No. 5: Drew Griffith
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School: Butler (PA)
Year: 2024
2022 Notable Finishes: 8th at Champs Sports Nationals in 15:14.40; 1st at Champs Sports Northeast in 15:20.90; 2nd at the PIAA State Championships in 15:35.20; 1st at Carlisle Invitational in 14:49.30.
Analysis: With five wins and an All-American finish on his resume after his junior campaign, Griffith returns as one of the country's most accomplished runners.
How will the Pittsburgh-area athlete respond? We think this will be a career year for him.
Griffith has already opened with two wins regionally, though much more should be on tap for the Butler frontman, who won the Carlisle Invitational last year in a career best 14:49.30 for 5K. Griffith would finish second to Brian DiCola at the PIAA State Championships, but he picked up a centerpiece win at the Champs Sports Northeast Region, clocking a time of 15:20.90 at Van Cortlandt Park.
Griffith went on to finish 8th at Champs Sports Nationals and then followed with times of 4:08.59 in the 1,600m and 8:52.20 in the 3,200m.
RANK | DATE-TEAM |
|---|---|
| 25 | Aug. 21 -- Aden Bandukwala |
| 24 | Aug. 21 -- Anthony Provenzano |
| 23 | Aug. 21 -- Andrew Hauser |
| 22 | Aug. 21 -- Jack Meier |
| 21 | Aug. 21 -- Connell Alford |
| 20 | Aug. 22 -- Ryan Pajak |
| 19 | Aug. 23 -- Brayden Marshall |
| 18 | Aug. 24 -- Jason Parra |
| 17 | Aug. 25 -- Sage Wilde |
| 16 | Aug. 26 -- Joe Barrett |
| 15 | Aug. 27 -- JoJo Jourdon |
| 14 | Aug. 28 -- Marcelo Parra |
| 13 | Aug. 29 -- Seth Norder |
| 12 | Aug. 30 -- Ty Steorts |
| 11 | Aug. 31 -- Josiah Tostenson |
| 10 | Sept. 1 -- Adam Burlison |
| 9 | Sept. 2 -- Byron Grevious |
| 8 | Sept. 3 -- Paul Bergeron |
| 7 | Sept. 4 -- Jake Liebert |
| 6 | Sept. 5 -- Cameron Todd |
| 5 | Sept. 6 -- Drew Griffith |
| 4 | Sept. 6 -- Clay Shively |
| 3 | Sept. 6 -- Patrick Koon |
| 2 | Sept. 6 -- Landon Heemeyer |
| 1 | Sept. 6 -- Daniel Simmons |