Track & Field
Anderson, Mark
Mark Anderson
- Title:
- Volunteer Coach
Former UCLA track and field great Mark Anderson enters his second year as a Volunteer Coach for the program. He is the father of current Bruin sprinter, Shae Anderson.
Anderson's first season as a coach with the program included some personal coaching of his daughter, Shae, whose 2020 debut campaign with the Bruins was historic. Anderson broke the program's indoor 400m record twice en route to a personal-best time of 52.07. She was also a member of UCLA's record-breaking 4x400m relay squad that went 3:30.28 at the MPSF Championships. Anderson qualified individually for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 400m and collectively with her relay teammates.ย
Anderson returns to his alma mater with an impressive athletic resume behind him. A 1981 UCLA grad, he was a standout for the Bruins in the multis. He set a school record in the decathlon with 8,171 points, a record that still stands today. Anderson was a two-time All-American in the event, winning the NCAA decathlon title in 1980 and taking second place in 1981. He was also the conference decathlon champion in 1980.
He also graduated as the school record holder in the old javelin throw with a launch of 78.05m (256-01), a mark that now ranks second in program history.
Anderson's first season as a coach with the program included some personal coaching of his daughter, Shae, whose 2020 debut campaign with the Bruins was historic. Anderson broke the program's indoor 400m record twice en route to a personal-best time of 52.07. She was also a member of UCLA's record-breaking 4x400m relay squad that went 3:30.28 at the MPSF Championships. Anderson qualified individually for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 400m and collectively with her relay teammates.ย
Anderson returns to his alma mater with an impressive athletic resume behind him. A 1981 UCLA grad, he was a standout for the Bruins in the multis. He set a school record in the decathlon with 8,171 points, a record that still stands today. Anderson was a two-time All-American in the event, winning the NCAA decathlon title in 1980 and taking second place in 1981. He was also the conference decathlon champion in 1980.
He also graduated as the school record holder in the old javelin throw with a launch of 78.05m (256-01), a mark that now ranks second in program history.
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