PALO ALTO “”mdash; For junior pole vaulter Pat Luke, the second half of Saturday’s NCAA West Regionals meet was spent receiving congratulations and hugs. The praise wasn’t for winning ““ that was taken care of by BYU’s Robinson Pratt ““ but for placing fifth. Read more...

In training, we were taught to never, ever admit we we’re wrong. In most positions of power, such as a CEO, a military general or God, this practice is simple. Read more...

PALO ALTO “”mdash; A decision rests on the shoulders of Lena Nilsson, and the championship aspirations of her teammates could hang in the balance. After capturing the 800- and 1500-meter titles Saturday at the NCAA West Regional qualifying meet, the UCLA junior must now decide whether or not to attempt the double again next week at national championships in Sacramento. Read more...

PALO ALTO “”mdash; For now, the UCLA men’s track and field team can say it holds a meet record for highest team total score. It may not hold a huge significance, considering this was the inaugural season of the meet, but it’s still a record and a win. Read more...

STILLWATER, Okla. “”mdash; UCLA’s title hopes at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship melted away under the 106-degree Oklahoma sun at Karsten Creek Golf Club. The Bruins shot 10-over par in the final round, their second lowest round of the championship, and finished alone in third place at 45-over par. Read more...

Van, Payton give verbal commitments High school junior defensive backs Rodney Van and Bryan Payton have been rumored to have UCLA as their leaders for the past couple of weeks, but all it took was the Bruins’ football Junior Day to push them to verbally commit. Read more...

Regional format in need of a tune-up A mere five hours after the first vaulter had taken flight early Friday afternoon, UCLA’s Chelsea Johnson approached the runway in preparation for her final attempt at a personal record 13-foot, 10.25-inch jump. Read more...