Tuesday, April 23



The Solitary Ones

The cross country runners moved in near silence. Behind all of the contorted faces, pumping arms and high-kicking legs were the fleeting sounds of footsteps. Read more...

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Junior David McDonald (left) and redshirt juniors Dylan Knight (center) and Spencer Knight train at the intramural field. In preparation for Saturday’s Pre-NCAA Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind., the men’s and women’s cross country teams have increased their already strenuous training regimen.


Bruin cross country keeps pace with top teams

If Friday's results are of any indication, perhaps the UCLA men's and women's cross country teams should schedule races on back-to-back weekends more often. Running on just five days' rest after competing in the Stanford Invitational last weekend, the Bruins headed to South Bend, Ind. Read more...

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Dylan Knight led the men’s cross country team to a sixth-place finish.

UCLA ATHLETICS


Cross country will try to keep pace with higher-ranked teams at Notre Dame Invitational

Underdog isn't the right word, but it's the first one that comes to mind. Maybe that's why junior David McDonald spent the weekend before today's Notre Dame Invitational watching "Rudy." Not unlike the story of one young man's journey to make it on the Notre Dame football team and find salvation on the field, the men's and women's cross country teams will enter South Bend, Ind., looking to prove that they belong there. Read more...