Charla Craddock Class: Sophomore Hometown: Farmersville, Texas High School: Farmersville HS Height: 5-7 Position: Sprints, Jumps Birthdate: 10/31/1992 Experience: HS

2012: Finished ninth in the triple jump at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12) with a mark of 36-5/11.10m ... At the AState Invitational (1/27), finished sixth in the 200m with a time of 25.19, placed fourth in the long jump with a mark of 18-1/5.51m and jumped 35-3/10.74m in the triple jump to place 10th ... At the WAC Indoor Championships (2/24-25), finished 16th in the 200m with a time of 25.18 while finishing 11th in the long jump with a mark of 17-4.75 (5.30m) and jumping 35-10.5 (10.93m) in the triple jump ... Opened the outdoor season at the Louisiana Classics (3/17) where she ran 59.18 in the 400m to finish 19th ... At the Victor Lopez Classic (3/23), finished ninth in the long jump with a mark of 18-10 (5.74m) and placed 15th in the triple jump with a mark of 36-9.75 (11.22m) ... Ran 12.31 in the 100m at the Jim Mize Invitational (4/7) while placing fourth in the long jump with a mark of 19-4.75 (5.91m) and ran the anchor leg of the 4x400m relay that placed third with a time of 3:51.37 ... Ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay that finished fourth at the Mississippi Open (4/14) with a time of 3:47.27 while finished 24th in the 200m with a time of 25.70 and placing 26th in the 100m dash with a time of 12.81 ... Finished sixth in the long jump at the Southeastern Invitational (4/20) with a mark of 18-11.25 (5.77m) and ran 12.32 in the 100m dash to finish 10th ... Jumped 18-6 (5.64m) in the long jump at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/21) to place seventh ... Finished fifth in the long jump at the Golden Eagle Classic (4/28) with a mark of 18-7 (5.66m) ... At the WAC Championships (5/8-11), finished 10th in the long jump with a mark of 17-11 (5.46m) and placed 10th in the triple jump with a mark of 37-2.25 (11.33m).

High School: Graduated from Farmersville High School in 2011 ... Lettered in track and field, basketball and volleyball ... A two-time Texas state champion with titles in the 100m dash and triple jump ... Was also a state qualifier in the 400m and long jump ... Named the school's Female Athlete of the Year in 2011 ... Named the team's MVP her sophomore, junior and senior years ... Qualified to compete in the Texas Relays her junior and senior years ... Recorded personal best marks of 11.7 in the 100m dash, 24.6 in the 200m dash, 56.4 in the 400m dash, 18-7 in the long jump and 39-5.5 in the triple jump ... Coached by Derrick Ware and Nathan Ware.

Personal: Charla Denyse Craddock ... Daughter of Ronnie and Paula Simpkins ... Born on Oct. 31, 1992 in Dallas ... Has three siblings ... Chose Louisiana Tech over Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and North Texas ... Brother, Brent, played football and Navarro Junior College.