Omar Craddock won 3 individual National Titles and was named a 7 time All-American
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gator Track & Field Great Omar Craddock was named to the 2023 UF Athletic Hall Class on Wednesday.
Craddock competed for the Gators from 2010-2013, earning multiple national titles during his time at Florida. He was a seven-time All-American, winning the 2012 Indoor NCAA Triple Jump Title and was the back-to-back Outdoor Triple Jump National Champion in 2012 and 2013. Craddock holds the fifth best mark in school history in both the indoor and outdoor triple jump.
In 2010, Craddock helped the Gators men’s team to their first ever Indoor National Championship and their first SEC Outdoor Championship since 1987. Two seasons later in 2012, he swept the SEC titles in men’s indoor and outdoor triple jump. Craddock also earned the sixth and seventh consecutive NCAA triple jump titles for the Gators. The following year, Craddock won every outdoor competition he took part in and was named the 2013 USTFCCCA South Region Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year. The Killeen, Texas native also won the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Triple Jump Title.
The 2023 UF Athletic Hall of Fame Class is comprised of eight Gator Greats and one Honorary Letterwinner.
The 2023 class includes Kelsey Bruder (Softball), Omar Craddock (Men’s Track and Field), Lauren Embree (Women’s Tennis), Jabar Gaffney (Football), Corey Hartung (Gymnastics), Kelly Murphy (Volleyball), Erika Tymrak (Soccer) and Marc Valdes (Baseball), and Skip Foster (Honorary Letterwinner).
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