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VIDEO: Ka'imi Fairbairn breaks UCLA record with 60-yard field goal

Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports

UCLA's Ka'imi Fairbairn made some history in the dying seconds of the second quarter of Thursday night's game against California.

The senior kicker booted a school-record 60-yard field goal as the first half ended to give the Bruins a 26-10 lead heading into the break.

Ka'imi Fairbairn with a school record 60-yard field goal for UCLA.

The try was originally from 55 yards, but a false start penalty on UCLA pushed it back five yards, which the Hawaiian-born Fairbairn handled with ease.

Martin Gramatica set the NCAA record of 65 yards while playing for Kansas State in 1998.

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