Draft:Charity Griffith

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Charity Griffith is an American track and field athlete who competes in the high jump.[1]

Career[edit]

Griffith attends Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. In 2022, she finished fifth in the NCAA Outdoor Championship high jump competition.[2]

In 2023, Griffith was named the Most Valuable Performer of the 2023 Mid-American Conference Indoor track Championships and won titles in the pentathlon and the high jump.[3] In June 2023, she won the high jump competition at the NCAA Outdoor Championship held in Austin, Texas.[4] To do so, she set a new personal best height of 1.93m to to upset defending champion and 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medalist Lamara Distin.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/charity-griffith-14888087
  2. ^ https://ballstatesports.com/news/2022/6/11/track-field-charity-griffith-earns-first-team-all-american-honors.aspx
  3. ^ https://indianapublicradio.org/news/2023/03/ball-state-sports-roundup-charity-griffith-reaches-new-heights-at-the-mac-indoor-championships-gymnastics-team-keeps-winning/
  4. ^ https://eu.indystar.com/story/sports/college/2023/06/11/ball-state-high-jumper-charity-griffith-wins-ncaa-championship-jenelle-rogers-heptathlon/70310804007/
  5. ^ Battaglia, Joe (11 June 2023). "Charity Griffith Of Ball State Sets New Personal-Best To Win NCAA High Jump". flotrack. Retrieved 6 July 2023.