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Today we remember a true legend of our sport. Former Bruin Florence Griffith-Joyner passed away on this day in 1998.
The 100m and 200m world records she set in 1988 in Seoul still stand today.
May the fastest woman in the world Rest In Peace. 💙💛
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Statement from Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Avery Anderson.
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𝐓𝐎𝐊𝐘𝐎 𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃! —
@ShaeeAnderson
has been selected to the Relay Pool for Team USA and is now officially an Olympian! 🇺🇸
#OlympiansMadeHere
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#Tokyo2020
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𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 — 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 — 𝟒𝟎𝟎𝐦 🙌
Shae finishes eighth in the 400m final with a lifetime-best time of 50.84. She was one of only two collegians to make the final and she’ll be back for the 400mH!
📸:
@Justin_Britton
#GoBruins
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#Tokyo2020
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🚨 SCHOOL RECORD ALERT! 🚨
@sondre_pv
has broken the UCLA indoor pole vault record with a mark of 5.71m (18-8.75)! This is also a meet record for the Columbia Challenge! 💯
Congrats, Sondre! 👏
#GoBruins
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𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐧! 🔥 —
@ShaeeAnderson
runs 51.32 in the first round of the 400m at U.S. Trials and she’s headed to Saturday’s semifinal! 💨💨💨
#GoBruins
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#ELITE
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We are excited to welcome to our coaching staff two-time national high school coach of the Year Sean Brosnan!
➡
#GoBruins
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🔥 SCHOOL RECORD ALERT 🔥
@ShaeeAnderson
wins the 400m with an indoor school-record time of 53.46! She ducks under Bruin great Sheena Johnson's existing record of 53.63, set back in 2003.
Congratulations, Shae!
#GoBruins
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This is what running away from a pack of Razorbacks looks like! 🔥
#GoBruins
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@ShaeeAnderson
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All eyes on
#Tokyo2020
@ShaeeAnderson
is headed to tomorrow’s 400m final at Trials! 🔥
#GoBruins
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#ELITE
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Today we celebrate Jackie Robinson on what would’ve been his 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th birthday. Robinson was a track & field standout for UCLA, winning both the conference & NCAA title in the long jump in 1940! What a legacy.
#GoBruins
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𝟐𝟐.𝟗𝟔! 🔥
@ShaeeAnderson
➡️ 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
➡️ 𝐍𝐨. 𝟕 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐂𝐋𝐀 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
➡️ 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝟐𝟑.𝟎𝟎
Shae Anderson is on an absolute tear in 2021!
#GoBruins
#Elite
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🏆
@otitoogbonnia12
is the
@usatf
U20 Championships shot put champion! 🏆
Ogbonnia mustered a throw of 21.42m (70-3.5) on his final attempt to capture first place in Florida! 💪
📰:
📸: Kirby Lee
#GoBruins
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#USATFU20
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𝟓𝟏.𝟏𝟔 — 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 🔥🔥🔥
🔹No. 2 national collegiate time ✅
🔹No. 3 all-time at UCLA ✅
🔹Olympic Trials standard ✅
@ShaeeAnderson
’s incredible 2021 outdoor campaign continued in our dual meet against USC. We are all witnesses!
#GoBruins
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#ELITE
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🔥 SCHOOL RECORD ALERT 🔥
Alyssa Wilson breaks the school record in the women's weight throw with a launch of 22.98m (75-04.75)!
She is now the national leader in the event and continues to cement her legacy as one of the greatest throwers in UCLA history.
#GoBruins
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Today we honor Jackie Robinson on the milestone 75th anniversary of his breaking the modern color barrier in Major League Baseball.
Jackie lettered in four sports at UCLA, including track & field. He was the 1940 NCAA champion in the long jump.
#GoBruins
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#JackieRobinsonDay
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We carry a profound sadness today. Rafer Johnson was a legend of our university and an inspiration to all who knew him.
Our deepest sympathies are with Rafer’s family in this time of mourning.
Today, we mourn the loss of legendary Bruin and humanitarian Rafer Johnson.
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🗣️ "UCLA taught us that nothing comes easy, and that success requires hard work, both academically and athletically."
