The Bruins placed third in the men’s 4×400 at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, with the school’s fastest time at the Championships ever. This was their first time qualifying for this event since 2005 and their highest placement in the event since the schools’ championship in 1999.
This post was updated May 29 at 11:26 p.m. The Bruins will be well represented in Austin. After competing at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, the Bruins are heading to Austin, Texas, for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships beginning this Wednesday.
The Bruins have dawned on a new era, according to Willington Wright. “UCLA is in the renaissance,” the graduate student said. UCLA track and field sent two squads this week to the Bryan Clay Invitational and the Mt.
Despite competing amid finals week, the Bruins had no intention of slowing down. UCLA track and field hosted the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival and the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational at Drake Stadium on Friday and Saturday, respectively, to cap off winter quarter.