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UCLA Travels to Sacramento for NCAA West Preliminaries
May 21, 2019 | Track & Field
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LOS ANGELES – Tickets to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships are on the line this week when the UCLA Bruins travel to Sacramento, Calif., to compete in the NCAA West Preliminaries on May 23-25.
Fans can watch live and on-demand coverage of the championships on FloTrack with a Pro subscription, and live results will also be available.
UCLA has already garnered one ticket to Austin – Christina Chenault qualified for the heptathlon and currently ranks 19th in the country with 5,585 points, which she achieved at the Bryan Clay Multis on April 17-18.
Meet Information
Meet: NCAA West Preliminary Championships
Date: May 23-25
Venue: Hornet Stadium (hosted by Sacramento State University)
Location: Sacramento, Calif.
Meet Schedule
Meet Central
Live Results
Live Video (FloTrack – subscription required)
Schedule
UCLA will see its first action on Thursday, starting with Justin Stafford and Jacob Wilson in the men's hammer, as well as Ilaria Casarotto in the women's javelin, at noon (PT). The Bruins' field events will continue with Harrison Schrage and Isaiah Holmes in the men's long jump at 3:30 p.m., and UCLA's first track event of regionals will be the women's 400m hurdles at 4:30 p.m., highlighted by Tarika Moses.
The action on Friday will kick off at noon with the women's discus and men's javelin, followed by the men's discus (4 p.m.) and women's 400m (5:30 p.m.).
The opening round of the men's shot put will begin at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, followed by the men's high jump (4 p.m.) and women's shot put (5:15 p.m.). The 4x100m relays will launch Saturday's track events.
To view the complete schedule, click here.
Anderson, Wilson Garner Pac-12 Postseason Awards
Avery Anderson was named the 2019 Pac-12 Conference Men's Track & Field Coach of the Year, and Alyssa Wilson garnered Pac-12 Women's Field Athlete of the Year honors, the league announced on May 15. Anderson, in his second year at the helm, coached the UCLA men to a second-place finish at the 2019 Pac-12 Championships. UCLA compiled 140 points, the Bruins' most points since winning the 2004 title and highest placement since also finishing second in 2005. UCLA had a trio of individual titles at this year's meet, the most for the men's program since 2008. Those individuals included Sondre Guttormsen (pole vault), Robert Brandt (10K) and Simon Litzell (javelin). Wilson became UCLA's third recipient of the honor and first since 2006. She cemented her status as the Pac-12 Championships Women's Athlete of the Meet with a victory in the discus, as she opened with a winning throw of 56.93m (186-9) for her first title at the conference meet and the Bruins' first champion in the event since 2005. Along with her discus crown, Wilson was runner-up in the shot put (17.00m. 55-9.25) and hammer throw (67.78m; 222-4) to finish with a meet-high 26 points.
Pac-12 Championships Recap
The UCLA Bruins earned five individual titles at the 2019 Pac-12 Championships, which took place May 11-12 in Tucson, Ariz. The Bruins had to battle through multiple lightning delays and rainy conditions, but managed to pick up a second-place finish for the men and an eighth-place finish for the women. UCLA won individual championships in the women's discus (Alyssa Wilson; 67.78m), women's pole vault (Elleyse Garrett; 4.36m), men's pole vault (Sondre Guttormsen; 5.36m), men's 10K (Robert Brandt; 29:08.11) and men's javelin (Simon Litzell; 74.23m). As mentioned above, the Bruin men collected the most points since 2004 and earned its highest finish since 2005.
Bruins in the Polls
Heading into the Preliminary Rounds, both the UCLA men and women rank in the top 20 in the latest USTFCCCA rankings. The women rose three spots to No. 16 with 114.76 points, while the men have accumulated 117.91 points to rank No. 18.
#EventSquad Goals
UCLA's shot put department of Dotun Ogundeji, Otito Ogbonnia, Nate Esparza and Jacob Wilson lead the NCAA in the NCAA Division I USTFCCCA #EventSquad Rankings. They have averaged a season-best qualifying mark of 19.73m (64-9). The Bruin men are also fourth in the long jump, fifth in the discus, eighth in the pole vault and 11th in the 5000m. On the women's side, the Bruins rank 16th in the shot put, 27th in the javelin and 39th in the 400m. USTFCCCA #EventSquad rankings places a rank order to a program's "squad" of athletes in a particular event, using the cumulative season-best qualifying marks from a team's top-four ranked athletes on the national descending-order list.
