A UCLA runner has been booted from the track and field and cross-country teams after a video surfaced of him using racist, sexist and homophobic language.
According to reporting by the Los Angeles Times, Chris Weiland posted the video on Instagram. In it, he appears to be talking to a woman about his girlfriend who he accuses of cheating on him.
Weiland, who is white, uses a racial slur in the video.
“When she says she doesn’t, you know, want to get back together, why do you think?” Weiland asks a woman in the call. “It’s because she wants to be with this f— f— who has no future. She’s going to be with a stupid n— who’s going to be in community college all his life.”
Later in the video, Weiland can be heard crying and when the woman asks him where his girlfriend’s suspected boyfriend lives, he’s heard saying “I don’t know, probably the… ghetto.”
Weiland is listed as a senior on UCLA’s 2021 track and field roster.
UCLA track coach Avery Anderson said in a statement released by the school that he suspended Weiland indefinitely from the team upon learning of his remarks before allowing him to return earlier this year.
“Even in my disgust, as a coach, my intentions are always to lead and educate and make the change happen that I want to see in this world,” Anderson said. “I can talk about changing the world, or I can put in the work to do so. And that is what I have done over the last few months with this individual.
“In January, I decided to reinstate him to the team. However, after team members and the athletic community expressed concern, it became clear that his continued involvement with the team is incompatible with the culture of mutual support and respect we’re fostering. I now realize that the decision to reinstate him was not the right decision, and that the action today is best for the well-being of our team.”
According to the Times, the alleged incidents took place before Weiland enrolled at UCLA in the fall of 2019.