A note from Doug Griffith, the father of Kevin Griffith:
Kevin is in his fifth year at Purdue majoring in Industrial Engineering. He is out of eligibility and had a great final year of competition this past spring. He ran the 5th fastest time in Purdue history with a 1:48.60 this year and got to the finals of the NCAA East Regional for the second straight year. He is happy to finally be just a student for his final year in college. He already has a job in Chicago with JP Morgan when he graduates. Lastly, he also has was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-American these past two years. Being as close as you are to California high school track & field, you might be interested to know that in the past 10 years, Charles Jock (1:44.67) and Nathaniel Litwiller are the only two CA high school 800M runners to run faster than Kevin at the collegiate level. Most kids have a very difficult time adjusting to competing in college.
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Kevin Griffith (Purdue, Lafayette, Indiana)
Class:
Graduated
Hometown:
Danville, Calif.
High School:
San Ramon Valley HS
Last College:
UC Davis
Height:
6-1
Event:
Mid Distance
2014: Ran a personal record in the 800m with a time of 1:48.64 at the Kentucky Relays, a time that ranks fifth in Purdue all-time outdoor history ... finished fifth at the Outdoor Big Ten Track and Field Championships in the 800m run with a time of 1:49.93 ... finished ninth at the Indoor Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:51.99 ... helped Purdue's distance medley relay team take eight at indoor Big Tens ... was part of the DMR team that won the Meyo Invite with a time of 9:55.61 ... won four 800m races during the indoor and outdoor seasons, including the USC Trojan Invite in March ... NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier in the 800m, where he finished 27th ... part of the sprint medley relay team that took third at the Drake Relays with a time of 3:18.76, just 0.21 of a second of the school record ... won the only 1,500m race he competed in, the Dave Rankin Invite, with a time of 3:51.20 ... won the indoor 600m event at the Gene Edmonds Invite,despite only running the event twice during the season, with a time of 1:20.93.
2013: As a junior, finished 12that the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a time of 1:51.06 in the 800-meter run; finished secondat the Purdue/Indiana Dual with a time of 1:20.79 in the 600-meter run; took thirdat the Gene Edmonds Cup with a time of 1:21.11 in the 600-meter run; also finished thirdin the 800-meter run at the IU relays with a time of 1:52.73; Personal record and team best in the outdoor 800-meter run with a time of 1:50.06 at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, where he finished ninth in the prelims ... tookseventh in the finals at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:51.53 ...qualified for the NCAA East Regionals and placed 20th in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:50.17 ... top 10 finisher in all races for the 800-meter run, prior to the NCAA East Regionals ... competed in the 4x400-meter relay finishing with a time of 3:18.48 at the Sea Ray Relays in 16th place and 3:20.09 at the Tiger Track Classic in 15th place ... only relay team to participate all year in the 1600-meter sprint medley and finished with a time of 3:19.08 at the Drake Relays to take fourth.
2012: Transfered to Purdue from UC Davis at the start of the spring semester; was consistantly the top 800m runner for Purdue on the season; captured first place at the Boilermaker Invite (2/18) in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:20.38; took third at the Tyson Invitational (2/10) in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:50.88; also competed at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, Hoosier Indoors Invite, and the Meyo Invitational; in the outdoor season, took the top finish at the Dave Rankin Invite (4/21) with an 800m time of 1:52.35; finished 10th at the Jesse Owens Track Classic (4/14) with a time of 1:53.40; Griffith also competed in the outdoor Big Ten Championships in the 800m and finished 11th with a time of 1:49.69 which was his season best; in the NCAA Prelims, Griffith finished 36th with a time of 1:51.94; also was a part of several 4x400m relay teams.
Prior to Purdue: 2011 (FRESHMAN): Competed for UC Davis in both track and cross country; helped cross country team to Big West Conference Championship; qualified for NCAA West Regional Cross Country Championship; finished fifth in Big West Conference 800M final; ran a 800m season best of 1:50.66;
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in track and soccer for four years and cross country for one; won six East Bay Athletic League track titles, including three straight in the 800M; CIF-NCS champion in 800M as a senior after two runner-up finishes in 2008 and 2009; placed seventh in 800 (1:54.04) at state meet as a junior, then improved to fifth place (1:51.31) as a senior; twice named team's Most Outstanding Runner in track; set school records in 800m, 1,600m and 4x400m relay (3:16.04); led cross country team to section title in his senior year placing third individually; placed 44th overall at 2010 CIF state cross country championship; also a four-year letterwinner in soccer, twice earning All-EBAL honors as a defender; played club ball for Mustang Soccer, helping Ajax squad win 2009 State Cup U-17 title; selected as SRV Senior Athlete of the Year for 2009-10; CIF-NCS Scholar-Athlete all eight semesters.
PERSONAL: Kevin Michael Griffith was born August 22, 1991, in Walnut Creek, Calif.; son of Doug and Maura Griffith; has a sister, Sarah, who runs track for UC Davis, and a brother, David, a junior in high school; majoring in industrial engineering; achieved rank of Eagle Scout during sophomore year.
Courtesy Purdue
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Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system.[3] Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and money from Lafayette businessman John Purdue to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture in his name.[4] The first classes were held on September 16, 1874, with six instructors and 39 students.[4] Wikipedia
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KENTUCKY RELAYS
University of Kentucky
April 19, 2014
800 — Tretez Kinnaird (Ind.) 1:47.99; Matt Hillenbrand (UK) 1:48.07; Kevin Griffith (Purdue) 1:48.64.
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2014/04/19/3203559_cats-put-on-impressive-sec-dress.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy
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Big Ten Outdoor Championships
Hosted by Purdue University
Rankin Track Stadium - 5/16/2014 to 5/18/2014
Results
Men 800 Meter Run
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9 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 3 Best Times
Big Ten: C 1:46.12 2012 Casimir Loxsom, Penn State
Collegiate: N 1:44.55 5/4/1996 Julius Achon, George Mason
Facility: F 1:47.47 5/17/1969 Ray Arrington, Wisconsin
Name Year School Seed Prelims H#
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1 506 Za'Von Watkins SO Penn State 1:48.94 1:49.65Q 1
2 610 Austin Mudd JR Wisconsin 1:49.79 1:50.19Q 2
3 39 Joe McAsey SO Illinois 1:50.02 1:50.71Q 3
4 154 Will Teubel SO Iowa 1:50.14 1:49.77Q 1
5 551 Kevin Griffith JR Purdue 1:48.64 1:50.43Q 2
6 91 Tretez Kinnaird FR Indiana 1:47.99 1:51.06Q 3
7 312 Goaner Deng SO Minnesota 1:49.59 1:50.17q 1
8 605 Carl Hirsch FR Wisconsin 1:50.12 1:50.62q 2
9 88 Jordan Gornall SO Indiana 1:50.13 1:51.28q 1
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Purdue Cross Country / Track & Field History
Outdoor Track & Field Top-Five Lists
800 Meters
1. Neil Carter 1:47.50 5/14/1983
2. Darrin Wilcoxson 1:48.03 5/26/1993
3. Roland Parrish 1:48.37 5/10/1975
4. Troy Furnival 1:48.59 5/11/1985
5. KEVIN GRIFFITH 1:48.64 4/19/2014
6. Bruce Banter 1:48.69 4/19/1980
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