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2017-18 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Jermaine Griffith

Jermaine Griffith

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Hamilton, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    Nottingham

Summary

Biography

Griffith All-Time Results

School Records:
Indoor:

  • 600m - 1:16.12 - Big Ten Championships | Geneva, Ohio

Outdoor:

  • 4x400m relay - 3:04.67 - Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. 
2018 Highlights:
- Second Team All-American in the 4x400 (11th, 3:06.30)

- NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier (4x400m Relay)
- NCAA Outdoor East Region Qualifier (4x400m Relay)
- Big Ten Silver Medal in the 4x400m Relay
- Helped set school record in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:04.67 at the Penn Relays

2018 Outdoors: 
-  Earned Second Team All-America status with the 4x400 relay team, clocking a time of 3:06.30 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships to finish 11th in the nation (Jun. 6)
- Advanced to the NCAA Championships in the 4x400 relay with a team time of 3:06.77 to finish second in the heat
- Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Championships in the 4x400 relay as the fifth seed
- Contributed to a Big Ten silver medal in the 4x400m relay at the championships (May 11-13), posting a 3:06.85 and earning Second Team All-Big Ten accolades
- Helped set the school record in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:04.67 at Penn Relays, finishing fourth in the historic finals (Apr. 28)
- Contributed to the 4x400 team’s runner-up time of 3:08.36 at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 20)
- Finished sixth in the 400m with a time of 47.51 at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 20)
- Finished in the top 10 of the 400m with a time of 47.96 and posted a time of 22.32 in the 200m at the Tennessee Relays (Apr. 13)

2018 Indoors:
- Contributed to the 4 x 400 relay victory with a time of 3:11.51 at the SPIRE Institute Invitational (Feb. 9-10)


2017 Indoors:
- Earned First Team All-America with seventh place finish in the 400m at the NCAA Indoor Championships in College Station, Texas (March 11)
- Finished third in the 200m dash with a time of 46.15 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 24-25).

- Contributed to the first place victory in the 4x400 relay at the Metropolitan Championships (Feb. 2).
- Placed 12th in the 800m at the Villanova Open (Jan. 27) with a time of 1:58.67.
- Contributed to the second place finish in the 4x400 relay at the Villanova Open (Jan. 27).
- Won the 400m dash at the UPenn 8-Team Select (Jan. 21) with a time of 48.73. 
- Contributed to the first place victory in the 4x400 relay at the UPenn 8-team Select (Jan. 21).


2016 Highlights:
- Second Team All-American in the 400m (ninth, 45.81) and the 4x400m relay.

- NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier (400m, 4x400m Relay)
- NCAA Outdoor East Region Qualifier (eighth, 4x400m Relay & 400m)
- Helped set school record in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:06.13 at the NCAA Outdoor East Regional
- Second Place and school record in the 600m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships
- Second Team All-Big Ten selection
- Recorded school record in the indoor 4x400m Relay at the Metropolitan Championships

2016 Outdoor (Junior):

- Helped RU advance to the 4x400m final for the first time in school history at the Penn Relays with a time of 3:09.77 (April 28-30).
- Finished second in the 400m with a time of 45.76 at the Georgia Tech Invitational (April 22-23).
- Finished first in the 400m during the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships (April 8-9).
- Helped Rutgers to wins in the 4x100m and 4x200m relays during the Colonial Relays (April 1-2).
- Produced a first-place time of 46.52 in the 400m at the USF Bulls Invitational (March 17-18). 

2016 Indoor (Junior):
- Set a school record in the 4x400m relay, assisting with a program-best 45.3 split at the IC4A Indoor Championships (March 5-6).
- Finished first in the 500m with a time of 1:03.92 at the Indoor Metropolitan Championships (Feb. 4-5).
- Had a second-place time in the 400m at the Gotham Cup (Jan. 21-22).
- Assisted with a second-place result in the 4x400m relay at the Great Dane Invite (Jan. 16-17).
- Finished first in the 600m and helped in wins in the 4x400m and 4x800m relays during the Rutgers Invitational (Jan. 8-9). 

2015 (Sophomore):
- Honorable Mention All-American

- NCAA Qualifier
- 8th place - NCAA East Regional - 400m - 45.82 - Fastest Time at Rutgers
- 4th place - Big Ten Outdoor Championships - 400m - 46.90
- Penn Relays Champion - 4x400m Relay - IC4A Division - 3:11.34
- Tennesee Challenge Champion - 4x400m Relay
- Larry Ellis Invitational Champion - 400m
- Werblin Award recipient 

2014 (Freshman):

- 3rd place finish at the American Athletic Conference Championship - 400m
- NCAA Regional Qualifier - 400m, 4x400m

Prior to Rutgers:
- 2013 USATF 4x400 national championship
- 3rd place in the 400m at the NJ Meet of Champions

Personal:

  • A criminal justice and psychology double major ... plans on a career as a N.J. State Trooper
  • Proudest sports moment was making the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the first time.

Personal Records:
Indoor

  • 400m - 46.15
  • 500m - 1:03.87
  • 600m - 1:16.12
  • 800m - 1:56.32
  • 2000m - 2:39.61
Outdoor
  • 100m - 10.83
  • 200m - 21.16
  • 400m - 45.76

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Sophomore

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  • 2015-16Junior

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  • 2016-17Senior

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  • 2017-18Graduate Student

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