Amidst high expectations from coaches and teammates, the UCLA track and field multi-event athletes flexed their muscles, carrying the Bruins atop the leaderboard to open the Pac-12 championships. Read more...
Photo: Junior Tatum Souza placed second in the heptathlon event at the Pac-12 Track and Field Championships hosted by USC.
Track and field is often known for superstar athletes who dominate their particular events. Read more...
Photo: This weekend’s Pac-12 conference championships will let multi-talented athletes such as senior decathlete Dominic Giovannoni take a turn in the spotlight.
Teammates, roommates, and now, co-hosts: since the launch of the track and field team’s video blog series, “Trackside,” junior hammer thrower Alec Faldermeyer and junior pole vaulter Mike Woepse have added a new dimension to their friendship. Read more...
Photo: Mike Woepse, a junior pole vaulter, hosts the video blog series “Trackside” with junior thrower Alec Faldermeyer.
Saturday was the first time any member of the UCLA women’s track and field team tasted victory against USC. And for the first time since 2006, they were able to join the men’s team in a combined victory lap to celebrate both teams’ victories against their USC counterparts in the dual meet. Read more...
Photo: Tatum Souza had a strong day in the dual meet against USC, coming in first in the javelin throw.
On Saturday, the UCLA women’s track and field team will have additional incentive to emerge victorious against USC: Winning will also mean snapping the USC women’s team’s five-year win streak in the UCLA-USC dual meet. Read more...
Photo: Junior pole vaulter Courtney Reginato said that the UCLA-USC rivalry makes competing this weekend even more exciting.
There’s big, there’s huge and then there’s Wruck. Measuring 6 feet 6 inches and just a shade under 310 pounds, Julian Wruck is so much bigger than the rest of his competitors, standing out like a tank in a parking lot. Read more...
Photo: Between his analytical approach to technique and his dedication to training, redshirt junior discus thrower Julian Wruck’s record-shattering season is making waves in a sport often dominated by older athletes.
With some of the world’s best track and field athletes gathering at this year’s Mt. San Antonio College Relays, UCLA proved it belongs in the same elite group. Read more...
