2013 SCHEDULE/QUICK FACTS 2013 CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE Date
Meet
Location
Saturday, Sept. 21
The Mustang Challenge
Santa Clarita, Calif.
Friday, Oct. 4
NCAA Inter-Regional Jamboree
Sacramento, Calif.
Friday, Oct. 11 Saturday, Oct. 19 Friday, Oct. 25 Saturday, Nov. 2 Friday, Nov. 15 Saturday, Nov. 23
Dual at the Rose Bowl Wisconsin adidas Invitational Titan Invitational Pac-12 Championships NCAA West Regional NCAA Championships
Pasadena, Calif. Madison, Wisc. Fullerton, Calif. Louisville, Colo. Sacramento, Calif. Terre Haute, Ind.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2013 Schedule ............................................................... 1 Coaching Staff ............................................................... 2 Team Rosters ................................................................. 4 Meet The Bruins ........................................................... 5 2012 Results.................................................................13 NCAA Championship History .................................15 UCLA All-Americans .......................................... 16-17 Conference History ....................................................18 West Region History ..................................................19 Administration ...........................................................20
QUICK FACTS Location .............................................. Los Angeles, CA Athletics Phone ....................................... 310-825-8669 Director of Athletics.............................. Dan Guerrero Associate AD ............................................... Glenn Toth Faculty Athletic Rep ..............................Don Morrison Enrollment............................................................37,500 Founded ...................................................................1919 Colors ......................................................... Blue & Gold Nickname ............................................................ Bruins Conference .....................................................Pacific-12 Conference Phone .................................. 925-932-4411 National Affiliation...........................NCAA Division I Director of Track & Field/Cross Country ................... ................................................................. Mike Maynard ...........................................................(Azusa Pacific ‘86) Assistant Coach .........Forest Braden (Boise State ‘07) Volunteer Coach ........................................Erik Stevens Sports Information Contact .....................Skip Powers SID Phone................................................ 310-206-4008 SID Email..........................spowers@athletics.ucla.edu The UCLA Athletic Department wishes to express its gratitude to Victoria Cook-Chapus for making the first endowed women’s track & field scholarship a reality. For information on how you can endow a scholarship, call the UCLA Athletic Fund Office at 310/206-6533.
Credits The 2013 UCLA Cross Country media guide was written, edited and designed by Liza David, with assistance from Elena Clarke. Photos are courtesy of ASUCLA Photography and Don Liebig, Kirby Lee, Alex Ryan and Geoff Thurner.
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CROSS COUNTRY COACHES
MIKE MAYNARD Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Fifth Year Azusa Pacifc, 1986
Mike Maynard enters his fifth season at UCLA and his second as the Director of Track and Field/Cross Country. In addition to being Director, Maynard also oversees the men’s and women’s throws program and coordinates all aspects of training for the Bruin decathletes. Maynard was the Bruin men’s track and field head coach from 2010-12, as well as the throws coach for both squads. Prior to coming to UCLA, Maynard was head coach/throws coach at Boise State for nine years. In 2012, the UCLA cross country teams experienced their best season in recent years, with the men finishing in 13th place at the NCAA Championships, their highest finish since 1985, and claiming an All-American in Lane Werley. The UCLA men also enjoyed a third-place finish at the NCAA Regional meet and had four runners earn All-West Region honors. Werley also earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors after placing fifth at the Pac-12 Championships. On the women’s side, the Bruins placed sixth at the Pac-12 Championships and seventh at the NCAA West Region Championships. They also ranked as high as 24th during the year in the coaches’ poll. The 2011 cross country squads competed well in the inaugural season for the new Pac-12 Conference. In spite of new conference competitiors, Colorado and Utah, the Bruin men upheld their fourth place position in the conference with a fourth place finish at the 2011 Pac-12 Championships. The team claimed back-to-back team victories at the Nevada Chase and Aztec Invitational, culminating their season with a sixth place finish at the NCAA West Region Championships. Senior Kent Morikawa earned first team all Pac-12 Conference honors after placing eighth over and he, and fellow Bruin Nohe Lema were named to the USTFCCCA All-West Region team after their performances at the regional meet in Palo Alto, CA. In track, the men finished 17th behind All-American perfrmances by Mike Woepse (2nd in pole vault), Alec Faldermeyer (3rd in hammer) and Marcus Nilsson (6th in decathlon). This was a huge improvemernt on the 34th place finish in 2010, and equaled the second-best team finish in the last ten years. In his first year with the Bruins, the 2010 men’s cross country team sent one athlete to the NCAA Championships, Marco Anzures, and finished fifth at Pac-10s and seventh in the West Region. In outdoor track, the men finished tied for 52nd at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with five athletes earning All-America honors and were fifth at the Pac-10 meet. In indoor track, the men won the MPSF Championship crown and tied for 47th at Nationals. In his nine years as the head coach at Boise State, Maynard led a program which produced several historic events - back-to-back (2004 and 2005) national championships by Gabe Wallin in the men’s javelin, over 50 new school record performances and 30 All-American accolades. The Broncos enjoyed unprecedented success behind Maynard’s direction.
coach for the Wildcat program for 13 years prior to joining the Broncos. While coaching at Arizona, Maynard guided 32 individual NCAA Division I All-Americans, including three NCAA National Champions. Maynard’s coaching resume also includes a two-year stint as the assistant strength and conditioning coach at Arizona, where he worked with the Wildcat football program as well as being responsible for the Arizona track and field, swimming and tennis teams. He began his collegiate coaching career at Mesa Community College (Ariz.) where he was the assistant track and field coach from 1982-84, and in 1987. Maynard was also instrumental in bringing a world-class facility to Bronco Track & Field. During his first two years leading the Broncos, Maynard and Boise State were successful in purchasing a world championship caliber track and helped construct the building to put it in. The Mondo track was used by USA Track and Field and the Georgia Dome for the national indoor championships. The building is the Idaho Sports Center located in the Idaho Center complex in Nampa, Idaho. The track was purchased with a $250,000 cash gift from John Jackson, President of Jacksons Food Stores in Meridian, Idaho. Boise State has hosted several major meets, including six WAC Indoor Championships. The facility hosted its first national meet in 2005 with the USA Indoor Master’s Championships. His efforts culminated last season, when the Boise State facility was host to the NCAA Championships. Outside the collegiate world, Maynard has coached a World Champion, five different Olympians, a Pan American gold medalist, five USA Track and Field Champions and three American Junior Champions. One of Maynard’s former athletes Tony Washington (1990-96), won the World Championship in the discus in 1999. Washington also won the gold medal in the discus at the 1991 Pan American Games along with five USA National Championships. Maynard is currently an Executive Committee member of the United State Track Coaches Association and the NCAA Division I Track and Field Executive Committee. Maynard was also the head coach for the USA Track and Field team in its dual meet against Germany in 1996. He has served USA Track and Field as the Regional Decathlon Chairman, the United States Olympic Committee as an Elite Throws Clinician, and has been the lead throws clinician for the USA/Visa Decathlon team. Maynard and his family reside in Valencia. His wife Dee, an RN, works at Ronald Reagan Medical Center at UCLA. His daughter Allyson resides in Boise, and his son Michael attends College of the Canyons.
Maynard has also guided Bronco student-athletes to over 70 individual WAC Championships and over 90 marks on Boise State’s all-time top three performance lists. Maynard came to Boise State following an outstanding assistant coaching career at the University of Arizona. He was the associate head track and field
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CROSS COUNTRY COACHES
FOREST BRADEN
ERIK STEVENS
Distance Coach Fifth Year Boise State, 2007
Volunteer Coach First Year Arizona, 2006
Forest Braden enters his fifth year with the Bruins and continues to serve as the primary cross country coach. The Bruin cross country teams have seen much improvement under the guidance of Braden. In 2012, the Bruin men experienced their highest finish at the NCAA Championships since 1985, placing 13th overall. Lane Werley became the Bruins’ first Cross Country All-American in five years after a 25th-place finish at the NCAAs. The UCLA men also enjoyed a third-place finish at the NCAA Regional meet and had four runners earn All-West Region honors (Werley - 5th place, Nohe Lema - 21st, Dustin Fay - 22nd, David McDonald - 23rd). Werley also earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors after placing fifth at the Pac-12 Championships. On the women’s side in 2012, the Bruins placed sixth at the Pac-12 Championships and seventh at the NCAA West Region Championships. They also ranked as high as 24th during the year in the coaches’ poll.
Entering his first season as a UCLA volunteer assistant coach is Erik Stevens, who brings 10 years of coaching experience to the Bruin program. Stevens will assist with the UCLA cross country, distance and middle distance programs. Stevens worked with the University of Arizona cross country and track & field programs for four seasons (2002-06). After earning his degree in 2006, Stevens began working with Arapahoe HS in Centennial, Colo. as an assistant cross country and track and field coach for both the girls’ and boys’ programs. After two seasons as an assistant coach, he took over as the head coach for the girls’ cross country team and had an immediate impact, leading the program to three consecutive Centennial League Championships and five consecutive Regional Championships. In 2012, Stevens helped bring a new school record in the girl’s 5k to Emily Wolff (18:05).
During the 2011 season, Kent Morikawa led the men’s squad for most of the year, earning All-Pac-12 honors with his eighth-place finish at the conference meet. The men’s team finished fourth at Pac-12s and tied for sixth at the West Region, while the women were 10th in the conference and 18th at regionals. During the regular season, the Bruin men claimed back-to-back team victories at the Nevada Chase and Aztec Invitational.
