2018 UCLA CROSS COUNTRY

2018 QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Location Los Angeles, CA The 2018 Bruins Postseason History Athletic Dept. Address 325 Westwood Plaza TV Roster - Men 2 NCAA Championships History 29 Los Angeles, CA 90095 TV Roster - Women 3 NCAA West Regional Championships History 30 Athletics Phone (310) 825-8699 Rosters 4 Pac-12 Conference Championships History 31 Ticket Office (310) UCLA-WIN Coaching Staff 5-6 Cross Country Office Phone (310) 794-6443 Athlete Profiles 7-26 UCLA Administration Chancellor Dr. Gene Block Administrator Biographies 32 Director of Athletics Daniel G. Guerrero 2017 Season in Review Assoc. Athletic Director (Cross Country) Gavin Crew 2017 Meet Summaries 27-28 Faculty Athletic Rep. Dr. Michael Teitell Enrollment 43,239 Founded 1919 Colors Blue and Gold 2018 SCHEDULE Nickname Bruins Date Meet Location Conference Pac-12 Sat, Sept. 1 Fresno XC Invitational Fresno, Calif. National Affiliation NCAA Division I Sat, Sept. 29 Stanford Invitational Stanford, Calif. Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Avery Anderson Sat, Sept. 29 Master’s University XC Invite Santa Clarita, Calif. Asst. Coach Devin Elizondo (UCLA ‘98) Asst. Coach Austin O’Neil (UCLA‘17) Sat, Oct. 13 Wisconsin Pre-Nationals Madison, Wisc. Volunteer Coach Rob Beamer (San Diego ‘03) Sat, Oct. 13 Bronco Invitational Sunnyvale, Calif. 2017 Pac-12 Championships Finish 3rd (Men) Fri, Oct. 27 Pac-12 Championships Stanford, Calif. 8th (Women) Fri, Nov. 9 NCAA West Regionals Sacramento, Calif. 2017 West Regional Championships Finish 5th (Men) 12th (Women) Sat, Nov. 17 NCAA Championships Madison, Wis. 2017 NCAA Championships Finish 21st (Men) N/A (Women) 2017 Final National Ranking 16th (Men) N/A (Women) All-Time Conference Championships 2 (Men in 1980, 1981) All-Time West Regional Championships 3 (Men in 1980, 1981; Women in 1986)

Credits: The 2018 UCLA Cross Country media guide was written and edited by Liza David, Andrew Wagner, and Ryan Andersen of the UCLA Athletic Communications Office. Primary photography by UCLA Photography (Don Liebig and Todd Cheney). Additional photography by Jim O’Neil, Ricky Bassman and Skip Powers.

MEDIA INFORMATION Cross Country Contact: Seth Dahle Phone: 310-206-7873 Fax: 310-825-8664 2018 Men’s Cross Country Team: E-mail: [email protected] Top Row (l-r): Colin Burke, George Gleason, Millen Trujillo, Munir Kabbara, Riley Kelly, Tyler Janes. Middle Row (l-r): Carter Blunt, Jett Charvet, Garrett Reynolds, Cole Smith, Andy Ehrenberg, Darius Riley, Robert Brandt. Address: 325 Westwood Plaza Bottom Row (l-r): Artin Allahverdian, Chris Morzenti, DJ Lawson, Arturo Sotomayor (Not pictured: Scott Snow). Los Angeles, CA 90095

Note: Student-athletes have been instructed not to grant any interview requests that have not been set up through the UCLA Athletic Communications Office.

2018 Women’s Cross Country Team: Top Row (l-r): Gwyneth George, Annabelle Werner, Marisa Villegas, Jacquelyn Hill, Claire Markey, Grace McAuley, Cassandra Durgy. Middle Row (l-r): Jackie Garner, Alyssa Bautista, Kennedy Meyer, Taylor Taite, Erika Adler, Madison Moore, Kelly Bernd. Bottom Row (l-r): Christina Rice, Lilly Schmidt, Paige Carter, Kira Loren, Lexi Wright. (Not pictured: Carlyn Schmidgall, Sophie Scott.

1 TV ROSTER - MEN

Artin Carter Robert Colin Jett Andy George ALLAHVERDIAN BLUNT BRANDT BURKE CHARVET EHRENBERG GLEASON 5-9 / Fr. 5-8 / RSo. 6-0 / Sr. 6-0 / RJr. 5-9 / Fr. 5-11 / RSo 6-2 / RJr. La Crescenta, Calif. McKinney, Tex. Pasadena, Calif. Pleasanton, Calif. Brentwood, Calif. Corte Madera, Calif. Huntington Beach, Calif.

Tyler Munir Riley DJ Chris Garrett Darius JANES KABBARA KELLY LAWSON MORZENTI REYNOLDS RILEY 5-11 / RSo. 6-0 / Fr. 6-1 / RSo. 5-5 / So. 5-8 / RSo. 5-11 / Jr. 5-10 / Fr. Riverside, Calif. San Rafael, Calif. Brisbane, Australia Visalia, Calif. Dunsmuir, Calif. Ventura, Calif. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Cole Scott Arturo Millen Avery Devin Austin SMITH SNOW SOTOMAYOR TRUJILLO ANDERSON ELIZONDO O’NEIL 5-9 / RSr. 6-3 / RSr. 5-7 / RJr. 5-11 / RJr. Director Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Goleta, Calif. Woking, England Roseville, Calif. Walnut, Calif.

Rob BEAMER Volunteer Assistant

2 TV ROSTER - WOMEN

Erika Alyssa Kelly Paige Cassandra Jackie Gwyneth ADLER BAUTISTA BERND CARTER DURGY GARNER George 5-3 / So. 5-2 / Fr. 5-4 / RSo. 5-4 / So. 5-8 / Jr. 5-5 / RJr. 5-8 / Fr. Irvine, Calif. San Clemente, Calif. Del Mar, Calif. Carlsbad, Calif. Huntington Beach, Calif San Diego, Calif. Laguna Hills, Calif.

Jacquelyn Kira Claire Grace Kennedy Madison Christina HILL LOREN MARKEY McCAULEY MEYER MOORE Rice 5-8 / So. 5-4 / So. 5-6 / Jr. 5-7 / RSo. 5-1 / RFr. 5-4 / RJr. 5-3 / So. Fontana, Calif. San Diego, Calif. Chelmsford, Mass. La Canada, Calif. Long Beach, Calif. Bradley, Calif. Santa Barbara, Calif.

Carlyn Lilly Sophie Taylor Marisa Annabelle Lexi SCHMIDGALL SCHMIDT SCOTT TAITE VILLEGAS WERNER Wright 5-5 / RSo. 5-4 / RSo. 5-9 / Fr. 5-5 / Sr, 5-7 / So. 5-6 / Fr. 5-3 / Fr. Issaquah, Wash. Newport Beach, Calif. Leawood, Kan. Murrieta, Calif. Hollister, Calif. Murrieta, Calif. Highland Park, Utah

Avery Devin Austin Rob ANDERSON ELIZONDO O’NEIL BEAMER Director Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant

3 ROSTERS MEN’S ROSTER TEAM STAFF Director of Cross Country/Track and Field: Name Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School / College) Avery Anderson (2nd Year at UCLA, 8th overall, UCLA ‘05) Artin Allahverdian 5-9 Fr. La Crescenta, Calif. / Crescenta Valley HS Asst. Coach: Devin Elizondo (2nd Year, UCLA ‘98) Carter Blunt 5-8 R-So. McKinney, Texas / Independence Asst. Coach: Austin O’Neil (1st Year as AC, Cal Poly ‘02) Robert Brandt 6-0 Sr. Pasadena, Calif. / Loyola Volunteer Coach: Rob Beamer (3rd Year, San Diego ‘03) Colin Burke 6-0 R-Jr. Pleasanton, Calif. / Bishop O’Dowd Staff Athletic Trainer: Tracy Castrejana Jett Charvet 5-9 Fr. Brentwood, Calif. / Heritage HS Andy Ehrenberg 5-11 R-So. Corte Madera, Calif. / Redwood ROSTER BREAKDOWN George Gleason 6-2 R-Jr. Huntington Beach, Calif. / Huntington Beach Class State Tyler Janes 5-11 R-So. Riverside, Calif. / King Munir Kabbara 6-0 Fr. San Rafael, Calif. / San Rafael HS Men: Men: Riley Kelly 6-1 R-So. Brisbane, Australia / St. Joseph’s College Freshmen (4): Kabbara, California (15): Allahverdian, DJ Lawson 5-5 So. Visalia, Calif. / Redwood HS Allahverdian, Charvet, Riley Brandt, Burke, Charvet, Ehrenberg, Gleason, Janes, Sophomores (6): Chris Morzenti 5-8 R-So. Dunsmuir, Calif. / Mt. Shasta Lawson, Kabbara, Morzenti, Reynolds, Garrett Reynolds 5-11 Jr. Ventura, Calif. / Ventura Kelly, Blunt, Morzenti, Riley, Smith, Sotomayor, Ehrenberg, Janes Darius Riley 5-10 Fr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. / Rancho Cucamonga HS Trujillo. Juniors (5): Reynolds, Texas (1): Blunt Cole Smith 5-9 R-Sr. Goleta, Calif. / Dos Pueblos Gleason, Burke, Sotomayor, Scott Snow 6-3 R-Sr. Woking, England / Carlsbad Trujillo Women: Arturo Sotomayor 5-7 R-Jr. Roseville, Calif. / Roseville Seniors (3): Brandt, Snow, California: (23): Adler, Millen Trujillo 5-11 R-Jr. Walnut, Calif. / Walnut Smith Bautista, Bernd, Durgy, Garner, Women: George, Hill, Loren, McAuley, Meyer, Moore, Rice, Schmidt, Freshmen (6): Bautista, Taite, Villegas, Werner. George, Meyer, Scott, Werner, Massachusetts (1): Markey Wright Kansas (1): Scott Sophomores (10): Adler, WOMEN’S ROSTER Carter, Hill, Loren, Rice, Utah (1): Wright Villegas, Bernd, McAuley, Washington (1): Schmidgall Name Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/College) Schmidgall, Schmidt Erika Adler 5-3 So. Irvine, Calif. / Northwood Juniors (4): Durgy, Markey, International Alyssa Bautista 5-2 Fr. San Clemente, Calif. / Capistrano Valley HS Garner, Moore Men: Kelly Bernd 5-4 R-So. Del Mar, Calif. / Canyon Crest Academy Seniors (1): Taite Paige Carter 5-4 So. Carlsbad, Calif. / San Marcos Australia (1): Kellly Cassandra Durgy 5-8 Jr. Huntington Beach, Calif. / Huntington Beach England (1): Snow Jackie Garner 5-5 R-Jr. San Diego, Calif. / Torrey Pines Gwyneth George 5-8 Fr. Laguna Hills, Calif. / Santa Margarita Catholic HS Jacquelyn Hill 5-8 So. Fontana, Calif. / Etiwanda Kira Loren 5-4 So. San Diego, Calif. / Canyon Crest Academy Claire Markey 5-6 Jr. Chelmsford, Mass. / Chelmsford Grace McAuley 5-7 R-So. La Canada, Calif. / Crescenta Valley Kennedy Meyer 5-1 Fr. Long Beach, Calif. / Wilson PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Madison Moore 5-4 R-Jr. Bradley, Calif. / Paso Robles Artin Allahverdian ...... All-uh-VUR-dee-in Cassandra Durgy ...... DUR-ghee Christina Rice 5-3 So. Santa Barbara, Calif. / Dos Pueblos Andy Ehrenberg ...... AIR-en-berg Carlyn Schmidgall 5-5 R-So. Issaquah, Wash. / Liberty Kira Loren...... lo-REN Lilly Schmidt 5-4 R-So. Newport Beach, Calif. / Corona Del Mar Arturo Sotomayor ...... SOE-toe-MY-ore Millen Trujillo...... troo-HEE-oh Sophie Scott 5-9 Fr. Leawood, Kan. / Blue Valley North HS Marisa Villegas...... mah-REE-suh vee-YAY-gas Taylor Taite 5-5 Sr. Murrieta, Calif. / Murrieta Mesa Marisa Villegas 5-7 So. Hollister, Calif. / San Benito Annabelle Werner 5-6 Fr. Murrieta, Calif. / Vista Murrieta HS Lexi Wright 5-3 Fr. Highland Park, Utah / American Fork HS

4 COACHING STAFF AVERY ANDERSON Director of Track & Field and Cross Country 2nd Season at UCLA 8th Season overall

UCLA track and field alumnus Avery Anderson was named the new Director of Track and Field and Cross Country by UCLA Athletics on July 6, 2017. As Director, Anderson oversees all aspects of the planning, development, and administration of the track and field and cross country programs at UCLA. In his first year at the helm, he led the Bruins to a fifth-place finish on the men’s side and a 12th-place finish on the women’s side at the NCAA West Regionals in Seattle, Wash. The men went on finish 21st as a team at the NCAA Championships. Anderson returned to his alma mater after spending nearly 20 years coaching at the NCAA Division I level. His coaching career began at CSUN, where he served as a volunteer assistant track and field coach from 1999-2001 while competing as a professional decathlete. He served in the same role at UCLA from 2001-2002 and at Kansas State from 2002-2004 before returning to CSUN for the next 13 years working in various coaching roles. Most recently, he served as the Director of Track and Field and Cross Country for CSUN from 2011-2017. Anderson’s tenure with the Matadors was marked by staggering levels of success. During his time with CSUN, Anderson led his student-athletes to 13 Big West/WAC Conference Team Titles, 91 individual conference championships, and 21 NCAA All-America honors. He also coached the only individual male NCAA Division I champions in CSUN history, in Anderson went on to play for the Indianapolis Colts during the 1996-97 season. When a any sport, long jumpers Dashalle Andrews and Reindell Cole. back injury ended his football career, he decided to return to track and field as a decathlete. Additionally, Anderson presided over three Big West Outdoor Championships on the He soon became a prominent decathlete as he set the CSUN complex decathlon record women’s side (2011, 2015, and 2017). The women’s victory in 2017 extended CSUN’s to qualify for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials. After finishing seventh at trials, he went on to record for most conference team titles on either the men’s or women’s side. Anderson compete internationally for the United States in 2001 in the U.S. vs. Germany decathlon was recognized for his coaching prowess when he received the 2015 and 2017 Big West competition in Germany. Conference Women’s Track and Field Coach of the Year awards. In addition to receiving a Bachelor of Arts in political science from UCLA, Anderson earned In addition to his evident coaching expertise, Anderson returns to Westwood with the invaluable his Master’s of Public Administration with honors at CSUN. His advocacy for academic experience of being a two-sport student-athlete with the Bruins, as he competed in both success was on display during his tenure at CSUN, as his program achieved a total of 12 football and track and field and understands the winning tradition of UCLA Athletics. He was NCAA APR Public Recognition Awards. a member of the NCAA runner-up 4x100m relay squad his senior season and helped UCLA Anderson is married to the former Bridget Pearson, who coaches the pole vaulters for take home four Pac-10 Championships. As a wide receiver from 1991-1995, Anderson CSUN and additionally assists with the multi events. She is also a UCLA track and field competed in football for the Bruins at the highest level. His most notable season came alumna. The couple have two children: a son, Andy, and daughter, Avery. when he helped lead UCLA to a 1993 Pac-10 title and later played in the 1994 Rose Bowl.

