2024 Track & Field Roster
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Bengtsson, Joel
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Joel Bengtsson
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Malmo Idrottsgymasium
- Hometown:
- Landskrona, Sweden
- Previous School:
- UT-Arlington
Bio
2025
Did not compete for UCLA ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall quarter, winter, and spring quarters.ย
2024
Did not compete for the Bruins.
University of Texas, Arlington (2020-23)
2023 WAC Outdoor Champion in the 100mH and three-time conference champion in the indoor 60mH (2023 in the WAC, 2020-21 in the Sun Belt) ... Second Team Outdoor All-American in 2022 in the 110mH ... Appeared at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships, 2022 European Championships, 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships, and 2021 NCAA Outdoor Preliminary Round ... Finished his career at UTSA as the school record holder in the indoor 60mH (7.68 at the 2023 WAC Indoor Championships) and No. 2 time in the outdoor 110mH (13.54).
2023 (at UTSA)
Indoor- Broke the program and WAC record in the 60m hurdles at the WAC Indoor Championships with a PR of 7.68, claiming the gold medal โฆ Was the lone Maverick to compete at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships, where he ran in the 60m hurdles and just missed qualifying for a spot in the finals โฆ Named the WAC Track Athlete of the Week twice during the indoor season โฆ Competed in four regular season meets โฆ At the JD Martin Invitational, posted a personal best of 6.90 in the 60m and placed first in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.80 โฆ Placed second in the 60m hurdles at the Howie Ryan Invitational and the Texas Tech Open ... Outdoor-Claimed the conference title in the 110m hurdles after breaking the WAC record, which had stood for nearly 30 years, with a time of 13.64 โฆ Named the WAC Track Athlete of the Week twice during the outdoor season โฆ Competed in four regular season meets โฆ Placed first in the 110m hurdles at the Clyde Hart Classic and the Sooner Invitational & Multis โฆ Finished seventh in the 110m hurdles at the 95th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
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2022 (at UTSA)
Broke the program record in the 60m hurdles at the Texas Tech Open & Multis, placing first with a PR of 7.78 โฆ Set a PR at the Sun Belt Championships in the 200m with a time of 21.55... Outdoor - Ran the second fastest 110m hurdles time in program history at the 94th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a PR of 13.54 โฆ Placed third in the 110m hurdles at the Sun Belt Championships (13.80) โฆ All-Conference Third Team โฆ Appeared at the NCAA Championships and competed in the 110m hurdles โฆ Named USTFCCA Outdoor Second Team All-American for his performance in the 110m hurdles โฆ Claimed the Swedish National Championship in the 110m hurdles with a lifetime best of 13.52 โฆ Competed for Sweden in the European Championships.ย
2021 (at UTSA)
Indoor -Won the Sun Belt Conference 60m hurdles individual title for the second-consecutive year while posting the fourth-fastest time in school history of 7.94 โฆ Named to Sun Belt First Team โฆ One of four individual winners from UTA at the SBC meet โฆ Narrowly missed the podium at the Ted Nelson Invitational with a time of 8.07, only 0.01 seconds behind third place... Outdoor - Competed at the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round meet in the 110m hurdles โฆ Named to Sun Belt Third Team โฆ Placed third at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a time of 13.87w (+2.5 m/s) โฆ Won three consecutive regular-season meets at the UT Arlington Invitational, North Texas Classic and Sooner Invite โฆ Set a personal-record time of 14.10 at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays โฆ Placed second with a time of 41.61 at the Sooner Invite.
2020 (at UTSA)
Indoor - Crowned the Sun Belt Conference individual champion in the 60m hurdles โฆ Inย the finals, matched his season-best time of 8.02, which ranks fifth in school history โฆ Was one of just two freshmen to win an individual conference title at the meet ... Also ran a 8.02 at the Texas Tech Shootout โฆ Competed in five meets in his inaugural season... Outdoor season canceled due to coronavirus pandemic.
