2011 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
Front Row (l-r): Elle Sanders, Michelle Pittman, Danielle Low, Caitlin Schmitt, Sadee Martinez, Katja Goldring, Rachel Butler. Second Row (l-r): Hannah Valenzuela, Annie Mooney, Ava Kent, Jen Owen, Sarah Toberty, Tiffany LaMar, Paisley Pettway, Tamara Purpura, Allie Lopez, Taryn Pastoor. Back Row (l-r): Melissa Skiba, Meghan Marvin, Kelsey Smith, Sierra Vega, Amber Murakami, Nicole Hood, Bronte Golick, Merissa Kado
2011 SCHEDULE/QUICK FACTS 2011 BRUIN CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE Friday, September 2 Saturday, September 17 Saturday, September 24 Friday, September 30 Friday, October 14 Saturday, October 15 Saturday, October 22 Saturday, October 29 Saturday, November 12 Monday, November 21
at Nevada Chase Race at Aztec Invitational at Stanford Invitational at Notre Dame Invitational at Wisconsin Adidas Invitational at Bronco Invitational at NCAA Pre-National Invitational at Titan Invitational at Pac-12 Championships at NCAA West Regional at NCAA Championships
Reno, NV San Diego, CA Palo Alto, CA South Bend, IN Madison, WI Santa Clara, CA Terre Haute, IN Fullerton, CA Tempe, AZ Palo Alto, CA Terre Haute, IN
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2011 Schedule ................................................................ 1 Coaching Staff ................................................................ 2 Team Rosters ................................................................. 5 Meet The Bruins ............................................................ 6 2010 Results .................................................................13 NCAA Championship History.................................15 UCLA All-Americans ..................................................16 Pac-10 History .............................................................17 West Region History .................................................18 Administration/Support Staff ....................................19
QUICK FACTS Location.............................................................Los Angeles, CA Athletics Phone ...................................................310-825-8669 Director of Athletics ......................................... Dan Guerrero Associate AD..............................................................Glenn Toth Faculty Athletic Rep ........................................... Don Morrison Enrollment ......................................................................... 37,500 Founded..................................................................................1919 Colors ....................................................................... Blue & Gold Nickname ............................................................................ Bruins Conference ................................................................... Pacific-10 Conference Phone ..............................................925-932-4411 National Affiliation ........................................ NCAA Division I Head Women’s Coach.............. Jeanette Bolden (UCLA ‘83) Head Men’s Coach ............Mike Maynard (Azusa Pacific ‘86) Co-Asst. Coach ................... Forest Braden (Boise State ‘07) Co-Asst. Coach ...................................................... Johnny Gray Sports Information Director .................. Stephanie Sampson SID Phone .............................................................310-206-4008 SID Email ................................... ssampson@athletics.ucla.edu
The UCLA Athletic Department wishes to express its gratitude to Victoria Cook-Chapus for making the first endowed women’s track & field scholarship a reality. For information on how you can endow a scholarship, call the UCLA Athletic Fund Office at 310/206-6533.
Credits The 2011 UCLA Cross Country media guide was written, edited and designed by Stephanie Sampson. Photos are courtesy of ASUCLA Photography and Don Liebig, Kirby Lee, Alex Ryan and Geoff Thurner.
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CROSS COUNTRY COACHES
JEANETTE BOLDEN Head Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Coach 21st Season At UCLA UCLA ‘83 Jeanette Bolden enters her 19th year at the helm of the women’s track and field program (21st year on staff) and her third season as head cross country coach. Bolden has led the Bruin women to incredible success during her time as head track coach, helping guide the team to three NCAA titles in the process - the 2004 Outdoor title, and both the 2000 and 2001 Indoor crowns (the first women or men’s indoor track and field titles in school history). In 2005, Bolden’s team finished second at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with just five scoring competitors. In all, Bolden has been a part of five NCAA Championship teams, both as a coach and athlete. As a coach, she has guided Bruin sprinters, hurdlers and relay runners to over 50 All-American performances. Bolden led the women to victory in the first two NCAA West Region Championships (2003 and 2004), and 10 Pac-10 titles in her 18 years of head coaching. She has an amazing 73-4 dual meet record at UCLA, with 14 consecutive wins coming over archrival USC (streak snapped in 2009).The Bruins were also the nation’s top dual meet team on nine separate occasions. In 2006, Bolden was given one of the highest honors of her career as she was named the U.S. Women’s Head Coach for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. She was the first head coach in U.S. Olympic history to have won an Olympic medal as an athlete. Bolden led the American women to their third-highest medal haul in U.S. Olympic history (23), and most since the 1992 Barcelona Games. She also saw Dawn Harper (gold, 100mH), Sheena Johnson (bronze, 400mH) and Monique Henderson (gold, 4x400) have much success at the Games. Last Season In 2011 track, the women finished in a tie for 30th behind Turquoise Thompson’s runner-up finish in the 400m hurdles.The 4x400 relay, Ashlea McLaughlin, Joy Eaton and Ida Storm also competed at the NCAA Championships. At Pac-10s, the Bruins finished sixth as Thompson won her second consecutive intermediate hurdles crown. The women’s cross country team showed much improvement behind MVP Shannon Murakami and top newcomer Sierra Vega. The women went from sixth in 2009 to fifth in the conference and from 11th to 10th in the West Region. Standouts Under Bolden Bolden has coached several of the top sprinters in NCAA history during her time at UCLA, most notably NCAA Champions Monique Henderson, Sheena Johnson and Nicole Leach. In 2005, Henderson capped off her NCAA career with a win in the 400m at the NCAA Outdoor meet, the first individual title of her career. She blazed her way through the season, winning the Pac-10, West Region and NCAA titles in that event, ending her career with nine All-American honors. Her accomplishments helped her garner the Pac-10 and Mondo West Region Women’s Athlete of the Year awards. She was also a finalist for the Honda Award, given annually to the nation’s top female student-athlete. She ranked third in the country and 10th in the world that season. Henderson also won a gold medal as a member of the 4x400m relay squad that took first at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004 and the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. Johnson won two NCAA 400m hurdles titles during her time at UCLA, setting a collegiate record in her final year (52.95). She won three West Region titles and nine Pac-10 crowns (three on a relay and six individual) during her career and was a 15-time All-American. Johnson also competed at the Olympic Games in 2004, and just missed a medal, finishing fourth in the intermediate hurdles. In 2008, she earned the Silver medal in the 400m hurdles. During her career, Leach was made a name for herself on the collegiate, national and world scene as she won her first NCAA title during her sophomore season and was second in 2008. Leach concluded her collegiate career with her second NCAA 400m hurdles crown in 2009. She competed for the U.S. at the World Championships, advancing to the semifinal round before being eliminated and competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in June of 2008.
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Coaching Honors Bolden’s success’ in the coaching world have not gone unnoticed as she has been honored on several occasions for her work. She was named the U.S. Olympic Women’s Team coach for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. In 2004, Bolden swept every women’s collegiate coaching honor and was named “Coach of the Year” by the USTFCCA in the National, West Region and Pac-10 categories. In December of 2010, Bolden will be inducted into the U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame. On February 13, 2004, Bolden was presented the prestigious C. Vivian Stringer Award, an accolade which is presented to a woman who has experienced outstanding achievement as a coach - exhibiting a high standard of propriety, imagination and innovation as a character builder in the tradition of great teacher-coaches. She has also been named the USTCA West Region Women’s Coach of the Year on nine occasions, as well as Pac-10 Women’s Coach of the Year on 10 occasions. Bolden has served on a number of NCAA and track and field boards, and has served as an assistant coach for the World Indoor and Outdoor Championships, and in 1998 was named the USOC Track & Field Developmental Coach of the Year. In 1994, she served as an assistant coach for the West squad at the Olympic Festival in St. Louis. In 2006, Bolden served as the head coach for the 2006 World Cup, which was held in Greece. Named UCLA Head Coach At the end of the 1993 season, then-UCLA head coach Bob Kersee asked to be relieved of his head coaching duties and reassigned to the Bruin staff. There was only one logical choice to replace Kersee, and that was Bolden, an Olympic gold medal winner and All-American sprinter at UCLA. Bolden has just completed her second year as a Bruin assistant coach, specializing in the sprints and hurdles, when she was named head coach. Athletic Accomplishments As an athlete at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Bolden earned a gold medal on the U.S. 400m relay team and placed fourth in the 100m. She was also a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team that did not compete in Moscow. At UCLA from 1981-83, she was a five-time All-American. In 1982, she helped lead the Bruins to their first NCAA Outdoor championship, by placing second (11.12) in the 100m and running on UCLA’s 400m relay that finished third (44.02). At the 1981 nationals, she placed third in the 100m (11.28) and ran on the Bruins’ 400m (second, 44.49) and 800m medley (second, 1:37.41) relays. In 1983 (UCLA’s second NCAA Outdoor team title), Bolden injured a hamstring before nationals and did not compete. On the all-time Bruin sprint charts, she is still tied for fourth in the 100m (11.16, with an 11.12w). Throughout her track career, Bolden was considered one of the top female sprinters in the U.S. In 1986 she tied the then-world indoor record (6.54) in the 60y dash in the GTE/Times Indoor meet at The Forum and in 1983, she set the former 60y world record indoor mark (6.60) at the Dallas Times Herald Meet. She still holds the collegiate women’s indoor mark in the 50m (6.13) and 50y. In 1985, Bolden ran the second leg on the American-record setting sprint medley relay (1:36.79). Ranked No. 9 in the country in 1988, Bolden was trying to make her third straight U.S. Olympic team that year when she tore an Achilles tendon at the Trials, requiring surgery. Away from the Coaching She is executive director and coordinator of the Jeanette Bolden Asthma and Allergy Track Clinic; and a member of the Board of Directors for the Asthma and Allergy Foundation. Most recently, she was named a coordinator for the Marathon Kids Foundation at UCLA, an organization that the women’s team is heavily involved in volunteering. Bolden and her family own the famous 27th Street Bakery in Los Angeles. Bolden and her husband of 22 years, Al, have two children, twins Anthony and Kimberly, age 10.
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MIKE MAYNARD Head Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Coach Third Year Azusa Pacifc ‘86
Mike Maynard enters his third season as the men’s head track and field/cross country coach. In addition to being head coach, Maynard also oversees the men’s and women’s throwsprogram and coordinates all aspects of training for the Bruin decathletes. Prior to coming to UCLA, Maynard was head coach/throws coach at Boise State for nine years. Last season, the Bruin harriers showed improvement as they went from fifth in 2009 to fourth in 2010 at the Pac-10 Championships. They finished eighth at the West Regional with Kent Morikawa earning All-West Region honors after being UCLA’s No. 1 runner at the meet. In track, the men finished tied for 34th at the NCAA Championships behind All-American performances by Cory Primm (800m) and Alec Faldermeyer (hammer). At Pac-10s, the Bruins tied for third overall and saw Primm win his first conference title in the 800m and Greg Woepse win a Pac-10 title in the pole vault. Primm had a huge senior year as he broke his own school record in the 800m with a time of 1:44.71. In indoor track, the men were led by Faldermeyer’s All-American finish in the weight throw. Maynard’s 2010 freshman class was ranked fourth in the nation by Track & Field News. At the 2011 USATF Junior National Championships, Maynard’s throwers (Faldermeyer and Derek Eager) captured two of the four throwing event titles (hammer, javelin) held during the meet. Faldermeyer also won the PanAm Junior crown in the hammer. In his first year with the Bruins, the men’s cross country team sent one athlete to the NCAA Championships, Marco Anzures, and finished fifth at Pac-10s and seventh in the West Region. In outdoor track, the men finished tied for 52nd at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with five athletes earning All-America honors and were fifth at the Pac-10 meet. In indoor track, the men won the MPSF Championship crown and tied for 47th at Nationals. In his nine years as the head coach at Boise State, Maynard led a program which produced several historic events - back-to-back (2004 and 2005) national championships by Gabe Wallin in the men’s javelin, over 50 new school record performances and 30 All-American accolades. The Broncos enjoyed unprecedented success behind Maynard’s direction. During the 2009 season, the men’s team won the WAC Indoor Championship, finished 27th at the NCAA Indoor Championships and 25th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.The women’s team placed 19th at the NCAA Indoor Championships. The top individual highlight was Eleni Kafourou becoming the first female student-athlete at Boise State to win an NCAA National Championship (long jump).Along with Kafourou’s national championship, Boise State earned a total of seven NCAA All-America awards in track and field last year. Boise State also made its presence known at the national level with Maynard at the helm with four straight top 25 finishes for the men’s team at the NCAA National Outdoor Championships. The Bronco men were 16th at the 2006 NCAA National Outdoor Championships, 14th in 2005, 15th in 2004 and 24th in 2003. In 2009, the Bronco men finished 25th at the NCAA Outdoor meet. Maynard has also guided Bronco student-athletes to over 70 individual WAC Championships and over 90 marks on Boise State’s all-time top three performance lists. Maynard came to Boise State following an outstanding assistant coaching career
at the University of Arizona. He was the associate head track and field coach for the Wildcat program for 13 years prior to joining the Broncos.While coaching at Arizona, Maynard guided 32 individual NCAA Division I All-Americans, including three NCAA National Champions. Maynard’s coaching resume also includes a two-year stint as the assistant strength and conditioning coach at Arizona, where he worked with the Wildcat football program as well as being responsible for the Arizona track and field, swimming and tennis teams. He began his collegiate coaching career at Mesa Community College (Ariz.) where he was the assistant track and field coach from 1982-84, and in 1987. Maynard was also instrumental in bringing a world-class facility to Bronco Track & Field. During his first two years leading the Broncos, Maynard and Boise State were successful in purchasing a world championship caliber track and helped construct the building to put it in. The Mondo track was used by USA Track and Field and the Georgia Dome for the national indoor championships. The building is the Idaho Sports Center located in the Idaho Center complex in Nampa, Idaho. The track was purchased with a $250,000 cash gift from John Jackson, President of Jacksons Food Stores in Meridian, Idaho. Boise State has hosted several major meets, including six WAC Indoor Championships. The facility hosted its first national meet in 2005 with the USA Indoor Master’s Championships. Boise State has submitted bids to host future NCAA Indoor National Championships. Outside the collegiate world, Maynard has coached a World Champion, five different Olympians, a Pan American gold medalist, five USA Track and Field Champions and three American Junior Champions. One of Maynard’s former athletes Tony Washington (1990-96), won the World Championship in the discus in 1999. Washington also won the gold medal in the discus at the 1991 Pan American Games along with five USA National Championships. Maynard is currently an Executive Committee member of the United State Track Coaches Association and the NCAA Division I Track and Field Executive Committee. Maynard was also the head coach for the USA Track and Field team in its dual meet against Germany in 1996. He has served USA Track and Field as the Regional Decathlon Chairman, the United States Olympic Committee as an Elite Throws Clinician, and has been the lead throws clinician for the USA/Visa Decathlon team. Maynard and his family reside in Valencia. His wife Dee, an RN, works at Ronald Reagan Medical Center at UCLA. His daughter Allyson is a junior at Boise State, studying journalism and his son Michael plans on attending College of the Canyons part-time in the fall.
