Are Brad Craddock and Taylor Cummings an item? No, they're Maryland's nominees for the Big Ten men's and women's Athlete of the Year awards.
Here's a B1G tradition that goes back more than 30 years -- 1982 for men and 1983 for women. Each year the conference selects one male and one female as its Athlete of the Year. The men's award is named in honor of Jesse Owens, the great Ohio State track and field star. The women's award is, as far as I know, currently nameless.
Those with long memories and who pay attention to such matters may recall that the women's award was at one time also named for a Big Ten track and field great, Suzy Favor, who won nine NCAA championships while running for Wisconsin.