5 COACHING STAFF DEVIN AUSTIN ELIZONDO O’NEIL Assistant Coach Assistant Coach 2nd Season 1st Season as AC, 2nd in program UCLA ‘98 UCLA ‘16

UCLA alumnus Devin Elizondo is in his second season with the Bruins as an assistant Former Bruin Austin O’Neil is in his second season on the UCLA cross country and track coach for cross country and track and field. As he returns to Westwood, Elizondo brings & field coaching staffs. He was promoted to assistant coach before the 2017-18 school a wealth of distance running acumen and an extensive resume of coaching experience year after serving as a volunteer assistant in his first season on staff. that will certainly benefit the Bruins’ distance program. O’Neil was a four-year letterwinner for the Bruins in both track & field and cross country, Elizondo previously served as head cross country coach and assistant track and field earning USTFCCCA All-America honors on the DMR course as a senior. The Stevenson, coach at UC Davis from 2014-2017. In his first cross country season at the helm, he led Ranch, Calif. native qualfied for the NCAA Track & Field Championships as a junior and a the Aggie women to their first Big West Conference title since 2011 and was named the senior, finishing seventh in the DMR at the 2016 Indoor Meet and racing in the 1500m conference Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year. In 2015, Elizondo guided both the at the 2015 outdoor championships. He also raced in the 2016 NCAA Division I Cross men’s and women’s teams to third-place finishes at the Big West Championships, the Country Championships, finishing with a time of 31:41.8 in the 10K. highest finish for the men since 2013 and the fifth consecutive top-three finish on the women’s side. During his tenure at Davis, Elizondo helped coach 20 All-Big West runners (six men, 14 women) and six all-region honorees in cross country. His coaching career began at the Brentwood School in Los Angeles. There, he served as ROB the head track and field coach and assistant cross country coach for both boys and girls. With Elizondo on the coaching staff, the boys’ cross country team qualified for six state championship meets and achieved five top-five finishes. The girls’ program also enjoyed BEAMER success, as the girls advanced to two state meets and sent an individual runner on two other occasions during Elizondo’s time at Brentwood. Volunteer Coach Elizondo graduated from UCLA in 1998 with a degree in history and enjoyed great success 3rd Season as a distance runner for the Bruins. He was a member of three Pac-10 track and field San Diego ‘03 championship teams and also helped lead the cross country team to a pair of third-place conference finishes. Elizondo was the UCLA cross country team’s Most Outstanding Freshman in 1994 and was selected to the All-District IX First Team in 1995. Elizondo has also had an extensive history of youth outreach in Southern California involving athletics. He joined the LA84 foundation in 2007 and worked to organize cross country Rob Beamer enters his third year at UCLA as a volunteer coach for the cross country and track and field clinics at over 1,600 high schools in the Southern California Area. and track and field programs, specializing in the distance events. He is also a graduate He has also been heavily involved in Runner’s Workshop since 1994, a summer cross student in the fully employed MBA program at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. country camp at which Elizondo regularly creates lecture series and workouts for campers. In his first year on the cross country staff in 2016, Beamer helped the Bruins send both their men’s and women’s squads to the NCAA National Championships. Before coming to UCLA, Beamer served two coaching stints for the UCSB track program, where he primarily coached the distance runners, sprinters, throwers and vaulters. In 2012, he was part of the staff that coached the Gaucho men to a Big West conference title and a first runner-up showing for the women. Prior to coaching at the collegiate level, Beamer served as the head coach of cross country and track and field at Bishop Diego HS in Santa Barbara. While at Bishop, he coached athletes Patrick Torrellas (400m) and Christina Nowak (high jump) to school records in their respective events. Beamer earned all-conference (WCC) honors as a two-sport athlete at the University of San Diego. He has run 10 marathons, including three LA Marathons (2006-08) in which he earned second place age group accolades among non-elite athletes. In addition to his coaching, Beamer is a political science instructor for the California Community College system. He holds a masters degree in systematic theology from Notre Dame, and masters and bachelors degrees from the University of San Diego.

6 ATHLETE PROFILES ARTIN CARTER ALLAHVERDIAN BLUNT 5-9 / Freshman 5-8 / RS Sophomore La Crescenta, Calif. McKinney, Tex. Crescenta Valley HS Independence HS

HIGH SCHOOL 2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Attended Crescenta Valley High School in La Crescenta, Calif. ... Earned two letters apiece Ran in five outdoor meets and four indoor meets ... Qualified for the NCAA West Regionals in cross country and track & field ... Two-time All-Pacific League First Teamer ... Qualified in the 1500m ... Posted a collegiate-best time of 3:44.47 in the 1500m in the USC Dual for states in both cross country and track. Meet ... Ran a season-best mile time of 4:02.89 (18th place) at the Husky Classic ... In the 1500m, was 15th at the Pac-12 Championships (3:49.88) and 34th at the West PERSONAL Regionals (3:53.39) ... Ran the 800 twice, posting a season-best time of 1:53.78 at the Artin Thomas Allahverdian was born on Mar. 18, 2000 in Houston, Tex. to parents Janet indoor Dr. Sander Invitational. and Hayrik ... Has one younger sister: Anna ... Planning on majoring in biology ... Aspires to find a career in the medical field ... Chose UCLA because it “has the best mix of superior 2017 (XC) academics and athletics” ... Describes qualifying for the state championships in the 3200m Ended his season at the NCAA Championships (10k), where he finished in 76th place with as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Usain Bolt, Mo Farah, Michael Phelps, a time of 31:09.4 … Competed in the 10k at the NCAA West Regionals, finishing with a Leo Messi, Michael Jordan, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lance Armstrong ... Played basketball time of 31:09.4 for a 76th-place finish … Finished 43rd overall in his postseason debut before high school ... In his free time, enjoys running, watching TV, checking Instagram, at the Pac-12 Championships (8k) with a time of 24:37.3 … Led the Bruins in the Santa and going to the beach. Clara Bronco Invite and finished third overall with an 8k time of 23:44.5 … Took 58th place in the 8k competition at the Roy Griak Invite, clocking a 26:42.9 time … Made his collegiate cross country debut at the George Kyte Classic (4.5mi) in Flagstaff, where he finished ninth overall with a time of 23:42.0.

2017 (TRACK & FIELD) NCAA West Regional Prelims qualifier in the 1,500m … Finished in 32nd place at prelims with a time of 3:57.11 … Clocked a time of 3:58.02 in the 1,500m final at the Pac-12 Championships, good for 12th place … Ran a lifetime-best in the preliminary heat of 3:48.82 to qualify for the final … Competed in the 800m against USC, posting a time of 1:53.68 to finish fifth … Was the runner-up in the mile at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival with a time of 4:02.06 … Doubled at the MPSF Indoor Championships, placing 14th in the 3,000m (8:08.43) and ran the opening 1,200m leg for the DMR squad that finished second overall (9:37.90) … Made his collegiate track debut at the Charlie Thomas Invite, running 4:100.11 in the 1,500m and helping the DMR team to a time of 9:55.63, good four fourth place finishes in both events.

2016 (XC) Did not participate in races as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Frisco Independence High School in Frisco, Texas … A four-time district, area regional and three-time state champion in the 3,200m and 1,600m … Was the New Balance national runner-up in the mile and the national champion in the two-mile … A three-time cross country 5A state champion … Finished 13th at Foot Locker Nationals and 20th at the Nike Cross Nationals to earn All-American accolades … Holds personal bests of 4:10.09 in the 1,600m, 8:57.01 in the 3,200m and 14:41.80 in the 5,000m.

PERSONAL Son of John and Corine Blunt … Has a brother named Clark and a sister named Bailey … Lists biggest athletic thrill as winning the two-mile at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals … Enjoys swimming, running, and sleeping.

7 ATHLETE PROFILES ROBERT COLIN BRANDT BURKE 6-0 / Senior 6-0 / RS Junior Pasadena, Calif. Pleasanton, Calif. Loyola HS Bishop O’Dowd HS California

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) 2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Had a standout debut season in Westwood, scoring at the NCAA Championships and Qualified for NCAA Regionals in the 5000m ... Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable posting UCLA all-time top-10 times in both the 5000m and 10K ... Was the eighth-place mention ... Competed in six outdoor meets ... Set a new collegiate-best and qualified for finisher in the 10K at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, finishing in 29:13.12 to earn regionals with a 13:58.77 time in the 5000m at the Mt. Sac Relays, good for a second- USTFCCCA All-America honors ... Was the lone Bruin male to score at NCAAs ... Qualified place finish ... Came in third in the 3000m at the USC Dual Meet, posting a collegiate-best for NCAAs with a 29:15.57 time in the 10K at NCAA West Regionals, despite competing in time of 8:41.69. the 5000m (13:59.21, 19th) at the same meet ... Ran a collegiate-best time of 3:47.21 in the 1500m at the USC Dual Meet ... Set the No. 3 time in UCLA history in the 5000m with 2017 (XC) a time of 13:41.23 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Qualified for NCAAs and set the No. 6 mark Competed in the 10k at the NCAA Championships, where he finished in 103rd place with in school history with a 29:02.14 time in the 10K at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on a time of 30:44.99 … Was UCLA’s third runner at the West Regional Championships Mar. 31 ... Finished fourth in the 10K at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing in 29:42.99. (10k), placing 38th in a time of 30:18.4 … Scored for the Bruins in the 8k at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 35th overall with a time of 24:31.5 … Ran in the Wisconsin 2017 (XC) Invite (8k) and finished in 72nd place with a time of 24:31.5 … Competed in the 8k at Was the Bruins’ top runner in three of the four meets in which he competed … Crossed the Roy Griak Invite and took 115th overall and a time of 28:20.4 … Pac-12 All-Academic the line as UCLA’s top runner at the NCAA Championships, finishing 88th overall with a second-team selection. 10k time of 30:34.36 … Finished sixth overall at the Pac-12 Championships (8k) with a time of 23:55.9 … Was the Bruins’ top runner at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite (8k), 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) clocking a 23:52.7 for seventh place … Made his UCLA debut at the Roy Griak Invite NCAA West Regional Prelims qualifier in the 10,000m … Finished 18th at prelims with (8k), taking third place with a time of 25:04.4. a time of 30:22.30 … Took sixth in the 10k at the Pac-12 Championships, clocking a lifetime-best time of 29:24.80 … Doubled at the USC Dual in the 1,500m and 5,000m, taking fourth place in the 1,500m with a personal-best time of 3:49.75 and winning the 2017 (TRACK & FIELD – CALIFORNIA) 5k in 14:55.19 … Opened his outdoor season with a victory in the 10k at the Bob Larsen Competed in the distance races in seven outdoor meets for the Golden Bears … Finished Distance Carnival with a time of 29:27.91 … Competed at the MPSF Indoor Championships 10th overall in the 10,000m at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 29:39.70 … in the 5,000m, taking third overall with a time of 14:03.11. Ran a 5,000m lifetime-best time of 13:45.45 at the Stanford Cardinal Classic, good for fifth overall … Won the 3,000m competition at The Big Meet against Stanford with a 2016 (XC) time of 8:07.80 … Kicked off his outdoor season at the Cal Opener with a victory in the Named to the Pac-12 All-Academic second team … Earned All-Pac-12 second team 3,000m and a time of 8:20.00 … Doubled in the 3,000m (ninth) and 5,000m (15th) at honors … Competed at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in the 10k the MPSF Indoor Championships, clocking times of 8:04.97 and 14:16.55 in the events, and finished in 141st place with a time of 31:10:8 … Raced in the NCAA West Regional respectively … Opened his indoor campaign with a victory in the 5,000m at the UW Invite, Championships (10k), placing 31st overall with a time of 30:16.3 … Raced in the Pac- finishing with a time of 14:05.08. 12 Championships (8k), placing 11th and finishing with a time of 24:42.7 … Ran at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (8k) and finished 57th with a time of 24:40.0 … Opened 2016 (XC - CALIFORNIA) the season with a 29th place finish (8k) at the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 25:43.6. Raced in the NCAA Championships (10k) and took 109th overall with a time of 30:57.4 … Was the Bears’ number one runner at the NCAA West Regionals (10k) with a 12th place 2016 (TRACK & FIELD) finish and a time of 29:56 … Took 21st in the Pac-12 Championships (8k) with a time of Placed 20th in the 10,000m at the World Junior Championships in Poland with a personal 24:58.3 to help lead the Bears to a sixth-place finish … Finished second overall at the best time of 30:20.80 … Finished second overall at the USATF Junior Championships in San Francisco Invitational (8k) with a time of 24:22.2 to contribute to Cal’s meet victory. the 10,000m with a time of 30:46.25 … Redshirted his true freshman season.

2015 (XC - CALIFORNIA) 2015 (XC) Competed at the NCAA Championships (10k) as a freshman and finished 161st with his Ran unattached in the Titan Invitational (8k) and finished with a time of 24:33. time of 31:31.8 … Ran 31:55.4 at the NCAA West Regional Championships (10k) to help Cal qualify for the NCAA Championships … Finished 45th at the Pac-12 Championships HIGH SCHOOL (8k) with a time of 24:29 … Raced at D1 Pre-Nationals (8k) and finished 86th with a Attended Bishop O’Dowd High School in Oakland, Calif. … Was a CIF State qualifier in both 24:15.1 time. track and cross country … Finished fifth at the CIF State Track & Field Championships in the 3,200m with a time of 9:06.37 … Ran a personal best 9:00.40 to finish as the runner-up at the Arcadia Invitational … Was the North Coast Section champion in the HIGH SCHOOL 3,200m … Holds a personal best of 4:17.54 in the 1,600m that he ran at the Sacramento Four-year varsity letterwinner in cross country and track and field at Loyola High School Meet of Champions to place third … Three-time all-league in track … Second team … 2014 CIF State Division I runner-up in cross country … Took 13th place at the Nike All-West Region honoree … School record holder in the 3,200m and 5,000m … Was a Cross Nationals in 2014 to earn Second Team All-American accolades … CIF Division I three-time state qualifier in cross country … Finished third at the state meet as a senior State Champion in the 3,200m his senior year … Took 4th in the 3,200m at the Brooks with a 5k time of 15:23 … Qualified for the Foot Locker Nationals and placed 32nd with PR National Meet to earn All-American honors … Posted personal best high school times a time of 16:15 … Clocked a 5k personal best of 15:08 to win the Stanford Invitational of 4:08 in the 1,600m and 8:51 in the 3,200m. … All East Bay Runner of the Year in cross country in 2014 …Two-time All-North Coast Section Division III selection in cross country (2013-2014). PERSONAL Born on November 2, 1996 to parents Lisa and Wayne Brandt … Has one sister named PERSONAL Emily … Enjoys surfing, golfing, and reading … Attended the University of California from Son of Andrew and Jacquie Burke … Has a twin brother named Sean and a sister named 2015-2017 before transferring to UCLA … Decided to come to UCLA because of the great Maddie … List his biggest athletic accomplishment as qualifying for Foot Locker Nationals team culture and strong academics … Describes his greatest athletic thrill as breaking his senior season … Enjoys running, swimming and hiking … Economics major. the 29 minute barrier in the 10k against Edward Cheserek at the Stanford Invitational in 2017 … Admires Kobe Bryant … Political Science major.

8 ATHLETE PROFILES JETT ANDY CHARVET EHRENBERG 5-9 / Freshman 5-11 / RS Sophomore Brentwood, Calif. Corte Madera, Calif. Heritage HS Redwood HS

HIGH SCHOOL 2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Attended Heritage High School in Brentwood, Calif. ... Earned three letters in cross Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team ... Took part in five outdoor meets and one indoor meet country and four in track & field ... Was the New Balance National Indoor Champion in the as a true freshman ... Ran a 4:27.20 mile at the Don Kirby Elite meet in his NCAA debut 800m ... CIF All-State First Team Selection ... CIF NCS Champion in the 800m ... BVAL on Feb. 9 ... Ran the 3000m steeplechase in 9:39.57 at the USC Dual Meet on Apr. 29, League Champion in the 800m and 1600m ... BVAL League record-holder in the 800m good for a third-place result ... Raced in the 5000m at the Pac-12 Championships, taking and 1600m ... Posted best times of 1:50.79 in the 800m, 4:13.85 in the 1600m, and 25th place with a time of 14:58.20. 9:38.03 in the 3200m. 2017 (XC) PERSONAL Competed in two meets in his redshirt freshman season … Finished 28th overall in the Born on Mar. 9, 2000 to parents Francisco and Jennifer in Antioch, Calif. ... Has two older 8k at the Bronco Invitational, clocking a time of 24:27.0 … Was the Bruins’ second brothers: Nico and Alex ... Chose UCLA because of the “strong focus on excellence in both runner in UCLA cross country debut at the TMU Invite (8k), finishing eighth overall with the classroom and in sport” ... Admires Lakers legend Kobe Bryant ... In his free time, a time of 25:19.1. enjoys drawing, being in nature, and playing basketball ... Is half Ecuadorian. HIGH SCHOOL Earned four varsity letters in both cross Country and track and field at Redwood High School … Two-time CIF-NCS individual champion in cross country … Individually qualified for the California State Cross Country Meet first three years of high school, then with team his senior year … Five-time MCAL league champion in cross country and track … Has a cross country 5k PR of 15:24 … USATF Junior Nationals qualifier in the 1500m.

