Friday, March 8
Birmingham, AL
All Day
UCLA
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NCAA Indoor Championships
Wilson is a reigning All-American in the shot put, as she finished 14th at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships.
Photo by: Don Liebig, UCLA Photography
UCLA Track & Field Heads to Alabama for NCAA Indoor Championships
March 07, 2019 | Track & Field
LOS ANGELES โ Six Bruins are headed to Birmingham, Ala., to compete in the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, set to take place March 8-9 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Coverage
ESPN3 will stream the championships live starting at 3:30 p.m. (PT) on March 8 and starting at 2 p.m. on March 9. A re-air of the championships will take place starting at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 10 on ESPN2 and again on Monday, March 11 at 7 p.m. on ESPNU.
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Meet Information
Meet: NCAA Indoor Championships
Date: March 8-9
Venue: Birmingham Crossplex
Location: Birmingham, Ala.
Meet Schedule
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Schedule
UCLA will kick off the championships at 5:15 p.m. (CT) / 3:15 p.m. (PT) with Alyssa Wilson and Ashlie Blake in the shot put, followed by Sondre Guttormsen in the pole vault at 5:30 p.m. (CT). At 7:20 p.m. (CT), Dotun Ogundeji will square off in the shot put, while Robert Brandt will cap day one with the 5000m at 8:15 p.m. (CT).
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On Saturday, it will be Justin Stafford in the weight throw at 2 p.m. (CT), followed by Wilson in the weight throw at 4:30 p.m. (CT). Brandt will once again close the day for UCLA, as he is set to compete in the 3000m at 6:25 p.m. (CT).
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Participants
UCLA's female participants include sophomore Alyssa Wilson (shot put, weight throw) and senior Ashlie Blake (shot put). Wilson is a reigning All-American in the shot put, as she finished 14th at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships with a 15.51m (50-10.75) effort. This season, she has already PR'ed in both events, posting marks of 17.73m (58-2) in the shot put and 22.23m (72-11.25) in the weight throw. Blake, making her final appearance at the indoor championships, has also enjoyed success on the big stage. In 2018, she was named a USTFCCCAย Indoor All-American after finishing seventh in the shot put at NCAAs with a toss of 17.07m (56-0).
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On the men's side, UCLA's participants include junior Robert Brandt (3000m, 5000m), freshman Sondre Guttormsen (pole vault), senior Dotun Ogundeji (shot put) and senior Justin Stafford (weight throw). It's been quite the indoor campaign for Brandt, a transfer from Cal, who broke Bruin indoor records in both events (7:58.58 โ 3000m; 13:45.45 โ 5000m). Guttormsen has made quite the splash as a true freshman, posting a school record in the pole vault, and then topping it later in this season, clearing 5.73m (18-9.5). He is one of only 32 freshmen competing on the men's side.
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Lastly, UCLA's two throwers include Ogundeji and Stafford. This season, Ogundeji earned six top-three finishes in the shot put, posting a season-best mark of 19.84m (65-1.25) at the MPSF Indoor Championships, propelling him to a third-place finish. Stafford, who holds the top weight throw in the MPSF, shined at the MPSF Championships, recording a throw of 21.66m (71-0.75). This not only won him the event, but also moved him to second place all-time in program history.
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The complete list of participants can be viewedย here.
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Guttormsen Reps UCLA at European Championships
On March 3-4, Sondre Guttormsen competed at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, and ultimately finished in sixth place. He reached the finals on Friday, clearing 5.70m (18-8.5), before registering a mark of 5.55m (18-0.5) on Saturday in the finals.
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Bruins in the Polls
Following a second-place finish in the MPSF Championships, the UCLA men rose to No. 22 in the latest NCAA Division I National Rating Index. The Bruin women sit just outside the top 25 at No. 26, but did rise one spot in the poll.
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Outdoor Opener
UCLA will begin its outdoor track & field season next weekend at the Willie Williams Classic (March 15-16) at Roy P. Drachman Stadium in Tuscon, Ariz.
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Coverage
ESPN3 will stream the championships live starting at 3:30 p.m. (PT) on March 8 and starting at 2 p.m. on March 9. A re-air of the championships will take place starting at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 10 on ESPN2 and again on Monday, March 11 at 7 p.m. on ESPNU.
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Meet Information
Meet: NCAA Indoor Championships
Date: March 8-9
Venue: Birmingham Crossplex
Location: Birmingham, Ala.
Meet Schedule
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Schedule
UCLA will kick off the championships at 5:15 p.m. (CT) / 3:15 p.m. (PT) with Alyssa Wilson and Ashlie Blake in the shot put, followed by Sondre Guttormsen in the pole vault at 5:30 p.m. (CT). At 7:20 p.m. (CT), Dotun Ogundeji will square off in the shot put, while Robert Brandt will cap day one with the 5000m at 8:15 p.m. (CT).
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On Saturday, it will be Justin Stafford in the weight throw at 2 p.m. (CT), followed by Wilson in the weight throw at 4:30 p.m. (CT). Brandt will once again close the day for UCLA, as he is set to compete in the 3000m at 6:25 p.m. (CT).
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Participants
UCLA's female participants include sophomore Alyssa Wilson (shot put, weight throw) and senior Ashlie Blake (shot put). Wilson is a reigning All-American in the shot put, as she finished 14th at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships with a 15.51m (50-10.75) effort. This season, she has already PR'ed in both events, posting marks of 17.73m (58-2) in the shot put and 22.23m (72-11.25) in the weight throw. Blake, making her final appearance at the indoor championships, has also enjoyed success on the big stage. In 2018, she was named a USTFCCCAย Indoor All-American after finishing seventh in the shot put at NCAAs with a toss of 17.07m (56-0).
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On the men's side, UCLA's participants include junior Robert Brandt (3000m, 5000m), freshman Sondre Guttormsen (pole vault), senior Dotun Ogundeji (shot put) and senior Justin Stafford (weight throw). It's been quite the indoor campaign for Brandt, a transfer from Cal, who broke Bruin indoor records in both events (7:58.58 โ 3000m; 13:45.45 โ 5000m). Guttormsen has made quite the splash as a true freshman, posting a school record in the pole vault, and then topping it later in this season, clearing 5.73m (18-9.5). He is one of only 32 freshmen competing on the men's side.
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Lastly, UCLA's two throwers include Ogundeji and Stafford. This season, Ogundeji earned six top-three finishes in the shot put, posting a season-best mark of 19.84m (65-1.25) at the MPSF Indoor Championships, propelling him to a third-place finish. Stafford, who holds the top weight throw in the MPSF, shined at the MPSF Championships, recording a throw of 21.66m (71-0.75). This not only won him the event, but also moved him to second place all-time in program history.
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The complete list of participants can be viewedย here.
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Guttormsen Reps UCLA at European Championships
On March 3-4, Sondre Guttormsen competed at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, and ultimately finished in sixth place. He reached the finals on Friday, clearing 5.70m (18-8.5), before registering a mark of 5.55m (18-0.5) on Saturday in the finals.
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Bruins in the Polls
Following a second-place finish in the MPSF Championships, the UCLA men rose to No. 22 in the latest NCAA Division I National Rating Index. The Bruin women sit just outside the top 25 at No. 26, but did rise one spot in the poll.
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Outdoor Opener
UCLA will begin its outdoor track & field season next weekend at the Willie Williams Classic (March 15-16) at Roy P. Drachman Stadium in Tuscon, Ariz.
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