LOS ANGELES – The UCLA men's and women's track & field teams both cracked the top 25 in the latest NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track & Field National Rating Index, released on Monday morning.
With 37.07 points, the Bruin men jumped 10 spots to No. 23, including a No. 3 ranking in the West region. The Bruins are coming off a successful weekend at the Husky Classic and Don Kirby Elite Invitational, where both Robert Brandt (5000m) and Sondre Guttormsen (pole vault) broke indoor school records.
On the women's side, UCLA rose five spots to No. 25 with 41.61 points, helping the Bruins to No. 9 in the West. At the Don Kirby Invite, sophomore Alyssa Wilson won the weight throw, tossing a lifetime best 22.23m (72-11.25), the second-best mark in UCLA indoor history. In the pole vault, Elleyse Garrett cleared a lifetime-best 4.23m (13-10.50), moving her to No. 5 in UCLA indoor history.
UCLA returns to action on Friday for the Last Chance College Meet in Seattle.
With 37.07 points, the Bruin men jumped 10 spots to No. 23, including a No. 3 ranking in the West region. The Bruins are coming off a successful weekend at the Husky Classic and Don Kirby Elite Invitational, where both Robert Brandt (5000m) and Sondre Guttormsen (pole vault) broke indoor school records.
On the women's side, UCLA rose five spots to No. 25 with 41.61 points, helping the Bruins to No. 9 in the West. At the Don Kirby Invite, sophomore Alyssa Wilson won the weight throw, tossing a lifetime best 22.23m (72-11.25), the second-best mark in UCLA indoor history. In the pole vault, Elleyse Garrett cleared a lifetime-best 4.23m (13-10.50), moving her to No. 5 in UCLA indoor history.
UCLA returns to action on Friday for the Last Chance College Meet in Seattle.