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  Johnta Griffin
Johnta Griffin

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Orlando, FL

High School:
Oak Ridge

Last College:
Florida A&M

Event:
Jumps


Collegiate Bests - Triple Jump (49'7.25"), Long Jump (23'4")

2005: Outdoor - Made his first regional championship appearance as a Seminole... fouled on three attempts... regionally qualified in the triple jump with a distance of 49'7.25" (15.12m) in a sixth place finish at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships... one of three Seminoles in the top eight in the long jump at the league championships... posted a distance of 23'3.25" (7.09m) to finish in eighth place... one of three triple jumpers on the team and competes in one of two areas with three Seminoles meeting the regional standard... farthest long jump of the season came at the FSU Relays, hitting a mark of 23'4" (7.11m), good for sixth place... ran a season-best 10.81 in the 100m at the Seminole Twilight. Indoor - Added depth to the jumps corps... one of the top returning jumpers for the Seminoles... hit a season-best mark of 24'3.5" (7.40m) in the long jump at ACCs... third-place finish (six points) at the conference championships, helped FSU edge Clemson by 2.5 points... had two of the top five long jump marks during the season...one of the top three triple jumpers on the team... hit a season-best 49'9.25" (15.17m) in winning the Wildcat Invitational... finished third in the long jump at the Florida Fast Times meet, posting a distance of 23'5.5" (7.15m)... finished in 12th place at the ACC Championships in the triple jump.

At FAMU: Transferred from Florida A&M after sophomore year...Finished in second place in the long jump at the HBCU Classic and in sixth place in the long jump at the FAMU Relays in 2004.

Prep: A 2002 graduate of Oak Ridge High School in Orlando... played basketball and track all four years of high school... Winter Park all-tournament basketball team in 2002...MVP of the Deland Rotary in 2002... slam-dunk champion at the 2002 Senior Showcase... Regional and district champion in the triple jump and top three in the state in 2002.

Personal: Majoring in finance... member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) and Phi Sigma Honor Society...favorite athlete is Grant Hill.

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