2015-16 Cross Country

Griffin Eubanks

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 160
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lyman, S.C.
  • Highschool Byrnes HS

Biography

2014:  Named Second Team All-Conference after finishing eighth at the A-Sun Championships…Logged the fourth-best finish in program history for the NCAA Southeast Regionals after placing 89th…Recorded four top-10 finishes led by a second place showing at the Eye Opener Invitational with an 8K time of 26:25.03…Posted back-to-back top-five finishes at the Eye Opener and Winthrop Invitational where he crossed the finish line in fifth place after posting a time of 25:57.86…Ran to a third place finish and a time of 25:03.20.

Prior to Upstate: 
Ran for two seasons at Spartanburg Methodist College…Posted top times in the 8K of 27:42 as a freshman and 26:45 during his sophomore season…Was a member of the 2013 Region X Championship team at SMC where he placed seventh in the individual competition…Named Academic All-American in each of his four semesters…Was the recipient of the Travis Eller Award for General Excellence.

High School:  Attended James F. Byrnes High School…Lettered two years each in cross country and track…Earned All-Region accolades as a junior after finishing in second place at the Region Meet…Named All-Region for track in the 800-meter and 1600-meter runs…Was voted Best All-Around as a senior.

Personal:  Born May 2, 1994…Parents are Bill and Lisa Eubanks…Has one sister, Taylor (26)…Is majoring in physical education with a concentration in teacher education…Hobbies include all things outdoors, family outings, exploring local towns and most things dealing with food…Likes eating any kind of food…His favorite movies are “Jack Reacher” and “Shooter”, and his favorite TV shows are “How I Met Your Mother”, “Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares” and “SportsCenter”…Lists Mark Wahlberg and Sandra Bullock as his favorite actors…Enjoys listening to NEEDTOBREATHE…All seasons are his favorite season…His favorite book is Marathon Man by William Goldman…Says his favorite athlete is Haile Gebrselassie…His dream job is to be a camp counselor at one of the camps he attended while growing up.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Junior

    6'2" 160 lbs
  • 2015-16Senior

    6'1" 160 lbs