The legends really did show up this weekend at the Bruin Legends of Track and Field Invitational. On Saturday, the long jump world record holder and former UCLA athlete Mike Powell walked around the green Drake Stadium field, and other acclaimed track and fielders drew applause from a sizable crowd the day before. Read more...
Photo: Junior sprinter Darnell Roberson competed in the long jump for the first time in his collegiate career, finishing in third place. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA track and field team will host ten schools this weekend in what it will treat as a trial meet. The Bruin Legends of Track and Field Invitational is a two-day meet open to both college and high school competitors, slightly lowering the intensity of competition for the Bruins. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Kylie Price, ranks first in the nation in long jump with a mark of 21-4.75. (Daily Bruin file photo)
It had been two years since redshirt senior Kylie Price competed in a collegiate outdoor meet. At the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships, Price took third place in the long jump. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Kylie Price and the UCLA track and field team beat Arizona and Washington State at the Jim Bush Collegiate Invitational last week. (Daily Bruin file photo)
When senior Nick Hartle handed off the baton to fellow senior Austin O’Neil, the Bruins were in first place in the distance medley relay at the NCAA Indoor Championships – but that wouldn’t last long. Read more...
Photo: Senior shot putter Nicholas Scarvelis placed sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships. He was one of three UCLA throwers to finish in the top 12 nationally. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA track and field team has traveled the nation for the winter indoor season. The Bruins toured Nebraska, Kansas, Arkansas, Washington and Indiana, but no trip is more important than the one 10 athletes will make this weekend to Alabama. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Steele Wasik surprised multi-event coach Jack Hoyt when he added 184 points to his personal best in the heptathlon two weeks ago. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Confidence usually isn’t a problem for an athlete who has set personal bests four weeks in a row. But then there’s Suzie Acolatse. The freshman opened her collegiate debut running an event she had never competed in, the 60-meter race. Read more...
Photo: Freshman sprinter Suzie Acolatse has steadily improved her 60-meter race time this indoor season. Over the course of four meets, she cut more than half a a second off her time. (UCLA Athletics)
Relatively lackluster performances by a majority of UCLA athletes at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend allowed one Bruin to dominate the spotlight. Read more...
Photo: Entering the weekend looking to improve his personal best by 20 points, sophomore heptathlete Steele Wasik bettered his best by a total of 184, shattering the UCLA school record. (Daily Bruin file photo)