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CROSS COUNTRY COACHES FOREST BRADEN
JOHNNY GRAY
Assistant Coach Third Year Boise State ‘07
Assistant Coach Third Year
Forest Braden enters his third year as a co-assistant coach with the Bruin harriers after a solid first two seasons with UCLA. Last year, the men moved up to fourth at the conference meet, while the women also showed improvement as they moved up to sixth at Pac-10s. At the Regional meet, the men finished eighth and the women improved to 10th. Kent Morikawa, UCLA’s top male runner at the regional, earned All-West Region accolades for his effort. In Braden’s first year with the Bruins, UCLA sent Marco Anzures and Shannon Murakami to compete at the NCAA Championships. The men also finished fifth at the Pac-10 meet and seventh at the Western Regional.The women were seventh in the Pac-10 and 11th at the regional. Prior to coming to Westwood, he spent the 2008 season as a volunteer assistant with Gonzaga University.While at Gonzaga, Braden worked closely with standout distance coach Pat Tyson in recruiting and facilitating training sessions. Prior to his coaching stint at Gonzaga, Braden was a three-time All-American runner for coach Mike Maynard at Boise State from 2002-2007, earning accolades in indoor and outdoor track as well as cross country. He also won seven Western Athletic Conference titles as a Bronco. Braden also ran for Team Indiana Elite for one year and placed in the top-10 in five USATF Championship meets.
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Johnny Gray enters his third season as co-assistant coach of the cross country team. During his first year with the Bruins, UCLA sent two runners to the NCAA Championships (Shannon Murakami and Marco Anzures).The Bruin men finished fifth at Pac-10s and seventh at the regional, while the women were seventh at Pac-10s and 11th at the regional. In 2011, the women improved to sixth in the conference and 10th in the region, while the men were fourth in the Pac-10 and eighth at the regional. Gray came to UCLA after having coached at Harvard-Westlake High School for the last few years where he coached the cross country team to the State meet for the first time in the program’s history (placed 9th out of 26 teams). One of his athletes, Chris Cheng, was a state finalist in the 800m, dropping his personal-best in the 800m from 2:18.0 the previous year to 1:52.96 under Gray’s coaching. Gray also coached one of America’s elite half-milers, Khadevis Robinson, to five USATF Championship titles. No stranger to success as an athlete, Gray is a four-time Olympian having competed in the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games. At the Barcelona Games, he earned a bronze medal in the 800m and won gold at the 1987 and 1999 PanAm Games. He received the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007 and was a USATF Hall of Fame inductee in 2008. Gray is also a hall of fame inductee for Santa Monica College, Mt. SAC and Madison Square Garden/Melrose Games. He also still holds the American Record in the out 800m (1:42.60) and indoor 800m (1:45.00), and set world records in the outdoor 600m (1:12.81) and indoor 1000yd (2:04.39). Gray resides in Thousand Oaks with his wife Judy.They have three sons - Johnny Gray, III (28, a graduate of UOP and professional basketball player in Europe), Jared (26, a political science major at Cal State Northridge) and Jaylon, 13. Gray enjoys working with the youth so much he founded a non-profit foundation called the JS & Associates Youth Foundation (jsyouthfoundation.org).
2011 ROSTERS Women’s Roster Name Rachel Butler Katja Goldring Brone Golick Nicole Hood Merissa Kado Ava Kent Tiffany LaMar Allie Lopez Danielle Low Sadee Martinez Meghan Marvin Annie Mooney Amber Murakami Jen Owen Taryn Pastoor Paisley Pettway Michelle Pittman Tamara Purpura Kristina Rivera Elle Sanders Caitlin Schmitt Melissa Skiba Kelsey Smith Sarah Toberty Hannah Valenzuela Sierra Vega
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Hometown (High School) Sugarland, TX (Clements HS) Los Angeles, CA (Hamilton HS) Mission Viejo, CA (Capistrano Valley HS) Walnut Creek, CA (Carondelet HS) Santa Clarita, CA (Saugus HS) Costa Mesa, CA (Orange Lutheran HS) Long Beach, CA (Paramount HS) Thousand Oaks, CA (Thousand Oaks HS) Granada Hills, CA (John F. Kennedy HS) Burbank, CA (John Burroughs HS) Clovis, CA (Clovis HS) Templeton, CA (Mission College Prep) Saugus, CA (Saugus HS) Santa Clarita, CA (West Ranch HS) Murrieta, CA (Murrieta Valley HS) Long Beach, CA (Millikan HS) Redondo Beach, CA (Redondo Union HS) San Francisco, CA (Lowell HS) San Jose, CA (Willow Glen HS) Santa Cruz, CA (Santa Cruz HS) Marin County, CA (Redwood HS) Simi Valley, CA (Oak Park HS) South Lake Tahoe, CA (South Tahoe HS) Irvine, CA (Woodbridge HS/UCSB/Orange Coast College) Apple Valley, CA (Apple Valley HS) Tustin, CA (Chaparral HS/Foothill HS)
Men’s Roster Name Amjed Aboukhadijeh Joel Ambo Shayne Collins Nathaniel Cushing-Murray Dustin Fay Alec Govi Sean Grumney Dylan Knight Spencer Knight Philip Kostelnik Nohe Lema Philip MacQuitty Anthony Martore David McDonald Kent Morikawa Jun Reichl Daniel Rosales Sergey Sushchikh Zack Torres Brett Walters Lane Werley Thomas Williams Jacob Wood Chase Zukerman
Ht. 5-11 5-5 5-8 5-8 6-0 6-0 6-2 5-8 5-8 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-4 5-9 5-8 5-11 5-5 5-11 6-5 6-5 5-10 6-0
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Hometown (HS) El Dorado Hills, CA (Oak Ridge HS) Bellevue, WA (Bellevue HS) Mansfield, MA (Mansfield HS) Santa Monica, CA (Foothill HS) Lake Arrowhead, CA (Rim of the World HS) San Rafael, CA (Marin Catholic HS) Newbury Park, CA (Newbury Park HS) Riverside, CA (La Sierra HS) Riverside, CA (La Sierra HS) La Cañada, CA (Loyola HS) San Jose, CA (Willow Glen HS) Palo Alto, CA (Palo Alto HS) Castro Valley, CA (Castro Valley HS) Murrieta, CA (Vista Murrieta HS) Torrance, CA (Torrance HS) Simi Valley, CA (Royal HS) Apple Valley, CA (Apple Valley HS) Goleta, CA (Dos Pueblow HS La Crescenta, CA (La Crescenta Valley HS) Victorville, CA (Sultana HS/U. of Colorado) Riverside, CA (Martin Luther King HS) Phoenix, AZ (Brophy College Prep) San Diego, CA (Mt. Carmel HS) Palos Verdes, CA (Palos Verdes HS)
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MEET THE BRUINS Katja Goldring
Paisley Pettway
RS-Junior 5-1 Los Angeles, CA Hamilton HS
Sophomore 5-3 Long Beach, CA Millikan HS
2010 - Redshirt season ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2009 - UCLA’s No. 3 runner at the West Regional (69th, 23:31.94) and Pac-10s (46th, 21:29.90) ... No. 4 runner at the Cal Poly Invite (7th, 18:47.9) ... No. 2 runner at the Notre Dame Invite (74th, 17:46), Dave Murray Invite (6th, 17:18) and BYU Classic (8th, 18:44.5) ... Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2008 - Named Women’s Team MVP ... UCLA’s No. 1 runner at the UCI Invite (7th, 18:00.10), Stanford Invite (22nd, 22:02), Pre-NCAA Invite (51st, 21:21.5) and West Regional (73rd, 21:47.49) ... Big Wave Classic champion (14:37.50) ... No. 2 runner at Pac-10s (58th, 21:50.78). High School - Three-year letterwinner in cross country ... Also earned one letter in track ... Placed 11th at the 2008 USATF Junior National Cross Country Championships ... LA City Section record-holder in cross country (17:06) ... Placed fourth at the 2006 CA State Meet in the 3200m (10:37). Personal - Born August 11, 1990 in Montee, Switzerland ... Daughter of Joseph Almog and Noa Goldring ... Has one brother, Wushi ... Mathematics major.
2010 - Named ‘Most Improved Runner’ for the women’s team ... No. 5 runner at the West Regional (116th, 22:10.29) ... Also competed at the Pac-10 meet (73rd, 22:16.53), Pre-Nationals (225th, 23:02.4) and Notre Dame Invite (160th, 18:52). High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and three letters in cross country at Millikan HS ... 2010 Millikan Female Athlete of the Year ... Three-time team capatin ...Two-time CA State track meet finalist in the 800m ... Also was a two-time Arcadia Invitational finalist in the 800m ...Two-time first-team All-Moore league for both cross country and track ... NSIC Indoor All-American in the 800m (2:14.11) ... 2010 Moore League 800m champion ... 2010 USATF Junior National finalist in the 800m (6th) ... Ran a lifetime-best of 56.79 in the 400m at the USATF Youth Southern California Track and Field Championships ... Two-time Long Beach Press Telegram Dream Team honoree for cross country ...Also named to the Press Telegram’s track Dream Team in 2009 ... Club team won the 4x400m at the 2009 Simplot Games ... Set the meet reocrd in the 800m and ran on the meet record-breaking 4x400m at the Surf City Invite in 2009 ... Named 2009 Milesplit US first-team in indoor and outdoor track ... Set a school record in the 1600m (5:04) ... Also had a top 800m time of 2:08 and a top 5k cross country time of 18:04. Personal - Born October 11, 1992 in Lancaster, CA ... Daughter of Ken and Caroline Pettway ... Her father played college football at Cal and professionally in the Canadian Football League ... Pre-Psychology major.
Amber Murakami
Jen Owen
Sophomore 5-8 Saugus, CA Saugus HS
Freshman 5-3 Santa Clarita, CA West Ranch HS
2010 - Competed at the West Regional (128th, 22:19.67) ... No. 5 runner in five meets - Pac-10s (59th, 21:45.90), Pre-Nationals (192nd, 22:33.7), Notre Dame Invite (134th, 18:27), Stanford Invite (100th, 23:10) and CSUF Season Opener (16th, 23:03.5). High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and cross country at Saugus HS ... Helped her team capture four CA State cross country team titles, becoming the first female to do so in California history ... Team also won four CIF and league titles in cross country ... Member of the 2008 All-Area, All-CIF and All-State teams ... Finished in the individual top 25 at the CA State Cross Country meet every year of competition, with her highest finish being ninth in 2008 ... Served as team captain her senior year ... 2006 Daily News Newcomer of the Year ... Had top times of 2:16 in the 800m, 5:00 in the 1600m, 10:47 in the 3200m and 17:40 in the 5000m. Personal - Born March 26, 1992 in Torrance, CA ... Daughter of Stanley and Joy Murakami ... Sister Shannon was a member of the UCLA cross country/track and field teams from 2008-2011 ... Pre-Economics major.
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High School - Earned four varsity letters in cross country and track at West Ranch HS ...Two-time Female Track Athlete of the Year for her school and three-time track team MVP ... 2010 team captain for XC team ...Two-time XC team MVP ... Helped her cross country team be the first sport from her high school to compete at the state meet ... In track, was league champion in the 1600m and placed fourth at the 2010 state meet (first athlete from West Ranch HS to place at state) ... Set a league record in the 800m and holds school records in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m and mile ... Also a member of several school record-breaking relays ... Was a state finalist in the 800m in 2011 ... Prep bests of 2:10.63 in the 800m, 4:52.45 in the 1600m, 10:57.46 in the 3200m and 4:59.58 in the mile. Personal - Born April 3, 1993 in Los Angeles, CA ... Daughter of Jeffrie and Lourdes Owen ... Dad attended UCLA ... Has one brother, James ... Undeclared major.
