This post was updated April 21 at 10:26 p.m.
Track events often receive the glamour and fandom.
But it is the field events that make the sport what it is.

Many people often just try to make it to the weekend.
But for the Bruins, midweek matchups are the highlight.
No. 8 UCLA softball (39-5, Big Ten 16-2) bested Cal Baptist (34-14, WAC 10-2) 13-6 at Easton Stadium on Tuesday and trounced Long Beach State (24-17, Big West 12-6) 27-9 at the LBSU Softball Complex on Wednesday.

Competitions give athletes a sense of purpose.
And for many young athletes, that feeling is amplified when they are given the opportunity to compete alongside the best of the best.

Championship-caliber teams often never let their opponents breathe.
And the Bruins suffocated their opponent, outscoring them 45-1 throughout a three-game series sweep.
No. 8 UCLA Softball (37-5, 16-2 Big Ten) defeated Illinois (11-31, 2-12) three times in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois last weekend to extend its winning streak to eight games.

This post was updated April 10 at 3:44 p.m.
Great teams persevere through adversity.
With a midweek matchup in Fullerton, California, No. 9 UCLA softball (33-5, Big Ten 13-2) will face Cal State Fullerton (24-11, Big West 13-2).

The end is often inevitable
After riding a 22-game winning streak, No. 8 UCLA softball (28-4, Big Ten 9-1) was bested by No. 6 Nebraska (25-5, 7-0) 4-1.

No. 8 UCLA softball (28-3, 9-0 Big Ten) will face its first ranked conference opponent in No. 6 Nebraska (24-5, 6-0) in a three-game series spanning from Friday to Sunday.

This post was edited March 31 at 11:04 p.m.
One superstar helps a team win games.
Two make victories feel inevitable.
As No. 8 UCLA softball (28-3, Big Ten 9-0) rides a 22-game winning streak, much of the team’s success can be attributed to the dominant performance of the “Bruin Bombers.”
Seniors utility Megan Grant and infielder Jordan Woolery have been on an offensive tear this season, combining for 42 home runs and a .542 batting average.

Momentum is defined in physics as the product of mass and velocity.
But for UCLA softball, it looks like a 19-game win streak.
No. 7 UCLA softball (25-3, 6-0 Big Ten) will take on another Big Ten opponent in Rutgers (16-12, 3-3), at the Rutgers Softball Complex in Piscataway from March 21 to March 23.

There can be flashes of sunlight even on cloudy days.
For UCLA track and field, one performance outshone the rest – a new indoor best in the women’s 60-meter hurdles.