2017 Track and Field
Roster
Draneisha Griffin
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
2014-15 Indoor: Named Third Team All-Conference in the 4x400-meter relay with Sierra White, Essence Jackson and Courtney Bradley…Recorded a total of eight top-10 finishes including four straight to start the season…Qualified for the finals of the 55-meter dash at the App State Indoor Open and followed with a season-best finish of fourth with a time of 7.46…Finished 10th or better in four straight events to begin the year in the long jump, triple jump and 200-meter dash…Posted a leap of 5.78-meters in the long jump at the Bob Pollock Classic to finish in fifth place…Ended the season with a fifth place finish in the long jump and sixth in the triple jump at the A-Sun Championships…Won the 4x400-meter relay at the App State Indoor Open with Sierra White, Courtney Bradley and Heaven Briggs.
2014 Outdoor: Logged four top-10 finishes in the final four meets of the season…Had two finishes of 5th or better in the long jump; was 4th at the Carolina’s Cup and 5th at the A-Sun Championships…Ran to a 9th-place finish in the 200-meter dash at the Carolina’s Cup…Added another 9th-place showing at the Charlotte Invitational after recording a mark of 4.81-meters in the long jump…Also competed in the triple jump…Finished 2nd in the 4x100-meter relay at the season-opening CCU Invitational with Ashley Edmond, Heaven Briggs and Brenicke Johnson.
2013-14 Indoor: Compiled seven top-10 finishes during her freshman season…Earned her first collegiate victory in the triple jump after finishing 1st at the Mountaineer Open…Added a 3rd place performance at the Mountaineer Open in the long jump…Opened the season with a 6th place finish in the triple jump and was 5th in the long jump at the Appalachian Invitational…Turned in a 3rd place finish in the long jump at the UNCG Spartans Team Challenge where she also placed 5th in the 200-meter dash…Was 8th in the triple jump at the A-Sun Championships after a personal-best leap of 10.98-meters…Also ran a personal-best time of 26.15 in the 200-meter dash at the A-Sun Championships…Posted a personal-best mark in the long jump of 5.32-meters at the Hilton Garden Invitational...Ranked 6th in the A-Sun for the long jump…Had a 3rd place finish in the 4x400-meter relay with Sierra White, Semaj Tolliver and Destinie Sykes at the UNCG Spartans Team Challenge.
High School: Attended Redan High School…Ran for head coach Willie Griffieth…Lettered in track and field, softball and basketball…Was runner-up in the triple jump at the 2013 GHSA State Meet…At the 2010 GSHA State Meet, was part of the third-place team in the 4x100-meter relay…Also placed third in 2011 of the 4x400-meter relay…Finished fourth in the 100-meter and 4x100-meter relay at event at the 2012 GSHA State Meet to quality for sectionals…Earned team MVP honors for track and field, Hustle Award for basketball and Coaches Award for softball.
Personal: Born on February 28, 1995…Mother is Tiyona Bell…Has two brothers, Rayshawn Bell (18) and Dar’Jarri Coleman (16)…Is majoring in accounting, and minoring in non-profit administration…Hobbies include playing basketball…Favorite foods include salmon and stuffing…Lists “Love & Basketball” as her favorite movie, and “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” as her favorite TV show…Claims To Kill A Mockingbird as her favorite book…Her favorite season is fall…Says English Gardner is her favorite athlete…Favorite quote is, “Your struggle develops your strengths”…Says her dream job is to be an accountant.