During UCLA's student-athlete graduation celebration, Dotun Ogundeji spoke on his journey as a Bruin 💯👏🐻
#GoBruins
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#ClassOf2019
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🥇 GOLD 🥇
@otitoogbonnia12
is the shot put king after finishing first at the 2019 Pan American U20 Championships! Congrats, Otito! 🇺🇸
👏 x 8⃣
📰:
#GoBruins
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Lauren McCluskey, a member of
@Utah_trackfield
and
@pac12
family. Our thoughts are with her family,
@Utah_trackfield
and the Ute community during this difficult time.
We are absolutely devastated about the loss of one of our own. Lauren McCluskey, we will miss you more than anyone could ever imagine. Our thoughts and prayers are with her and her family through this difficult time.
#utefamily
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We are saddened to hear that we lost one of our own last night.
Rest in peace, Greg Foster 💙💛
Legendary UCLA Bruin 110m hurdler Greg Foster passed away tonight.
He was world champion in 1983, 1987 and 1991, and Olympic silver medalist in 1984, in Los Angeles. Deepest condolences to his family and friends. The track and field world mourns this hurdling legend.
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"I stand here for and with you."
Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Avery Anderson delivered an inspiring message to his student-athletes on racial injustice.
Read his full remarks here:
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Our sincerest congrats to the long jump king, Mike Powell, on being enshrined in the
@UCLAAthletics
Hall of Fame! 👑
Mike’s world record (8.95m, 29-04.50) has stood for over 30 years! 🙌
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.
@ShaeeAnderson
has been selected to the Relay Pool for Team USA! 🙌
#OlympiansMadeHere
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#Tokyo2020
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#UCLA
continues to stock up in Westwood. Welcome to the squad Bronson Osborn.
#ImABruin
#UCLASigningDay
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BRUINS GET THE WIN ON THE MEN'S SIDE! 🙌
UCLA topples eighth-ranked USC, 102-60! 💯
#GoBruins
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🔥 SCHOOL RECORD ALERT 🔥
@ShaeeAnderson
has done it AGAIN! She demolishes her own UCLA indoor 400m record with a time of 52.07, taking over the national lead in the event!
Two school records in two days for the Bruins! 💪
#GoBruins
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Dotun Ogundeji is having a 🔥🔥🔥 day at Drake!
His PR of 21.05m (69-0.75) in the shot put moves him to No. 4⃣ all-time in program history and delivers a second-place finish! 💪
#GoBruins
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🔥 MELENI RODNEY 🔥
She wins the 400m with a HUGE PR of 52.18 - the 8️⃣th fastest time in program history! 👏
#GoBruins
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Left ➡️ UCLA indoor 400m record-holder (Shae Anderson)
Right ➡️ 1980 NCAA decathlon champion (Mark Anderson)
Both ➡️ Bruins 🐻💙💛
Happy Father’s Day! 🎉
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𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 —
@ShaeeAnderson
Shae is on the verge of punching her ticket to
#Tokyo2020
. 400m final at 7:06 p.m. PT on NBC! 🙌
#GoBruins
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#ELITE
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🔥 SCHOOL RECORD ALERT 🔥
Kenroy Higgins II goes 6.59 at the
@MPSFTrack_Field
Championships to set a new UCLA record in the 60m!
It's the fifth school record set by the Bruins this season and second this weekend!
#GoBruins
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UCLA and the sport of track & field has lost a legend in former coach Jim Bush. Our thoughts are with his family.
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𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 — 𝟓𝟓.𝟐𝟏 🔥
✅ 1+ second PR in the 400m hurdles
✅ No. 2 collegiate time in the nation
✅ No. 7 time in UCLA history
@ShaeeAnderson
’s historic 2021 outdoor campaign continues! 🙌
📸:
@mrpotatojimmy
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𝐓𝐎𝐊𝐘𝐎 𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃! 🇬🇩 —
@Meli_Melzzzz
will represent Grenada in the 400m at the Olympic Games! 👏
She’s the second member of our school record 4x400m relay squad to punch their ticket to Tokyo!
#OlympiansMadeHere
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#GoBruins
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DYK ❓Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Avery Anderson won
@pac12
titles in 2️⃣ sports as a UCLA student-athlete. He will serve as honorary captain at Saturday afternoon's
@uclafootball
game.
