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CA sr Craig Woods swept the hurdles.
photos by John Dye, quotes by Ricky Quintana
110m hurdles
14.46 -1.4
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Ricky Quintana's Quotes
Craig Woods
 It
was good. To come out here to the Arcadia national meet and win
it, there is no better feeling except wining state. Kevin Craddock
is an amazing hurdler. I saw him coming up on the side. I just had
to stay focused.
RQ: Did you look over?
Woods: No matter what you do, you can see the peripheral.
I was looking straight, but still, when it’s that close of
a race, you can always see him on your side. There was a lot of
pressure in that race. The difference was staying consistent. Like
at Pasedena, Thomas Mack got out on me and I found myself more trying
to catch him than trying to run my own pace. That hurt me a lot.
This week, he got on me again, but I kept my running phase tight.
I was able to float over the hurdles like I do in practice. This
is a good feeling. I beat the defending California champion in both
of his races. I beat him last week. Or two weeks ago in Pasedena
in a very close race. I came back and beat him today. I just hope
that he feels better so that we can get him out here for the 300.
I want to come out here and win again in the 300, but like I said,
in any field, there’s no set winner. You have to come out
here and run your best. On any given day, you can be the winner,
but on any other day someone else will beat you. You can never let
your guard down.
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Men 110 Meter Hurdles Invitational
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Name Year School Finals Wind Points
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1 Woods, Craig 12 Dominguez High 14.46 -1.4
2 Craddock, Kevin 10 Logan HS 14.50 -1.4
3 Barmer, Bryon 11 Helix HS 14.59 -1.4
4 Johnson, Justin 12 Rio Mesa high 14.91 -1.4
5 Hurley, Kurt 12 Carlsbad HS 14.92 -1.4
6 Mack, Thomas 12 Bakersfield 14.92 -1.4
7 Rehmaan, Hassan 11 Serra,Gardena 14.95 -1.4
8 Bornes, Brandon 12 Rancho Buena 15.51 -1.4
9 Ault, Steven 12 Judge Memori 16.58 -1.4
300m hurdles
37.50
Woods crashing
the last hurdle
Ricky Quintana's Quotes
Craig Woods
It means a lot to come out here to what is considered one of the
best in season meets in the nation. To come out and win both events
at the start of the season after not having been ranked at the beginning.
That’s pretty good.
RQ: That race was not as close and maybe a little easier
than the 110’s.
Woods: Yeah, it wasn’t as close. I was hoping for
Mack, but I saw him earlier with ice on his knee and on his hamstrings.
Coming into the 110, he was a little shaky. I just pray that he
gets well enough to come back. Probably the next time that I see
him will be state.
RQ: Are you happy with your time?
Woods: I’m happy with it. I’m very happy with
it, but I know I could have run faster had I not demolished the
last hurdle.
RQ: What happened there?
Woods: It was a loss of concentration. I just got there
and stuttered my steps just a little bit and then I tried to go
over. I snapped down a little too fast. That just forced me to take
out the whole hurdle. I came in off balance over the line.
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Men 300 Meter Hurdles Invitational
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Woods, Craig 12 Dominguez High 37.50
2 Bornes, Brandon 12 Rancho Buena 38.36
3 Gomez, Robert 12 Shafter HS 38.74
4 Johnson, Justin 12 Rio Mesa high 39.28
5 Profit, Marquis 11 John Muir HS 39.40
6 Fernandez, Jose 12 Fordham Prep 40.08
7 Simms, Rickey 12 South High, Bake 40.22
8 Vilar, Jason 12 Deer Valley 40.38
9 Ault, Steven 12 Judge Memori 41.32
Arcadia Invitational
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