PERSONAL Born in San Francisco to parents Doug and Tory Ehrenberg … Went to Redwood High School and grew up in Corte Madera, Calif. … Has an old brother, Alex … Hobbies and interests include backpacking, rock climbing, photography, and playing music … Lists his greatest athletic thrill as being able to walk on to the UCLA track and field team … Admires athletes Alex Honnold, Evan Jager and Peter Sagan…Statistics major.

9 ATHLETE PROFILES GEORGE TYLER GLEASON JANES 6-2 / RS Junior 5-11 / RS Sophomore Huntington Beach, Calif. Riverside, Calif. Huntington Beach HS King HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) 2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Qualified for the NCAA West Regionals in the 1500m ... Pac-12 All-Academic Team Competed in five outdoor meets, primarily in the 1500m ... Set a new collegiate-best in honorable mention ... Overall, competed in six outdoor meets and three indoor meets the 1500m at the USC Dual meet, finishing in 3:47.74 for a fifth-place finish ... Raced in ... Raced in the 1500m, 3000m, 5000m, 10K, and mile ... Won the 1500m in the USC the 1500 at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 12th in both the prelim and the final, Dual Meet on Apr. 29, setting a collegiate-best and qualifying for regionals with a time of finishing the final in 3:48.01 ... Won the 3000m at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee 3:43.91 ... Finished the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 19-21) in 14:01.35, finishing in fifth and setting a new collegiate-best ... Was the 10th-place finisher in the 1500m Invitational on Apr. 14, crossing the line in 8:24.30 ... In his season outdoor debut, set a at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing in 3:47.55 ... Best mile time of the year came collegiate-best in the 800m at 1:54.95. at the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational: 4:05.69 ... Raced in the mile (4:10.40, 18th) and 5000m (14:15.47, 13th) at the MPSF Championships ... Named to the 2018 MPSF 2017 (XC) Indoor Track All-Academic Team. Helped the Bruins to a second-place team finish at the Bronco Invite (8k), clocking time of 24:45.1 to finish 49th overall … Finished 12th overall at the TMU Invite (8k), running 2017 (XC) 25:30.7 to help win the men’s team competition … Made his UCLA cross country debut at Competed at the NCAA Championships (10k) and finished 164th overall with a time of the George Kyte Classic (4.5mi) in Flagstaff, finishing 30th overall with a time of 25:08.9. 30:34.36 … Placed 43rd in the 10k at the NCAA West Regionals with a time of 30:23.3 … Finished 40th overall at the Pac-12 Championships (8k) with a time of 24:34.5 … 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Was the Bruins’ second runner at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite (8k), as he finished seventh overall with a time of 23:49.3 … Competed in the 8k at the Roy Griak Invite and Competed in the distance events in four indoor meets his true freshman season … Ran finished with a time of 26:23.8, good for 41st place … Opened his redshirt sophomore the 3,000m at the MPSF Championships, finishing 33rd overall with a time of 8:23.16 season with 10th-place finish at the George Kyte Classic (4.5mi) in Flagstaff … Pac-12 … Ran a lifetime-best mile time of 4:06.06 at the Husky Classic, good for 35th place. All-Academic honorable mention selection. 2016 (XC) 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Did not participate in races as a true freshman. Competed in the 1,500m at the NCAA West Regional Prelims, finishing in 31st place with a time of 3:57.06 … Won the 1,500m competition against USC with a lifetime-best HIGH SCHOOL time of 3:45.51 … Ran a personal best in the 5,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays, posting a Attended Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, Calif. … Earned four letters in track time of 14:13.08 for 16th place … Clocked a lifetime-best time of 4:05.06 in the mile at and three in cross country … An all-state, All-CIF and all-league performer his senior the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, good for eight overall … Doubled at the MPSF Indoor season … Won the CIF-SS Division I 3,200m … Also helped lead the DMR to the win at Championships in the 3,000m (8:13.67) and 5,000m (14:14.76), finishing 23rd and 14th in the events, respectively … MPSF Indoor All-Academic selection. Arcadia … During his junior year, Janes was an All-CIF, all-league selection and a state finalist in the 1,600m … Set the Riverside County record in the 1,600m … Holds personal 2016 (XC) bests of 4:05.86 in the 1,600m, 4:05.97 in the mile, 8:56.93 in the 3,200m and 1:56 Named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention … Raced in the NCAA West Regional in the 800m … In cross country, Janes was a state finalist, All-CIF, all-league and team Championships in the 10k and placed 59th overall with a time of 30:38.4 … Raced at the MVP during his senior season … As a junior he was named team MVP and a state finalist Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in the 8k and finished 178th with a time of 26:18.8 … … League champion and all-league his sophomore season. Placed second at the Mustang Challenge in the 4.8mi with a time of 25:01.3 … Opened the season with a ninth-place finish at the Nevada Twilight in the 5k with a time of 16.30.0. PERSONAL Son of Keith and Karla Janes … Has one brother named Mathew and a sister named 2016 (TRACK & FIELD) Allison … His biggest athletic thrill so far has been winning the DMR at Arcadia … Enjoys Competed in six meets in his first year on the track for the Bruins … Ran a 1,500m fishing … A three-time All-Channel League selection and two-year captain in cross country best of 3:49.09 at the Mt. SAC Relays … Clocked a 4:08.86 in the mile at the Legends … All-CIF southern section and All-State honoree as a senior. Distance Carnival … Ran a 3,000m best of 8:32.21 at the Rafer Johnson/JJK Invitational.

2015 (XC) Ran unattached in the Titan Invitational (8k) and finished with a time of 24:50.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Huntington Beach High School … A state meet qualifier in both track and cross country … Placed third his senior season in the 1,600m at the CIF State Track & Field Championships with a time of 4:09.57 … Clocked a personal best 4:09.02 to place fourth at the CIF Southern Section finals … Finished ninth at the state meet as a junior in the 1,600m with a time of 4:13.92 … Holds a personal best of 9:10.72 in the 3,200m … Placed 12th at the CIF California State Cross Country Championships in the 2014 with a time of 15:32 … Named the Huntington Beach HS Athlete of the Year for 2015 … An all-state selection in cross country in 2014 … An All-CIF and all-state selection in 2015.

PERSONAL Son of Patrick and Gina Gleason … Has two brothers named Henry and Will … Was a four-year letterwinner on the Huntington Beach HS surfing team … English major.

10 ATHLETE PROFILES MUNIR RILEY KABBARA KELLY 6-0 / Freshman 6-1 / RS Sophomore San Rafael, Calif. Brisbane, Australia San Rafael HS St. Joseph’s College

HIGH SCHOOL 2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Attended San Rafael High School ... Earned four varsity letters apiece in cross country and Qualified for NCAA West Regionals in the 800m ... Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable track & field ... Was team captain of both squads for his sophomore through senior years mention ... Finished 13th in the 800m at the Pac-12 Championships, crossing the line ... Posted best times of 4:15.05 in the 1600m, 9:17.54 in the 3200m, and 15:30.3 in the in 1:51.90 ... Competed in five outdoor and four indoor meets ... Ran a collegiate-best 5K ... Was a three-time CIF State qualifier in cross country ... CIF NCS Champion in 2017 mile time of 4:09.50 at the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational in his 2018 outdoor debut ... First ever athlete from San Rafael High School to win an NCS individual championship ... Qualified for regionals and set a new collegiate-best by running the 800m in 1:49.41 ... Four-time all-league pick for cross, three-time selection in cross country ... Won the at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational on Apr. 14, the best 800 time by “Brick Award” at SRHS four times, given to the student who is “tough as a brick” ... Voted a Bruin in 2018 ... Was named Pac-12 Men’s Track Athlete of the Week for his showing as the track team MVP on two occasions ... Holds the Lebanese national record in the at the RJ/JJK Invite ... Finished second in both the 800 (1:50.33) and 4X400 (2:24.96) 1500m for the 16-17 age group (4:05.00), which earned him a third-place finish at the in the USC Dual Meet on Apr. 29 ... At the MPSF Championships, finished first in the DMR Lebanese National Championships. (9:51.12) and second in the 800m (1:50.69) ... Ran a collegiate-best 1:20.40 in the 600m at the Dr. Martin Luther King Invitational on Jan. 19 ... Named to the 2018 MPSF PERSONAL Indoor Track All-Academic Team. Munir Stefano Brito Kabbara was born on Jan. 16, 2000 to parents Wassim and Rosemary in San Francisco, Calif. ... Has one older brother, Nassim ... Plans on majoring in business- 2017 (XC) economics ... Aspires to pursue a career in finance ... Chose to attend UCLA because of Competed in the 8k at the Bronco Invitational, finishing in 56th place with a time of 24:50.2 the “great academics, the community where companions are as good as family, where the … Opened his season at the George Kyte Classic (4.5mi), running 28:25.2 to finish 42nd students have unrelenting pride in attending UCLA” ... Admires Tom Brady ... Hobbies and overall … Pac-12 All-Academic second-team selection. interests include cooking, bowling, and skiing ... Holds citizenship in three countries: the US, Brazil, and Lebanon ... Dad is Lebanese, mother is Brazilian ... Older brother Nassim 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) competes in track & field and cross country at the Colorado School of Mines Competed in the middle distances in five meets for the Bruins … Set an outdoor best in the 800m at the Jim Bush Collegiate, running 1:52.71 to finish sixth overall … Won the 1,500m competition at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival with a personal-best time of 3:55.51 … Competed in the 800m at the MPSF Indoor Championships, running a lifetime-best time of 1:52.11 to finish tenth overall … Made his UCLA track debut at the Columbia East-West Challenge, where he finished 12th in the 800m and helped the DMR squad to a fourth-place finish.

2016 (XC) Did not participate in races as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended St. Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace in Brisbane, Queensland … Earned varsity letters in track, cross country and swimming … Placed fourth in the 800m and 1,500m at the Australian School Track and Field Championship … GPS 1,500m champion from 2013-15 … Was a silver medalist in the 800m and 1,500m at the Queensland State Championships, Bronze medalist in the 1,500m at the Australian Junior Championship in 2013, and the St. Joseph’s high school champion in track and cross country … Was named the captain of the track team at St. Joseph’s College … Holds a personal best of 1:52.1 in the 800m, 3:55.7 in the 1,500m and a 49.8 in the 400m.

PERSONAL Son of Declan and Sarah Kelly … Has two brothers named Jack and Griffin and a sister named Lauren … Enjoys surfing, photography, listening to music, eating, hiking, and watching the AFL.

11 ATHLETE PROFILES DJ CHRIS LAWSON MORZENTI 5-5 / Sophomore 5-8 / RS Sophomore Visalia, Calif. Dunsmuir, Calif. Redwood HS Mt. Shasta HS College of the Sequoias

2017 (COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS) 2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Spent his true freshman season at the College of the Sequoias ... Named Team MVP ... Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable mention ... Competed in five outdoor and three Qualified for the state finals, coming in 67th ... Was the third-place finisher at the Lou indoor meets ... Ran the 3000m steeplechase at the Pac-12 Championships, taking 16th Vasquez Invite on Sept. 21, coming in with a time of 20:44 over the 4-mile course through with a time of 9:22.03 ... Set a new collegiate-best in the steeplechase in the USC Dual Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Meet, where he took second after crossing the line in 9:21.60 ... Had a solid showing at the indoor MPSF Championships, setting new collegiate-bests in the mile (4:10.31) and HIGH SCHOOL 3000m (8:28.84) ... Set another collegiate-best in the 1500m at the John Jacobs Invitational, Earned four varsity letters in track & field and two in cross country at Redwood High School crossing the line in 3:59.75 ... Named to the 2018 MPSF Indoor Track All-Academic Team. ... In 2016, was named the MVP of both his track and cross country teams ... Rookie of the Year for his cross country team in 2015 ... Named the country track athlete of the 2017 (XC) year in 2016 ... Post best times of 51.6 in the 400m, 1:54.65 in the 800m, 4:16.03 in Finished 64th overall at the Pac-12 Championships (8k), clocking a time of 25:26.6 … the 1600m, and 9:29.34 in the 3200m. Ran the 8k at the Roy Griak Invite was the Bruins’ seventh runner, finishing 40th overall with a time of 26:21.3 … Made his UCLA cross country debut at the George Kyte Classic (4.5mi), crossing as the Bruins’ fifth runner with a time of 24:11.7, good for 16th place PERSONAL … Pac-12 All-Academic second-team selection. De’yvd Candelario Lawson was born on Jun. 17, 1999 in Visalia, Calif. to parents David and Gloria ... Has a younger brother, Ryan, and a younger sister, Chloe ... Plans on majoring 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) in film ... Aspires to become a cinematographer involved with athletics ... Chose UCLA Did not compete in races his first season with the program. because of the “historically strong and successful athletics and academics” ... Lists qualifying for states in both cross country and track in his first year of distance running 2016 (XC) as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Hobbies and interests include hiking, filming, Did not participate in races as a true freshman. drawing, writing, and Japanese cars ... Admires American track athlete Matt Centrowitz ... Also played football in high school, but decided to quit to focus on cross country and HIGH SCHOOL track once he realized his potential. Attended Mt. Shasta High School in Mt. Shasta, Calif. … Lettered in cross country and track … Helped lead Mt. Shasta to a league championship in 2012 and 2015 as well as being section champions in 2012 … Was an all-league, all-division and all-section performer in cross country and track and an all-state performer in cross country … Was also a two-time Northern Section 1,600m champion … Holds the school records for the 800m, 1500m, 1600m, 3000m, and was a member of the 4x400 relay record holding team.

PERSONAL Son of Carl and Carolyn Morzenti … Dad was a sprinter at UCLA … Enjoys swimming, hiking and biking.

12 ATHLETE PROFILES GARRETT DARIUS REYNOLDS RILEY 5-11 / Junior 5-10 / Freshman Ventura, Calif. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Ventura HS Rancho Cucamonga HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) HIGH SCHOOL Competed in just one meet, the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational (outdoor) ... Ran the mile Attended Rancho Cucamonga High School in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. ... Earned three in 4:09.92, a collegiate-best ... Started the 10K. varsity letters apiece in track & field and cross country ... Posted best times of 4:19.32 in the 1600m, 9:06.00 in the 3200m, 14:47 in the 3-mile, and 15:24 in the 5K ... Was a 2017 (XC) three-time all-league first team pick in cross country and track ... In cross, was named All-CIF Ran the 10k at the NCAA Championships, finishing 121st overall with a time of 30:54.79 twice ... Two-time league champion in the 3200m ... Named an All-American as a senior. … Led the Bruins at the NCAA West Regionals (10k), finishing 14th overall with a time of 29:50.7 … Took home a 14th-place finish in the 8k at the Pac-12 Championships, PERSONAL clocking a time of 24:08.3 … Competed at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite and finished Darius Anthony Riley was born on Jun. 22, 2000 in Upland, Calif. to parents Tarron and in 33rd place with a time of 24:11.1 … Finished second overall in the 8k at the Roy Griak Erika ... Has two brothers: Tarron II and Jayden ... Plans on majoring in psychology ... Invite with a time of 25:03.0 … Opened sophomore campaign at the George Kyte Classic Aspires to become a therapist ... Chose UCLA because of its “outstanding academics, (4.5mi) and finished eighth overall with a time of 23:34.1. the opportunities it brings after college, plus the running team is amazing and is filled with a lot of great runners that I look up to” ... Describes his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as surging into the top-10 in the final 100 meters at the West Regionals to qualify 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) for nationals ... Admires Justyn Knight, both for his accomplishments but also because he NCAA West Prelims qualifier in the 5,000m, where he finished 28th overall with a time of reminds Riley of himself in regards to running style and form ... Loves to watch shows like 14:47.52 … Finished 14th in the 5k at the Pac-12 Championships, running 14:25.50 … The Office and movies, no matter the genre ... Wanted to pursue a career in basketball Was the runner-up in the 1,500m at the USC Dual, clocking a lifetime-best time of 3:45.65 up until his sophomore year of high school. … Broke the 14-minute barrier in the 5k at the MT. SAC Relays, running a personal-best time of 13:57.55 to finish 17th.

