Cross Country
Sept. 20, 2024 9:43 p.m.
UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw (left) and UCLA men’s and women’s water polo coach Adam Wright (right) are pictured. Both head honchos are on the heels of a national championship in 2023. (Left to right: Lex Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff, Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin)
Westwood’s coaches are often the last to earn deserved glory – it’s easy to overlook their legacies and impact. After a summer of coaches leading teams to international glory or devoting their summer to leading training on campus, Daily Bruin Sports editors discuss the coaches who will have the biggest impact in 2024.
By Ira Gorawara, Una O'Farrell, Kai Dizon, Sabrina Messiha, Aaron Doyle, and Connor Dullinger
Sports
Aug. 12, 2024 4:18 p.m.Former Bruins make history at 2024 Olympic Games track and field events
This post was updated Aug. 18 at 10:43 p.m.
A Bruin-turned-Trojan faced off with a Longhorn-turned-Bruin at the Olympic Games.
Rai Benjamin – who spent two seasons with UCLA track and field from 2016 to 2017 – represented Team USA in his second Olympics, winning two gold medals in the men’s 400-meter hurdles and 4×400-meter relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
By Aaron Doyle
Cross Country
June 17, 2024 9:07 p.m.Olympian Joanna Hayes named director of UCLA track and field, cross country
This post was updated Jun 17 at 9:11 p.m.
UCLA track and field added Olympic glory to its coaching roster on Monday.
Former 100-meter hurdles Olympic champion Joanna Hayes was announced as the director of UCLA track and field and cross country in a press conference release Monday.
By Aaron Doyle
Sports
May 16, 2024 1:31 p.m.UCLA track and field claims 3rd place in final Pac-12 championships
More than half of the Bruins’ roster competed at the Pac-12 championships over the weekend.
Two of them stood above their competitors.
Led by junior Mia Kane’s first-place finish in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase, UCLA track and field finished in third place on the women’s side and fifth place on the men’s at its final Pac-12 championships, hosted by Colorado.
By Rahaf Abumansour
Sports
April 15, 2024 4:53 p.m.UCLA track and field divides and conquers at ‘Legends,’ Bryan Clay invitationals
A new Bruin rose to her debut as the sun dipped below the horizon at Drake Stadium.
Donning the blue and gold, graduate student Lea Riedel won first place in the women’s shot put, reaching No.
By Rahaf Abumansour
Sports
Feb. 26, 2024 4:55 p.m.UCLA track and field wraps indoor season in Seattle, heads to NCAA Championships
Just like its namesake implies, this weekend’s tournament offered the Bruins one last chance to make their mark before the indoor season culminates.
UCLA track and field journeyed to Seattle once again to compete in the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invitational.
By Rahaf Abumansour
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