2018 UCLA Cross Country Information Guide by UCLA Athletics

2018 UCLA CROSS COUNTRY

TABLE OF CONTENTS Postseason History

2018 QUICK FACTS Location Athletic Dept. Address

Los Angeles, CA 325 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095 Athletics Phone (310) 825-8699 Ticket Office (310) UCLA-WIN Cross Country Office Phone (310) 794-6443 Chancellor Dr. Gene Block Director of Athletics Daniel G. Guerrero Assoc. Athletic Director (Cross Country) Gavin Crew Faculty Athletic Rep. Dr. Michael Teitell Enrollment 43,239 Founded 1919 Colors Blue and Gold Nickname Bruins Conference Pac-12 National Affiliation NCAA Division I Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Avery Anderson Asst. Coach Devin Elizondo (UCLA ‘98) Asst. Coach Austin O’Neil (UCLA‘17) Volunteer Coach Rob Beamer (San Diego ‘03) 2017 Pac-12 Championships Finish 3rd (Men) 8th (Women) 2017 West Regional Championships Finish 5th (Men) 12th (Women) 2017 NCAA Championships Finish 21st (Men) N/A (Women) 2017 Final National Ranking 16th (Men) N/A (Women) All-Time Conference Championships 2 (Men in 1980, 1981) All-Time West Regional Championships 3 (Men in 1980, 1981; Women in 1986)

The 2018 Bruins TV Roster - Men TV Roster - Women Rosters Coaching Staff Athlete Profiles

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NCAA Championships History NCAA West Regional Championships History Pac-12 Conference Championships History

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UCLA Administration Administrator Biographies

2017 Season in Review 2017 Meet Summaries

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2018 SCHEDULE Date Sat, Sept. 1 Sat, Sept. 29 Sat, Sept. 29 Sat, Oct. 13 Sat, Oct. 13 Fri, Oct. 27 Fri, Nov. 9 Sat, Nov. 17

Meet Fresno XC Invitational Stanford Invitational Master’s University XC Invite Wisconsin Pre-Nationals Bronco Invitational Pac-12 Championships NCAA West Regionals NCAA Championships

Location Fresno, Calif. Stanford, Calif. Santa Clarita, Calif. Madison, Wisc. Sunnyvale, Calif. Stanford, Calif. Sacramento, Calif. Madison, Wis.

Credits: The 2018 UCLA Cross Country media guide was written and edited by Liza David, Andrew Wagner, and Ryan Andersen of the UCLA Athletic Communications Office. Primary photography by UCLA Photography (Don Liebig and Todd Cheney). Additional photography by Jim O’Neil, Ricky Bassman and Skip Powers.

MEDIA INFORMATION Cross Country Contact: Seth Dahle Phone: 310-206-7873 Fax: 310-825-8664 E-mail: sdahle@athletics.ucla.edu Address: 325 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095

2018 Men’s Cross Country Team: Top Row (l-r): Colin Burke, George Gleason, Millen Trujillo, Munir Kabbara, Riley Kelly, Tyler Janes. Middle Row (l-r): Carter Blunt, Jett Charvet, Garrett Reynolds, Cole Smith, Andy Ehrenberg, Darius Riley, Robert Brandt. Bottom Row (l-r): Artin Allahverdian, Chris Morzenti, DJ Lawson, Arturo Sotomayor (Not pictured: Scott Snow).

Note: Student-athletes have been instructed not to grant any interview requests that have not been set up through the UCLA Athletic Communications Office.

2018 Women’s Cross Country Team: Top Row (l-r): Gwyneth George, Annabelle Werner, Marisa Villegas, Jacquelyn Hill, Claire Markey, Grace McAuley, Cassandra Durgy. Middle Row (l-r): Jackie Garner, Alyssa Bautista, Kennedy Meyer, Taylor Taite, Erika Adler, Madison Moore, Kelly Bernd. Bottom Row (l-r): Christina Rice, Lilly Schmidt, Paige Carter, Kira Loren, Lexi Wright. (Not pictured: Carlyn Schmidgall, Sophie Scott.

TV ROSTER - MEN

Artin ALLAHVERDIAN

Carter BLUNT

Robert BRANDT

Colin BURKE

Jett CHARVET

Andy EHRENBERG

George GLEASON

5-9 / Fr. La Crescenta, Calif.

5-8 / RSo. McKinney, Tex.

6-0 / Sr. Pasadena, Calif.

6-0 / RJr. Pleasanton, Calif.

5-9 / Fr. Brentwood, Calif.

5-11 / RSo Corte Madera, Calif.

6-2 / RJr. Huntington Beach, Calif.

Tyler JANES

Munir KABBARA

Riley KELLY

DJ LAWSON

Chris MORZENTI

Garrett REYNOLDS

Darius RILEY

5-11 / RSo. Riverside, Calif.

6-0 / Fr. San Rafael, Calif.

6-1 / RSo. Brisbane, Australia

5-5 / So. Visalia, Calif.

5-8 / RSo. Dunsmuir, Calif.

5-11 / Jr. Ventura, Calif.

5-10 / Fr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Cole SMITH

Scott SNOW

Arturo SOTOMAYOR

Millen TRUJILLO

Avery ANDERSON

Devin ELIZONDO

Austin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;NEIL

5-9 / RSr. Goleta, Calif.

6-3 / RSr. Woking, England

5-7 / RJr. Roseville, Calif.

5-11 / RJr. Walnut, Calif.

Director

Assistant Coach

Rob BEAMER Volunteer Assistant

TV ROSTER - WOMEN

Erika ADLER

Alyssa BAUTISTA

Kelly BERND

Paige CARTER

Cassandra DURGY

Jackie GARNER

Gwyneth George

5-3 / So. Irvine, Calif.

5-2 / Fr. San Clemente, Calif.

5-4 / RSo. Del Mar, Calif.

5-4 / So. Carlsbad, Calif.

5-8 / Jr. Huntington Beach, Calif

5-5 / RJr. San Diego, Calif.

5-8 / Fr. Laguna Hills, Calif.

Jacquelyn HILL

Kira LOREN

Claire MARKEY

Grace McCAULEY

Kennedy MEYER

Madison MOORE

Christina Rice

5-8 / So. Fontana, Calif.

5-4 / So. San Diego, Calif.

5-6 / Jr. Chelmsford, Mass.

5-7 / RSo. La Canada, Calif.

5-1 / RFr. Long Beach, Calif.

5-4 / RJr. Bradley, Calif.

5-3 / So. Santa Barbara, Calif.

Carlyn SCHMIDGALL

Lilly SCHMIDT

Sophie SCOTT

Taylor TAITE

Marisa VILLEGAS

Annabelle WERNER

Lexi Wright

5-5 / RSo. Issaquah, Wash.

5-4 / RSo. Newport Beach, Calif.

5-9 / Fr. Leawood, Kan.

5-5 / Sr, Murrieta, Calif.

5-7 / So. Hollister, Calif.

5-6 / Fr. Murrieta, Calif.

5-3 / Fr. Highland Park, Utah

Avery ANDERSON

Devin ELIZONDO

Austin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;NEIL

Rob BEAMER

Director

Assistant Coach

Volunteer Assistant

ROSTERS

MEN’S ROSTER

TEAM STAFF

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Hometown (High School / College)

Artin Allahverdian Carter Blunt Robert Brandt Colin Burke Jett Charvet Andy Ehrenberg George Gleason Tyler Janes Munir Kabbara Riley Kelly DJ Lawson Chris Morzenti Garrett Reynolds Darius Riley Cole Smith Scott Snow Arturo Sotomayor Millen Trujillo

5-9 5-8 6-0 6-0 5-9 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-5 5-8 5-11 5-10 5-9 6-3 5-7 5-11

Fr. R-So. Sr. R-Jr. Fr. R-So. R-Jr. R-So. Fr. R-So. So. R-So. Jr. Fr. R-Sr. R-Sr. R-Jr. R-Jr.

La Crescenta, Calif. / Crescenta Valley HS McKinney, Texas / Independence Pasadena, Calif. / Loyola Pleasanton, Calif. / Bishop O’Dowd Brentwood, Calif. / Heritage HS Corte Madera, Calif. / Redwood Huntington Beach, Calif. / Huntington Beach Riverside, Calif. / King San Rafael, Calif. / San Rafael HS Brisbane, Australia / St. Joseph’s College Visalia, Calif. / Redwood HS Dunsmuir, Calif. / Mt. Shasta Ventura, Calif. / Ventura Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. / Rancho Cucamonga HS Goleta, Calif. / Dos Pueblos Woking, England / Carlsbad Roseville, Calif. / Roseville Walnut, Calif. / Walnut

Director of Cross Country/Track and Field: Avery Anderson (2nd Year at UCLA, 8th overall, UCLA ‘05) Asst. Coach: Devin Elizondo (2nd Year, UCLA ‘98) Asst. Coach: Austin O’Neil (1st Year as AC, Cal Poly ‘02) Volunteer Coach: Rob Beamer (3rd Year, San Diego ‘03) Staff Athletic Trainer: Tracy Castrejana

ROSTER BREAKDOWN Class

State

Men:

Freshmen (4): Kabbara, Allahverdian, Charvet, Riley

California (15): Allahverdian, Brandt, Burke, Charvet, Ehrenberg, Gleason, Janes, Kabbara, Morzenti, Reynolds, Riley, Smith, Sotomayor, Trujillo.

Sophomores (6): Lawson, Kelly, Blunt, Morzenti, Ehrenberg, Janes Juniors (5): Reynolds, Gleason, Burke, Sotomayor, Trujillo Seniors (3): Brandt, Snow, Smith

Women: Freshmen (6): Bautista, George, Meyer, Scott, Werner, Wright

WOMEN’S ROSTER Name Erika Adler Alyssa Bautista Kelly Bernd Paige Carter Cassandra Durgy Jackie Garner Gwyneth George Jacquelyn Hill Kira Loren Claire Markey Grace McAuley Kennedy Meyer Madison Moore Christina Rice Carlyn Schmidgall Lilly Schmidt Sophie Scott Taylor Taite Marisa Villegas Annabelle Werner Lexi Wright

Ht. 5-3 5-2 5-4 5-4 5-8 5-5 5-8 5-8 5-4 5-6 5-7 5-1 5-4 5-3 5-5 5-4 5-9 5-5 5-7 5-6 5-3

Yr. So. Fr. R-So. So. Jr. R-Jr. Fr. So. So. Jr. R-So. Fr. R-Jr. So. R-So. R-So. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr.

Hometown (High School/College) Irvine, Calif. / Northwood San Clemente, Calif. / Capistrano Valley HS Del Mar, Calif. / Canyon Crest Academy Carlsbad, Calif. / San Marcos Huntington Beach, Calif. / Huntington Beach San Diego, Calif. / Torrey Pines Laguna Hills, Calif. / Santa Margarita Catholic HS Fontana, Calif. / Etiwanda San Diego, Calif. / Canyon Crest Academy Chelmsford, Mass. / Chelmsford La Canada, Calif. / Crescenta Valley Long Beach, Calif. / Wilson Bradley, Calif. / Paso Robles Santa Barbara, Calif. / Dos Pueblos Issaquah, Wash. / Liberty Newport Beach, Calif. / Corona Del Mar Leawood, Kan. / Blue Valley North HS Murrieta, Calif. / Murrieta Mesa Hollister, Calif. / San Benito Murrieta, Calif. / Vista Murrieta HS Highland Park, Utah / American Fork HS

Sophomores (10): Adler, Carter, Hill, Loren, Rice, Villegas, Bernd, McAuley, Schmidgall, Schmidt Juniors (4): Durgy, Markey, Garner, Moore Seniors (1): Taite

Texas (1): Blunt

Women: California: (23): Adler, Bautista, Bernd, Durgy, Garner, George, Hill, Loren, McAuley, Meyer, Moore, Rice, Schmidt, Taite, Villegas, Werner. Massachusetts (1): Markey Kansas (1): Scott Utah (1): Wright Washington (1): Schmidgall

International Men: Australia (1): Kellly England (1): Snow

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Artin Allahverdian ............................... All-uh-VUR-dee-in Cassandra Durgy ........................................... DUR-ghee Andy Ehrenberg .......................................... AIR-en-berg Kira Loren........................................................... lo-REN Arturo Sotomayor .................................. SOE-toe-MY-ore Millen Trujillo............................................... troo-HEE-oh Marisa Villegas......................mah-REE-suh vee-YAY-gas

COACHING STAFF

AVERY

ANDERSON Director of Track & Field and Cross Country 2nd Season at UCLA 8th Season overall

UCLA track and field alumnus Avery Anderson was named the new Director of Track and Field and Cross Country by UCLA Athletics on July 6, 2017. As Director, Anderson oversees all aspects of the planning, development, and administration of the track and field and cross country programs at UCLA. In his first year at the helm, he led the Bruins to a fifth-place finish on the men’s side and a 12th-place finish on the women’s side at the NCAA West Regionals in Seattle, Wash. The men went on finish 21st as a team at the NCAA Championships. Anderson returned to his alma mater after spending nearly 20 years coaching at the NCAA Division I level. His coaching career began at CSUN, where he served as a volunteer assistant track and field coach from 1999-2001 while competing as a professional decathlete. He served in the same role at UCLA from 2001-2002 and at Kansas State from 2002-2004 before returning to CSUN for the next 13 years working in various coaching roles. Most recently, he served as the Director of Track and Field and Cross Country for CSUN from 2011-2017. Anderson’s tenure with the Matadors was marked by staggering levels of success. During his time with CSUN, Anderson led his student-athletes to 13 Big West/WAC Conference Team Titles, 91 individual conference championships, and 21 NCAA All-America honors. He also coached the only individual male NCAA Division I champions in CSUN history, in any sport, long jumpers Dashalle Andrews and Reindell Cole.

Anderson went on to play for the Indianapolis Colts during the 1996-97 season. When a back injury ended his football career, he decided to return to track and field as a decathlete. He soon became a prominent decathlete as he set the CSUN complex decathlon record to qualify for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials. After finishing seventh at trials, he went on to compete internationally for the United States in 2001 in the U.S. vs. Germany decathlon competition in Germany.

Additionally, Anderson presided over three Big West Outdoor Championships on the women’s side (2011, 2015, and 2017). The women’s victory in 2017 extended CSUN’s record for most conference team titles on either the men’s or women’s side. Anderson was recognized for his coaching prowess when he received the 2015 and 2017 Big West Conference Women’s Track and Field Coach of the Year awards.

In addition to receiving a Bachelor of Arts in political science from UCLA, Anderson earned his Master’s of Public Administration with honors at CSUN. His advocacy for academic success was on display during his tenure at CSUN, as his program achieved a total of 12 NCAA APR Public Recognition Awards.

