UCSB freshman decathlete Wyatt Thompson-Siporen placed second at the 2016 USATF Jr. National Championships in the decathlon, scoring a lifetime best 6993 points. Thompson-Siporen used five personal bests to run up his point score.
Two UCSB freshman have qualified and are set to compete at the USA Track and Field Junior National Championships in Clovis, CA this Friday through Sunday at Buchanan High School. Hope Bender, a first year Gaucho from Newport Harbor goes into the meet r...
Jun 24th 2016, 3:38pm
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Twelves UCSB track and field athletes have qualified for the NCAA First Round competition which will be held at the University of Kansas, Thursday-Saturday, May 26-28. Six men and six women are set to compete in individual events in search of a top-twe...
May 28th 2016, 9:16pm
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Two UCSB throwers were the first to compete at the NCAA West Regional. SR Melissa Rake placed fifth in the second flight and currently sits in seventh overall after releasing the second best throw of her career, 156-0 feet. SO Jeremy Franklin increased...
May 28th 2016, 9:16pm
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Four UCSB athletes received Bronze medals on the first day of the Big West Track and Field Championships at Long Beach State Friday. With the 3,000m Steelechase and 10,000m the only finals on the track, the day was filled with race prelims and field ev...
May 18th 2016, 3:09pm
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The UCSB men's and women's track and field teams each finished second at the Big West Track and Field Championships Saturday at Long Beach State. Both UCSB squads clawed their way through the final day of competition, the women coming from fourth to se...
May 18th 2016, 3:09pm
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Gauchos senior Shyan Vaziri earned his second Big West Men s Track Athlete of the Week honor this season after setting a new personal best in the 800 meters at the Oxy Invite last Saturday. The Scripps Ranch Ca. native locked horns with a field of 83 r...
May 13th 2016, 12:05pm
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After eight months of preparation, the UCSB Gauchos will send their top men's and women's athletes to the Big West Championship in search of individual and team glory. Long Beach State will serve as the host for the eight men's and nine women's confere...
May 13th 2016, 12:05pm
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The UCSB combined events group got the men's and women's track and field teams off to a good start at the Big West Championships. Sophomore decathlete Tyler Nelson traded the lead five times with Long Beach State's Herman Day but in the end it was Nels...
May 13th 2016, 12:05pm
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