The three UCLA multievent athletes wrapped up competition at the 2016 DeLoss Dodds Invitational in Manhattan, Kansas, on Saturday afternoon, but only one finished her respective event set. Redshirt sophomore Kendall Gustafson shaved .07 seconds off her 60-meter hurdles time from last weekend to claim third place in that event while taking second in the […]
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Three multi-event athletes travel to Kansas for UCLA track and field
The most experienced member of the UCLA track and field multi-event team competing at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational in Kansas this weekend is actually one of the newest members of the team. A transfer from Duke, redshirt sophomore Kendall Gustafson redshirted her first year in North Carolina before throwing javelin her second year for the […]
UCLA track and field waiting for indoor season to run its course
There isn’t much glory for collegiate track athletes in the indoor season. Everybody can picture the Summer Olympics Games of 2008 in Beijing – Usain Bolt breaking the world records in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash, carrying the Jamaican flag on his back as he ran around the track. But Bolt was running in front […]
UCLA track and field opens season with top performances
In the first meet of the NCAA indoor season, the UCLA track and field team had several strong performances in Flagstaff, Arizona. While numerous members of the team repeated as individual winners at this meet, such as sophomore Leon Powell in the 60-meter dash and junior Austin Hazel in the long jump, true freshman Rai […]
UCLA track and field veterans, rising stars sprint into new season
The track and field offseason can be a less-than-forgiving set of months with hundreds of hours of training and little else. For the distance team, cross country in the fall provides a welcome relief, but for the others, the thrills of competition are not present to reward their year-round efforts. But now the doors to […]
Bruin Universiade Medalists
Almost half of the 42 UCLA student-athletes who descended on Gwangju, South Korea, for the 2015 World University Games two weeks ago will be returning to Westwood with a range of gold, silver and bronze medals. Sophomore Jordin Canada captured the lone gold for UCLA’s representatives, helping the United States go undefeated in its six […]
Graphic: Bruins at the 2015 Summer World University Games
Nearly 50 UCLA student-athletes and coaches made the trip from Westwood to Gwangju, South Korea, for this summer’s World University Games. Over the next week, Bruins representing three countries across seven sports will compete for gold.