Amanda Griffin

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-1
High School:
Uxbridge HS
Hometown:
Uxbridge, Mass.

2004-05: Versatile multi-event athlete who provided scoring depth for UMass in a range of track and field events ... took sixth in the heptathlon at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships (5/8) with a season-high 3,491 points ... at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships (2/19) took eighth in the triple jump with her mark of 33-feet, 6 inches ... posted a combined eight top-8 finishes during the two seasons.

Uxbridge HS: Competed in a range of events from middle distance to hurdles to jumps for head coach Walter Berkowicz ... Southern Worcester County League champion in the indoor 600 meters and the high jump ... holds the school record in the pentathlon for points scored (2,459) and the school and league record for the high jump (5-2) ... led the team to the SWCL Championship as a senior ... the two-time indoor team captain earned three league 600 meter titles during her career and two District E high jump titles ... also holds school records for the 1,000 meters and the long jump ... guided the Tanners to two SWCL Conference championships ... in her outdoor career, was the SWCL champion in the 800 meters (2001, 2002), the high jump (2003) and the long jump (2004) helping Uxbridge HS to conference titles in each of her four seasons ... holds school records for the long jump, the triple jump and pentathlon points (2,639) ... named to the SWCL All-Star team each year of high school during both indoor and outdoor track ... President of the National Honor Society. Personal: Full name is Amanda M. Griffin ... daughter of Ronald and Karen Griffin ... has one sister, Jennifer ... born Oct. 23, 1985 in Framingham, Mass.