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McLean Griffin - Men's Cross Country - University of Kentucky Athletics

McLeanGriffin

  • position Distance/XC
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Naperville, IL
  • High school Naperville North
  • Major Finance
BIO

https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7365892/Kentucky/McLean_Griffin.html 

2022-23 (Senior)

Outdoor

  • Placed 4th in the 2,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 5:57.40 at the Black & Gold Invite
  • Set a personal best time of 9:13.33 in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational
  • Placed 24th with a personal best time of 3:51.02 at the Tom Jones Memorial
  • Placed 4th in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:57.75 at the Jim Green Invitational
  • Placed 16th in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:36.75 at the SEC Outdoor Championships

Indoor

  • Member of DMR team that placed 2nd with a time of 10:02.36 at the Rod McCravy Memorial
  • Placed 36th in the Mile with a time of 4:16.19 at the Vanderbilt Invitational
  • Placed 97th in the mile with a time of 4:17.10 at the Husky Classic

Cross Country

  • Competed in four 8k meets in the season placing his best time of 24:57.9 at the SEC Championships.
  • Hit a career best 32:19.1 in the 10k at the NCAA Division I Southeast Region Championships.

Academic Accolades 

  • SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll – 2020

2021-22 (Junior) 

Indoor

  • Placed eighth in the mile (4:12.39) at the Jim Green Invitational
  • Finished fifth in the 1000m (2:28.93) at the Vanderbilt Invitational

Cross Country

  • Ran in the men’s open five mile at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational and men’s 8K at FSU Pre-Nationals

2020-21 (Sophomore) 
Cross Country

  • Competed at the SEC Championships and the UAB Blazer Classic

Indoor

  • Ran in two meets, posting a personal-best 4:13.90 in the mile run at the Music City Challenge

Outdoor

  • Won the 3000m steeplechase at the Weems Baskin Relays in a time of 9:35.84
  • Set personal best in the steeplechase with a time of 9:18.61 during a third-place showing at the Florida Relays
  • 14th in the steeplechase at the Florida Relays

2019-20 (Freshman) 
Cross Country

  • Ran in four meets, with a personal-best 8K time of 24:49.9 at the SEC Championships

Indoor

  • Ran in two meets; part of a fourth-place finish in the distance medley relay at the Jim Green Invitational

Personal 

  • Birthday: July 17
  • Parents: Terri and Andy Griffin
  • Siblings: Emory and Baylor Griffin
  • Major: Finance and business analytics
  • Hobbies: Fishing and golf
  • Favorite sports teams: Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Lakers
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