UCLA track and field athletes typically spend the first quarter of their final collegiate season training at Drake Stadium.
But senior Shawn Toney spent it almost 6,000 miles away.

When the starting gun fired at the Tyson Invitational and Husky Classic, the line between collegiate and professional ranks all but disappeared.
UCLA track and field shared the track with world-class athletes and Olympic gold medalists over the weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Seattle, Washington, offering a benchmark to assess where the Bruins stand against elite competition before returning to the collegiate stage.

Every second matters in track and field.
A sharper lean at the finish line, a quicker reaction out of the starting blocks or a stronger drive off the curve – it all comes down to shaving time.

This post was updated Feb. 11 at 12:12 a.m.
Time is rarely an ally in life.
Moments pass – whether they are seized or not – and opportunities are often defined by how quickly they are met.

Programs that once sat at the top of their sports rarely disappear all at once. Instead, success fades gradually, leaving behind expectations shaped by banners and names.

Coast-to-coast reach is hard to achieve.
Although Snoop Dogg and Run-D.M.C. captured national attention, their regional fame outweighed their coast-to-coast popularity, with the former commanding the Los Angeles music scene and the latter embodying the New York style.

Swim & Dive
Most meets for the Bruins begin with a dance party on the pool deck.
And the last conference competition of the regular season will start no differently – no matter the opponents’ storied history.