UCLA track and field currently has 13 athletes sitting in national championship-qualifying spots, and there are a few more on the bubble as the team prepares for the Pac-12 championships at Stanford this weekend. Of the 13 athletes currently in qualifying positions, 10 of them are field athletes. Every event advances the top 48 athletes […]
Category Archives: Track and Field
Despite strong distance runners, track and field falls short of 2017 team
It’s been a down year for UCLA track and field. At the end of the 2017 outdoor season, the Bruins had 25 athletes ranked within the nation’s top 50 in their respective events, according to TFRRS.com. This year, 25 has dwindled to just 14 and the relay team, as the Bruins are missing a significant […]
Seven is lucky number as track athlete shines in heptathlon
Two UCLA track and field athletes took center stage at the first postseason meet of the year – seven times each. Senior Kendall Gustafson and redshirt sophomore Christina Chenault both competed at the Pac-12 multis this weekend in the heptathlon, a competition that consists of seven events. Gustafson finished second overall and booked a ticket […]
UCLA track and field sends two heptathletes to Pac-12 multis championships
As UCLA track and field’s month long postseason begins, senior Kendall Gustafson and redshirt sophomore Christina Chenault will represent the Bruins at the Pac-12 multis championship this weekend in the heptathlon. The heptathlon is an event comprising of seven track and field disciplines: the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meter dash, long jump, javelin […]
Sprinters look to improve for next year after disappointing season
Rai Benjamin ran the the 400-meter hurdles at the Drake Stadium track Sunday – just as he had done countless times during his first two years at UCLA. Only this time, he competed as a Trojan. As a sophomore last year for the Bruins, Benjamin finished second overall in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA […]
Track and field soars above personal bests, but fails to overtake USC
UCLA track and field entered Sunday’s annual dual meet looking up at USC in the national rankings for both men and women, similar to last year. While the Bruins of last year took home a win on the men’s side at Loker Stadium, there was no such upset at Drake Stadium this year. Facing the […]
Rivalry Renewed
UCLA hosted crosstown rival USC for their annual dual meet at Drake Stadium this weekend. Read the Daily Bruin’s recap of the meet, the last of the regular season contest before next week’s Pac-12 Championships.