2016 (XC) Competed at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in the 10k and finished in 126th place with a time of 31:05.0 … Placed 35th at the Pac-12 Championships in the 8k and finished with a time of 25:15.2 … Opened the season at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (8k) with a time of 24:53.1 and finished in 83rd place … Ran unattached to open the year and won the Mustang Challenge (8k) in a course record time of 24:47.3.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Ventura High School in Ventura, Calif. … Earned four letters in Cross Country and Track … Named the Ventura County runner of the year three times … All-Channel league six times, All-Ventura County six times, All-CIF First time three times, All-California first team three times and participated in the Nike Nationals Qualifier two times … Has clocked personal bests of 1:54.83 in the 800m, 4:15.93 in the 1,600m, 4:12.21 in the mile and 8:58.06 at 3,200m … Reynolds placed first in the 1600m and second 3,200m at the Channel League Finals … He went on to place seventh in the 3,200m at the State Meet running it in 8:58.06 … The Ventura County Star’s Cross Country Runner of the Year has led Ventura to a state title last season ... At the 2015 California State Division I Championships Reynolds ran a 15:05.00 to finish sixth overall … He finished fourth at the Division II meet in 2014 with a time of 15:16.00.

PERSONAL Son of Eric and Nancy Reynolds … Has a sister named Peyton … Both parents ran track and cross country at UCLA … Played baseball for eight years … Hobbies include biking, hiking, and surfing.

13 ATHLETE PROFILES COLE SCOTT SMITH SNOW 5-9 / RS Senior 6-3 / RS Senior Goleta, Calif. Woking, England Dos Pueblos HS Carlsbad HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) 2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in five outdoor meets for the Bruins, participating in the 1500m and steeplechase Ran in five outdoor meets and four indoor meets ... Qualified for the NCAA West Regionals ... Won the men’s steeplechase at the USC Dual Meet, finishing in 9:17.80 ... Set a in the 1500m ... Posted a collegiate-best time of 3:44.47 in the 1500m in the USC Dual collegiate-best and broke the nine-minute mark for the first time in the steeplechase Meet ... Ran a season-best mile time of 4:02.89 (18th place) at the Husky Classic ... at the Mt. SAC Relays, crossing the line in 8:58.58 for a ninth-place finish ... Was third In the 1500m, was 15th at the Pac-12 Championships (3:49.88) and 34th at the West in the steeplechase at the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational with a time of 9:02.72 ... Opened his outdoor season with a 3:56.79 time in the 1500 at the Aztec Invitational on Regionals (3:53.39) ... Ran the 800 twice, posting a season-best time of 1:53.78 at the Mar. 24, a collegiate best. indoor Dr. Sander Invitational.

2017 (XC) 2017 (XC) Competed in two meets for the Bruins … Ran the 8k at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite, Ended his season at the NCAA Championships (10k), where he finished in 76th place with finishing 73rd overall with a time of 25:15.3 … Finished ninth overall at the TMU Invite a time of 31:09.4 … Competed in the 10k at the NCAA West Regionals, finishing with a (8k), crossing the line at 25:36.3. time of 31:09.4 for a 76th-place finish … Finished 43rd overall in his postseason debut at the Pac-12 Championships (8k) with a time of 24:37.3 … Led the Bruins in the Santa 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Clara Bronco Invite and finished third overall with an 8k time of 23:44.5 … Took 58th Competed in the distance races in seven outdoor meets for UCLA … Finished 10th in place in the 8k competition at the Roy Griak Invite, clocking a 26:42.9 time … Made his the 3,000m steeplechase at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 9:15.64 … Took collegiate cross country debut at the George Kyte Classic (4.5mi) in Flagstaff, where he home the victory in the steeple against USC, finishing with a time of 9:15.36 … Finished finished ninth overall with a time of 23:42.0. eighth in the 1,500m a the Jim Bush Collegiate, crossing with a personal-best time of 3:58.18 … Kicked his outdoor season off with a lifetime-best time of 8:55.39 in the 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) 3,000m, good for third overall. NCAA West Regional Prelims qualifier in the 1,500m … Finished in 32nd place at prelims 2016 (XC) with a time of 3:57.11 … Clocked a time of 3:58.02 in the 1,500m final at the Pac-12 Competed in four meets … Raced in the Pac-12 Championships in the 8k and finished Championships, good for 12th place … Ran a lifetime-best in the preliminary heat of in 55th place with a time of 26:01.3 … Placed 15th in the 8k at the Santa Clara Bronco 3:48.82 to qualify for the final … Competed in the 800m against USC, posting a time of Invitational with a time of 24:19.6 … Raced in the Roy Griak Invitational and finished 1:53.68 to finish fifth … Was the runner-up in the mile at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival 192nd (8k) with a time of 26:26.9 … Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in with a time of 4:02.06 … Doubled at the MPSF Indoor Championships, placing 14th in the 5k at the Nevada Twilight with a time of 16:09.9. the 3,000m (8:08.43) and ran the opening 1,200m leg for the DMR squad that finished second overall (9:37.90) … Made his collegiate track debut at the Charlie Thomas Invite, 2016 (TRACK & FIELD) running 4:100.11 in the 1,500m and helping the DMR team to a time of 9:55.63, good Competed in six meets during the outdoor season … Ran the steeple and the 5,000m four fourth place finishes in both events. … Clocked a personal best 9:09.01 in the steeple to place 12th at the Oxy Invitational … Was the runner-up in the steeple in the dual meet against rival USC with a time of 2016 (XC) 9:39.21 … Clocked a personal best 14:59.28 in the 5,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays … Did not participate in races as a true freshman. Placed fifth in the steeple with a time of 9:28.54 at the Rafer/JJK Invitational … Clocked a 9:33.47 to place sixth in his first collegiate steeple race at the Jim Bush Collegiate. HIGH SCHOOL 2015 (XC) Attended Frisco Independence High School in Frisco, Texas … A four-time district, area Raced in the Nevada Twilight Classic (5k) finishing fourth overall with a time of 16:29 … Also regional and three-time state champion in the 3,200m and 1,600m … Was the New raced in the Mustang Challenge (8k) placing 31st overall and finishing with a time of 26:14. Balance national runner-up in the mile and the national champion in the two-mile … A three-time cross country 5A state champion … Finished 13th at Foot Locker Nationals 2014 (XC) and 20th at the Nike Cross Nationals to earn All-American accolades … Holds personal Competed in two races for the Bruins unattached during his freshman year … Ran at the bests of 4:10.09 in the 1,600m, 8:57.01 in the 3,200m and 14:41.80 in the 5,000m. Titan Invitational (8k) for a time of 26:25 ... Competed at the Dual at the Rose Bowl (8k) and posted a time of 27:08. PERSONAL Son of John and Corine Blunt … Has a brother named Clark and a sister named Bailey … HIGH SCHOOL Lists biggest athletic thrill as winning the two-mile at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals Attended Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, Calif. … Lettered three times in cross … Enjoys swimming, running, and sleeping. country and track and field for coaches Len Miller and Chris Molkoy … Garnered All-CIF accolades in 2013 and was an All-Channel League selection in 2012 and 2013 … Named the Channel League MVP in 2013 … Was the team captain his senior season … Holds a 5K personal best time of 15:23 … Has run the 3,200m in 9:24 and the 1,600m in 4:24.

PERSONAL Son of Mark and Cristi Smith … Named the Dos Pueblos Student of the Year … Chose UCLA because of the engineering department and the athletic tradition … Enjoys playing the guitar … Mechanical engineering major.

14 ATHLETE PROFILES ARTURO MILLEN SOTOMAYOR TRUJILLO 5-7 / RS Junior 5-11 / RS Junior Roseville, Calif. Walnut, Calif. Roseville HS Walnut HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) 2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Ran unattached in the 1500m at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational ... NCAA West Preliminaries qualifier in the 1500m ... Pac-12 All-Academic First Team ... Did not compete in any other races. Competed in three indoor meets and five outdoor meets ... Ran a collegiate-best 3:46.20 1500m at the USC Dual Meet, finishing third and qualifying for regionals ... At regionals, 2017 (XC) finished 47th in the preliminaries with a time of 4:06.80 ... Had a solid showing at the Finished 11th in the 8k at the TMU Invite, clocking a time of 25:29.9 … Made his season indoor MPSF Championships, posting collegiate-bests in the mile (4:10.20) and 3000m debut at the George Kyte Classic in Flagstaff, finishing 26th overall with a time of 24:59.6. (8:21.24) ... Broke the four-minute mark in the 1500m five of his six times out in that event ... Recorded a collegiate-best in the 800m at the indoor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) in his season debut ... Raced in the 1500m at the Pac-12 Championships, coming in 19th NCAA West Prelims qualifier in the 1,500m, where he finished 27th overall with a time with a time of 3:52.53 ... Named to the 2018 MPSF Indoor Track All-Academic Team. of 3:53.94 … Cracked the Top 10 in the 800m at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing ninth overall with a time of 1:52.16 … Scored for the Bruins in the 800m at the USC Dual, finishing in third with a time of 1:52.01 … Won the Johnson/JJK 1,500m competition with 2017 (XC) a lifetime-best time of 3:42.60 … Finished third in the mile at the Bob Larsen Distance Ran 24:02.3 in the 8k at the Bronco Invitational, good for 12th place overall … Won the Carnival, setting a lifetime best of 4:03.57 … Set a lifetime best in his first 2017 outdoor TMU Invite 8k with a time of 25:01.5, setting a new course record and leading the Bruins appearance in the 800m at the Pac-12 vs. Big 10 Invite, crossing at 1:49.20 to finish to a team victory ... Men’s cross country’s representative on the UCLA All-Academic Team, second overall … Doubled at the MPSF Indoor Championships, finishing third in the 800m comprised of the person from each team with the highest cumulative GPA. (1:50.17) and helped the DMR squad to a second-place finish (9:37.90) … Opened his indoor campaign with a victory in the 800m at the Columbia East-West Challenge, clocking 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) an indoor-best time of 1:49.60. Posted a 5,000m personal-best time of 14:19.86 at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, good for 10th place … Ran 3:51.96 in the 1,500m at the Pac-12 vs. Big 10 Invite, for a 2016 (XC) lifetime best and ninth place overall … Opened his outdoor campaign at the Long Beach Competed in two meets … Raced in the 8k at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational and finished with a time of 24:44.2 in 38th place … Opened the season at the Mustang Dual, where he ran an outdoor-best time of 1:56.87 in the 800m … Finished 32nd in Challenge in the 4.8mi and finished fourth with a time of 25:23.8. the 3,000m at the MPSF Indoor Championships, running a personal-best time of 8:22.05 … Ran a lifetime-best mile time of 4:15.45 at the Charlie Thomas Invitational … MPSF 2016 (TRACK & FIELD) Indoor All-Academic selection. Competed in eight outdoor meets during his freshmen campaign … Placed 15th at the Pac-12 Championships in the 800m with a time of 1:52.53 … Clocked a personal best 2016 (XC) 14:27.72 to finish 22nd in the 5,000m at the Pac-12 Championships … Posted a personal Garnered Pac-12 All-Academic first team honors … Competed in four meets … Raced best 1:51.25 in the 800m to place third in the dual meet against rival USC … Finished in the Pac-12 Championships (8k) and finished in 51st place with a time of 25:51.0 … sixth in the 800m in the dual meet against Texas A&M with a time of 1:51.70 … Posted Placed 17th at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (8k) with a time of 24:26.5 … Ran in a personal best 3:51.03 in the 1,500m to place fourth at the Rafer/JJK Invitational … the Roy Griak Invitational and finished 69th (8k) with a time of 26:12.6 … Opened the Opened his outdoor season with a 1:55.16 in the 800m … Competed in six indoor meets season with a third place finish in the 5k at the Nevada Twilight with a time of 16:08.5. … Ran an indoor best of 1:52.07 in the 800m to place 11th at the MPSF Championships … Ran a leg on the fifth place DMR at the MPSF Championships … Clocked an indoor best mile time of 4:08.34 to place 11th at the Alex Wilson Invitational … Ran a leg on 2015 (XC) the winning DMR at the Husky Classic that clocked a 9:48.92. Ran unattached in the Titan Invitational (8k) and finished with a time of 25:03.

2015 (XC) HIGH SCHOOL Ran unattached in the Titan Invitational (8k) and finished with a time of 26:00. Attended Walnut High School in Walnut, Calif. … Lettered all four seasons in track and cross country for coach Jim Polite … Named the Walnut HS MVP in cross country all HIGH SCHOOL four years and three times in track … Belongs to the Walnut HS Hall of Fame in both Prepped at Roseville High School in Roseville, Calif. … A two-time state qualifier in the cross country and track … Named the SGV Runner of the Year in 2015 … Holds the 800m … Placed fifth at the CIF State Track & Field Championships with a time of 1:53.70 school record in 1,600m with a time of 4:11.26 … Holds a personal best of 9:13.10 in … Clocked a personal best 1:51.54 to finish second at the Mt. SAC Relays … Ran a the 3,200m … Placed 23rd at the CIF Track & Field Championships in the 1,600m … 1:53.05 at the USATF Junior Nationals to place 10th … Finished 18th as a junior at the League champion in both the 1,600m and 3,200m his junior and senior seasons … Ran state meet with a time of 1:54.78 … Ran a personal best 4:13.02 in the 1,600m to win a personal best 15:23 at the CIF California State Cross Country Championships to place the Sacramento Meet of Champions … Helped the Roseville 4x400m relay team place sixth at the CIF State Championships … Ran at Brooks PR two years in a row … Holds sixth overall in the division I race. the Roseville school record in the 800m, mile and 4x400m relay … Placed 61st at the CIF California State Cross Country Championships with a time of 16:05. PERSONAL Son of Michael and Merisha Trujillo … Has two sisters named Maya and Meghna … PERSONAL Admires Kobe Bryant … Political Science major. Son of Arturo and Alma Rosa Sotomayor … Has one brother named Eduardo and a sister named Sara Elena … Admires Leo Manzano … Enjoys soccer, hiking and working on cars … Geology major.

15 ATHLETE PROFILES ERIKA ALYSSA ADLER BAUTISTA 5-3 / Sophomore 5-2 / Freshman Irvine, Calif. San Clemente, Calif. Northwood HS Capistrano Valley HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) HIGH SCHOOL Did not compete. Attended Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, Calif. ... Ran four years of cross country and track ... First Team All-Orange Country in both 2016 and 2017 ... Qualified for 2017 (XC) nationals in 2017 ... First Team All-State in cross country in 2016 and 2017 ... Capistano UCLA’s top finisher in three of five meets in which she competed … Finished her season Valley finished fourth in the state championships in 2017 ... Recorded best times of 2:12 at the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k), taking 60th overall with a time of 20:58.3 in the 800m, 5:01 in the 1600m, 11:06 in the 3200m, 16:57 in the 3-mile, and 17:45 … Paced the Bruins at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 22nd overall with a 6k time of in the 5K. 19:31.5 … Was the Bruins’ top runner at the Wisconsin Invite (6k), finishing 37th overall with a time of 20:29.5 … Paced UCLA in the 6k at the Roy Griak Invite with a 23rd-place PERSONAL finish in a time of 22:19.18 … Made her collegiate debut at the George Kyte Classic Born on Aug. 13, 2000 in Long Beach, Calif. to parents Michelle and Dennis ... Full name (2.6mi) in Flagstaff, finishing seventh overall with a time of 15:49.3. is Alyssa Nicole Bautista ... Has one older sister, Victoria, and two younger siblings: Andrew and Gabriella ... Plans on majoring in chemistry ... Aspires to be a pharmacist ... Chose UCLA because it was her dream school ... Describes finishing fourth state championships HIGH SCHOOL in 2017 and then qualifying for nationals the next week as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic Attended Northwood High School in Irvine … Two-time varsity letterwinner in track and thrill ... Admires Sonya Richards Ross, Emma Coburn, and Brenda Martinez ... In her free field and one-time letterwinner in cross country … MVP and league champion of the time, likes to go shopping, read, and go to the beach ... Used to be a competitive swimmer Pacific Coast League in 2016, her only year of cross country … Took second at the CIF ... Related to former Bruin Riza Zalameda, who was an All-American in women’s tennis State Cross Country Meet … Earned all-county senior girl honors at the Orange County and the top singles player on the 2008 National Championship team. Cross Country Championships … Orange County Register Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Year … League champion in the 1,600m and 3,200m in track and field … Took sixth place in 3,200m at CIF State Meet … Personal best marks of 4:56.34 in the 1,600m and 10:24.62 in the 3,200m.

