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• Track star avenges 2006 finish

  June 11, 2007 at 1:34 a.m.

  SACRAMENTO — When Rhonda Watkins left last year’s NCAA Championships empty-handed, she vowed that she would return and improve.

• Sprinter falls short of first-place goal

  June 11, 2007 at 1:31 a.m.

  SACRAMENTO — Brandon Johnson has been through a lot this season.

• Top hurdler cruises past NCAA competition

  June 11, 2007 at 1:24 a.m.

  SACRAMENTO — Nicole Leach came to the NCAA Championships in search of a challenge. She did not find one.

• Thank you for showing me who I do not want to be

  June 11, 2007 at 12:09 a.m.

  I have to say, working for the Daily Bruin Sports section taught me a lot about myself and what I want to do with my life. The most important thing I learned was this: Never will I ever, under any circumstances, be a journalist.

• Star hurdler decides to stay at UCLA

  June 7, 2007 at 12:37 a.m.

  Kevin Craddock is staying at UCLA.

• Senior looks to cap career with title

  June 4, 2007 at 1:52 a.m.

  For Brandon Johnson, his entire UCLA career has led up to this week.

• Mile relay team sprinting toward title

  June 1, 2007 at 1:06 a.m.

  When the season began, the UCLA women’s mile relay team was not on anyone’s radar. But after its dominating performances of late, it will be hard for the team to be overlooked going into next week’s NCAA Championships.

• Jumper hits all-time high by topping two events

  May 14, 2007 at 12:57 a.m.

  Rhonda Watkins was confronted with two options: compete in either the long jump or the high jump. But being the competitor that she is, the sophomore chose option number three: compete in both.

• Bruin sprinters make strong recovery to take individual titles

  May 14, 2007 at 12:56 a.m.

  In their last meeting, Kevin Craddock and Brandon Johnson were each edged out by their rival Trojan counterparts. After Sunday, the UCLA duo left no doubt that they are the top hurdlers in the conference.

• Bruins’ hopes rest on top athletes

  May 11, 2007 at 1:05 a.m.

  For Mike Landers, the only real competition this weekend will be himself.