UCLA track and field currently has 13 athletes sitting in national championship-qualifying spots, and there are a few more on the bubble as the team prepares for the Pac-12 championships at Stanford this weekend. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins will head to Stanford, California, this weekend for the Pac-12 championships, and many of them carry the hope of posting a mark that will qualify them for regionals. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
It’s been a down year for UCLA track and field. At the end of the 2017 outdoor season, the Bruins had 25 athletes ranked within the nation’s top 50 in their respective events, according to TFRRS.com. Read more...
Photo: UCLA track and field’s distance team has been sitting in the middle of the pack all year, but a number of the distance runners this year have made big strides in their times The athletes have recently climbed up the national rankings and have bolstered a weak Bruins program. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Two UCLA track and field athletes took center stage at the first postseason meet of the year – seven times each. Senior Kendall Gustafson and redshirt sophomore Christina Chenault both competed at the Pac-12 multis this weekend in the heptathlon, a competition that consists of seven events. Read more...
Photo: Senior heptathlete Kendall Gustafson was able to advance to the national championship meet after coming in second in the Pac-12 multis this weekend. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
As UCLA track and field’s month long postseason begins, senior Kendall Gustafson and redshirt sophomore Christina Chenault will represent the Bruins at the Pac-12 multis championship this weekend in the heptathlon. Read more...
Photo: Senior heptathlete Kendall Gustafson is one of just two Bruins who will compete at this weekend’s postseason Pac-12 multis meet. The only other athlete UCLA is sending – redshirt sophomore Christina Chenault – hasn’t competed in the heptathlon since the winter indoor track season. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
Rai Benjamin ran the the 400-meter hurdles at the Drake Stadium track Sunday – just as he had done countless times during his first two years at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Rai Benjamin transferred from UCLA to USC following the 2017 season, leaving the Bruins without a star sprinter who can contend for an NCAA individual title. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA track and field entered Sunday’s annual dual meet looking up at USC in the national rankings for both men and women, similar to last year. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins took home wins in a majority of the distance events on both the men’s and women’s side against the Trojans, but both teams would eventually fall due to a lack of production from UCLA’s sprinters. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA hosted crosstown rival USC for their annual dual meet at Drake Stadium this weekend. Read the Daily Bruin’s recap of the meet, the last of the regular season contest before next week’s Pac-12 Championships. Read more...
Photo: (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
