2021 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Wells, Chase

Chase Wells
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Oxnard, Calif.
- High School:
- Oxnard
Bio
2023
Did not compete for UCLA during the indoor track and field season… Appeared in eight races for the Bruins during the outdoor campaign… Ran three 4x400m relays throughout the season… Was the first leg of the relay team at the Jim Click Shootout that ran its season-best mark of 3:12.64, placing fifth at the meet…. Ran a season-best 47.65 in the 400m event against rival USC… Took sixth place at the annual Dual Meet against the Trojans… Finished 23rd in the Conference at the Pac-12 Championships.
2022
Competed in the 400m and 4x400m during the outdoor season.
2021
Toed the line in five meets for the Bruins this season … Made his season debut at the Arkansas Qualifier (indoor), where he helped the Bruins’ 4x400m relay squad to a third-place finish (3:14.82) … Doubled at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational, finishing fourth in the 200m (21.78w) and 400m (47.94) … Helped the UCLA men to a victory in the 4x400m relay at the Stanford Invitational (3:10.31) … Finished 16th in the 400m (48.93) and ran a leg for the Bruins’ 4x4 squad (3:09.94) that finished fifth overall at the Pac-12 Championships.
2020
Competed in four meets in his redshirt freshman season … Indoor: Ended his season with a collegiate-best 400m time of 48.56 at the MPSF Indoor Championships … Ran 21.89 at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, good for a personal-best time in the event and 31st place overall … Made his UCLA debut at the UW Preview, where he finished third in the 400m (48.93) and helped the men’s 4x400m relay squad to a runner-up showing (3:14.66).
2019
Did not compete during the 2019 season.
High School
Attended Oxnard High School in Oxnard, Calif. … CIF Division 4 champion in the 400m … Two-time Ventura County champion in both the 400m and 200m … State champion in the 300m … Posted career-best times of 10.74 (100m) 21.54 (200m), 33.9 (300m) and 47.7 (400m).
Personal
Son of Anna and Frank Wells … Has two sisters named Kelsey Cuddleback and Shayne Wells … Enjoys playing basketball in his free time … Chose UCLA because of its academic programs.
Did not compete for UCLA during the indoor track and field season… Appeared in eight races for the Bruins during the outdoor campaign… Ran three 4x400m relays throughout the season… Was the first leg of the relay team at the Jim Click Shootout that ran its season-best mark of 3:12.64, placing fifth at the meet…. Ran a season-best 47.65 in the 400m event against rival USC… Took sixth place at the annual Dual Meet against the Trojans… Finished 23rd in the Conference at the Pac-12 Championships.
2022
Competed in the 400m and 4x400m during the outdoor season.
2021
Toed the line in five meets for the Bruins this season … Made his season debut at the Arkansas Qualifier (indoor), where he helped the Bruins’ 4x400m relay squad to a third-place finish (3:14.82) … Doubled at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational, finishing fourth in the 200m (21.78w) and 400m (47.94) … Helped the UCLA men to a victory in the 4x400m relay at the Stanford Invitational (3:10.31) … Finished 16th in the 400m (48.93) and ran a leg for the Bruins’ 4x4 squad (3:09.94) that finished fifth overall at the Pac-12 Championships.
2020
Competed in four meets in his redshirt freshman season … Indoor: Ended his season with a collegiate-best 400m time of 48.56 at the MPSF Indoor Championships … Ran 21.89 at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, good for a personal-best time in the event and 31st place overall … Made his UCLA debut at the UW Preview, where he finished third in the 400m (48.93) and helped the men’s 4x400m relay squad to a runner-up showing (3:14.66).
2019
Did not compete during the 2019 season.
High School
Attended Oxnard High School in Oxnard, Calif. … CIF Division 4 champion in the 400m … Two-time Ventura County champion in both the 400m and 200m … State champion in the 300m … Posted career-best times of 10.74 (100m) 21.54 (200m), 33.9 (300m) and 47.7 (400m).
Personal
Son of Anna and Frank Wells … Has two sisters named Kelsey Cuddleback and Shayne Wells … Enjoys playing basketball in his free time … Chose UCLA because of its academic programs.
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