Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Week: Cayden Kraft, Bismarck State (N.D.)
Kraft, a sophomore from Bismarck, N.D., was selected as the Track Athlete-of-the-Week.
He produced the NAIA ‘B’ provisional qualifying time in the 400-meter dash for Bismarck State (N.D.) in their season opening indoor track & field season at NCAA Division II meet, the Mike Thorson Classic & Multi. He won the 400-meter dash title in 48.91 seconds, converting his time to 48.15 seconds (on a flat 200-meters track).
His 400-meter dash time is the third fastest in the NAIA as of Tuesday.
Kraft added a third-place finish in the 600-meter run with a time of 1 minute, 22.61 seconds (converted to 1 minute, 21.39 seconds). His time is the second fastest in the Frontier Conference and ninth in the NAIA as of Tuesday.
This is Kraft’s first career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Men’s Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Week honor.