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Sam Griffith

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Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Issaquah, Wash.
High School:
Issaquah
Prev School:
Washington State
Major:
Business Administration

Accolades
Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2023)
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2023-24)

Collegiate-Best Marks

COLORADO STATE
Graduate Senior (2024)
(Cross Country): Competed in five meets, logging two top-25 finishes … Finished 13th at the Wyoming Invite (Aug. 30) … Took 28th at the Princeton Fall Classic (Oct. 18) … Ran at the Mountain West Championships, placing 21st (Nov. 1) … Competed at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, placing 55th (Nov. 15).

Senior (2023)
(Cross Country): Competed in five meets ... Made his Ram debut and set a personal-best in the 5k at the 2023 Wyoming Invite with a time of 16:30.3 (Sept. 2) ... Set a personal-best in the 8k with a time of 24:08.7 at the Mountain West Championships (Oct. 27) ... placed 27th with a time of 29.54.2 at the NCAA Mountain Region (Nov. 10).

BEFORE COLORADO STATE
Junior at Washington State (2021)
(Cross Country): Opened the fall season with a personal-best 8k time of 24:42.1 to finish 14th at the WSU Cougar Classic (9/10)... Competed in the men's 8k at the Dellinger Invitational (25:04.3) and the Inland Empire Cross Country Championships (25:13.0) and finished the fall cross season with a 25:45.8 and 45th overall finish at the Pac-12 Cross Country Championships (10/29).

Sophomore at Washington State (2020)
(Cross Country): Ran in the only event of the season, the Pac-12 Championship… Finished 62nd overall with a time of 25:51.5.

Freshman at Washington State (2019)
(Cross Country): Competed in five total meets during his first stint with the Cougars... Saw his best race at he WSU Cougar Classic with a 14th place overall finish and a time of 24:56.7... Ran at the Pac-12 Championships where he placed 60th overall with a time of 24:55.7...

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Prepped at Issaquah High School in Issaquah, Washington... Was named cross country captain... Graduated summa cum laude from Washington State with a double major in marketing and international business... Was a two-time NCAA Qualifier... Oviatt-Lang Sports and Conditioning Award Recipient.