2016 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Monique Griffiths
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sunrise, FL
- High School:
- Nova HS
Monique Griffiths TFRRS Page
2017 (R-SENIOR)
OUTDOOR: Won her second Big West hammer throw championship by tossing a school record toss of 215-11...advanced to the NCAA West Regional and placed fourth (215-2)...competed at the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw and finished 11th with a toss of 207-6 to earn second team All-American honors..competed at the USA Track & Field Championships in the hammer throw...placed third in the discus at the Big West Championships with a toss of 170-9...advanced to the NCAA West Regional in the discus and placed 12th with a career-best 175-6, the fourth best mark in school history...competed at the NCAA Championships in the discus and earned second team All-American honors by finishing 16th (175-0)…named Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: Placed 14th in the weight throw with a toss of 54-9 1/2 at the MPSF Championship...recorded a career best toss of 58-4 3/4 at the Armory Track Invitational which is the ninth-best in school history...named Academic All-MPSF.
2016 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt at CSUN to concentrate on an attempt to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in the hammer throw...threw the hammer 187-4 at the Olympic trials to finish 24th...competed in the NACAC U23 Championships and finished second in the hammer throw (197-6).
2015 (JUNIOR)
OUTDOOR: Won the Big West Championship in the hammer throw (204-8) and the discus (a season-best 170-8)...placed seventh (206-4) at the NCAA West Regional in the hammer throw to qualify for the NCAA National Championships...finished 23rd at NCAA Championships...had a season-best toss of 206-4 in the hammer throw during the NCAA Regionals…named Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: Placed 13th in the weight throw (54-5 1/2) at the MPSF Indoor Championship...had a season-best throw of 56-3 3/4 to finish ninth at the Armory Track Invitational...named Academic All-MPSF.
2014 (SOPHOMORE)
OUTDOOR: Earned her second consecutive trip to the NCAA West Regional and finished 27th with a best of 159-2...took third in the Big West discus with a mark of 160-3...her top throw of the season was 168-3 which came at the UCR Spring Classic (Mar. 29)...her mark ties for third-best in CSUN history...finished second in the hammer throw at the Big West Championship with a season best toss of 187-11 which ranks seventh in Matador history…named Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: Finished 19th in the weight throw at the MPSF Championship where she posted a season best 50-7 1/2...named Academic All-MPSF.
2013 (FRESHMAN)
OUTDOOR: Advanced to the NCAA West Regional in the discus...went on to finish 18th in the preliminary round with a best of 162-5...finished on the podium in the discus at the Big West Championship as she placed third with a top throw of 160-4...also finished fourth in the hammer at the Big West Championship with a season-best of 169-9 which was also a CSUN best for 2013...achieved her discus season-best 167-4 at the Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 20) which ranks second on the all-time CSUN Freshman list and fourth overall.
INDOOR: Tossed a season-best 39-1.25 (11.92) in the shot put at the NYU Team Challenge (Jan. 19).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2012 graduate of Nova High School...was the 2012 Florida state champion in the discus...also earned All-County honors...was a team captain for the Titans track & field squad under coach Chu Brown...graduated with a 3.8 grade point average.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Joan and Arden Griffiths...has three brothers, Andre, Nigel and Alexander...says her greatest sports moment was "winning the discus at states and going to prom the same night with a Gold Medal"...says the best thing about being an athlete is "always being in shape" ...enjoys reading, writing, singing and exercising in her spare time.
| Discus | 175-6 | NCAA Regional | 5/25/17 |
| Hammer Throw | 215-11 | Big West Championship | 5/12/17 |
| Shot Put | 41-1 1/4 | Texas Invitational | 4/13/13 |
INDOOR BESTS
| Shot Put | 39-1 1/4 | NYU Team Challenge | 1/19/13 |
| Weight Throw | 58-4 3/4 | Armory Track Invitational | 2/3/17 |
