2008 Cross Country: Competed in six of seven meets for the Golden Grizzlies ... Finished sixth overall at the Golden Grizzly Open (Aug. 30) with a time of 19:23 in the 6K ... Finished in 21st out of 141 runners at the Tommy Titan Invitational with a four-mile time of 20:58 ... Helped Oakland to a second-place finish at the Summit League Championship (Nov. 1), where they finished just six points shy of champion Southern Utah...Crossed the finish line in 12th overall at the Summit League Championship with an 8K time of 25:18.3 ... His performance at the conference meet earned him an all-league second team selection. 2008 Outdoor Track: Ran 9:47.24 (third fastest in OU history) to place eighth in the 3000 steeplechase at The Summit League Championships (May 16). 2008 Indoor Track: Ran the fourth fastest time in school history in the 3000 with a 8:54.87 at the EMU Classic (Feb. 16). 2007 Cross Country: Ran in seven races ... Finished among the top five on the team at the Michigan Intercollegiates (Oct. 5) and Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10). High School: A 2007 graduate of Erie High School in Mason, Michigan ... three-year letterwinner in cross country for coach Justin Keyes ... served as team captain as a senior, helping guide the Eagles to the state championship ... finished fourth at the state meet with a 5K time of 15:49.4 ... three-time all-leaage and all-region selection ... earned all-state accolades twice ... also ran track and wrestled at Mason, lettering three times in each sport ... part of Mason's all-state 4x800 meter relay as a senior. Personal: Son of Sharon and Edward Griffin ... Is undecided on his major. |
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