Craig Saddler II

Craig Saddler II, 2023 NCAA Outdoors, 400m hurdles prelim

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Craig Saddler II NCAA Outdoors East Regional 2023 400m hurdles

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Position:
Sprints/Hurdles
Weight:
null
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
High School:
Cardinal Gibbons

2023 T&F: Indoor Season: Competed in four meets during indoor season ... Ran the 400m and 4x400 ... Part of the 4x400m relay team that won the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge (3:19.58) ... Recorded a personal record at the ACC Indoor Championships of 47.56 seconds to finish 11th ... Outdoor Season: Competed in eight meets during outdoor season ... Ran the 400m hurdles and 4x400m ...He held the ACC lead for 400mH all season ... Finished second in the 400mH at the Raleigh Relays (50.59) ... Won the Hurricane Alumni Invitational 400mH (50.65) ... Finished second in the 400mHat Georgia Tech Invitational (49.76) ... Part of a 4x400m Relay team that finished top three four times ... Repeated as ACC 400m Hurdles Champion at the ACC Outdoor Championships in Atlanta, Georgia (49.82) ... First Team All-ACC in 400mH ... Moved into the No. 3 spot on the UNC all-time performers list in the 400m hurdles, posting a personal-best time of 49.49 seconds at the NCAA East Regional ... Second-team All-America in the 400m hurdles, finishing 12th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 50.15 seconds ... Part of the 4x400 relay team that finished 7th at ACC Outdoors in 3:09.02 ... Made the final of the Great Britain Olympic Qualifiers in the 400mH.

2023 T&F: Ran the 400m in 49.08 seconds to finish ninth at the Penn State National Invitational during indoor season ... During outdoor season, he moved into the No. 4 spot on the UNC all-time performers list in the 400m hurdles, posting a personal-best time of 49.84 seconds at the ACC Outdoor Championships ... Second-team All-America in the 400m hurdles, finishing ninth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 49.70 seconds ... Part of the 4x400 relay team that finished 10th at ACC Outdoors in 3:12.11.

2022 T&F: Ran the 200m (third in 21.95) and the 400m (ninth in 50:08) at the Indiana Relays during indoor season ... Was 29th in the 400m at the Tiger Paw Invite in 48:14 ... Ran the 400m hurdles throughout the outdoor season, finishing first at the Duke Invite (51.53) ... Earned first-team All-ACC honors in the outdoor 400m hurdles in a season-best time of 50.42 ... Was 32nd at NCAA Prelims in the 400m hurdles in 52.21.

Prep: Two-time All-America • First team All-State • Nationally ranked No. 5 in the 300-meter hurdles • First Honor Roll • AP Honor Roll.

Personal: Craig Anthony Saddler II is the son of Craig and Marsha Saddler • Nickname is CJ • Born April 11 in Waterloo, Iowa.