Griffith finishes fifth place in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships; qualifies for First Team All-American

<p>Junior jumper and sprinter Charity Griffith earned a share of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Most Valuable Performer award at the MAC Indoor Championships Feb. 25-26. She set a new personal best in the pentathlon with a score of 4099 points. <em><strong>Photo Credit: David Dermer, Ball State Athletics </strong></em></p>

Junior jumper and sprinter Charity Griffith earned a share of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Most Valuable Performer award at the MAC Indoor Championships Feb. 25-26. She set a new personal best in the pentathlon with a score of 4099 points. Photo Credit: David Dermer, Ball State Athletics

At the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, June 11, Ball State Track & Field junior Charity Griffith placed fifth in the Women’s high jump. This placement ensures Griffith is a First Team All-American. 

On her first jump, Griffith cleared 1.72 meters (m) and on her second, she cleared 1.77m. In her third jump, Griffith cleared 1.80m and in her final jump, she cleared 1.83m. 

Griffith’s fifth-place finish is the third highest in program history and the highest by a Cardinal since 1999. 

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