John Griffin Fr. Sprinter/Jumper Fitchburg, MA (Oakmont Regional)

Men's Track 2007-08 •TEAM PAGE | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | RESULTS PAGE

2007-08: Made his indoor debut at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games, placing seventh in the long jump with a leap of 20'8.5...won the 60 (7.07) and long jump (21'10.25) at the Battle of Beantown...20th in the 55 dash (6.64) at the Valentine's Invitational...16th in the 55 dash (6.61) at the New England Championship...outdoors, placed fourth in the long jump (22'0) and ninth in the 100 (11.32) at the Seahawk Invitational...16th in the 100 (11.07) and ran on the 10th-place 4x100 relay (42.55) at the Florida State Relays...won the 100 (11.11), sixth in the 200 (23.14) and anchored the winning 4x100 relay (42.98) at the Solomon Husky Invitational. High School: A sprinter and long jumper at Oakmont Regional...also played football and basketball...at the 2006 All-State meet, won the 100 and placed fourth in the long jump...took third in the 100 and third in the long jump at the All-State meet in 2007...Central Mass. champ in the 100 and long jump in 2006 and 2007...Central Mass. champ in the high jump in 2005...in one season of football, set school records for touchdowns (25) and points in a single-season while running for 1,239 yards...named team MVP and conference Co-MVP...led the Spartans to a conference title and the 2006 Div. III Super Bowl. Personal: Born Dec. 17, 1988...father, Tony, played football at Texas...also a member of the NU football team; got playing time as a true freshman in 2007...plans to major in Business...Class of 2012.