Track & Field: Craddock, Graham qualify for Southern California Finals

The Long Beach City College trand & field team has qualified two individuals for the Southern California Track & Field finals on Saturday at San Diego Mesa College.

For the women, sophomore Ashley Craddock will compete in the 100 and 200 meter finals. Craddock won her heat of the 100 with a time of 12.13 and was third in her heat of the 200 at 25.17. She is seeded sixth in the 100 and eighth in the 200 for the finals.

On the men's side, freshman Chris Graham ran 14.99 to finish second in his heat of 110-meter high hurdles at Saturday's SoCal prelims meet to earn a spot in the finals. Graham is seeded eighth for the finals in his event.

Other results for LBCC at the SoCal prelims include:
Women's 4x100m Relay, 50.10
Women's 4x400m Relay: 4:13.84
Dakota Brown: 4.87m long jump, 10.81 triple jump
Tayvia Sloan: 400m hurldes, 1:09.53
Amalia Erazo: 3000m Steeplechase, 13:08.77
Men's 4x400m Relay: NT
Ceasar Perez: Discus, 38.55m
Michael Delgado: 1500m, 4:16.86

Craddock and Graham will look to qualify for next week's California Community College Athletic Association Track & Field State Championships. The event is set for April 18-19 at nearby Cerritos College.

Photos by Chris Ruiz