Stevens also had success coaching the girls’ and boys’ track and field distance programs at Arapahoe. Following a successful fall season, Stevens coached Connor Winter to three individual state titles in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m. Winter, now at the University of Colorado, was the first male athlete to accomplish the triple in over 60 years. The following year, Winter tripled once again while running personal best times of 1:52.56 (800m), 4:11.5 (1600m) and 9:09.04 (3200m). At the Midwest Distance Gala, Winter posted a second-place finish in the Mile in a Colorado all-time best time of 4:07.02.
In 2010, both the men and women showed improvement from the 2009 season. The men moved up from fifth to fourth at the conference meet, while the women moved up to sixth at Pac-10s. At the Regional meet, the men finished eighth, and the women improved to 10th.
In 2012, Stevens helped guide Devan Foster to individual state championships and school records in the 800m (2:10.50) and 1600m (4:59.68). This past spring season, Stevens coached the girls’ 4x800m relay team to a state title (9:10.51) and another school record set by Wolff in the 3200m (11:01.17).
In Braden’s first year with the Bruins in 2009, UCLA sent Marco Anzures and Shannon Murakami to compete at the NCAA Championships. The men also finished fifth at the Pac-10 meet and seventh at the Western Regional. The women were seventh in the Pac-10 and 11th at the regional. Before joining the Bruins, Braden served as a volunteer coach at at Gonzaga, where he worked closely with standout distance coach Pat Tyson in recruiting and facilitating training sessions. Prior to his coaching stint at Gonzaga, Braden was a three-time All-American runner for coach Mike Maynard at Boise State from 2002-2007, earning accolades in indoor and outdoor track as well as cross country. He also won seven Western Athletic Conference titles as a Bronco. Braden also ran for Team Indiana Elite for one year and placed in the top-10 in five USATF Championship meets. In 2011, he started competing again on the track, primarily in the 5000m.
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2013 ROSTERS Men’s Roster NAME Shayne Collins Nathaniel Cushing-Murray Max Davis Sean Davis Daniel De La Torre Jonah Diaz Nolan Dickson Patrick Douglas Ferdinand Edman Dustin Fay Nick Hartle Daniel Herrera Richard Ho Nohe Lema Philip MacQuitty Michael McCabe Blake Myers Austin O’Neil Myles Smith Sergey Sushchikh Zack Torres Lane Werley Jacob Wood Chase Zukerman
Ht. 5-8 5-8 5-9 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-5 6-3 6-2 5-10 5-11 6-4 5-7 5-11 5-5 6-5 5-10 6-0
Yr. RSo. RSo. Fr. So. Fr. RFr. RFr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. RJr. Fr. Sr. Jr. RFr. RFr. RFr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. RJr.
HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) Mansfield, Mass. (Mansfield) Santa Monica, Calif. (Foothill) Santa Barbara, Calif. (Dos Pueblos) San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian) Alhambra, Calif. (La Salle) Palos Verdes, Calif. (Palos Verdes) Aurora, Ill. (Marmion) Tustin, Calif. (Foothill) Drammen, Norway (Drammen VGS) Lake Arrowhead, Calif. (Rim of the World) Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial) Pico Rivera, Calif. (El Rancho) San Jose, Calif. (Leland ) San Jose, Calif. (Willow Glen) Palo Alto, Calif. (Palo Alto) San Jose, Calif. (Willow Glen) Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona Del Mar) Stevenson Ranch, Calif. (Hart) Lakewood, Calif. (St. John Bosco) Santa Barbara, Calif. (Dos Pueblos) La Crescenta, Calif. (Crescenta Valley) Riverside, Calif. (Martin Luther King) San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel) Palos Verdes, Calif. (Palos Verdes)
Ht. 5-8 5-4 5-9 5-6 5-4 5-4 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-6 5-7 5-6 5-8 5-3 5-3 5-8 5-2 5-10 5-6 5-6 5-6 5-4 5-6 5-4 5-3
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HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) Thousand Oaks, Calif. (La Reina) Santa Rosa, Calif. (Santa Rosa) Sugar Land, Texas (Clements) Rhinebeck, N.Y. (Univ. of Connecticut) Irvine, Calif. (Woodbridge) Mission Viejo, Calif. (Capistrano Valley) Salaga, Ghana (Santa Rosa) Santa Clarita, Calif. (Saugus) Costa Mesa, Calif. (Orange Lutheran) Clovis, Calif. (Clovis) Templeton, Calif. (Mission College Preparatory) Redondo Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union) Saugus, Calif. (Saugus) Santa Clarita, Calif. (West Ranch) Long Beach, Calif. (Millikan) Newport Beach, Calif. (SMU) (Corona del Mar) San Jose, Calif. (Willow Glen HS) Santa Cruz, Calif. (Santa Cruz) Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (Tesoro) Marin County, Calif. (Redwood) San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel) Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Ridge ) South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (South Tahoe) Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor) Tustin, Calif. (Chaparral/Foothill)
Pronunciation Guide Nohe Lema ................NO-uh LEE-muh Philip MacQuitty ............Muh-QUIT-ee Sergey Sushchikh .................SURGH-ay ........................................... SHOOSH-chich Chase Zukerman ............ ZUCK-er-min
Women’s Roster NAME Rachel Brajkovich Kelly Brooks Rachel Butler Annabel Clarke Nicole Evans Bronte Golick Alimatu-Sadia Ibrahim Merissa Kado Ava Kent Meghan Marvin Annie Mooney Lyndsey Mull Amber Murakami Jen Owen Paisley Pettway Ashlee Powers Kristina Rivera Elle Sanders Emily Scharmann Caitlin Schmitt Sabrina Seay Aliya Shirif Kelsey Smith Paige Tennison Sierra Vega
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Pronunciation Guide Rachel Brajkovich .........BRACK-o-vich Bronte Golick ......................... BRON-tay Amber/Murakami . Mer-uh-KAH-mee Elle Sanders ................................... EL-lee Aliya Sharif .........uh-LEE-uh Sha-REEF
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PATRICK DOUGLAS
NICK HARTLE
Senior 5-10 Tustin, Calif. Foothill HS
Sophomore 6-1 Las Vegas, Nev. Centennial HS
2012 – Placed 67th (25:29) at the Pac-12 Championships ... Was UCLA’s No. 1 runner (22nd, 24:31.2) at the Bronco Invite ... Finished 32nd (25:50) at the Pac-12 Preview ... Placed eighth (16:30) at the Nevada Chase.
2012 – The Bruins’ No. 1 runner (eighth, 24:48.2) at the Titan Invite ... Placed No. 7 (27:09) at Pac-12 Preview in the open 8k division.
High School - Earned three varsity letters in cross country and lacrosse at Foothill HS ... Three-time state champ runner ... First team All-Sea View League in 20082009 ... Served as team captain for 2008-2009 ... Two-time Cross Country National Champion team as a member of the Equalizers Running Club ... Competed at the USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country Nationals.
High School - Earned four varsity letters in both track and cross country at Centennial HS .. Earned All-State honors for track and cross country in all four years ... As a freshman, he placed seventh in cross country, seventh in the two-mile and sixth in the mile in the state ... As a sophomore in 2010, he claimed the state title in the 4x800m relay and placed third in the two-mile ... In his junior season, he claimed state championships in cross country, the 800m and 1,600m ... As a senior, he won state championships in cross country, 400m, 800m, 1,600m and 3,200m ... Set state records in 4x800m (7:44.00) and 800m (1:49.48) ... Competed with the P.S. Vegas Flyers track club.
Personal - Born March 25, 1991 in Orange, CA ... Son of John Douglas and Kathryn Douglas ... Has one brother, Andrew, and a sister, Megan ... Geography/Environmental Studies major.
Personal - Born January 14, 1994 in Las Vegas, NV ... Son of Kirk and Rosemarie Hartle ... Has one sister, Taylor ... Admires basketball player Lebron James of the Miami heat and world record holder in the 800m David Rudisha ... Engineering major.
Orange Coast College - Competed for two years at OCC ... Holds school record in 3,000m and 1,500m ... Freshman year: finished third in California in the 5k ... Sophomore year: finished fifth in the 1,500m and eighth in the 5k in California ... Earned MVP.
FERDINAND EDMAN
DANIEL HERRERA
Freshman 5-11 Drammen, Norway Drammen VGS
Redshirt Junior 6-0 Pico Rivera, Calif. El Rancho HS
High School - Earned Best Norwegian Junior Distance Runner of the year honors in 2011 and 2012 ... Finished fourth in the European Junior Cross Country Championships in 2012 ... Ran the 1500m at the 2012 World Junior Championships ... Competed with club team, Sturla IF, participating in various World Youth Championships and U.S. National Team training camps. Personal - Born on February 12, 1993 in Drammen, Norway ... Son of Tom and Vigdis Edman ... Has two sisters, Alexandra and Constance ... Undeclared major.
DUSTIN FAY Senior 6-0 Lake Arrowhead, Calif. Rim of the World HS 2012 – Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors ... UCLA’s No. 2 runner (86th, 30:37.1) at the NCAA Championships and No. 3 (22nd, 30:14) at NCAA Regional ... No. 4 runner (28th, 24:17) at Pac-12 and No. 2 at both the Wisconsin Invite (34th, 23:56) and Pac-12 Preview (10th, 24:58).
