UCLA cross country will get an opportunity to race against some of the top-ranked teams in the nation. This weekend, the Bruins will be sending a group of runners to compete at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals meet in Madison, Wisconsin, and at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational in Sunnyvale, California on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Erika Adler was the first Bruin to finish in three of UCLA cross country’s five meets last season. She started the 2018 season with a ninth place finish in the 6K at the Stanford Invitational. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)

In the weeks leading into the academic year, UCLA cross country runners were given the chance to train like professional athletes. Every year, the team engages in a three-week training camp at Mammoth Lakes, California, for a chance to train at altitude. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Christina Rice finished 92nd at the 2017 NCAA West Regionals with a time of 21:33:00 for the 6K. She competed in the 6K at the Pac-12 championships and the Roy Griak Invitational. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)

As far as debuts to a new sport go, things don’t get much better than Gwyneth George’s cross country debut. The freshman earned a first-place finish in the women’s 5K at The Master’s University XC Invite in Santa Clarita, California, with a time of 18:13.3. Read more...

Photo: Junior Cassandra Durgy (left) and teammate freshman Gwyneth George – a first-time cross country runner – bonded this fall over sharing a high school track coach. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)

UCLA cross-country debuted the majority of its roster this weekend, with the men’s and women’s teams earning second and fourth place, respectively, at the Stanford Invitational. Read more...

Photo: Junior Garrett Reynolds finished fourth in the men’s 8K at with a time of 23 minutes, 58.7 seconds. Reynolds was one of five Bruins to finish in the top 20 at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)

As students return to the classroom this week, UCLA cross country will return to competition this weekend for the first time since the beginning of September. Read more...

Photo: UCLA cross country will split up Saturday and send participants to The Master’s University XC Invite in Santa Clarita and the Stanford Invitational. Chris Morzenti won the 4-mile run in the first meet of 2018 and will race in Stanford this weekend. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)

The Bruins kicked off the season with podium finishes. UCLA cross country competed in the Fresno State Invitational on Saturday morning hosted at Woodward Park in Fresno, California. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA men’s cross country team qualified for NCAA Championships last season and the women advanced as far as regionals in director Avery Anderson’s first year at the helm. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)