Confidence usually isn’t a problem for an athlete who has set personal bests four weeks in a row. But then there’s Suzie Acolatse. The freshman opened her collegiate debut running an event she had never competed in, the 60-meter race. She would, however, go on to drop her time by more than half a second […]
Category Archives: Track and Field
Bruin heptathlete Steele Wasik impresses at MPSF championships
Relatively lackluster performances by a majority of UCLA athletes at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend allowed one Bruin to dominate the spotlight. Sophomore heptathlete Steele Wasik added 184 points onto his personal best he set at the Husker Invitational in early February, winning the heptathlon and shattering the […]
Qualifying scores on the line for track and field at MPSF championship
The UCLA track and field team travels north to Seattle for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship this weekend in a meet that will be crucial for two members of the UCLA men’s team trying to make the top 16 for the NCAA Indoor Championship. Sophomore multi Steele Wasik had a personal best of 5,599 […]
Bruin throwers aim to uphold strong shot put legacy
The men’s shot put team has historically been the backbone of UCLA’s track and field prestige. The squad that typically makes up only six percent of the men’s roster has amassed more than 30 percent of the team’s indoor All-American awards since 1978. The list of accomplished alumni includes UCLA’s lone NCAA track and field […]
UCLA track and field distance medley relay team sets new school record
The UCLA men’s distance medley relay quartet was right on the bubble. The NCAA Indoor Championship meet takes the top 12 distance medley relay teams from across the country, and heading into the Alex Wilson Invitational in Notre Dame, Indiana this weekend, the Bruins held the 12th spot. But after dropping over nine seconds from […]
Track and field’s distance medley relay team to compete at Notre Dame
The UCLA track and field distance runners will be the only group traveling from Westwood to this weekend’s Alex Wilson Invitational in Notre Dame, Indiana, following an impressive performance in last week’s Husky Classic. Sophomore Joe Herrera will join the senior trio of Nick Hartle, Austin O’Neil and Ferdinand Edman to make up the Bruin […]
UCLA track and field ends Husky Classic with series of personal bests
Just last week in Nebraska, three UCLA track and field athletes set personal bests in a trio of events – the long jump, heptathlon and shot put. This weekend’s Husky Classic in Seattle brought even more personal bests, with one standout performer even posting her name in UCLA history. Redshirt freshman Greta Wagner pole-vaulted her […]