2009 Cross Country

Amanda Griggs

  • Class Senior
  • High School Hilton
  • Hometown Hilton, N.Y.

Biography

AcademicNotes: 2007 and 2008 Big Sky All-Academic selection... Majoring in public relations with a in minor in sociology.

Personal Bests:4:38.95 (1,500m), 5:04.98 (mile), 10:06.73 (3,000m), 17:08.19(5,000m)

2008 CrossCountry: Did not compete and was redshirted.

2008 Track andField: Ran during the indoor and outdoor seasons ...Recorded season-best mark in the 3,000-meter race at the HuskyInvitational (9:56.80) ... Participant in the mile run and the3,000-meter race at the Big Sky Indoor Championships ... Recordedbest 1,500-meter time at the Double Duals (4:38.95), and best5,000-meter race came at the Stanford Invitational (17:08.19) ...Participant in the 1,500 and 5,000-meter events at the Big SkyOutdoor Championships.

2007 CrossCountry: Made season debut at NCAA Pre-Nationals finishing72nd in 21:26.9 ... Finished in 11th place at Big Sky Championshipswith a time of 18:14.8 ... Placed 14th overall at the MountainRegion Championships with her 21:20.5 time ... Ran 21:46.7 at theNCAA Championships.

2007 Track andField: Competed in the indoor season for the Lumberjacks... At the Big Sky Indoor Championships, finished fourth overall inthe 5,000-meter run (17:41.56) ... Finished ninth in the mile run(5:07.54).

2006 CrossCountry: Finished 20th at conference championships and25th at regionals, as the third Lumberjack in both races …Contributed team points at every meet … In three consecutive5k races, she improved her time by at least a minute … Wasthe only returner with a regional 6k time under 22:00.

High School:Four-time cross country team MVP at Hilton High School in New York… Named Senior Athlete of the Year in 2006 …All-Section Five, all-County and all-State selection … Bestthree-mile time of 16:52 ... Posted 5k time of 17:48 … Teamwon Nike Team Nationals and Mcquaid Invitational …Alsolettered in track, serving as captain one year ... NationalHonor Society member in high school … Four-year AcademicMerit in high school.

Personal: Born onFebruary 29, 1988 … Daughter of David and Cheryl Griggs… Sister Shannon Griggs runs cross country and track at SUNYGeneseo … Also has one brother, Nathan.