During the time of UCLA cross country coach Bob Larsen, the Bruins traveled to Mammoth Lake every year for early season training. That tradition has continued even 40 years after Larsen first took over the reins of the program back in 1979. Read more...

Photo: Junior DJ Lawson (right) and freshman Marcus Mota (left) are training in Mammoth Lakes, California, as part of an annual UCLA cross country tradition. The Bruins will get their season started with a dual meet against UC Riverside Aug. 31. (Courtesy of Don Liebig/UCLA Athletics)

Erika Adler was the lone Bruin left standing at this weekend’s NCAA cross country championships. Competing in sub-30-degree weather in Madison, Wisconsin, the sophomore rubbed shoulders with the nation’s best en route to a time of 21 minutes, 22.5 seconds in the 6K – good for a 136th-place finish in a field of 253 runners. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Erika Adler was the only Bruin to race in the NCAA championships Saturday in Madison, Wisconsin. She placed 136th, finishing the 6K in 21 minutes, 22.5 seconds. (Photo courtesy of UCLA Athletics)

With only one race left in the season, one Bruin remains. “It’ll be different, but I know that I’ll still have their support,” said sophomore Erika Adler. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Erika Adler – who finished in 14th at regionals – will be the only runner representing UCLA cross country at the NCAA championships in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)

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...

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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)

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)