In addition to his evident coaching expertise,Anderson returns to Westwood with the invaluable experience of being a two-sport student-athlete with the Bruins, as he competed in both football and track and field and understands the winning tradition of UCLA Athletics. He was a member of the NCAA runner-up 4x100m relay squad his senior season and helped UCLA take home four Pac-10 Championships. As a wide receiver from 1991-1995, Anderson competed in football for the Bruins at the highest level. His most notable season came when he helped lead UCLA to a 1993 Pac-10 title and later played in the 1994 Rose Bowl.

Anderson is married to the former Bridget Pearson, who coaches the pole vaulters for CSUN and additionally assists with the multi events. She is also a UCLA track and field alumna. The couple have two children: a son, Andy, and daughter, Avery.

COACHING STAFF

DEVIN

AUSTIN

ELIZONDO

O’NEIL

Assistant Coach 2nd Season UCLA ‘98

Assistant Coach 1st Season as AC, 2nd in program UCLA ‘16

UCLA alumnus Devin Elizondo is in his second season with the Bruins as an assistant coach for cross country and track and field. As he returns to Westwood, Elizondo brings a wealth of distance running acumen and an extensive resume of coaching experience that will certainly benefit the Bruins’ distance program.

Former Bruin Austin O’Neil is in his second season on the UCLA cross country and track & field coaching staffs. He was promoted to assistant coach before the 2017-18 school year after serving as a volunteer assistant in his first season on staff. O’Neil was a four-year letterwinner for the Bruins in both track & field and cross country, earning USTFCCCA All-America honors on the DMR course as a senior. The Stevenson, Ranch, Calif. native qualfied for the NCAA Track & Field Championships as a junior and a senior, finishing seventh in the DMR at the 2016 Indoor Meet and racing in the 1500m at the 2015 outdoor championships. He also raced in the 2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, finishing with a time of 31:41.8 in the 10K.

Elizondo previously served as head cross country coach and assistant track and field coach at UC Davis from 2014-2017. In his first cross country season at the helm, he led the Aggie women to their first Big West Conference title since 2011 and was named the conference Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year. In 2015, Elizondo guided both the men’s and women’s teams to third-place finishes at the Big West Championships, the highest finish for the men since 2013 and the fifth consecutive top-three finish on the women’s side. During his tenure at Davis, Elizondo helped coach 20 All-Big West runners (six men, 14 women) and six all-region honorees in cross country.

ROB

His coaching career began at the Brentwood School in Los Angeles. There, he served as the head track and field coach and assistant cross country coach for both boys and girls. With Elizondo on the coaching staff, the boys’ cross country team qualified for six state championship meets and achieved five top-five finishes. The girls’ program also enjoyed success, as the girls advanced to two state meets and sent an individual runner on two other occasions during Elizondo’s time at Brentwood.

BEAMER Volunteer Coach 3rd Season San Diego ‘03

Elizondo graduated from UCLA in 1998 with a degree in history and enjoyed great success as a distance runner for the Bruins. He was a member of three Pac-10 track and field championship teams and also helped lead the cross country team to a pair of third-place conference finishes. Elizondo was the UCLA cross country team’s Most Outstanding Freshman in 1994 and was selected to the All-District IX First Team in 1995. Elizondo has also had an extensive history of youth outreach in Southern California involving athletics. He joined the LA84 foundation in 2007 and worked to organize cross country and track and field clinics at over 1,600 high schools in the Southern California Area. He has also been heavily involved in Runner’s Workshop since 1994, a summer cross country camp at which Elizondo regularly creates lecture series and workouts for campers.

Rob Beamer enters his third year at UCLA as a volunteer coach for the cross country and track and field programs, specializing in the distance events. He is also a graduate student in the fully employed MBA program at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. In his first year on the cross country staff in 2016, Beamer helped the Bruins send both their men’s and women’s squads to the NCAA National Championships. Before coming to UCLA, Beamer served two coaching stints for the UCSB track program, where he primarily coached the distance runners, sprinters, throwers and vaulters. In 2012, he was part of the staff that coached the Gaucho men to a Big West conference title and a first runner-up showing for the women. Prior to coaching at the collegiate level, Beamer served as the head coach of cross country and track and field at Bishop Diego HS in Santa Barbara. While at Bishop, he coached athletes Patrick Torrellas (400m) and Christina Nowak (high jump) to school records in their respective events. Beamer earned all-conference (WCC) honors as a two-sport athlete at the University of San Diego. He has run 10 marathons, including three LA Marathons (2006-08) in which he earned second place age group accolades among non-elite athletes. In addition to his coaching, Beamer is a political science instructor for the California Community College system. He holds a masters degree in systematic theology from Notre Dame, and masters and bachelors degrees from the University of San Diego.

ATHLETE PROFILES

ARTIN

CARTER

ALLAHVERDIAN

BLUNT

5-9 / Freshman La Crescenta, Calif. Crescenta Valley HS

5-8 / RS Sophomore McKinney, Tex. Independence HS

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Crescenta Valley High School in La Crescenta, Calif. ... Earned two letters apiece in cross country and track & field ... Two-time All-Pacific League First Teamer ... Qualified for states in both cross country and track.

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Ran in five outdoor meets and four indoor meets ... Qualified for the NCAA West Regionals in the 1500m ... Posted a collegiate-best time of 3:44.47 in the 1500m in the USC Dual Meet ... Ran a season-best mile time of 4:02.89 (18th place) at the Husky Classic ... In the 1500m, was 15th at the Pac-12 Championships (3:49.88) and 34th at the West Regionals (3:53.39) ... Ran the 800 twice, posting a season-best time of 1:53.78 at the indoor Dr. Sander Invitational.

PERSONAL Artin Thomas Allahverdian was born on Mar. 18, 2000 in Houston, Tex. to parents Janet and Hayrik ... Has one younger sister: Anna ... Planning on majoring in biology ... Aspires to find a career in the medical field ... Chose UCLA because it “has the best mix of superior academics and athletics” ... Describes qualifying for the state championships in the 3200m as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Usain Bolt, Mo Farah, Michael Phelps, Leo Messi, Michael Jordan, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lance Armstrong ... Played basketball before high school ... In his free time, enjoys running, watching TV, checking Instagram, and going to the beach.

2017 (XC) Ended his season at the NCAA Championships (10k), where he finished in 76th place with a time of 31:09.4 … Competed in the 10k at the NCAA West Regionals, finishing with a time of 31:09.4 for a 76th-place finish … Finished 43rd overall in his postseason debut at the Pac-12 Championships (8k) with a time of 24:37.3 … Led the Bruins in the Santa Clara Bronco Invite and finished third overall with an 8k time of 23:44.5 … Took 58th place in the 8k competition at the Roy Griak Invite, clocking a 26:42.9 time … Made his collegiate cross country debut at the George Kyte Classic (4.5mi) in Flagstaff, where he finished ninth overall with a time of 23:42.0. 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) NCAA West Regional Prelims qualifier in the 1,500m … Finished in 32nd place at prelims with a time of 3:57.11 … Clocked a time of 3:58.02 in the 1,500m final at the Pac-12 Championships, good for 12th place … Ran a lifetime-best in the preliminary heat of 3:48.82 to qualify for the final … Competed in the 800m against USC, posting a time of 1:53.68 to finish fifth … Was the runner-up in the mile at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival with a time of 4:02.06 … Doubled at the MPSF Indoor Championships, placing 14th in the 3,000m (8:08.43) and ran the opening 1,200m leg for the DMR squad that finished second overall (9:37.90) … Made his collegiate track debut at the Charlie Thomas Invite, running 4:100.11 in the 1,500m and helping the DMR team to a time of 9:55.63, good four fourth place finishes in both events. 2016 (XC) Did not participate in races as a true freshman. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Frisco Independence High School in Frisco, Texas … A four-time district, area regional and three-time state champion in the 3,200m and 1,600m … Was the New Balance national runner-up in the mile and the national champion in the two-mile … A three-time cross country 5A state champion … Finished 13th at Foot Locker Nationals and 20th at the Nike Cross Nationals to earn All-American accolades … Holds personal bests of 4:10.09 in the 1,600m, 8:57.01 in the 3,200m and 14:41.80 in the 5,000m. PERSONAL Son of John and Corine Blunt … Has a brother named Clark and a sister named Bailey … Lists biggest athletic thrill as winning the two-mile at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals … Enjoys swimming, running, and sleeping.

ATHLETE PROFILES

ROBERT

COLIN

BRANDT

BURKE

6-0 / Senior Pasadena, Calif. Loyola HS California

6-0 / RS Junior Pleasanton, Calif. Bishop O’Dowd HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Had a standout debut season in Westwood, scoring at the NCAA Championships and posting UCLA all-time top-10 times in both the 5000m and 10K ... Was the eighth-place finisher in the 10K at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, finishing in 29:13.12 to earn USTFCCCA All-America honors ... Was the lone Bruin male to score at NCAAs ... Qualified for NCAAs with a 29:15.57 time in the 10K at NCAA West Regionals, despite competing in the 5000m (13:59.21, 19th) at the same meet ... Ran a collegiate-best time of 3:47.21 in the 1500m at the USC Dual Meet ... Set the No. 3 time in UCLA history in the 5000m with a time of 13:41.23 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Qualified for NCAAs and set the No. 6 mark in school history with a 29:02.14 time in the 10K at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on Mar. 31 ... Finished fourth in the 10K at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing in 29:42.99.

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Qualified for NCAA Regionals in the 5000m ... Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable mention ... Competed in six outdoor meets ... Set a new collegiate-best and qualified for regionals with a 13:58.77 time in the 5000m at the Mt. Sac Relays, good for a secondplace finish ... Came in third in the 3000m at the USC Dual Meet, posting a collegiate-best time of 8:41.69. 2017 (XC) Competed in the 10k at the NCAA Championships, where he finished in 103rd place with a time of 30:44.99 … Was UCLA’s third runner at the West Regional Championships (10k), placing 38th in a time of 30:18.4 … Scored for the Bruins in the 8k at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 35th overall with a time of 24:31.5 … Ran in the Wisconsin Invite (8k) and finished in 72nd place with a time of 24:31.5 … Competed in the 8k at the Roy Griak Invite and took 115th overall and a time of 28:20.4 … Pac-12 All-Academic second-team selection.

2017 (XC) Was the Bruins’ top runner in three of the four meets in which he competed … Crossed the line as UCLA’s top runner at the NCAA Championships, finishing 88th overall with a 10k time of 30:34.36 … Finished sixth overall at the Pac-12 Championships (8k) with a time of 23:55.9 … Was the Bruins’ top runner at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite (8k), clocking a 23:52.7 for seventh place … Made his UCLA debut at the Roy Griak Invite (8k), taking third place with a time of 25:04.4.

2017 (TRACK & FIELD) NCAA West Regional Prelims qualifier in the 10,000m … Finished 18th at prelims with a time of 30:22.30 … Took sixth in the 10k at the Pac-12 Championships, clocking a lifetime-best time of 29:24.80 … Doubled at the USC Dual in the 1,500m and 5,000m, taking fourth place in the 1,500m with a personal-best time of 3:49.75 and winning the 5k in 14:55.19 … Opened his outdoor season with a victory in the 10k at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival with a time of 29:27.91 … Competed at the MPSF Indoor Championships in the 5,000m, taking third overall with a time of 14:03.11.

2017 (TRACK & FIELD – CALIFORNIA) Competed in the distance races in seven outdoor meets for the Golden Bears … Finished 10th overall in the 10,000m at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 29:39.70 … Ran a 5,000m lifetime-best time of 13:45.45 at the Stanford Cardinal Classic, good for fifth overall … Won the 3,000m competition at The Big Meet against Stanford with a time of 8:07.80 … Kicked off his outdoor season at the Cal Opener with a victory in the 3,000m and a time of 8:20.00 … Doubled in the 3,000m (ninth) and 5,000m (15th) at the MPSF Indoor Championships, clocking times of 8:04.97 and 14:16.55 in the events, respectively … Opened his indoor campaign with a victory in the 5,000m at the UW Invite, finishing with a time of 14:05.08.

2016 (XC) Named to the Pac-12 All-Academic second team … Earned All-Pac-12 second team honors … Competed at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in the 10k and finished in 141st place with a time of 31:10:8 … Raced in the NCAA West Regional Championships (10k), placing 31st overall with a time of 30:16.3 … Raced in the Pac12 Championships (8k), placing 11th and finishing with a time of 24:42.7 … Ran at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (8k) and finished 57th with a time of 24:40.0 … Opened the season with a 29th place finish (8k) at the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 25:43.6.

2016 (XC - CALIFORNIA) Raced in the NCAA Championships (10k) and took 109th overall with a time of 30:57.4 … Was the Bears’ number one runner at the NCAA West Regionals (10k) with a 12th place finish and a time of 29:56 … Took 21st in the Pac-12 Championships (8k) with a time of 24:58.3 to help lead the Bears to a sixth-place finish … Finished second overall at the San Francisco Invitational (8k) with a time of 24:22.2 to contribute to Cal’s meet victory.

2016 (TRACK & FIELD) Placed 20th in the 10,000m at the World Junior Championships in Poland with a personal best time of 30:20.80 … Finished second overall at the USATF Junior Championships in the 10,000m with a time of 30:46.25 … Redshirted his true freshman season. 2015 (XC) Ran unattached in the Titan Invitational (8k) and finished with a time of 24:33.

2015 (XC - CALIFORNIA) Competed at the NCAA Championships (10k) as a freshman and finished 161st with his time of 31:31.8 … Ran 31:55.4 at the NCAA West Regional Championships (10k) to help Cal qualify for the NCAA Championships … Finished 45th at the Pac-12 Championships (8k) with a time of 24:29 … Raced at D1 Pre-Nationals (8k) and finished 86th with a 24:15.1 time.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Bishop O’Dowd High School in Oakland, Calif. … Was a CIF State qualifier in both track and cross country … Finished fifth at the CIF State Track & Field Championships in the 3,200m with a time of 9:06.37 … Ran a personal best 9:00.40 to finish as the runner-up at the Arcadia Invitational … Was the North Coast Section champion in the 3,200m … Holds a personal best of 4:17.54 in the 1,600m that he ran at the Sacramento Meet of Champions to place third … Three-time all-league in track … Second team All-West Region honoree … School record holder in the 3,200m and 5,000m … Was a three-time state qualifier in cross country … Finished third at the state meet as a senior with a 5k time of 15:23 … Qualified for the Foot Locker Nationals and placed 32nd with a time of 16:15 … Clocked a 5k personal best of 15:08 to win the Stanford Invitational … All East Bay Runner of the Year in cross country in 2014 …Two-time All-North Coast Section Division III selection in cross country (2013-2014).

