UCLA Earns USTFCCCA All-America Honors
June 13, 2016 | Track & Field
NEW ORLEANS — All-America honorees for the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field season were announced Monday afternoon by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). UCLA garnered 16 honors by the organization.
Student-athletes earned First-Team USTFCCCA All-America honors by virtue of finishing among the top-8 in their events, including as a member of a relay, at this past weekend's NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon at Historic Hayward Field.
Second-Team All-America honors go to those who finish ninth through 16th and Honorable Mention is 17th through 24th.
Three Bruins earned first-team accolades as freshman Rai Benjamin placed sixth in the 400m hurdles. In the shot put senior Nicholas Scarvelis was fourth while sophomore Braheme Days followed in fifth.
Second-team honors went to senior Nick Hartle in the 800m with a 14th place finish and senior Lane Werley in the 10,000m as he placed 12th overall. The women's 4x100m relay also garnered second-team accolades by placing 15th.
First Team
Rai Benjamin – 400m hurdles
Braheme Days – Shot Put
Nicholas Scarvelis – Shot Put
Second Team
Men
Nick Hartle – 800m
Lane Werley – 10,000m
Women
Suzie Acolatse – 4x100m Relay
Angie Annelus – 4x100m Relay
Jessie Maduka – 4x100m Relay
Kylie Price – 4x100m Relay
Honorable Mention
Men
Austin Hazel – Long Jump
Dotun Ogundeji – Shot Put/Discus
Nicholas Scarvelis – Discus
Women
Angie Annelus – 200m
Jessie Maduka – Long Jump
Kylie Price – Long Jump
Players Mentioned
