UCLA track and field leapt out to a fast start in its first meet of the 2015 season, the NAU Team Challenge. Competing against programs from Northern Arizona University, UC Irvine, Cal State Long Beach, Southern Utah University and Cal State Bakersfield, the Bruins finished with 18 wins in the invitational’s 30 events. In the […]
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Heptathlete Day-Monroe balances coaching with training
Sharon Day-Monroe may be a volunteer assistant coach for the UCLA track team, but her career as a track athlete is still very much alive. On June 28, Day-Monroe won her second consecutive U.S. women’s national heptathlon championship at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships. This was Day-Monroe’s third time winning the women’s national […]
Bruins receive All-American honors at track and field NCAAs
What Natasha Kolbo came face to face with in her first trip to the NCAA outdoor track and field championships wasn’t just competition from 23 of the nation’s top pole vaulters. She had to battle a 24th factor: the elements. “During nationals (there) was a really, really strong headwind, and then it’d switch to a […]
UCLA track and field set to take the stage at NCAA outdoors
This is it for the Bruins. There’s no holding back now as UCLA heads to Eugene, Ore., this week for the NCAA track and field outdoor championships. The Bruins are taking 11 athletes to the meet – eight are making their first trip to nationals. Redshirt sophomore shot putter Nicholas Scarvelis is ready for the […]
Striding for Strength: UCLA alum exercises at Drake each day to fight polio
A single row of handicap seats spans across the ground level of Drake Stadium. These seats tell the story of Milan Tiff, who brought them to life just over 40 years ago. Tiff is not physically disabled himself, but he was. And he could be again. After overcoming polio as a child, Tiff became a […]
Track and field hosts Jim Bush SoCal Championships
The Jim Bush SoCal Championships approaches this weekend, which will provide a small breather in the tournament season for UCLA track and field. Jim Bush, for whom the tournament is named, is a national Track and Field Hall of Fame coach who coached at UCLA from 1965 to 1984. His tenure as a UCLA coach […]
Track and field sends 11 Bruins to NCAA championships
The UCLA track and field team sent 27 athletes to the NCAA West Regional – only 11 qualified for nationals. Although many veterans were able to qualify for nationals again, there were quite a few athletes who qualified for the first time. Redshirt freshman javelin thrower Cody Danielson squeaked into nationals in the men’s javelin with […]