HIGH SCHOOL Four-year varsity letterwinner in cross country and track and field at Loyola High School … 2014 CIF State Division I runner-up in cross country … Took 13th place at the Nike Cross Nationals in 2014 to earn Second Team All-American accolades … CIF Division I State Champion in the 3,200m his senior year … Took 4th in the 3,200m at the Brooks PR National Meet to earn All-American honors … Posted personal best high school times of 4:08 in the 1,600m and 8:51 in the 3,200m. PERSONAL Born on November 2, 1996 to parents Lisa and Wayne Brandt … Has one sister named Emily … Enjoys surfing, golfing, and reading … Attended the University of California from 2015-2017 before transferring to UCLA … Decided to come to UCLA because of the great team culture and strong academics … Describes his greatest athletic thrill as breaking the 29 minute barrier in the 10k against Edward Cheserek at the Stanford Invitational in 2017 … Admires Kobe Bryant … Political Science major.

PERSONAL Son of Andrew and Jacquie Burke … Has a twin brother named Sean and a sister named Maddie … List his biggest athletic accomplishment as qualifying for Foot Locker Nationals his senior season … Enjoys running, swimming and hiking … Economics major.

ATHLETE PROFILES

JETT

ANDY

CHARVET

EHRENBERG

5-9 / Freshman Brentwood, Calif. Heritage HS

5-11 / RS Sophomore Corte Madera, Calif. Redwood HS

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Heritage High School in Brentwood, Calif. ... Earned three letters in cross country and four in track & field ... Was the New Balance National Indoor Champion in the 800m ... CIF All-State First Team Selection ... CIF NCS Champion in the 800m ... BVAL League Champion in the 800m and 1600m ... BVAL League record-holder in the 800m and 1600m ... Posted best times of 1:50.79 in the 800m, 4:13.85 in the 1600m, and 9:38.03 in the 3200m.

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team ... Took part in five outdoor meets and one indoor meet as a true freshman ... Ran a 4:27.20 mile at the Don Kirby Elite meet in his NCAA debut on Feb. 9 ... Ran the 3000m steeplechase in 9:39.57 at the USC Dual Meet on Apr. 29, good for a third-place result ... Raced in the 5000m at the Pac-12 Championships, taking 25th place with a time of 14:58.20. 2017 (XC) Competed in two meets in his redshirt freshman season … Finished 28th overall in the 8k at the Bronco Invitational, clocking a time of 24:27.0 … Was the Bruins’ second runner in UCLA cross country debut at the TMU Invite (8k), finishing eighth overall with a time of 25:19.1.

PERSONAL Born on Mar. 9, 2000 to parents Francisco and Jennifer in Antioch, Calif. ... Has two older brothers: Nico and Alex ... Chose UCLA because of the “strong focus on excellence in both the classroom and in sport” ... Admires Lakers legend Kobe Bryant ... In his free time, enjoys drawing, being in nature, and playing basketball ... Is half Ecuadorian.

HIGH SCHOOL Earned four varsity letters in both cross Country and track and field at Redwood High School … Two-time CIF-NCS individual champion in cross country … Individually qualified for the California State Cross Country Meet first three years of high school, then with team his senior year … Five-time MCAL league champion in cross country and track … Has a cross country 5k PR of 15:24 … USATF Junior Nationals qualifier in the 1500m. PERSONAL Born in San Francisco to parents Doug and Tory Ehrenberg … Went to Redwood High School and grew up in Corte Madera, Calif. … Has an old brother, Alex … Hobbies and interests include backpacking, rock climbing, photography, and playing music … Lists his greatest athletic thrill as being able to walk on to the UCLA track and field team … Admires athletes Alex Honnold, Evan Jager and Peter Sagan…Statistics major.

ATHLETE PROFILES

GEORGE

TYLER

GLEASON

JANES

6-2 / RS Junior Huntington Beach, Calif. Huntington Beach HS

5-11 / RS Sophomore Riverside, Calif. King HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Qualified for the NCAA West Regionals in the 1500m ... Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable mention ... Overall, competed in six outdoor meets and three indoor meets ... Raced in the 1500m, 3000m, 5000m, 10K, and mile ... Won the 1500m in the USC Dual Meet on Apr. 29, setting a collegiate-best and qualifying for regionals with a time of 3:43.91 ... Finished the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 19-21) in 14:01.35, finishing in fifth and setting a new collegiate-best ... Was the 10th-place finisher in the 1500m at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing in 3:47.55 ... Best mile time of the year came at the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational: 4:05.69 ... Raced in the mile (4:10.40, 18th) and 5000m (14:15.47, 13th) at the MPSF Championships ... Named to the 2018 MPSF Indoor Track All-Academic Team.

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in five outdoor meets, primarily in the 1500m ... Set a new collegiate-best in the 1500m at the USC Dual meet, finishing in 3:47.74 for a fifth-place finish ... Raced in the 1500 at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 12th in both the prelim and the final, finishing the final in 3:48.01 ... Won the 3000m at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational on Apr. 14, crossing the line in 8:24.30 ... In his season outdoor debut, set a collegiate-best in the 800m at 1:54.95. 2017 (XC) Helped the Bruins to a second-place team finish at the Bronco Invite (8k), clocking time of 24:45.1 to finish 49th overall … Finished 12th overall at the TMU Invite (8k), running 25:30.7 to help win the men’s team competition … Made his UCLA cross country debut at the George Kyte Classic (4.5mi) in Flagstaff, finishing 30th overall with a time of 25:08.9.

2017 (XC) Competed at the NCAA Championships (10k) and finished 164th overall with a time of 30:34.36 … Placed 43rd in the 10k at the NCAA West Regionals with a time of 30:23.3 … Finished 40th overall at the Pac-12 Championships (8k) with a time of 24:34.5 … Was the Bruins’ second runner at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite (8k), as he finished seventh overall with a time of 23:49.3 … Competed in the 8k at the Roy Griak Invite and finished with a time of 26:23.8, good for 41st place … Opened his redshirt sophomore season with 10th-place finish at the George Kyte Classic (4.5mi) in Flagstaff … Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention selection.

2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in the distance events in four indoor meets his true freshman season … Ran the 3,000m at the MPSF Championships, finishing 33rd overall with a time of 8:23.16 … Ran a lifetime-best mile time of 4:06.06 at the Husky Classic, good for 35th place. 2016 (XC) Did not participate in races as a true freshman.

2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in the 1,500m at the NCAA West Regional Prelims, finishing in 31st place with a time of 3:57.06 … Won the 1,500m competition against USC with a lifetime-best time of 3:45.51 … Ran a personal best in the 5,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays, posting a time of 14:13.08 for 16th place … Clocked a lifetime-best time of 4:05.06 in the mile at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, good for eight overall … Doubled at the MPSF Indoor Championships in the 3,000m (8:13.67) and 5,000m (14:14.76), finishing 23rd and 14th in the events, respectively … MPSF Indoor All-Academic selection.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, Calif. … Earned four letters in track and three in cross country … An all-state, All-CIF and all-league performer his senior season … Won the CIF-SS Division I 3,200m … Also helped lead the DMR to the win at Arcadia … During his junior year, Janes was an All-CIF, all-league selection and a state finalist in the 1,600m … Set the Riverside County record in the 1,600m … Holds personal bests of 4:05.86 in the 1,600m, 4:05.97 in the mile, 8:56.93 in the 3,200m and 1:56 in the 800m … In cross country, Janes was a state finalist, All-CIF, all-league and team MVP during his senior season … As a junior he was named team MVP and a state finalist … League champion and all-league his sophomore season.

2016 (XC) Named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention … Raced in the NCAA West Regional Championships in the 10k and placed 59th overall with a time of 30:38.4 … Raced at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in the 8k and finished 178th with a time of 26:18.8 … Placed second at the Mustang Challenge in the 4.8mi with a time of 25:01.3 … Opened the season with a ninth-place finish at the Nevada Twilight in the 5k with a time of 16.30.0.

PERSONAL Son of Keith and Karla Janes … Has one brother named Mathew and a sister named Allison … His biggest athletic thrill so far has been winning the DMR at Arcadia … Enjoys fishing … A three-time All-Channel League selection and two-year captain in cross country … All-CIF southern section and All-State honoree as a senior.

2016 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in six meets in his first year on the track for the Bruins … Ran a 1,500m best of 3:49.09 at the Mt. SAC Relays … Clocked a 4:08.86 in the mile at the Legends Distance Carnival … Ran a 3,000m best of 8:32.21 at the Rafer Johnson/JJK Invitational. 2015 (XC) Ran unattached in the Titan Invitational (8k) and finished with a time of 24:50. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Huntington Beach High School … A state meet qualifier in both track and cross country … Placed third his senior season in the 1,600m at the CIF State Track & Field Championships with a time of 4:09.57 … Clocked a personal best 4:09.02 to place fourth at the CIF Southern Section finals … Finished ninth at the state meet as a junior in the 1,600m with a time of 4:13.92 … Holds a personal best of 9:10.72 in the 3,200m … Placed 12th at the CIF California State Cross Country Championships in the 2014 with a time of 15:32 … Named the Huntington Beach HS Athlete of the Year for 2015 … An all-state selection in cross country in 2014 … An All-CIF and all-state selection in 2015. PERSONAL Son of Patrick and Gina Gleason … Has two brothers named Henry and Will … Was a four-year letterwinner on the Huntington Beach HS surfing team … English major.

ATHLETE PROFILES

MUNIR

RILEY

KABBARA

KELLY

6-0 / Freshman San Rafael, Calif. San Rafael HS

6-1 / RS Sophomore Brisbane, Australia St. Joseph’s College

HIGH SCHOOL Attended San Rafael High School ... Earned four varsity letters apiece in cross country and track & field ... Was team captain of both squads for his sophomore through senior years ... Posted best times of 4:15.05 in the 1600m, 9:17.54 in the 3200m, and 15:30.3 in the 5K ... Was a three-time CIF State qualifier in cross country ... CIF NCS Champion in 2017 ... First ever athlete from San Rafael High School to win an NCS individual championship ... Four-time all-league pick for cross, three-time selection in cross country ... Won the “Brick Award” at SRHS four times, given to the student who is “tough as a brick” ... Voted as the track team MVP on two occasions ... Holds the Lebanese national record in the 1500m for the 16-17 age group (4:05.00), which earned him a third-place finish at the Lebanese National Championships.

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Qualified for NCAA West Regionals in the 800m ... Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable mention ... Finished 13th in the 800m at the Pac-12 Championships, crossing the line in 1:51.90 ... Competed in five outdoor and four indoor meets ... Ran a collegiate-best mile time of 4:09.50 at the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational in his 2018 outdoor debut ... Qualified for regionals and set a new collegiate-best by running the 800m in 1:49.41 at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational on Apr. 14, the best 800 time by a Bruin in 2018 ... Was named Pac-12 Men’s Track Athlete of the Week for his showing at the RJ/JJK Invite ... Finished second in both the 800 (1:50.33) and 4X400 (2:24.96) in the USC Dual Meet on Apr. 29 ... At the MPSF Championships, finished first in the DMR (9:51.12) and second in the 800m (1:50.69) ... Ran a collegiate-best 1:20.40 in the 600m at the Dr. Martin Luther King Invitational on Jan. 19 ... Named to the 2018 MPSF Indoor Track All-Academic Team.

PERSONAL Munir Stefano Brito Kabbara was born on Jan. 16, 2000 to parents Wassim and Rosemary in San Francisco, Calif. ... Has one older brother, Nassim ... Plans on majoring in businesseconomics ... Aspires to pursue a career in finance ... Chose to attend UCLA because of the “great academics, the community where companions are as good as family, where the students have unrelenting pride in attending UCLA” ... Admires Tom Brady ... Hobbies and interests include cooking, bowling, and skiing ... Holds citizenship in three countries: the US, Brazil, and Lebanon ... Dad is Lebanese, mother is Brazilian ... Older brother Nassim competes in track & field and cross country at the Colorado School of Mines

2017 (XC) Competed in the 8k at the Bronco Invitational, finishing in 56th place with a time of 24:50.2 … Opened his season at the George Kyte Classic (4.5mi), running 28:25.2 to finish 42nd overall … Pac-12 All-Academic second-team selection. 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in the middle distances in five meets for the Bruins … Set an outdoor best in the 800m at the Jim Bush Collegiate, running 1:52.71 to finish sixth overall … Won the 1,500m competition at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival with a personal-best time of 3:55.51 … Competed in the 800m at the MPSF Indoor Championships, running a lifetime-best time of 1:52.11 to finish tenth overall … Made his UCLA track debut at the Columbia East-West Challenge, where he finished 12th in the 800m and helped the DMR squad to a fourth-place finish. 2016 (XC) Did not participate in races as a true freshman. HIGH SCHOOL Attended St. Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace in Brisbane, Queensland … Earned varsity letters in track, cross country and swimming … Placed fourth in the 800m and 1,500m at the Australian School Track and Field Championship … GPS 1,500m champion from 2013-15 … Was a silver medalist in the 800m and 1,500m at the Queensland State Championships, Bronze medalist in the 1,500m at the Australian Junior Championship in 2013, and the St. Joseph’s high school champion in track and cross country … Was named the captain of the track team at St. Joseph’s College … Holds a personal best of 1:52.1 in the 800m, 3:55.7 in the 1,500m and a 49.8 in the 400m. PERSONAL Son of Declan and Sarah Kelly … Has two brothers named Jack and Griffin and a sister named Lauren … Enjoys surfing, photography, listening to music, eating, hiking, and watching the AFL.

ATHLETE PROFILES

CHRIS

LAWSON

MORZENTI

5-5 / Sophomore Visalia, Calif. Redwood HS College of the Sequoias

5-8 / RS Sophomore Dunsmuir, Calif. Mt. Shasta HS

2017 (COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS) Spent his true freshman season at the College of the Sequoias ... Named Team MVP ... Qualified for the state finals, coming in 67th ... Was the third-place finisher at the Lou Vasquez Invite on Sept. 21, coming in with a time of 20:44 over the 4-mile course through Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable mention ... Competed in five outdoor and three indoor meets ... Ran the 3000m steeplechase at the Pac-12 Championships, taking 16th with a time of 9:22.03 ... Set a new collegiate-best in the steeplechase in the USC Dual Meet, where he took second after crossing the line in 9:21.60 ... Had a solid showing at the indoor MPSF Championships, setting new collegiate-bests in the mile (4:10.31) and 3000m (8:28.84) ... Set another collegiate-best in the 1500m at the John Jacobs Invitational, crossing the line in 3:59.75 ... Named to the 2018 MPSF Indoor Track All-Academic Team.

HIGH SCHOOL Earned four varsity letters in track & field and two in cross country at Redwood High School ... In 2016, was named the MVP of both his track and cross country teams ... Rookie of the Year for his cross country team in 2015 ... Named the country track athlete of the year in 2016 ... Post best times of 51.6 in the 400m, 1:54.65 in the 800m, 4:16.03 in the 1600m, and 9:29.34 in the 3200m.

