It wasn’t quite as good as last year. But the men’s cross country team’s performance at Friday’s Wisconsin adidas Invitational was still impressive. A year after placing seventh, UCLA finished ninth in an imposing field that included 17 of the top-30 teams in the nation. Read more...
Cross Country, Sports
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October 19, 1:28 am
Men’s cross country places ninth at Wisconsin adidas Invitational
Cross Country, Sports
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October 16, 10:32 am
Cross country aims to find midseason footing at Wisconsin invitational
There was plenty of preseason hype for the men’s cross country team. The Bruins will have a chance to justify that hype on Friday, as they compete in the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational. Read more...
Cross Country, Sports
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October 13, 7:20 am
Cross country runner shows dedication, races after Olympic dreams
Another Sunday, another smile. Nolan Dickson knows it’s coming. For now, he and Ferdinand Edman are at the back of the pack. But it won’t be long before Edman changes that. Read more...
Photo: Junior cross country and track runner Ferdinand Edman hopes to compete in the 1500-meter at next summer’s Olympic Games for his home country of Norway. Edman was set back in the spring by a stress fracture in his tibia, which forced him to miss the outdoor track season. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
Cross Country, Sports
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October 5, 10:02 am
Men’s, women’s cross country teams compete in Washington Invitational
UCLA cross country traveled up to Seattle this weekend, taking part in the Washington Invitational hosted at the Jefferson Park Golf Course. The 11th-ranked men’s team, which returned its top seven runners to start the season, finished in fourth-place overall. Read more...
Photo: Senior Lane Werley led the men’s team in the 8K event, earning a third-place finish with an overall time of 23:21:80. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
Cross Country, Sports
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September 24, 8:56 am
Men’s, women’s cross country teams flourish at Mustang Challenge
Josh Rosen is the most well-known UCLA athlete from St. John Bosco High School. But he was not the most successful this past Saturday. Cross country runner sophomore Myles Smith, another Bosco alum, paced the field at Saturday’s Mustang Challenge, turning an early lead into a 14-second victory in the 8K race. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore runner Myles Smith paced the field at Saturday’s Mustang Challenge, winning the 8K race in just over 25 minutes. The No. 13 Bruins took first place in their second competition of the fall season. (UCLA Athletics)
Cross Country, Football, Men's Water Polo, Podcasts, Sports, Women's Volleyball
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September 19, 4:02 am
Battle of the Editors: Fall sports
Daily Bruin Sports editors Claire Fahy, Matt Cummings, Korbin Placet and Tanner Walters are back for a Registration Issue Battle of the Editors. These four break down four different teams and discuss who will have the most successful fall season. Read more...
Photo: (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Cross Country, Sports
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September 8, 8:57 am
UCLA men’s, women’s cross country front-runners absent from first meet
Cross country coach Forest Braden opted not to use his top runners in the first meet of the season, Friday’s ninth annual Nevada Twilight Classic. With leaders like Lane Werley on the men’s side and Aliya Shirif on the women’s side out of action, some less experienced Bruin runners began their season under the lights at Shadow Mountain Park in Sparks, Nev. Read more...