Freshman Ashlee Sullivan hits a side split leap. The Richardson, Texas, local tied for second place on floor at the Big Ten Championship, tying her career-high 9.950. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Roster turnover can cause a once top-seeded team to lose its footing.
And last year, the Bruins earned their highest finish in seven years, bolstered by veteran-stacked lineups.
An unfamiliar feeling emanated from Spaulding Field.
One that has rarely been synonymous with UCLA football over the last several seasons.
And a feeling that everyone in attendance seemed to share at the Bruins’ first Spring practice Thursday morning.
Homecomings often elicit a wide range of emotions.
And Gabriel Clement II said he is embracing them all.
He is heading home.
The junior sprinter will compete less than 100 miles away from his hometown of Kaplan, Louisiana, on Friday and Saturday at the Battle on the Bayou in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where his family will cheer him on.
Home is not always on the schedule for college athletes.
But for one Bruin, this weekend’s meet will offer exactly that.
UCLA track and field will divide its roster across two competitions, sending nine distance runners to compete at the Stanford Invite in Palo Alto, California while sprinters and field athletes will head to compete in the Battle on the Bayou meet in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Twenty-straight wins.
No other team in the nation has more than nine.
Just two victories shy of matching the program record of 22 straight – set in 2010 by a team that featured future major leaguers Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer – the Bruins could make history this weekend.
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