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.

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"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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