Friday, March 22
San Diego, Calif.
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Aztec Invitational
Both the Bruin men (17) and women (22) are ranked in the preseason top 25.
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Bruins Back in Action at Aztec Invitational
March 21, 2019 | Track & Field
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LOS ANGELES โ With both the men and women in the preseason top 25, the UCLA track & field team will look to ride that momentum this weekend at the 41st Annual Aztec Invitational, which is set to take place at the Aztrack Sports Deck.
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Meet Information
Meet: Aztec Invitational ย
Date: March 22-23
Venue: Aztrack Sports Deck
Location: San Diego, Calif. ย ย ย
Meet Schedule
Live Results
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Schedule
The Bruins will open the meet on Friday at 8 a.m. (PT) in the hammer throw, led by Justin Stafford and Jacob Wilson. Alyssa Wilson and Ashlie Blake will follow on the women's side, starting at 10 a.m.
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UCLA will compete in the men's pole vault at 9:30 a.m., led by Tate Curran and Kyle Brown.
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Saturday will kick off with the women's javelin at 9 a.m. (PT), which will include Lauren McFall and Ilaria Casarotto, followed by AK Turner and Simon Litzell for the men at 11 a.m.
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Last Meet
UCLA opened the 2019 outdoor season at the Willie Williams Classic and Baldy Castillo Invitational in Arizona. The Bruins collected six first-place finishes.
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In Tempe at the Baldy Castillo Invitational, Elleyse Garrett won the women's pole vault, clearing 4.08m (13-4.5).
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At the Willie Williams Classic, the quartet of Cameron Stone, Leon Powell, Damion Marshall and Joe Herrera clinched first place in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:08.94.
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Simon Litzell took first in the javelin (71.24m; 233-9), while Otito Ogbonnia won the shot put with a mark of 18.09m (59-4.25).
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In the men's long jump, Isaiah Holmes notched first place with a leap of 7.56m (24-9.75), and Suzie Acolatse took home the women's 100m dash with a time of 11.73.
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Bruins in the Polls
In the preseason USTFCCCA rankings, the Bruin men collected 90.94 points to earn a spot at No. 17. The women also mustered a top-25 preseason ranking, logging 89.80 points to register a spot at No. 22.ย
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NCAA Indoor Championships Recap
Six Bruins qualified for the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, which were held on March 8-9 in Birmingham, Ala. UCLA was led by Robert Brandt, who notched two points, posting eighth-place finishes in both the 3000m (7:56.72) and 5000m (13:50.74) en route to earning First-Team All-America honors in both events.
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Alyssa Wilson recorded a fourth-place finish in the shot put, tallying a mark of 17.38m (57-0.25), and she followed that up with a ninth-place finish in the weight throw with an effort of 20.98m (68-10).
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A trio of seniors in Justin Stafford (weight throw; ninth place; 21.60m), Ashlie Blake (shot put; 10th place; 16.71m) and Dotun Ogundeji (shot put; 11th place; 19.32m) made impressive finishing touches on their indoor collegiate careers.
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Meanwhile, Sondre Guttormsen capped his inaugural indoor collegiate campaign, earning 10th place in the pole vault after clearing 5.58m (18-3.75). ย
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UCLA Indoor Season Recap
The 2019 indoor season saw UCLA shatter three indoor records, while 15 other student-athletes either made spots or moved up in the Bruins' top-10 indoor list.
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Robert Brandt set school records in both the 3000m (7:50.27) and 5000m (13:40.82), while Sondre Guttormsen notched a program record in the pole vault and topped it later in the season when he cleared 5.73m (18-9.5).ย
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In addition to Brandt and Guttormsen's school records, 11 other Bruins moved into the top five all-time in their respective events in the UCLA record books. On the women's side, Alyssa Wilson moved to No. 2 all-time indoor in both the weight throw (72-11.25) and shot put (58-2), while the pole vault saw Elleyse Garrett scoot to No. 5 with a mark of 13-10.25. On the track, Meleni Rodney jumped to fourth in the 200m (24.05), while the distance events saw Christina Rice (3rd in 5000m; 16:31.55) crack the top five.ย ย
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For the men, Justin Stafford improved to No. 2 all-time in the weight throw (71-0.75), while Sean Lee notched the third-best high jump (7-1.5) in indoor history. Dotun Ogundeji finished his indoor career with the fifth-best shot put (65-1.25), while the quartet of Cameron Stone, Riley Kelly, Carter Blunt and Arturo Sotomayor combined for the fourth-fastest DMR time (9:34.63) in indoor history.
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Next Meet
UCLA will host its first home meet of the season โ the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival (March 29) and Jim Bush Legends Invitational (March 30) โ at Drake Stadium.