MEET THE BRUINS Melissa Skiba
Hannah Valenzuela
Sophomore 5-3 Simi Valley, CA Oak Park HS
Freshman 5-4 Apple Valley, CA Apple Valley HS
2010 - No. 4 runner at the West Regional (57th, 21:20.61) ... No. 3 runner at Pac10s (31st, 20:55.88) and Pre-National meet (113th, 21:49.0) ... No. 4 runner at the Notre Dame Invite (81st, 17:53) and Stanford Invite (52nd, 22:15) ... No. 2 runner at the CSUF Season Opener (2nd, 22:06.7). High School - Earned four varsity letters in cross country and track at Oak Park HS ... Named Oak Park HS Female Athlete of the Year and MVP in 2010 ... Also named MVP in 2009 ... Named Co-Athlete of the Year by the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 ... 2008 Oak Park Distance Runner of the Year ... Cross country team won four Tri-Valley league titles ... Cross country team were two-time CA State Meet runner-ups ... Nike cross country finalist in 2009 and 2009 ... 2009 All-American in cross country ... Track team won the CIF Div. III title in 2010 and were Tri-Valley co-league champions ... Won back-to-back CIF titles in the 3200m ... Won the 2009 3200m Masters crown ... All-Tri-Valley League in track and cross country ... Earned three all-state honors in cross country (runner-up in 2009) ... Two-time Tri-Valley league champion for cross country, and won two league titles in the 3200m and one in the 1600m ... 2008 Ventura Country Runner of the Year ... 2008 DyeStat Junior of the Year ... 2008 CIF champion and runner-up in 2009 ... 2006 Oak Park HS Rookie/Distance Runner of the Year ... 2007 Tri-Valley League Runner of the Year ... Holds all cross country and track and field records for Oak Park HS ... Had top times of 10:22 in the 3200m and 4:58 in the 1600m. Personal - Born April 13, 1992 in Thousand Oaks, CA ... Daughter of Paul and Kathy Skiba ... Has an older sister, Kristina ... Undeclared major.
High School - Earned four varsity letters in cross country and track at Apple Valley HS ... Won six Mojave League titles (2-XC/4-track) ... All-state, all-league and All-San Bernardino County in cross country and track ...Three-time cross country All-American and six-time honoree in track ... Four-time cross country team MVP and three-time MVP for track ... School record holder in the 3200m (10:54) ... Also had top times of 4:42 (1500m) and 5:02 (1600m) ... Competed for Southern California Roadrunners and South Coast XC Elite ... 2010 World Youth Olympic Trials champion ... 2011 USA Mountain Running team member ...Also was a member of the 2011 USA Junior Women’s Cross Country team that competed in Spain ... Two-time national champion. Personal - Born June 29, 1993 in Apple Valley, CA ... Daughter of Henry and Anita Valenzuela ... Has two sisters, Miranda and Alyssa ... Undeclared major.
Sarah Toberty
Sierra Vega
Junior 5-6 Irvine, CA Orange Coast Coll./UCSB/Woodbridge HS
Sophomore 5-3 Tustin, CA Chapparal HS/Foothill HS
Prior To UCLA - Attended UCSB for one year before transferring to Orange Coast College where she was the OCC Athlete of the Year in 2011 ... Also named the Orange Empire Conference Track and Cross Country Athlete of the Year ... Set an OCC 3k course record (9:47) ... Was the national leader in the 1500 and 5k at the junior college level in 2011 ... Was also the state leader for junior colleges in the 1500m, 3k, 50 and 10k. High School - Earned varsity letters in track and cross country all four years at Woodbridge HS ... Also played three years of varsity soccer ... Three-time All-CIF honoree in cross country ... All-league honoree in track and cross country all four years ... 2006 CIF Div. II 800m champion ... Also ran on the CIF champion 4x400m relay in 2008, where her team won the overall CIF crown ... Placed sixth with the 4x400m relay at the 2008 CA State Meet. Personal - Born May 18, 1990 in Virginia Beach,VA ... Daughter of David and Donna Toberty ... Has three siblings, Daniel, Rachel and Emily ... Psychology major.
2010 - Named ‘Most Inspirational Runner’ for the women’s team ... No. 1 runner at the West Regional (41st, 21:06.32) ... No. 2 runner in four of UCLA’s meets - Pac10s (20th, 20:37.96), Pre-Nationals (61st, 21:22.5), Notre Dame Invite (38th, 17:23) and Stanford Invite (9th, 21:02) ... No. 3 runner at the CSUF Season Opener (3rd, 22:07.0) ... Qualifed for the World Junior U.S. cross country team. High School - Earned four varsity letters in cross country and track at Chaparral HS (2006-2008) and Foothill HS (2008-2010) ... Broke her mother’s 29-year old school record in the 3200m at Foothill HS (10:23/also a Seaview League record) ... Placed ninth at the 2009 CA State Cross Country meet and was first at the CIFSS Prelims ... Was the 2010 Seaview League champion in the 3200m, runner-up at the CIF-SS finals, third at the Masters Meet and fifth at the state meet (all-state honoree) ... 2009 Seaview League cross country champion ... Placed 10th in the CA State meet for cross country in 2008 and was 11th in 2007 ... 2008 Seaview League champion for cross country. Personal - Born September 24,1992 in Orange County, CA ... Daughter of Mario and Patience Vega ... Has one brother, Sebastian, and two sisters, Santanna and Sidonia ... Pre-History major.
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Rachel Butler
Allie Lopez
Sophomore 5-4 Sugar Land, TX Clements HS
Junior 5-9 Thousand Oaks, CA Thousand Oaks HS
Bronte Golick
Danielle Low
Freshman 5-4 Mission Viejo, CA Capistrano Valley HS
Freshman 5-2 Granada Hills, CA John F. Kennedy HS
Nicole Hood
Sadee Martinez
RS-Freshman 5-4 Walnut Creek, CA Carondelet HS
RS-Junior 5-7 Burbank, CA John Burroughs HS
Merissa Kado
Meghan Marvin
Freshman 5-6 Santa Clarita, CA Saugus HS
RS-Freshman 5-6 Clovis, CA Clovis HS
Ava Kent
Annie Mooney
Freshman 5-6 Costa Mesa, CA Orange Lutheran HS
Freshman 5-7 Templeton, CA Mission College Preparatory
Tiffany LaMar
Zoe Pappas
Sophomore 5-5 Long Beach, CA Paramount HS
RS-Freshman 5-8 Mountain View, CA Mountain View HS
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Elle Sanders
Senior 5-7 Murrieta, CA Murrieta Valley HS
Sophomore 5-10 Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz HS
Michelle Pittman
Caitlin Schmitt
RS-Freshman 5-2 Redondo Beach, CA Redondo Union HS
Sophomore 5-6 Marin County, CA Redwood HS
Tamara Purpura
Kelsey Smith
Sophomore 5-7 San Francisco, CA Lowell HS
RS-Freshman 5-6 South Lake Tahoe, CA South Tahoe HS
Kristina Rivera Sophomore 5-2 San Jose, CA Willow Glen HS
Shayne Collins
Dustin Fay
Freshman 5-8 :: 130 Mansfield, VA Mansfield HS
Sophomore 6-0 :: 158 Lake Arrowhead, CA Rim of the World HS
High School - Earned varsity letters in track, cross country and wrestling at Mansfield HS ... Indoor All-American in the 2-mile ... Boston Globe Male Athlete of the Year ... Five-time Boston Globe All-Star ... Set the Div. II Massachusetts record in the 2-mile ... Also won a state championship in the 2-mile. Personal - Born August 25, 1992 in Newton, MA ... Son of Walter and Julie Collins ... Has one brother and sister, Ryan (who runs for Wisconsin) and Kailin ... Undeclared major.
2010 - Competed at Pac-10s (63rd, 25:18.10) ...Also ran at the Stanford Invite (81st, 25:17) ... No. 4 runner at the CSUF Season Opener (7th, 26:06.4). High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and cross country at Rim of the World HS ... Three-time all-league honoree ... Three-time MVP ... Served as team captain for 2009-2010 ... Prep bests of 9:04 in the 3200m and 15:05 in the 5k ... Set school records in the 3200m, 5k and three-mile ... Competed at the USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country Nationals in 2007 and 2008. Personal - Born July 7, 1992 in Lake Arrowhead, CA ... Son of Jeffrey Fay and Doreen Assumma-Fay ... Has two sisters, Meghan and Ariel ... Undeclared major.
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MEET THE BRUINS Dylan Knight
David McDonald
RS-Senior 5-8 :: 132 Riverside, CA La Sierra HS
Senior 5-11 :: 155 Murrieta, CA Vista Murrieta HS
2010 - Named ‘Most Inspirational Male Runner’ for the team ... UCLA’s No. 1 runner at the CSUF Season Opener (3rd, 25:48.3), Stanford Invite (18th, 24:13) and Notre Dame Invite (14th, 24:13) ... Also competed at the Pre-National Invite (142nd, 25:19.7) before illness knocked him out of the remainder of the season ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2009 - Did not compete. 2008 - Did not compete. 2007 - Placed fourth at the Pepperdine Invite (24:51.83), UCSD Invite (33:21.3) and Titan Invite (25:12). High School - Four-year letterman in track and cross country ... High school team won the Nike Outdoor National DMR crown in 2007 ... Was All-State in cross country in 2006 with a fourth-place finish at the California State Meet ...Also earned All-State honors in track in 2006 (4th, mile) and 2007 (8th, mile) ...Was a three-time All-CIF honoree in the mile, winning the individual crown in 2006 ... Four-time league champion in the mile ...Was co-MVP for his team all four years of high school ... Set a school record in the two-mile event ... Prep bests of 1:53.1 in the 800m, 4:09.8 in the mile, 9:05 in the two-mile and 15:11 on the 5k course. Personal - Born January 14, 1989 in Riverside, CA ... Son of Greg and Ann Knight ... Has a twin brother, Spencer, who is also on the Bruin cross country/track team ... History major.
Spencer Knight
Kent Morikawa
RS-Senior 5-8 :: 135 Riverside, CA La Sierra HS
RS-Senior 5-4 :: 116 Torrance, CA Torrance HS
2010 - No. 4 runner for the Bruins at the West Regional (65th, 31:17.3), at Pac-10s (21st, 24:05.12) and the Pre-National Invite (99th, 24.54.7) ... No. 5 runner at the Stanford Invite (42nd, 24:41) ... No. 3 runner at the CSUF Season Opener (6th, 26:04.4) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2009 - UCLA’s No. 5 runner at the West Regional (75th, 32:29.92) ... No. 6 runner at Pac-10s (54th, 24:54.53) ... No. 5 runner at the Dave Murray Invite (16th, 21:58) and Notre Dame Invite (89th, 25:09) ... Placed 17th at the BYU Classic (20:43.0). 2008 - Did not compete. 2007 - Placed second at the Titan Invite (25:03) ...Was sixth at the Pepperdine Invite (24:59.3) and UCSD Invite (33:39.3). High School - Four-year letterman in track and cross country ... First-team All-CIF in 2005 and 2006 for cross country ...Was third-team All-CIF in 2004 ... Named AllState first-team in 2006 and All-State second-team in 2005 ...Three-time All-league first-team and was league champion in 2006 for cross country ... In track, was a three-time All-CIF first-team honoree and two-time All-State first-team member ... Four-time league champion in the 3200m and was on a national champion distance medley relay team in 2007 ... Set a school record in the 1600m and a league record in the 3200m ... Prep bests of 4:09.58 in the 1600m, 9:07.11 in the 3200m and 14:44 in the three-mile. Personal - Born January 14, 1989 in Riverside, CA ... Son of Greg and Ann Knight ... Has a twin brother, Dylan, who is also on the Bruin cross country/track team ... Art History major.
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2010 - Competed at Pac-10s, finishing 58th (25:12.88) ... No. 1 runner at the Aztec Invite (4th, 26:01.0) ... No. 3 runner at the Stanford Invite (29th, 24:27) ... No. 4 runner at the Notre Dame Invite (52nd, 24:53) ... No. 5 runner at the Pre-National Invite (106th, 24:58.0). 2009 - Placed 92nd at the West Regional (32:58.12) ... Was 43rd at the Pac-10 Championships (24:34.67) ... No. 2 runner at the Cal Poly Invite (8th, 28:04.1) ... Finished 28th at the Dave Murray Invite (22:32). 2008 - Named Newcomer of the Year by the team ... UCLA’s No. 1 runner at the Stanford Invite (71st, 26:09) ... Also competed at the UCI Invite (41st, 26:52.10) and Dellinger Invite (65th, 26:08.55) ... No. 9 runner at Pac-10s (64th, 25:30.65). High School - Four-year letterman in track ...Two-year letterman in cross country ... 2008 all-state honoree in cross country ... Received the Athletic Director’s Award in 2008 ... 2007 All-CIF in cross country ... All-Riverside County Runner of the Year for 2007 cross country ... 2006 cross country league champion ... Freshman mile (4:41) and 3200m (10:32) school record-holder ... Also set the school record in the 3200m (9:23) in 2008 ... Played football and wrestled in high school. Personal - Born April 23, 1990 in Mission Viejo, CA ... Son of James and LaRee McDonald ... Has three siblings - Christopher, Thomas and Jennifer ... History major.
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2010 - Named ‘Most Outstanding Runner’ for the men’s team ... Earned All-West Region honors as UCLA’s No. 1 runner at the meet, placing 23rd in a time of 30:37.95 ... Was the No. 3 runner at Pac-10s (18th, 24:01.29) and at the Notre Dame Invite (42nd, 24:42) ... No. 1 runner at the Pre-National Invite (29th, 24:14.2) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2009 - Did not compete. 2008 - UCLA’s No. 4 runner at NCAAs (209th, 31:55.6) ... No. 4 runner at West Regions (35th, 30:11.28) ... No. 3 runner at Pac-10s (22nd, 24:25.10) ... No. 4 runner at the UCI Invite (8th, 25:39.30). 2007 - Named Newcomer of the Year ... Finished 10th at the Nevada Twilight (20:25) ... No. 2 runner at the UCSD Invite (3rd, 33:04.4) ... No. 4 runner at Pepperdine Invite (11th, 25:18.38) ... Finished 54th at Pac-10s (24:54.4). High School - Four-year letterman in track and cross country ... Placed 34th at the 2006 Footlocker Cross Country National Championships after having finished seventh at the Footlocker Regional meet ... He was the first athlete from a South Bay school to qualify for the National meet ... Also placed third at the 2006 CA State meet in cross country ... Was also the CIF Southern Section champion for cross country in 2006 ... Placed fourth in the state meet and 19th at Footlocker Regionals in 2005 ...Was a three-time cross country and two-time track team MVP ... Served as a team captain for the track team his senior year ... Was All-State and All-CIF in 2006 and 2007 ... Daily Breeze All-Area and two-time Daily Breeze AllArea Runner of the Year ... Channel 3 City Cable Athlete of the Year (2007) ... Set the school record in the two-mile (9:06) ... Prep bests of 1:59 in the 800m, 4:17 in the 1600m, 14:39 in the three-mile and 15:03 in the 5k. Personal - Born June 22, 1989 ... Son of Neal and Dawn Morikawa ... Has one sister, Macy ... Political Science major.
