2016-17 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Allison Griffin
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Cedar Falls HS
- Hometown:
- Cedar Falls, Iowa
2020 INDOOR: Placed second in the shot put and weight throw at the Jimmy Grant Invite (12/14)… Placed third at the Hawkeye Invitational (1/10) in the weight throw… Competed at the Bison Team Cup (1/18)… Placed fourth in the shot put and second in the weight throw at the Jack Jennett Open (1/23)… Competed at the Husker Invitational (2/7), Iowa State Classic (2/14), and the Minnesota Cold Classic (2/21)… Placed third in the shot put with a season best distance of 14.89m and sixth in weight throw at the MVC Indoor Championship (2/29).
2019 OUTDOOR: Finished third in the shot put and fourth in the hammer throw at the Jim Duncan Invite (March 30)... Competed in the hammer throw and shot put at the Husker Spring Invite (April 6)... Finished fifth in the hammer throw at the Tom Botts Invite (April 20)... Competed in the hammer throw at the Drake Relays (April 27)... Finished seventh in the hammer throw at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (May 3)... Finished eighth in the hammer throw at the MVC Championship (May 12).
2018-19 INDOOR SEASON: Finished fifth at the Jimmy Grant Invitational in the WT with a distance of 17.11m... Finished third at the Jack Jennett Open in the WT with a distance of 16.64m, finished fourth in the SP with a distance of 12.93m at the same event... Finished second at the Iowa State Classic in the WT with a distance of 18.23m.
2018 OUTDOOR: Earned a PR of 41.54m in the discus throw at the Gibson Invite (4/6) … Notched a PR of 32.73m in the javelin throw at the Tom Botts Invitational (4/20) … Competed in the shot put, discus, high jump and javelin at the MVC Championships (5/11).
2018 INDOOR: Opened the season with a 3rd place finish in the shot put at the Cyclone Duals (12/8) … Took 1st with 13.16m in the shot put and 2nd with 16.34m in the weight throw at the Panther Open (1/13) … Also took 1st in the shot put and 2nd in the weight throw at the Jacket Jennet Open (1/25) … Notched 2nd place at the Mark Messersmith Invite (1/27) after throwing for 17.71m.
2017 INDOOR: Placed 5th in the shot put with a throw of 46’4” and finished 8th in the weighted throw with a throw of 51’5.75” at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/20)...Participated in the Jack Jennett Open (1/26) finishing 2nd in the shot put...Threw the shot put 43’5” for 2nd place and took 5th in the weighted throw with 53’5” at the Mark Messersmith Invitational (1/28)...Placed 3rd at the Wisconsin Shell Shocker (2/17) in the shot put with a throw of 49’9”...At the MVC Indoor Championships (2/25) placed 7th in the shot put and 8th in the weighted throw with a throw of 55’3.5”.2017 OUTDOOR: Placed 1st in the shot put with a throw of 45’3” at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic (3/25)...Threw the discus 127’11” for 4th place at the Wartburg Outdoor Select (3/31) and took 1st in the shot put...Participated at the Drake Relays (4/26) placing 16th in the shot put with a throw of 44’6”...Placed 6th in the shot put with a throw of 45’6.25” and 6th in the hammer throw with a throw of 179’11” at the MVC Outdoor Championships.
2016: INDOOR: Did not compete.
2016: OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
High School: Lettered in track and field at Cedar Falls High School … is a three-time state qualifier in the shot put and discus throw … placed third in the discus at the 4A state championships and second in the shot put … is also a two-time Drake Relays qualifier in the discus and shot put … was inducted to the Cedar Falls High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
Personal: Daughter of Howard and Lynn … has one sibling, Ashley … was a member of the Honor Roll in high school.
