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2018 UCLA TRACK & FIELD 2018 QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Location Los Angeles, CA Men’s All-Time Indoor Top 10 56-57 Athletic Dept. Address 325 Westwood Plaza The 2018 Bruins Rosters 2 Women’s All-Time Indoor Top 10 58-59 Los Angeles, CA 90095 Coaching Staff 4-8 Men’s All-Time Top 10 60-62 Athletics Phone (310) 825-8699 Men’s Athlete Pro les 9-24 Women’s All-Time Top 10 63-65 Ticket Of ce (310) UCLA-WIN Women’s Athlete Pro les 25-42 Drake Stadium 66 Soccer Of ce Phone (310) 794-6443 Drake Stadium Records 67 Chancellor Dr. Gene Block History/Records Bruins in the Olympics 68-69 Director of Athletics Daniel G. Guerrero UCLA-USC Dual Meet History 43 USA Track & Field Hall of Fame Bruins 71-72 Associate Athletic Director Gavin Crew Pac-12 Conference History 44-46 UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame 72 Sr. Women’s Administrator Dr. Christina Rivera NCAA Championships All-Time Results 47 Faculty Athletic Rep. Dr. Michael Teitell NCAA Men’s Champions 48 Home Track (Capacity) Drake Stadium (11,700) NCAA Women’s Champions 49 Enrollment 43,301 Men’s NCAA Championship History 50-52 Founded 1919 Women’s NCAA Championship History 53-54 Colors Blue and Gold NCAA Indoor All-Americans 55 Nickname Bruins Conference Pac-12 National Af liation NCAA Division I Director of Track & Field/XC Avery Anderson Record at UCLA (Years) First Year Asst. Coach (Sprints, Relays) Curtis Allen Asst Coach (Women’s Distance) Jennifer DeRego Asst. Coach (Men’s Distance) Devin Elizondo Asst. Coach (Throws) John Frazier Asst. Coach (Hurdles, Horizontal Jumps) Danny Williams Pole Vault Coach Anthony Curran Volunteer Coach Rob Beamer Volunteer Coach Lexis Lambert Volunteer Coach Austin O’Neil Volunteer Coach Marie Veale Director of Operations Olympia Jewett 2017 Pac-12 Finish Men - 3rd/ Women - 5th 2017 NCAA Championships Men - 33rd NCAA Championships 1 (2013) Men’s NCAA Championships 8 (1956, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1987, 1988) Women’s NCAA Championships 5 (1982, 1983, 2000 indoor, 2001 indoor, 2004) 2018 SCHEDULE MEDIA INFORMATION Date Meet Location Track & Field Contact: Andrew Wagner Mar. 22-24 Aztec Invitational San Diego, Calif. Phone: 310-206-4008 Mar. 30 Bob Larsen Distance Carnival Drake Stadium Fax: 310-825-8664 Mar. 31 Jim Bush Legends Invitational Drake Stadium E-mail: [email protected] Apr. 7 at Pomona-Pitzer Invitational Claremont, Calif. Address: 325 Westwood Plaza Apr. 14 Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA 90095 Apr. 19-21 at Mt. SAC Relays Torrance, Calif. Note: All interviews must be arranged by the Athletic Com- Apr. 20-21 at John Jacobs Invitational Norman, Okla. munications Of ce. Athletes have been instructed not to Apr. 29 USC Drake Stadium grant any interview, in person or by telephone, not arranged May 5-6 at Pac-12 Multis Stanford, Calif. by the Athletic Communications Of ce. Telephone numbers May 12-13 at Pac-12 Championships Stanford, Calif. are private and will not be released. Please do not expect May 24-26 at NCAA West Prelminaries Sacramento, Calif. team members to be available if you have not made prior June 6-9 at NCAA Championships Eugene, Ore. arrangements. Home matches