MEET THE BRUINS Sergey Sushchikh
Lane Werley
Freshman 5-11 :: 140 Santa Barbara, CA Dos Pueblos HS
Freshman 6-5 :: 160 Riverside, CA Martin Luther King HS
High School - Earned four varsity letters in cross country and three in track for Dos Pueblos HS ... Placed fifth in the CA State Div. II cross country meet in 2011 ... Team captain in 2010 ... Two-time cross country league champion. Personal - Born April 5, 1993 in St. Petersburg, Russia ... Son of Michael and Svetlana Sushchikh ... Has one sister, Ilya ... Undeclared major.
High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and cross country at Martin Luther King HS ... All-American in cross country ... Placed third at the CA State XC Meet ... League champion, city MVP and county record-holder for cross country ... All-American in the 5000m ... Placed fourth in the 3200m at the CA State Meet ... Two-time league champion in the 3200m ... All-CIF honoree in 3200m ... Prep bests of 4:13 in the 1600m, 8:53 in the 3200m and 14:31 in the 5000m. Personal - Born April 28, 1993 in Riverside, CA ... Son of Ralph and Susan Werley ... Has one brother and sister, Mark and Raelyn ... Undeclared major.
Amjed Aboukhadeijeh
Sean Grumney
RS-Freshman 5-11 :: 138 El Dorado Hills, CA Oak Ridge HS
Freshman 6-2 :: 160 Newbury Park, CA Newbury Park HS
Joel Ambo
Philip Kostelnik
Sophomore 5-5 :: 115 Belevue, WA Bellevue HS
Freshman 6-0 :: 160 La Ca単ada, CA Loyola HS
Nathaniel Cushing-Murray
Nohe Lema
Freshman 5-8 :: 134 Santa Monica, CA Foothill HS
Sophomore 6-4 :: 170 San Jose, CA Willow Glen HS
Alec Govi
Philip MacQuitty
Junior 6-0 :: 154 San Rafael, CA Marin Catholic HS
Sophomore 6-2 :: 165 Palo Alto, CA Palo Alto HS 2011 UCLA CROSS COUNTRY
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Anthony Martore
Brett Walters
Freshman 6-1 :: 158 Castro Valley, CA Castro Valley HS
RS-Sophomore 5-11 :: 130 Victorville, CA Sultana HS/U. of Colorado
Jun Reichl
Tommy Williams
Junior 5-9 :: 133 Simi Valley, CA Royal HS
Freshman 6-5 :: 160 Phoenix, AZ Brophy College Preparatory
Daniel Rosales
Jacob Wood
RS-Freshman 5-8 :: 147 Apple Valley, CA Apple Valley HS
Sophomore 6-2 :: 105 San Diego, CA Mt. Carmel HS
Zack Torres
Chase Zukerman
Junior 5-5 :: 125 La Crescenta, CA Crescenta Valley HS
RS-Freshman 6-0 :: 132 Palos Verdes, CA Palos Verdes HS
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2010 MEN’S MEET-BY-MEET RESULTS Fullerton Season Opener - Sept. 4 UCLA Individual Results (197 runners) 3. Dylan Knight, 25:48.3 4. Nohe Lema, 25:51.8 6. Spencer Knight, 26:04.4 7. Dustin Fay, 26:06.4 8. Jake Matthews, 26:10.8 9. Zack Torres, 26:11.8 11. Kent Morikawa, 26:13.5 12. Daniel Rosales, 26:14.5 13. Pablo Rosales, 26:15.7 20. Philip MacQuitty, 26:41.3 53. David McDonald, 27:47.1 Team Scores (top 3 of 18) 1. UCLA, 23 pts. 2. Long Beach State, 68 pts. 3. Cal State Fullerton, 92 pts.
Notre Dame Invitational - Oct. 1 UCLA Individual Results (160 runners) 14. Dylan Knight, 24:13 35. David McDonald, 24:36 42. Kent Morikawa, 24:42 52. David McDonald, 24:53 65. Nohe Lema, 25:07 67. Pablo Rosales, 25:08 106. Brett Walters, 25:43 Team Scores (top 5 of 21) 1. Oregon, 69 pts. 2. New Mexico, 78 pts. 3. Florida State, 99 pts. 4. Tulsa, 196 pts. 5. Penn State, 205 pts. 6. UCLA, 206 pts.
Pre-National Invitational - Oct. 16 SDSU Invitational - Sept. 18 UCLA Individual Results (60 runners) 4. David McDonald, 26:01.0 9. Jacob Wood, 26:10.3 13. Mohammed Charara, 26:27.8 14. Daniel Rosales, 26;30.1 19. Joel Ambo, 26:39.0 20. Alec Govi, 26:42.8 46. Sean Colaco, 28:12.7 Team Scores (top 3 of 7) 1. UCLA, 58 pts. 2. Northern Arizona, 59 pts. 3. Long Beach State, 74 pts.
UCLA Individual Results (231runners) 29. Kent Morikawa, 24:14.2 67. Nohe Lema, 24:37.5 74. Jake Matthews, 24:40.0 99. Spencer Knight, 24:59.7 106. David McDonald, 24:58.0 107. Zack Torres, 24:59.1 142. Dylan Knight, 25:19.7 Team Scores (top 5 of 35) 1. Stanford, 43 pts. 2. Iona, 127 pts. 3. Florida State, 154 pts. 4. Northern Arizona, 192 pts. 5. Princeton, 196 pts. 11. UCLA, 375 pts.
Stanford Invitational - Sept. 25 UCLA Individual Results (231 runners) 18. Dylan Knight, 24:13 21. Nohe Lema, 24:20 29. David McDonald, 24:27 39. Pablo Rosales, 24:40 42. Spencer Knight, 24:41 49. Zack Torres, 24:53 79. Jake Matthews, 25:16 81. Dustin Fay, 25:17 96. Jacob Wood, 25:30 Team Scores (top 5 of 26) 1. Stanford, 31 pts. 2. Arkansas, 43 pts. 3. Northern Arizona, 125 pts. 4. UCLA, 130 pts. 5. Cal, 153 pts.
Bronco Invitational - Oct. 16 UCLA Individual Results (173 runners) 26. Pablo Rosales, 24:36.5 42. Cory Primm, 24:47.8 69. Brett Walters, 25:06.4 87. Jacob Wood, 25:21.0 101. Philip MacQuitty, 25:37.7 116. Mohammad Charara, 25:58.6 131. Jonathan Simmons, 26:23.9 173. Scott Crawford, 31:07.7 Team Results (top 5 of 19) 1. Lamar, 51 pts. 2. Chico State, 62 pts. 3. UC Davis, 113 pts. 4. San Francisco, 127 pts. 5. Boise State, 137 pts. 12. UCLA, 269 pts.
Cross Country Team Awards Most Outstanding Runner Kent Morikawa
Most Improved Runner Joel Ambo
Most Inspirational Runner Dylan Knight
Highest GPA Jacob Wood
Titan Invitational - Oct. 22 UCLA Individual Results (92 runners) 4. Joel Ambo, 24:43.6 8. Philip MacQuitty, 24:56.0 10. Jacob Wood, 25:00.3 11. Mohammad Charara, 25:04.4 12. Steven Norton, 25:08.6 21. Marc Hausmaninger, 25:24.0 23. Sam DeMello, 25:29.3 25. Jonathan Simmons, 25:32.3 68. Alan Rios, 27;04.7 75. Michael Sindicich, 27:26.3 80. Sean Colaco, 27:50.5 Team Results 1. UCLA, 28 pts. 2. Azusa Pacific, 51 pts. 3. Cal Baptist, 54 pts. 4. Loyola Marymount, 109 pts. 5. La Verne, 150 pts.
Pac-10 Championships - Oct. 22 UCLA Individual Results (92 runners) 4. Joel Ambo, 24:43.6 8. Philip MacQuitty, 24:56.0 10. Jacob Wood, 25:00.3 11. Mohammad Charara, 25:04.4 12. Steven Norton, 25:08.6 21. Marc Hausmaninger, 25:24.0 23. Sam DeMello, 25:29.3 25. Jonathan Simmons, 25:32.3 68. Alan Rios, 27;04.7 75. Michael Sindicich, 27:26.3 80. Sean Colaco, 27:50.5 Team Results 1. Stanford, 25 pts. 2. Oregon, 56 pts. 3. Cal, 86 pts. UCLA, 101 pts. 5. Arizona State, 143 pts. 6. Washington State, 158 pts. 7. Washington, 181 pts. 8. Arizona, 195 pts.
NCAA West Regional - Nov. 13 UCLA Individual Results (178 runners) 23. Kent Morikawa, 30:37.95 ** 52. Jake Matthews, 31:09.81 58. Zack Torres, 31:14.61 65. Spencer Knight, 31:17.43 78. Nohe Lema, 31:29.29 81. Pablo Rosales, 31:31.09 **All-West Region honoree Team Results (top 5 of 25) 1. Oregon, 63 pts. 2. Stanford, 65 pts. 3. Cal, 78 pts. 4. Portland, 131 pts. 5. Arizona State, 179 pts. 8. UCLA, 267 pts.
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2010 WOMEN’S MEET-BY-MEET RESULTS Fullerton Season Opener - Sept. 4 UCLA Individual Results (219 runners) 1. Shannon Murakami, 21:24.5 2. Melissa Skiba, 22:06.7 3. Sierra Vega, 22:07.0 4. Kelcie Wiemann, 22:28.6 16. Amber Murakami, 23:03.5 32. Allie Lopez, 23:49.8 46. Taryn Pastoor, 24:09.3
UCLA Individual Results (194 runners) 18. Shannon Murakami, 17:03 38. Sierra Vega, 17:23 72. Kelcie Wiemann, 17:44 81. Melissa Skiba, 17:53 134. Shannon Murakami, 18:27 160. Paisley Pettway, 18:52 188. Allie Lopez, 19:32
Team Scores (top 3 of 24) 1. UCLA, 24 pts. 2. Long Beach St., 71 pts. 3. Cal State Fullerton, 98 pts
Team Scores (top 5 of 24) 1.Villanova, 64 pts. 2. Oregon, 118 pts. 3. Florida State, 129 pts. 4. New Mexico, 143 pts. 5. Stony Brook, 153 pts. 12. UCLA, 338 pts.
SDSU Invitational - Sept. 18 UCLA Individual Results (83 runners) 43. Caitlin Schmitt, 19:41.9 60. Kristina Rivera, 20:20.6 69. Rachel Butler, 20:59.5 **a full team did not compete
Stanford Invitational - Sept. 25 UCLA Individual Results (212 runners) 3. Shannon Murakami, 20:34 9. Sierra Vega, 21:02 29. Kelcie Wiemann, 21;42 52. Melissa Skiba, 22:15 100. Amber Murakami, 23:10 119. Allie Lopez, 23:34 128. Taryn Pastoor, 23:44 138. Caitlin Schmitt, 23:59 167. Kristina Rivera, 24:40 Team Scores (top 5 of 26) 1. Stanford, 41 pts. 2. Cal, 86 pts. 3. Long Beach State, 127 pts. 4. Cal Poly, 134 pts. 5. UCLA, 168 pts.
Cross Country Awards Team Awards Most Outstanding Runner Shannon Murakami Most Inspirational Runner Sierra Vega Most Improved Runner Paisley Pettway Highest GPA Rachel Butler Pac-10 All-Academic Honorees Allie Lopez - honorable mention Kelcie Wiemann - honorable mention
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Titan Invitational - Oct. 22 UCLA Individual Results (101 runners) 24. Tamara Purpura, 18:31.4 25. Caitlin Schmitt, 18:37.9 47. Ashlea McLaughlin, 19:17.6 50. Rachel Butler, 19:20.0 57. Shelby Stegall, 19:38.4 58. Kristina Rivera, 19:40.0 72. Tiffany Lamar, 20:11.7 89. Joy Eaton, 20:35.8 Team Results (top 5 of 10) 1. Azusa Pacific, 46 pts. 2. Loyola Marymount, 80 pts. 3. Cal State Bakersfield, 94 pts. 4. Cal Baptist, 106 pts. 5. Cal State LA, 108 pts. 7. UCLA, 151 pts.
Pre-National Invitational - Oct. 16 UCLA Individual Results (261runners) 33. Shannon Murakami, 20:53.7 61. Sierra Vega, 21:22.5 114. Melissa Skiba, 21:49.0 122. Kelcie Wiemann, 21:52.3 193. Amber Murakami, 22:33.7 226. Paisley Pettway, 23:02.4 260. Caitlin Schmitt, 24:58.5 Team Scores (top 5 of 38) 1. Florida State, 115 pts. 2. Arizona, 128 pts. 3. Iowa State, 175 pts. 4. Providence, 231 pts. 5. Texas, 233 pts. 19. UCLA, 520 pts.
