Saturday, May 10

Major strides by two runners land Bruins just shy of chance at championship

In what could have been the last race of the season, two runners stepped up, but it might not have been enough. UCLA cross country ran at the NCAA West Regionals on Friday, and redshirt junior Millen Trujillo and redshirt sophomore Lilly Schmidt both helped score for the men’s and women’s team, respectively, for the first time this season. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Regionals present opportunity to recover from loss of footing for cross country

The Bruins are preparing for what could be their final race of the season. UCLA cross country is heading to Sacramento to race at the NCAA West regionals Friday. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA men’s and women’s cross country teams will face a number of ranked opponents at the NCAA West regionals this weekend. The two Bruin teams posted fifth and sixth-place finishes at the Pac-12 Championships, respectively. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Pac-12 championships prove challenging as cross country earns mediocre finishes

UCLA cross country completed their first championship race of the season Friday. Racing at the Pac-12 championships in Stanford, the No. 12-ranked men’s team finished sixth behind the other ranked Pac-12 schools including No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior Colin Burke was UCLA men’s cross country’s top finisher at the Pac-12 championships Friday. He came in 11th place and paced the Bruins with a 23:15.7. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)



Cross country hopes to leave opponents in the dust at Pac-12 championships

UCLA cross country will begin championship season this weekend. Assistant coach Devin Elizondo said the Bruins have been increasing the intensity of their training over the last two weeks in preparation for the Pac-12 championships in Stanford, California, on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior Colin Burke finished in 30th place at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals on Oct. 13. Burke was the second member of UCLA cross country to finish the White 8K, with a time of 24:19.1. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Cross country utilizes cold weather, traveling opportunity as race preparation

Nationally ranked competition was not the only obstacle UCLA cross country had to compete against last weekend. The Bruins overcame cold conditions and cross-country travel as the men’s and women’s teams earned fourth- and eleventh-place finishes, respectively, at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals meet. Read more...

Photo: Last season, sophomore Christina Rice made her debut at the George Kyte Classic and finished 24th overall with a time of 17:00.4. At the end of the 2017-2018 season, Rice finished 54th overall at the Pac-12 Championships. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Cross country finishes above higher-ranked teams in weekend meet

The Bruins just missed out on the podium to finish out their regular season. No. 25 UCLA men’s cross-country finished fourth overall at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals meet in the White 8K. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior Colin Burke was the second member of UCLA cross country to cross the finish line of the 8K Saturday morning in Wisconsin. He finished in 30th place overall with a time of 24:19.1. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)



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