The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) track and field and cross country team has announced that runner Chris Weiland was dismissed from the team following the release of audio and text messages showing him using racist, homophobic and sexist language after his girlfriend left him, according to ESPN. Avery Anderson, the director of track and field and cross country at UCLA, explained in a statement posted to Twitter that he learned about what Weiland wrote and said months ago but tried to give him a second chance, eventually reinstating him in January after a short suspension. Anderson, the school's only Black head coach, sought to "educate" him and "make the change happen that I want to see in this world,” before adding he was disgusted by Weiland's words and immediately suspended him indefinitely from the team. "However, after team members and the athletic community expressed concern, it became clearer that his continued involvement with the team is incompatible with...
