Crosstown Clash: UCLA hosts track and field dual meet against USC
By Amy Dixon, Ken Shin, MacKenzie Coffman, Habeba Mostafa, Liz Ketcham, Jenna Smith
April 30, 2018 11:36 a.m.
Junior Justin Stafford had a personal best in the hammer throw event, throwing 64.92 meters.
(Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)
Redshift junior Greta Wagner won the pole vault competition with a height of 3.86 meters.
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Freshman Alyssa Wilson threw a 62.60 meter hammer throw in her last attempt. This was a personal best as well as the winning throw for the event.
(Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)
UCLA junior CJ Alumbres get's ready to take the baton from Darius Smith in the men's 4x100 relay to run the second leg against USC junior Rai Benjamin.
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Senior Kendall Gustafson sets up for an attempt at the javelin throw.
(Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin)
Only UCLA redshirt junior Cole Smith, sophomore Chris Morzenti and redshirt freshman Andy Ehrenberg competed in the men's steeple chase.
(Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
USC sophomore Michael Gonzalez was the sole athlete that competed in the 110 meter hurdle event.
(Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
Junior Taylor Taite finished the women's steeple chase with a 11:00.08 putting her in first place.
(Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
Sophomore Darius Smith was the only UCLA athlete that competed in the men's 100-meter dash. Smith took fifth place in the event.
(Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
Freshman Christina Rice ran 4:27.50 during the women's 1500-meter run, giving her first place in the event.
(Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
Sophomore Marian Spannowsky threw a 68.17 meter javelin throw, only 0.24 meters short of the first place throw.
(Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
USC's Jaden Joyner lands in the sand pit for the men's long jump. Joyner got second place with a 7.07 meter jump.
(Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
The women distance runners compete in the 3000-meter run. Sophomore Kelly Bernd, #9, took 6th place with a time of 10:47.90.
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Redshirt junior Ashlie Blake throws 19.04 meters during the women's shot put event, which put her in first place.
(MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)
USC won the men's 4x100 meter relay with Benjamin running the last stretch. Benjamin used to run for UCLA track before transferring to USC in 2017.
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Junior Jasmine Stauffacher-Gray ran the first leg of the 4x400 meter relay for UCLA.
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Senior Kendall Gustafson clears the high jump bar. Gustafson jumped a 1.76 meter bar giving her first place in the event.
(Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)
Wilson also won the discus throw, getting yet another personal best in this event.
(Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
The Trojans took a victory lap around Drake at the end of the meet.
