Briefs

Cross-country: men go to Cal Poly, women to
Indiana

In the wake of a mysterious illness which has beriddled both
squads, the Bruin men’s and women’s cross-country teams
will run across different parts of the country tomorrow.

The men send nine runners to the Cal Poly-SLO Invitational, led
by sophomores Ben Aragon and Jon Rankin. Aragon finished second on
an 8000-meter course at last weekend’s meet in San Diego,
while Rankin is recovering from minor tendinitis in his right
calf.

The top women’s runners will compete in Indiana for the
NCAA Preview Meet, which will mark the season debut of sophomore
Lena Nilsson. Nilsson sat out the first four meets of the season to
recover from her busy summer schedule. The women’s
“B” team will compete in San Luis Obispo with the
men.

Swim team opens season at Sunset Canyon Rec
Center

Beginning at noon tomorrow, Bruin swimming and diving fans can
get their first look at the 2002-03 team at Sunset Canyon
Recreation Center.

The team hosts UC Santa Barbara and Oregon State in a
double-dual meet, its first intersquad contest of the year. UCLA
returns three of its finalists from the U.S. National Swimming
Championships: juniors Sara Platzer, Cathy Coler, and Leslie
Hovsepian.

Women’s golf team tees off today at
Stanford

The UCLA women’s golf team begins play today at the
Stanford Pepsi Invitational in its third match of the year. The
three-day event will conclude Sunday.

A total of 18 teams will participate in the tournament,
including all of the Pac-10 squads. Last year, UCLA finished fifth
in the tournament, led by a final-round 69 and 11th place finish by
now-departed senior Alicia Um.

In their last tournament, the women finished sixth as a team in
the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational Oct. 8 in Tacoma, Wash. Sophomore
Charlotte Mayorkas was the highest individual finisher, finishing
in 12th place (+5).

Compiled by J.P. Hoornstra, Daily Bruin Senior Staff.