Phoenix Track Club’s Freddie Crittenden qualifies for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the men’s 110mH

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Freddie Crittenden of the Phoenix Track Club talks about his Olympic chances

Phoenix Track Club’s Freddie Crittenden answers questions about his chances at the upcoming 2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, held in Oregon.

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He missed the 2016 Olympic Trials due to injury. He missed the 2021 Olympic Trials due to injury.

Now fully healthy in 2024, Freddie Crittenden of the Phoenix Track Club is an Olympian.

As Crittenden said, “Third time’s the charm.”

At the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, Crittenden ran a personal best of 12.93 to finish second in the men’s 110-meter hurdles and punch his ticket to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. It was also a historic race. Adidas’s Grant Holloway finished first in 12.83 and Nike’s Daniel Roberts was third in 12.96, marking the first time in history that three runners all ran under 13 seconds in the same race.

At 12.93, Crittenden shares 13th place on the all-time list in the history of the sport.

Crittenden — who just bought a house in the Valley and is an expectant father — is coached by Tim O’Neil, the former Phoenix Sunnyslope prep track star who is now making his mark as a coach. O’Neil, currently at GCU, convinced a young Devon Allen to run hurdles while he was in high school at Phoenix Brophy Prep, setting Allen on a path that would lead him to become an NCAA champion and two-time Olympian. He also coached all-state hurdlers Bobby Grant and Isaiah Oliver.

O’Neil works his magic again and gets a shoutout from Crittenden in his post-race interview with NBC. “Tim O’Neil, you are the best coach in the world. You are my best friend. I’m so proud of you and I’m proud of us,” Crittenden told Lewis Johnson.

It is a pivotal moment for Crittenden in his athletics career as he is a non-sponsored athlete. Tracksmith provided him with a uniform to wear during the race and paid for his stay at the Olympic Trials, but that’s the extent of the support. Crittenden is otherwise on his own.

That could change soon.

Last week, after completing training in preparation for the Olympic Trials, Crittenden reflected on what it would mean to him if he made Team USA for Paris.

“It would be the defining moment of my entire career,” he told The Arizona Republic. “Before I even got into it, one of my very first goals was, ‘How cool would it be to go to the Olympics?’ And when that moment comes, it would define everything I’ve worked for all these years.

“It would mean a lot to me and my family. I’m having my first child in about five weeks. Defining the future for myself and my family would mean the world to me.”

An Olympic spot. A child on the way. Freddie Crittenden is on top of the world right now.

Logan Stanley is a sports reporter at The Arizona Republic, focusing primarily on high school, ASU and Olympic sports. To suggest ideas for human interest stories and other news, contact Stanley at [email protected] or 707-293-7650. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter:@LSscribe.