2012 - Consistent runner for the Bruins who was No. 4 on the team (128th overall, 30:58.3) at NCAA Championships and No. 7 on the team (85th overall , 31:14) at NCAA Regionals ... UCLA’s No. 6 runner (41st, 24:44) at the Pac-12 Championships ... Had UCLA’s third-best finish (86th, 24:14) at the Wisconsin Invite ... The Bruins’ No. 6 runner (19th overall, 25:22) at the Pac-12 Preview ... Won the Nevada Chase in a time of 15:48 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Cerritos College - Competed for two years (2010 and 2011) at Cerritos College before transferring to UCLA ... Runner-up in state championships in the 5,000m and 10,000m in his freshman season ... Earned the state championship in both the 5,000 and 10,000m as a sophomore ... Coached by John Goldman and Christian Cruz ... Set personal best marks in the 800m (1:51), 1,500m (3:46), 5,000m (14:14), and the 10,000m (30:00)m. High School - Earned varsity letters in track and in cross country at El Rancho HS ... Coached by Ray Elliot and Ty Wynn ... Won the Del Rio League Championship in the 3,200m in his junior year and was the league champion in both the 1,600m and 3,200m in 2010 as a senior. Personal - Born November 29, 1992 in Downey, CA ... Son of Jorge Herrera and Ana Diaz ... Has two siblings, Edith and Soledad ... Lists winning the state titles at Cerritos College as his biggest athletics thrills .. Statistics major.
2011 - Was the No. 3 runner for the team at the West Regional (27th, 30:08), Pac-12 meet (26th, 23:57) and Notre Dame Invite (43rd, 24:52) ... Was the No. 4 runner at the Wisconsin adidas Invite (110th, 24:51.8) ... No. 1 finisher for UCLA at the Stanford Invite (7th, 24:04). 2010 - Competed at Pac-10s (63rd, 25:18.10) ... Also ran at the Stanford Invite (81st, 25:17) ... No. 4 runner at the CSUF Season Opener (7th, 26:06.4). High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and cross country at Rim of the World HS ... Three-time all-league honoree ... Three-time MVP ... Served as team captain for 2009-2010 ... Prep bests of 9:04 in the 3200m and 15:05 in the 5k ... Set school records in the 3200m, 5k and three-mile ... Competed at the USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country Nationals in 2007 and 2008. Personal - Born July 7, 1992 in Lake Arrowhead, CA ... Son of Jeffrey Fay and Doreen Assumma-Fay ... Has two sisters, Meghan and Ariel ... Undeclared major.
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NOHE LEMA
ZACK TORRES
Senior 6-3 San Jose, Calif. Willow Glen HS
Senior 5-5 La Crescenta, Calif. Crescenta Valley HS
2012 - UCLA’s top runner at the 2013 USA Cross Country Championships, where he placed 46th (38:38.4) ... Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors ... UCLA’s No. 5 runner (155th overall, 31:09.1) at the NCAA Championship ... UCLA’s No. 2 finisher (21st, 30:12) at NCAA Regionals ... Had UCLA’s third-best finish at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 27th overall (24:17) ... Bruins’ No. 5 finisher (144th, 24:28) at Wisconsin Invite.
2012 – Redshirted ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2011 - No. 2 runner for the men at the West Regional (23rd, 30:00) and Pac-12s (21st, 23:51) ... No. 3 runner at the Wisconsin adidas Invite (65th, 24:36.3) ... No. 4 runner at the Notre Dame Invite (47th, 24:52) ... Top finisher for the men at the Nevada Chase (3rd, 19:57) ... Also competed at the Stanford Invite (24th, 24:33).
2010 - No. 3 runner at the West Regional (58th, 31:14.61) ... No. 6 runner at four meets - Pac-10s (33rd, 24:21.22), Pre-Nationals (107th, 24:59), Stanford Invite (49th, 24:53) and CSUF Season Opener (9th, 26:11.8) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2010 - No. 5 runner for the Bruins at regionals (78th, 31:29.29) ... Was the No. 2 runner at four meets - CSUF Season Opener (4th, 25:51.8), Stanford Invite (21st, 24:20), Pre-National Invite (67th, 24:37.5) and Pac-10s (17th, 23:58.82) ... No. 5 runner at Notre Dame Invite (65th, 25:07). High School - Earned three varsity letters in track and two in cross country at Willow Glen HS ... Two-time all-league, all-CIF and all-state in cross country ... 2009 Div. III CCS cross country champion ... Also won CCS track titles in the 1600m and 3200m in 2010 ... Fifth at the CCS cross country championships in 2008 and was seventh at the Div. III meet ... Was the only male athlete in school history to win a CCS title in cross country and in a track event ... Part of school record in the 4xmile. Personal - Born December 3, 1990 in Mehele, Ethiopia ... Son of Taddesse Lema and Aden Haileselassie ... Has one brother, Amanuel ... Undeclared major.
SERGEY SUSHCHIKH
2011 - Named Most Inspirational Runner for the men’s team ... No. 4 runner at the West Regional (52nd, 30:33) ... Was the No. 5 runner at Pac-12s (34th, 24:21) and the Notre Dame Invite (60th, 25:03) ... No. 3 finisher at the Stanford Invite (10th, 24:20) ... Also competed at the Wisconsin adidas Invite (159th, 25:11.3) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2009 - Placed 76th at the West Regional (32:21.92) ... UCLA’s No. 4 runner at Pac-10s (24:23.80), the Pre-National (138th, 25:33.5) and Notre Dame Invite (81st, 25:05) ... Also competed at the Dave Murray Invite (18th, 22:05) and BYU Classic (31st, 21:26.4) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. High School - Varsity letterwinner in baseball (3), cross country (4) and track (4) ... One of the only high school athletes in America to run track and play baseball in the same season ... FootLocker All-American (15th-place) in cross country ... Two-time captain and All-State honoree for cross country ... Also was a four-time all-league runner in cross country ... In track, earned three all-league honors and was a twotime All-CIF athlete ... Wendy’s Heisman Award state finalist and Gatorade Athlete of the Year nominee ... Top times of 4:13 in the 1600m, 9:02 in the 3200m and 15:10 on a 5k course ... Was the starting second baseman for his baseball team where he had no errors in league play or playoffs ... Was an FSN Sportsmanship Award winner. Personal - Born November 5, 1990 ... Son of Phil (a former AAA pitcher for the Dodgers organization) and Robin Torres ... Has one brother and sister, Joe and Marina ... Sociology major.
Redshirt Sophomore 5-11 Santa Barbara, Calif. Dos Pueblos HS 2012 – UCLA’s No. 6 runner (171st, 31:19.4) at the NCAA Championships and No. 5 finisher (57th, 30:40) at NCAA Regionals ... No. 5 runner (34th overall, 24:25) at Pac-12 and No. 6 (200th, 24:46) at Wisconsin Invite ... The Bruins’ No. 3 runner (12th, 25:02) at Pac-12 Preview ... Runner-up (15:58) at the Nevada Chase. 2011 - Did not compete ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. High School - Earned four varsity letters in cross country and three in track for Dos Pueblos HS ... Placed fifth in the CA State Div. II cross country meet in 2011 ... Team captain in 2010 ... Two-time cross country league champion. Personal - Born April 5, 1993 in St. Petersburg, Russia ... Son of Michael and Svetlana Sushchikh ... Has one sister, Ilya ... Undeclared major.
LANE WERLEY Junior 6-5 Riverside, Calif. Martin Luther King HS 2012 - Earned All-America and USTFCCCA All-Region honors ... The Bruins’ No. 1 finisher at the NCAA Championship (25th, 29:49.5), NCAA Regional (fifth, 29:46) and Pac-12 (fifth, 23:33). . . Also UCLA’s No. 1 runner at Wisconsin Invite (30th, 23:53) and Pac-12 Preview (fifth, 24:41). 2011 - No. 5 runner at the Pac-12 meet (55th, 24:56) ... No. 2 finisher at the Aztec Invite (2nd, 25:25) ... Also competed at the Notre Dame Invite (77th, 25:13) and Wisconsin adidas Invite (146th, 25:05.8). High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and cross country at Martin Luther King HS ... All-American in cross country ... Placed third at the CA State XC Meet ... League champion, city MVP and county record-holder for cross country ... All-American in the 5000m ... Placed fourth in the 3200m at the CA State Meet ... Two-time league champion in the 3200m ... All-CIF honoree in 3200m ... Prep bests of 4:13 in the 1600m, 8:53 in the 3200m and 14:31 in the 5000m. Personal - Born April 28, 1993 in Riverside, CA ... Son of Ralph and Susan Werley ... Has one brother and sister, Mark and Raelyn ... Undeclared major.
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CHASE ZUKERMAN
SEAN DAVIS
Redshirt Junior 6-0 Palos Verdes, Calif. Palos Verdes HS
Sophomore 5-9 San Jose, Calif. Valley Christian HS
2012 – No. 7 runner (44th, 24:47) at the Pac-12 Championships for UCLA ... UCLA’s No. 7 finisher (237th, 25:02) at Wisconsin Invite, No. 5 (16th, 25:10) at Pac-12 Preview and No. 4 (fifth, 16:17) at Nevada Chase ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
DANIEL DE LA TORRE
2011 - Named Most Improved Runner on the men’s team ... No. 5 runner at the West Regional (69th, 30:51) and Wisconsin adidas Invite (134th, 25:01.1) ... Was the No. 4 finisher at the Pac-12 meet (33rd, 24:18) and Stanford Invite (11th, 24:22) ... No. 2 runner at the Nevada Chase (4th, 19:57) ... Also competed at the Notre Dame Invite (62nd, 25:03) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2010 - Redshirt season.
