Bruin tracksters throttle Trojies 89-74

by rich87 on May 3, 2008 6:23 PM PDT

*Team Score MEN: UCLA 89, USC 74*

*Highlights from both sides:
*UCLA's Kevin Craddock 110hurdles - 13.46 (+1.3) (#2 ncaa) - blows away top 10 guys Kelley and Taylor
*USC's Lionel Larry 45.04 (#2 ncaa) and 20.65 (#7 ncaa) and anchored both winning relays
*USC'sAhmad Rashad -- comes off injury for season debut of 10.26 (+0.3) and 20.97
*USC's Kai Kelley 400H 50.19 (#7 ncaa)
*UCLA soph Stan Griffin gets big PB 21.15 in the 200m
*UCLA Frosh Spencer Knight with big PB in the steeplechase.
*Football Players Terrence Austin (high jump) and Darius Savage (discus and shot) both score crucial points for the Bruins.

**Team score Women: USC 86, UCLA 77

*UCLA's Nicole Leach -- season debut in 400H -- 55.37(#2 ncaa), 400- 51.69 (#2 in NCAA)+ two relays
*USC's Carol Rodriguez -- 400 -- 51.39 (#1 NCAA)
*USC 4x1 -- 44.07 (#4 team in ncaa)
*USC 4x4 -- 3:31.85 (#3 team in ncaa)
*UCLA's Yolanda Diego of UCLA beating Rodriguez in the 200 with huge PB 23.14 (#10 in ncaa)
*UCLA Frosh PVer, Tori Anthony, easily winning in 13-7.25 (4.15m)

http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-track/recaps/050308aab.html

final results link
http://uclabruins.cstv.com/livestats/m-track/UCLAvUSC_2008/

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It was funny the only part i got

to catch on tv was the women's relay that we got blown out in, glad to see we came back and stuck it to 'em.

O.A.

by Ollie on May 3, 2008 9:05 PM PDT reply actions

Rodriguez

Her leg in the last relay was the difference. She smoked our runner.

CG (Signholder #18)

by lil eg not cs on May 3, 2008 9:56 PM PDT reply actions

Amazing effort by Rodriguez

watched it live as it unfolded. That's as gutsy as performance I have ever seen from an athlete. I know she is Trojan. But have to give it up for her. Amazing effort.

by Nestor on May 4, 2008 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions

I was there

before I headed to the baseball game. T&F is awesome for anyone who hasn't been. There's always something going on and if you're there in person I guarantee you'll be amazed watching these athletes. They are superhuman.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on May 3, 2008 10:44 PM PDT reply actions

Interesting Headline in Local Paper

The printed OC Register headline for the meet was, "Trojan Women Top Bruins" possibly revealing their customary Condom-slant.

Aside from the fact that it involved the breaking of a 15-year losing streak, the headline reminded me of the USA-USSR meet where Billy Mills won the 10,000 meter race against only one Soviet runner. Pravda's headline read, "Soviet runner finished second in 10K; U.S. runner finishes next-to-last."

God, it's great to be a Bruin!

by whp68 on May 4, 2008 9:52 AM PDT reply actions

Oddly ...

or maybe not so, that was the slant that the FOX telecast of the meet focused on as well, even though Dwight Stones - a UCLA alumnus - was the lead announcer. UCLA's men's victory almost seemed like an afterthought compared to Jeannette Bolden's women's first loss to the Trojans in her 16 years as head coach (the loss also marked the end of a 73 dual-meet win streak). To top things off, they then named two Trojan atheletes - Carol Rodriguez and Larry Lionel - as the meet's most valuable performers. While I can't fault their selection of Rodriguez (as noted above, her performance was truly memorable), I don't think Lionel's performance was so dominating that they couldn't have found an equally deserving UCLA male athlete to share the honor with Rodriguez.

by snorkeldorf on May 5, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions