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 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," Anderson said. 

The statement followed days of anger online as text messages and recordings of phone calls show Weiland repeatedly using the N-word, denigrating Black people and leveling multiple sexist insults at his ex-girlfriend. 

An Instagram account called "UCLA_is_racist" shared the videos and text messages but the site closed the account down. Some of what was shared has been preserved on Twitter.

The phone calls purportedly show Weiland speaking to his mother about his ex-girlfriend, who he believes cheated on him with a Black person.

"When she says she doesn't, you know, want to get back together, why do you think? It's because she wants to be with this f*****g f****t who has no future. She's going to be with a stupid n****r who's going to be in community college all his life," Weiland allegedly said. 

Even Weiland's mother responded in horror when she heard him use the N-word and repeatedly call his ex-girlfriend a "s**t."

The Los Angeles Times reported that the videos and text messages are from before 2019 and before he joined UCLA's team.  

Officials who spoke to the team said they confirmed the man speaking was Weiland. 

He also used multiple homophobic slurs, while expressing his anger at his ex-girlfriend. 

In addition to the phone call, the Instagram account shared text messages that were allegedly from Weiland to his ex-girlfriend. 

"You really cuffed a F*****G BUM A** N****R WITH NOTHING GOING FOR HIM. EVER. A BROKE A** STUPID A** N****R. You have no standards so who cares. S**t," Weiland allegedly wrote to his ex-girlfriend. 

Anderson's statement and the school's decision to dismiss Weiland came after the UCLA Black Student-Athlete Association released a scathing statement on Sunday blasting the university for allowing him to stay on the team, even as the school markets itself based on the athletic achievements of Black students. 

"As a university that champions itself on the accomplishments of its Black athletes that have broken the barriers of social justice, we find it deeply disturbing to learn that UCLA knew about an incident of blatant racism, homophobia, and sexism and did very minimal actions about it," the organization said.

"The racist actions that took place by a member of the cross country team are unacceptable and disrespectful, and we at BSAA refuse to accept the actions of that athlete, as well as the lack of action to address the issue by the coaches, staff and administration," the statement added.

"We do not feel safe with this person on campus and we demand UCLA athletics take action immediately and remove this student from the team," the students wrote on Sunday, prompting the need for the school to take more tough action against Weiland. 

Students were incensed after Weiland was allowed to take part in the Dave Murray Invitational in Tucson, Arizona, on Saturday. 

The school initially turned off the comments on its Instagram page under all of the photos of Weiland but eventually scrubbed him entirely from its page. 

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