Freshman 6-0 Alhambra, Calif. La Salle HS
High School - Earned three varsity letters in track and cross country at Palos Verdes HS ... Named Athlete of the Year for his school ... Cross country team were CIF and state champions in 2009 ... Team finalist at Nike Cross Nationals ... Two-time All-Bay league cross country honoree ... 2009 all-CIF and all-area first-team in cross country ... Prep bests of 2:00 in the 800m, 4:19 in the 1600m and 9:20 in the 3200m.
JONAH DIAZ
Personal - Born June 16, 1992 in Beverly Hills, CA ... Son of Jeffrey and Barbra Zukerman ... Has one sister, Austin ... Undeclared major.
Redshirt Freshman 5-10 Palos Verdes, Calif. Palos Verdes HS
SHAYNE COLLINS Redshirt Sophomore 5-8 Mansfield, Mass. Mansfield HS
NOLAN DICKSON Redshirt Freshman 6-0 Aurora, Ill. Marmion HS
NATHANIEL CUSHING-MURRAY Redshirt Sophomore 5-8 Santa Monica, Calif. Foothill HS
RICHARD HO Freshman 5-5 San Jose, Calif. Leland HS
MAX DAVIS Freshman 5-9 Santa Barbara, Calif. Dos Pueblos HS
PHILIP MACQUITTY Junior 6-2 Palo Alto, Calif. Palo Alto HS
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MICHAEL MCCABE Redshirt Freshman 5-10 San Jose, Calif. Willow Glen HS
BLAKE MYERS Redshirt Freshman 5-11 Newport Beach, Calif. Corona Del Mar HS
AUSTIN O’NEIL Redshirt Freshman 6-4 Stevenson Ranch, Calif. Hart HS
MYLES SMITH Freshman 5-7 Lakewood, Calif. St. John Bosco
JACOB WOOD Junior 5-10 San Diego, Calif. Mt. Carmel HS
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Lane Werley was the Bruins No. 1 runner in 2012 as a sophomore, earning All-America and All-Region honors. Werley became the first UCLA men’s All-American since Austin Ramos (2007).
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ANNABEL CLARKE
ANNIE MOONEY
Redshirt Junior 5-6 Rhinebeck, N.Y. University of Connecticut
Junior 5-7 Templeton, Calif. Mission College Preparatory
High School: Attended Rhinebeck High School in Rhinebeck, N.Y., where she competed in cross country and track for Jason Grady … Was an All-State selection. Personal: Born October 2, 1992 in New York … Plans to major in English at UCLA.
BRONTE GOLICK Junior 5-4 Mission Viejo, Calif. Capistrano Valley HS 2012 – UCLA’s top runner at the 2013 USA Cross Country Championships (8K), placing 49th (29:55.5) ... The Bruins’ No. 2 runner at the NCAA Regional (38th, 20:42) ... Placed 29th at the Pac-12 Championships (20:36) as UCLA’s top finisher ... Placed 10th at the Pac-12 Preview (17:59) ... Recorded UCLA’s third-best finish at the Wisconsin Invite (86th, 20:45) ... Second-team Pac-12 All-Academic ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2012 – UCLA’s No. 4 runner at the NCAA Regional (46th, 20:50) ... Recorded the Bruins’ No. 2 finish at the Pac-12 Championships (31st, 21:17) and Pac-12 Preview (12th, 18:02) ... Finished No. 5 for UCLA at the Wisconsin Invite (143rd, 21:03) ... Athletics Director Honor Roll. 2011 - No. 4 runner for the women at the West Regional (96th, 22:08) ... No. 2 runner at the Pac-12 meet (61st, 21:40) and Wisconsin adidas Invite (230th, 22:08.0) ... No. 5 runner at the Notre Dame Invite (168th, 18:49) ... Was the No. 3 runner at both the Aztec Invite (9th, 19:01.3) and Stanford Invite (57th, 22:04) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and cross country at Mission College Preparatory ... Also played varsity soccer for three years ... High school cross country team won three CIF Central Section crowns ... Three-time state runner-up in cross country, and placed third in 2009 ... 1600m county champion in 2011. Personal - Born February 27, 1992 in Salt Lake City, UT ... Daughter of Mark and Heidi Mooney ... Mom, cousin and uncle all attended UCLA ... Has one brother, Jack, and two sisters, Katie (who attends Stanford) and Tricia (a student at Cal) ... Undeclared major.
AMBER MURAKAMI
2011 - No. 6 runner at the West Regional (128th, 22:34) and No. 5 runner at Pac-12s (77th, 22:00) ... Was the top finisher for the women at the Titan Invite (11th, 18:02.4) ... No. 4 runner at the Wisconsin adidas Invite (258th, 22;25.8), Notre Dame Invite (161st, 18:46) and Nevada Chase (12th, 19:41) ... Also ran at the Stanford Invite (107th, 22:46) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Redshirt Junior 5-8 Saugus, Calif. Saugus HS
High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and cross country for Capistrano Valley HS ... All-league and all-county honoree. Personal - Born January 14, 1993 in Honolulu, HI ... Daughter of Gregory and Donna Golick ... Has one brother, Dean ... Plans on majoring in Business/Economics.
2012 – Finished 47th (19:10.1) at the Titan Invite, 126th (19:11.8) at the Bronco Invite and 50th at the Pac-12 Preview (19:34) ... UCLA’s No. 4 runner (17th, 13:07) at the Nevada Chase.
MEGHAN MARVIN
2011 - Competed at the Titan Invite (57th, 19:16.2), Bronco Invite (170th, 20:15.8) and Aztec Invite (28th, 19:50.1) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Redshirt Junior 5-6 Clovis, Calif. Clovis HS
2010 - Competed at the West Regional (128th, 22:19.67) ... No. 5 runner in five meets - Pac-10s (59th, 21:45.90), Pre-Nationals (192nd, 22:33.7), Notre Dame Invite (134th, 18:27), Stanford Invite (100th, 23:10) and CSUF Season Opener (16th, 23:03.5).
2012 – Finished second (19:26) in open competition (5K) at the Pac-12 Preview. 2011 - Competed at the Pac-12 meet (106th, 23:26) ... No. 3 runner for the women at the Titan Invite (16th, 18:10.0) and Bronco Invite (95th, 18:30.5) ... No. 5 runner at the Aztec Invite (17th, 19:24.6) ... Also competed at the Stanford Invite (239th, 24:47). 2010 - Redshirt season ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and cross country at Clovis HS ... Earned all-league honors in cross country and track all four years of high school ... Three-time all-valley honoree for cross country and two-time honoree for track ... Set the school record in the 3200m and 5k ... Two-time team captain for cross country and 2009 track and field captain ... All-state honoree in 2007 ... Cross country team placed fourth at the 2006 CA State meet and won the Valley title ... Top times of 5:02 in the 1600m, 10:40 in the 3200m and 17:33 in the 5k.
High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and cross country at Saugus HS ... Helped her team capture four CA State cross country team titles, becoming the first female to do so in California history ... Team also won four CIF and league titles in cross country ... Member of the 2008 All-Area, All-CIF and All-State teams ... Finished in the individual top 25 at the CA State Cross Country meet every year of competition, with her highest finish being ninth in 2008 ... Served as team captain her senior year ... 2006 Daily News Newcomer of the Year ... Top times of 2:16 in the 800m, 5:00 in the 1600m, 10:47 in the 3200m and 17:40 in the 5000m. Personal - Born March 26, 1992 in Torrance, CA ... Daughter of Stanley and Joy Murakami ... Sister Shannon was also a member of the UCLA cross country/track and field teams ... Pre-Economics major.
Personal - Born December 26, 1991 in Clovis, CA ... Daughter of Rod and Judy Marvin ... Has one brother, Scott and two sisters, Brittany and Maddy ... English major.
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LYNDSEY MULL
PAISLEY PETTWAY
Sophomore 5-6 Redondo Beach, Calif. Redondo Union HS
Redshirt Junior 5-3 Long Beach, Calif. Millikan HS
2012 – Placed 39th (23:22.3) in the Junior 6K at the 2013 USA Cross Country Championships ... Finished 89th (22:49) at the Pac-12 Championships ... UCLA’s No. 1 runner at the Titan Invite (4th, 18:05.0) ... Placed 118th (19:03.3) at the Bronco Invite ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. High School - Earned four varsity letters in both track and cross country at Rendondo Union HS ... Named track captain in her junior season and was captain for both track and cross country in her senior year ... Named to All-CIF and All-State in 2012 as a senior ... Part of the Redondo Union cross country team that placed tenth at Nike Cross Country Nationals in fall 2011 ... Holds the fourth best time in the 4x1,600m in high school history (20:01.38). Personal - Born July 5, 1994 in Redondo Beach, CA ... Daughter of Robert and Leslie Mull ... Before getting involved in cross country, her dream was to be on the UCLA gymnastics team ... Undeclared major.
