2023 Track & Field Roster
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Salcido, Ajani
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Ajani Salcido
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Jesuit
- Hometown:
- Rocklin, Calif.
Bio
2024 (Track & Field)
Did not compete for the Bruinsโฆ Ran three races during the outdoor campaign, all in the 1500m eventโฆ Recorded a season-best mark (3:54.19) at the USC Dual Meet, claiming third behind two Bruin teammates.
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2023 (Cross Country)
Did not compete for the Bruins.
2023 (Track & Field)
Appeared in two races with UCLA during the outdoor track and field campaignโฆ Ran a season-best 3:43.49 in the 1500m race at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnivalโฆ Placed third at Bob Larsen with the mark.
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2022 (Cross Country)
Ran in one meet for the Bruins, scoring in his sole appearance of the 2022 seasonโฆ Placed 29th overall at the Highlander Invite on Oct. 15, running a 24:34.2 in the meet hosted by UC Riverside.
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2021 (Cross Country)
Made his lone appearance for the Bruins at the Dellinger Invite, where he finished 104th on the 8k course with a time of 25:04.2.
High School
NorCal product set to toe the line for the Bruins following an elite prep career at Jesuit High School โฆ Most recently ran a lifetime-best 3200m time of 8:46.32 at the 2021 Brooks PR Invitational, good for third place overall at the meet โฆ The monster performance at Brooks PR capped a 2021 season that saw him earn 11 individual victories, including a double in the 1600m (4:09.95) and 3200m (8:56.57) at the Dublin Distance Fiesta โฆ Also notched a PR of 4:07.81 against Delta High School earlier in the season โฆ Won all seven of his cross country races in the shortened 2020-21 season, including a victory against Pleasant Grove that saw him run a 5,000m PR of 14:55.0 โฆ As a junior in 2019, became the CIF-SJS XC champion with a time of 16:21.0 on the 5k course โฆ Finished no lower than seventh overall in cross country that season.
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Personal
Born in Berkeley, Calif., to parents Olga and Essex Salcido โฆ Has an older brother, Essex, and a younger brother, Santiago โฆ Wants to pursue a career in sports medicine โฆ Decided to attend UCLA because โit is the No. 1 public university in the country and to pursue my academic and athletic goalsโ โฆ Lists winning the 1600m (4:09) and 3200m (8:56) at the Dublin Social Distance Fiesta as his greatest athletic thrill โฆ Admires Jesse Owens โฆ Enjoys spending time alone and relaxing.
Did not compete for the Bruinsโฆ Ran three races during the outdoor campaign, all in the 1500m eventโฆ Recorded a season-best mark (3:54.19) at the USC Dual Meet, claiming third behind two Bruin teammates.
ย
2023 (Cross Country)
Did not compete for the Bruins.
2023 (Track & Field)
Appeared in two races with UCLA during the outdoor track and field campaignโฆ Ran a season-best 3:43.49 in the 1500m race at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnivalโฆ Placed third at Bob Larsen with the mark.
ย
2022 (Cross Country)
Ran in one meet for the Bruins, scoring in his sole appearance of the 2022 seasonโฆ Placed 29th overall at the Highlander Invite on Oct. 15, running a 24:34.2 in the meet hosted by UC Riverside.
ย
2021 (Cross Country)
Made his lone appearance for the Bruins at the Dellinger Invite, where he finished 104th on the 8k course with a time of 25:04.2.
High School
NorCal product set to toe the line for the Bruins following an elite prep career at Jesuit High School โฆ Most recently ran a lifetime-best 3200m time of 8:46.32 at the 2021 Brooks PR Invitational, good for third place overall at the meet โฆ The monster performance at Brooks PR capped a 2021 season that saw him earn 11 individual victories, including a double in the 1600m (4:09.95) and 3200m (8:56.57) at the Dublin Distance Fiesta โฆ Also notched a PR of 4:07.81 against Delta High School earlier in the season โฆ Won all seven of his cross country races in the shortened 2020-21 season, including a victory against Pleasant Grove that saw him run a 5,000m PR of 14:55.0 โฆ As a junior in 2019, became the CIF-SJS XC champion with a time of 16:21.0 on the 5k course โฆ Finished no lower than seventh overall in cross country that season.
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Personal
Born in Berkeley, Calif., to parents Olga and Essex Salcido โฆ Has an older brother, Essex, and a younger brother, Santiago โฆ Wants to pursue a career in sports medicine โฆ Decided to attend UCLA because โit is the No. 1 public university in the country and to pursue my academic and athletic goalsโ โฆ Lists winning the 1600m (4:09) and 3200m (8:56) at the Dublin Social Distance Fiesta as his greatest athletic thrill โฆ Admires Jesse Owens โฆ Enjoys spending time alone and relaxing.
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
