Some of the upperclassmen on the UCLA track and field team have seen five Pac-12 championships in their tenures as Bruins. When redshirt senior Kylie Price and senior sprinter and hurdler Andre’ Chapman, who didn’t compete in the 2014 season, first competed for the team in 2012, the women finished eighth out of 12 teams […]
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UCLA track and field ends Pac-12 competition with personal bests
For yet another year, none of the Pac-12 track and field programs could keep pace with Oregon at the conference meet. The Ducks extended their conference reign to 10 years on the men’s side and 8 years on the women’s. The Bruin men finished third overall with 94.2 points while the women’s team finished fifth with 66.5. […]
Track and field aims for qualifying scores at Pac-12 championship
The men’s distance medley relay team was on the brink of qualifying for the NCAA indoor championship at the tail end of the indoor track season two and a half months ago. They crushed the school record and went on to become All-Americans, but once again, it has come down to the wire for a […]
Coach Joanna Hayes brings Olympic experience to UCLA track and field
Joanna Hayes’ hands shot up the moment she crossed the line – she could barely contain herself. She was finally an Olympic champion. Before becoming a gold medalist and Olympic record holder, Hayes endured a roller coaster of a career as a professional hurdler. Hayes qualified for a youth national championship meet held at UCLA’s […]
Novelties abound for UCLA track and field at Pac-12s, Occidental Invitational
The Pac-12 multi-event championship this past weekend featured new faces for the UCLA track and field team. Sophomore Zack Bornstein competed in his first complete decathlon in almost three years. Bornstein scored a lifetime best of 7,289 points, finishing fifth out of 10 competitors and setting personal records in the 100- and 400-meter dash. “It […]
Track athletes to compete at Pac-12 multis championship
After a lengthy indoor and outdoor season, the moment the track and field team has been waiting for is on the doorstep. The outdoor championship season, which begins with the Pac-12 championship, is one week away for runners and field event athletes, but three multi-event competitors will travel to Seattle one week ahead of schedule. […]
UCLA track and field goes up against USC with mixed results
Last year against USC, the UCLA men’s track and field team was clinging to a four-point lead going into the meet’s last event – the 4×400-meter relay. At Drake Stadium this Sunday, the Bruins found themselves in a completely different position against their rivals – up by an insurmountable 48 points. With the meet already […]