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Tenisha Griggs
Tenisha Griggs
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Southfield, Mich.

High School:
Lathrop

Last College:
LSU

Event:
Sprints, Hurdles

In 2007-08: Ran an outdoor season-best time of 12.51 in the 100-meter dash at the Orange & Purple Classic (5/10) ... Also tallied a season-best time of 14.26 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Orange & Purple Classic ... Crossed the line with a time of 25.57 in the 200-meter dash at the Georgia Tech Invitational (5/16) ... Finished the 60m dash at the ACC Indoor Championships with a season-best time of 7.90 ... Clocked a time of 25.56 in the 200m dash at the VT Elite meet (2/8).

In 2006-07: Clocked a season-best time of 7.99 in the prelims of the 60m dash at the ACC Indoor Championships, finishing 23rd ... Finished 21st at the ACC Indoors in the 200 meter dash by posting a prelim time of 25.71 ... Tallied a season-best time of 9.08 in the 60m hurdles at the Meyo Invitational (2/2) ... Ran the third leg on Tech's 4x400m relay team that set a team-best, NCAA Region qualifying mark of 3:41.97 at the ACC Outdoor Championships, finishing fourth ... Held the second leg of the sprint medley relay team that had a team-best time of 4:00.86 at the Penn Relays (4/26) ... Finished 16th at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 100m hurdles with a prelim time of 14.78 ... Posted a time of 1:06.20 in the 400m hurdles at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (3/30).

In 2005-06: Clocked a NCAA Region qualifying mark of 13.85 in the 100-meter high hurdles at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... Finished 16th in the 100m hurdles at the NCAA East Region Championships with a season-best time of 13.83 ... Tallied a 10th-place finish in the 100m hurdles at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a time of 14.08 ... Ran an outdoor season-best time of 12.08 in the 100-meter dash at the Tiger Classic ... Qualified for the finals of the 60m hurdles at the ACC Indoor Championships with a personal-best time of 8.48, finishing seventh in the finals ... Clocked an indoor season-best time of 7.72 in the 60m dash at the Meyo Invitational ... Posted a pair of 15th-place finishes in the 200-meter dash at the indoor and outdoor ACC meets, running season-best times of 24.61 and 24.55, respectively.

At LSU (2005): Lettered for one season for the Tigers ... Ran a NCAA Region qualifying mark of 13.80 in the 100m hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold meet ... Clocked a time of 14.24 in the 100m hurdles at the Bulldog Invitational to finish fifth ... Tallied a 12th-place finish in the 100m hurdles at the SEC Championships ... Ran an indoor season-best time of 7.86 in the 60-meter dash at the Holiday Inn Team Invitational ... Logged a season-best time of 8.74 in the 60m hurdles at the Bayou Bengal Invitational.

High School: Four-year letterwinner for coach Stan Edwards at Southfield-Lathrup High School ... Was named the 2004 Michigan Female Track Athlete of the Year ... Was a two-time All-America selection and an eight-time all-state honoree ... Was a two-time state champion in the outdoor 200 meters ... Won the state indoor 200 meter title in 2003 ... Holds both the Michigan state indoor (25.15) and outdoor (24.20) records in the 200 meters ... Also won state titles in the 60-meter hurdles and the 100-meter hurdles ... Helped her team to county, league and regional championships as a senior ... Earned four varsity letters in tennis ... Elected team captain ... A member of Phi Beta Kappa, she was named to the honor roll three years.

Personal: Born Tenisha Rene Griggs on May 19, 1986, in Southfield, Mich. ... Parents are Marilyn and Michael Griggs ... Has two younger siblings, Tiara and Michael ... Majoring in management.

Griggs' Career Top Marks
EVENT MARK (INDOOR) MARK (OUTDOOR)
60 Meters 7.72 -
60 hurdles 8.48 -
100 hurdles - 13.80
100 Meters - 12.08
200 meters 24.40 24.20
Long Jump 18-07.00 17-10.75

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