Saturday, April 20

UCLA freshman distance runner guides legally blind competitor in California marathon

Freshman distance runner Amjed Aboukhadijeh moved at a steady pace when he checked his watch and saw that he was almost halfway through the 26.2-mile course. Read more...

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Freshman track and field runner Amjed Aboukhadijeh served as a volunteer guide for legally blind marathon runner Richard Hunter in December. Although they didn’t win the race, the duo crossed the finish line with a time of three hours and 20 minutes.





Sisters in Stride

From one perspective, the fastest way to understand Shannon and Amber Murakami would be to thumb through old Saugus High School yearbooks. Read more...

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The sisters from Saugus, freshman Amber Murakami, left, and senior Shannon Murakami are two of the top runners on UCLA’s women’s cross country team.





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