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UCLA TRACK & FIELD UCLA Athletic Communications / J.D. Morgan Center / 325 Westwood Plaza / Los Angeles, CA 90095 / (310) 825-8664 Track & Field Contacts: Seth Dahle ([email protected]) / Ryan Andersen ([email protected]) 2019 SCHEDULE Bob Larsen Distance Carnival / Jim Bush Legends Invitational January March 29-30, 2019 (hosted by UCLA) 11 Friday Night Duals NR (Flagstaff, Ariz.) MEET INFORMATION High jump (w) 1230 Javelin (w) 18-19 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational NR Location: Los Angeles, Calif. Pole vault (m) (Albuquerque, N.M.) Venue: Drake Stadium 2 pm Discus (w) 25-26 Columbia Challenge M (3), W (8) Live Results: registration.finishedresults.com/meets/1298 None 225 pm National Anthem (New York, N.Y.) Live Stream: 230 pm 4x100m (w) February BOB LARSEN DISTANCE CARNIVAL (PACIFIC TIME) Shot put (m) 1-2 New Mexico Collegiate Classic NR Friday, March 29 High Jump (m) “A” Section (Albuquerque, N.M.) 430 pm Hammer (w) * 235 pm 4x100m (m) 8-9 Don Kirby Collegiate Invitational NR 530 pm 5000m (w) Section 2 240 pm 800m (w) (Albuquerque, N.M.) 555 pm 5000m (m) Section 2 250 pm 800m (m) 8-9 Husky Classic NR 615 pm 3000m steeple (w) - Invite 3 pm 100m hurdles (w) (Seattle, Wash.) 630 pm 3000m steeple (m) - College/Open 315 pm 110m hurdles (m) 15 Last Chance College Elite Meet NR Hammer (m) * 330 pm 400m (w) (Seattle, Wash.) 6:45 pm 3000m steeple (m) - Invite Pole vault (w) Triple jump (m) * 22-23 MPSF Indoor Championships M (2), W (13) 7 pm 1500m (w) Section 2 Triple jump (w) * (Seattle, Wash.) 708 pm 1500m (w) Section 1 - Invite 716 pm Mile (m) Section 2 345 pm 400m (m) March 724 pm Mile (m) Section 1 - Invite 355 pm 100m (w) 8-9 NCAA Indoor Championships M (54), W (41) 732 pm 5000m (w) - Invite 4 pm Discus (m) (Birmingham, Ala.) 8 pm 5000m (m) - Invite 407 pm 100m (m) 15-16 Willie Williams Classic NR 820 pm 10K (w) - Invite 420 pm 400m hurdles (w) (Tucson, Ariz.) 905 pm 10K (m) - Invite 435 pm 400m hurdles (m) 22-23 at Aztec Invitational NR 445 pm 200m (w) (San Diego, Calif.) JIM BUSH LEGENDS INVITATIONAL (PACIFIC TIME) 5 pm 200m (m) 515 pm 1500m (m) 29 Bob Larsen Distance Carnival Saturday, March 30 525 pm 1500m (w) (Drake Stadium) 1030 am High jump (m) “B” Section 535 pm 4x400m (w) 30 Jim Bush Legends Invitational Javelin (m) 545 pm 4x400m (m) (Drake Stadium) 1130 am Shot put (w) * Hammer will be held on Friday, March 29th 12 pm Long jump (m/w) * *Long/Triple Jump will be held on West Pits April 13 Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational (Drake Stadium) FOR STARTERS 18-20 at Mt. Sac Relays With both the men and women in the preseason top 25, the UCLA track & field team will host its first home meet (Torrance, Calif.) of the season with the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival (March 29) and Jim Bush Legends Invitational (March 30). The 28 USC action will begin on Friday at 4:30 p.m. (PT) with the women’s hammer (part of the Jim Bush Legends Invitational) (Los Angeles - Cromwell Field & Lower Track Stadium) and 5:30 p.m. (PT) with the women’s 5000m run (Bob Larsen Distance Carnival). On Saturday, the Jim Bush Legends Invitational will continue at 10:30 a.m. (PT) with the men’s high jump (B Section) and men’s javelin. May 4-5 at Pac-12 Multi-Events Championships (Tucson, Ariz.) LAST MEET 11-12 at Pac-12 