Bronco Invitational - Oct. 16 UCLA Individual Results (163 runners) 81. Elle Sanders, 18:27.2 89. Allie Lopez, 18:31.9 129. Tamara Purpura, 19:00.4 145. Taryn Pastoor, 19:25.8 149. Kristina Rivera, 19:36.0 150. Rachel Butler, 19:39.8 Team Results (top 5 of 19) 1. Long Beach State, 60 pts. 2. Idaho State, 151 pts. 3. Sacramento State, 165 pts. 4. Chico State, 175 pts. 5. UC Davis, 182 pts. 19. UCLA, 495 pts.
Pac-10 Championships - Oct. 22 UCLA Individual Results (90 runners) 17. Shannon Murakami, 20:32.40 20. Sierra Vega, 20:37.96 31. Melissa Skiba, 20:55.88 45. Kelcie Wiemann, 21:34.34 59. Amber Murakami, 21:45.90) 73. Paisley Pettway, 22:16.53 77. Elle Sanders, 22:33.84 79. Allie Lopez, 22:43.07 85. Caitlin Schmitt, 22:52.00 86. Tamara Purpura, 22:56.34 Team Results 1. Stanford, 62 pts. 2. Arizona, 65 pts. 3. Washington, pts. 4. Oregon, 68 pts. 5. Cal, 132 pts. 6. UCLA, 165 pts. 7. Arizona State, 188 pts. 8. Oregon State, 245 pts. 9. Washington State, 252 pts. 10. USC, 257 pts.
NCAA West Regional - Nov. 13 UCLA Individual Results (221 runners) 41. Sierra Vega, 21:06.32 50. Shannon Murakami, 21:11.30 54. Kelcie Wiemann, 21:15.43 57. Melissa Skiba, 21:20.61 116. Paisley Pettway, 22:10.29 128. Amber Murakami, 22:19.67 168. Elle Sanders, 22:49.59 **All-West Region honoree Team Results (top 5 of 31) 1. Washington, 73 pts. 2. Oregon, 77 pts. 3. Stanford, 86 pts. 4. Arizona, 90 pts. 5. California, 159 pts. 10. UCLA, 303 pts.
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NCAA ALL-AMERICANS
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Women (14)
Year Finish Coach 2004 27th Eric Peterson 2003 7th Eric Peterson 2002 25th(tie) Eric Peterson 2001 21st Eric Peterson 1999 30th Eric Peterson 1998 28th Eric Peterson 1988 13th Bob Messina 1986 11th Bob Messina 1985 6th Bob Messina 1980 7th Scott Chisam 1979 11th Scott Chisam 1977 5th Scott Chisam 1976 6th Pat Connolly *Women competed in the AIAW Championships until 1981.
Year 2005 2003 2002 1994 1993 1986 1985 1981 1980 1973
Men (8) Year 2008 2006 1985 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979
Finish 26th 24th 12th 20th 9th 5th 5th 15th
Coach Eric Peterson Eric Peterson Bob Larsen Bob Larsen Bob Larsen Bob Larsen Bob Larsen Bob Larsen
Ashley Caldwell was a two-time AllAmerican in cross country, earning honors in 2005 as an individual and in 2003 when the Bruin women competed as a team. That year, the women had three All-American honorees with Caldwell, Melissa McBain and Valerie Flores earning honors.
Athlete(s) Ashley Caldwell Ashley Caldwell,Valerie Flores, Melissa McBain Lena Nilsson Karen Hecox Beth Bartholomew, Karen Hecox Polly Plummer Polly Plummer Michelle Bush Linda Goen Julie Brown, Francie Larrieu
Men (18) Year 2007 2005 2004 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1985 1982 1981 1980 1979
Athelete(s) Austin Ramos Austin Ramos Jon Rankin Mark Hauser Meb Keflezighi (NCAA Champion) Meb Keflezighi Meb Keflezighi Meb Keflezighi Jon Butler Jon Butler, Steve McCormack Jon Butler, Dave Daniels, Steve McCormack Ron Cornell, Dave Daniels, Steve Ortiz Ron Cornell
Austin Ramos was a two-time All-American for the Bruin cross country team, earning honors in 2005 and 2007 as an individual competitor. He was also an All-Conference and All-West Region honoree during his career.
In 2002, as a junior in cross country, Lena Nilsson earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championships (17th/20:10.0) and led the Bruins at the Pac-10 (3rd/20:01) and NCAA West Region (2nd/20:45) championships. In her Bruin career, Nilsson won the 2003 NCAA Indoor 800m, 2002 NCAA Outdoor 1500m, was the two-time (2002-03) Pac-10 Women’s T & F Athlete of the Year and holds the school records in the 800m (2:02.26) and 1500m (4:07.69).
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Jon Rankin - ‘04
Mark Hauser - ‘98
Meb Keflezighi - ‘94/’95/’96/’97
Jon Butler - ‘81/’82/’83
Steve McCormack - ‘81
Dave Daniels - ‘81/’82
Steve Ortiz - ‘80
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Ron Cornell - ‘79/’80
Austin Ramos - ‘05/’07
Francie Larrieu - ‘73
Julie Brown - ‘73
Linda Goen - ‘80
Michelle Bush- ‘81
Polly Plumber - ‘85/’86
Beth Bartholemew- ‘93
Karen Hecox - ‘93/’94
Lena Nilsson - ‘02
Melissa McBain - ‘03
Valerie Flores - ‘03
Ashley Caldwell - ‘03/’06
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BRUINS IN THE POST-SEASON WOMEN’S PAC-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Year Team Champion UCLA Place Individual Champion, School 2010 Stanford 6th Jordan Hasay, Oregon 2009 Washington 7th Nicole Blood, Oregon 2008 Washington 10th Kendra Schaaf, Washington 2007 Stanford 10th Arianna Lambie, Stanford 2006 Stanford 5th Arianna Lambie, Stanford 2005 Stanford 6th Arianna Lambie, Stanford 2004 Stanford 4th Amy Hastings, Arizona State 2003 Stanford 3rd Sara Bei, Stanford 2002 Stanford 4th Sara Bei, Stanford 2001 Stanford 4th Lauren Fleshman, Stanford 2000 Stanford 6th Tara Chaplin, Arizona 1999 Stanford 4th Erin Sullivan, Stanford 1998 Stanford 8th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1997 Stanford 4th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1996 Stanford 4th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1995 Oregon 5th Amy Skieresz, Arizona Karen Hecox, UCLA 1994 Stanford 5th 1993 Stanford 3rd Karen Hecox, UCLA 1992 Oregon 5th Nicole Woodward, Oregon 1991 Oregon 4th Lisa Karnopp, Oregon 1990 Oregon 5th Liz Wilson, Oregon 1989 Washington 4th Jen Robinson, Washington State 1988 Oregon 2nd Liz Wilson, Oregon 1987 Oregon 2nd Annette Hand, Oregon 1986 Oregon 2nd Penny Graves, Oregon *In 2000, the race became 6,000m; from 1986-99, it was 5,000m.
Time 19:44.95 19:41.71 19:24.05 19:40.7 20:15.09 20:20 20:19 21:12.1 19:48 20:08.1 20:10.67* 17:01.5 16:59 16:40 16:36 16:45 17:00 16:43 16:51 16:48 16:52 16:53 17:06 16:44 16:51.7
MEN’S PAC-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Year 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969
Team Champion Stanford Stanford Oregon Oregon Oregon Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Arizona Stanford Stanford Stanford Oregon Arizona Washington Oregon Arizona Oregon Oregon Oregon Arizona Arizona Stanford Arizona Arizona Oregon UCLA UCLA Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Washington State Washington State Oregon Washington State Washington State Oregon Oregon
UCLA Place 3rd (tie) 5th 5th 4th 5th 7th 5th 7th 8th 6th 6th 7th 8th 4th 3rd 5th 4th 4th 3rd 7th 5th 7th 3rd 5th 6th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 7th 6th 6th 6th 7th 7th 5th 3rd 6th 5th
Individual Champion, School Elliott Heath (Stanford) Chris Derrick, Stanford Galen Rupp, Oregon Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott, Oregon Galen Rupp, Oregon Robert Cheseret, Arizona Robert Cheseret, Arizona Ian Dobson, Stanford Grant Robinson, Stanford Grant Robison, Stanford Jonathon Riley, Stanford Steve Fein, Oregon Abdi Abdirahman, Arizona Bernard Lagat, Washington State Meb Keflezighi, UCLA Karl Keska, Oregon Martin Keino, Arizona Joe Kapkory, Washington State Joe Kapkory, Washington State Coltin Dalton, Oregon Marc Davis, Arizona Marc Davis, Arizona Brad Hudson, Oregon Matt Giusto, Arizona Aaron Ramirez, Arizona Marc Olesen, Stanford Tom Ansberry, Arizona Jim Hill, Oregon Jim Hill, Oregon Richard Tuwei, Washington State Ron Cornell, UCLA Henry Rono, Washington State Henry Rono, Washington State Joel Cheruiyot, Washington State Henry Rono, Washington State Joshua Kimeto, Washington State John Ngeno, Washington State Steve Prefontaine, Oregon John Ngeno, Washington State Steve Prefontaine, Oregon Steve Prefontaine, Oregon Gerry Lindgren, Washington State
Time 23:00.46 22:35.41 22:55.14 22:54.9 23:03.12 23:57 23:48 24:33.9 23:27 24:04.0 23:39.59 23:37 23:23 23:59 23:45 24:14 24:04 23:38 23:46 23:36 23:44 23:31 30:47 30:33 30:23.7 30:33.2 30:24.8 30:09.6 28:58 30:55.9 30:26.5 29:07.2 29:29.5 29:34.8 29:18 27:48.6* 27:37.6* 28:05.4* 29:12.4* 29:56.6* 30:11.7* 28:32.4*
In her UCLA career under Eric Peterson, Karen Hecox Candaele was the two-time (1994-93) Pac-10 Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year and won the 1994 NCAA Outdoor 3000m.
*indicates a six-mile course In 1976, the race became 10,000m. In 1989, the race became 8,000m
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BRUINS IN THE POST-SEASON WOMEN’S WEST REGIONS CHAMPIONS Year Team Champion UCLA Place Individual Champion, School 2010 Washington 10th Jordan Hasay, Oregon 2009 Washington 11th Kendra Schaaf, Washington 2008 Washington 17th Alex Kosinski, Oregon 2007 Stanford 23rd Teresa McWalters, Stanford 2006 Stanford 5th Arianna Lambie, Stanford 2005 Stanford 5th Arianna Lambie, Stanford 2004 Stanford 6th Alicia Craig, Stanford 2003 Stanford 2nd Alicia Craig, Stanford 2002 Stanford 3rd Alicia Craig, Stanford 2001 Stanford 5th Tara Chaplin, Arizona 2000 Stanford 8th Lisa Aguilera, Arizona State 1999 Stanford 4th Julia Stamps, Stanford 1998 Stanford 5th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1997 Stanford 5th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1996 Stanford 5th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1995 Oregon 5th Amy Skieresz, Arizona 1994 Stanford Milena Glusac, Oregon Karen Hecox, UCLA 1993 Arizona 3rd 1992 Washington 5th Louis Watson, Stanford 1991 Oregon 4th Lucy Nusrala, Oregon 1990 Oregon 3rd Buffy Rabbitt, UC Irvine 1989 Washington Buffy Rabbitt, UC Irvine 1988 Oregon Penny Graves, Oregon 1987 Oregon 2nd Annette Hand, Oregon 1986 UCLA Penny Graves, Oregon 1985 Oregon 3rd Regina Jacobs, Stanford 1984 Stanford 4th Regina Jacobs, Stanford 1983 Oregon Kathy Hayes, Oregon 1982 Stanford 5th Ceci Hopp, Stanford 1981 Oregon Monica Joyce, San Diego State 1980 Oregon Regina Joyce, Washington 1979 Oregon Molly Morton, Oregon 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.
In 2004, Jon Rankin led the Bruins, earning All-American honors at the NCAA Championships (39th, 31:49.8), All-Region honors at the West Region Championships (6th, 30:30) and All-Pac-10 honors at the Pac-10 Championships (5th, 24:31). In 2005 outdoor track, Rankin became the third Bruin all-time to run a sub-4 minute mile (3:57.89) and was the West Region and Pac-10 1500m Champion.
MEN’S WEST REGIONS CHAMPIONS Year 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979
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Team Champion Oregon Stanford Oregon Oregon Oregon Arizona Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Arizona Portland Arizona Arizona Arizona Oregon Oregon Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Oregon Oregon UCLA UCLA Oregon
UCLA Place 8th 7th 6th 7th 6th 12th 4th 7th 8th 9th 7th 10th 9th 7th 4th 6th 8th 5th 8th 8th 9th 4th 6th
Individual Champion, School Trevor Dunbar, Portland Chris Derrick, Stanford Galen Rupp, Oregon Galen Rupp, Oregon Neftalem Araia, Stanford Robert Cheseret, Stanford Ryan Hall, Stanford Ian Dobson, Stanford Donald Sage, Stanford Donald Sage, Stanford Jonathan Riley, Stanford Steve Fein, Oregon Abdi Abdirahman, Arizona Meb Keflezighi, UCLA Karl Kaska, Oregon Karl Kaska, Oregon Martin Keino, Arizona Joe Kapkory, Washington State Joe Kapkory, Washington State Joe Kapkory, Washington State Marc Davis, Arizona Brad Hudson, Oregon Marc Davis, Arizona Matt Giusto, Arizona Matt Giusto, Arizona Marc Olesen, Stanford Tom Ansberry, Arizona Jim Hill, Oregon Jim Hill, Oregon Richard Tuwei, Washington State Ron Cornell, UCLA Henry Rono, Washington State
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During his UCLA career (1994-98), Mebrahtom Keflezighi won four NCAA individual distance championships, including the 1997 NCAA Cross Country title. Most recently, he won the silver medal at the Athens Olympics in the marathon with a time of 2:11.29 and was the first American male to medal in the marathon since 1976. Keflezighi is the American Record Holder in the 10,000m (27:13.98, 2001), a three-time USATF National Champion in the 10,000m, and two-time World Championships competitor. He also competed in the Sydney Olympic Games in the 10,000m where he finished 12th overall.
