UCLA’s track and field team is the biggest Division I sports team on campus in terms of roster size. There are 117 athletes on the team. There are seven coaches. “You usually have a sprint coach that coaches sprinters and a hurdles coach that coaches hurdles. But because our (college) group is so much bigger, […]
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Legends Track and Field Invitational sees jump in personal bests
The Legends Invitational began Friday afternoon at Drake Stadium with the stands almost completely empty. Mostly high school athletes performed, and the atmosphere hardly lived up to the meet’s name. But as the weekend progressed into the final rounds on Saturday, so did the meet’s grandeur. The stands began to abound with spectators, and several […]
UCLA to showcase nation’s top 4 x 400 team with new addition
This weekend marks the second home meet at UCLA’s Drake Stadium for the 2014-2015 track and field season. The Legends of Track and Field Invitational will feature both high school and collegiate athletes, most of whom come from California schools. Two Bruins – freshman sprinter Leon Powell and redshirt senior heptathlete Alexis Walker – will […]
Six track and field athletes win individual events at ASU invitational
As UCLA students wrapped up their spring breaks this past weekend, the Bruin track and field athletes participated in their second meet of the outdoor season at the Arizona State Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invitational. Six UCLA athletes won their individual events at the ASU campus in Tempe, Ariz. Two of these members, redshirt seniors […]
Track and field pits three top-10 finishers at NCAA indoors
This past weekend, the nation’s most elite collegiate track and field athletes competed in the NCAA indoor championship in Fayetteville, Ark. With the Oregon Ducks repeating as Division 1 indoor champions on the men’s side, and the Arkansas Razorbacks obtaining their first indoor women’s championship, the weekend was highlighted by a plethora of strong individual […]
UCLA track and field aims for personal bests at NCAA indoors
As the second week of March commences, much of the collegiate sports world is preoccupied with March Madness and the start of the men’s basketball conference tournaments. However, for five athletes on the UCLA track and field team, the focus is fixed on their final indoor meet of the season – the NCAA Indoor Championship […]
Five Bruins to compete in NCAA track and field indoor championship
Five UCLA track and field athletes have officially qualified for spots in the NCAA track and field indoor championship, which will begin on March 13 in Fayeteville, Ark. To be selected for the NCAA indoor championship, an athlete must be ranked in the top 16 nationally in his or her event. The Bruins have three […]