2017 (XC) Finished 64th overall at the Pac-12 Championships (8k), clocking a time of 25:26.6 … Ran the 8k at the Roy Griak Invite was the Bruins’ seventh runner, finishing 40th overall with a time of 26:21.3 … Made his UCLA cross country debut at the George Kyte Classic (4.5mi), crossing as the Bruins’ fifth runner with a time of 24:11.7, good for 16th place … Pac-12 All-Academic second-team selection.

PERSONAL De’yvd Candelario Lawson was born on Jun. 17, 1999 in Visalia, Calif. to parents David and Gloria ... Has a younger brother, Ryan, and a younger sister, Chloe ... Plans on majoring in film ... Aspires to become a cinematographer involved with athletics ... Chose UCLA because of the “historically strong and successful athletics and academics” ... Lists qualifying for states in both cross country and track in his first year of distance running as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Hobbies and interests include hiking, filming, drawing, writing, and Japanese cars ... Admires American track athlete Matt Centrowitz ... Also played football in high school, but decided to quit to focus on cross country and track once he realized his potential.

2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Did not compete in races his first season with the program. 2016 (XC) Did not participate in races as a true freshman. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Mt. Shasta High School in Mt. Shasta, Calif. … Lettered in cross country and track … Helped lead Mt. Shasta to a league championship in 2012 and 2015 as well as being section champions in 2012 … Was an all-league, all-division and all-section performer in cross country and track and an all-state performer in cross country … Was also a two-time Northern Section 1,600m champion … Holds the school records for the 800m, 1500m, 1600m, 3000m, and was a member of the 4x400 relay record holding team. PERSONAL Son of Carl and Carolyn Morzenti … Dad was a sprinter at UCLA … Enjoys swimming, hiking and biking.

ATHLETE PROFILES

GARRETT

DARIUS

REYNOLDS

RILEY

5-11 / Junior Ventura, Calif. Ventura HS

5-10 / Freshman Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Rancho Cucamonga HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in just one meet, the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational (outdoor) ... Ran the mile in 4:09.92, a collegiate-best ... Started the 10K.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Rancho Cucamonga High School in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. ... Earned three varsity letters apiece in track & field and cross country ... Posted best times of 4:19.32 in the 1600m, 9:06.00 in the 3200m, 14:47 in the 3-mile, and 15:24 in the 5K ... Was a three-time all-league first team pick in cross country and track ... In cross, was named All-CIF twice ... Two-time league champion in the 3200m ... Named an All-American as a senior.

2017 (XC) Ran the 10k at the NCAA Championships, finishing 121st overall with a time of 30:54.79 … Led the Bruins at the NCAA West Regionals (10k), finishing 14th overall with a time of 29:50.7 … Took home a 14th-place finish in the 8k at the Pac-12 Championships, clocking a time of 24:08.3 … Competed at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite and finished in 33rd place with a time of 24:11.1 … Finished second overall in the 8k at the Roy Griak Invite with a time of 25:03.0 … Opened sophomore campaign at the George Kyte Classic (4.5mi) and finished eighth overall with a time of 23:34.1.

PERSONAL Darius Anthony Riley was born on Jun. 22, 2000 in Upland, Calif. to parents Tarron and Erika ... Has two brothers: Tarron II and Jayden ... Plans on majoring in psychology ... Aspires to become a therapist ... Chose UCLA because of its “outstanding academics, the opportunities it brings after college, plus the running team is amazing and is filled with a lot of great runners that I look up to” ... Describes his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as surging into the top-10 in the final 100 meters at the West Regionals to qualify for nationals ... Admires Justyn Knight, both for his accomplishments but also because he reminds Riley of himself in regards to running style and form ... Loves to watch shows like The Office and movies, no matter the genre ... Wanted to pursue a career in basketball up until his sophomore year of high school.

2017 (TRACK & FIELD) NCAA West Prelims qualifier in the 5,000m, where he finished 28th overall with a time of 14:47.52 … Finished 14th in the 5k at the Pac-12 Championships, running 14:25.50 … Was the runner-up in the 1,500m at the USC Dual, clocking a lifetime-best time of 3:45.65 … Broke the 14-minute barrier in the 5k at the MT. SAC Relays, running a personal-best time of 13:57.55 to finish 17th. 2016 (XC) Competed at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in the 10k and finished in 126th place with a time of 31:05.0 … Placed 35th at the Pac-12 Championships in the 8k and finished with a time of 25:15.2 … Opened the season at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (8k) with a time of 24:53.1 and finished in 83rd place … Ran unattached to open the year and won the Mustang Challenge (8k) in a course record time of 24:47.3. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Ventura High School in Ventura, Calif. … Earned four letters in Cross Country and Track … Named the Ventura County runner of the year three times … All-Channel league six times, All-Ventura County six times, All-CIF First time three times, All-California first team three times and participated in the Nike Nationals Qualifier two times … Has clocked personal bests of 1:54.83 in the 800m, 4:15.93 in the 1,600m, 4:12.21 in the mile and 8:58.06 at 3,200m … Reynolds placed first in the 1600m and second 3,200m at the Channel League Finals … He went on to place seventh in the 3,200m at the State Meet running it in 8:58.06 … The Ventura County Star’s Cross Country Runner of the Year has led Ventura to a state title last season ... At the 2015 California State Division I Championships Reynolds ran a 15:05.00 to finish sixth overall … He finished fourth at the Division II meet in 2014 with a time of 15:16.00. PERSONAL Son of Eric and Nancy Reynolds … Has a sister named Peyton … Both parents ran track and cross country at UCLA … Played baseball for eight years … Hobbies include biking, hiking, and surfing.

ATHLETE PROFILES

COLE

SCOTT

SMITH

SNOW

5-9 / RS Senior Goleta, Calif. Dos Pueblos HS

6-3 / RS Senior Woking, England Carlsbad HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in five outdoor meets for the Bruins, participating in the 1500m and steeplechase ... Won the men’s steeplechase at the USC Dual Meet, finishing in 9:17.80 ... Set a collegiate-best and broke the nine-minute mark for the first time in the steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays, crossing the line in 8:58.58 for a ninth-place finish ... Was third in the steeplechase at the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational with a time of 9:02.72 ... Opened his outdoor season with a 3:56.79 time in the 1500 at the Aztec Invitational on Mar. 24, a collegiate best.

2017 (XC) Competed in two meets for the Bruins … Ran the 8k at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite, finishing 73rd overall with a time of 25:15.3 … Finished ninth overall at the TMU Invite (8k), crossing the line at 25:36.3.

2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in the distance races in seven outdoor meets for UCLA … Finished 10th in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 9:15.64 … Took home the victory in the steeple against USC, finishing with a time of 9:15.36 … Finished eighth in the 1,500m a the Jim Bush Collegiate, crossing with a personal-best time of 3:58.18 … Kicked his outdoor season off with a lifetime-best time of 8:55.39 in the 3,000m, good for third overall.

2017 (TRACK & FIELD) NCAA West Regional Prelims qualifier in the 1,500m … Finished in 32nd place at prelims with a time of 3:57.11 … Clocked a time of 3:58.02 in the 1,500m final at the Pac-12 Championships, good for 12th place … Ran a lifetime-best in the preliminary heat of 3:48.82 to qualify for the final … Competed in the 800m against USC, posting a time of 1:53.68 to finish fifth … Was the runner-up in the mile at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival with a time of 4:02.06 … Doubled at the MPSF Indoor Championships, placing 14th in the 3,000m (8:08.43) and ran the opening 1,200m leg for the DMR squad that finished second overall (9:37.90) … Made his collegiate track debut at the Charlie Thomas Invite, running 4:100.11 in the 1,500m and helping the DMR team to a time of 9:55.63, good four fourth place finishes in both events.

2016 (XC) Competed in four meets … Raced in the Pac-12 Championships in the 8k and finished in 55th place with a time of 26:01.3 … Placed 15th in the 8k at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational with a time of 24:19.6 … Raced in the Roy Griak Invitational and finished 192nd (8k) with a time of 26:26.9 … Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in the 5k at the Nevada Twilight with a time of 16:09.9. 2016 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in six meets during the outdoor season … Ran the steeple and the 5,000m … Clocked a personal best 9:09.01 in the steeple to place 12th at the Oxy Invitational … Was the runner-up in the steeple in the dual meet against rival USC with a time of 9:39.21 … Clocked a personal best 14:59.28 in the 5,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays … Placed fifth in the steeple with a time of 9:28.54 at the Rafer/JJK Invitational … Clocked a 9:33.47 to place sixth in his first collegiate steeple race at the Jim Bush Collegiate.

2016 (XC) Did not participate in races as a true freshman. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Frisco Independence High School in Frisco, Texas … A four-time district, area regional and three-time state champion in the 3,200m and 1,600m … Was the New Balance national runner-up in the mile and the national champion in the two-mile … A three-time cross country 5A state champion … Finished 13th at Foot Locker Nationals and 20th at the Nike Cross Nationals to earn All-American accolades … Holds personal bests of 4:10.09 in the 1,600m, 8:57.01 in the 3,200m and 14:41.80 in the 5,000m.

2015 (XC) Raced in the Nevada Twilight Classic (5k) finishing fourth overall with a time of 16:29 … Also raced in the Mustang Challenge (8k) placing 31st overall and finishing with a time of 26:14. 2014 (XC) Competed in two races for the Bruins unattached during his freshman year … Ran at the Titan Invitational (8k) for a time of 26:25 ... Competed at the Dual at the Rose Bowl (8k) and posted a time of 27:08.

PERSONAL Son of John and Corine Blunt … Has a brother named Clark and a sister named Bailey … Lists biggest athletic thrill as winning the two-mile at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals … Enjoys swimming, running, and sleeping.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, Calif. … Lettered three times in cross country and track and field for coaches Len Miller and Chris Molkoy … Garnered All-CIF accolades in 2013 and was an All-Channel League selection in 2012 and 2013 … Named the Channel League MVP in 2013 … Was the team captain his senior season … Holds a 5K personal best time of 15:23 … Has run the 3,200m in 9:24 and the 1,600m in 4:24. PERSONAL Son of Mark and Cristi Smith … Named the Dos Pueblos Student of the Year … Chose UCLA because of the engineering department and the athletic tradition … Enjoys playing the guitar … Mechanical engineering major.

ATHLETE PROFILES

ARTURO

MILLEN

SOTOMAYOR

TRUJILLO

5-7 / RS Junior Roseville, Calif. Roseville HS

5-11 / RS Junior Walnut, Calif. Walnut HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Ran unattached in the 1500m at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational ... Did not compete in any other races.

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) NCAA West Preliminaries qualifier in the 1500m ... Pac-12 All-Academic First Team ... Competed in three indoor meets and five outdoor meets ... Ran a collegiate-best 3:46.20 1500m at the USC Dual Meet, finishing third and qualifying for regionals ... At regionals, finished 47th in the preliminaries with a time of 4:06.80 ... Had a solid showing at the indoor MPSF Championships, posting collegiate-bests in the mile (4:10.20) and 3000m (8:21.24) ... Broke the four-minute mark in the 1500m five of his six times out in that event ... Recorded a collegiate-best in the 800m at the indoor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational in his season debut ... Raced in the 1500m at the Pac-12 Championships, coming in 19th with a time of 3:52.53 ... Named to the 2018 MPSF Indoor Track All-Academic Team.

2017 (XC) Finished 11th in the 8k at the TMU Invite, clocking a time of 25:29.9 … Made his season debut at the George Kyte Classic in Flagstaff, finishing 26th overall with a time of 24:59.6. 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) NCAA West Prelims qualifier in the 1,500m, where he finished 27th overall with a time of 3:53.94 … Cracked the Top 10 in the 800m at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing ninth overall with a time of 1:52.16 … Scored for the Bruins in the 800m at the USC Dual, finishing in third with a time of 1:52.01 … Won the Johnson/JJK 1,500m competition with a lifetime-best time of 3:42.60 … Finished third in the mile at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, setting a lifetime best of 4:03.57 … Set a lifetime best in his first 2017 outdoor appearance in the 800m at the Pac-12 vs. Big 10 Invite, crossing at 1:49.20 to finish second overall … Doubled at the MPSF Indoor Championships, finishing third in the 800m (1:50.17) and helped the DMR squad to a second-place finish (9:37.90) … Opened his indoor campaign with a victory in the 800m at the Columbia East-West Challenge, clocking an indoor-best time of 1:49.60.

2017 (XC) Ran 24:02.3 in the 8k at the Bronco Invitational, good for 12th place overall … Won the TMU Invite 8k with a time of 25:01.5, setting a new course record and leading the Bruins to a team victory ... Men’s cross country’s representative on the UCLA All-Academic Team, comprised of the person from each team with the highest cumulative GPA. 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Posted a 5,000m personal-best time of 14:19.86 at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, good for 10th place … Ran 3:51.96 in the 1,500m at the Pac-12 vs. Big 10 Invite, for a lifetime best and ninth place overall … Opened his outdoor campaign at the Long Beach Dual, where he ran an outdoor-best time of 1:56.87 in the 800m … Finished 32nd in the 3,000m at the MPSF Indoor Championships, running a personal-best time of 8:22.05 … Ran a lifetime-best mile time of 4:15.45 at the Charlie Thomas Invitational … MPSF Indoor All-Academic selection.

2016 (XC) Competed in two meets … Raced in the 8k at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational and finished with a time of 24:44.2 in 38th place … Opened the season at the Mustang Challenge in the 4.8mi and finished fourth with a time of 25:23.8. 2016 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in eight outdoor meets during his freshmen campaign … Placed 15th at the Pac-12 Championships in the 800m with a time of 1:52.53 … Clocked a personal best 14:27.72 to finish 22nd in the 5,000m at the Pac-12 Championships … Posted a personal best 1:51.25 in the 800m to place third in the dual meet against rival USC … Finished sixth in the 800m in the dual meet against Texas A&M with a time of 1:51.70 … Posted a personal best 3:51.03 in the 1,500m to place fourth at the Rafer/JJK Invitational … Opened his outdoor season with a 1:55.16 in the 800m … Competed in six indoor meets … Ran an indoor best of 1:52.07 in the 800m to place 11th at the MPSF Championships … Ran a leg on the fifth place DMR at the MPSF Championships … Clocked an indoor best mile time of 4:08.34 to place 11th at the Alex Wilson Invitational … Ran a leg on the winning DMR at the Husky Classic that clocked a 9:48.92.

