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Courtney Griffiths - Cross Country - Kansas Jayhawks

Courtney Griffiths

Position Middle Distance
Height 6'0"
Class Senior
Hometown Arkansas City, Kan.
High School Winfield HS

CAREER RESULTS

Career Highlights
Outdoor School Record (4×800 Relay) – 8:41.64

2019 OUTDOOR (R-Sr.)
Posted a winning time of 4:47.76 in the 1,500-meter run and was a member of the first place 4×400-meter relay team that clocked in with a combined time of 3:49.92 at the ESU Spring Invitational (3/23) … Placed third in the 800-meter run at the Oral Roberts Invitational (3/29-3/30), clocking in with a time of 2:14.48 and was a member of the first place 4×400-meter relay team that finished with a combined time of 3:48.47 … Posted a second-place finish in the 800-meter run, clocking in at 2:13.74 and was a member of the first place 4×800-meter relay that finished with a combined time of 9:20.39 at the 92nd Kansas Relays (4/17-20) … Recorded a personal-best time of 2:09.99 in the 800-meter run at the National Relay Championships (4/26-4/27) for an eighth-place finish.

2019 INDOOR (Sr.)
Opened the season with a win in the 800-meter run at the Bob Timmons Challenge (11/30) with a time of 2:15.60 and was a member of the fifth-place 4×400-meter relay team that posted a combined time of 3:56.11 … Recorded a personal best in the 800-meter run at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18) with a time of 2:14.11 … Posted a first place finish in the 800-meter run (PM session) with a time of 2:15.54 at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-1/26) … Ran a new personal-best time in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:12.58 and was a member of the second place 4×400-meter relay finishing with a combined time of 3:48.58 at the ISU Classic (2/8-2/9) … Posted a new personal best in the 800-meter run for the third time this season, clocking in at 2:12.29 at the Alex Wilson Classic (2/16) … A member of the distance medley relay team that finished fourth at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/22-2/23), clocking in with a time of 11:45.73.

2018 CROSS COUNTRY (Sr.)
Utilized redshirt season.

2018 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
Finished fourth in the 800 meters at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/24) with a time of 2:17.36 and was a member of the third-place 4×400-meter relay team that finished with a time of 3:51.40 … Placed second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:14.82 at the Oral Roberts Invitational (3/31) … Finished fourth in the 800-meter run at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6-7) with a personal-best time of 2:12.83 … Placed fourth in the quadrangular section of the 800 meters at the Kansas Relays (4/18-21) with a time of 2:15.03 … Member of the school record-breaking 4×800-meter relay team at the National Relay Championships (4/27-28) that finished with a time of 8:41.64 and recorded a personal-best time of 2:11.99 in the 800 meters … Finished sevneth in the 800 meters at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/5) with a time of 2:13.80.

2018 INDOOR (Jr.)
Opened her Kansas career with a second-place finish in the 1,000-meter run at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2), clocking in at 3:10.06 … Finished fourth with a time of 3:02.07 in the 1,000-meter run at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/13) … Finished seventh in the 800 meters at the Mark Colligan Memorial (1/20) and was a member of the fifth place 4×400-meter relay team … Finished third in the 1,000 meter at the Jayhawk Classic with a time of 3:02.19 and was a member of the 4×400 relay that finished fourth.

2017 OUTDOOR (So.) – AT COWLEY COLLEGE
Had a career-best times in both the 800 meters (2:13.25) and the 1,500 meters (4:44.15) at the NJCAA Region VI Outdoor Championships (5/4-6) which was good for first place in both events … Contributed to a fifth place finish in the 4×400-meter relay (3:57.12) at the Region VI Outdoor Championships as well as a second place finish in the 4×800-meter relay (9:21.54) … Competed at the NJCAA Outdoor Championships (5/18-20) where she placed sixth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:13.36 and contributed to a fifth place finish for the 4×800 relay team.

2017 INDOOR (So.) – AT COWLEY COLLEGE
POsted a career-best in the mile run at the Wichita State Herm Wilson Junior College Invitational (2/3) where she crossed the finish line at 5:22.30, good for first place … Aided a first-place finish at the NJCAA Region VI Indoor Championships (2/17-18) for the distance medley relay (12:23.97) as well as the 4×800-meter relay (9:38.45), a fourth place finish for the 4×400-meter relay team (3:59.66) and a first place individual finish in the 800 meters (2:19.22) … Competed in the NJCAA Indoor Championships (3/3-4) where she contributed to a second-place finish for the 4×800 meter relay (9:28.09), a second-place finish in the distance medley relay (12:07.04) and a seventh-place finish in the 800-meters with a time of 2:17.72.

2016 OUTDOOR (Fr.) – AT COWLEY COLLEGE
Won the 1,500-meter run at the NJCAA Region VI Outdoor Championships (4/28-30) with a time of 5:00.36 as well as a first-place victory in the 800-meter run where she finished in 2:21.85.

2016 INDOOR (Fr.) – AT COWLEY COLLEGE
Posted a career-best 600-yard run time at the Pittsburg State Invitational (1/29) where she clocked in at 1:41.04, which was good for a 21st place finish.

HIGH SCHOOL
Twelve-time letterwinner at Winfield High School in cross country, basketball and track … Holds the school record for the 400-meter dash, 800-meter run, 1600-meter run, and the 4×400-meter relay … Won the 5A state championship in the 800-meters in both 2014 and 2015.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Slade and Terri Griffiths … Sister to Erin and Ashley Griffiths … Was the Salutatorian of her high school class … Named Cowley Athlete of the Year in 2017 … Majoring in business and is interested in finance.