Coach Avery Anderson talks to an athlete. Anderson retired as director from UCLA track and field and cross country on Wednesday. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
Avery Anderson was named director of both UCLA track and field and cross country in 2017, the third act of his Bruin career.
Seven years later, that arc is reaching its conclusion.
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.
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.
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.
Catching flights and podium finishes was the motto for the Bruins.
A year ago, they clinched four indoor school records and made history.
And a year later, the Bruins emulated the same energy at the same events.
Men’s golfConnor Dullinger, Daily Bruin contributor
The Bruins will be heading across the Pacific Ocean.
UCLA men’s golf is traveling to Waimea, Hawaii for a three-day tournament, in which it will compete at the 33rd annual Amer Ari Invitational at the Mauna Lani Golf Course.
The Bruins made waves of their own amid Los Angeles’ rains.
UCLA track and field traveled to College Station, Texas for the Texas A&M Charlie Thomas Invitational on Saturday.
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