20 Years Later, Kraft's Achievements Eclipsed only By His Passion

Courtesy: Sun Devil AthleticsTEMPE, Ariz. -- Dwight Phillips thought he would be running the 400 meters at Arizona State, just like he did at Kentucky before transferring to Tempe in 2000.

"It was Day 1 and I showed up to start training and I noticed I was separated to train with the jumpers," said Phillips, who had competed in the triple jump at Kentucky. "I went up to coach (Greg) Kraft and said, 'I noticed you have me training with the jumpers but I'm a 400 meter guy.' He says, 'well, you can either train with the jumpers or go home.'"

Phillips was stunned.

"I went to practice every day dreading jumping. I thought it was so stupid to be doing this because I was a 400-meter runner," he said.…