Kyle Griffith Season 2017

2019-20

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Junior

• 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic

Indoor Track & Field / As a Junior

• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Earned a career-best time of 8:21.95 in the 3,000 at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 14
• Placed 12th in the 3,000 in 8:34.45 at the Larry Wieczorek Invite on Jan. 17
• Finished second overall in the mile in 4:14.56 at the Gene Edmonds Memorial on Jan. 10

Cross Country / As a Junior

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Ran the 10k in 33:00.9 at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 23, as the Boilermakers earned an 11th-place finish, their best since 1950
• Had a personal-best 10k time of 31:18.2 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 15, and placed 37th overall to help Purdue win its first regional in team history
• Finished the 8k Big Ten Championships in 25:19.4 on Nov. 3, to help Purdue place fourth with 82 points, its best point total since 1985
• Earned a personal-best 5 mile time of 24:30.0 at the Notre Dame Invite on Oct. 4
• Finished third overall in the 8k in 25:30.2 at the Illini Open on Aug. 30

 

2018-19

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Ran the 1,500 in 4:01.86 at the Big Ten Championships on May 10
• Finished fifth in the finals of the 1,500 meter with a personal-best time of 3:50.05 at the Drake Relays on April 27, which capped a four-meet stretch of top-five finishes in the event
• Placed third in the 1,500 at the Jim Click Shootout on April 6 with a time of 3:53.33

Indoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Helped Purdue finish sixth in the distance medley relay in 9:51.82 at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 22
• Recorded a personal-best time of 1:53.14 in the 800 meter on Feb. 16 at the Alex Wilson Invite
• Posted a personal-best 4:09.34 in the mile at the Meyo Invite on Feb. 1

Cross Country / As a Sophomore

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Ran a 10k time of 32:19.8 at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 17
• Finished the 8k Big Ten Championships in 24:54.3 on Oct. 28
• Notched a personal-best time of 24:47.1 in the 8k at the Nuttycombe Invite on Sept. 28
• Finished 12th overall at the Crusader Open to help Purdue place second at the meet on Aug. 31

 

2017-18

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Finished the 1,500 in a personal-best time of 3:50.26 at the Big Ten Championships on May 11
• Placed sixth overall at the Drake Relays in the 1,500 with a time of 3:52.62 on April 25
• Earned a third-place finish in the 1,500 in 3:51.22 at the Battle on the Bayou on April 7
• Notched a runner-up finish at the UTSA Invite in the 1,500 with a mark of 3:56.81 on March 16

Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Ran the mile in 4:23.91 at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 23
• Notched a season-best time of 4:13.04 to finish seventh overall in the mile at the Clemson Invite on Jan. 19
• Won the 800 in 1:55.26 at the Gene Edmonds Invite in his collegiate debut on Jan. 13

Cross Country / As a Freshman

• Redshirted

 

PERSONAL

• Majoring in civil engineering