2016 (XC) Garnered Pac-12 All-Academic first team honors … Competed in four meets … Raced in the Pac-12 Championships (8k) and finished in 51st place with a time of 25:51.0 … Placed 17th at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (8k) with a time of 24:26.5 … Ran in the Roy Griak Invitational and finished 69th (8k) with a time of 26:12.6 … Opened the season with a third place finish in the 5k at the Nevada Twilight with a time of 16:08.5. 2015 (XC) Ran unattached in the Titan Invitational (8k) and finished with a time of 25:03. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Walnut High School in Walnut, Calif. … Lettered all four seasons in track and cross country for coach Jim Polite … Named the Walnut HS MVP in cross country all four years and three times in track … Belongs to the Walnut HS Hall of Fame in both cross country and track … Named the SGV Runner of the Year in 2015 … Holds the school record in 1,600m with a time of 4:11.26 … Holds a personal best of 9:13.10 in the 3,200m … Placed 23rd at the CIF Track & Field Championships in the 1,600m … League champion in both the 1,600m and 3,200m his junior and senior seasons … Ran a personal best 15:23 at the CIF California State Cross Country Championships to place sixth overall in the division I race.

2015 (XC) Ran unattached in the Titan Invitational (8k) and finished with a time of 26:00. HIGH SCHOOL Prepped at Roseville High School in Roseville, Calif. … A two-time state qualifier in the 800m … Placed fifth at the CIF State Track & Field Championships with a time of 1:53.70 … Clocked a personal best 1:51.54 to finish second at the Mt. SAC Relays … Ran a 1:53.05 at the USATF Junior Nationals to place 10th … Finished 18th as a junior at the state meet with a time of 1:54.78 … Ran a personal best 4:13.02 in the 1,600m to win the Sacramento Meet of Champions … Helped the Roseville 4x400m relay team place sixth at the CIF State Championships … Ran at Brooks PR two years in a row … Holds the Roseville school record in the 800m, mile and 4x400m relay … Placed 61st at the CIF California State Cross Country Championships with a time of 16:05.

PERSONAL Son of Michael and Merisha Trujillo … Has two sisters named Maya and Meghna … Admires Kobe Bryant … Political Science major.

PERSONAL Son of Arturo and Alma Rosa Sotomayor … Has one brother named Eduardo and a sister named Sara Elena … Admires Leo Manzano … Enjoys soccer, hiking and working on cars … Geology major.

ATHLETE PROFILES

ERIKA

ALYSSA

ADLER

BAUTISTA

5-3 / Sophomore Irvine, Calif. Northwood HS

5-2 / Freshman San Clemente, Calif. Capistrano Valley HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Did not compete.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, Calif. ... Ran four years of cross country and track ... First Team All-Orange Country in both 2016 and 2017 ... Qualified for nationals in 2017 ... First Team All-State in cross country in 2016 and 2017 ... Capistano Valley finished fourth in the state championships in 2017 ... Recorded best times of 2:12 in the 800m, 5:01 in the 1600m, 11:06 in the 3200m, 16:57 in the 3-mile, and 17:45 in the 5K.

2017 (XC) UCLA’s top finisher in three of five meets in which she competed … Finished her season at the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k), taking 60th overall with a time of 20:58.3 … Paced the Bruins at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 22nd overall with a 6k time of 19:31.5 … Was the Bruins’ top runner at the Wisconsin Invite (6k), finishing 37th overall with a time of 20:29.5 … Paced UCLA in the 6k at the Roy Griak Invite with a 23rd-place finish in a time of 22:19.18 … Made her collegiate debut at the George Kyte Classic (2.6mi) in Flagstaff, finishing seventh overall with a time of 15:49.3.

PERSONAL Born on Aug. 13, 2000 in Long Beach, Calif. to parents Michelle and Dennis ... Full name is Alyssa Nicole Bautista ... Has one older sister, Victoria, and two younger siblings: Andrew and Gabriella ... Plans on majoring in chemistry ... Aspires to be a pharmacist ... Chose UCLA because it was her dream school ... Describes finishing fourth state championships in 2017 and then qualifying for nationals the next week as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Sonya Richards Ross, Emma Coburn, and Brenda Martinez ... In her free time, likes to go shopping, read, and go to the beach ... Used to be a competitive swimmer ... Related to former Bruin Riza Zalameda, who was an All-American in women’s tennis and the top singles player on the 2008 National Championship team.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Northwood High School in Irvine … Two-time varsity letterwinner in track and field and one-time letterwinner in cross country … MVP and league champion of the Pacific Coast League in 2016, her only year of cross country … Took second at the CIF State Cross Country Meet … Earned all-county senior girl honors at the Orange County Cross Country Championships … Orange County Register Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Year … League champion in the 1,600m and 3,200m in track and field … Took sixth place in 3,200m at CIF State Meet … Personal best marks of 4:56.34 in the 1,600m and 10:24.62 in the 3,200m. PERSONAL Born on March 28, 1998 to parents Jeff and Christine Adler … Has an older brother, Nathan Lutu, and a younger sister, Jenna Adler … Decided to attend UCLA because it was her dream school throughout her life, she thought everyone on the cross country team felt like family, and she admired the UCLA athletic support system … Greatest athletic thrill was qualifying for the state meet as an individual her first and only season of cross country … Admires Jordan Hasay and the late Steve Prefontaine … Likes classic cars … Enjoys traveling, going to the beach, paddle boarding, and listening to music … Has a grandfather that went to UCLA … Plans to be a Psychology major with aspirations to be a Sports Psychologist.

ATHLETE PROFILES

KELLY

PAIGE

BERND

CARTER

5-4 / RS Sophomore Del Mar, Calif. Canyon Crest Academy

5-4 / Sophomore Carlsbad, Calif. San Marcos HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable mention ... Participated in five outdoor meets and four indoor meets ... Had her best showing at the USC Dual meet, where she recorded collegiate-best times in both the 1500m (4:29.65, second) and 3000m (10:47.90, sixth) ... Qualified for the Pac-12 Championships in the 1500m, where she placed 18th with a time of 4:38.16 ... Made her 2018 debut at the indoor Dr. Sander Invitational on Jan. 26, where she notched a new collegiate-best in the mile at 5:00.91 ... Named to the 2018 MPSF Indoor Track All-Academic Team.

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) In her first track season, competed in five outdoor meets and three indoor meets ... Ran in the 800m at MPSF Indoor Championships, coming in 43rd with a time of 2:22.22 ... Posted season-best times in both the 400m (1:01.59) and 800m (2:18.81) at the Aztec Invitational on Mar. 24 ... At the Jim Bush Invitational on Mar. 31, posted a time of 5:02.71 in the 1500m, a season-best in that event and her highest finish of the year. 2017 (XC) Finished 135th at the Bronco Invitational (6k) with a time of 23:09.2 … Raced in the 5k at the TMU Invite and finished 36th overall to contribute to the Bruins’ Division I meet victory … Made her UCLA debut at the George Kyte Classic (2.6mi) and finished in 36th place with a time of 17:42.6.

2017 (XC) Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention selection … Raced in the 6k at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 91st overall with a time of 21:32.5 … Competed at the Roy Griak Invite (6k) and took home a 128th-place finish in a time of 24:29.1 … Opened her season at the George Kyte Classic, where she finished 32nd overall and clocked a time of 17:29.8.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended San Marcos High School and was a four-year varsity letterwinner in cross country and track and field … Was the 2015 San Diego Cross Country D1 CIF Champion and Avocado East League Runner of the Year … Won three Avocado East League team championships to accompany four individual first-team all-league cross country honors … Graduated holding five San Marcos High School records, including the 400m, 800m, 1600m, 4x400m relay and DMR … Ran mile personal best of 5:04 at Arcadia Invitational and 2:15 800m PR at San Diego CIF Championships.

2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Did not compete in her first season with the program. 2016 (XC) Did not participate in races as a true freshman.

PERSONAL Born in La Jolla, Calif. to Tim and Jennifer Carter … Has one older brother, Thomas, who attends UC Santa Cruz … Decided to attend UCLA because she wanted to be a part of the UCLA legacy and contribute to a school with a long-lasting history of excellence ... Her greatest athletic thrills come when she has 200m left in a race and knows that it’s not about talent or any amount of work at that point, but simply who wants it more and who has the most heart … Hobbies include taking photos, spending time with family and friends, social media and traveling … Admires Emma Coburn, Kobe Bryant, and Meb Keflezighi … Plans to major in Business Economics.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego, Calif. … Set personal bests of 2:13.08 in the 800m, 4:51.38 1600m, 4:57.79 in the 1 mile and 10:37.05 in the 3,200m … Finished fifth at the CIF San Diego Section Finals in the 1,600m with a time of 5:07.86 … Finished seventh at the California State Championships in the 1,600m with a personal best time of 4:51.39 … Placed 10th at the state meet in the 1,600m as a sophomore and was a qualifier as a freshman … Posted a meet record 10:45.99 in the 3,200m at the Escondido Invitational … Finished seventh at the CIF State Cross Country Championships last season with a 5k time of 18:13 … A state qualifier in cross country as a sophomore and freshman as well … Won the Div. III San Diego Section Championship as a junior … Team captain of both the cross country and track teams. PERSONAL Daughter of Eric and Helen Bernd.

ATHLETE PROFILES

CASSANDRA

JACKIE

DURGY

GARNER

5-8 / Junior Huntington Beach, Calif. Huntington Beach HS

5-5 / RS Junior San Diego, Calif. Torrey Pines HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in five outdoor meets (800m and 1500m) and three indoor meets (800m, mile, and DMR) ... Best 800 time came at the USC dual meet, where she finished in 2:12.35 for a third-place result ... Was 24th in the 800m at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing in 2:14.19. At the MPSF Championships, was 22nd in the mile (season-best 4:55.50) and 10th in the DMR (11:49.50).

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable mention ... Raced in five outdoor meets and two indoor meets ... Opened her track season by recording a collegiate-best mile time of 5:09.12 at the Don Kirby Elite Meet ... Had a pair of third-place finishes: in the 5000m at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on Mar. 31 and in the 3000m at the USC Dual meet on Apr. 29 ... Raced to a 17th-place finish in the 10K at the Pac-12 Championships, crossing the line in 36:22.76.

2017 (XC) Crossed the line as UCLA’s top runner at the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k), finishing in 51st place with a time of 20:52.1 …Was the Bruins’ second runner in the 6k at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 43rd overall with a time of 20:07.9 … Raced in the Wisconsin Invite (6k) and finished in 99th place with a time of 21:17.4 … Took 37th place at the Roy Griak Invite in Minnesota, finishing with a time of 22:46.1 on the 6k course … Opened her sophomore campaign at the George Kyte Classic (2.6mi) and finished 15th overall, recording a time of 16:20.4.

2017 (XC) Finished 85th in the 6k at the NCAA West Regionals, clocking a time of 21:23.4 … Competed in the 6k at the Pac-12 Championships, clocking a time of 20:54.1 to take 73rd place … Competed in the Nuttycombe Invite and finished 136th overall, recording a time of 21:36.6 on the 6k course … Raced in the Roy Griak Invitational 6k competition and ran a time of 23:08.5, good for 58th place … Opened her season at the George Kyte Classic (2.6mi) and finished 18th overall with a time of 16:28.7. 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Appeared in six outdoor meets for UCLA in the distance events … Doubled at the Pac12 Championships, taking 30th in the 5,000m (17:17.38) and 14th in the 10,000m (35:13.21) … Completed an impressive double at the USC Dual, finishing the day with a career-best time of 4:34.94 in the 1,500m to take second place and a victory in the 5,000m and a time of 18:21.41 … Ran a personal-best time of 16:41.76 in the 5,000m to finish ninth at the Mt. Sac Relays … Won the 10k at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival with a lifetime-best time of 34:58.47 … Opened her outdoor season with a victory in the 1,500m at the Long Beach Dual with a time of 4:38.32 … Competed at the MPSF Indoor Championships in the 3,000m and 5,000m … Took 29th in the 3k with a time of 9:55.57 and 23rd in the 5k in 17:17.51 … MPSF Indoor All-Academic selection.

2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in seven outdoor meets, making appearances in the 4x400m relay and middle distance races … NCAA West Regional qualifier in the 800m, clocking a time of 2:09.79 to finish 26th … Finished 16th in the 800m (2:10.73) and was a part of the 4x400m relay squad that finished ninth at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 3:47.10 … Set a personal best in the 800m at the USC Dual with a time of 2:08.00, scoring for the Bruins in third place … Took second place at the Johnson/JJK Invite in the 1,500m with a lifetime-best time of 4:28.37 … Appeared in three indoor meets … Ran a lifetimebest time of 4:45.15 in the mile at the MPSF Indoor Championships to finish 15th overall … Also ran legs in the 4x400m and DMR, helping both teams to eighth-place finishes … Opened her indoor campaign at the Charlie Thomas Invite, where she took second place and ran 4:47.76 in the mile and helped the DMR squad to a sixth-place finish and a time of 11:57.92.

2016 (XC) Named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention … Competed at the NCAA Championship in the 6k and finished in 216th with a time of 21:45.1 … Raced in the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k), placing 61st overall with a time of 21:00.2 … Raced in the Pac12 Championships (6k), placing 56th with a time of 22:10.2 … Finished 108th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (6k) with a time of 21:31.6 … Placed 105th (6k) at the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 23:27.3 … Opened the season with a 13th place finish in the 2.49M with a time of 15:37.3 at the Nevada Twilight.

2016 (XC) Competed at the NCAA Championship in the 6k and finished in 164th with a time of 21:09.3 … Raced in the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k), placing 52nd overall and finishing with time of 20:43.7 … Raced in the Pac-12 Championships (6k), placing 49th with a time of 22:00.0 … Finished 80th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (6k) with a time of 21:13.8 … Opened the season with a 52nd place finish (6k) at the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 22:45.3.

2015 (XC) Redshirted the season … Ran in the Titan Invitational (5k) unattached finishing with a time of 18:16.

HIGH SCHOOL Ran at Huntington Beach High School … Posted personal bests of 56.90 in the 400m, 2:08.85 in the 800m and 4:55.52 in the mile … Won the 800m in 2:09.76 in the Sunset League Finals … Placed sixth in the State Meet running the 800m in 2:09.03 … A two-time CIF State Track & Field Championship qualifier in the 800m … Clocked a personal best 2:08.85 in the prelims at the 2015 state meet … That time was the fastest in the state by a junior and the 10th fastest in the country … Won the Orange County Championships, the Sunset League Finals, and the CIF Southern Section Division 1 Finals in the 800m … Broke the Huntington Beach HS school record in the 400m with a time of 56.90 … Also holds school records in the mile (4:55), the 1,600m (4:56) and the indoor mile (5:14) … Also competed on the cross country team for three seasons … Named all-league three times … A first-team selection in track and cross country all three seasons … Was the Sunset League Champion in cross country.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, Calif. … A state qualifier on the track in the 1,600m and 3,200m … Holds a personal best of 5:02.99 in the 1,600m … Placed 20th at the CIF State Track & Field Championships in the 3,200 … Has run a personal best of 10:53.20 in that event … Won the CIF title in the 3,200m … A three-time state qualifier in cross country … Placed 16th at the CIF State Cross Country Championships as a senior … Holds a 5k personal best of 18:05 … Team captain … All-CIF selection junior and senior seasons … Helped lead team to CIF Championship in 2011, 2012 and 2014 … Was the individual CIF Champion in 2014. PERSONAL Daughter of Dann and Rosalie Garner … Has one sister named Gabrielle … Lists her greatest accomplishment as winning the CIF title individually and as a team her senior season … Enjoys playing the piano … Human Biology & Society major.

