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<!--REPLACE WITH STORY TITLE HEADLINE--> :: Women's Track

  Heather Griffith

Heather Griffith

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Maysville, Ky.

High School:
Mason County

Height:
5-4

Event:
Distance

Birthdate:
02/19/1983

2002 Cross Country: One of top three runners for the Cardinals ... Led team with 12th-place finish at Greater Louisville Classic ... Placed 16th at Indiana Open.

2001-02: Finished second in 5000m at Hoosier Hills Open and third in 3000m Middle Tennessee State during indoor season ... Recorded 13th-place finish in 10,000m at Conference USA Outdoor Championship ... Placed second in 5000m at Cardinal Challenge ... Had 11th-place showing in collegiate cross country debut at Woodford Trials ... Member of C-USA Commissioner's and Fall and Spring Athletic Director's Honor Rolls.

High School: Lettered two years in soccer and one in track and cross country at Mason County High School ... Set school records in 1600m and 3200m ... Placed sixth in 3200m and seventh in 1600m at state meet ... State cross country qualifier ... Named Outstanding Cross Country Runner as a senior.

Personal: Born Heather Dawn Griffith on February 19, 1983 in Maysville, Ky. ... Daughter of William and Penny Griffith ... Majoring in sports medicine ... Post-college ambition is to run in the Olympics and become a high school track coach ... Names Regina Jacobs as the athlete she most admires ... Her advice to youngsters is to "never settle for less than your best, use your talents and live life to the fullest" ... Favorite movie is The Mask ... Favorite TV show is Friends ... Favorite food is cereal ... Most prized possessions are her running awards.

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