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By Garrett Zatlin - MileSplit Recruiting Correspondent
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In track and field recruiting, the Pacific-12 Conference (Pac-12) has been quietly among the best in the nation when it comes to finding gems in those same areas.
But the distance events are what have garnered most of the national spotlight for the conference's recruiting, with teams like Washington, Oregon, Stanford and Colorado often landing the best young endurance athletes in the country each and every year.
The UCLA women, however, have quietly made some very impressive moves of their own in 2022.
While this incoming group of rookies may not be the deepest class in the NCAA this year, the Bruins do boast some of the most nationally-competitive prep talents that the nation has to offer.
Let's begin with Annika Salz, a California native. The senior Torrey Pines High School has proven to be a very respectable dist...