Johnathan Cabral takes aim at state and national records Friday and Saturday.
Photo by Kirby Lee
The Oregon-bound Cabral is the national leader in both hurdles and he's the heavy favorite in both events. But all eyes will be on the electronic scoreboard to see if he can break the National Federation best of 13.30 seconds set by Chris Nellom (Dunbar Dayton, Ohio).
He actually broke that mark last week but it wasn't wind legal, going 13.27 with a 2.9 meters per second wind at his back. His legal 13.43 is No. 1 in the nation but he's really after the state-best mark of 13.39 set by James Logan's Kevin Craddock.
Cabral was thrilled with his 13.27 time last week but of course disappointed in the wind reading. The always upbeat senior wasn't the least bit deterred.
"I've got two more shots (at the record)," he told reporters. "I couldn't feel the wind and it didn't affect my race. The difference between this and my previous best (13.43 at the Arcadia Invitational) was the little things. It's always the smallest things that are the difference.
"One hurdle in the middle of the race I felt like I floated but except for that it was a clean race."
