Michael Jordan Craven Season 2002

A two-sport collegiate athlete who redshirted during his first year with the Cardinal football team in the Fall of 2001 ... One of several members of the team competing for playing time in the outfield.

High School - A 2001 graduate of La Quinta High School ... Earned All-Desert Valley League honors as a senior, hitting .420 with 18 RBI and 10 stolen bases ... A three-year letterwinner on the diamond ... Also had an outstanding prep career on the gridiron ... Earned the 2000 Watkins Award, given annually to the nation's top African-American high school football player ... Also named a Parade All-American as a senior, leading his school to a 13-1 record and the CIF Division 8 championship ... Recorded 180 tackles and 13 quarterback sacks as a senior ... Played in a pair of prestigious prep all-star games following his senior season (East-West Shrine Game, Dallas, TX; Calif-Florida All-Star Game, Santa Barbara, CA) ... Also a sprinter on the track and field team with a personal best of 10.98 in the 100 meters ... Coached in baseball by his father, Robert Craven.

Personal - Intends to major in Management Science and Engineering ... Son of Robert and Druscilla Craven ... Enjoys playing pool and video games ... Worked during the summer of 2001 for the investment banking firm of Freeman Spogli & Company.