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)
More than half of the Bruins’ roster competed at the Pac-12 championships over the weekend. Two of them stood above their competitors. Led by junior Mia Kane’s first-place finish in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase, UCLA track and field finished in third place on the women’s side and fifth place on the men’s at its final Pac-12 championships, hosted by Colorado. Read more...
Photo: Junior Mia Kane holds up her award. Kane had a first-place finish in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase. (Courtesy of Audrey Allen/UCLA Athletics)
The post was updated April 30 at 9:38 p.m. A kaleidoscope of blue and red hues filled the Colich Throws Center and Loker Stadium as the rivals competed. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student thrower Natalie Ramirez prepares to throw the disc. Ramirez earned first place in the women’s discus with 56.73 meters. (Courtesy of Audrey Allen/UCLA Athletics)
A new Bruin rose to her debut as the sun dipped below the horizon at Drake Stadium. Donning the blue and gold, graduate student Lea Riedel won first place in the women’s shot put, reaching No. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Lea Riedel prepares to launch a shot. Riedel won first place in the women’s shot put at the UCLA “Legends” Invitational. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
Just like its namesake implies, this weekend’s tournament offered the Bruins one last chance to make their mark before the indoor season culminates. UCLA track and field journeyed to Seattle once again to compete in the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invitational. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student sprinter Cameron Reynolds races on the track. Reynolds earned a second-place finish with the men’s 4×400 meter relay team. (Daily Bruin file photo)