JEN OWEN Sophomore 5-3 Santa Clarita, Calif. West Ranch HS
2012 – Redshirted the season ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2011 - Competed at the Pac-12 Championships (94th, 22:45) ... Was the No. 5 runner at the Bronco Invite (106th, 18:36.0) ... Also competed at the Stanford Invite (199th, 23:50). 2010 - Named ‘Most Improved Runner’ for the women’s team ... No. 5 runner at the West Regional (116th, 22:10.29) ... Also competed at the Pac-10 meet (73rd, 22:16.53), Pre-Nationals (225th, 23:02.4) and Notre Dame Invite (160th, 18:52). High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and three letters in cross country at Millikan HS ... 2010 Millikan Female Athlete of the Year ... Three-time team capatin ... Two-time CA State track meet finalist in the 800m ... Also was a two-time Arcadia Invitational finalist in the 800m ... Two-time first-team All-Moore league for both cross country and track ... NSIC Indoor All-American in the 800m (2:14.11) ... 2010 Moore League 800m champion ... 2010 USATF Junior National finalist in the 800m (6th) ... Ran a lifetime-best of 56.79 in the 400m at the USATF Youth Southern California Track and Field Championships ... Two-time Long Beach Press Telegram Dream Team honoree for cross country ... Also named to the Press Telegram’s track Dream Team in 2009 ... Club team won the 4x400m at the 2009 Simplot Games ... Set the meet reocrd in the 800m and ran on the meet record-breaking 4x400m at the Surf City Invite in 2009 ... Named 2009 Milesplit US first-team in indoor and outdoor track ... Holds the school record in the 1600m (5:04) ... Also has a top 800m time of 2:08 and a top 5k cross country time of 18:04. Personal - Born October 11, 1992 in Lancaster, CA ... Daughter of Ken and Caroline Pettway ... Her father played college football at Cal and as a professional in the Canadian Football League ... Pre-Psychology major.
2012 - Placed 104th (23:58) at the Pac-12 Championships ... UCLA’s No. 1 runner at the Bronco Invite (17:55.5) ... Finished seventh (19:47) in the open division (5k) at the Pac-12 Preview.
ASHLEE POWERS
2011 - Did not compete ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. High School - Earned four varsity letters in cross country and track at West Ranch HS ... Two-time Female Track Athlete of the Year for her school and three-time track team MVP ... 2010 team captain for XC team ...Two-time XC team MVP ... Helped her cross country team be the first sport from her high school to compete at the state meet ... In track, was league champion in the 1600m and placed fourth at the 2010 state meet (first athlete from West Ranch HS to place at state) ... Set a league record in the 800m and holds school records in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m and mile ... Also a member of several school record-breaking relays ... Was a state finalist in the 800m in 2011 ... Prep bests of 2:10.63 in the 800m, 4:52.45 in the 1600m, 10:57.46 in the 3200m and 4:59.58 in the mile. Personal - Born April 3, 1993 in Los Angeles, CA ... Daughter of Jeffrie and Lourdes Owen ... Dad attended UCLA ... Has one brother, James ... Undeclared major.
Sophomore 5-8 Newport Beach, Calif. SMU 2012 (SMU) - Was a first-team all-conference and all-region competitor at SMU ... Earned Freshman of the Meet honors at the Conference USA Championships, placing fourth in 17:03.9 ... Finished 17th at the NCAA South Central Region Cross Country Championships ... Placed 13th in her first career meet at the Baylor Twilight Classic (4K), finishing in 14:17.7... Finished in third place at the University of Texas-Arlington Invitational in 10:54.8 ... Finished second at the Ken Garland Invitational (5k) at the University of North Texas with a time of 17:03.71... Eighth at the Notre Dame Invitational (5K), crossing the line in 16:48.4 ... Selected SMU’s Most Inspirational Runner. High School - Team captain and team Most Valuable Runner at Corona del Mar HS during her junior and senior seasons ... Helped lead her team to two state championships and a 10th-place national finish at the 2009 Nike Cross Nationals ... Participated in the FootLocker Regionals her senior year. Personal - Hobbies include cooking, camping, hiking, reading inspiring/motivating books, going to museums and going to the beach ... Admires runners Sara and Ryan Hall ... Daughter of Derrick and Vanessa Powers ... Has two sisters, Melanie and Raquel ... Is related to former NBA player Brian Scalabrine ... Born December 22, 1993 ... Economics major.
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ELLE SANDERS
PAIGE TENNISON
Senior 5-10 Santa Cruz, Calif. Santa Cruz HS
Freshman 5-4 Newport Beach, Calif. Newport Harbor HS
2012 – Placed 58th (19:36.5) at the Titan Invite ... Finished 18th (21:17) in the open division (5k) of the Pac-12 Preview ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2011 - Competed at the Titan Invite (29th, 18:28.8) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2010 - Competed at the West Regionals (168th, 22:49.59) and Pac-10 Championships (77th, 22:33.84) ... No. 1 runner at the Bronco Invite (71st, 18:27.2) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. High School - Earned three varsity letters in track and basketball and two letters in cross country at Santa Cruz HS ... Served as cross country team captain her senior year ... Two-time recipient of the Coaches’ Cross Country Award ... Three-time state cross country meet participant ... Named MVP her senior year in cross country and track ... Named Female Track Athlete of the Year her junior season ... Varsity Distance Runner of the Year in 2008 ... 2009 800m league champion ... Also competed in sectionals in the 800m ... Team was the SCCAL league champion ... Prep bests of 2:15.15 in the 800m and 5:10 in the 1600m ... Set the JV school record in the 800m and the varsity records in the 800m and 1600m ... In basketball, was named Defensive Player of the Year all four years of competition and served as team captin her senior year ... Was also an all-league honoree in basketball ... Received the Scholar Athlete Award in her senior year.
High School - Ran three years of varsity cross country and track and field at Newport Harbor HS ... Named MVP of the cross country team and earned most valuable track athlete honors in her junior and senior seasons ... Orange County Register Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 2012 and all-county selection in 2011 ... Won two OC Cross Country Championships in 2011 and 2012 ... 2012 Sunset League cross country champion ... CIF D2 Southern Section champion in 2012 ... Placed fourth at the 2012 CIF State meet and was sixth in 2011 ... Set a school record in the 3 Mile in 2012 ... Earned an eighth-place finish in the 3200 at the 2012 CIF State meet ... Also played soccer from 2010-11 as a forward. Personal - Parents are Lance and Maribeth Tennison ... Has a younger brother, Stafford ... Hobbies include cooking, snowboarding and traveling ... Admires Australian steeplechaser Genevieve Lacaze ... Born Sept. 11, 1994 in Newport Beach, Calif. ... Full name is Paige Stephanie Tennison ... Pre-Business-Economics major.
SIERRA VEGA Redshirt Junior 5-3 Tustin, Calif. Chaparral/Foothill HS
Personal - Born September 13, 1992 in Santa Cruz, CA ... Daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Sanders ... Has two brothers, Zeke (who plays football at Oregon State) and Bobby ... Pre-Business/Economics major.
KELSEY SMITH Redshirt Junior 5-6 South Lake Tahoe, Calif. South Tahoe HS 2012 - UCLA’s No. 3 runner (45th, 20:50) at the NCAA Regional and Pac-12 Championships (32nd, 21:18) ... Had UCLA’s top finish (45th, 20:06) at the Wisconsin Invite ... Placed 15th overall and was third for UCLA at the Pac-12 Preview (18:10) ... Finished in fourth place at the Nevada Chase (12:08) ... Honorable Mention Pac12 All-Academic. 2011 - Named Most Improved Runner for the women’s team ... No. 2 runner for the women at the West Regional (79th, 21:56) and Nevada Chase (9th, 19:28) ... Was the No. 3 finisher at the Pac-12 meet (62nd, 21:41), Wisconsin adidas Invite (244th, 22:18.6) and Notre Dame Invite (140th, 18:35) ... No. 4 runner at the Stanford Invite (83rd, 22:28) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2010 - Redshirt season ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. High School - Four-year varsity letterwinner in track and cross country for South Tahoe HS ... Two-time team captain for cross country ... Four-time South Tahoe HS Most Valuable Runner ... Three-time Nevada state champion ... Three-time Gatorade Nevada Runner of the Year ... Three-time all-state academic honoree in track and cross country ... NIAA Top Ten Student-Athlete ... South Tahoe HS Female Athlete of the Year in 2010 ... Two-time Tahoe Daily Tribune Female Athlete of the Year ... Four-time Junior Olympic All-American ... Four-time first-team all-state ... In track, was a three-time Track Athlete of the Year for her high school ... Was the 2008 Nevada state champion in the 1600m and 3200m ... Also won a regional 1600m crown in 2008 ... Top times of 5:05 in the 1600m, 10:54 in the 3200m, 14:45 in the 4k, 16:55 in the three-mile, 18:11 in the 5k and 22:31 in the 6k.
2012 - Placed 92nd (21:32) at the NCAA Regional ... UCLA’s No. 2 runner (37th, 17:57.2) at the Bronco Invite ... Placed 43rd (19:24) at the Pac-12 Preview ... Finished 20th (13:39) at the Nevada Chase ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2011 - Redshirted the season. 2010 - Named ‘Most Inspirational Runner’ for the women’s team ... No. 1 runner at the West Regional (41st, 21:06.32) ... No. 2 runner in four of UCLA’s meets - Pac-10s (20th, 20:37.96), Pre-Nationals (61st, 21:22.5), Notre Dame Invite (38th, 17:23) and Stanford Invite (9th, 21:02) ... No. 3 runner at the CSUF Season Opener (3rd, 22:07.0) ... Qualifed for the World Junior U.S. cross country team. High School - Earned four varsity letters in cross country and track at Chaparral HS (2006-2008) and Foothill HS (2008-2010) ... Broke her mother’s 29-year old school record in the 3200m at Foothill HS (10:23/also a Seaview League record) ... Placed ninth at the 2009 CA State Cross Country meet and was first at the CIF-SS Prelims ... Was the 2010 Seaview League champion in the 3200m, runner-up at the CIF-SS finals, third at the Masters Meet and fifth at the state meet (all-state honoree) ... 2009 Seaview League cross country champion ... Placed 10th in the CA State meet for cross country in 2008 and was 11th in 2007 ... 2008 Seaview League champion for cross country. Personal - Born September 24,1992 in Orange County, CA ... Daughter of Mario and Patience Vega ... Has one brother, Sebastian, and two sisters, Santanna and Sidonia ... History major.
