As a senior in high school, Joanna Hayes turned down the chance to compete for USC's track and field team in favor of UCLA. The man who recruited her to join USC, John Henry Johnson Jr., was a UCLA alumnus himself. Read more...
Sports, Track and Field
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July 15, 12:16 am
John Henry Johnson Jr. returns to alma mater as women’s track and field coach
Sports, Track and Field
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July 1, 12:45 am
Bruins compete for spots on Team USA
The rise in temperature that comes with the summer heat wasn’t the only thing making eight members of the UCLA track and field team sweat. For these Bruins, the early days of summer break were spent at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, competing at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships for a chance to represent Team USA. Read more...
Sports, Track and Field
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June 23, 9:22 pm
John Frazier hired as new coach of men’s track and field
Returning to his alma mater, John Frazier will try to guide UCLA’s track and field program to a national championship, something he just missed out on as a Bruin athlete. Read more...
Sports, Track and Field
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June 10, 12:00 am
Discus thrower wins national championship at NCAAs, three other Bruins place
Coming into the NCAA championships, Julian Wruck held all 25 of the longest collegiate discus throws this season. With such an impressive track record, the expectations and pressure were higher than one of his record-setting throws. Read more...
Photo: Julian Wruck continued his successful season, bringing home his second career national championship in discus.
Track and Field
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June 3, 3:21 am
Track and field qualifies 10 to NCAA championships
With the Jim Bush So Cal Championships wrapped up, the Bruins will be able to focus on the upcoming NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. Read more...
Photo: Junior heptathlete Tatum Souza is one of five athletes representing UCLA women’s track team at the NCAA championships. UCLA qualified a total of 10 Bruins at the Track and Field West Preliminary Round in Texas.
Sports, Track and Field
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May 31, 2:06 am
UCLA track and field to host Jim Bush SoCal Championships
Not everyone gets to have a meet named after himself, but when it does happen, it might be because he’s had a storied career coaching 118 NCAA medalists and 30 Olympians. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior discus thrower Julian Wruck will use Saturday’s Jim Bush SoCal Championships as preparation for the upcoming NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
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May 28, 12:14 am
Six Bruins qualify for NCAA championships in track and field
For three long hours, athletes were forced to take shelter from a sudden rainstorm as the downpour halted action on day two of the NCAA Track and Field West Preliminary Round in Austin, Texas. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior discus thrower Julian Wruck fought through illness and the heat of Austin, Texas to qualify for the NCAA championships at last weekend’s track and field West Preliminary Round.