PERSONAL Born on March 28, 1998 to parents Jeff and Christine Adler … Has an older brother, Nathan Lutu, and a younger sister, Jenna Adler … Decided to attend UCLA because it was her dream school throughout her life, she thought everyone on the cross country team felt like family, and she admired the UCLA athletic support system … Greatest athletic thrill was qualifying for the state meet as an individual her first and only season of cross country … Admires Jordan Hasay and the late Steve Prefontaine … Likes classic cars … Enjoys traveling, going to the beach, paddle boarding, and listening to music … Has a grandfather that went to UCLA … Plans to be a Psychology major with aspirations to be a Sports Psychologist.

16 ATHLETE PROFILES KELLY PAIGE BERND CARTER 5-4 / RS Sophomore 5-4 / Sophomore Del Mar, Calif. Carlsbad, Calif. Canyon Crest Academy San Marcos HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) 2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable mention ... Participated in five outdoor meets and In her first track season, competed in five outdoor meets and three indoor meets ... Ran four indoor meets ... Had her best showing at the USC Dual meet, where she recorded in the 800m at MPSF Indoor Championships, coming in 43rd with a time of 2:22.22 ... collegiate-best times in both the 1500m (4:29.65, second) and 3000m (10:47.90, sixth) Posted season-best times in both the 400m (1:01.59) and 800m (2:18.81) at the Aztec ... Qualified for the Pac-12 Championships in the 1500m, where she placed 18th with a Invitational on Mar. 24 ... At the Jim Bush Invitational on Mar. 31, posted a time of 5:02.71 time of 4:38.16 ... Made her 2018 debut at the indoor Dr. Sander Invitational on Jan. 26, in the 1500m, a season-best in that event and her highest finish of the year. where she notched a new collegiate-best in the mile at 5:00.91 ... Named to the 2018 MPSF Indoor Track All-Academic Team. 2017 (XC) Finished 135th at the Bronco Invitational (6k) with a time of 23:09.2 … Raced in the 5k 2017 (XC) at the TMU Invite and finished 36th overall to contribute to the Bruins’ Division I meet Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention selection … Raced in the 6k at the Pac-12 victory … Made her UCLA debut at the George Kyte Classic (2.6mi) and finished in 36th Championships, finishing 91st overall with a time of 21:32.5 … Competed at the Roy Griak place with a time of 17:42.6. Invite (6k) and took home a 128th-place finish in a time of 24:29.1 … Opened her season at the George Kyte Classic, where she finished 32nd overall and clocked a time of 17:29.8. HIGH SCHOOL Attended San Marcos High School and was a four-year varsity letterwinner in cross country and track and field … Was the 2015 San Diego Cross Country D1 CIF Champion 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) and Avocado East League Runner of the Year … Won three Avocado East League team Did not compete in her first season with the program. championships to accompany four individual first-team all-league cross country honors … Graduated holding five San Marcos High School records, including the 400m, 800m, 2016 (XC) 1600m, 4x400m relay and DMR … Ran mile personal best of 5:04 at Arcadia Invitational Did not participate in races as a true freshman. and 2:15 800m PR at San Diego CIF Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL Attended Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego, Calif. … Set personal bests of 2:13.08 Born in La Jolla, Calif. to Tim and Jennifer Carter … Has one older brother, Thomas, who in the 800m, 4:51.38 1600m, 4:57.79 in the 1 mile and 10:37.05 in the 3,200m … attends UC Santa Cruz … Decided to attend UCLA because she wanted to be a part of Finished fifth at the CIF San Diego Section Finals in the 1,600m with a time of 5:07.86 the UCLA legacy and contribute to a school with a long-lasting history of excellence ... … Finished seventh at the California State Championships in the 1,600m with a personal Her greatest athletic thrills come when she has 200m left in a race and knows that it’s best time of 4:51.39 … Placed 10th at the state meet in the 1,600m as a sophomore and not about talent or any amount of work at that point, but simply who wants it more and was a qualifier as a freshman … Posted a meet record 10:45.99 in the 3,200m at the who has the most heart … Hobbies include taking photos, spending time with family and Escondido Invitational … Finished seventh at the CIF State Cross Country Championships friends, social media and traveling … Admires Emma Coburn, Kobe Bryant, and Meb last season with a 5k time of 18:13 … A state qualifier in cross country as a sophomore Keflezighi … Plans to major in Business Economics. and freshman as well … Won the Div. III San Diego Section Championship as a junior … Team captain of both the cross country and track teams.

PERSONAL Daughter of Eric and Helen Bernd.

17 ATHLETE PROFILES CASSANDRA JACKIE DURGY GARNER 5-8 / Junior 5-5 / RS Junior Huntington Beach, Calif. San Diego, Calif. Huntington Beach HS Torrey Pines HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) 2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in five outdoor meets (800m and 1500m) and three indoor meets (800m, mile, Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable mention ... Raced in five outdoor meets and two and DMR) ... Best 800 time came at the USC dual meet, where she finished in 2:12.35 indoor meets ... Opened her track season by recording a collegiate-best mile time of for a third-place result ... Was 24th in the 800m at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 5:09.12 at the Don Kirby Elite Meet ... Had a pair of third-place finishes: in the 5000m in 2:14.19. At the MPSF Championships, was 22nd in the mile (season-best 4:55.50) at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on Mar. 31 and in the 3000m at the USC Dual meet and 10th in the DMR (11:49.50). on Apr. 29 ... Raced to a 17th-place finish in the 10K at the Pac-12 Championships, crossing the line in 36:22.76. 2017 (XC) Crossed the line as UCLA’s top runner at the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k), 2017 (XC) finishing in 51st place with a time of 20:52.1 …Was the Bruins’ second runner in the Finished 85th in the 6k at the NCAA West Regionals, clocking a time of 21:23.4 … 6k at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 43rd overall with a time of 20:07.9 … Raced Competed in the 6k at the Pac-12 Championships, clocking a time of 20:54.1 to take in the Wisconsin Invite (6k) and finished in 99th place with a time of 21:17.4 … Took 73rd place … Competed in the Nuttycombe Invite and finished 136th overall, recording 37th place at the Roy Griak Invite in Minnesota, finishing with a time of 22:46.1 on the a time of 21:36.6 on the 6k course … Raced in the Roy Griak Invitational 6k competition 6k course … Opened her sophomore campaign at the George Kyte Classic (2.6mi) and and ran a time of 23:08.5, good for 58th place … Opened her season at the George Kyte finished 15th overall, recording a time of 16:20.4. Classic (2.6mi) and finished 18th overall with a time of 16:28.7. 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Appeared in six outdoor meets for UCLA in the distance events … Doubled at the Pac- Competed in seven outdoor meets, making appearances in the 4x400m relay and middle 12 Championships, taking 30th in the 5,000m (17:17.38) and 14th in the 10,000m distance races … NCAA West Regional qualifier in the 800m, clocking a time of 2:09.79 (35:13.21) … Completed an impressive double at the USC Dual, finishing the day with to finish 26th … Finished 16th in the 800m (2:10.73) and was a part of the 4x400m a career-best time of 4:34.94 in the 1,500m to take second place and a victory in the relay squad that finished ninth at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 3:47.10 … 5,000m and a time of 18:21.41 … Ran a personal-best time of 16:41.76 in the 5,000m Set a personal best in the 800m at the USC Dual with a time of 2:08.00, scoring for the to finish ninth at the Mt. Sac Relays … Won the 10k at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival Bruins in third place … Took second place at the Johnson/JJK Invite in the 1,500m with with a lifetime-best time of 34:58.47 … Opened her outdoor season with a victory in the a lifetime-best time of 4:28.37 … Appeared in three indoor meets … Ran a lifetime- 1,500m at the Long Beach Dual with a time of 4:38.32 … Competed at the MPSF Indoor best time of 4:45.15 in the mile at the MPSF Indoor Championships to finish 15th overall Championships in the 3,000m and 5,000m … Took 29th in the 3k with a time of 9:55.57 … Also ran legs in the 4x400m and DMR, helping both teams to eighth-place finishes and 23rd in the 5k in 17:17.51 … MPSF Indoor All-Academic selection. … Opened her indoor campaign at the Charlie Thomas Invite, where she took second place and ran 4:47.76 in the mile and helped the DMR squad to a sixth-place finish and 2016 (XC) a time of 11:57.92. Named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention … Competed at the NCAA Championship in the 6k and finished in 216th with a time of 21:45.1 … Raced in the NCAA West Regional 2016 (XC) Championships (6k), placing 61st overall with a time of 21:00.2 … Raced in the Pac- Competed at the NCAA Championship in the 6k and finished in 164th with a time of 12 Championships (6k), placing 56th with a time of 22:10.2 … Finished 108th at the 21:09.3 … Raced in the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k), placing 52nd overall Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (6k) with a time of 21:31.6 … Placed 105th (6k) at and finishing with time of 20:43.7 … Raced in the Pac-12 Championships (6k), placing the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 23:27.3 … Opened the season with a 13th place 49th with a time of 22:00.0 … Finished 80th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational finish in the 2.49M with a time of 15:37.3 at the Nevada Twilight. (6k) with a time of 21:13.8 … Opened the season with a 52nd place finish (6k) at the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 22:45.3. 2015 (XC) Redshirted the season … Ran in the Titan Invitational (5k) unattached finishing with a HIGH SCHOOL time of 18:16. Ran at Huntington Beach High School … Posted personal bests of 56.90 in the 400m, 2:08.85 in the 800m and 4:55.52 in the mile … Won the 800m in 2:09.76 in the Sunset HIGH SCHOOL League Finals … Placed sixth in the State Meet running the 800m in 2:09.03 … A two-time Attended Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, Calif. … A state qualifier on the track in CIF State Track & Field Championship qualifier in the 800m … Clocked a personal best the 1,600m and 3,200m … Holds a personal best of 5:02.99 in the 1,600m … Placed 2:08.85 in the prelims at the 2015 state meet … That time was the fastest in the state 20th at the CIF State Track & Field Championships in the 3,200 … Has run a personal by a junior and the 10th fastest in the country … Won the Orange County Championships, best of 10:53.20 in that event … Won the CIF title in the 3,200m … A three-time state the Sunset League Finals, and the CIF Southern Section Division 1 Finals in the 800m … qualifier in cross country … Placed 16th at the CIF State Cross Country Championships Broke the Huntington Beach HS school record in the 400m with a time of 56.90 … Also as a senior … Holds a 5k personal best of 18:05 … Team captain … All-CIF selection holds school records in the mile (4:55), the 1,600m (4:56) and the indoor mile (5:14) … junior and senior seasons … Helped lead team to CIF Championship in 2011, 2012 and Also competed on the cross country team for three seasons … Named all-league three 2014 … Was the individual CIF Champion in 2014. times … A first-team selection in track and cross country all three seasons … Was the Sunset League Champion in cross country. PERSONAL Daughter of Dann and Rosalie Garner … Has one sister named Gabrielle … Lists her greatest accomplishment as winning the CIF title individually and as a team her senior PERSONAL season … Enjoys playing the piano … Human Biology & Society major. Daughter of Robert and Ruth Durgy … Has two brothers named Ryan and Patrick … Admires Melissa Bishop … Was born in Toronto.

18 ATHLETE PROFILES GWYNETH JACQUELYN GEORGE HILL 5-8 / Freshman 5-8 / Sophomore Laguna Hills, Calif. Fontana, Calif. Santa Margarita Catholic HS Etiwanda HS

HIGH SCHOOL 2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. ... Competed in six outdoor meets and three indoor meets as a true freshman ... Made her Earned four varsity letters in track and three in soccer ... Her best high school times outdoor debut at the Aztec Invitational on Mar. 24, setting season-bests in the 400m (1:01.50) were 2:12.41 in the 800m and 5:03.80 in the 1600m ... Is the school record-holder in and 1500m (4:42.09) ... Raced in the 800m at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 20th the 800m ... Individual CIF Champion in the 800m in 2018 ... Masters qualifier in 2017 in the prelim at 2:11.95 ... Won the 800m with a season-best 2:10.51 at the USC Dual and 2018 ... Won three CIF team championships in track ... Also won the CIF Division Meet, her first collegiate win ... Was on the second-place 4X400 relay team, which came 3 Championship and National Championship in soccer in 2016 ... Three-time Distance in at 4:04.18 ... Ran the 800m in 2:14.63 at the MPSF Championships, good for 28th. Runner of the Year at SMCHS. 2017 (XC) PERSONAL Was the Bruins’ fourth runner at the Bronco Invite (6k), finishing 103rd overall with a time Gwyneth Bay George was born on Jan. 27, 2000 in San Clemente, Calif. to parents Sam of 22:29.2 … Ran a time of 18:56.5 at the TMU Invite, good for 33rd overall … Made and Beth ... Has one older sister, Machaela, and two younger sisters: Faith and Quincy her UCLA debut at the George Kyte Classic (2.6mi). ... Chose UCLA because “it’s been my dream school since I was little and I want to be surrounded by champions on and off the field” ... Her father, Sam George, played four HIGH SCHOOL seasons on the men’s soccer team at UCLA and won the National Championship in 1990 Attended Etiwanda High School and graduated summa cum laude with a 4.4 GPA … ... The athlete she admires most is her dad ... Her sister, Machaela, plays soccer at Santa Earned four varsity letters in track and field and one in cross country … Individual Baseline Clara University ... Her uncle, Seth George, was also a four-year letterwinner for UCLA men’s League Champion her only year of cross country … First-team all-area in cross country soccer, and scored both goals in the Bruins’ 2-0 win in the 1997 NCAA Championship … Finished her senior year of cross country with the seventh-fastest time in California … over Virginia ... Overall, has seven relatives who have attended UCLA ... Her hobbies and Four-time league champion in the 800m and 1,600m … Two-time California Southern interests include art, the beach, and fashion ... Broke her fibula and tibula in a collision as Section Division I Champion in the 800m … Took third in 800m at CIF State Meet twice a soccer goalie as a high school sophomore, a play which turned out to be momentous … San Bernardino County all-time record-holder for the 800m at 2:08.06 … Posted for her; she found herself missing track more than soccer during her time on the shelf so personal best times of 16:49.5 in the cross country three mile and 4:54.01 in the 1,600m. decided to focus her attention on that sport. PERSONAL Parents are Rodrick and Juliana Hill … Has an older brother, Rodrick Jr., and a younger sister, Jamila … Decided UCLA was the perfect fit for a variety of reasons, including the location, choice of majors, and overall team dynamic … Both parents also attended UCLA … Enjoys playing the piano and played basketball in high school … Loves chocolate … Plans to be a Psychobiology major with intentions to work in Psychiatry.

19 ATHLETE PROFILES KIRA CLAIRE LOREN MARKEY 5-4 / Sophomore 5-6 / Junior San Diego, Calif. Chelmsford, Mass. Torrey Pines HS Chelmsford HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) 2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Did not compete. Raced in two outdoor and three indoors meets as a sophomore ... Competed exclusively in the 10K in outdoor meets, including a collegiate-best 35:26.50 at the Pac-12 Championships 2017 (XC) that netted her 15th place ... Ran a 5:16.22 mile at the Dr. Martin Luther King Invitational, Ran at the NCAA West Regionals (6k), finishing 101st with a time of 21:39.1 … Scored a new collegiate best ... Finished 36th in the 3000m at the MPSF Championships, as she for the Bruins at the Pac-12 Championships (6k), finishing in 70th place with a time of crossed the line in 9:58.77 ... Named to the 2018 MPSF Indoor Track All-Academic Team. 20:53.2 … Was the Bruin women’s top runner at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite, where she finished 61st overall and recorded a time of 21:47.6 on the 6k course … Paced 2017 (XC) UCLA at the TMU Invite (5k) and finished 16th overall with a time of 18:18.0 … Made her Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention selection … Was the Bruins’ second runner collegiate debut at the George Kyte Classic in Flagstaff, where she ran a time of 17:16.6 at the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k), finishing in 56th place with a time of to finish 29th on the 2.6mi course. 20:55.2 … Made her season debut at the Pac-12 Championships (6k), finishing 52nd overall with a time of 20:22.0.

