Women’s tennisDylan D’Souza, Daily Bruin reporter The Bruins will face their first ranked opponent this weekend. No. 13 UCLA women’s tennis (2-0, 0-0 Pac-12) will travel to Oklahoma this weekend to face No. 7 Oklahoma State (4-1, 0-0 Big 12) and No. 24 Tulsa (5-3, 0-1 AAC) on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. “I’m excited to […]
Category Archives: Track and Field
Track and field seniors aim to make lasting imprint in their final year
The seniors want to leave Westwood having accomplished something they can look back proudly upon. UCLA track and field’s roster consists of 23 seniors who will don a Bruin uniform for one more season. For some athletes – such as redshirt senior sprinter Leon Powell – the proximity to meets brings them closer to home […]
Individuals shine amid top-10 team finishes for men’s and women’s track and field
Sondre Guttormsen entered this season with high expectations. The freshman pole vaulter was a high school state champion in the event and set a Norwegian record of 5.75 meters at the 2018 European Athletics Championships. Guttormsen needed just one meet to join the ranks of UCLA’s greatest pole vaulters as his 5.71-meter vault Saturday put […]
Old, new athletes in track and field to follow up on successful season debut
The Bruins are traveling to New York City after opening their season with 15 top-three finishes. UCLA track and field will compete in the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge on Friday and Saturday against a variety of teams from around the nation, including BYU, Duke, Florida State, Oklahoma, Syracuse and Ohio State. Assistant coach Curtis Allen, […]
Track and field opens season with strong showing in Albuquerque
The UCLA track and field team officially opened its season with 15 top-three finishes. The full Bruin squad traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to compete at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Invitational on Friday and Saturday after the team’s throwers opened their season a week ago at the NAU Friday Night Duals in […]
Weekend in preview: Jan. 18
This post was updated Jan. 22 at 6:26 p.m. Women’s water polo Jack Perez, Daily Bruin staff The Bruins kick off their season with familiar opponents at a familiar location. UCLA women’s water polo will open its regular season with five games at the UC Santa Barbara Invitational. Last season, the Bruins went 4-0 at […]
With family history of UCLA athletics, thrower Jacob Wilson prepares for debut
Despite a deep-seated family connection, redshirt freshman thrower Jacob Wilson forged his own path to UCLA. “Both my parents went to UCLA and were athletes; they definitely wanted me to come here but never forced me,” Wilson said. “I was pretty set on (California) actually but then I went on my official visit here; in […]