BRUINS ADMINISTRATORS & SUPPORT STAFF Key Athletic Department Staff
DAN GUERRERO
Athletic Director :: UCLA ‘74 :: 10th Year On April 25, 2002, Daniel G. Guerrero was named UCLA’s eighth Director of Athletics. A former Bruin baseball player, Guerrero, who assumed his duties on July 1, 2002, has enjoyed great success and exudes the pride of a student-athlete who is in charge of the program at his alma mater. Guerrero is one of the most respected and talented administrators in all of intercollegiate athletics. He is the current president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and a member of the NACDA Executive Committee and served as president of the Division I Athletic Directors Association in 2010-11. This past year Guerrero received recognition by several prestigious organizations. In May, he was honored by the Black Coaches and Administrators Association as the Dr. Myles Brand Administrator of the Year. In April, he was presented with the Crystal Eagle Award by CORO Southern California, an organization that provides training of civic and government leaders.Additionally, he was recognized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) with the Clifford Wells Award for distinguished service to the organization. In Guerrero’s nine years as Athletic Director, he has clearly established a pattern of “image and substance” that few in his profession can match. UCLA stands as the No. 1 University in the nation for NCAA team championships (107) won, a number that continues to grow under his direction. In those eight years, UCLA teams have won 21 NCAA team titles (the highest total in the nation in that span) in 11 different sports, fi nished second 17 times and have had an additional 32 Top Five finishes (70 total). A staggering 172 teams (of 207 possible) have qualifi ed for NCAA post-season competition and the football team has appeared in seven bowl games.The program has also won 46 conference championships in 15 different sports, produced over 460 All-Americans and featured four Honda Award winners, including the 2003-04 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. Furthermore, during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, 39 Bruins participated as athletes or coaches, representing the United States and nine other nations. They won 15 medals, including four gold. In the last nine years, UCLA has fi nished second three times (2007-08, 2006-07 and 2005-06), third twice (2004-05 and 2003-04), fourth (2009-10), sixth (2002-03), 11th (2010-11) and 16th (2008-09) in the race for the Learfi eld Sports Directors’ Cup.This past year in NCAA competition, UCLA won its 107th NCAA title in women’s golf, placed second in women’s gymnastics, third in women’s water polo and women’s tennis (tied), fi fth (tied) in men’s golf and men’s soccer, ninth (tied) in men’s tennis and women’s soccer, 17th (tied) in men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, softball and women’s volleyball and 20th in women’s swimming. Guerrero came to UCLA in 2002 from UC Irvine, where he had served as UCI’s fifth Director of Athletics for 10 years. Prior to arriving at UC Irvine, he was the Athletic Director for fi ve years at Cal State Dominguez Hills (198892). He received his Bachelor’s degree from UCLA in 1974 and played second base in the Bruin baseball program for four years. Guerrero, born on November 10, 1951 in Tucson, AZ, was raised in Wilmington, CA. He is married to the former Anne Marie Aniello and they have two grown daughters: Jenna and Katie.
Leah Waller Director of Operations
Stephanie Sampson
April McKinney Staff Athletic Trainer
Becci Twombley Nutritionist
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Jon Fussell
Joanne Suechika Academic Advisor
Kyle Steve Equipment Room
Michael Sondheimer Associate A.D., Academic,
Don Morrison Faculty Athletic Rep
Jamie Armeson Marketing/Promotions
Sports Information
GLENN TOTH
Associate Athletic Director :: UCLA ‘76 3rd Year (Overseeing Cross Country/Track & Field) Glenn Toth, who has served the athletic department as an administrator for more than 34 years, enters his 14th year in charge of the UCLA men’s and women’s tennis programs. He is in his third year overseeing the men’s volleyball team, the men’s and women’s cross-country teams, and the men’s and women’s track & field teams after 11 years overseeing the golf programs. In addition to his role as a sports supervisor, Toth has also seen duty as an assistant coach, and serves as a member of athletic director Dan Guerrero’s senior staff. A senior associate athletic director with a variety of responsibilities,Toth serves as the liaison with shoe and apparel sponsor adidas, having orchestrated both the original 1999 agreement and its renewal in 2005 and 2011. adidas supplies all Bruin teams, and represents the department’s most lucrative sponsorship. In addition, Toth was point person on the negotiation with International Sports Properties (ISP) which now handles the department’s corporate relations, media rights, program printing, web page, ad sales, and sponsor promotions. Toth also has administrative responsibility for the athletic equipment room which designs, outfits, and maintains all of the Bruins’ uniforms, practice, and playing equipment. Sporting a staff of six full-time and additional part-time personnel, the equipment room has significant on-site capability, including laundry, mechanical repair, and custom fitting/tailoring. In addition, the sports medicine area/athletic training room, which provides injury evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, therapy, and nutritional services to over 700 student-athletes falls under Toth’s supervision. UCLA sports medicine has 14 full-time employees, a student trainer program, and interfaces with UCLA medical personnel and physicians. Among the features of the sports medicine complex are hydrotherapy pools, physician’s exam and treatment offices, and diagnostic ultrasound capability. Toth also supervises the speed, strength, and conditioning area and its six coaches. Toth graduated from UCLA in 1976 with a degree in economics and was hired shortly thereafter by former athletic director J.D. Morgan to work in the events and travel office. From 1978-84, he supervised the management of home athletic events and team travel. In 1982, Toth handled the logistics of UCLA’s move to the Rose Bowl and at the same time became the athletic department’s first marketing director. Promoted to Associate Athletic Director in 1984, he was credited with several award-winning football marketing campaigns and the creation of the department’s corporate relations program. Toth lettered in golf at Tustin’s Foothill High School where he graduated in 1972. He enjoys scuba diving, hiking, and mountaineering, and also serves as a Reserve Captain with the LA County Sheriff’s Department, managing the Search and Recovery Dive Team. His golden retrievers are Misty and Dottie.
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Nation’s #1 Overall College Experience 10 SIGNIFICANT REASONS TO ATTEND UCLA 1. #1 in NCAA Titles (107) 1st ever to reach the 100 title milestone; 21 NCAA Titles in the last 9 years (#1 nationally) since Dan Guerrero became UCLA Athletic Director; #1 in Olympians and Olympic Gold Medals from 1984-2008; leader in producing professional athletes; nation’s finest overall combined academic, athletic and career resources for student-athletes; the best is possible at UCLA!
2. Prestigious Academic Degree / A National Leader in Producing Top Students Ranked in the top ten among universities in most academic surveys; professional schools ranked among top five in most areas and top ten in others; #1 in the nation for undergraduate student applications every year since 1999; among all-time leaders in producing NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners; #1 in Kaplan Report survey of student resources for the college experience
3. Highest Quality of Life/Best Place to Live Best in West and #2 overall public university in ‘Princeton Review’ in on-campus housing options and dorm food; 334 sunshine days a year; average year-round temperature of 74 degrees F.; 5 miles from the beach; thriving campus community of Westwood as part of UCLA; surrounded by Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Century City, Brentwood, and Santa Monica
4. World Class Facilities Remodeled historic Pauley Pavilion; the Rose Bowl (SI’s #1 venue of all college sites); Los Angeles Tennis Center; Drake Stadium for track & soccer; Jackie Robinson Stadium; Easton Stadium; the new Spieker Aquatics Center; Sunset Canyon Recreation Center; numerous championship golf courses; on-campus golf practice facility; Acosta Athletic Training Complex for the best in sports medicine, athletic performance, and finest training equipment
5. Legendary Coaching, Tremendous Sport Stability, Consistently Training Winners UCLA has Olympic, National and USA Team coaches on its staff and individuals who have trained at the highest level and know how to win! No university can match UCLA’s coaching stability in that only two Bruin head coaches have left for another Division I head coaching position over the past 40 years
Web Site: UCLABruins.com
6. Exceptional Academic Support for All Student-Athletes 13 full-time staff working in academic and student services. This includes academic counseling, learning specialist, life skills coordinator, priority pre-enrollment in classes, academic mentors, individual and group tutoring, academic awards banquet, lecture notes, laptop lending program and career guidance
7. Your Future at the Highest Level USA’s #1 Career Center for full-time, part-time or internship positions; average personal income for a UCLA graduate is $77,500; average home value for UCLA grads is over $500,000; the UCLA degree means success across the world
8. Complete National Sports Media Coverage/ L.A. is the Place More overall national, regional and local television team exposure than any other college in the nation; numerous daily newspapers; #1 in former student-athletes and students in sportscasting, news broadcasting, sports writing, acting, etc. to act as contacts for current athletes; #1 in Sports Illustrated cover appearances; Major media outlets like ESPN, Fox Sports and USA Today have offices in L.A.
9. Nation’s #1 Tradition of Athletic Excellence With Historic Long-Term Success Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Troy Aikman, Arthur Ashe, Lauren Cheney, Jimmy Connors, Lisa Fernandez, Troy Glaus, Natalie Golda, Rafer Johnson, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Karch Kiraly, Liz Masakayan, Ann Meyers, Jonathan Ogden, Corey Pavin, Jackie Robinson, Al Scates, Sharon Shapiro, Chase Utley, Bill Walton, and John Wooden are just a few of the most significant people that have attended/coached at UCLA. UCLA is the #1 school world-wide in name recognition
10. UCLA Intangibles/Best College Location UCLA’s overall success combining prestigious academics, top athletic finishes and tremendous social life cannot be matched by any other university. UCLA has great resources available on a daily basis for our studentathletes to be the best in any area they select. UCLA’s axiom is Champions Made Here!
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Twitter: twitter.com/UCLAAthletics
UCLA Top National, International Sports Power NCAA Division I Team Championships by School (Through Spring 2011) School
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UCLA
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Stanford USC Oklahoma St. LSU Arkansas Texas Penn State No. Carolina Michigan
61 79 50 17 41 18 30 10 31
40 14 0 25 0 22 10 27 2
101 93 50 42 41 40 40 37 33
Top Countries in Olympic Gold Medals (1984-2008) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 6.
USA USSR/Russia China Germany UCLA Athletes Italy Australia
UCLA’s Previous National Finishes in Overall Athletic Program Surveys FIRST PLACE FINISHES: Men: 1973, 76, 78, 79, 81, 83, 86, 87, 88, 89, 92 Women: 1978, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, 88, 89, 90, 91
UCLA’s Hall of Champions includes NCAA titles in 17 different sports among its nation-leading 107 total. Since Dan Guerrero became Athletic Director in 2002-03, UCLA has won a nationleading 21 NCAA crowns over the past 9 years.
UCLA #1 for Overall Program Awards (men began in 1971; women in 1977; combined in 1993; NACDA in 1994) School
#1 Titles
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SECOND PLACE FINISHES: Men: 1971, 72, 74, 75, 77, 80, 82 Women: 1977. 83, 84, 86, 87, 92, 93 OTHER PLACES: Men: 4th 84; 3rd 85; 6th 90; 10th 91; 5th 93 COMBINED FINISHES: First: 1993 Second: 1996, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008 Third: 1994, 95, 97, 2004, 2005 Fourth: 1998, 2010 Fifth: 1999, 2002 Sixth: 2003
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Stanford 21 Texas 8 USC 6 No. Carolina, 1 Michigan, Arkansas, Arizona St.
NCAA Titles Since 2002-03 School
#1 Titles Won
1. UCLA
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2. Stanford
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3. USC
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4. Auburn
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4. Penn State
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6. North Carolina
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NACDA Director’s Cup Athletic Program Overall Rankings (1994-2011) (Schools ranked in the top 6 of the athletic poll) School
Years Ranked Top 6 Nationally
1. Stanford
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2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 9. 9.
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UCLA Florida Michigan No. Carolina Texas Arizona Ohio State Georgia USC Virginia
Only 5 schools have been ranked in the top 20 every year of the survey - UCLA, Stanford, Florida, North Carolina and Texas. Only 24 schools have made the top ten lifetime. Beside those listed, the others are Arizona State, California, Duke, Florida State, LSU, Minnesota, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Penn State, Texas A&M, Tennessee, and Washington.
2010 Women’s Gymnastics
WOMEN’S Additional Titles: Golf – 1971; Crew – 1974; Volleyball – 1972, 1974, 1975; Track & Field – 1975, 1977; Badminton – 1977; Basketball – 1978; Softball – 1978; Tennis – 1981; Water Polo – 1996; 1997; 1998; 2000;
2010 Women’s Softball
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UCLA: Simply The Best Overall University UCLA ‘Most Complete’ Athletic Program From Sports Illustrated on Campus in, April 2005: “UCLA has the most complete athletic program in the country.”
Bruin Weather Helps Athletic Success US Weather Service records for the Westwood area indicate the UCLA campus averages 334 ‘Sun Days’ a year with an average year round temperature of 74 degrees.
‘Dream College’ Where Parents & Students Want to Attend The 2011 Princeton Review survey of parents and future college students had UCLA ranked #6 nationally by parents and #7 by students as their ‘Dream College’ to attend. UCLA was the only public university in the top 10.
UCLA ‘Most Popular’ College for Applications UCLA continues as the ‘Most Popular’ college for students to apply for admission in the 21st century. UCLA annually receives over 60,000 applications for 5,000 admission spots. It has been that way every year since 1999.
UCLA Historic Accomplishment UCLA is the only school with a No. 1 overall pick in the MLB (baseball), NFL (football), NBA (basketball) and MLS (soccer) drafts.
UCLA ‘Most Interesting College’ The Kaplan Publication on ‘Most Interesting Colleges’, has UCLA #1 overall blending their 6 categories of Academic Facilities, Freshman Housing, Career Services, Highest Academic Standards, Hot & Trendy Universities and Best Value.
