Craig Braithwaite '67
TO CONTACT COACH BRAITHWAITE, please call him in his office at 440-826-3644 or e-mail him at cbraithw@bw.edu.
Craig Braithwaite '67 completed his 35th season of coaching at Baldwin-Wallace College in 2009-2010. He has amassed one of the most impressive resumes in Division III.
Under his guidance he has led 20 athletes to All-American achievements in addition to 16 relay squads that have achieved that same honor. In all, Coach Braithwaite has helped tutor 84 All-American performances. Additionally, he has coached athletes that currently hold eight school records.
Coach Braithwaite attended B-W from 1963-67, where he competed in the 100, 220 and 440-yard dashes individually and as a member of the 440 and mile relay teams outdoors, and in the 55, 300 and 440-yard dashes and as a member of the 800 and mile relay teams indoors. He was the Ohio Athletic Conference champion in both the 100-yard dash and in the 55-yard dash in 1967. In addition, Coach Braithwaite earned small college All-American accolades in the 440-yard relay in both 1966 and 1967. His achievements both on the track and in the classroom earned Coach Braithwaite entry into the B-W Alumni Athletic Hall.
Braithwaite graduated from Lakeside, Ohio High School in 1963 after winning the 100 and 220-yard dashes and placing second in the 440-yard dash at the OHSAA (Ohio High School Athletic Association) Class A State meet in 1963.
In 1998, Coach Braithwaite retired from a 31-year career as a biology teacher at Berea High School where he also served as the Head Track and Cross Country coach from 1967-1976. Coach Braithwaite returned to his alma mater in 1976-77 to serve as an assistant coach in cross country and track under the legendary Paul "Sparky" Adams, who was his head coach. With Coach Braithwaite as a member of the Adams staff, B-W won 13 OAC crowns in cross country and track. During his 32-year career at his alma mater, Coach Braithwaite has been a part of 47 OAC titles.
Braithwaite and his wife Sandy reside in Olmsted Falls.