Personal - Born November 5, 1991 in South Lake Tahoe, CA ... Daughter of Douglas and Valerie Smith ... Has one sister, Kira ... Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics major.
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RACHEL BRAJKOVICH
AVA KENT
Reshirt Freshman 5-8 Thousand Oaks, Calif. La Reina HS
Redshirt Sophomore 5-6 Costa Mesa, Calif. Orange Lutheran
KELLY BROOKS
KRISTINA RIVERA
Redshirt Sophomore 5-4 Santa Rosa, Calif. Santa Rosa HS
Senior 5-2 San Jose, Calif. Willow Glen HS
RACHEL BUTLER
EMILY SCHARMANN
Senior 5-9 Sugar Land, Texas Clements HS
Freshman 5-6 Trabuco Canyon, Calif. Tesoro HS
NICOLE EVANS
CAITLIN SCHMITT
Redshirt Freshman 5-4 Irvine, Calif. Woodbridge HS
Senior 5-6 Marin Counry, Calif. Redwood HS
ALIMATU-SADIA IBRAHIM
SABRINA SEAY
Freshman 5-7 Salaga, Ghana Santa Rosa HS
Freshman 5-6 San Diego, Calif. Mt. Carmel
MERISSA KADO
ALIYA SHIRIF
Junior 5-6 Santa Clarita, Calif. Saugus HS
Freshman 5-4 Mesa, Ariz. Desert Ridge HS
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2012 MEN’S MEET-BY-MEET RESULTS Nevada Chase Race - Aug. 31 UCLA Individual Results (14 runners) 1. Daniel Herrera, 15:48 2. Sergey Sushchickh, 15:58 3. Jacob Wood, 16:15 5. Chase Zukerman, 16:17 8. Patrick Douglas, 16:30 9. David McDonald, 16:38 10. Daniel Rosales, 16:50 Team Scores 1. UCLA, 19 pts. 2. UC Riverside, 40 pts.
Bronco Invitational - Oct. 13 UCLA Individual Results (158 runners) 23. Patrick Douglas, 24:31.2 24. Jacob Wood, 24:32.3 30. Daniel Rosales, 24:40.2 65. Alec Govi, 25:05.7 97. Sean Davis, 25:25.1 Team Scores (top 5 of 19) 1. San Francisco, 146 pts. 2. UC Davis, 158 pts. 3. Chico State, 186 pts. 4. American River, 191 pts. 5. UCLA, 197 pts.
Team Scores (top 5 of 7) 1. Northern Arizona, 23 pts. 2. UCLA, 58 pts. 3. Arizona State, 77 pts. 4. Cal Poly, 87 pts. 5. Sacramento State, 150 pts.
Wisconsin Invitational - Oct. 12 UCLA Individual Results (316 runners) 30. Lane Werley, 23:53 34. Dustin Fay, 23:56 86. Daniel Herrera, 24:14 87. David McDonald, 24:14 144. Nohe Lema, 24:28 200. Sergey Sushchickh, 24:46 237, Chase Zukerman, 25:02 Team Scores (top 5 of 45) 1. Stanford, 135 pts. 2. Iona, 145 pts. 3. Oklahoma, 166 pts. 4. Texas, 267 pts. 5. Arkansas, 308 pts. 10. UCLA, 381 pts.
UCLA Individual Results (185 runners) 5. Lane Werley, 29:46 21. Nohe Lema, 30;12 22. Dustin Fay, 30:14 23. David McDonald, 30:14 57. Sergey Sushchikh, 30:40 80. Jacob Wood, 31:11 85. Daniel Herrera, 31:14 Team Results (top 5 of 26) 1. Stanford, 45 pts. 2. Portland, 107 pts 3. UCLA, 128 pts. 4. Oregon, 135 pts. 5. Washington, 165 pts.
Pac-12 Preview - Sept. 21 UCLA Individual Results (63 runners) 5. Lane Werley, 24:41 10. Dustin Fay, 24:58 12. Sergey Sushchickh, 25:02 15. Jacob Wood, 25:07 16. Chase Zukerman, 25:10 19. Daniel Herrera, 25:22 24. David McDonald, 25:31
NCAA West Regional - Nov. 9
Titan Invitational - Oct. 19 UCLA Individual Results (98 runners) 8. Nick Hartle, 24:48.2 20. Alec Govi, 25:27.8 31. Sean Davis, 25:50.2 44. Sam DeMello, 26:11.9 74. Tommy Lopez, 27:35.1 Team Scores (top 3 of 5) 1. Mesa CC, 47 pts. 2. UCLA, 50 pts. 3. Vanguard, 56 pts.
Pac-12 Championships - Oct. 27 UCLA Individual Results (79 runners) 5. Lane Werley, 23:33 19. David McDonald, 24:06 28. Nohe Lema, 24:17 29. Dustin Fay, 24;17 35. Sergey Sushchickh, 24:25 44. Daniel Herrera, 24:44 47. Chase Zukerman, 24:47 56. Jacob Wood, 25:11 67. Patrick Douglas, 25:29 70. Daniel Rosales, 25:50 Team Results (top 5 of 12) 1. Colorado, 49 pts. 2. Stanford, 82 pts. 3. Oregon, 105 pts. 4. Arizona State, 109 pts. 5. UCLA, 113 pts.
NCAA Championships - Nov. 17 UCLA Individual Results (245 runners) 25. Lane Werley, 29:49.5 86. Dustin Fay, 30:37.1 90. David McDonald, 30:38.7 128. Daniel Herrera, 30:58.3 155. Nohe Lema, 31:09.1 171. Sergey Sushchikh, 31:19.4 232. Jacob Wood, 32:30.5 Team Results (top 5 of 31) 1. Oklahoma State, 72 pts. 2. Wisconsin, 135 pts. 3. Colorado, 158 pts. 4. Northern Arizona, 191 pts. 5. Florida State, 238 pts. 13. UCLA 376 pts.
Cross Country Team Awards Most Outstanding Runner Lane Werley Most Inspirational Runner David McDonald Most Improved Runner David McDonald NCAA All-American Honors Lane Werley Pac-12 All-Academic Honors Jacob Wood - First Team
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2012 WOMEN’S MEET-BY-MEET RESULTS Nevada Chse Race - Aug. 31
Bronco Invitational - Oct. 13
NCAA West Regional - Nov. 9
UCLA Individual Results (27 runners) 1. Katja Goldring, 11:49 4. Kelsey Smith, 12:08 9. Sarah Toberty, 12:22 17. Amber Murakami, 13:07 19. Sadee Martinez, 13:23 20. Sierra Vega, 13:39 21. Kristina Rivera, 14:26
UCLA Individual Results (151 runners) 34. Jen Owen, 17:55.5 37. Sierra Vega, 17:57.2 49. Sadee Martinez, 18:04.6 79. Merissa Kado, 18:24.7 97. Kristina Rivera, 18:39.1 118. Lyndsey Mull, 19:03.3 126. Amber Murakami, 19:11.8
UCLA Individual Results (207 runners) 28. Katja Goldring, 20:20 38. Bronte Golick, 20:42 45. Kelsey Smith, 20:50 46. Annie Mooney, 20:50 60. Hannah Valenzuela, 21:09 92. Sierra Vega, 21:32 118. Sarah Toberty, 21:49
Team Scores 1. Nevada, 38 pts. 2. UC Riverside, 39 pts. 3. UCLA, 50 pts.
Team Scores (top 5 of 16) 1. Cal State San Marcos, 104 pts. 2. Long Beach State, 110 pts. 3. New Mexico State, 111 pts. 4. British Columbia, 140 pts. 5. Fresno State, 184 pts. 10. UCLA, 235 pts.
Team Results (top 5 of 28) 1. Oregon, 64 pts. 2. Stanford, 85 pts. 3. Arizona, 85 pts. 4. Washington, 96 pts. 5. San Francisco, 151 pts. 7. UCLA, 217 pts.
Pac-12 Preview - Sept. 21 UCLA Individual Results (63 runners) 10. Bronte Golick, 17:59 12. Annie Mooney, 18:02 15. Kelsey Smith, 18:10 27. Sarah Toberty, 18:42 33. Hannah Valenzuela, 18:55 39. Caitlin Schmitt, 19:13 42. Sierra Vega, 19:24 Team Scores (top 5 of 7) 1. Texas, 56 pts. 2. UC Davis, 73 pts. 2. Northern Arizona, 73 pts. 4. UCLA, 97 pts. 5. Clemson, 108 pts.
Titan Invitational - Oct. 19 UCLA Individual Results (126 runners) 4. Lyndsey Mull, 18:05.0 12. Danielle Low, 18:23.5 28. Kristina Rivera, 18:43.0 29. Allison Lopez, 18:43.7 39. Ava Kent, 19:02.0 47. Amber Murakami, 19:10.1 48. Merissa Kado, 19:11.7 58. Elle Sanders, 19:36.5 Team Scores (top 3 of 11) 1. San Diego State, 52 pts. 2. UCLA, 70 pts. 3. UC Irvine, 73 pts.
