Thompson & Craddock Advance at U.S. Olympic Track Trials
June 29, 2012 | Track & Field
June 29, 2012
Senior Turquoise Thompson and men's track and field alum Kevin Craddock each advanced in their respective events on Friday at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, OR.
Thompson finished fourth in heat two of the 400 hurdles semifinal with a time of 55.73 to advance to the final, which will be held on Saturday.
Bruin alum and former two-time NCAA Champion Nicole Leach finished seventh in heat one and 14th overall with a time of 56.79 and does not advance to the final.
In the men's 110m hurdles, Craddock finished sixth in heat one with a time of 13.60 and advanced as a time qualifier to the semifinal round, which will be held on Friday (the final is also on Friday).
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