#GoBruins
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CONGRATS to Elleyse Garrett for moving into a tie for 5️⃣th all-time in UCLA history in the pole vault with a PR of 4.31m (14-1.75)! 👏💯
#GoBruins
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This indoor season didn’t end the way we hoped, but we sure put together a 2020 campaign to remember.
➡️ 6 school records
➡️ 30 top-10 all-time program marks
➡️ 3 individual, 2 relay national qualifiers
Thank you, Bruin fans. We hope to get back on the track soon!
#GoBruins
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We mourn the passing of Jerry Herndon, a UCLA Track & Field alumnus and the 1974 NCAA long jump champion.
Jerry’s granddaughter, Kyrah Johnson, is a sprinter for UCLA Track & Field. Our thoughts are with Kyrah and the rest of Jerry’s family in this time.
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🗣 Sondre!!
Congrats to
@sondre_pv
for breaking his own UCLA indoor pole vault record with a tally of 5.73m (18-9.5)! 💪👏
#GoBruins
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On this day in
@UCLATrack_Field
history, Bruin legend Rafer Johnson won the gold medal🥇in the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics 🙌
He defeated silver medalist🥈and fellow Bruin, C.K. Yang, in one of the greatest duels in Track & Field history.
#GoBruins
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#OlympiansMadeHere
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Congrats to former UCLA distance ace Meb Keflezighi on winning the Boston Marathon. Meb is the first American to win since 1983.
#GoBruins
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After we saw some blazing speed on Sunday Night Football,
@UCLATrack_Field
legend
@AtoBoldon
is here to discuss the differences between Football speed and Track speed! 🔥
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The squad is back together!
Let’s have a great year! 🐻💙💛
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While you were at the beach today, Rai Benjamin ran the fastest 400m by a Bruin quarter-miler since 2006 😲. Clocked a 45.72.
#GoBruins
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Millen Trujillo clocks a personal best time of 3:51.79 to advance to the finals in the 1,500m.
#GoBruins
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🚨 SCHOOL RECORD ALERT! 🚨
@Robbyy_Brandt
has broken UCLA's indoor record for the 5000m with a time of 13:40.82! 💪
The previous record was 13:49.96, set by Dustin Fay in 2012!
Congrats, Robert! 👏
#GoBruins
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No rest for the best. Rai Benjamin comes back to clock the second fastest time in the country in the 400mH with a 50.40.
#GoBruins
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This group was ready to roll at Indoor Nationals 🔥💪
The countdown to the 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville has begun!
#GoBruins
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𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 — 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 — 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬
@alyssa_wils0n
secured eighth place in the women’s discus final at Trials yesterday, finishing as the top collegian in the competition!
Her Trials double continues with the hammer on Thursday! 🔨
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Alyssa Wilson makes history!
UCLA freshman phenom is the first female Bruin in history to qualify for NCAAs in three throwing events and the only athlete in the NCAA to do so this year.
#GoBruins
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Ahead of
#Tokyo2020
, our very own
@ShaeeAnderson
is holding strong for her father, who has battled illness since the Olympic Trials.
Thank you
@helenenothelen
and
@latimessports
for telling this story.
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Congratulations to UCLA legend
@DHarp100mH
on a world-class career!
What. A. Career. 👏 After more than a decade representing
#TeamUSA
, Olympic champion hurdler
@DHarp100mH
retires.
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🚨 PR Alert 🚨
Alyssa Wilson wins the shot put with a lifetime-best mark of 17.73m (58-2) - this ranks second all-time in UCLA indoor history & is currently the top mark in the NCAA! 💯
Ashlie Blake takes 3rd - 16.51m (54-2)!
#GoBruins
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🎟️ Tokyo bound! 🎟️
CONGRATS to
@sondre_pv
for clearing 5.80m (19-0.25) to top his own Norwegian national record and punch his ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics! 🇳🇴👏
📰:
#GoBruins
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#Tokyo2020
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Putting in work in wide open spaces! 💪
Beautiful wide shots from Jesus Ramirez —
@UCLAAthletics
#GoBruins
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#Elite
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.
@Therealkingroy
takes the victory in the 60m with a time of 6.72! 💪⚡️
Myles Webb finishes sixth overall at 6.86!
#GoBruins
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𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁!
The decorated sprints and hurdles coach joins our team ahead of the 2023-24 season! Read more about Coach West here ⤵️
📰:
#GoBruins
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