HIGH SCHOOL 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Attended Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego … Achieved San Diego Union-Tribune All- Competed in two outdoor meets for UCLA … Posted a career-best 10,000m time of Academic honors for cross country (2015-16) and track and field (2016-17) … 2016 San 35:26.70 at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, good for third place overall … Opened her Diego CIF Division II Cross Country Champion … 2017 CIF San Diego Section Division I season with a victory in the 3,000m at the Long Beach Dual, clocking a time of 9:43.89. Champion in the 3,200m … 2017 3,200m All-CIF team honoree … 2015/16 All-Palomar League first team honors in cross country … 3,200m Palomar League Champion … 2016 (XC) Personal best marks of 4:59 in the 1,600m and 10:46 in the 3,200m. Competed at the NCAA Championship in the 6k and finished 91st with a time of 20:47.7 … Raced in the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k), placing 30th overall with a PERSONAL time of 20:20.6 … Ran at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (6k) and finished 25th Decided to attend UCLA because it was her dream school and had the best of everything, with a time of 21:05.6 … Opened the season with a 24th place showing (6k) at the Roy including athletics, academics and teammates … Her grandparents, uncle and father all Griak Invitational with a time of 22:21.9. attended UCLA … Enjoys hiking, cooking, Netflix and going to the beach … Greatest athletic thrills are winning the San Diego Cross Country Championships her senior year HIGH SCHOOL after joining the team only a year prior, as well as qualifying for the CIF Track and Field Attended Chelmsford High School in Chelmsford, Mass. … Earned letters in basketball, State Meet in the 3,200m her junior and senior years. soccer and track … Was an all-conference selection at point guard for three seasons … Garnered Player of the Year honors for three seasons … Earned all-conference accolades in her lone season on the track … Won the 2-mile at the MVC championships … Placed second at the state meet in the 2-mile … Clocked a personal best of 10:27 in the 3,200m and 10:35 in the 2-mile, setting school records.

PERSONAL Daughter of John and Kerry Markey … Has a brother named Joe and a sister named Katie … Her aunt and cousin both attended UCLA … Admires Shalane Flanagan, who is from her home state of Massachusetts.

20 ATHLETE PROFILES GRACE KENNEDY McAULEY MEYER 5-7 / RS Sophomore 5-1 / Freshman La Canada, Calif. Long Beach, Calif. Crescenta Valley Academy Wilson HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) 2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Did not compete it track & field. Ran in five outdoor events, competing in the 1500m, 3000m, and 5000m ... Made her collegiate debut in the Aztec Invite on Mar. 24, taking 42nd in the 1500m with a time of 2017 (XC) 5:00.97 ... Finished top-10 in every other race she entered, including second in the 5000m Competed in one meet for the Bruins … Ran in the George Kyte Classic (2.6mi) and took at the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational after finishing in 17:50.34 ... Was the fifth-place 38th with a time of 17:47.8. finisher both times she ran the 3000m, first at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational (10:32.08) then at the USC Dual (season-best 10:31.63).

2017 (TRACK & FIELD) 2017 (XC) Did not compete in races as a true freshman. Redshirted.

2016 (XC) HIGH SCHOOL Did not participate in races as a true freshman. Earned four varsity letters in cross country and two in track & field at Wilson High School ... Was valedictorian of her graduating class ... Made all-league all four years for cross HIGH SCHOOL country ... Was cross country team captain in her junior and senior years ... Set four Wilson Prepped at Crescenta Valley High School in La Crescenta, Calif. … Lettered in both track HS course records ... Qualified for the CIF-SS Cross Country Finals as an individual ... As a and cross country … Named the Most Valuable Distance Runner in 2016 … Earned the senior, named Wilson HS Cross Country Most Valuable Runner ... First Team Long Beach scholar-athlete award in 2014-16 … Was named Most Improved in 2014 … Finished Press-Telegram Dream Team as a senior ... Moore League Champion in the 3200 as a third in the 3,200m in the Pacific League Championships. senior ... First Team All-Moore League as a senior.

PERSONAL PERSONAL Kennedy Nicole Meyer was born on Sept. 9, 1999 to parents Scott and Heather in Long Daughter of Skeet and Karen McAuley … Admires Mo Farah and Jordan Hasay. Beach, Calif. ... Has one younger brother, Reynolds ... Has one younger sister, Katrina ... Plans on majoring in human biology & society ... Chose UCLA because of the “high academic and athletic standards, the campus, the people, and the vibes” ... Cites advancing to the CIF Cross Country Finals as an individual and winning the 3200 in Moore League Finals as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Missy Franklin and Shawn Johnson ... Hobbies and interests include running, hanging out with friends at the beach, music, dancing, cooking, and health ... She swam in her freshman and sophomore years of high school ... Earned a black belt in karate at age 12.

21 ATHLETE PROFILES MADISON CHRISTINA MOORE RICE 5-4 / RS Junior 5-3 / Sophomore Bradley, Calif. Santa Barbara, Calif. Paso Robles HS Dos Pueblos HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) 2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in five outdoor meets and two indoor meets ... Finished 28th in the 800m at Ran in six outdoor meets and three indoor meets as a freshman ... Qualified for the NCAA the Pac-12 Championships, crossing the line in 2:16.36 ... Second-place finisher in the West Preliminaries in the 10K ... Set a new collegiate-bests in the 10K at regionals, 3000m steeplechase at the USC Dual Meet, setting a new-collegiate best at 11:32.36 ... finishing in 34:14.52 for a 34th place finish ... Finished 14th in the 10K at the Pac-12 Competed in two events at the MPSF Championships, taking 10th in the DMR (11:49.50) Championships (34:31.06) ... Won the 1500m (season-best 4:27.50) and finished second and 38th in the 800 (2:18.38). in the 3000m (10:19.35) at the USC Dual meet ... Came in second in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays (season-best 16:39.02) ... Won the 10K at the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen 2017 (XC) Invitational (34:49.87) ... Ran the 3000m at the MPSF Indoor Championships, coming Competed in the TMU Invite (5k) and finished in 54th place with a time of 19:21.2. in 21st at 9:37.97 (season-best) ... Ran a 5:04.78 mile in her collegiate debut at the Dr. Martin Luther King Invitational.

2017 (TRACK & FIELD) 2017 (XC) Competed in eight outdoor meets in the middle distance races … Ran the 800m at the Finished 92nd at the NCAA West Regionals (6k) with a time of 21:33.0 … Competed in the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 19th overall with a time of 2:13.04 … Also ran the 6k at the Pac-12 Championships, scoring for the Bruins as she finished 54th overall with third leg of the 4x400m relay at the conference meet, helping the squad to a season-best a time of 20:23.9 … Finished 142nd in the 6k competition at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin time of 3:47.10 … Ran 2:13.94 in the 800m against USC, finishing fifth overall … Set Invite, recording a time of 21:39.1 … Competed in the Roy Griak Invite (6k) and finished lifetime bests in the 800m (2:11.69) and 1,500m (4:38.13) at the UCLA Legends Invite, with a time of 23:30.4, good for 80th place … Made her UCLA debut at the George Kyte finishing second and first in the events, respectively … Opened her outdoor campaign with Classic and finished 24th overall with a time of 17:00.4. a victory in the 800m at the Long Beach Dual Meet, clocking a time of 2:14.00 … Ran the 800m at the MPSF Indoor Championships and finished 23rd with a time of 2:14.54. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Dos Pueblos High School in Santa Barbara … Earned four varsity letters in both 2016 (XC) cross country and track and field … Four-time All-Channel League honors and three- Named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention … Competed in two races … Placed time cross country team MVP … Posted an XC three mile personal best of 17:20 and a 10th at the Mustang Challenge in the 3.1mi with a time of 19:29.0 … Opened the season 1600m personal best of 5:10. with a 24th place finish at the Nevada Twilight in the 2.49mi with a time of 16:24.6. PERSONAL 2016 (TRACK & FIELD) Daughter of Robert Rice and Rosa Estarellas … Has a twin sister named Veronica … Competed in six outdoor meets … Ran the 800m and the 1,500m … Posted a personal- Hobbies include exploring new places in her home town and cities she visits, as well as best time of 2:13.69 in the 800m against Texas A&M and finished fourth overall … spending time outdoors … Loves dogs … Admires Emma Coburn … Decided to come Posted a personal best-time of 4:44:48 in the 1,500m at the Jim Bush Collegiate and to UCLA because of its athletic and academic excellence and strong sense of team spirit finished sixth overall. … Plans to major in Bioengineering with aspirations to work in the field with an emphasis on medical devices. 2015 (XC) Did not compete in her first season with the Bruins.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Paso Robles High School … Earned four letters in track and cross country for coach Ivan Huff … Won the county title in the 400m … Was an all-league selection in the 400m in 2013 … Set the school and league record in the 800m at 2:13.40.

PERSONAL Daughter of Mike and Susan Moore … Has two brothers named Ian and Jacob and two sisters named Harmony and Kaitlynne … Admires Allyson Felix … Psychobiology major.

22 ATHLETE PROFILES CARLYN LILLY SCHMIDGALL SCHMIDT 5-5 / RS Sophomore 5-4 / RS Sophomore Issaquah, Wash. Newport Beach, Calif. Liberty HS Corona Del Mar HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) 2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Did not compete. Competed in four outdoor meets, primarily in the 1500m ... Posted a collegiate-best 1500m time at the USC Dual Meet, crossing the line in 4:42.33 to take sixth place ... 2017 (XC) Also raced in the 3000m against USC for the first time in her collegiate career, finishing Made her UCLA debut at the TMU Invite (5k), finishing 73rd overall with a time of 19:49.2. in eighth with a time of 10:55.33 ... Made her season debut at the Aztec Invitational on Mar. 24, running the 1500m in 4:49.23.

2017 (TRACK & FIELD) 2017 (XC) Did not compete in races as a true freshman. Ran the 6k at the Bronco Invite, where she finished 129th overall with a time of 22:52.0 … Competed at the Roy Griak Invite (6k) and finished in 145th place with a time of 2016 (XC) 25:04.3 … Opened her season at the George Kyte Classic (2.6mi) in Flagstaff, clocking Did not participate in races as a true freshman. a time of 17:27.1 to finish 31st.

HIGH SCHOOL 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) Prepped at Liberty High School in Renton, Wash. … Earned four letters in track and cross Did not compete in races as a true freshman. country … Broke a 10-year-old school record in the 3,200m at the state meet … Finished sixth in the 1,600m and fourth in the 3,200 … Holds personal bests of 5:12.95 in the 2016 (XC) 1,600m and 11:15.85 in the 3,200m … Team captain for both track and cross country Did not participate in races as a true freshman. … Four-time league and district champions in cross country … Academic state team champions in 2015 … State champions in 2015. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Corona Del Mar High School in Newport Beach, Calif. … Earned varsity letters in cross country and track … Was part of the Pacific League Championship team … Won PERSONAL six MVP awards and the Commerce Student Athlete Award. Daughter of Ben Schmidgall and Joan Sherbina … Has one brother named Nick … Enjoys hiking, cooking and singing. PERSONAL Daughter to Richard and Cammie Schmidt … Has two brothers named Ricky and Jimmy, and three sisters named Hillary, Lacey and Claire … Sister and grandpa both attended UCLA … Has two cousins who are athletes at Notre Dame and Texas A&M.

23 ATHLETE PROFILES SOPHIE TAYLOR SCOTT TAITE 5-9 / Freshman 5-5 / Senior Leawood, Kan. Murrieta, Calif. Blue Valley North HS Murrieta Mesa HS

HIGH SCHOOL 2018 (TRACK & FIELD) Attended Blue Valley North High School in Overland Park, Kan. ... Lettered four times in Competed in six outdoor meets as a junior ... Highlight of the season came at the USC both cross country and track ... Was named all-county first team in 2017 and first team Dual Meet, where she won the steeplechase with a season-best time of 11:00.08 ... Also ran the 1500m on four ocassions, posting a season-best time of 4:49.08 at the Aztec all-state in 2018 ... Posted best times of 2:15.57 in the 800m, 4:53.93 in the mile, 10:49.5 Invitational in her season debut ... Raced at the Pac-12 Championships in the steeplechase. in the 3200m, and 18:24.2 in the 5K ... Was the 6A Girls 800m Champion for the state of Kansas ... Set six school records at BVNHS ... Qualified for the USATF Junior Outdoor 2017 (XC) Track & Field Championships in 2017. Finished 80th overall in the 6k at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 21:01.6 … Raced in the 6k competition at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite, finishing 181st overall PERSONAL with a time of 22:08.7 … Competed at the Roy Griak Invitational (6k) and finished with a time of 24:39.9, good for 131st place … Opened her junior campaign with a 33rd-place Sophie Karolyn Scott was born on Dec. 2, 1999 to parents Julie and Andy in Shawnee showing at the George Kyte Classic, clocking a time of 17:32.0 on the 2.6mi course. Mission, Kan. ... Has an older brother, Sandon, who attends UCLA, as well as a younger sister, Clancy ... Chose UCLA because of the “combination of amazing athletic and 2017 (TRACK & FIELD) academic programs” ... Plans on majoring in psychology ... Aspires to pursue a career in Competed in six outdoor meets for the Bruins … Finished 11th in the 3,000m steeplechase the medical field ... Describes breaking the five-minute mark in the mile as her greatest at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 10:59.43 … Doubled in the 1,500m and pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Colleen Quigley and Dominique Scott ... Hobbies and the steeplechase at the USC Dual Meet, winning the steeple competition with a time of interests include listening to music, trying new restaurants, and hanging out with family 11:05.49 … Posted a lifetime best in the 1,500m at the Johnson/JJK Invite with a time of 4:32.67, good for seventh overall … Made her first 2017 appearance in the steeplechase and friends ... Her father played tennis at Oklahoma. at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, finishing sixth overall and clocking a lifetime-best time of 10:57.27 … Ran in two indoor meets … Finished 32nd in the mile at the MPSF Indoor Championships with an indoor-best time of 5:00.69 … Ran the 1,200m opening leg of the DMR at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, helping UCLA to a sixth-place finish and a time of 11:57.92.

2016 (XC) Raced in the Pac-12 Championships (6k), placing 70th with a time of 22:35.2 … Placed fifth in the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational with a time of 20:41.4 (6k) … Competed in the Roy Griak Invitational (6k) and finished in 170th place with a time of 24:08.9 … Opened the season with a 15th place finish at the Nevada Twilight with a time of 15:43.3 in the 2.49mi.

2016 (TRACK & FIELD) Competed in six outdoor events … Ran in the 1,500m, 3,000m, and the 3,000m steeple … Won the 1,500m in the dual meet against Texas A&M with a personal best time of 4:33.96 … Placed third in the 1,500m against rival USC with a time of 4:41.96 … Placed 19th at the Oxy Invitational with a 1,500m time of 4:35.51 … Clocked an 11:19.50 in her only steeple of the season.

2015 (XC) Ran at the Pac-12 Championships (6k) and finished 76th with a time of 21:52 … Raced in the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k) finishing 166th with a time of 23:10 … Finished in the top 10 in the Mustang Challenge (5k) placing 10th and finished with a time of 18:10 … Raced in the Washington Invitational (6k) placing 91st and finished with a time of 22:09.

HIGH SCHOOL Prepped at Murrieta Mesa in Murrieta, Calif. … Was a state meet qualifier in the 1,600m … Clocked a 4:59.44 to finish 16th at the CIF State Track & Field Championships … Holds personal bests of 4:55.81 in the 1,600m, 2:17.71 in the 800m, 59.55 in the 400m and 11:36.18 in the 3,200m … Team captain of both her track and cross country teams … All-league selection in both track and cross country … Was a three-time state meet qualifier in cross country … Placed third as a senior at the CIF California State Cross Country Championships with a time of 17:40 … Finished ninth as a junior with a time of 17:44.

PERSONAL Daughter of Walter and Kristen Taite … Has one brother named Walter … Admires professional surfer Bethany Hamilton … Attended Flagstaff High School her freshman year … Marine Biology major.

