TRACK AND FIELD : Trojans Not Gaining on Bruins

The days of a thrilling USC-UCLA track and field rivalry may well be a year away, as Trojan Coach Jim Bush keeps saying. In Saturday’s edition of the annual cross-town rivalry, UCLA’s dominance remained intact.

UCLA emphatically beat USC with superior depth and dominance in the field events. The Bruin men won their 13th consecutive dual meet against USC by the widest margin ever, 114-32, at Drake Stadium. The men also beat Brigham Young in dual-meet scoring, 99-62. USC lost to everyone, no matter how the scoring was figured.

UCLA’s women beat USC, 95-40, but edged BYU, 69-67.

“It’s more fun when the teams are more competitive,” UCLA men’s Coach Bob Larsen said of the rivalry. “(USC has) some real outstanding individuals, but not enough of them.”

Frank Fredericks of BYU was impressive in winning the 100 meters in 10.28 seconds and the 200 in 20.46. UCLA’s McArthur Anderson was the meet’s only other double-winner, taking the long jump at 24 feet 5 1/2 and the triple jump at 51-6 1/4.

The Bruin women, who have a chance to win the national title, performed well, but failed to qualify for the NCAA meet in key events. The 400-meter relay team did not run because of an injury to Angela Burnham. Janeen Vickers, running in her first 400 hurdle race of the season, won in 57.94 but failed to reach the NCAA qualifying time of 57.60.

“I’m trying to get everyone healthy for the Pac 10 meet (in Tempe, Ariz., in two weeks) and see what they can do there,” Coach Bob Kersee said. Kersee praised Tonya Sedwick, who won the long jump with a lifetime best of 21-2 3/4.

USC’s sprinters were impressive even though most had just come from spring football practice. Quincy Watts won the 400 in 45.81, and the Trojans’ all-football-player 400 relay team won in 39.73.

USC’s Ashley Selman, who won the NCAA javelin title last season as a freshman, threw a season best of 174-0 to win and qualify for the NCAA meet.