University of South Dakota Athletics

Career Awards & Honors

• Summit League Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2022-23, 2023-24)
• Summit League Commissioner’s List (2020-21, 2023-24)

Career Bests

2023-24
Indoor Track & Field
Set a collegiate best mark of 43-5 ¾ in the shot put to place eighth at the Summit League Championships…won the weight throw competition with a season’s best mark of 55-2 ¾ at the Nebraska Tune-Up…finished with eight top 10’s over the season.

Outdoor Track & Field
Placed eighth in the hammer throw at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 165-7…won the hammer throw at the Mount Marty Twilight, recording a throw of 167-8…had a season’s best mark of 168-9 to place sixth in the hammer at the USD Invite…placed fifth at the Mount Marty Twilight in the shot put with a season’s best 40-11 ¾…recorded nine top 10 finishes.

2022-23
Indoor Track & Field
Recorded a season-best throw of 55-1 ½ (16.80m) in the weight throw at the Nebraska Tune-Up … finished sixth in the weight throw at the USD Alumni Meet with a throw of 52-10 (16.10m) … posted a top shot put throw of 40-10 ¼ (12.45m) at the SDSU Indoor Classic … notched five top-10 finishes during the season.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed seventh in the hammer throw at the Summit League Championships … tossed the hammer a season-best distance of 167-0 (50.91m) at the league meet … posted a season-best shot put mark of 40-10 ¼ (12.45m) at the Wildcat Classic … tallied four top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll.

2021-22
Indoor Track & Field
Launched the weight throw a personal best of 59-0 ¾ for fourth place at the Nebraska Tune-Up … moved to eighth on the Coyote Top 10 in the weight throw with a mark of 59-0 ¾ … also posted a season-best mark of 42-9 ½ in the shot put at the Nebraska Tune-Up … tallied five top-10 finishes during the season.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Competed at five meets during the spring … recorded a season-best of 169-6 in the hammer throw at the South Dakota Challenge … a season-best shot put mark of 41-2 ½ also came at the South Dakota Challenge.

2020-21
Indoor Track & Field
Took fifth in the weight throw at the SDSU Holiday Invitational with a season-best of 54-0 ½ (16.57m) … also launched the shot put a distance of 39-1 ¾ (11.93m) at the meet … tallied a pair of top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Did not compete.

2019-20
Indoor Track & Field
Launched the weight throw a season-best 55-9 ¾ for fourth place at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … moved to 10th on the Coyote top-10 list for the weight throw with the mark of 55-9 ¾ … placed sixth with a season-best shot put throw of 43-1 ½ at the Nebraska Tune-Up … also took fifth in the weight throw at the Nebraska Tune-Up … finished 10th in the weight throw at the Iowa State Classic with a throw of 54-10 ¼ … tallied seven top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Season cancelled by NCAA and The Summit League due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Prep
A three-time Nebraska Class B medalist in the shot put ... also qualified for the state meet twice in the discus ... helped Aurora High School captured the team title as a sophomore in 2017 ... captured the shot put at the Central Nebraska Conference meet ... holds personal bests of 45-2 in the shot put and 132-4 in the discus ... broke the Aurora High School record in the shot put ... also holds a pair of Aurora softball records for home runs in a career and season ... National Honor Society member.

Personal
Daughter of Jeff and Melissa Griffith ... kinesiology and sport management major.