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CRYSTAL BARDGE |
| SPORT: |
Women's Track & Field |
EVENT (If Applicable): |
60m hurdles, 100m hurdles |
| YEAR (S): |
2011, 12 |
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Crystal Bardge spent just two seasons with the Embry-Riddle women's track and field team, but left as one of the most decorated athletes in program history, winning three NAIA Track & Field National Championships. She won two titles in 2011 as a junior and one during her senior season of 2012.
The Jacksonville, Fla. native claimed her first title at the 2011 NAIA Indoor National Championships, blowing away the field in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.34. Bardge followed her indoor title with an outdoor crown, claiming the 2011 NAIA Outdoor National Championship in the 100m hurdles in 13.64 seconds, winning on a photo finish.
Bardge wasn't satisfied with two national titles, and having used up her eligibility for the indoor season, entered the 2012 outdoor track & field season with a final championship in sight. For the second consecutive year, Bardge won the 100m hurdles at the outdoor championships. She shattered the national meet record in the event, clocking in a time of 13.28, over three-tenths of a second faster than her title-winning time in 2011. Her time also qualified as a "B" standard time for the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Over the course of her two seasons at ERAU, Bardge earned All-America status in seven events.        Â
Bardge's Career Highlights
- NAIA Indoor Track & Field Champion: 60m hurdles (2011)
- NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Champion: 100m hurdles (2011, 12)
- Seven-time NAIA All-American (60m hurdles, 200m, 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4x100m relay)
- Finalist for the College Athlete of the Year Sporty Award (2011)
- NAIA National Meet record-holder in the indoor 60m hurdles (8.34)
- NAIA National Meet record-holder in the outdoor 100m hurdles (13.28)
- Holds nine Embry-Riddle Women's Track & Field records
