the 41-year-old qualified in the marathon back in February. One Cal Poly […]
Eight Bruins to join UCLA Athletics 2016 Hall of Fame
Eight UCLA alumni will be inducted in the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. The new members have a combined 26 NCAA team and individual championships and six Olympic medals over their careers. The group of 2016 inductees also includes an NBA All-Star, Super Bowl champion and a Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding […]
UCLA athletes close season with honors at NCAA Outdoor Championships
University of Oregon’s Hayward Field has been home to some of the world’s largest track and field meets for decades – from the 1980 Olympic Trials to the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Even UCLA women’s sprints and hurdles coach Joanna Hayes has competed at Hayward Field, running in the 2012 Olympic Trials before retiring. While […]
Track and field seniors to end collegiate careers at NCAA championship
Five months of intensive running, jumping and throwing will culminate in one weekend for UCLA’s best track and field athletes. The Bruins have made their way to Eugene, Oregon, to compete in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and for four of them, it will be their last meet ever wearing the UCLA jersey. […]