Championships Alyssa Wilson went a perfect 3-0 in UCLA’s last time out, getting first-place finishes in the hammer, shot put and (Tucson, Ariz.) discus. Both of her efforts in the discus (56.58m; 185-7) and hammer (68.11m; 223-5) marked personal bests, and 23-25 at NCAA West Regionals she set a UCLA record in the hammer, topping Ida Storm’s mark of 68.05m (223-3), achieved on April 20, 2013. (Sacramento, Calif.) Wilson’s record in the hammer also set a meet and facility record at the Aztec Invitational. The Bruins also notched first-place finishes in the javelin (Ilaria Casarotto; 44.27m) and shot put (Nate Esparza; 19.05m). June 6-8 at NCAA Championships BRUINS IN THE POLLS (Austin, Texas) In the preseason USTFCCCA rankings, the Bruin men collected 90.94 points to earn a spot at No. 17. The women also mustered a top-25 preseason ranking, logging 89.80 points to register a spot at No. 22. UCLA ON SOCIAL MEDIA NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP Track & Field Twitter: @UCLATrack_Field Six Bruins qualified for the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, which were held on March 8-9 in Track & Field Instagram: @uclatrackandfield Birmingham, Ala. UCLA was led by Robert Brandt, who notched two points, posting eighth-place finishes in both the /UCLATrackAndField Track & Field Facebook: 3000m (7:56.72) and 5000m (13:50.74) en route to earning First-Team All-America honors in both events. Alyssa UCLA Athletics Twitter: @UCLAAthletics Wilson recorded a fourth-place finish in the shot put, tallying a mark of 17.38m (57-0.25), and she followed that UCLA Athletics Instagram: @UCLAAthletics up with a ninth-place finish in the weight throw with an effort of 20.98m (68-10). A trio of seniors in Justin Stafford UCLA Athletics Facebook: /UCLAAthletics (weight throw; ninth place; 21.60m), Ashlie Blake (shot put; 10th place; 16.71m) and Dotun Ogundeji (shot put; 11th #GoBruins place; 19.32m) made impressive finishing touches on their indoor collegiate careers. Meanwhile, Sondre Guttormsen capped his inaugural indoor collegiate campaign, earning 10th place in the pole vault after clearing 5.58m (18-3.75). NEXT MEET UCLA will host the 17th Annual Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational on April 13 at Drake Stadium. 2019 UCLA TRACK & FIELD 2019 ROSTERS MEN’S ROSTER Team Staff Director of Track & Field/Cross Country (Vertical Jumps/ Heptathlon): Avery Anderson (2nd Year at UCLA, 8th overall) Asst. Coach (Sprints, Relays): Curtis Allen Asst. Coach (Distance): Devin Elizondo Asst. Coach (Distance): Austin O’Neil Asst. Coach (Throws): John Frazier Asst. Coach (Hurdles, Horizontal Jumps): Danny Williams Pole Vault Coach: Anthony Curran Volunteer Assistant Coach: Bridget Anderson Volunteer Assistant Coach: Rob Beamer Volunteer Assistant Coach: Kendall Gustafson Director of Operations: Olympia Jewett Athletic Trainer: Tracy Castrejana Athletic Performance Coach: Joseph Geletko ROSTER BREAKDOWN Events Class Distance (16): Gleason, C. Freshmen (14): Wilson, Al- Burke, Sotomayor, Trujillo, lahverdian, Charvet, Enos, Gut- Blunt, Brandt, Kelly, Ehrenberg, tormsen, Holloway, Jackman, Morzenti, Reynolds, Janes, Al- Kabbara, Lawson, Lee, Riley, lahverdian, Charvet, Kabbara, Wells, Ogbonnia, Allen Lawson, Riley Sophomores (11): Ehrenberg, Name Event Ht. Yr. Hometown / High School / Previous School Jumps (8): Lee, Enos, Jack- Esparza, Morzenti, Reynolds, Artin Allahverdian Distance 5-9 Fr. La Crescenta, Calif. / Crescenta Valley Arguelles, Asemota, Brown, Kazmeir Allen Sprints 5-8 Fr. Tulare, Calif. / Tulare Union man, Bernard, Alumbres, M. CJ Alumbres Jumps 5-11 Sr. Murrieta, Calif. / Vista Murrieta Burke, Holmes, DeRoos DeRoos, Janes, Pikes, Webb Andrew Arguelles Throws 5-10 So. Irvine, Calif. / Woodbridge Multi (2): Bornstein, Lee Juniors (11): C. Burke, Soto- Tyler Asemota Sprints 6-4 So. Reseda, Calif. / Notre Dame mayor, Trujillo, Audelo, Blunt, Jesse Audelo Sprints 5-8 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Cathedral Pole Vault (3): Fancey, Brown, Brandt, Holmes, Kelly, Litzell, Idrees Bernard Jumps 6-1 R-Sr. Agoura Hills, Calif. / Agoura Hills Guttormsen Carter Blunt Distance 5-8 Jr. McKinney, Texas / Independence Schrage, D. Smith Sprints (15): Allen, Her- Zack Bornstein Multi 6-4 R-Sr. Westlake Village, Calif. / Oaks Christian Seniors (14): Bernard, Born- Robert Brandt Distance 6-0 Jr. Pasadena, Calif. / Loyola / California rera, Powell, Marshall, Stone, stein, Herrera, Ogundeji, Pow- Kyle Brown Pole Vault 6-1 So. Carlsbad, Calif. / La Costa Canyon / Yale Audelo, Schrage, Smith, Ase- ell, Alumbres, M. Burke, Fancey, Colin Burke Distance 6-0 R-Jr. Pleasanton, Calif. / Bishop O’Dowd mota, Pikes, Webb, Holloway, Gleason, Marshall, Stafford, Michael Burke Jumps 6-3 Sr. Lemoore, Calif. / Lemoore Wells, Enos, Jackman Jett Charvet Distance 5-9 Fr. Brentwood, Calif. / Heritage Stone, Turner, Wong Tate Curran Pole Vault 5-7 So. Redondo Beach, Calif. / El Camino Junior College Throws (9): Ogundeji, Staf- Matthew DeRoos Jumps 5-10 So. Oceanside, Calif. / Tri-City Christian ford, Wong, Litzell, Esparza, Andy Ehrenberg Distance 5-11 R-So. Corte Madera, Calif. / Redwood Arguelles, Wilson, Turner, Alex Enos Jumps/Hurdles 5-11 Fr. Mill Valley, Calif. / St. Ignatius College Prep Ogbonnia Nate Esparza Throws 6-1 R-So. Pleasanton, Calif. / Amador Valley Michael Fancey Pole Vault 6-2 Sr. Discovery Bay, Calif. / Liberty / San Joaquin Delta College George Gleason Distance 6-2 Sr. Huntington Beach, Calif. / Huntington Beach Pronunciation Guide Sondre Guttormsen Pole Vault 6-0 Fr. Ski, Norway / Davis Senior Joe Herrera Sprints 6-2 R-Sr. Tulare, Calif. / Tulare Western CJ Alumbres ................................................... uh-LUM-brez Seth Holloway Sprints 5-7 Fr. Fayetteville, Ga. / Fayette County Tyler Asemota .............................................ASS-uh-MO-tuh Isaiah Holmes Jumps 6-2 Jr. Roseville, Calif. / Oakmont Idrees Bernard ........................................................EE-driss Aidan Jackman Jumps/Hurdles 6-2 Fr. Concord, Calif. / Clayton Valley Zack Bornstein ..................................................BORN-steen Tyler Janes Distance 5-11 So. Riverside, Calif. / King Andy Ehrenberg ................................................AIR-un-berg Munir Kabbara Distance 6-0 Fr. San Rafael, Calif. / San Rafael Simon Litzell ..............................................SEE-mon LITZ-el Riley Kelly Distance 6-1 Jr. Brisbane, Australia / St. Joseph’s College Dotun Ogundeji ...........................DAH-tune oh-gun-DAY-gee DJ Lawson Distance 5-5 Fr. Visalia, Calif. / Redwood / College of the Sequoias Arturo Sotomayor ............................................SOTO-my-OR Sean Lee Jumps/Multi 6-7 Fr.