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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2016 Women's Cross Country

Isabel Griffith

  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Dulaney
  • Hometown Timonium, Md.

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS
1,500m: 4:41.34
3,000m: 9:53.64
5,000m: 16:58.26
10,000m: 35:47.66

CAREER ACCOLADES
2016 Cross Country Team Captain
Sixth all-time at Penn in the outdoor 10,000m (35:47.66)

OUTDOOR 2017
  • Competed in four meets during the 2017 outdoor season, making appearances in the 1,500m and 5,000m.
  • Ran a personal-best time of 16:58.26 in the 5,000m at the Larry Ellis Invitational (April 22).
  • Placed second in the 5,000m at the Penn Challenge (March 25).
INDOOR 2017
  • Competed in four meets during the 2017 indoor season, focusing on the mile race, the 3,000m and DMR.
  • Placed fourth in the 4,000m DMR at the Lehigh Angry Birds Challenge (Jan. 14) with a time of 12:36.91.
  • Recorded two top-10 placements on the year.
CROSS COUNTRY 2016
  • Named a team captain for the 2016 season.
  • Competed in five races on the season, scoring in one.
  • Placed 13th at the Main Line Invitational (Sept. 16).
  • Led all Penn runners with an eighth-place overall finish at the Princeton Invitational (Oct. 15).
  • Finished 68th at the Ivy League Championships (Oct. 29).
OUTDOOR 2016
  • Competed in seven outdoor meets, specializing in distance events.
  • Registered a 10th-place finish in the 10,000m at the 2016 Ivy League Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
  • Placed first in the 5,000m at the Penn Challenge (March 26).
  • Recorded five top-10 finishes on the season.
INDOOR 2016
  • Competed in three indoor meets in the 3,000m.
CROSS COUNTRY 2015
  • Competed in six cross country races, scoring in four of them.
  • Began season with a 16th-place showing at the Big 5 Invitational (Sept. 11).
  • Finished 20th at the Main Line Invitational (Sept. 18).
  • Placed 21st at the Princeton Invitational (Oct. 17).
  • Posted a 32nd0place effort at Ivy Heps (Oct. 30).
  • Capped off season with a 55th-place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (Nov. 13).


2014-15: Competed in four cross country meets ... Also competed in several different middle distance events during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

  • 2015Sophomore

  • 2016Junior