Saturday, May 10

Freshman Claire Markey crosses over from team sports to the track

Most Division I athletes around the country have been competing in their respective sports for years. On the UCLA women’s cross-country team, for example, every single competitor has had extensive track experience, and many have a comparable amount in cross-country. Read more...

Photo: Claire Markey had never competed in a cross-country race until lining up at the Griak Invitational this year. The freshman took second out of UCLA runners, milliseconds behind sophomore Julia Rizk. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)


The Rundown: Oct. 18

Shibahara snags championship title Two tournaments into Ena Shibahara’s collegiate career, and she’s reached two finals. This time, the freshman put away her opponent in three sets. Read more...

Photo: Ferdinand Edman led the UCLA men’s cross country team to a sixth place finish in Wisconsin. The senior placed 10th overall. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s cross country shines in Nevada

Much like the poker tables shuffle cards at the casinos in nearby Reno, the cross country teams started their 2016 season on Friday under the lights in Sparks, Nevada, with new hands. Read more...

Photo: Junior Daniel de la Torre outright won the first meet of the season for a men’s cross country team that lost some of its key members. (Daily Bruin file photo)


The Rundown: Feb. 8

Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Star recruiter Last Thursday, following National Signing Day 2016, Scout.com named UCLA linebackers and special teams coach Scott White the Pac-12 Recruiter of the Year. Read more...

Photo: Linebackers/special teams coach Scott White was named to the position in February 2015. He was named the Pac-12 Recruiter of the Year by Scout.com after National Signing Day 2016. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Men’s cross country finishes 14th at NCAA championship

At first, he said they were “content.” But coach Forest Braden knew that wasn’t the right word to describe his runners’ feelings after the national meet. Read more...

Photo: Senior runner Lane Werley earned his second All-American selection with a 21st-place finish at the NCAA championship meet on Saturday. (Courtesy of Ricky Bassman)


Seasoned men’s team seeks top-ten finish at NCAA cross country finals

If you were scripting a short film about the cross country season, the regular season would flash by in a zippy montage, a string of inconsequential races interspersed with close-up shots of one date on a calendar circled in thick, red ink. Read more...

Photo: Senior runner Lane Werley will look to lead the Bruin cross country contingent Saturday at the NCAA Championships. (UCLA Athletics)


Senior Lane Werley shapes the future of UCLA running

Sitting in a lab deep in the heart of South Campus, senior runner Lane Werley’s tall frame and blue UCLA Athletics backpack look entirely out of place. Read more...

Photo: Senior Lane Werley takes his role as a leader on the UCLA cross country team very seriously – as a runner and as a student. Werley is UCLA Athletics’ sole chemical and materials science student, challenging himself on the course and in the classroom. Looking back on his career, Werley is glad to have been an example of athletic and academic achievement. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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