Wisconsin Invitational - Oct. 12 UCLA Individual Results (327 runners) 45. Kelsey Smith, 20:26 60. Katja Goldring, 20:34 86. Bronte Golick, 20:45 138. Sarah Toberty, 21:01 143. Annie Mooney, 21:03 277. Hannah Valenzuela, 21:59 300. Caitlin Schmitt, 22:19 Team Scores (top 5 of 28) 1. Iowa State, 109 pts. 2. Stanford, 181 pts. 3. Arizona, 242 pts. 4. Washington, 245 pts. 5. Cornell, 264 pts. 15. UCLA, 472 pts.
Pac-12 Championships - Oct. 27 UCLA Individual Results (106 runners) 29. Bronte Golick, 21:08 32 Annie Mooney, 21:17 33. Kelsey Smith, 21:18 36. Katja Goldring, 21:23 47. Hannah Valenzuela, 21:46 72. Sadee Martinez, 22:25 80. Sarah Toberty, 22:34 88. Caitlin Schmitt, 22:47 89. Lyndsey Mull, 22:49 104. Jen Owen, 23:58 Team Results (top 5 of 12) 1. Oregon, 47 pts. 2. Arizona, 69 pts. 3. Stanford, 82 pts. 4. Washington, 92 pts. 5. Colorado, 124 pts. 6. UCLA, 172 pts.
Cross Country Team Awards Most Outstanding Runner Katja Goldring Most Inspirational Runner Kelsey Smith Most Improved Runner Bronte Golick Pac-12 All-Academic Honors Bronte Golick- Second Team
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BRUINS IN THE POSTSEASON NCAA TEAM APPEARANCES (13) Women (13)*
Women (14)
Year Finish Coach 2004 27th Eric Peterson 2003 7th Eric Peterson 2002 25th(tie) Eric Peterson 2001 21st Eric Peterson 1999 30th Eric Peterson 1998 28th Eric Peterson 1988 13th Bob Messina 1986 11th Bob Messina 1985 6th Bob Messina 1980 7th Scott Chisam 1979 11th Scott Chisam 1977 5th Scott Chisam 1976 6th Pat Connolly *Women competed in the AIAW Championships until 1981.
Year 2005 2003 2002 1994 1993 1986 1985 1981 1980 1973
Men (8) Year 2012 2008 2006 1985 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979
Finish 13th 26th 24th 12th 20th 9th 5th 5th 15th
Coach Forest Braden Eric Peterson Eric Peterson Bob Larsen Bob Larsen Bob Larsen Bob Larsen Bob Larsen Bob Larsen
Ashley Caldwell was a two-time All-American in cross country, earning honors in 2005 as an individual and in 2003 when the Bruin women competed as a team. That year, the women had three All-American honorees with Caldwell, Melissa McBain and Valerie Flores earning honors.
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NCAA ALL-AMERICANS Athlete(s) Ashley Caldwell Ashley Caldwell,Valerie Flores, Melissa McBain Lena Nilsson Karen Hecox Beth Bartholomew, Karen Hecox Polly Plummer Polly Plummer Michelle Bush Linda Goen Julie Brown, Francie Larrieu
Men (19) Year 2012 2007 2005 2004 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1985 1982 1981 1980 1979
Athelete(s) Lane Werley Austin Ramos Austin Ramos Jon Rankin Mark Hauser Meb Keflezighi (NCAA Champion) Meb Keflezighi Meb Keflezighi Meb Keflezighi Jon Butler Jon Butler, Steve McCormack Jon Butler, Dave Daniels, Steve McCormack Ron Cornell, Dave Daniels, Steve Ortiz Ron Cornell
Austin Ramos was a two-time All-American for the Bruin cross country team, earning honors in 2005 and 2007 as an individual competitor. He was also an All-Conference and All-West Region honoree during his career.
In 2002, as a junior in cross country, Lena Nilsson earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championships (17th/20:10.0) and led the Bruins at the Pac-10 (3rd/20:01) and NCAA West Region (2nd/20:45) championships. In her Bruin career, Nilsson won the 2003 NCAA Indoor 800m, 2002 NCAA Outdoor 1500m, was the two-time (2002-03) Pac-10 Women’s T & F Athlete of the Year and holds the school records in the 800m (2:02.26) and 1500m (4:07.69).
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Polly Plumber - ‘85/’86
Michelle Bush- ‘81
Austin Ramos - ‘05/’07
Beth Bartholemew- ‘93
Julie Brown - ‘73
Francie Larrieu - ‘73
Karen Hecox - ‘93/’94
Linda Goen - ‘80
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Melissa McBain - ‘03
Valerie Flores - ‘03
Ashley Caldwell - ‘03/’06
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Ron Cornell - ‘79/’80
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Dave Daniels - ‘81/’82
Meb Keflezighi - ‘94/’95/’96/’97
Jon Rankin - ‘04
Steve McCormack - ‘81
Steve Ortiz - ‘80
Lane Werley - ‘12
Jon Butler - ‘81/’82/’83
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BRUINS IN THE POST-SEASON WOMEN’S PAC-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Year Team Champion UCLA Place Individual Champion, School 2012 Colorado 6th Kathy Kroeger, Stanord 2011 Colorado 10th Katie Flood, Washington 2010 Stanford 6th Jordan Hasay, Oregon 2009 Washington 7th Nicole Blood, Oregon 2008 Washington 10th Kendra Schaaf, Washington 2007 Stanford 10th Arianna Lambie, Stanford 2006 Stanford 5th Arianna Lambie, Stanford 2005 Stanford 6th Arianna Lambie, Stanford 2004 Stanford 4th Amy Hastings, Arizona State 2003 Stanford 3rd Sara Bei, Stanford 2002 Stanford 4th Sara Bei, Stanford 2001 Stanford 4th Lauren Fleshman, Stanford 2000 Stanford 6th Tara Chaplin, Arizona 1999 Stanford 4th Erin Sullivan, Stanford 1998 Stanford 8th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1997 Stanford 4th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1996 Stanford 4th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1995 Oregon 5th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1994 Stanford 5th Karen Hecox, UCLA 1993 Stanford 3rd Karen Hecox, UCLA 1992 Oregon 5th Nicole Woodward, Oregon 1991 Oregon 4th Lisa Karnopp, Oregon 1990 Oregon 5th Liz Wilson, Oregon 1989 Washington 4th Jen Robinson, Washington State 1988 Oregon 2nd Liz Wilson, Oregon 1987 Oregon 2nd Annette Hand, Oregon 1986 Oregon 2nd Penny Graves, Oregon *In 2000, the race became 6,000m; from 1986-99, it was 5,000m.
Time 20:06 19:32 19:44.95 19:41.71 19:24.05 19:40.7 20:15.09 20:20 20:19 21:12.1 19:48 20:08.1 20:10.67* 17:01.5 16:59 16:40 16:36 16:45 17:00 16:43 16:51 16:48 16:52 16:53 17:06 16:44 16:51.7
MEN’S PAC-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Year 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969
Team Champion Oregon Colorado Stanford Stanford Oregon Oregon Oregon Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Arizona Stanford Stanford Stanford Oregon Arizona Washington Oregon Arizona Oregon Oregon Oregon Arizona Arizona Stanford Arizona Arizona Oregon UCLA UCLA Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Washington State Washington State Oregon Washington State Washington State Oregon Oregon
UCLA Place 5th 4th 3rd (tie) 5th 5th 4th 5th 7th 5th 7th 8th 6th 6th 7th 8th 4th 3rd 5th 4th 4th 3rd 7th 5th 7th 3rd 5th 6th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 7th 6th 6th 6th 7th 7th 5th 3rd 6th 5th
Individual Champion, School Lawi Lalang, Arizona Lawi Lalang, Arizona Elliott Heath (Stanford) Chris Derrick, Stanford Galen Rupp, Oregon Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott, Oregon Galen Rupp, Oregon Robert Cheseret, Arizona Robert Cheseret, Arizona Ian Dobson, Stanford Grant Robinson, Stanford Grant Robison, Stanford Jonathon Riley, Stanford Steve Fein, Oregon Abdi Abdirahman, Arizona Bernard Lagat, Washington State Meb Keflezighi, UCLA Karl Keska, Oregon Martin Keino, Arizona Joe Kapkory, Washington State Joe Kapkory, Washington State Coltin Dalton, Oregon Marc Davis, Arizona Marc Davis, Arizona Brad Hudson, Oregon Matt Giusto, Arizona Aaron Ramirez, Arizona Marc Olesen, Stanford Tom Ansberry, Arizona Jim Hill, Oregon Jim Hill, Oregon Richard Tuwei, Washington State Ron Cornell, UCLA Henry Rono, Washington State Henry Rono, Washington State Joel Cheruiyot, Washington State Henry Rono, Washington State Joshua Kimeto, Washington State John Ngeno, Washington State Steve Prefontaine, Oregon John Ngeno, Washington State Steve Prefontaine, Oregon Steve Prefontaine, Oregon Gerry Lindgren, Washington State
Time 22:49 22:37 23:00.46 22:35.41 22:55.14 22:54.9 23:03.12 23:57 23:48 24:33.9 23:27 24:04.0 23:39.59 23:37 23:23 23:59 23:45 24:14 24:04 23:38 23:46 23:36 23:44 23:31 30:47 30:33 30:23.7 30:33.2 30:24.8 30:09.6 28:58 30:55.9 30:26.5 29:07.2 29:29.5 29:34.8 29:18 27:48.6* 27:37.6* 28:05.4* 29:12.4* 29:56.6* 30:11.7* 28:32.4*
In her UCLA career under Eric Peterson, Karen Hecox Candaele was the two-time (1994-93) Pac-10 Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year and won the 1994 NCAA Outdoor 3000m.