PERSONAL Daughter of Robert and Ruth Durgy … Has two brothers named Ryan and Patrick … Admires Melissa Bishop … Was born in Toronto. 18

ATHLETE PROFILES

GWYNETH

JACQUELYN

GEORGE

HILL

5-8 / Freshman Laguna Hills, Calif. Santa Margarita Catholic HS

5-8 / Sophomore Fontana, Calif. Etiwanda HS

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. ... Earned four varsity letters in track and three in soccer ... Her best high school times were 2:12.41 in the 800m and 5:03.80 in the 1600m ... Is the school record-holder in the 800m ... Individual CIF Champion in the 800m in 2018 ... Masters qualifier in 2017 and 2018 ... Won three CIF team championships in track ... Also won the CIF Division 3 Championship and National Championship in soccer in 2016 ... Three-time Distance Runner of the Year at SMCHS.

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in six outdoor meets and three indoor meets as a true freshman ... Made her outdoor debut at the Aztec Invitational on Mar. 24, setting season-bests in the 400m (1:01.50) and 1500m (4:42.09) ... Raced in the 800m at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 20th in the prelim at 2:11.95 ... Won the 800m with a season-best 2:10.51 at the USC Dual Meet, her first collegiate win ... Was on the second-place 4X400 relay team, which came in at 4:04.18 ... Ran the 800m in 2:14.63 at the MPSF Championships, good for 28th. 2017 (XC) Was the Bruins’ fourth runner at the Bronco Invite (6k), finishing 103rd overall with a time of 22:29.2 … Ran a time of 18:56.5 at the TMU Invite, good for 33rd overall … Made her UCLA debut at the George Kyte Classic (2.6mi).

PERSONAL Gwyneth Bay George was born on Jan. 27, 2000 in San Clemente, Calif. to parents Sam and Beth ... Has one older sister, Machaela, and two younger sisters: Faith and Quincy ... Chose UCLA because “it’s been my dream school since I was little and I want to be surrounded by champions on and off the field” ... Her father, Sam George, played four seasons on the men’s soccer team at UCLA and won the National Championship in 1990 ... The athlete she admires most is her dad ... Her sister, Machaela, plays soccer at Santa Clara University ... Her uncle, Seth George, was also a four-year letterwinner for UCLA men’s soccer, and scored both goals in the Bruins’ 2-0 win in the 1997 NCAA Championship over Virginia ... Overall, has seven relatives who have attended UCLA ... Her hobbies and interests include art, the beach, and fashion ... Broke her fibula and tibula in a collision as a soccer goalie as a high school sophomore, a play which turned out to be momentous for her; she found herself missing track more than soccer during her time on the shelf so decided to focus her attention on that sport.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Etiwanda High School and graduated summa cum laude with a 4.4 GPA … Earned four varsity letters in track and field and one in cross country … Individual Baseline League Champion her only year of cross country … First-team all-area in cross country … Finished her senior year of cross country with the seventh-fastest time in California … Four-time league champion in the 800m and 1,600m … Two-time California Southern Section Division I Champion in the 800m … Took third in 800m at CIF State Meet twice … San Bernardino County all-time record-holder for the 800m at 2:08.06 … Posted personal best times of 16:49.5 in the cross country three mile and 4:54.01 in the 1,600m. PERSONAL Parents are Rodrick and Juliana Hill … Has an older brother, Rodrick Jr., and a younger sister, Jamila … Decided UCLA was the perfect fit for a variety of reasons, including the location, choice of majors, and overall team dynamic … Both parents also attended UCLA … Enjoys playing the piano and played basketball in high school … Loves chocolate … Plans to be a Psychobiology major with intentions to work in Psychiatry.

ATHLETE PROFILES

KIRA

CLAIRE

LOREN

MARKEY

5-4 / Sophomore San Diego, Calif. Torrey Pines HS

5-6 / Junior Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Did not compete.

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Raced in two outdoor and three indoors meets as a sophomore ... Competed exclusively in the 10K in outdoor meets, including a collegiate-best 35:26.50 at the Pac-12 Championships that netted her 15th place ... Ran a 5:16.22 mile at the Dr. Martin Luther King Invitational, a new collegiate best ... Finished 36th in the 3000m at the MPSF Championships, as she crossed the line in 9:58.77 ... Named to the 2018 MPSF Indoor Track All-Academic Team.

2017 (XC) Ran at the NCAA West Regionals (6k), finishing 101st with a time of 21:39.1 … Scored for the Bruins at the Pac-12 Championships (6k), finishing in 70th place with a time of 20:53.2 … Was the Bruin women’s top runner at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite, where she finished 61st overall and recorded a time of 21:47.6 on the 6k course … Paced UCLA at the TMU Invite (5k) and finished 16th overall with a time of 18:18.0 … Made her collegiate debut at the George Kyte Classic in Flagstaff, where she ran a time of 17:16.6 to finish 29th on the 2.6mi course.

2017 (XC) Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention selection … Was the Bruins’ second runner at the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k), finishing in 56th place with a time of 20:55.2 … Made her season debut at the Pac-12 Championships (6k), finishing 52nd overall with a time of 20:22.0.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego … Achieved San Diego Union-Tribune AllAcademic honors for cross country (2015-16) and track and field (2016-17) … 2016 San Diego CIF Division II Cross Country Champion … 2017 CIF San Diego Section Division I Champion in the 3,200m … 2017 3,200m All-CIF team honoree … 2015/16 All-Palomar League first team honors in cross country … 3,200m Palomar League Champion … Personal best marks of 4:59 in the 1,600m and 10:46 in the 3,200m.

2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in two outdoor meets for UCLA … Posted a career-best 10,000m time of 35:26.70 at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, good for third place overall … Opened her season with a victory in the 3,000m at the Long Beach Dual, clocking a time of 9:43.89. 2016 (XC) Competed at the NCAA Championship in the 6k and finished 91st with a time of 20:47.7 … Raced in the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k), placing 30th overall with a time of 20:20.6 … Ran at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (6k) and finished 25th with a time of 21:05.6 … Opened the season with a 24th place showing (6k) at the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 22:21.9.

PERSONAL Decided to attend UCLA because it was her dream school and had the best of everything, including athletics, academics and teammates … Her grandparents, uncle and father all attended UCLA … Enjoys hiking, cooking, Netflix and going to the beach … Greatest athletic thrills are winning the San Diego Cross Country Championships her senior year after joining the team only a year prior, as well as qualifying for the CIF Track and Field State Meet in the 3,200m her junior and senior years.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Chelmsford High School in Chelmsford, Mass. … Earned letters in basketball, soccer and track … Was an all-conference selection at point guard for three seasons … Garnered Player of the Year honors for three seasons … Earned all-conference accolades in her lone season on the track … Won the 2-mile at the MVC championships … Placed second at the state meet in the 2-mile … Clocked a personal best of 10:27 in the 3,200m and 10:35 in the 2-mile, setting school records. PERSONAL Daughter of John and Kerry Markey … Has a brother named Joe and a sister named Katie … Her aunt and cousin both attended UCLA … Admires Shalane Flanagan, who is from her home state of Massachusetts.

ATHLETE PROFILES

GRACE

KENNEDY

McAULEY

MEYER

5-7 / RS Sophomore La Canada, Calif. Crescenta Valley Academy

5-1 / Freshman Long Beach, Calif. Wilson HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Did not compete it track & field.

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Ran in five outdoor events, competing in the 1500m, 3000m, and 5000m ... Made her collegiate debut in the Aztec Invite on Mar. 24, taking 42nd in the 1500m with a time of 5:00.97 ... Finished top-10 in every other race she entered, including second in the 5000m at the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational after finishing in 17:50.34 ... Was the fifth-place finisher both times she ran the 3000m, first at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational (10:32.08) then at the USC Dual (season-best 10:31.63).

2017 (XC) Competed in one meet for the Bruins … Ran in the George Kyte Classic (2.6mi) and took 38th with a time of 17:47.8. 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Did not compete in races as a true freshman.

2017 (XC) Redshirted.

2016 (XC) Did not participate in races as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL Earned four varsity letters in cross country and two in track & field at Wilson High School ... Was valedictorian of her graduating class ... Made all-league all four years for cross country ... Was cross country team captain in her junior and senior years ... Set four Wilson HS course records ... Qualified for the CIF-SS Cross Country Finals as an individual ... As a senior, named Wilson HS Cross Country Most Valuable Runner ... First Team Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team as a senior ... Moore League Champion in the 3200 as a senior ... First Team All-Moore League as a senior.

HIGH SCHOOL Prepped at Crescenta Valley High School in La Crescenta, Calif. … Lettered in both track and cross country … Named the Most Valuable Distance Runner in 2016 … Earned the scholar-athlete award in 2014-16 … Was named Most Improved in 2014 … Finished third in the 3,200m in the Pacific League Championships.

PERSONAL Kennedy Nicole Meyer was born on Sept. 9, 1999 to parents Scott and Heather in Long Beach, Calif. ... Has one younger brother, Reynolds ... Has one younger sister, Katrina ... Plans on majoring in human biology & society ... Chose UCLA because of the “high academic and athletic standards, the campus, the people, and the vibes” ... Cites advancing to the CIF Cross Country Finals as an individual and winning the 3200 in Moore League Finals as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Missy Franklin and Shawn Johnson ... Hobbies and interests include running, hanging out with friends at the beach, music, dancing, cooking, and health ... She swam in her freshman and sophomore years of high school ... Earned a black belt in karate at age 12.

PERSONAL Daughter of Skeet and Karen McAuley … Admires Mo Farah and Jordan Hasay.

ATHLETE PROFILES

MADISON

CHRISTINA

MOORE

RICE

5-4 / RS Junior Bradley, Calif. Paso Robles HS

5-3 / Sophomore Santa Barbara, Calif. Dos Pueblos HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in five outdoor meets and two indoor meets ... Finished 28th in the 800m at the Pac-12 Championships, crossing the line in 2:16.36 ... Second-place finisher in the 3000m steeplechase at the USC Dual Meet, setting a new-collegiate best at 11:32.36 ... Competed in two events at the MPSF Championships, taking 10th in the DMR (11:49.50) and 38th in the 800 (2:18.38).

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Ran in six outdoor meets and three indoor meets as a freshman ... Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries in the 10K ... Set a new collegiate-bests in the 10K at regionals, finishing in 34:14.52 for a 34th place finish ... Finished 14th in the 10K at the Pac-12 Championships (34:31.06) ... Won the 1500m (season-best 4:27.50) and finished second in the 3000m (10:19.35) at the USC Dual meet ... Came in second in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays (season-best 16:39.02) ... Won the 10K at the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational (34:49.87) ... Ran the 3000m at the MPSF Indoor Championships, coming in 21st at 9:37.97 (season-best) ... Ran a 5:04.78 mile in her collegiate debut at the Dr. Martin Luther King Invitational.

2017 (XC) Competed in the TMU Invite (5k) and finished in 54th place with a time of 19:21.2. 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in eight outdoor meets in the middle distance races … Ran the 800m at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 19th overall with a time of 2:13.04 … Also ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay at the conference meet, helping the squad to a season-best time of 3:47.10 … Ran 2:13.94 in the 800m against USC, finishing fifth overall … Set lifetime bests in the 800m (2:11.69) and 1,500m (4:38.13) at the UCLA Legends Invite, finishing second and first in the events, respectively … Opened her outdoor campaign with a victory in the 800m at the Long Beach Dual Meet, clocking a time of 2:14.00 … Ran the 800m at the MPSF Indoor Championships and finished 23rd with a time of 2:14.54.

2017 (XC) Finished 92nd at the NCAA West Regionals (6k) with a time of 21:33.0 … Competed in the 6k at the Pac-12 Championships, scoring for the Bruins as she finished 54th overall with a time of 20:23.9 … Finished 142nd in the 6k competition at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite, recording a time of 21:39.1 … Competed in the Roy Griak Invite (6k) and finished with a time of 23:30.4, good for 80th place … Made her UCLA debut at the George Kyte Classic and finished 24th overall with a time of 17:00.4. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Dos Pueblos High School in Santa Barbara … Earned four varsity letters in both cross country and track and field … Four-time All-Channel League honors and threetime cross country team MVP … Posted an XC three mile personal best of 17:20 and a 1600m personal best of 5:10.

2016 (XC) Named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention … Competed in two races … Placed 10th at the Mustang Challenge in the 3.1mi with a time of 19:29.0 … Opened the season with a 24th place finish at the Nevada Twilight in the 2.49mi with a time of 16:24.6.

PERSONAL Daughter of Robert Rice and Rosa Estarellas … Has a twin sister named Veronica … Hobbies include exploring new places in her home town and cities she visits, as well as spending time outdoors … Loves dogs … Admires Emma Coburn … Decided to come to UCLA because of its athletic and academic excellence and strong sense of team spirit … Plans to major in Bioengineering with aspirations to work in the field with an emphasis on medical devices.

2016 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in six outdoor meets … Ran the 800m and the 1,500m … Posted a personalbest time of 2:13.69 in the 800m against Texas A&M and finished fourth overall … Posted a personal best-time of 4:44:48 in the 1,500m at the Jim Bush Collegiate and finished sixth overall. 2015 (XC) Did not compete in her first season with the Bruins. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Paso Robles High School … Earned four letters in track and cross country for coach Ivan Huff … Won the county title in the 400m … Was an all-league selection in the 400m in 2013 … Set the school and league record in the 800m at 2:13.40. PERSONAL Daughter of Mike and Susan Moore … Has two brothers named Ian and Jacob and two sisters named Harmony and Kaitlynne … Admires Allyson Felix … Psychobiology major.

ATHLETE PROFILES

CARLYN

LILLY

SCHMIDGALL

SCHMIDT

5-5 / RS Sophomore Issaquah, Wash. Liberty HS

5-4 / RS Sophomore Newport Beach, Calif. Corona Del Mar HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Did not compete.

