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A seasoned veteran who adds to the deep Aztec sprinting group ... competes in the 100 and 200 meters during the outdoor season.
2003 - Made the finals of the 100 meters for the third straight year at the MWC outdoor championships ... finished seventh in the 100 with a season best time of 12.04 (wind-aided) ... advanced to the finals with a prelim effort of 12.16 ... best 200-meter time also at the conference meet (25.17) ... pair of top-four finishes at the Steve Scott Invite in the 100 and 200 ... eighth at the Cal-Nevada championships in the 100 ... ran her only 400-meter race of the year at the season-opening San Diego City Championships ... competed in the 60 and 200 at the MWC indoor meet.
2002 - Made the finals of the 100 meters at the Mountain West Conference outdoor meet, placing sixth in 12.24 ... also competed in the 200 meters at the MWC championships ... logged her only win of the year at the All-Women Invite at SDSU on April 13, finishing the 100 meters in 12.53 ... fastest time of the season in the 100 was 12.16, which she recorded at the Steve Scott Invitational, placing second in her section ... runner-up in the 200 at the All-Women Invitational in 25.43 ... best 200-meter dash time also came at the Steve Scott Invite (25.16) ... competed in only two meets during the indoor campaign, taking home eighth in the 60-meter dash in 7.74 at the MWC championships ... MWC all-academic team member for the second consecutive season.
2001 - Best finish of the season was second in the 100 meters (12.89) at the SDSU Quad Meet on March 10 ... posted five more top-five finishes, three in the 100 meters and two in the 200 meters ... recorded the Aztecs' fourth-best time in the 100 meters (12.16) and fifth best in the 200 meters (24.93) ... placed seventh in the 100 meters (12.16) and eighth in the 200 meters (25.26) at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships ... an all-MWC academic selection ... had the team's second-fastest time in the 50 meters and third best in the 55 meters during the indoor season.
High School - Attended North Charleston High School in Charleston, S.C. ... captured county championships in both the 100 and 200 meters ... went on to place second in both events at the 2000 South Carolina state meet ... three-time team Most Valuable Player ... owns PRs of 11.83 in the 100 and 24.92 in the 200 ... also lettered in basketball ... an excellent student who posted a 4.0 high school grade-point average and won a Discover Card award scholarship.
Personal - Jillita Jeri Griffin was born on March 26, 1982, in Charleston, S.C... daughter of Mildred Griffin, a registered nurse ... lists Marion Jones as her favorite athlete ... major is economics ... career plans include becoming a lawyer and judge. |
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