Moser offers only highlight in poor outing by men’s track

By J.P. Hoornstra
Daily Bruin Senior Staff
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What was supposed to be a week of individual opportunities,
personal fulfillment, and maybe even a few small upsets along the
way has yet to materialize after Day 1 at the NCAA Outdoor Track
and Field Championships for the UCLA men.

The lone highlight from Wednesday’s competition was Scott
Moser’s performance in the hammer throw. While his throw of
202-4 was 12th overall, it was among the top eight American scores,
the fourth time the senior has earned the All-American distinction
in his career.

Moser has one more chance to shine in Baton Rouge, La., on
Friday, when he will throw the discus. His best event, Moser is
currently ranked fourth in the country (200-3 on May 4) in the
discus.

The collegiate career of Michael Lipscomb ended abruptly in the
200-meter preliminaries yesterday. Lipscomb missed qualifying for
Saturday’s final by .07 seconds and finished 11th overall in
20.83 seconds, .03 off his personal record.

Juane Armon, ranked sixth nationally in the long jump (26-3 on
May 4), placed 18th at 24-3 3/4 and did not earn any team points.
An injury to his right knee, sustained just before the Pac-10
Championships, hindered the sophomore throughout the day.

Though Armon made great strides this season to climb up the
national ranks, his season is over.

Junior Kyle Erickson last ran the 400-meter hurdles against USC
on May 4, when he won the event in 49.62, the fourth best
collegiate time in the country this year.

He will now have to wait until next year to improve on that
time, as the hamstring injury that kept him out of the Pac-10 final
prevented him from running yesterday. Erickson pulled up almost
immediately out of the starting blocks, and could not finish the
race.

Only one UCLA competitor will run today, sophomore Charles Ryan
in the 110-meter hurdle preliminaries at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard
Time. Ryan, though ranked 10th nationally in the event, is also
nursing a hamstring injury and is not expected to run before the
time of the race.