Mike Maynard, the former director of track and field at Boise State, returns to the Pac-10 to fill the position voided by Art Venegas.

Throughout the past week, two UCLA men’s volleyball players represented the United States on the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team. Sophomores Nick Vogel and Thomas Amberg saw action at the 2009 FIVB Men’s Junior (U-19) World Championship, held at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune, India.

It is Southern California’s tennis tournament, and Southern California will be well-represented.
The finals of the 83rd LA Tennis Open will pit two local products against each other as Thousand Oaks’ Sam Querrey will face Newport Beach’s Carsten Ball on Sunday.

It was the seesaw ride that would not stop.

The longest-running annual sporting event in Los Angeles makes its return to UCLA this week and with it come some very prominent names.

Art Venegas, the men’s track and field coach for the past 10 years, will not return next season for the Bruins, as announced last week by Glenn Toth, senior associate athletic director.

The goal was to extend the season and qualify for nationals.

The women’s track and field team will head back north to its second home this season, looking for better results this time around with a trip to the NCAA Championships on the line.

With one event left and the final team standings virtually set, coach Jeanette Bolden took her 4x400m relay team aside to deliver one final message.

The top teams on the West Coast will take a weekend trip for the experience of a lifetime and compete on the biggest stage in Track Town, USA.