One day of preparation is rarely enough to ready for the first meet of the season. But the Bruins are rolling with the cards they were dealt. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA track and field run in a pack at Drake Stadium. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Westwood’s coaches are often the last to earn deserved glory – it’s easy to overlook their legacies and impact. After a summer of coaches leading teams to international glory or devoting their summer to leading training on campus, Daily Bruin Sports editors discuss the coaches who will have the biggest impact in 2024. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw (left) and UCLA men’s and women’s water polo coach Adam Wright (right) are pictured. Both head honchos are on the heels of a national championship in 2023. (Left to right: Lex Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff, Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin)
Karson Gordon’s team – well, one of them – relished in sunny weather in Honolulu this weekend. But the freshman had other concerns over in Peru. Read more...
Photo: Rising sophomore Gabriel Clement III takes off in the third leg of Team USA’s effort in the 4×400-meter relay heats at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru. (Courtesy of World Athletics)
This post was updated Oct. 16 at 1:42 p.m. A new era for UCLA Athletics is here. After 96 years in the “Conference of Champions,” UCLA is now a member of the Big Ten. Read more...
Photo: (Matthew Park/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Aug. 18 at 10:43 p.m. A Bruin-turned-Trojan faced off with a Longhorn-turned-Bruin at the Olympic Games. Rai Benjamin – who spent two seasons with UCLA track and field from 2016 to 2017 – represented Team USA in his second Olympics, winning two gold medals in the men’s 400-meter hurdles and 4×400-meter relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Read more...
Photo: Rai Benjamin jumps over a hurdle. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jun 17 at 9:11 p.m. UCLA track and field added Olympic glory to its coaching roster on Monday. Former 100-meter hurdles Olympic champion Joanna Hayes was announced as the director of UCLA track and field and cross country in a press conference release Monday. Read more...
Photo: Joanna Hayes observing the track during her time as an assistant coach at UCLA. Hayes was announced as the director of UCLA Track & Field and Cross Country on Monday in a press release. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Avery Anderson was named director of both UCLA track and field and cross country in 2017, the third act of his Bruin career. Seven years later, that arc is reaching its conclusion. Read more...
Photo: Coach Avery Anderson talks to an athlete. Anderson retired as director from UCLA track and field and cross country on Wednesday. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