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in four outdoor meets, primarily in the 1500m ... Posted a collegiate-best 1500m time at the USC Dual Meet, crossing the line in 4:42.33 to take sixth place ... Also raced in the 3000m against USC for the first time in her collegiate career, finishing in eighth with a time of 10:55.33 ... Made her season debut at the Aztec Invitational on Mar. 24, running the 1500m in 4:49.23.

2017 (XC) Made her UCLA debut at the TMU Invite (5k), finishing 73rd overall with a time of 19:49.2. 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Did not compete in races as a true freshman.

2017 (XC) Ran the 6k at the Bronco Invite, where she finished 129th overall with a time of 22:52.0 … Competed at the Roy Griak Invite (6k) and finished in 145th place with a time of 25:04.3 … Opened her season at the George Kyte Classic (2.6mi) in Flagstaff, clocking a time of 17:27.1 to finish 31st.

2016 (XC) Did not participate in races as a true freshman.

2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Did not compete in races as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL Prepped at Liberty High School in Renton, Wash. … Earned four letters in track and cross country … Broke a 10-year-old school record in the 3,200m at the state meet … Finished sixth in the 1,600m and fourth in the 3,200 … Holds personal bests of 5:12.95 in the 1,600m and 11:15.85 in the 3,200m … Team captain for both track and cross country … Four-time league and district champions in cross country … Academic state team champions in 2015 … State champions in 2015.

2016 (XC) Did not participate in races as a true freshman. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Corona Del Mar High School in Newport Beach, Calif. … Earned varsity letters in cross country and track … Was part of the Pacific League Championship team … Won six MVP awards and the Commerce Student Athlete Award.

PERSONAL Daughter of Ben Schmidgall and Joan Sherbina … Has one brother named Nick … Enjoys hiking, cooking and singing.

PERSONAL Daughter to Richard and Cammie Schmidt … Has two brothers named Ricky and Jimmy, and three sisters named Hillary, Lacey and Claire … Sister and grandpa both attended UCLA … Has two cousins who are athletes at Notre Dame and Texas A&M.

ATHLETE PROFILES

SOPHIE

TAYLOR

SCOTT

TAITE

5-9 / Freshman Leawood, Kan. Blue Valley North HS

5-5 / Senior Murrieta, Calif. Murrieta Mesa HS

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Blue Valley North High School in Overland Park, Kan. ... Lettered four times in both cross country and track ... Was named all-county first team in 2017 and first team all-state in 2018 ... Posted best times of 2:15.57 in the 800m, 4:53.93 in the mile, 10:49.5 in the 3200m, and 18:24.2 in the 5K ... Was the 6A Girls 800m Champion for the state of Kansas ... Set six school records at BVNHS ... Qualified for the USATF Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 2017.

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in six outdoor meets as a junior ... Highlight of the season came at the USC Dual Meet, where she won the steeplechase with a season-best time of 11:00.08 ... Also ran the 1500m on four ocassions, posting a season-best time of 4:49.08 at the Aztec Invitational in her season debut ... Raced at the Pac-12 Championships in the steeplechase. 2017 (XC) Finished 80th overall in the 6k at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 21:01.6 … Raced in the 6k competition at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite, finishing 181st overall with a time of 22:08.7 … Competed at the Roy Griak Invitational (6k) and finished with a time of 24:39.9, good for 131st place … Opened her junior campaign with a 33rd-place showing at the George Kyte Classic, clocking a time of 17:32.0 on the 2.6mi course.

PERSONAL Sophie Karolyn Scott was born on Dec. 2, 1999 to parents Julie and Andy in Shawnee Mission, Kan. ... Has an older brother, Sandon, who attends UCLA, as well as a younger sister, Clancy ... Chose UCLA because of the “combination of amazing athletic and academic programs” ... Plans on majoring in psychology ... Aspires to pursue a career in the medical field ... Describes breaking the five-minute mark in the mile as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Colleen Quigley and Dominique Scott ... Hobbies and interests include listening to music, trying new restaurants, and hanging out with family and friends ... Her father played tennis at Oklahoma.

2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in six outdoor meets for the Bruins … Finished 11th in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 10:59.43 … Doubled in the 1,500m and the steeplechase at the USC Dual Meet, winning the steeple competition with a time of 11:05.49 … Posted a lifetime best in the 1,500m at the Johnson/JJK Invite with a time of 4:32.67, good for seventh overall … Made her first 2017 appearance in the steeplechase at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, finishing sixth overall and clocking a lifetime-best time of 10:57.27 … Ran in two indoor meets … Finished 32nd in the mile at the MPSF Indoor Championships with an indoor-best time of 5:00.69 … Ran the 1,200m opening leg of the DMR at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, helping UCLA to a sixth-place finish and a time of 11:57.92. 2016 (XC) Raced in the Pac-12 Championships (6k), placing 70th with a time of 22:35.2 … Placed fifth in the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational with a time of 20:41.4 (6k) … Competed in the Roy Griak Invitational (6k) and finished in 170th place with a time of 24:08.9 … Opened the season with a 15th place finish at the Nevada Twilight with a time of 15:43.3 in the 2.49mi. 2016 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in six outdoor events … Ran in the 1,500m, 3,000m, and the 3,000m steeple … Won the 1,500m in the dual meet against Texas A&M with a personal best time of 4:33.96 … Placed third in the 1,500m against rival USC with a time of 4:41.96 … Placed 19th at the Oxy Invitational with a 1,500m time of 4:35.51 … Clocked an 11:19.50 in her only steeple of the season. 2015 (XC) Ran at the Pac-12 Championships (6k) and finished 76th with a time of 21:52 … Raced in the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k) finishing 166th with a time of 23:10 … Finished in the top 10 in the Mustang Challenge (5k) placing 10th and finished with a time of 18:10 … Raced in the Washington Invitational (6k) placing 91st and finished with a time of 22:09. HIGH SCHOOL Prepped at Murrieta Mesa in Murrieta, Calif. … Was a state meet qualifier in the 1,600m … Clocked a 4:59.44 to finish 16th at the CIF State Track & Field Championships … Holds personal bests of 4:55.81 in the 1,600m, 2:17.71 in the 800m, 59.55 in the 400m and 11:36.18 in the 3,200m … Team captain of both her track and cross country teams … All-league selection in both track and cross country … Was a three-time state meet qualifier in cross country … Placed third as a senior at the CIF California State Cross Country Championships with a time of 17:40 … Finished ninth as a junior with a time of 17:44. PERSONAL Daughter of Walter and Kristen Taite … Has one brother named Walter … Admires professional surfer Bethany Hamilton … Attended Flagstaff High School her freshman year … Marine Biology major.

ATHLETE PROFILES

MARISA

ANNABELLE

VILLEGAS

WERNER

5-7 / Sophomore Hollister, Calif. San Benito HS

5-6 / Freshman Murrieta, Calif. Vista Murrieta HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Did not compete.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Vista Murrieta High School in Murrieta, Calif. ... Spent her freshman season at Cumberland Valley High School ... Vista Murrieta finished third in the 2017 California Cross Country State Championships ... Named to the All-Scholastic Team all six of her semesters at VMHS ... Athlete of the Month in April 2017 and October 2017 ... Two-time first team all-league choice ... National AP Scholar ... Recorded high school best marks of 17:18 in the 3-mile and 4:59 in the 1600m.

2017 (XC) Was the Bruins’ fifth runner at the Roy Griak Invite (6k), clocking a time of 23:36.4 to finish 87th overall … Made her UCLA debut at the George Kyte Classic (2.6mi), finishing 20th overall with a time of 16:46.4.

PERSONAL Born on Sept. 23, 2000 in Mobile, Ala. to parents Mari and Stuart ... Full name is Anne Renee Werner ... Plans on majoring in political science ... Aspires to be involved in international policy and work for the US State Department ... Has one older brother, Andy ... Chose UCLA because she wanted to attend a school with success in both academics and athletics ... Her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill was placing third at the 2017 California Cross Country State Championships ... Admires distance runners Colleen Quigley, Genevieve Lacaze, and Alexi Pappas ... In her free time, enjoys traveling, reading, and puns ... Was an active member of speech and debate in high school ... Has traveled to over 20 countries ... Went vegan about a year before starting classes at UCLA.

HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letter-winner in volleyball and track at San Benito High School … Also played two years of varsity soccer … Has never competed in cross country before … Three-time volleyball Team Captain and MVP … Four-time Monterey Bay League Gabilan Division All-League honors in track … Four-time all-league first-place finisher in the 800m and 1600m … Monterey Bay League record holder for taking first place in finals in 400m, 800m, 1600m, and 3200m her sophomore year … Two-time CIF State mile qualifier. PERSONAL Daughter to Lalo and Marlene Villegas … Has two younger sisters named Maya and Mia … Decided to attend UCLA because the university allows her to connect with great people and opens up a lot of opportunities … Lists her greatest athletic thrill as going to the CIF State Track and Field Meet her sophomore and junior seasons … Hobbies include running, playing sports, going to the beach, hiking, and hanging out with family and friends ... Admires Alex Morgan, Jenny Simpson, Allyson Felix, and Brenda Martinez ... Plans to major in Human Biology and Society and wants to be a sports nutritionist.

ATHLETE PROFILES

LEXI

Wright 5-3 / Freshman Highland Park, Utah American Fork HS

HIGH SCHOOL Attended American Fork High School in northern Utah ... Ran cross country and track all four of her years ... Was team captain and academic all-state in both sports ... Recorded best marks of 2:19 in the 800m and 5:03 in the 1600m. PERSONAL Born on Mar. 11, 2000 in Provo, Utah to parents David and Audrey Wright ... Has one older brother, Mason, and two younger brothers: Preston and Ashton ... Also has two younger sisters: Brooke and Claire ... Aspires to earn a career in the business world ... Chose UCLA because she thought it was the best school for her; she was impressed by the balance of academics and athletics ... Describes winning break away races and topping previous PRs as her greatest athletic thrills ... Admires American Fork alum Lindsey Dunkley ... In her free times, likes to camp, fish, snowboard, boat, ski, snowmobile, and other outdoor activities ... Something she wants people to know about her is that actually likes running.

2017 MEET SUMMARIES

GEORGE KYTE CLASSIC - Sept. 2 Flagstaff, Ariz. The UCLA cross country team opened the 2017 campaign at the annual George Kyte Classic at Buffalo Park, with the Bruin men taking home a second-place finish and the women finishing third. The men’s 4.5-mile race kicked off the competition, and UCLA had a great showing, placing four runners in the Top 10. The UCLA women were also impressive in their 2.6-mile race, taking third overall and placing five scoring runners in the Top 20. Three of the squad’s Top 7 were true freshmen.

MEN’S 4.5 mile - Team 2nd Finish 6 8 9 10 16 17 23 26 30 33 42

Name Jackson Marshall Garrett Reynolds Carter Blunt George Gleason Chris Morzenti Richard Ho Myles Smith Arturo Sotomayor Tyler Janes Max Davis Riley Kelly

Time 23:22.7 23:34.1 23:42.0 23:46.8 24:11.7 24:15.0 24:54.0 24:59.6 25:08.9 25:23.8 28:25.2

WOMEN’S 2.6 mile - Team 3rd Finish 5 7 15 18 20 22 24 29 31 32 33 35 36 38 43

Name Emily Scharmann Erika Adler Cassandra Durgy Jackie Garner Marisa Villegas Jessica Cushing-murray Christina Rice Kira Loren Lilly Schmidt Kelly Bernd Taylor Taite Roni Yamane Paige Carter Grace McAuley Jacqueline Hill

Time 15:44.3 15:49.3 16:20.4 16:28.7 16:46.4 16:53.1 17:00.4 17:16.6 17:27.1 17:29.8 17:32.0 17:40.7 17:42.6 17:47.8 18:02.0

GRIAK INVITATIONAL - Sept. 23 St. Paul, Minn. The UCLA XC team earned Top 10 finishes at the Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights, Minn. In the second meet of the year, the Bruin men took home a third-place finish while the UCLA women placed ninth overall. The Bruin men kicked off the action for UCLA with the Merrill Fischbein Gold Men’s 8k and did not disappoint, placing two runners in the Top 3 and their remaining three scoring runners in the Top 25. The Bruin women lined up for the Jack Johnson Women’s Gold Race and battled for a ninth-place finish in a field of 18 teams.

WOMEN’S 6k - Team 9th Finish

Name

Time

23 37 58 80 87 108 119 128 131 145

Erika Adler Cassandra Durgy Jackie Garner Christina Rice Marisa Villegas Roni Yamane Jessica Cushing-murray Kelly Bernd Taylor Taite Lilly Schmidt

22:19.8 22:46.1 23:08.5 23:30.4 23:36.4 24:06.9 24:15.2 24:29.1 24:33.7 25:04.3

MASTER’S INVITATIONAL - Sept. 30 Santa Clarita, Calif. The Bruins stayed local for the Master’s University Invite in Santa Clarita, posting impressive performances at Central Park. The Bruin men won the 8k competition, while the UCLA women took home a victory in the Division I 5k (third among all teams). The Bruin men kicked off the early morning action and dominated the 8k field, taking the team victory with redshirt sophomore Millen Trujillo winning the race. The rest of UCLA’s Top 7 finished in the Top 10 in the Division I competition and the Top 15 across the complete field of teams. The UCLA women’s squad was made up of entirely underclassmen, and the squad placed their entire Top 7 in the Top 15 in the Division I race to secure the DI victory (third among all teams).

MEN’S 8k - Team 1st Finish 1 4 6 7 8 9 10

Name Millen Trujillo Andy Ehrenberg Scott Snow Artuto Sotomayor Tyler Janes Cole Smith Riley Kelly Max Davis

Finish 3 4 5 6 10 11 14

Name Kira Loren Daniela LoCastro Lucie Semone Alyson Jimenez Jacqueline Hill Paige Carter Madison Moore Taylor Beaudoin Carlyn Schmidgall

Time 25:01.5 25:19.1 25:27.5 25:29.9 25:30.7 25:36.3 25:40.5 26:33.1

WOMEN’S 5k - Team 1st Time 18:18.0 18:28.2 18:29.1 18:35.5 18:56.5 18:59.5 19:21.2 19:33.9 19:49.2

NUTTYCOMBE INVITATIONAL - Oct. 13 Madison, Wisc. The UCLA men finished ninth and the women 25th at the ninth-annual Nuttycombe Invitational Presented by Under Armour in Madison, Wisc. Junior Robert Brandt earned a seventh-place finish in the men’s 8k to lead the Bruins, and freshman Erika Adler led the Bruin contingent in the women’s 6k with a 37th-place finish. Defending Nuttycombe champion Justyn Knight of Syracuse won the race in 23:38.9, and reigning NCAA team champion Northern Arizona took the team title with 50 points. The Bruins finished with 269 points.Every Bruin runner on both the men’s and women’s sides improved upon their season-best times at their respective distances.

