Craddock catches Hayward vibe.Byline: Jeff Smith The Register-Guard Unlike many out-of-state athletes in town this week, Kevin Craddock is no stranger to Hayward Field For other uses of "Hayward", see Hayward (disambiguation). Hayward Field at University of Oregon is one of the most well-known historic track and field stadiums in the United States. It has been the home to the University of Oregon Track and Field teams since 1919. . For as long as he can remember, Craddock has competed in the area's annual Track City International Classic in the summer. And his eyes are always glued to the television for the Prefontaine Classic The Prefontaine Classic is one of the premier track and field meets in the United States. Every year it draws a world caliber field to compete at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field. History The first annual Prefontaine Classic took place in 1974. , watching elite athletes thrive off the knowledgeable fans who embrace them. Sunday was Craddock's turn to shine bright, and he fed off the crowd to set a meet record in the Young Men's (age 17-18) 110-meter hurdles on the final day of the USA National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships. "There's always somebody running good on this track," Craddock said. "Every time you step out there, it just gives you a big push to go at it. I go off on the adrenalin that they give me." Craddock, a Union City, Calif., native competing for the Alex Van Dyke Van Dyke (or van/Van Dijk or Dyk etc) is a surname of Dutch origin. It refers to:
The win capped an unforgettable year for Craddock. His string of success began when he won the 110 hurdles at the California state high school championships in a meet-record 13.39, then added a win in the 300 hurdles. Next was a victory in the 110 hurdles in the Junior Nationals meet, and he took third in the World Junior Championships in Italy, a moment he labeled the highlight of his summer. "That was my main goal, going to Italy and getting a medal," Craddock said. "It was like none other that I've been to. It was big." But so is the Junior Olympics, an event he began participating in as an 8-year-old in the Bantam Bantam Former city and sultanate, Java. It was located at the western end of Java between the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean. In the early 16th century it became a powerful Muslim sultanate, which extended its control over parts of Sumatra and Borneo. Boys (10-and-under) age division. "This is probably the biggest JO meet I've ever been at," Craddock said. "I've never seen this many people around." Craddock will be a senior at James Logan High School James Logan High School is a high school in Union City, California, USA, part of the New Haven Unified School District. It serves as the primary public high school for the city of Union City and parts of Hayward. this fall, and isn't sure yet which college he'll sign a letter of intent with come November. Talia Stewart, a James Logan James Logan is the name of:
Stewart wasn't all smiles afterward, though, as she had hoped to approach the meet record of 13.39. "I'm not happy at all," Stewart said. "My race just didn't come together. I was jumping too high over the hurdles." In the Young Men's 400 hurdles, Kai kai Noun NZ informal food [Maori] kai noun N.Z. (informal) food, grub (slang) provisions, fare, board, commons, eats (slang Kelly of Hyper Speed took first in 52.00. Jake Hansen, who had the top seed time, didn't compete after injuring his hamstring in the preliminaries of the 110 hurdles. Kishelle Paul of Quicksilver quicksilver: see mercury. (1) (QuickSilver Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA, www.qstech.com) A mobile communications company that specializes in a reconfigurable logic chip for cellphones and PDAs. See adaptive computing. won the Young Women's 400 hurdles in 1:02.34 despite never having run longer than the 300 hurdles before this week. CAPTION(S): Kevin Craddock (5967) set a meet record while winning the Young Men's 110-meter hurdles. |
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