The University of Mississippi Athletics
2020 Track and Field Roster
Riley, Griffin
Griffin Riley
- Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
- Jr./Jr.
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Mountain Brook, Ala.
- High school:
- Mountain Brook
- Major:
- General Business
Bio
TFRRS Bio
2020 Outdoor (Junior)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Junior)
Redshirt.
2019 Outdoor (Sophomore)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (800-Meter, 22nd Place)
SEC Scorer (4x400-Meter Relay, 8th Place)
Qualified for the NCAA East Regional Championships, placing 22nd in the 800-meter (1:52.73) ... Scored SEC points by finishing eighth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:12.01) ... Also placed 11th at the SEC Championships in the 800-meter (1:50.94) ... Finished 13th in the 800-meter at the Bryan Clay Invite (1:48.74) ... Opened the season with a victory in the 4x400-meter relay (3:16.83) and a second-place finish in the 800-meter (1:50.76) at the Ole Miss Classic.
2019 Indoor (Sophomore)
First-Team All-American (Distance Medley Relay, 8th Place)
Earned First-Team All-American status with an eighth-place finish in the DMR at the NCAA Indoor Championships (9:35.45) … Narrowly missed out on SEC points with a ninth-place finish in the 800-meter at the SEC Indoor Championships (1:50.20) … Placed fifth in the 800-meter (1:51.87) and seventh in the 4x400-meter (3:15.87) at the Music City Challenge … Finished fourth in the 800-meter (1:50.64) and 12th in the 4x400-meter (3:18.78) at the Vanderbilt Invite … Opened the season in fifth in the 600-meter (1:21.03) and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:19.63) at the Blazer Invite.
2019 Outdoor (Freshman)
Narrowly missed out on SEC points by placing ninth in the 800-meter at the SEC Outdoor Championships at 1:50.65 … Concluded the regular season with a PR in the 800-meter at the LSU Invite (1:49.76) … Placed fourth in the 1500-meter at the War Eagle Invite (3:53.69) … Finished third in the 800-meter at the Joe Walker Invite (1:50.02) … Placed third in the 800-meter (1:50.90) and fourth in the 4x400-meter (3:16.91) at the Ole Miss Classic … Opened the season in fourth in the 800-meter (1:52.51) and fifth in the 4x400-meter (3:17.12) at the USC Power 5 Challenge.
2019 Indoor (Freshman)
Competed in four meets during the indoor season … Opened his collegiate career by placing sixth in the 600-meter (1:21.63) and 12th in the 4x400-meter relay (3:25.75) at the Blazer Invite … Finished ninth in the 800-meter at the Vanderbilt Invite at a PR 1:51.22 … Placed 37th in the 800-meter at the Iowa State Classic (1:52.07) … Ended the season by finishing 26th in the 800-meter at the SEC Indoor Championships (1:59.77).
High School
Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track ... Owned personal bests in the 400-meter (56.33), 800-meter (1:52.17), 1600-meter (4:26), mile (4:28.48), two-mile (10:56.6), three-mile (16:58.4) and 5K (16:18.5).
Personal
Born Aug. 11, 1998, to Shannon and Richard Riley ... Majoring in business.
2020 Outdoor (Junior)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Junior)
Redshirt.
2019 Outdoor (Sophomore)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (800-Meter, 22nd Place)
SEC Scorer (4x400-Meter Relay, 8th Place)
Qualified for the NCAA East Regional Championships, placing 22nd in the 800-meter (1:52.73) ... Scored SEC points by finishing eighth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:12.01) ... Also placed 11th at the SEC Championships in the 800-meter (1:50.94) ... Finished 13th in the 800-meter at the Bryan Clay Invite (1:48.74) ... Opened the season with a victory in the 4x400-meter relay (3:16.83) and a second-place finish in the 800-meter (1:50.76) at the Ole Miss Classic.
2019 Indoor (Sophomore)
First-Team All-American (Distance Medley Relay, 8th Place)
Earned First-Team All-American status with an eighth-place finish in the DMR at the NCAA Indoor Championships (9:35.45) … Narrowly missed out on SEC points with a ninth-place finish in the 800-meter at the SEC Indoor Championships (1:50.20) … Placed fifth in the 800-meter (1:51.87) and seventh in the 4x400-meter (3:15.87) at the Music City Challenge … Finished fourth in the 800-meter (1:50.64) and 12th in the 4x400-meter (3:18.78) at the Vanderbilt Invite … Opened the season in fifth in the 600-meter (1:21.03) and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:19.63) at the Blazer Invite.
2019 Outdoor (Freshman)
Narrowly missed out on SEC points by placing ninth in the 800-meter at the SEC Outdoor Championships at 1:50.65 … Concluded the regular season with a PR in the 800-meter at the LSU Invite (1:49.76) … Placed fourth in the 1500-meter at the War Eagle Invite (3:53.69) … Finished third in the 800-meter at the Joe Walker Invite (1:50.02) … Placed third in the 800-meter (1:50.90) and fourth in the 4x400-meter (3:16.91) at the Ole Miss Classic … Opened the season in fourth in the 800-meter (1:52.51) and fifth in the 4x400-meter (3:17.12) at the USC Power 5 Challenge.
2019 Indoor (Freshman)
Competed in four meets during the indoor season … Opened his collegiate career by placing sixth in the 600-meter (1:21.63) and 12th in the 4x400-meter relay (3:25.75) at the Blazer Invite … Finished ninth in the 800-meter at the Vanderbilt Invite at a PR 1:51.22 … Placed 37th in the 800-meter at the Iowa State Classic (1:52.07) … Ended the season by finishing 26th in the 800-meter at the SEC Indoor Championships (1:59.77).
High School
Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track ... Owned personal bests in the 400-meter (56.33), 800-meter (1:52.17), 1600-meter (4:26), mile (4:28.48), two-mile (10:56.6), three-mile (16:58.4) and 5K (16:18.5).
Personal
Born Aug. 11, 1998, to Shannon and Richard Riley ... Majoring in business.
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