Track and field is often labeled an individual sport. “It’s always an individual sport. People think, ‘Well, (it’s) track,’” said redshirt senior javelin thrower Derek Eager. Read more...
Photo: Thrower Alec Faldermeyer is part of a UCLA men’s team that has dominated USC in the field events during recent years. The redshirt senior enters Sunday’s meet looking to finish his career 4-0 against the Trojans. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA track and field will enter its seventh and final regular-season outdoor meet this weekend. But this is when the season truly starts, said sprint and hurdles assistant coach Joanna Hayes. Read more...
Photo: Thrower Braheme Days has grown under UCLA men’s throws coach John Frazier. The sophomore set the American junior record in the shot put with a throw of 65-5.50 last year. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As UCLA track and field began preparing for the final leg of its season this week, the Triton Invitational in San Diego helped the Bruins relieve some of the pressure they will face soon, all while showcasing their talents. Read more...
Every year, hundreds of student-athletes at UCLA and at schools all around the country graduate after servicing their respective schools in their individual sports. This season, the Bruin track and field program features 14 redshirt seniors and 10 seniors, many of whom have played an essential role in the recent success of the program. Read more...
Photo: Senior pole vaulter Mark Sakioka achieved a high mark of 16.73 feet at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational, which was the top score of the meet. Sakioka said his goal for this weekend’s Triton Invitational is to reach the 17-feet mark. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
On the UCLA track and field website, there is a banner that rests atop the page. It reads: “2015 Pac-12 track and field championships, May 9-10 (multis) and May 16-17 – UCLA’s Drake Stadium.” Just as the title and location of this event have assumed an elevated spot on the team’s website, it has also occupied a place in the forefront of the Bruins’ minds throughout the year. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Nicholas Scarvelis said his goal is to improve his shot put distance to a mark that’s over 20 meters. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Throughout the individual competitions at the historic Mt. SAC Relays this weekend, a number of UCLA track and field athletes worked together to achieve success. Among a field of various seniors and professionals, freshman multievent athlete Steele Wasik said he initially felt overwhelmed by the competition. Read more...
Photo: Competing against various seniors and professionals, freshman multievent athlete Steele Wasik finished seventh in the decathlon in the Mt. SAC Relays. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
With the Pac-12 championship just over three weeks away, UCLA track and field has only three regular-season meets remaining. The first leg of that three-meet path to the postseason begins this weekend in Walnut, with a prestigious and age-old meet: the Mt. Read more...
Photo: Senior pole vaulter Elena Clarke enters this weekend’s Mt. SAC Relays on the heels of a season-best 13-1.75-foot vault at the Jackie Joyner/Raefer Johnson Invitational in Drake Stadium on Saturday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