MEN’S 8k - Team 9th Finish 7 33 64 72 93 94 126

Name Robert Brandt Garrett Reynolds Jackson Marshall Colin Burke Daniel De La Torre Myles Smith Richard Ho

Finish 37 99 136 142 181 196 215

Name Erika Adler Cassandra Durgy Jackie Garner Christina Rice Taylor Taite Daniela LoCastro Roni Yamane

WOMEN’S 6k - 25th

Name Garrett Reynolds Robert Brandt Jackson Marshall Myles Smith Daniel De La Torre Richard Ho Chris Morzenti George Gleason Carter Blunt Colin Burke

Time 20:29.2 21:17.1 21:36.4 21:38.9 22:08.4 22:20.8 22:58.6

BRONCO INVITATIONAL - Oct. 14 Sunnyvale, Calif. UCLA competed in the Santa Clara Bronco Invite in Sunnyvale, Calif., with the Bruin men taking home a second-place Division I 8k team finish and the UCLA women finishing 13th in the DI 6k competition. The UCLA men got the morning started with the 8k Invitational. Redshirt freshman Carter Blunt paced the Bruins with a third-place finish, clocking in at 23:44.5. The UCLA women toed a squad of underclassmen for their 6k competition, and took 13th place in Division I.

MEN’S 8k - Team 2nd Finish 3 6 12 22 26 42 47

Name Carter Blunt George Gleason Millen Trujillo Andy Ehrenberg Scott Snow Tyler Janes Riley Kelly

Finish 56 58 53 87 107 111

Name Kira Loren Lucie Semone Alyson Jimenez Jacquelyn Hill Lilly Schmidt Paige Carter

MEN’S 8k - Team 3rd Finish 2 3 16 18 24 33 40 41 58 115

Time 23:52.4 24:10.9 24:27.2 24:31.2 24:40.0 24:41.2 24:54.9

Time 23:44.5 23:49.3 24:02.3 24:27.0 24:31.9 24:45.1 24:50.2

WOMEN’S 6k

Time 25:03.0 25:04.4 25:44.8 25:48.4 25:56.9 26:10.9 26:21.3 26:23.8 26:42.9 28:20.4

Time 21:47.6 21:50.2 21:56.3 22:29.2 22:52.0 23:09.2

2017 MEET SUMMARIES

PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS - Oct. 27

NCAA WEST REGIONALS - Nov. 10

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS - Nov. 18

Springfield, Ore. UCLA opened its postseason with a solid showing at the Pac-12 Championships, with the men taking third and women finishing eighth overall. Junior Robert Brandt was sixth overall in the men’s 8k while freshman Erika Adler led the Bruin women with a 22nd-place finish in the 6k.

Seattle, Wash. The UCLA men had a strong showing at the NCAA West Regionals, finishing fifth to qualify for the NCAA Championships. The women had a solid showing of their own, coming in 12th, but fell short of NCAA qualification. Sophomore Garrett Reynolds led the men’s squad with a 14th-place finish on the 10k course, and sophomore Cassandra Durgy paced the UCLA women with a 51stplace showing in the 6k competition. The performance continued a streak for Reynolds that saw him finish first or second among the Bruins in the first five races he appeared in for the season.

Louisville, Ky. The UCLA men’s cross country team finished its 2017 campaign at the NCAA Championships in Louisville, taking 21st overall with 485 points. Junior Robert Brandt paced the Bruins with an 88th-place finish. It was the third time for the season that Brandt was UCLA’s top finisher. Colin Burke (103rd) and Garrett Reynolds (121st) were the Bruins’ next two finishers. The top-ranked men of Northern Arizona (74 points) won their second consecutive National Championship, placing three runners in the top-eight. Syracuse senior Justyn Knight won the individual title with a time of 29:00.1.The women’s 6k Championship Race saw New Mexico take home the team title, placing three runners in the Top-10. The Lobos also produced the individual champion as sophomore Ednah Kurgat won the race with a time of 19:19.5.

MEN’S 8k - Team 3rd Finish 6 14 23 26 35 40 43 44 49 64

Name Robert Brandt Garrett Reynolds Jackson Marshall Myles Smith Colin Burke George Gleason Carter Blunt Daniel De La Torre Richard Ho Chris Morzenti

Finish 22 43 52 54 71 73 80 90 91 97

Name Erika Adler Cassandra Durgy Claire Markey Christina Rice Kira Loren Jackie Garner Taylor Taite Roni Yamane Kelly Bernd Lucie Semone

Time 23:55.9 24:08.3 24:16.5 24:23.5 24:31.5 24:34.5 24:37.3 24:38.9 24:48.6 25:26.6

WOMEN’S 6k - Team 8th Time 19:31.5 20:07.9 20:22.0 20:23.9 20:53.2 20:54.1 21:01.6 21:27.7 21:32.5 21:58.7

MEN’S 10k - Team 5th Finish 14 33 38 39 40 43 76

Name Garrett Reynolds Daniel De La Torre Colin Burke Jackson Marshall Myles Smith George Gleason Carter Blunt

Time 29:50.7 30:13.6 30:18.4 30:19.4 30:19.5 30:23.3 31:09.4

WOMEN’S 6k - Team 12th Finish 51 56 60 85 92 101 124

Name Cassandra Durgy Claire Markey Erika Adler Jackie Garner Christina Rice Kira Loren Jessica Cushing-murray

Bruin women at the Pac-12 Championships

Time 20:52.1 20:55.2 20:58.3 21:23.4 21:33.0 21:39.1 21:56.6

MEN’S 10k - Team 21st Finish 88 103 121 127 136 164 171

Name Robert Brandt Colin Burke Garrett Reynolds Myles Smith Jackson Marshall George Gleason Daniel De La Torre

Bruin men stay warm at the NCAA Championships

Time 30:34.36 30:44.99 30:54.79 30:57.28 31:00.41 31:15.88 31:18.30

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY

WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES (15)*

WOMEN’S ALL-AMERICANS (14)

Year 2016 2014 2004 2003 2002 2001 1999 1998 1988 1986 1985 1980 1979 1977 1976

Year 2005 2003

Finish 28th 27th 27th 7th 25th (tie) 21st 30th 28th 13th 11th 6th 7th 11th 5th 6th

Coach Forest Braden Forest Braden Eric Peterson Eric Peterson Eric Peterson Eric Peterson Eric Peterson Eric Peterson Bob Messina Bob Messina Bob Messina Scott Chisam Scott Chisam Scott Chisam Pat Connolly

2002 1994 1993 1986 1985 1981 1980 1973

MEN’S ALL-AMERICANS (21)

*Women competed in the AIAW Championships until 1981.

Year 2016 2015 2012 2007 2005 2004 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1985 1982

MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES (13) Year 2017 2016 2015 2014 2012 2008 2006 1985 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979

Finish 21st 15th 14th 18th 13th 26th 24th 12th 20th 9th 5th 5th 15th

Name 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

Coach Avery Anderson Forest Braden Forest Braden Forest Braden Forest Braden Eric Peterson Eric Peterson Bob Larsen Bob Larsen Bob Larsen Bob Larsen Bob Larsen Bob Larsen

1981

1980

1979

1997 NCAA Champion Meb Keflezighi

Name Ferdinand Edman Lane Werley 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

NCAA WEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY

WOMEN’S NCAA WEST REGIONAL FINISHES

MEN’S NCAA WEST REGIONAL FINISHES

Year Team Champion UCLA Place Individual Champion, School 2017 San Francisco 12th Charlotte Taylor, San Francisco 2016 Stanford 6th Amy-Eloise Neale, Washington 2015 Oregon 10th Allie Ostrander, Boise State 2014 Oregon 5th Shelby Houlihan, Arizona State 2013 Arizona 12th Emma Bates, Boise State 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 1993 Arizona 3rd Karen Hecox, UCLA 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.

Year 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 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

Team Champion Portland Stanford Washington Oregon Stanford 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 5th 3rd 7th 4th 6th 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 Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse, Portland Edward Cheserek, Oregon Edward Cheserek, Oregon Edward Cheserek, Oregon Edward Cheserek, Oregon 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

PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY

WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES Year Team Champion UCLA Place Individual Champion, School 2017 Colorado 8th Dani Jones, Colorado 2016 Colorado 7th Amy-Eloise Neale, Washington 2015 Colorado 9th Aisling Cuffe, Stanford 2014 Oregon 5th Shelby Houlihan, Arizona State 2013 Arizona 7th Aisling Cuffe, Stanford 2012 Colorado 6th Kathy Kroeger, Stanford 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.

MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES Time 18:57.3 20:22.9 19:53.1 19:59 21:04 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

Year 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 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 Stanford Colorado Colorado Colorado Colorado 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 3rd 3rd 5th 5th 7th 5th 4th 4th 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 Grant Fisher, Stanford Edward Cheserek, Oregon Edward Cheserek, Oregon Edward Cheserek, Oregon Edward Cheserek, Oregon 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

*indicates a six-mile course In 1976, the race became 10,000m. In 1989, the race became 8,000m

Two-time Pac-10 Champion Karen Hecox

Time 23:44.9 23:58.9 23:06.3 23:23 24:36 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*

ADMINISTRATOR BIOGRAPHIES

Dan Guerrero

Gavin Crew

Dr. Gene Block

Director of Athletics 17th Year UCLA ‘74

Associate Athletic Director 3rd Year UCLA ‘99

Chancellor 11th Year Stanford ‘77

Sixteen years and 30 NCAA Championships later, Dan Guerrero’s mantra of ‘image and substance’ has clearly been established at a level that few others in his profession can approach. At the department’s helm when UCLA Athletics became the first to 100 NCAA team championships, the Bruins’ current total of 113 NCAA titles ranks tied for first in the nation. While UCLA teams have indeed won 27 NCAA championships since his appointment, another national leader, they have also finished second 29 times and have enjoyed an additional 123 TopFive finishes. In fact, more than 80% of UCLA teams have qualified for NCAA post-season competition since 2002. The program has also won 65 conference championships in 15 different sports, produced over 650 All-Americans and featured eight Honda Award winners, including the 2003-04 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. In his 15 years at UCLA, the Bruins have finished second four times and third four times in the race for the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. Guerrero was the first athletic director at the NCAA Division I level (FBS, FCS and NCAA Division I-AAA) to earn three NACDA Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year awards (2013-14 and 2006-07 at UCLA, 2001-02 at UC Irvine). In 2017, he was honored by the National Football Foundation with the John L. Toner Award, becoming the first-ever sitting athletics director from the West Coast to receive the honor. He was also selected as a finalist for the Athletic Director of the Year at the 2017 Sports Business Awards. UCLA’s academic success under Guerrero is equally noteworthy. Over nearly 15 years and 45 quarters, student-athletes have earned nearly 10,000 spots on the Director’s Honor Roll, including a record 341 during the 2017 fall quarter. UCLA’s Graduation Success Rate (GSR) and Academic Progress Rates (APR) continue to remain high nation-wide. The UCLA student-athlete GSR is currently at 86%, and every Bruin team maintained multi-year APR rates of 950 or above, including six who achieved perfect scores of 1000.

Gavin Crew was named Associate Athletic Director for Sports and Administration in April 2016. He has spent over a decade with the Bruins, from 2001-2005 and 2008-present. Crew oversees eight sports in his role - men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s track & field (indoor and outdoor), women’s track & field (indoor and outdoor), men’s soccer and women’s swimming and diving. Additionally, he supervises the Camps & Clinics office and serves as tournament director for NCAA, Pac-12 and MPSF Championship hosting. Crew is a member of Athletic Director Dan Guerrero’s senior staff. In his first stint in the UCLA Athletics Department, he oversaw the expansion of the Camps & Clinics office to a year-round business operation, managing the growing demand for athletic camp operations in Westwood. From 2005-2008, Crew worked with Excel Sports Officiating to help train and work with officials, umpires and referees in all sports and at all levels. Upon his return to UCLA in 2008, Crew once again oversaw the camp office and added championship coordinator to his plate. In addition to continuing the growth of the camp operation into a $4 million revenue generator for the Athletic Department, he has also executed several major NCAA, Pac-12 and MPSF Championships on campus, including the 2013 NCAA National Collegiate Gymnastics Championship, 2013 NCAA National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship, 2015 Pac-12 Track & Field Championship, 2014, 2016 and 2017 NCAA Women’s Basketball 1st/2nd Rounds, 2015 NCAA National Collegiate Men’s Water Polo Championships, and the 2016 NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championships. Crew graduated with a degree in Political Science from UCLA in 1999. Originally from Irvine, Calif., Crew lives in the Silver Lake neighborhood with his wife, Cassidy.

Nationally, Guerrero has extensive experience in committee work at both the NCAA and conference level. Currently, he serves on the NCAA Division I Council, the NCAA Council Coordination Committee, and is Chair of the Division I Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee. He also is a member of the Board of Directors of the NABC, National Consortium for Academic and Sports, and the United States International Sports Federation. Resource development has been a core tenet of Guerrero’s tenure. Guerrero has secured major long-term apparel and rights-holder contracts with Under Armour and WME-IMG that, at the time of their signing, were the largest collegiate deals nationally in their respective areas. Guerrero came to UCLA from UC Irvine, where he had served as UCI’s fifth permanent Director of Athletics for 10 years (1992-2002), helping to elevate that program to unprecedented success. Prior to arriving at UCI, Guerrero worked at Cal State Dominguez Hills, where he led that program to national prominence while serving as Athletic Director for five years (1988-92).

Dr. Gene Block became chancellor of UCLA in summer 2007, taking the helm of a world-class institution comprising 37,000 students and 27,000 faculty and staff, with an annual budget of $3.6 billion. As chief executive officer, he oversees all aspects of the university’s three-part mission of education, research and service. Previously, Dr. Block served as vice president and provost of the University of Virginia, where he also held the Alumni Council Thomas Jefferson Professorship in Biology. With academic expertise in biological clocks, he conducts research on the neurobiology of circadian rhythms in higher organisms, leading a research lab funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). From 1991 to 2002, he directed the National Science Foundation’s Science and Technology Center for Biological Timing. In 1997, he was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has invented a number of devices and holds a patent for a non-contact respiratory monitor for the prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Dr. Block joined the faculty of the University of Virginia in 1978 as an assistant professor of biology. He served as vice provost for research from 1993 to 1998 and then as vice president for research and public service until his appointment as vice president and provost in 2001. He also headed an NIH graduate training program aimed at increasing the number of scientists from underrepresented groups. In 1998, he received the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Outstanding Public Service Award for his work with Virginia’s business community. A native of Monticello, NY, Dr. Block holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Stanford University and a master’s and Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Oregon. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford, working with the late Colin Pittendrigh, “the father of biological timing” and distinguished biologist and former Stanford President, Donald Kennedy. Dr. Block and his wife, Carol, have two adult children.