24 ATHLETE PROFILES MARISA ANNABELLE VILLEGAS WERNER 5-7 / Sophomore 5-6 / Freshman Hollister, Calif. Murrieta, Calif. San Benito HS Vista Murrieta HS

2018 (TRACK & FIELD) HIGH SCHOOL Did not compete. Attended Vista Murrieta High School in Murrieta, Calif. ... Spent her freshman season at Cumberland Valley High School ... Vista Murrieta finished third in the 2017 California Cross 2017 (XC) Country State Championships ... Named to the All-Scholastic Team all six of her semesters Was the Bruins’ fifth runner at the Roy Griak Invite (6k), clocking a time of 23:36.4 to at VMHS ... Athlete of the Month in April 2017 and October 2017 ... Two-time first team finish 87th overall … Made her UCLA debut at the George Kyte Classic (2.6mi), finishing all-league choice ... National AP Scholar ... Recorded high school best marks of 17:18 in 20th overall with a time of 16:46.4. the 3-mile and 4:59 in the 1600m. PERSONAL HIGH SCHOOL Born on Sept. 23, 2000 in Mobile, Ala. to parents Mari and Stuart ... Full name is Anne Renee Four-year letter-winner in volleyball and track at San Benito High School … Also played Werner ... Plans on majoring in political science ... Aspires to be involved in international two years of varsity soccer … Has never competed in cross country before … Three-time policy and work for the US State Department ... Has one older brother, Andy ... Chose UCLA volleyball Team Captain and MVP … Four-time Monterey Bay League Gabilan Division because she wanted to attend a school with success in both academics and athletics ... All-League honors in track … Four-time all-league first-place finisher in the 800m and Her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill was placing third at the 2017 California Cross Country 1600m … Monterey Bay League record holder for taking first place in finals in 400m, State Championships ... Admires distance runners Colleen Quigley, Genevieve Lacaze, 800m, 1600m, and 3200m her sophomore year … Two-time CIF State mile qualifier. and Alexi Pappas ... In her free time, enjoys traveling, reading, and puns ... Was an active member of speech and debate in high school ... Has traveled to over 20 countries ... Went PERSONAL vegan about a year before starting classes at UCLA. Daughter to Lalo and Marlene Villegas … Has two younger sisters named Maya and Mia … Decided to attend UCLA because the university allows her to connect with great people and opens up a lot of opportunities … Lists her greatest athletic thrill as going to the CIF State Track and Field Meet her sophomore and junior seasons … Hobbies include running, playing sports, going to the beach, hiking, and hanging out with family and friends ... Admires Alex Morgan, Jenny Simpson, Allyson Felix, and Brenda Martinez ... Plans to major in Human Biology and Society and wants to be a sports nutritionist.

25 ATHLETE PROFILES LEXI Wright 5-3 / Freshman Highland Park, Utah American Fork HS

HIGH SCHOOL Attended American Fork High School in northern Utah ... Ran cross country and track all four of her years ... Was team captain and academic all-state in both sports ... Recorded best marks of 2:19 in the 800m and 5:03 in the 1600m.

PERSONAL Born on Mar. 11, 2000 in Provo, Utah to parents David and Audrey Wright ... Has one older brother, Mason, and two younger brothers: Preston and Ashton ... Also has two younger sisters: Brooke and Claire ... Aspires to earn a career in the business world ... Chose UCLA because she thought it was the best school for her; she was impressed by the balance of academics and athletics ... Describes winning break away races and topping previous PRs as her greatest athletic thrills ... Admires American Fork alum Lindsey Dunkley ... In her free times, likes to camp, fish, snowboard, boat, ski, snowmobile, and other outdoor activities ... Something she wants people to know about her is that actually likes running.

26 2017 MEET SUMMARIES

GEORGE KYTE CLASSIC - Sept. 2 WOMEN’S 6k - Team 9th NUTTYCOMBE INVITATIONAL - Oct. 13 Flagstaff, Ariz. Finish Name Time Madison, Wisc. The UCLA cross country team opened the 2017 cam- 23 Erika Adler 22:19.8 The UCLA men finished ninth and the women 25th at paign at the annual George Kyte Classic at Buffalo Park, 37 Cassandra Durgy 22:46.1 the ninth-annual Nuttycombe Invitational Presented by with the Bruin men taking home a second-place finish 58 Jackie Garner 23:08.5 Under Armour in Madison, Wisc. Junior Robert Brandt and the women finishing third. The men’s 4.5-mile race 80 Christina Rice 23:30.4 earned a seventh-place finish in the men’s 8k to lead the kicked off the competition, and UCLA had a great show- 87 Marisa Villegas 23:36.4 Bruins, and freshman Erika Adler led the Bruin contingent ing, placing four runners in the Top 10. The UCLA women 108 Roni Yamane 24:06.9 in the women’s 6k with a 37th-place finish. Defending were also impressive in their 2.6-mile race, taking third 119 Jessica Cushing-murray 24:15.2 Nuttycombe champion Justyn Knight of Syracuse won overall and placing five scoring runners in the Top 20. 128 Kelly Bernd 24:29.1 the race in 23:38.9, and reigning NCAA team champion Three of the squad’s Top 7 were true freshmen. 131 Taylor Taite 24:33.7 Northern Arizona took the team title with 50 points. The 145 Lilly Schmidt 25:04.3 Bruins finished with 269 points.Every Bruin runner on MEN’S 4.5 mile - Team 2nd both the men’s and women’s sides improved upon their Finish Name Time MASTER’S INVITATIONAL - Sept. 30 season-best times at their respective distances. 6 Jackson Marshall 23:22.7 Santa Clarita, Calif. MEN’S 8k - Team 9th 8 Garrett Reynolds 23:34.1 The Bruins stayed local for the Master’s University Invite 9 Carter Blunt 23:42.0 in Santa Clarita, posting impressive performances at Finish Name Time 10 George Gleason 23:46.8 Central Park. The Bruin men won the 8k competition, 7 Robert Brandt 23:52.4 16 Chris Morzenti 24:11.7 while the UCLA women took home a victory in the Division 33 Garrett Reynolds 24:10.9 17 Richard Ho 24:15.0 I 5k (third among all teams). The Bruin men kicked off the 64 Jackson Marshall 24:27.2 23 Myles Smith 24:54.0 early morning action and dominated the 8k field, taking 72 Colin Burke 24:31.2 26 Arturo Sotomayor 24:59.6 the team victory with redshirt sophomore Millen Trujillo 93 Daniel De La Torre 24:40.0 30 Tyler Janes 25:08.9 winning the race. The rest of UCLA’s Top 7 finished in the 94 Myles Smith 24:41.2 33 Max Davis 25:23.8 Top 10 in the Division I competition and the Top 15 across 126 Richard Ho 24:54.9 42 Riley Kelly 28:25.2 the complete field of teams. The UCLA women’s squad was made up of entirely underclassmen, and the squad WOMEN’S 6k - 25th WOMEN’S 2.6 mile - Team 3rd placed their entire Top 7 in the Top 15 in the Division Finish Name Time Finish Name Time I race to secure the DI victory (third among all teams). 37 Erika Adler 20:29.2 5 Emily Scharmann 15:44.3 99 Cassandra Durgy 21:17.1 7 Erika Adler 15:49.3 MEN’S 8k - Team 1st 136 Jackie Garner 21:36.4 15 Cassandra Durgy 16:20.4 Finish Name Time 142 Christina Rice 21:38.9 18 Jackie Garner 16:28.7 1 Millen Trujillo 25:01.5 181 Taylor Taite 22:08.4 20 Marisa Villegas 16:46.4 4 Andy Ehrenberg 25:19.1 196 Daniela LoCastro 22:20.8 22 Jessica Cushing-murray 16:53.1 6 Scott Snow 25:27.5 215 Roni Yamane 22:58.6 24 Christina Rice 17:00.4 29 Kira Loren 17:16.6 7 Artuto Sotomayor 25:29.9 31 Lilly Schmidt 17:27.1 8 Tyler Janes 25:30.7 BRONCO INVITATIONAL - Oct. 14 32 Kelly Bernd 17:29.8 9 Cole Smith 25:36.3 Sunnyvale, Calif. 33 Taylor Taite 17:32.0 10 Riley Kelly 25:40.5 UCLA competed in the Santa Clara Bronco Invite in 35 Roni Yamane 17:40.7 Max Davis 26:33.1 Sunnyvale, Calif., with the Bruin men taking home a 36 Paige Carter 17:42.6 second-place Division I 8k team finish and the UCLA 38 Grace McAuley 17:47.8 WOMEN’S 5k - Team 1st women finishing 13th in the DI 6k competition. The UCLA 43 Jacqueline Hill 18:02.0 Finish Name Time men got the morning started with the 8k Invitational. 3 Kira Loren 18:18.0 Redshirt freshman Carter Blunt paced the Bruins with GRIAK INVITATIONAL - Sept. 23 4 Daniela LoCastro 18:28.2 a third-place finish, clocking in at 23:44.5. The UCLA St. Paul, Minn. 5 Lucie Semone 18:29.1 women toed a squad of underclassmen for their 6k 6 Alyson Jimenez 18:35.5 competition, and took 13th place in Division I. The UCLA XC team earned Top 10 finishes at the Les Bol- stad Golf Course in Falcon Heights, Minn. In the second 10 Jacqueline Hill 18:56.5 meet of the year, the Bruin men took home a third-place 11 Paige Carter 18:59.5 MEN’S 8k - Team 2nd finish while the UCLA women placed ninth overall. The 14 Madison Moore 19:21.2 Finish Name Time Bruin men kicked off the action for UCLA with the Merrill Taylor Beaudoin 19:33.9 3 Carter Blunt 23:44.5 Fischbein Gold Men’s 8k and did not disappoint, placing Carlyn Schmidgall 19:49.2 6 George Gleason 23:49.3 two runners in the Top 3 and their remaining three scor- 12 Millen Trujillo 24:02.3 ing runners in the Top 25. The Bruin women lined up for 22 Andy Ehrenberg 24:27.0 the Jack Johnson Women’s Gold Race and battled for a 26 Scott Snow 24:31.9 ninth-place finish in a field of 18 teams. 42 Tyler Janes 24:45.1 47 Riley Kelly 24:50.2 MEN’S 8k - Team 3rd Finish Name Time WOMEN’S 6k 2 Garrett Reynolds 25:03.0 Finish Name Time 3 Robert Brandt 25:04.4 56 Kira Loren 21:47.6 16 Jackson Marshall 25:44.8 58 Lucie Semone 21:50.2 18 Myles Smith 25:48.4 53 Alyson Jimenez 21:56.3 24 Daniel De La Torre 25:56.9 87 Jacquelyn Hill 22:29.2 33 Richard Ho 26:10.9 107 Lilly Schmidt 22:52.0 40 Chris Morzenti 26:21.3 111 Paige Carter 23:09.2 41 George Gleason 26:23.8 58 Carter Blunt 26:42.9 115 Colin Burke 28:20.4

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PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS - Oct. 27 NCAA WEST REGIONALS - Nov. 10 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS - Nov. 18 Springfield, Ore. Seattle, Wash. Louisville, Ky. UCLA opened its postseason with a solid showing at the The UCLA men had a strong showing at the NCAA The UCLA men’s cross country team finished its 2017 Pac-12 Championships, with the men taking third and West Regionals, finishing fifth to qualify for the NCAA campaign at the NCAA Championships in Louisville, tak- women finishing eighth overall. Junior Robert Brandt was Championships. The women had a solid showing of their ing 21st overall with 485 points. Junior Robert Brandt sixth overall in the men’s 8k while freshman Erika Adler own, coming in 12th, but fell short of NCAA qualification. paced the Bruins with an 88th-place finish. It was the led the Bruin women with a 22nd-place finish in the 6k. Sophomore Garrett Reynolds led the men’s squad with third time for the season that Brandt was UCLA’s top a 14th-place finish on the 10k course, and sophomore finisher. Colin Burke (103rd) and Garrett Reynolds (121st) MEN’S 8k - Team 3rd Cassandra Durgy paced the UCLA women with a 51st- were the Bruins’ next two finishers. The top-ranked men Finish Name Time place showing in the 6k competition. The performance of Northern Arizona (74 points) won their second con- 6 Robert Brandt 23:55.9 continued a streak for Reynolds that saw him finish first secutive National Championship, placing three runners 14 Garrett Reynolds 24:08.3 or second among the Bruins in the first five races he in the top-eight. Syracuse senior Justyn Knight won the 23 Jackson Marshall 24:16.5 appeared in for the season. individual title with a time of 29:00.1.The women’s 6k 26 Myles Smith 24:23.5 Championship Race saw New Mexico take home the team title, placing three runners in the Top-10. The Lobos 35 Colin Burke 24:31.5 MEN’S 10k - Team 5th also produced the individual champion as sophomore 40 George Gleason 24:34.5 Finish Name Time Ednah Kurgat won the race with a time of 19:19.5. 43 Carter Blunt 24:37.3 14 Garrett Reynolds 29:50.7 33 Daniel De La Torre 30:13.6 44 Daniel De La Torre 24:38.9 MEN’S 10k - Team 21st 49 Richard Ho 24:48.6 38 Colin Burke 30:18.4 Finish Name Time 64 Chris Morzenti 25:26.6 39 Jackson Marshall 30:19.4 40 Myles Smith 30:19.5 88 Robert Brandt 30:34.36 WOMEN’S 6k - Team 8th 43 George Gleason 30:23.3 103 Colin Burke 30:44.99 Finish Name Time 76 Carter Blunt 31:09.4 121 Garrett Reynolds 30:54.79 127 Myles Smith 30:57.28 22 Erika Adler 19:31.5 136 Jackson Marshall 31:00.41 43 Cassandra Durgy 20:07.9 WOMEN’S 6k - Team 12th 164 George Gleason 31:15.88 52 Claire Markey 20:22.0 Finish Name Time 171 Daniel De La Torre 31:18.30 54 Christina Rice 20:23.9 51 Cassandra Durgy 20:52.1 71 Kira Loren 20:53.2 56 Claire Markey 20:55.2 73 Jackie Garner 20:54.1 60 Erika Adler 20:58.3 80 Taylor Taite 21:01.6 85 Jackie Garner 21:23.4 90 Roni Yamane 21:27.7 92 Christina Rice 21:33.0 91 Kelly Bernd 21:32.5 101 Kira Loren 21:39.1 97 Lucie Semone 21:58.7 124 Jessica Cushing-murray 21:56.6

Bruin women at the Pac-12 Championships Bruin men stay warm at the NCAA Championships

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WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES (15)* WOMEN’S ALL-AMERICANS (14) Year Finish Coach Year Name 2016 28th Forest Braden 2005 Ashley Caldwell 2014 27th Forest Braden 2003 Ashley Caldwell 2004 27th Eric Peterson Valerie Flores 2003 7th Eric Peterson Melissa McBain 2002 25th (tie) Eric Peterson 2002 Lena Nilsson 2001 21st Eric Peterson 1994 Karen Hecox 1999 30th Eric Peterson 1993 Beth Bartholomew 1998 28th Eric Peterson Karen Hecox 1988 13th Bob Messina 1986 Polly Plummer 1986 11th Bob Messina 1985 Polly Plummer 1985 6th Bob Messina 1981 Michelle Bush 1980 7th Scott Chisam 1980 Linda Goen 1979 11th Scott Chisam 1973 Julie Brown 1977 5th Scott Chisam Francie Larrieu 1976 6th Pat Connolly *Women competed in the AIAW Championships until 1981. MEN’S ALL-AMERICANS (21) Year Name MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES (13) 2016 Ferdinand Edman Year Finish Coach 2015 Lane Werley 2017 21st Avery Anderson 2012 Lane Werley 2016 15th Forest Braden 2007 Austin Ramos 2015 14th Forest Braden 2005 Austin Ramos 2014 18th Forest Braden 2004 Jon Rankin 2012 13th Forest Braden 1998 Mark Hauser 2008 26th Eric Peterson 1997 Meb Keflezighi (NCAA Champion) 2006 24th Eric Peterson 1996 Meb Keflezighi 1985 12th Bob Larsen 1995 Meb Keflezighi 1983 20th Bob Larsen 1994 Meb Keflezighi 1982 9th Bob Larsen 1985 Jon Butler 1981 5th Bob Larsen 1982 Jon Butler 1980 5th Bob Larsen Steve McCormack 1979 15th Bob Larsen 1981 Jon Butler Dave Daniels Steve McCormack 1980 Ron Cornell Dave Daniels Steve Ortiz 1979 Ron Cornell

1997 NCAA Champion Meb Keflezighi

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WOMEN’S NCAA WEST REGIONAL FINISHES MEN’S NCAA WEST REGIONAL FINISHES