Did not compete for UCLA ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall quarter, winter, and spring quarters.ย
2024
Did not compete for the Bruins.
University of Texas, Arlington (2020-23)
2023 WAC Outdoor Champion in the 100mH and three-time conference champion in the indoor 60mH (2023 in the WAC, 2020-21 in the Sun Belt) ... Second Team Outdoor All-American in 2022 in the 110mH ... Appeared at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships, 2022 European Championships, 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships, and 2021 NCAA Outdoor Preliminary Round ... Finished his career at UTSA as the school record holder in the indoor 60mH (7.68 at the 2023 WAC Indoor Championships) and No. 2 time in the outdoor 110mH (13.54).
2023 (at UTSA)
Indoor- Broke the program and WAC record in the 60m hurdles at the WAC Indoor Championships with a PR of 7.68, claiming the gold medal โฆ Was the lone Maverick to compete at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships, where he ran in the 60m hurdles and just missed qualifying for a spot in the finals โฆ Named the WAC Track Athlete of the Week twice during the indoor season โฆ Competed in four regular season meets โฆ At the JD Martin Invitational, posted a personal best of 6.90 in the 60m and placed first in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.80 โฆ Placed second in the 60m hurdles at the Howie Ryan Invitational and the Texas Tech Open ... Outdoor-Claimed the conference title in the 110m hurdles after breaking the WAC record, which had stood for nearly 30 years, with a time of 13.64 โฆ Named the WAC Track Athlete of the Week twice during the outdoor season โฆ Competed in four regular season meets โฆ Placed first in the 110m hurdles at the Clyde Hart Classic and the Sooner Invitational & Multis โฆ Finished seventh in the 110m hurdles at the 95th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
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2022 (at UTSA)
Broke the program record in the 60m hurdles at the Texas Tech Open & Multis, placing first with a PR of 7.78 โฆ Set a PR at the Sun Belt Championships in the 200m with a time of 21.55... Outdoor - Ran the second fastest 110m hurdles time in program history at the 94th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a PR of 13.54 โฆ Placed third in the 110m hurdles at the Sun Belt Championships (13.80) โฆ All-Conference Third Team โฆ Appeared at the NCAA Championships and competed in the 110m hurdles โฆ Named USTFCCA Outdoor Second Team All-American for his performance in the 110m hurdles โฆ Claimed the Swedish National Championship in the 110m hurdles with a lifetime best of 13.52 โฆ Competed for Sweden in the European Championships.ย
2021 (at UTSA)
Indoor -Won the Sun Belt Conference 60m hurdles individual title for the second-consecutive year while posting the fourth-fastest time in school history of 7.94 โฆ Named to Sun Belt First Team โฆ One of four individual winners from UTA at the SBC meet โฆ Narrowly missed the podium at the Ted Nelson Invitational with a time of 8.07, only 0.01 seconds behind third place... Outdoor - Competed at the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round meet in the 110m hurdles โฆ Named to Sun Belt Third Team โฆ Placed third at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a time of 13.87w (+2.5 m/s) โฆ Won three consecutive regular-season meets at the UT Arlington Invitational, North Texas Classic and Sooner Invite โฆ Set a personal-record time of 14.10 at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays โฆ Placed second with a time of 41.61 at the Sooner Invite.
2020 (at UTSA)
Indoor - Crowned the Sun Belt Conference individual champion in the 60m hurdles โฆ Inย the finals, matched his season-best time of 8.02, which ranks fifth in school history โฆ Was one of just two freshmen to win an individual conference title at the meet ... Also ran a 8.02 at the Texas Tech Shootout โฆ Competed in five meets in his inaugural season... Outdoor season canceled due to coronavirus pandemic.
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA Track & Field Jim Bush Legends Invite (April 13, 2024)
Wednesday, April 17
powHER of the Pac: UCLA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Monday, June 27