UCLA #1 Hospital in West Since 1989 UCLA was ranked #5 overall and again #1 in the West (every year since 1989) by U.S. News. The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, which opened in 2008, is a one million square foot facility. It has been labeled as ‘the hospital of the future.’
UCLA in FB-BB Titles; Heisman-Wooden; Honda Awards UCLA is one of seven Division I colleges to ever win a football and basketball national championship; UCLA is one of six colleges to ever win a Heisman Trophy in football and Wooden Award in Basketball; UCLA is #1 all-time with 4 Honda Female Athlete of the Year awards.
‘Public Good’ and ‘Eco-Friendly’ National Leader UCLA ‘Hottest University’ to Attend Newsweek ’08 College Guide: UCLA is selected as the ‘Hottest University’ to attend in the major college category.
UCLA One of 25 ‘New Ivies’ Newsweek magazine article in 2006 on the 25 ‘New Ivies’ among colleges: “The nation’s elite colleges include more than the top Ivies. A range of schools are getting fresh bragging rights like UCLA.”
UCLA Campus Receives Most Media Attention Scenic parts of the UCLA campus are utilized for more movies, television shows, and commercials than any other college. The UCLA name appears daily in more publications than any other school according to Newswatch Magazine.
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Washington Monthly Magazine for 2010 rated UCLA #3 nationally among colleges in its contributions to the nation’s ‘Public Good’ through Service, Social Mobility, and Research. The Sierra Club’s 2010 list of top colleges committed to advancing sustainability on their campuses had UCLA #9 overall in having an ‘eco-friendly’ environment.
UCLA ‘Coolest’ School to Experience Seventeen Magazine ranked UCLA as one of the ’10 coolest schools’ where you can get the best college experience. The criteria included professor’s involvement, great shopping, campus safety and parties.
UCLA Has #1 Career Center Business Week magazine has ranked the UCLA Career Center as #1 in the nation when blending opportunities for students for internships, parttime work, full-time jobs, and other needed services to prepare a person for today’s job market.
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UCLA: A Prestigious & Influential University UCLA ranks as one of the Top Ten Universities according
to the American Council of Education and Gourman Report of national educational ratings.
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***UCLA is the #11 ranked overall world university and the #2 public university according to the ‘London Times’
Kaplan Survey of 320 Most Interesting Colleges (Based on academic facilities, housing, career services, value, highest academic standards & being trendy)
1. UCLA* 2. Stanford 3. Texas A & M 4. Texas 5. Penn State *UCLA was the only institution ranked in the top 15 in all six categories
“Leading Universities” in terms of influence, according to CHANGE Magazine • • • • • • • • •
UCLA Chicago University Columbia University Harvard University Michigan University MIT Stanford University UC Berkeley Virginia University
UCLA Ranked among Top Ten Professional Schools—Cartier Report (alphabetical order after UCLA) BUSINESS SCHOOLS UCLA Carnegie–Mellon University Chicago University Cornell University Harvard University MIT Northwestern University Pennsylvania University Stanford University UC Berkeley
MEDICINE UCLA Columbia University Cornell University Harvard University Illinois University Johns Hopkins University Michigan University Stanford University UC Berkeley Yale University
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UCLA Chicago University Columbia University Harvard University Michigan University Pennsylvania University Stanford University UC Berkeley Wisconsin University Yale University
LAW SCHOOLS UCLA Chicago University Columbia University Harvard University Michigan University Pennsylvania University Stanford University UC Berkeley Virginia University Yale University
QUALITY INSTITUTIONS UCLA Chicago University Cornell University Harvard University Michigan University Princeton University Stanford University UC Berkeley Wisconsin University Yale University
CURRICULUM UCLA Chicago University Harvard University Michigan University Pennsylvania University Princeton University Stanford University UC Berkeley Wisconsin University Yale University
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UCLA-NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Winners (67)
Andrea Remynse Tennis, 2011
Alaizah Koorji Rowing, 2011
Kyle Shackleton Track/CC, 2009
Chris Joseph Football, 2008
Drew Shackleton Track/CC, 2009
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Winners (67) Football (17) 1966-67 Ray Armstrong* 1966-67 Dallas Grider 1969-70 Greg Jones 1973-74 Steve Klosterman 1975-76 John Sciarra 1976-77 Jeff Dankworth 1977-78 John Fowler 1982-83 Cormac Carney 1983-84 Rick Neuheisel 1985-86 Mike Hartmeier 1989-90 Rick Meyer 1992-93 Carlton Gray 1995-96 George Kase 1998-99 Chris Sailer Shawn Stuart 1999-00 Danny Farmer 2007-08 Chris Joseph
Men’s Basketball (5) 1968-69 Kenny Heitz 1970-71 Terry Schofield 1979-80 Kiki Vandeweghe 1992-93 Richard Petruska 1994-95 George Zidek*
Men’s Gymnastics (1) 1991-92 Scott Keswick
Men’s Track and Field (5) 1977-78 Willie Banks 1994-95 John Godina 1997-98 Josh Johnson 2008-09 Drew & Kyle Shackleton
Men’s Soccer (1) 1997-98 Josh Keller
Men’s Swimming (8) 1975-76 Tim McDonnell 1978-79 Dan Stephenson 1984-85 Bruce Hayes 1984-85 Pat Thomas 1985-86 Steve Martz 1986-87 Brian Jones 1991-92 Andrea Cecchi 1992-93 David Fleck (diving) Men’s Tennis (1) 1995-96 Srdjan Muskatirovic
Capital One All-American Hall of Fame (8) 1988 1990 1994 1994 1999 2005 2009 2011
Donn Moomaw, FB Jamaal Wilkes, BB Bill Walton, BB Coach John Wooden, BB John Fowler, BB Cormac Carney, FB Karch Kiraly, VB Julie Bremner-Romias, VB
NCAA Silver Anniversary Award (8) 1978 1981 1994 1999 2003 2008 2010
Rev. Donn Moomaw, Football ‘53 Willie Naulls, Basketball ‘56 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Basketball ‘69 Bill Walton, Basketball ‘74 Ann Meyers, Basketball ‘78 Dot Richardson, Softball, ’82 Cormac Carney, Football, ’82 Jackie Joyner-Kersee, BB-Track, ‘85
Men’s Volleyball (4) 1970-71 Ed Machado 1981-82 Karch Kiraly 1986-87 Asbjorn Volstad 1996-97 Trong Nguyen* Men’s Water Polo (4) 1982-83 Brian Black 1995-96 Thomas Wong 1999-00 Parsa Bonderson 2000-01 Sean Kern Women’s Basketball (1) 1985-86 Anne Dean Women’s Golf (1) 1985-86 Kay Cockerill Women’s Gymnastics (4) 1989-90 Jill Andrews 2002-03 Kristin Parker 2002-03 Onnie Willis 2005-06 Kate Richardson Women’s Rowing (1) 2010-11 Alaizah Koorji
Softball (2) 1992-93 Lisa Fernandez 1994-95 Jennifer Brundage Women’s Swimming (5) 1995-96 Annette Salmeen 1999-00 Keiko Price 2000-01 Brigid Dwyer 2001-02 Katie Younglove 2003-04 Kristen Lewis Women’s Tennis (2) 1983-84 Karen Dewis 2010-11 Andrea Remynse Women’s Track and Field (3) 1996-97 Amy Acuff 1997-98 Nada Kawar 2006-07 Jacqueline Nguyen Women’s Volleyball (2) 1993-94 Julie Bremner 2000-01 Elisabeth Bachman *Alternate Selections
Rhodes Scholarships (5)
NCAA Top Eight Award (14)
1925 1962 1969 1996 2008
1975-76 1976-77 1981-82 1982-83 1988-89 1989-90 1992-93 1992-93 1993-94 1993-94 1996-97 2001-02 2003-04 2006-07
John Olmsted, Tennis William Zeltonoga, Wrestling Harold Griffin, Football Annette Salmeen, Swimming Chris Joseph, Football
NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award (4) 1977 1984 1996 2003
Tom Bradley, Former LA Mayor Rafer Johnson, Calif. Special Olympics John Wooden, Former UCLA BB Coach Donna de Varona, Commission on Title IX
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John Sciarra, FB Jeff Dankworth, FB Karch Kiraly, VB Cormac Carney, FB Carnell Lake, FB Jill Andrews, GYM Carlton Gray, FB Scott Keswick, GYM Lisa Fernandez, SB Julie Bremner, VB Annette Salmeen, SW Stacey Nuveman, SB Onnie Willis, GYM Kate Richardson, GYM
UCLA Undergraduate Majors and Minors
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UCLA’s Most Popular Academic Majors
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All UCLA head coaches stress involvement with the campus and the community. Whether it’s volunteering at an inner-city youth clinic, speaking to children at elementary and middle schools in the area, or assisting in campus programs such as ‘Marathon Kids’ and ‘I’m Going to College,’ community service is an important aspect of being a Bruin. These outreach opportunities give student-athletes a chance to mentor youth, give back to the community and serve as ambassadors for UCLA Athletics.
Community Outreach Bruin student-athletes, coaches and staff have the opportunity to participate in community service activities on campus and throughout the Los Angeles area. Examples of these events include; • Marathon Kids • Dribble for the Cure • Mattel Children’s Hospital • Elementary/Middle School Visits • Team Prime Time/Prime Time Games • UCLA Lab School Jogathon • I’m Going to College • Adopt a Classroom • Special Requests/Events These outreach opportunities give student-athletes a chance to mentor youth, give back to the community and serve as ambassadors for UCLA Athletics.
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Wooden Academy: Teamwork, Leadership and Character The Wooden Academy is a comprehensive leadership development program designed to educate and support the standards of leadership for Bruin student-athletes. The pillars of the Wooden Academy are teamwork, leadership and character. The program is named after legendary Coach John Wooden, and strives to teach the values and principles of his Pyramid of Success. We believe that these skills will assist student-athletes in their pursuit to be successful leaders and teammates at UCLA, and as they prepare to be champions in life. Student-athletes will have the opportunity to participate in the Wooden Academy each year by attending seminars and learning practical leadership lessons from coaches, administrators and Bruin alumni.
UCLA Main Websites For Student-Athletes UCLA MAIN WEBSITES FOR RECRUITS UCLA Official Sports Site: www.uclabruins.com UCLA Internet Broadcasts: www.uclabruins.com/multimedia/ucla-stretch.html UCLA Official YouTube (including UCLA ‘Bruintalk’): www.YouTube.com/UCLA UCLA Twitter Site: http://twitter.com/UCLAAthletics UCLA University Official Site: www.ucla.edu UCLA Facebook Site: http://www.facebook.com/uclaathletics UCLA Sports Nutrition Site: www.fuelingbruins.blogspot.com
UCLA TWITTER SITES UCLA Athletics: http://twitter.com/UCLAAthletics UCLA Football Coach Rick Neuheisel on Twitter: http://twitter.com/CoachNeuheisel UCLA Basketball Coach Ben Howland On Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ben_Howland UCLA Basketball Coach Cori Close on Twitter: http://twitter.com/CoachCloseUCLA UCLA Gymnastics Coach Valorie Kondos Field on Twitter: http://twitter.com/uclagymnastics
Softball won UCLA’s record 106th NCAA Team Title. All student-athletes receive free tickets to UCLA home regular season sports events to support our great teams.
UCLA Academic Quarter System Dates
UCLA Men’s Golf on Twitter: http://twitter.com/UCLA_bruin18
Fall Quarter: Late September-Mid-December
UCLA Women’s Golf On Twitter: http://twitter.com/uclawomensgolf
Spring Quarter: Late March-Mid-June
UCLA Men’s Tennis on Twitter: http://twitter.com/uclatennis UCLA Women’s Tennis on Twitter: http://twitter.com/uclawtennis UCLA Women’s Volleyball on Twitter: http://twitter.com/UCLAWomensVB
Winter Quarter: Early January-Mid-March Summer Sessions: Late June-Mid-September *Quarters are 10 weeks of instruction with a final exam in week 11
UCLA Weather
UCLA Water Polo on Twitter: http://twitter.com/uclawaterpolo
• 74 degrees average year-round high temperature
UCLA Women’s Softball on Twitter: http://twitter.com/uclasoftball
• 55 degrees average year-round low temperature
UCLA Bruins Varsity Club on Twitter: http://twitter.com/UCLAbvc
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• 334 average sun days a year
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The Best On-Campus Housing Options; plus Great Food UCLA On-Campus Housing Options:
The UCLA Residential Community
All include up to 19 meals a week between 7 am and 2 am and student-athletes are guaranteed priority housing all 4 years if they desire A. Residence Halls (Dykstra, Sproul, Rieber, Hedrick as traditional high-rises) 1. Have separate showers for men and women, community bathrooms, study lounges, and laundry facilities on each floor;
BUILDING TYPES
Residence Halls Residential Plazas Residential Suites Proposed Construction
B. Residential Plazas (Sunset Village, De Neve, Hedrick Summit, Rieber Terrace and Rieber Vista) 1. Single/double/triple rooms with two shared bathrooms, air conditioning, study space, lounges, laundry;
Scholarship student-athletes are guaranteed a two person dorm room for as long as they want to stay on campus
C. Residential Suites (Hitch, Saxon) 1. Furnished two-bedrooms with own entrance, living room, shared bathroom. Each has its own laundry room and sundeck/recreation area;
Standard On-Campus Housing Amenities: • Basic Cable Television • High Speed Internet
Numerous amenities are available for student-athletes
• Student Technological Center • Overnight Shipping and Full Copying Services • Recreation/Game Rooms • Free access to basketball, volleyball, pools, tennis • Early morning/late night restaurants • ‘To-Go’ Meals • Bruin Card Charge Services • Weekly Maid Services
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Student-athletes live in both high rise dorms and apartment-style suites
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The UCLA campus is home to numerous first class facilities for student-athletes of all sports. • Spaulding Field — practice home for the Bruin football team, features SPRINTURF field, along with one natural grass field • Acosta Center — houses locker rooms, the Athletic Performance Center and Sports Medicine Center • Spieker Aquatics Center — opened in the Fall of 2009, this state-of-the-art aquatics center is the home to the water polo and swimming and diving teams • Easton Stadium — houses the 11-time NCAA Championship softball team • Los Angeles Tennis Complex — home to Bruin tennis teams • Drake Stadium & Marshall Field — home to the nationally-ranked soccer and track and field teams • Rose Gilbert Learning Center — located in the J.D. Morgan Center, has 24 computers and numerous printers for all of the academic needs of student-athletes • Jackie Robinson Stadium — home to the Bruin baseball team and was recently renovated with new batting areas and playing surface • Gifford Golf Facility — A 3,000 square-foot bermuda bentgrass putting green, greenside/fairway bunker, and a 3,000 square foot tee-box to hit balls onto the field for the golf teams to use. • Pauley Pavilion — home to the Bruin basketball, gymnastics and volleyball teams
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UCLA: The #1 Tradition in College Sports
Top Row (L to R) – Reggie Miller, basketball; Troy Aikman, football; Jimmy Connors, tennis; Cobi Jones, soccer; Amy Acuff, track & field. Second Row (L to R) – Troy Glaus, baseball; Liz Masakayan, volleyball; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball; Florence Griffith-Joyner, track & field; Karch Kiraly, volleyball.
