| UCLA Bruins track and field | |
|---|---|
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| University | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Head coach | Joanna Hayes |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Outdoor track | Drake Stadium |
| Nickname | Bruins |
| Colors | Blue and gold [1] |
| NCAA Indoor National Championships | |
| Women: 2000, 2001 [2] | |
| NCAA Outdoor National Championships | |
| Men: 1956, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973, T-1978, 1987, 1988 Women: 1975 (AIAW), 1977 (AIAW), 1982, 1983, 2004 [3] | |
The UCLA Bruins track and field team is the track and field program that represents University of California, Los Angeles. The Bruins compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team is based in Los Angeles, California, at the Drake Stadium. [4]
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The program is coached by Joanna Hayes. [5] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports. [6]
The teams have won fifteen national titles since their first in 1956. At the 1987 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, UCLA set the record for the highest ever winning margin, scoring 81 points compared to 28 points for second place. [7] Jackie Robinson won the 1940 NCAA track and field championships title in the long jump for the Bruins before his baseball career. [8] In 2020, UCLA track coach Avery Anderson shared a letter with the team on racial injustice that was subsequently published. [9]
