University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
UCLA Men Place Second at Cal/Nevada Championships, Bruin Women Place Fourth
April 29, 2001
Art Venegas' UCLA men's team placed second and Jeanette Bolden's Bruin women's squad was fourth at the Cal/Nevada Track & Field Championships, held at UC Irvine. The meet was a two-day affair that concluded Sunday.
The Bruin men placed a strong second, with 125.33 points, just behind first-place California, with 127 points. UCLA's women had 58.67 points for fourth-place, behind first-place San Diego State (110), California (83.67) and Nevada (59). Neither Bruin squad was at full-strength. The UCLA men held out their top sprinters and 400m hurdlers and the Bruin women sprinters, hurdlers and relay participants were at the Penn Relays.
In men's competition, the Bruin winners were: freshman Chucky Ryan in the 110m hurdles (14.08, season-best) and UCLA's 4 X 400m relay (3:09.20, season-best). UCLA went one-three in the discus: junior Scott Moser was first (197-5), followed by freshman Dan Ames (183-7) and sophomore Scott Wiegand (174-6, personal-best).
Finishing second for the UCLA men were junior Andrew Wulf in the 3000m steeplechase (9:03.72, personal-best), freshman Yoo Kim in the pole vault (16-7 1/4-tied for second, personal-best), Wiegand in the shot put (59-11 1/4, personal-best) and sophomore Nate Marum in the javelin (210-11). Freshman Nick Thornton was third in the 800m (1:51.46, personal-best).
In women's competition, the Bruins were led be these winners: junior Tracy O'Hara in the pole vault (14-6, season-best, top collegiate mark in the U. S., NCAA automatic qualifier) and senior Christina Tolson in the shot put (56-7 1/4) and hammer throw (211-10). For her wins in both the shot put and hammer throw, Tolson was named the Cal/Nevada Field Athlete of the Year.
Sophomore Chaniqua Ross was second in the discus (171-4). A third-place finish was turned in by junior Heather Sickler in the pole vault (12-8 1/4).
Looking ahead, the Bruin men and women will travel across town on Saturday (May 5), for the annual dual meet with archrival USC. Field events will start at 11 a.m. and running events at 11:15 a.m.