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ย
LOS ANGELES โ With both the men and women in the preseason top 25, the UCLA track & field team will look to ride that momentum this weekend at the 41st Annual Aztec Invitational, which is set to take place at the Aztrack Sports Deck.
ย
Meet Information
Meet: Aztec Invitational ย
Date: March 22-23
Venue: Aztrack Sports Deck
Location: San Diego, Calif. ย ย ย
Meet Schedule
Live Results
ย
Schedule
The Bruins will open the meet on Friday at 8 a.m. (PT) in the hammer throw, led by Justin Stafford and Jacob Wilson. Alyssa Wilson and Ashlie Blake will follow on the women's side, starting at 10 a.m.
ย
UCLA will compete in the men's pole vault at 9:30 a.m., led by Tate Curran and Kyle Brown.
ย
Saturday will kick off with the women's javelin at 9 a.m. (PT), which will include Lauren McFall and Ilaria Casarotto, followed by AK Turner and Simon Litzell for the men at 11 a.m.
ย
Last Meet
UCLA opened the 2019 outdoor season at the Willie Williams Classic and Baldy Castillo Invitational in Arizona. The Bruins collected six first-place finishes.
ย
In Tempe at the Baldy Castillo Invitational, Elleyse Garrett won the women's pole vault, clearing 4.08m (13-4.5).
ย
At the Willie Williams Classic, the quartet of Cameron Stone, Leon Powell, Damion Marshall and Joe Herrera clinched first place in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:08.94.
ย
Simon Litzell took first in the javelin (71.24m; 233-9), while Otito Ogbonnia won the shot put with a mark of 18.09m (59-4.25).
ย
In the men's long jump, Isaiah Holmes notched first place with a leap of 7.56m (24-9.75), and Suzie Acolatse took home the women's 100m dash with a time of 11.73.
ย
ย
Bruins in the Polls
In the preseason USTFCCCA rankings, the Bruin men collected 90.94 points to earn a spot at No. 17. The women also mustered a top-25 preseason ranking, logging 89.80 points to register a spot at No. 22.ย
ย
NCAA Indoor Championships Recap
Six Bruins qualified for the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, which were held on March 8-9 in Birmingham, Ala. UCLA was led by Robert Brandt, who notched two points, posting eighth-place finishes in both the 3000m (7:56.72) and 5000m (13:50.74) en route to earning First-Team All-America honors in both events.
ย
Alyssa Wilson recorded a fourth-place finish in the shot put, tallying a mark of 17.38m (57-0.25), and she followed that up with a ninth-place finish in the weight throw with an effort of 20.98m (68-10).
ย
A trio of seniors in Justin Stafford (weight throw; ninth place; 21.60m), Ashlie Blake (shot put; 10th place; 16.71m) and Dotun Ogundeji (shot put; 11th place; 19.32m) made impressive finishing touches on their indoor collegiate careers.
ย
Meanwhile, Sondre Guttormsen capped his inaugural indoor collegiate campaign, earning 10th place in the pole vault after clearing 5.58m (18-3.75). ย
ย
UCLA Indoor Season Recap
The 2019 indoor season saw UCLA shatter three indoor records, while 15 other student-athletes either made spots or moved up in the Bruins' top-10 indoor list.
ย
Robert Brandt set school records in both the 3000m (7:50.27) and 5000m (13:40.82), while Sondre Guttormsen notched a program record in the pole vault and topped it later in the season when he cleared 5.73m (18-9.5).ย
ย
In addition to Brandt and Guttormsen's school records, 11 other Bruins moved into the top five all-time in their respective events in the UCLA record books. On the women's side, Alyssa Wilson moved to No. 2 all-time indoor in both the weight throw (72-11.25) and shot put (58-2), while the pole vault saw Elleyse Garrett scoot to No. 5 with a mark of 13-10.25. On the track, Meleni Rodney jumped to fourth in the 200m (24.05), while the distance events saw Christina Rice (3rd in 5000m; 16:31.55) crack the top five.ย ย
ย
For the men, Justin Stafford improved to No. 2 all-time in the weight throw (71-0.75), while Sean Lee notched the third-best high jump (7-1.5) in indoor history. Dotun Ogundeji finished his indoor career with the fifth-best shot put (65-1.25), while the quartet of Cameron Stone, Riley Kelly, Carter Blunt and Arturo Sotomayor combined for the fourth-fastest DMR time (9:34.63) in indoor history.
ย
Next Meet
UCLA will host its first home meet of the season โ the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival (March 29) and Jim Bush Legends Invitational (March 30) โ at Drake Stadium.
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