UCLA men strike first in hammer
Boldizsar Kocsor of UCLA won the hammer competition in the USC-UCLA dual meet, giving the Bruins the early lead.
Here's the release from UCLA:
Boldizsar Kocsor got the Bruins off to a fine start on Friday in the hammer competition of the UCLA-USC dual meet as the junior won by 20 feet. Kocsor posted a mark of 214-10 to win, while USC's Trey Henderson was second (194-11) and Mike Curiel was third (186-0).
With the win, the UCLA men take a 5-4 lead heading into the full meet on Saturday.
Freshman Katie Laich scored UCLA's first points of the dual meet on Friday as she placed second in the hammer with a throw of 150-2. USC's Eva Orban won the competition with a mark of 200-10. USC heads into Saturday's portion of the meet up 6-3.
Senior Kristi Kirst threw a lifetime-best 144-1 to finish fourth overall. Freshman Catherine White was fifth (143-3), while senior Mary Hanley was sixth (142-1).
About Inside UCLA
This is Brian Dohn's sixth season covering UCLA after spending 4 1/2 years covering the Dodgers for the Daily News and other Los Angeles Newspaper Group papers. He graduated from Rutgers, where the first college football game was played in 1869. Sure, the Scarlet Knights suffered for a long time, but now RU is doing what Jerseyans always thought was possible. Winning at Rutgers also proves winning is possible everywhere else in the nation, so underachieving coaches better be careful. Now, if only men's hoops can turn it around.
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