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Bradley University Athletics

2013 Track and Field Roster

Profile

  • Distance
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Petersburg, Ill.
    Hometown
  • PORTA H.S.
    High School
Chelsea Griffin
Chelsea Griffin
Distance
Position
Senior
Class
Petersburg, Ill.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

Honors & Awards

  • Bradley Athletics Megan C. Fong Inspiration Award:  2013
  • Bradley AD Honor Roll: Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013

Career Cross Country Bests
4K:  17:17.17 at the 2010 JK Gold Classic
3 Mile: 19:22 (9/7/12)
5K:  19:12.33 (11/2/12)
6K:  24:04 (10/12/12)

Event Time Date Site
800 meters (outdoor) 2:32.78 4/21/12 Gateway Classic - Edwardsville, Ill.
1,500 meters (outdoor) 5:03.64 4/27/13 Stan Lyons Invitational - Indianapolis, Ind.
3,000 meters (outdoor)  11:01.62 4/13/13 Lee Calhoun Memorial - Macomb, Ill. 
800 meters (indoor) 2:35.93 2/25/12 MVC Championship - Cedar Falls, Iowa
Mile (indoor) 5:28.30 2/24/13 MVC Championship - Cedar Falls, Iowa
1,000 meters (indoor) 3:43.96 1/16/10 Cedar Falls, Iowa

 

2012-13 (Senior): Posted career-best times in the three miles, 5K and 6K during the cross country season … Her 6K time was more than a minute better than her previous career-best … Ran a career-best indoor mile at the MVC Indoor Championship … During the outdoor season, she had career-best 1,500 meter and 3,000 meter times. 

2011-12 (Junior): Turned in a career-best 5K time of 20:28 to wrap up the season ... Also clocked a career-best 6K time of 25:12.85 at the Bradley Classic ... Clocked career-best times in the indoor 800 meters & mile along with the outdoor 800 meters & 1,500 meters.

2010-11 (Sophomore): Raced in five events during the cross country season ... Competed primarily in the 800 and 1,500 meters during the outdoor season ... Also ran in the 800 meters and mile during indoor.

2009-10 (Freshman): Competed in three events as a freshman ... Ran a season-best 5K of 22:20 at the Bradley Open.

Prep Overview: Griffin was a four-year letter-winner in both cross country and track and field at PORTA (Ill.) High School ... Helped lead the cross country team to second and fifth place finishes in 2005 and 2006 respectively ... Was a team captain her senior year and helped the Bluejays finish 11th at the state meet ... Named track and field team captain as a senior ... Member of the National Honor Society, student council and high honor roll.

Personal: The daughter of Robert and Christina Griffin ... Both parents graduated from nearby Eureka College ... Father played basketball at Eureka College and her mother was a member of the women's tennis team Eureka College ... Majoring in health science

Meet-by-Meet Times

 

Senior (2012)

Meet Distance Time
Bradley Open 3 Mile 19:22
Illinois Intercollegiate 5K 19:49
Louisville Classic 5K 20:09.65
Bradley Classic 6K 24:04
Illini Open 5K 19:58
Huskie Open 5K 19:12.33

 

Junior (2011)

Meet Distance Time
Bradley Open 3 Mile 20:00
Illinois Intercollegiates 5K 21:05
Notre Dame Invitational 5K 20:56
Bradley Open 6K 25:12.85
Illini Open 5K 20:28

Sophomore (2010)

Meet Distance Time
JK Gold Classic 4K 17:17.7
Illinois Intercollegiates 5K 21:30
Sean Earl Loyola Invitational 5K 21:06
Bradley Classic 6K 25:20
Illini Open 5K 20:50

Freshman (2009)

Meet Distance Time
Western Illinois Early Bird 6K DNR
Bradley Open 5K 22:20
Missouri State Classic 5K 22:38.7
Notre Dame Invitational 5K DNR
SIU Edwardsvile Border War 5K 23:08.59
Bradley Classic 6K DNR
MVC Championship 5K DNR
NCAA Regional 6K DNR