in bold. 1 2018 ROSTERS MEN’S ROSTER Team Staff Director of Track & Field/Cross Country (Vertical Jumps/ Heptathlon): Avery Anderson (1st Year at UCLA, 8th overall) Asst. Coach (Sprints, Relays): Curtis Allen Asst. Coach (Women’s Distance): Jennifer DeRego Asst. Coach (Men’s Distance): Devin Elizondo Asst. Coach (Throws): John Frazier Asst. Coach (Hurdles, Horizontal Jumps): Danny Williams Pole Vault Coach: Anthony Curran Volunteer Assistant Coach: Rob Beamer Volunteer Assistant Coach: Lexis Lambert Volunteer Assistant Coach: Austin O’Neil Volunteer Assistant Coach: Marie Veale Director of Operations: Olympia Jewett Athletic Trainer: Tracy Castrejana Athletic Performance Coach: Joseph Geletko ROSTER BREAKDOWN Events Class Distance (14): Blunt, Brandt, Freshmen (6): Asemota, C. Burke, De La Torre, Ehren- DeRoos, Ehrenberg, Morzenti, berg, Gleason, Janes, Kelly, Osborn, Wilson Morzenti, Reynolds, C. Smith, Sophomores (14): C. Burke, Snow, Sotomayor, Trujillo Trujillo, Blunt, Casavant, Deve- Jumps (6): Alumbres, Ber- rian, Esparza, Holmes, Janes, nard, M. Burke, DeRoos, Kelly, Kuehnel, Litzell, Reynolds, Holmes, Kuehnel D. Smith, Spannowsky Multi (1): Bornstein Juniors (11): Alumbres, Brandt, M. Burke, Fancey, Name Event Ht. Yr. Hometown /High School Pole Vault (2): Fancey, Scale Gleason, Marshall, Ogundeji, CJ Alumbres Jumps 5-11 Jr. Murrieta, Calif. / Vista Murrieta Sprints (6): Asemota, Casa- Sotomayor, Stafford, Turner, Tyler Asemota Sprints 6-4 Fr. Reseda, Calif. / Notre Dame vant, Herrera, Marshall, Powell, Wong Idrees Bernard Jumps 6-1 Sr. Agoura Hills, Calif. / Agoura Hills D. Smith Carter Blunt Distance 5-8 So. McKinney, Texas / Independence Seniors (8): Bernard, Born- Zack Bornstein Multi 6-4 Sr. Westlake Village, Calif. / Oaks Christian Throws (10): Deverian, Es- stein, De La Torre, Herrera, Robert Brandt Distance 6-0 Jr. Pasadena, Calif. / Loyola parza, Litzell, Ogundeji, Osborn, Powell, Scale, C, Smith, Snow Colin Burke Distance 6-0 RSo. Pleasanton, Calif. / Bishop O’Dowd Spannowsky, Stafford, Turner, Michael Burke Jumps 6-3 Jr. Lemoore, Calif. / Lemoore Wilson, Wong Logen Casavant Sprints 6-5 So. Palm Springs, Calif. / Rancho Mirage Daniel De La Torre Distance 6-0 Sr. Alhambra, Calif. / La Salle Matthew DeRoos Jumps 5-10 Fr. Oceanside, Calif. / Tri-City Christian Pronunciation Guide Connor Deverian Throws 6-2 So. Newport Beach, Calif. / Corona Del Mar CJ Alumbres ...................................................uh-LUM-brez Andy Ehrenberg Distance 5-11 RFr. Corte Madera, Calif. / Redwood Tyler Asemota .............................................ASS-uh-MO-tuh Nate Esparza Throws 6-1 So. Pleasanton, Calif. / Amador Valley Idrees Bernard ........................................................EE-driss Michael Fancey Pole Vault 6-2 Jr. Discovery Bay, Calif. / Liberty Zack Bornstein ..................................................BORN-steen George Gleason Distance 6-2 Jr. Huntington Beach, Calif. / Huntington Beach Logen Casavant ...........................................CASS-uh-vahnt Joe Herrera Sprints 6-2 Sr. Tulare, Calif. / Tulare Western Connor Deverian ............................................. duh-VERY-un Isaiah Holmes Jumps 6-2 So. Roseville, Calif. / Oakmont Andy Ehrenberg ................................................AIR-un-berg Tyler Janes Distance 5-11 So. Riverside, Calif. / King Chance Kuehnel .....................................................CUE-null Riley Kelly Distance 6-1 So. Brisbane, Australia / St. Joseph’s College Simon Litzell ..............................................SEE-mon LITZ-el Chance Kuehnel Hurdles/Jumps 6-3 So. Newport Beach, Calif. / Sage Hill Dotun Ogundeji ...........................DAH-tune oh-gun-DAY-gee Simon Litzell Throws 6-3 So. Östersund, Sweden / Wargentinskolan Arturo Sotomayor ............................................SOTO-my-OR Damion Marshall Sprints 5-9 Jr. Temecula, Calif / Great Oak Millen Trujillo.......................................MILL-en True-HEE-oh Chris Morzenti Distance 5-8 R-Fr. Dunsmuir, Calif. / Mt. Shasta Dotun Ogundeji Throws 6-2 R-Jr. San Diego, Calif. / Madison Bronson Osborn Throws 6-3 Fr. Anaheim, Calif. / Esperanza Leon Powell Sprints 5-8 Sr. Kennedale, Texas / Kennedale Garrett Reynolds Distance 5-11 So. Ventura, Calif. / Ventura Reed Scale Pole Vault 6-1 Sr. Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Mira Costa Cole Smith Distance 5-9 Sr. Goleta, Calif. / Dos Pueblos Darius Smith Sprints 5-6 So. Bakers" eld, Calif. / Ridgeview Scott Snow Multi 6-3 Sr. Woking, England / Carlsbad Arturo Sotomayor Distance 5-7 Jr. Roseville, Calif. / Roseville Marian Spannowsky Throws 6-4 So. Metzingen, Germany / Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Gymnasium Justin Stafford Throws 6-6 Jr. Dana Point, Calif. / Dana Hills Millen Trujillo Distance 5-11 R-So. Walnut, Calif. / Walnut AK Turner Javelin 6-1 Jr. Inglewood, Calif. / Serra Gardena Jacob Wilson Throws 6-1 Fr. Clovis, Calif. / Buchanan Kai Wong Throws 5-11 Jr. Singapore / Hwa Chong Institution 2 2018 ROSTERS WOMEN’S ROSTER Team Staff Director of Track & Field/Cross Country (Vertical Jumps/ Heptathlon): Avery Anderson (1st Year at UCLA, 8th overall) Asst. Coach (Sprints, Relays): Curtis Allen Asst. Coach (Women’s Distance): Jennifer DeRego Asst. Coach (Men’s Distance): Devin Elizondo Asst. Coach (Throws): John Frazier Asst. Coach (Hurdles, Horizontal Jumps): Danny Williams Pole Vault Coach: Anthony Curran Volunteer Assistant Coach: Rob Beamer Volunteer Assistant Coach: Lexis Lambert Volunteer Assistant Coach: Austin O’Neil Volunteer Assistant Coach: Marie Veale Director of Operations: Olympia Jewett Athletic Trainer: Tracy Castrejana Athletic Performance Coach: Joseph Geletko ROSTER BREAKDOWN Events Class Name Event Ht. Yr. Hometown / High School Distance (22): Adler, Bernd, Freshmen (10): Adler, Carter, Suzie Acolatse Sprints 5-5 Jr. San Marcos, Calif. / Mission Hills Carter, Cushing-murray, Durgy, Casarotto, Hill, Loren, Meyer, Erika Adler Distance 5-3 Fr. Irvine, Calif. / Northwood Garner, Hill, Holloway, Jenkins, Rice, Stinson,Villegas, Wilson Efe Agege Jumps 5-9 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Harvard Westlake School Loren, Markey, McAuley, Meyer, Sophomores (10): Bernd, Dominique Beltrez Jumps 5-6 Jr. Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. / Walter Panas M. Moore, Rice, Scharmann, Chenault, Durgy, Holloway, Kelly Bernd Distance 5-4 So. Del Mar, Calif. / Canyon Crest Academy Schmidgall, Schmidt, Semone, Lefebvre-Oatis, Markey,