*indicates a six-mile course In 1976, the race became 10,000m. In 1989, the race became 8,000m
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BRUINS IN THE POST-SEASON WOMEN’S WEST REGIONS CHAMPIONS Year Team Champion UCLA Place Individual Champion, School 2012 Oregon 7th Jordan Hasay, Oregon 2011 Washington 18th Jordan Hasay, Oregon 2010 Washington 10th Jordan Hasay, Oregon 2009 Washington 11th Kendra Schaaf, Washington 2008 Washington 17th Alex Kosinski, Oregon 2007 Stanford 23rd Teresa McWalters, Stanford 2006 Stanford 5th Arianna Lambie, Stanford 2005 Stanford 5th Arianna Lambie, Stanford 2004 Stanford 6th Alicia Craig, Stanford 2003 Stanford 2nd Alicia Craig, Stanford 2002 Stanford 3rd Alicia Craig, Stanford 2001 Stanford 5th Tara Chaplin, Arizona 2000 Stanford 8th Lisa Aguilera, Arizona State 1999 Stanford 4th Julia Stamps, Stanford 1998 Stanford 5th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1997 Stanford 5th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1996 Stanford 5th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1995 Oregon 5th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1994 Stanford Milena Glusac, Oregon Karen Hecox, UCLA 1993 Arizona 3rd 1992 Washington 5th Louis Watson, Stanford 1991 Oregon 4th Lucy Nusrala, Oregon 1990 Oregon 3rd Buffy Rabbitt, UC Irvine 1989 Washington Buffy Rabbitt, UC Irvine 1988 Oregon Penny Graves, Oregon 1987 Oregon 2nd Annette Hand, Oregon 1986 UCLA Penny Graves, Oregon 1985 Oregon 3rd Regina Jacobs, Stanford 1984 Stanford 4th Regina Jacobs, Stanford 1983 Oregon Kathy Hayes, Oregon 1982 Stanford 5th Ceci Hopp, Stanford 1981 Oregon Monica Joyce, San Diego State 1980 Oregon Regina Joyce, Washington 1979 Oregon Molly Morton, Oregon 1978 Oregon Robin Baker, Oregon 1977 Oregon Debbie Quatier, Seattle Pacific 1976 Oregon Debbie Quatier, Seattle Pacific 1975 Seattle Pacific Maureen Crowley, Simon Fraser *In 2000, the race became 6,000m; from 1986-99, it was 5,000m.
In 2004, Jon Rankin led the Bruins, earning All-American honors at the NCAA Championships (39th, 31:49.8), All-Region honors at the West Region Championships (6th, 30:30) and All-Pac-10 honors at the Pac-10 Championships (5th, 24:31). In 2005 outdoor track, Rankin became the third Bruin all-time to run a sub-4 minute mile (3:57.89) and was the West Region and Pac-10 1500m Champion.
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Team Champion Stanford Stanford Oregon Stanford Oregon Oregon Oregon Arizona Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Arizona Portland Arizona Arizona Arizona Oregon Oregon Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Oregon Oregon UCLA UCLA Oregon
UCLA Place 3rd 6th (tie) 8th 7th 6th 7th 6th 12th 4th 7th 8th 9th 7th 10th 9th 7th 4th 6th 8th 5th 8th 8th 9th 4th 6th
Individual Champion, School Lawi Lalang, Arizona Lawi Lalang, Arizona Trevor Dunbar, Portland Chris Derrick, Stanford Galen Rupp, Oregon Galen Rupp, Oregon Neftalem Araia, Stanford Robert Cheseret, Stanford Ryan Hall, Stanford Ian Dobson, Stanford Donald Sage, Stanford Donald Sage, Stanford Jonathan Riley, Stanford Steve Fein, Oregon Abdi Abdirahman, Arizona Meb Keflezighi, UCLA Karl Kaska, Oregon Karl Kaska, Oregon Martin Keino, Arizona Joe Kapkory, Washington State Joe Kapkory, Washington State Joe Kapkory, Washington State Marc Davis, Arizona Brad Hudson, Oregon Marc Davis, Arizona Matt Giusto, Arizona Matt Giusto, Arizona Marc Olesen, Stanford Tom Ansberry, Arizona Jim Hill, Oregon Jim Hill, Oregon Richard Tuwei, Washington State Ron Cornell, UCLA Henry Rono, Washington State
During his UCLA career (1994-98), Mebrahtom Keflezighi won four NCAA individual distance championships, including the 1997 NCAA Cross Country title. Most recently, he won the silver medal at the Athens Olympics in the marathon with a time of 2:11.29 and was the first American male to medal in the marathon since 1976. Keflezighi is the American Record Holder in the 10,000m (27:13.98, 2001), a three-time USATF National Champion in the 10,000m, and two-time World Championships competitor. He also competed in the Sydney Olympic Games in the 10,000m where he finished 12th overall.
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DAN GUERRERO Athletic Director :: UCLA ‘74 :: 12th Year On April 25, 2002, Daniel G. Guerrero was named UCLA’s eighth Director of Athletics. A former Bruin baseball player, Guerrero, who assumed his duties on July 1, 2002, has enjoyed great success and exudes the pride of a student-athlete who is in charge of the program at his alma mater. In 11 years, Guerrero has clearly established a pattern of “image and substance” that few in his profession can match. UCLA has won 109 NCAA team championships, a figure unmatched by any institution in the nation. UCLA teams have won 23 NCAA championships since his appointment, another national leader, finished second 21 times and have enjoyed an additional 43 Top Five finishes. More than 80% of UCLA teams have qualified for NCAA post-season competition since 2002. The football team has appeared in nine bowl games and the men’s basketball team advanced to consecutive Final Fours from 2006-08. The program has also won 54 conference championships in 15 different sports, produced over 500 All-Americans and featured four Honda Award winners, including the 2003-04 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. Furthermore, during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, 32 Bruins participated as athletes or coaches, representing the United States and eight other nations. They won nine medals, including six golds. In the last 11 years, UCLA has finished second three times (2007-08, 2006-07 and 2005-06), third four times (2004-05, 2003-04, 2011-12, 2012-13), fourth (200910), sixth (2002-03), 11th (2010-11) and 16th (2008-09) in the race for the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. In 2013, UCLA won its first Capital One Cup for men’s sports, vaulting to the top of the standings after winning the 2013 College World Series. This past year in NCAA competition, UCLA won its 109th NCAA title when the baseball team captured its first College World Series title, and eight teams finished among the Top 5 nationally. Men’s water polo and men’s tennis finished second, women’s water polo and women’s tennis (tied) placed third, women’s golf and women’s gymnastics finished fourth and women’s soccer tied for fifth. Finally, 57 student-athletes earned All-America honors and 57 were selected to various all-conference teams. Guerrero came to UCLA in 2002 from UC Irvine, where he had served as UCI’s fi fth Director of Athletics for 10 years. Prior to arriving at UC Irvine, he was the Athletic Director for fi ve years at Cal State Dominguez Hills. He received his Bachelor’s degree from UCLA in 1974 and played second base in the Bruin baseball program for four years. Guerrero, born on November 10, 1951 in Tucson, AZ, was raised in Wilmington, CA. He is married to the former Anne Marie Aniello and they have two grown daughters: Jenna and Katie.
GLENN TOTH Associate Athletic Director :: UCLA ‘76 5th Year (Overseeing Cross Country/Track & Field) Glenn Toth, who has served the athletic department as an administrator for more than 35 years, enters his 16th year in charge of the UCLA men’s and women’s tennis programs. He is in his fifth year overseeing the men’s volleyball team, the men’s and women’s cross-country teams, and the men’s and women’s track & field teams. In addition to his role as a sports supervisor, Toth has also seen duty as an assistant coach, and serves as a member of athletic director Dan Guerrero’s senior staff. A senior associate athletic director with a variety of responsibilities, Toth serves as the liaison with shoe and apparel sponsor adidas, having orchestrated both the original 1999 agreement renewals in 2004 and 2010. adidas supplies all Bruin teams, and represents the department’s most lucrative sponsorship. In addition, Toth was point person on the negotiation with International Sports Properties (ISP) which now handles the department’s corporate relations, media rights, program printing, web page, ad sales, and sponsor promotions. Toth also has administrative responsibility for the athletic equipment room which designs, outfits, and maintains all of the Bruins’ uniforms, practice, and playing equipment. In addition, the sports medicine area/athletic training room, which provides injury evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, therapy, and nutritional services to over 700 student-athletes falls under Toth’s supervision, as does the sports performance area and its seven full-time strength coaches. Toth graduated from UCLA in 1976 with a degree in economics. From 1978-84, he supervised the management of home athletic events, team travel, and athletic insurance. In 1982, Toth handled the logistics of UCLA’s move to the Rose Bowl and at the same time became the athletic department’s first marketing director. Promoted to Associate Athletic Director in 1984, he was credited with several award-winning football marketing campaigns and the creation of the department’s corporate relations program. An avid hiker and climber, Toth completed a personal seven-summit ambition by climbing west coast giants Whitney, Rainier, Shasta, Hood, Adams, Baker, and Jefferson. Toth serves as a Reserve Deputy with the LA County Sheriff ’s Department, formerly in patrol and now in search & recovery. His golden retrievers are Misty and Dottie.
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