U.S. Track Group Suspends UCLA Jumper for Two Years

UCLA triple jumper and long jumper McArthur Anderson has been suspended for two years by The Athletics Congress after he tested positive for stimulants, it was announced Wednesday.

Anderson, a junior, tested positive for pseudoephedrine at the Sunkist indoor meet in Los Angeles on Jan. 19, 1990, and again for the stimulant phenylpropanolomine at a meet in Tempe, Ariz., last April 6. Both drugs are stimulants found in over-the-counter cold preparations.

Under TAC rules, two positive tests for stimulants in a two-year period are cause for a two-year ban. A third positive test in the same period would result in a lifetime suspension.

Anderson’s suspension, which will prevent him from being eligible for the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Olympic Games, does not affect his collegiate eligibility. Neitherof the drugs is banned by the NCAA.

UCLA track Coach Bob Larsen said Wednesday that the most recent positive test came after Anderson was given Coricidin-D, a non-prescription cold medication, by UCLA’s athletic trainers. The trainers were unaware that the medication contained a banned substance, Larsen said.

Anderson, of Bakersfield, placed fifth in the triple jump at last week’s NCAA track and field championships.