Friday, April 19

UCLA track and field athletes face ‘Last Chance’ to qualify for nationals

With the national championships looming, the Bruins are heading into their final event of the regular season. UCLA track and field is set to compete in the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invite this Friday and Saturday in Seattle – the final opportunity for many athletes to qualify for the indoor track and field national championship. Read more...

Photo: Junior sprinter Rohan McMahon-Staggs broke his own all-time school record for the one mile race last weekend, a performance that earned him UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week honors. (Courtesy of Corey Mueller/UCLA Athletics)



UCLA women’s track and field solo entries set personal bests

Traveling across multiple states for a track meet poses challenges in itself, but two Bruin athletes dealt with a different dimension of competition last weekend. UCLA track and field sent sophomore Sydney Johnson and redshirt sophomore Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck to the Washington State Open and New Mexico Collegiate Classic, respectively, as solo entries – a significant shift from their recent two meets that featured several of their Bruin counterparts. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck hurdles ahead of the competition. The Cal State Northridge transfer has placed first in her first four individual races representing the blue and gold. (Courtesy of Benjamin Kirk)


UCLA track and field snags several top finishes at Dr. Sander Invitational

The Bruins continued to showcase their offseason work. UCLA track and field competed at the Dr. Sander Invitational hosted by Columbia over the weekend, notching multiple top finishes in its second meet of the season. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student thrower Mayyi Mahama readies to throw the weight. Mahama placed first in the women’s weight throw for the second time in her career at the Dr. Sander Invitational in New York City last weekend. (Courtesy of Corey Mueller/UCLA Athletics)


UCLA track and field wins close contests against rival USC at MLK Invitational

The Bruins’ crosstown rivalry moved to New Mexico for the weekend. UCLA track and field won five events while competing in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Read more...

Photo: Junior pole vaulter Katerina Adamiec releases the pole midair. Adamiec achieved a personal best by surpassing four meters at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational last weekend. (Anya Yakimenko/Daily Bruin staff)


2022-2023 UCLA sports season previews

Baseball Jay Fenn, Daily Bruin staff Best case: College World Series appearance Although UCLA baseball lost its top three pitchers – right-handers Thatcher Hurd, Jared Karros and Max Rajcic – to LSU, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Read more...

Photo: (Biona Hui/Daily Bruin)


UCLA athletes reflect on Pac-12 Impact social justice experience in Alabama

This post was updated July 24 at 10:50 p.m. On March 7, 1965, over 600 civil rights activists set out to make the 54-mile journey from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery to advocate for the basic right to vote. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball rising senior guard Charisma Osborne and UCLA track and field rising senior sprinter Sam Herenton pose for a photo. Osborne and Herenton participated in Pac-12’s Impact trip July 15 through July 17. (Courtesy of Pac-12)



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