Year Team Champion UCLA Place Individual Champion, School Year Team Champion UCLA Place Individual Champion, School 2017 San Francisco 12th Charlotte Taylor, San Francisco 2017 Portland 5th Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse, Portland 2016 Stanford 6th Amy-Eloise Neale, Washington 2016 Stanford 3rd Edward Cheserek, Oregon 2015 Oregon 10th Allie Ostrander, Boise State 2015 Washington 7th Edward Cheserek, Oregon 2014 Oregon 5th Shelby Houlihan, Arizona State 2014 Oregon 4th Edward Cheserek, Oregon 2013 Arizona 12th Emma Bates, Boise State 2013 Stanford 6th Edward Cheserek, Oregon 2012 Oregon 7th Jordan Hasay, Oregon 2012 Stanford 3rd Lawi Lalang, Arizona 2011 Washington 18th Jordan Hasay, Oregon 2011 Stanford 6th (tie) Lawi Lalang, Arizona 2010 Washington 10th Jordan Hasay, Oregon 2010 Oregon 8th Trevor Dunbar, Portland 2009 Washington 11th Kendra Schaaf, Washington 2009 Stanford 7th Chris Derrick, Stanford 2008 Washington 17th Alex Kosinski, Oregon 2008 Oregon 6th Galen Rupp, Oregon 2007 Stanford 23rd Teresa McWalters, Stanford 2007 Oregon 7th Galen Rupp, Oregon 2006 Stanford 5th Arianna Lambie, Stanford 2006 Oregon 6th Neftalem Araia, Stanford 2005 Stanford 5th Arianna Lambie, Stanford 2005 Arizona 12th Robert Cheseret, Stanford 2004 Stanford 6th Alicia Craig, Stanford 2004 Stanford 4th Ryan Hall, Stanford 2003 Stanford 2nd Alicia Craig, Stanford 2003 Stanford 7th Ian Dobson, Stanford 2002 Stanford 3rd Alicia Craig, Stanford 2002 Stanford 8th Donald Sage, Stanford 2001 Stanford 5th Tara Chaplin, Arizona 2001 Stanford 9th Donald Sage, Stanford 2000 Stanford 8th Lisa Aguilera, Arizona State 2000 Stanford 7th Jonathan Riley, Stanford 1999 Stanford 4th Julia Stamps, Stanford 1999 Stanford 10th Steve Fein, Oregon 1998 Stanford 5th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1998 Stanford 9th Abdi Abdirahman, Arizona 1997 Stanford 5th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1997 Stanford 7th Meb Keflezighi, UCLA 1996 Stanford 5th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1996 Stanford 4th Karl Kaska, Oregon 1995 Oregon 5th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1995 Stanford 6th Karl Kaska, Oregon 1994 Stanford Milena Glusac, Oregon 1994 Arizona Martin Keino, Arizona 1993 Arizona 3rd Karen Hecox, UCLA 1993 Portland 8th Joe Kapkory, Washington State 1992 Washington 5th Louis Watson, Stanford 1992 Arizona 5th Joe Kapkory, Washington State 1991 Oregon 4th Lucy Nusrala, Oregon 1991 Arizona 8th Joe Kapkory, Washington State 1990 Oregon 3rd Buffy Rabbitt, UC Irvine 1990 Arizona 8th Marc Davis, Arizona 1989 Washington Buffy Rabbitt, UC Irvine 1989 Oregon 9th Brad Hudson, Oregon 1988 Oregon Penny Graves, Oregon 1988 Oregon 4th Marc Davis, Arizona 1987 Oregon 2nd Annette Hand, Oregon 1987 Arizona 6th Matt Giusto, Arizona 1986 UCLA Penny Graves, Oregon 1986 Arizona Matt Giusto, Arizona 1985 Oregon 3rd Regina Jacobs, Stanford 1985 Arizona Marc Olesen, Stanford 1984 Stanford 4th Regina Jacobs, Stanford 1984 Arizona Tom Ansberry, Arizona 1983 Oregon Kathy Hayes, Oregon 1983 Oregon Jim Hill, Oregon 1982 Stanford 5th Ceci Hopp, Stanford 1982 Oregon Jim Hill, Oregon 1981 Oregon Monica Joyce, San Diego State 1981 UCLA Richard Tuwei, Washington State 1980 Oregon Regina Joyce, Washington 1980 UCLA Ron Cornell, UCLA 1979 Oregon Molly Morton, Oregon 1979 Oregon Henry Rono, Washington State 1978 Oregon Robin Baker, Oregon 1977 Oregon Debbie Quatier, Seattle Pacific 1976 Oregon Debbie Quatier, Seattle Pacific 1975 Seattle Pacific Maureen Crowley, Simon Fraser *In 2000, the race became 6,000m; from 1986-99, it was 5,000m.

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WOMEN’S PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES MEN’S PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES

Year Team Champion UCLA Place Individual Champion, School Time Year Team Champion UCLA Place Individual Champion, School Time 2017 Colorado 8th Dani Jones, Colorado 18:57.3 2017 Stanford 3rd Grant Fisher, Stanford 23:44.9 2016 Colorado 7th Amy-Eloise Neale, Washington 20:22.9 2016 Colorado 3rd Edward Cheserek, Oregon 23:58.9 2015 Colorado 9th Aisling Cuffe, Stanford 19:53.1 2015 Colorado 5th Edward Cheserek, Oregon 23:06.3 2014 Oregon 5th Shelby Houlihan, Arizona State 19:59 2014 Colorado 5th Edward Cheserek, Oregon 23:23 2013 Arizona 7th Aisling Cuffe, Stanford 21:04 2013 Colorado 7th Edward Cheserek, Oregon 24:36 2012 Colorado 6th Kathy Kroeger, Stanford 20:06 2012 Oregon 5th Lawi Lalang, Arizona 22:49 2011 Colorado 10th Katie Flood, Washington 19:32 2011 Colorado 4th Lawi Lalang, Arizona 22:37 2010 Stanford 6th Jordan Hasay, Oregon 19:44.95 2010 Stanford 4th Elliott Heath (Stanford) 23:00.46 2009 Washington 7th Nicole Blood, Oregon 19:41.71 2009 Stanford 5th Chris Derrick, Stanford 22:35.41 2008 Washington 10th Kendra Schaaf, Washington 19:24.05 2008 Oregon 5th Galen Rupp, Oregon 22:55.14 2007 Stanford 10th Arianna Lambie, Stanford 19:40.7 2007 Oregon 4th Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott, Oregon 22:54.9 2006 Stanford 5th Arianna Lambie, Stanford 20:15.09 2006 Oregon 5th Galen Rupp, Oregon 23:03.12 2005 Stanford 6th Arianna Lambie, Stanford 20:20 2005 Stanford 7th Robert Cheseret, Arizona 23:57 2004 Stanford 4th Amy Hastings, Arizona State 20:19 2004 Stanford 5th Robert Cheseret, Arizona 23:48 2003 Stanford 3rd Sara Bei, Stanford 21:12.1 2003 Stanford 7th Ian Dobson, Stanford 24:33.9 2002 Stanford 4th Sara Bei, Stanford 19:48 2002 Stanford 8th Grant Robinson, Stanford 23:27 2001 Stanford 4th Lauren Fleshman, Stanford 20:08.1 2001 Stanford 6th Grant Robison, Stanford 24:04.0 2000 Stanford 6th Tara Chaplin, Arizona 20:10.67* 2000 Stanford 6th Jonathon Riley, Stanford 23:39.59 1999 Stanford 4th Erin Sullivan, Stanford 17:01.5 1999 Arizona 7th Steve Fein, Oregon 23:37 1998 Stanford 8th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 16:59 1998 Stanford 8th Abdi Abdirahman, Arizona 23:23 1997 Stanford 4th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 16:40 1997 Stanford 4th Bernard Lagat, Washington State 23:59 1996 Stanford 4th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 16:36 1996 Stanford 3rd Meb Keflezighi, UCLA 23:45 1995 Oregon 5th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 16:45 1995 Oregon 5th Karl Keska, Oregon 24:14 1994 Stanford 5th Karen Hecox, UCLA 17:00 1994 Arizona 4th Martin Keino, Arizona 24:04 1993 Stanford 3rd Karen Hecox, UCLA 16:43 1993 Washington 4th Joe Kapkory, Washington State 23:38 1992 Oregon 5th Nicole Woodward, Oregon 16:51 1992 Oregon 3rd Joe Kapkory, Washington State 23:46 1991 Oregon 4th Lisa Karnopp, Oregon 16:48 1991 Arizona 7th Coltin Dalton, Oregon 23:36 1990 Oregon 5th Liz Wilson, Oregon 16:52 1990 Oregon 5th Marc Davis, Arizona 23:44 1989 Washington 4th Jen Robinson, Washington State 16:53 1989 Oregon 7th Marc Davis, Arizona 23:31 1988 Oregon 2nd Liz Wilson, Oregon 17:06 1988 Oregon 3rd Brad Hudson, Oregon 30:47 1987 Oregon 2nd Annette Hand, Oregon 16:44 1987 Arizona 5th Matt Giusto, Arizona 30:33 1986 Oregon 2nd Penny Graves, Oregon 16:51.7 1986 Arizona 6th Aaron Ramirez, Arizona 30:23.7 *In 2000, the race became 6,000m; from 1986-99, it was 5,000m. 1985 Stanford 3rd Marc Olesen, Stanford 30:33.2 1984 Arizona 3rd Tom Ansberry, Arizona 30:24.8 1983 Arizona 3rd Jim Hill, Oregon 30:09.6 1982 Oregon 2nd Jim Hill, Oregon 28:58 1981 UCLA 1st Richard Tuwei, Washington State 30:55.9 1980 UCLA 1st Ron Cornell, UCLA 30:26.5 1979 Oregon 3rd Henry Rono, Washington State 29:07.2 1978 Oregon 7th Henry Rono, Washington State 29:29.5 1977 Oregon 6th Joel Cheruiyot, Washington State 29:34.8 1976 Oregon 6th Henry Rono, Washington State 29:18 1975 Washington State 6th Joshua Kimeto, Washington State 27:48.6* 1974 Washington State 7th John Ngeno, Washington State 27:37.6* 1973 Oregon 7th Steve Prefontaine, Oregon 28:05.4* 1972 Washington State 5th John Ngeno, Washington State 29:12.4* 1971 Washington State 3rd Steve Prefontaine, Oregon 29:56.6* 1970 Oregon 6th Steve Prefontaine, Oregon 30:11.7* 1969 Oregon 5th Gerry Lindgren, Washington State 28:32.4* *indicates a six-mile course In 1976, the race became 10,000m. In 1989, the race became 8,000m

Two-time Pac-10 Champion Karen Hecox

31 ADMINISTRATOR BIOGRAPHIES Dan Guerrero Gavin Crew Dr. Gene Block Director of Athletics Associate Athletic Director Chancellor 17th Year 3rd Year 11th Year UCLA ‘74 UCLA ‘99 Stanford ‘77

Sixteen years and 30 NCAA Gavin Crew was named Associate Dr. Gene Block became chancellor Championships later, Dan Guerrero’s Athletic Director for Sports and of UCLA in summer 2007, taking mantra of ‘image and substance’ Administration in April 2016. He the helm of a world-class institution has clearly been established at a has spent over a decade with the comprising 37,000 students and level that few others in his profession can approach. At the Bruins, from 2001-2005 and 2008-present. 27,000 faculty and staff, with an annual budget of $3.6 department’s helm when UCLA Athletics became the first to billion. As chief executive officer, he oversees all aspects of 100 NCAA team championships, the Bruins’ current total of Crew oversees eight sports in his role - men’s cross country, the university’s three-part mission of education, research 113 NCAA titles ranks tied for first in the nation. While UCLA women’s cross country, men’s track & field (indoor and outdoor), and service. teams have indeed won 27 NCAA championships since his women’s track & field (indoor and outdoor), men’s soccer and appointment, another national leader, they have also finished women’s swimming and diving. Additionally, he supervises the Previously, Dr. Block served as vice president and provost second 29 times and have enjoyed an additional 123 Top- Camps & Clinics office and serves as tournament director of the University of Virginia, where he also held the Alumni Five finishes. for NCAA, Pac-12 and MPSF Championship hosting. Crew Council Thomas Jefferson Professorship in Biology. With is a member of Athletic Director Dan Guerrero’s senior staff. academic expertise in biological clocks, he conducts research In fact, more than 80% of UCLA teams have qualified for NCAA on the neurobiology of circadian rhythms in higher organisms, post-season competition since 2002. The program has also In his first stint in the UCLA Athletics Department, he oversaw leading a research lab funded by the National Institutes of won 65 conference championships in 15 different sports, the expansion of the Camps & Clinics office to a year-round Health (NIH). From 1991 to 2002, he directed the National produced over 650 All-Americans and featured eight Honda business operation, managing the growing demand for athletic Science Foundation’s Science and Technology Center for Award winners, including the 2003-04 Collegiate Woman camp operations in Westwood. From 2005-2008, Crew worked Biological Timing. In 1997, he was named a fellow of the Athlete of the Year. In his 15 years at UCLA, the Bruins have with Excel Sports Officiating to help train and work with officials, American Association for the Advancement of Science. He finished second four times and third four times in the race for umpires and referees in all sports and at all levels. Upon his has invented a number of devices and holds a patent for a the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. return to UCLA in 2008, Crew once again oversaw the camp non-contact respiratory monitor for the prevention of Sudden office and added championship coordinator to his plate. In Infant Death Syndrome. Guerrero was the first athletic director at the NCAA Division addition to continuing the growth of the camp operation into I level (FBS, FCS and NCAA Division I-AAA) to earn three a $4 million revenue generator for the Athletic Department, Dr. Block joined the faculty of the University of Virginia in 1978 NACDA Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year awards he has also executed several major NCAA, Pac-12 and MPSF as an assistant professor of biology. He served as vice provost (2013-14 and 2006-07 at UCLA, 2001-02 at UC Irvine). In Championships on campus, including the 2013 NCAA National for research from 1993 to 1998 and then as vice president 2017, he was honored by the National Football Foundation Collegiate Gymnastics Championship, 2013 NCAA National for research and public service until his appointment as vice with the John L. Toner Award, becoming the first-ever sitting Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship, 2015 Pac-12 Track president and provost in 2001. He also headed an NIH graduate athletics director from the West Coast to receive the honor. & Field Championship, 2014, 2016 and 2017 NCAA Women’s training program aimed at increasing the number of scientists He was also selected as a finalist for the Athletic Director of Basketball 1st/2nd Rounds, 2015 NCAA National Collegiate from underrepresented groups. In 1998, he received the the Year at the 2017 Sports Business Awards. Men’s Water Polo Championships, and the 2016 NCAA National Commonwealth of Virginia’s Outstanding Public Service Award Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championships. for his work with Virginia’s business community. UCLA’s academic success under Guerrero is equally noteworthy. Over nearly 15 years and 45 quarters, student-athletes have Crew graduated with a degree in Political Science from UCLA A native of Monticello, NY, Dr. Block holds a bachelor’s degree earned nearly 10,000 spots on the Director’s Honor Roll, in 1999. in psychology from Stanford University and a master’s and including a record 341 during the 2017 fall quarter. UCLA’s Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Oregon. He also Graduation Success Rate (GSR) and Academic Progress Originally from Irvine, Calif., Crew lives in the Silver Lake completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford, working with Rates (APR) continue to remain high nation-wide. The UCLA neighborhood with his wife, Cassidy. the late Colin Pittendrigh, “the father of biological timing” and student-athlete GSR is currently at 86%, and every Bruin team distinguished biologist and former Stanford President, Donald maintained multi-year APR rates of 950 or above, including Kennedy. Dr. Block and his wife, Carol, have two adult children. six who achieved perfect scores of 1000. Nationally, Guerrero has extensive experience in committee work at both the NCAA and conference level. Currently, he serves on the NCAA Division I Council, the NCAA Council Coordination Committee, and is Chair of the Division I Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee. He also is a member of the Board of Directors of the NABC, National Consortium for Academic and Sports, and the United States International Sports Federation. Resource development has been a core tenet of Guerrero’s tenure. Guerrero has secured major long-term apparel and rights-holder contracts with Under Armour and WME-IMG that, at the time of their signing, were the largest collegiate deals nationally in their respective areas. Guerrero came to UCLA from UC Irvine, where he had served as UCI’s fifth permanent Director of Athletics for 10 years (1992-2002), helping to elevate that program to unprecedented success. Prior to arriving at UCI, Guerrero worked at Cal State Dominguez Hills, where he led that program to national prominence while serving as Athletic Director for five years (1988-92).

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