Next Meet
UCLA will head to Austin, Texas, for the 2019 NCAA Championships on June 5-8.
LOS ANGELES – Tickets to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships are on the line this week when the UCLA Bruins travel to Sacramento, Calif., to compete in the NCAA West Preliminaries on May 23-25.
Fans can watch live and on-demand coverage of the championships on FloTrack with a Pro subscription, and live results will also be available.
UCLA has already garnered one ticket to Austin – Christina Chenault qualified for the heptathlon and currently ranks 19th in the country with 5,585 points, which she achieved at the Bryan Clay Multis on April 17-18.
Meet Information
Meet: NCAA West Preliminary Championships
Date: May 23-25
Venue: Hornet Stadium (hosted by Sacramento State University)
Location: Sacramento, Calif.
Meet Schedule
Meet Central
Live Results
Live Video (FloTrack – subscription required)
Schedule
UCLA will see its first action on Thursday, starting with Justin Stafford and Jacob Wilson in the men's hammer, as well as Ilaria Casarotto in the women's javelin, at noon (PT). The Bruins' field events will continue with Harrison Schrage and Isaiah Holmes in the men's long jump at 3:30 p.m., and UCLA's first track event of regionals will be the women's 400m hurdles at 4:30 p.m., highlighted by Tarika Moses.
The action on Friday will kick off at noon with the women's discus and men's javelin, followed by the men's discus (4 p.m.) and women's 400m (5:30 p.m.).
The opening round of the men's shot put will begin at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, followed by the men's high jump (4 p.m.) and women's shot put (5:15 p.m.). The 4x100m relays will launch Saturday's track events.
To view the complete schedule, click here.
Anderson, Wilson Garner Pac-12 Postseason Awards
Avery Anderson was named the 2019 Pac-12 Conference Men's Track & Field Coach of the Year, and Alyssa Wilson garnered Pac-12 Women's Field Athlete of the Year honors, the league announced on May 15. Anderson, in his second year at the helm, coached the UCLA men to a second-place finish at the 2019 Pac-12 Championships. UCLA compiled 140 points, the Bruins' most points since winning the 2004 title and highest placement since also finishing second in 2005. UCLA had a trio of individual titles at this year's meet, the most for the men's program since 2008. Those individuals included Sondre Guttormsen (pole vault), Robert Brandt (10K) and Simon Litzell (javelin). Wilson became UCLA's third recipient of the honor and first since 2006. She cemented her status as the Pac-12 Championships Women's Athlete of the Meet with a victory in the discus, as she opened with a winning throw of 56.93m (186-9) for her first title at the conference meet and the Bruins' first champion in the event since 2005. Along with her discus crown, Wilson was runner-up in the shot put (17.00m. 55-9.25) and hammer throw (67.78m; 222-4) to finish with a meet-high 26 points.
Pac-12 Championships Recap
The UCLA Bruins earned five individual titles at the 2019 Pac-12 Championships, which took place May 11-12 in Tucson, Ariz. The Bruins had to battle through multiple lightning delays and rainy conditions, but managed to pick up a second-place finish for the men and an eighth-place finish for the women. UCLA won individual championships in the women's discus (Alyssa Wilson; 67.78m), women's pole vault (Elleyse Garrett; 4.36m), men's pole vault (Sondre Guttormsen; 5.36m), men's 10K (Robert Brandt; 29:08.11) and men's javelin (Simon Litzell; 74.23m). As mentioned above, the Bruin men collected the most points since 2004 and earned its highest finish since 2005.
Bruins in the Polls
Heading into the Preliminary Rounds, both the UCLA men and women rank in the top 20 in the latest USTFCCCA rankings. The women rose three spots to No. 16 with 114.76 points, while the men have accumulated 117.91 points to rank No. 18.
#EventSquad Goals
UCLA's shot put department of Dotun Ogundeji, Otito Ogbonnia, Nate Esparza and Jacob Wilson lead the NCAA in the NCAA Division I USTFCCCA #EventSquad Rankings. They have averaged a season-best qualifying mark of 19.73m (64-9). The Bruin men are also fourth in the long jump, fifth in the discus, eighth in the pole vault and 11th in the 5000m. On the women's side, the Bruins rank 16th in the shot put, 27th in the javelin and 39th in the 400m. USTFCCCA #EventSquad rankings places a rank order to a program's "squad" of athletes in a particular event, using the cumulative season-best qualifying marks from a team's top-four ranked athletes on the national descending-order list.
Next Meet
UCLA will head to Austin, Texas, for the 2019 NCAA Championships on June 5-8.