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Third Row (L to R) – Jackie Robinson, football, baseball, track & field and basketball; Lisa Fernandez, softball; Arthur Ashe, tennis; Bill Walton, basketball; Jackie Joyner-Kersee, track & field. Bottom Row (L to R) – Kim Hamilton, gymnastics; John Godina, track & field; Dot Richardson, softball; Denise Curry, basketball; Ken Norton, football.
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UCLA Student-Athletes Have Job Market Success
Cormac Carney, Football U.S. District Court Judge
Ato Boldon, Track & Field Announcer NBC, Universal Sports
Eric Lin, Tennis Medical Doctor
Anita Ortega, Basketball LAPD Captain
Name, Sport
Position
Gary Beban, Football
Sr. Exec. Dir., CB Richard Ellis
Eric Biefeld, Soccer
Firefighter, La Habra, CA
Pete Blackman, Basketball
UCLA Vice-Chancellor
Bethany Bogart, Soccer
Lawyer, Los Angeles
Ato Boldon, Track & Field
Announcer NBC, Universal Sports
Jamie Brown, Basketball
L.A. County Fire Captain
Cormac Carney, Football
US Dist. Court Judge (So. Calif)
Kay Cockerill, Golf
Golf Analyst, NBC-Golf Channel
Courteney Cosso, Soccer
Director, Bruin Varsity Club
Alex Decret, Tennis
Landscape Architect, Los Angeles
Maura Driscoll-Farden, Gymnastics
Broadcaster Lifetime, USA Network
Joel Farkas, Golf
Chairman, JF Real Estate Dev.
Amanda Freed, Softball
Broadcaster, ESPN; Fox Sports West
Ryan Futagaki, Soccer
Sales Executive, LA Medical Corp.
Jen Gardner, Softball
Real Estate Attorney, No. Calif.
Roy Hamilton, Basketball
VP of Production, Fox Sports Net
Tim Harris, Soccer
Sr. VP of Business, Los Angeles Lakers
Melanie Hom, Soccer
Ophthalmologist, San Francisco
Tim Kelly, Volleyball
President, Bring It Promotions
Eric Lin, Tennis
Residency, UCLA Medical Center
Ryan McGuire, Baseball
UCLA MBA; Manager, Bus. Dev.
Bob Myers, Basketball
Asst. GM, Golden State Warriors
Heidi Moneymaker, Gymnastics
Hollywood Stunt Woman, TV-Movies
Heath Montgomery, Tennis
Dentist, Santa Barbara, CA
Paul Nihipali, Volleyball
Movie Director, Video Producer
Anita Ortega, Basketball
Captain, Los Angeles Police Dept.
Doug Partie, Volleyball
President, A.B. Technical Systems
James Puffer, Water Polo
Exec. Dir. Amer. Family Practice, Louisville
Paula Rasmussen, Gymnastics
Pediatrician, Cedars-Sinai Med. Ctr.
Jill Ratner, Soccer
VP of Litigation, Fox Broadcasting
Mike Reider, Golf
Sr. VP/Manager, Union Bank of Calif.
Mary Ricks, Softball
President; Commercial Real Estate, Beverly Hills
Dr. Julie Romias, Volleyball
Doctor, Kaiser Inglewood
Tasha Schwikert, Gymnastics
Broadcaster, NBC Universal; Actress
LaRee Sugg, Golf
Senior Women’s Admin., Richmond Univ.
Stacy Sunny, Softball
Production Manager, Fox Sports Net
Necie Thompson, Basketball
FBI Agent, California
Kevin Walker, Basketball
UCLA MBA; GM Amer. Assoc Hockey
Jeff Williams, Volleyball
Sr. Acct. Executive, EMC Corp.
Chuck White, Golf
Voice-over Actor, Bus. Consultant
Dr. Bryan Wiley, Football
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Joel Wolfe, Baseball
Attorney, Sports Agent for WMG
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Roy Hamilton, Basketball; VP Production, Fox Sports
Tim Harris, Soccer Los Angeles Lakers VP
Heidi Moneymaker, Gymnastics Movie Stuntwoman
Chuck White, Golf Voice-Over Actor
UCLA Alumni Span The World / Job Market A Key List of Significant UCLA Alumni Accomplishments Name
Significant Accomplishment
Val Ackerman Sean Astin
Former WNBA President; US Olympic Committee Samwise Gamgee in “Lord of the Rings” Trilogy, Actor in other major roles, “24” Actress; movies and TV Show “Jag”, “Army Wives” Singer/Composer; 3-time Grammy Nominee for “Love Song,” & “King of Anything” Calif. Congressman in U.S. House of Rep. Actor; “School of Rock”, “Nacho Libre” Wrote ‘Love & Basketball’, ‘Secret Life of Bees’ Ran track TV Host; Winner ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Actress, Emmy Award Winner Voice of Bart Simpson on “The Simpsons” Co-Anchor KNBC “Today in LA” 6 Academy Awards (The Godfather I, II, III) 7-time Grammy Award winner (Fifth Dimension) Lead Guitarist, ‘Linkin Park’; Multi-Grammy winner Food Network “Everyday Italian” Skyfox, Fox-11 Meteorologist, Emmy Winner Sr. VP Wells Fargo Bank; Nat. Spokesperson Academy Award Nominee; “127 Hours”, “Milk” Won Emmy as Robert in “Everybody Loves Raymond;” 1st Star Search $100,000 winner Actress: “Law & Order”; 2005 Golden Globe winner, Emmy nominee Actor and Producer; CBS “Navy NCIS”; People Magazine “Man of the Year” Choreographer; Judge on “Dancing w/the Stars” Actress: “Dynasty,” “Melrose Place,” “Spin City” Actress: Kaylie Cruz in TV’s “Make It or Break It” President of Kennedy-Marshall; helped produce “Indiana Jones” and “Back to the Future” series Astronaut; Space Shuttle Atlantis Actress: “The Wonder Years;” TV’s “West Wing;” Published for mathematics research 1st black graduate, UCLA Law School; 1st black elected to L.A. City Council: Superior Court Judge Presiding Judge, L.A. Juvenile Court Former CEO, Disney Corporation Obama advisor; actor ‘House’, ‘Harold and Kumar’ Actor/Producer; 2003 Academy Award winner “Mystic River”; 2003 UCLA Alumnus of the Year CEO, Suntory, Ltd.; Int. Businessman UCLA Samueli Engineering School; Owner 2007 Stanley Cup Champion Anaheim Ducks Golden Globe, Emmy nominee as producer of HBO’s “Sex In The City;” Assisted “BH 90210” and “Melrose Place” Judge, U.S. District Court; 1st JapaneseAmerican appointed Fed. Court Judge Mayor of Los Angeles; former Speaker of the California Assembly Actress; “Bring It On”, “Breakin’ All the Rules”, “Daddy’s Little Girl”, “Meet Dave” President, Owner WMG, Businessman Actor: Urkel in “Family Matters”, Director Newscaster-Field Reporter for Fox News-LA Los Angeles County Supervisor, 3rd District
Catherine Bell Sara Bareilles
Sean Astin Samwise Gamgee in “Lord of the Rings” Trilogy
Francis Ford Coppola Six-time Academy Award winner (The Godfather I, II, III)
Howard L. Berman Jack Black Gina Prince-Bythewood Brooke Burke Carol Burnett Nancy Cartwright Ted Chen Francis Ford Coppola Marilyn McCoo Davis Brad Delson Giada DeLaurentis Rick Dickert Brenda Ross Dulan James Franco Brad Garrett Mariska Hargitay Mark Harmon Carrie Ann Inaba Heather Locklear Josie Loren Frank Marshall Megan McArthur Danica McKellar Billy Mills
Carrie Ann Inaba Judge for “Dancing with the Stars’
Michael Nash Michael Ovitz Kal Penn Tim Robbins Nobutada Saji Henry Samueli Darren Star
Robert R. Takasugi Antonio Villaraigosa Gabrielle Union Gabrielle Union Movie Actress “Bring It On”
Casey Wasserman Jaleel White Jane Yamamoto Zev Yaroslavsky
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Kal Penn Obama Advisor, Actor
Mark Harmon Actor, Former Football Player People Mag. “Man of Year” Star of Navy NCIS
Heather Locklear Actress Melrose Place, Spin City
Antonio Villaraigosa Mayor of Los Angeles; former Speaker of the Calif Assembly
UCLA Alumni Networks Cover The World UCLA Alumni in the United States (3% live in foreign countries) W ashington
North Dakota
M ontana
M aine Vermont M innesota
Oregon Idaho
New Hampshire S outh Dakota
W isconsin
New York
M assachusetts
M ichigan
W yoming
R hode Island Connecticut P ennsylvania
Iowa Nebraska
New Jersey
Nevada Ohio Utah
Indiana
Illinois
Delaware W est Virginia
Colorado California Kansas
M aryland Virginia District of Columbia
M issouri Kentucky
North Carolina Tennessee
Arizona Oklahoma Arkansas
New M exico
S outh Carolina
TOTAL UCLA ALUMNI IN THE U.S. M ississippi
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
259,544 4,000 – 6,000
Louisiana
2,000 – 3,999 1,000 – 1,999
Alaska Florida
500 – 999 Hawaii
300 – 499 200 – 299 100 – 199 less than 99
UCLA Alumni Groups Exist World-Wide (www.UCLAlumni.net/FindBruins)
In California • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Los Angeles’ Westside Downtown Los Angeles LA-South Bay/Beach Cities Lake Arrowhead Area Orange County Greater Pasadena Palm Springs Inland Empire San Bernardino and Riverside Counties Sacramento San Diego County San Fernando Valley San Francisco/Bay Area Santa Clarita Ventura County Whittier
Outside California • • • • • • • •
Boston, MA Chicago, IL Honolulu, HI New York City Phoenix, AZ Portland, OR Seattle, WA Washington DC
International • • • • • • •
China Hong Kong Japan Korea Singapore Taiwan Thailand
The Portfolio of the Typical UCLA Graduate (almost 300,000 alumni were utilized for the figures below along with career center and local area housing statistics)
$77,500 $765,355 $522,500 92% 51% 68% 67% 65% 75%
Average yearly personal income Average investment portfolio value Average value of home ownership Own their own homes or condominiums Own other real estate properties Hold management/professional positions Have done postgraduate studies after UCLA Donate up to 10% of income to charity Have traveled outside U.S. in last 2 years
Where UCLA Graduates Live 45% Live in Los Angeles County 62% Live in Southern California 77% Live in the State of California 97% Live in the United States
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13 Samuel L. Jackson
25 Charlie Sheen
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14 Jack Nicholson
26 Antonio Banderas
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15 Ben Affleck/ Jennifer Garner
27 Billy Crystal
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16 Kirsten Dunst
29 Jackie Chan
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17 Al Pacino
30 Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Courteney Cox/ David Arquette
18 Eddie Murphy
31 Michael Douglas/ Catherine Zeta-Jones
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Warren Beatty/ Annette Bening
20 Harrison Ford/ Calista Flockhart
32 Whoopi Golberg
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
21 John Lithgow
10 Lionel Richie
34 Mark Harmon
22 Paris Hilton
11 Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie
35 David Beckham
23 Casey Wasserman
36. Reese Witherspoon
19 Halle Berry
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28 Jim Carrey
33 Lindsay Lohan
Adjacent Sites A Westwood Village, UCLA’s Mall B Bel Air Country Club C Beverly Center D Century City Mall E Santa Monica Promenade UCLA Sites aa Morgan Center bb Pauley Pavilion cc Drake Stadium dd LA Tennis Center ee Spieker Aquatics ff Easton Stadium gg Robinson Stadium
Hollywood / The Grove (10 miles from UCLA)
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2011 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
Front Row (l-r): Joel Ambo, Anthony Martore, Raynaldo Noble, Christian Penn, Jordan Senko, Daniel Rosales Amjed Aboukhadijeh, Nathaniel Cushing-Murrah, Shayne Collins, Kent Morikawa, Mohammad Charrara, Tommy Williams, Sean Grumney, Lane Werley. Back Row (l-r): Philip MacQuitty, Sam DeMello, Sergey Suchchikh, Jacob Wood, Philip Kostelnick, David McDonald, Dustin Fay, Alec Govi, Chase Zukerman, Alex Smith, Brett Walter, Zack Torres, Spencer Knight, Dylan Knight, Jun Reichl.