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New Mexico Track and Field:
Currently holds the eight-fastest times recorded in school history in the 200-meter.
2020 Indoors: Defended his indoor championship title in the 200-meter after running 21.05 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships … ran the second leg of the 4×400 relay at the Mountain West Indoor Championships that won in a tme of 3:12.12, the third-fastest time recorded in program history … earned Mountain West All-Conference in the 200-meter and the 4×400 relay … won the 200-meter at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational with a time of 21.00 to set the school record … finished ninth in the qualifying round of the 60-meter dash at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational with 6.98 … ran the third leg of the 4×400 relay at the Collegiate Classic that finished second in 3:12.79 … ran 7.01 in the 60-meter dash qualifying round at the Collegiate Classic … ran a personal-best 6.95 (altitude converted) in the 60-meter dash at the UNM Team Open to finish 15th in the preliminary round … finished second in the 200-meter dash at the UNM Team Open with a 21.18 (altitude converted) …completed the starting leg of the 4×400 meter relay for the team finishing third at the Dr. Martin Luther King Collegiate Invitational with a time of 3:18.25 (3:18.69)… finished eighth in the 200 meter dash with a time of 21.38 (21.45) at the Dr. Martin Luther King Collegiate Invitational.
2019 Outdoors: Competed in five meets with three event wins … finished second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.27 at the Titan Team Challenge … ran 11.06 in the 100-meter dash at the Titan Team Challenge … ran the last leg of the 4×400 relay that finished second at the Titan Team Challenge at 3:16.83 … won the 200-meter dash at the Don Kirby with a time of 21.16 … won the 100-meter dash at the Don Kirby with 10.60 … ran the final leg of the 4×100 meter relay that placed sixth with a time of 41.46 … ran 10.97 in the 100-meter dash at the Bryan Clay Invitational … ran the third leg of the 4×100 relay at the Masked Rider Open that finished fourth in 41.70 … finished third in the 200-meter at the Masked Rider Open after running a 21.11 … won the 200-meter final at the MW Championships with a 21.25 … ran the third leg of the 4×100 relay at the MW Championships that placed fourth in 41.46 … made the Mountain West All-Conference Outdoor Team in 200-meter.
2019 Indoors: Saw action in six meets during the season… finished second in the men’s 200-meter dash with a 21.08 at the MLK Collegiate Invitational… won the 200-meter dash after running a 21.07 at the UNM Team Invitational to set the school record … won the 200-meter dash at the NAU Tune Up with Named MW Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 29 … made the Mountain West All-Conference Indoor Team in 200-meter.
MW Champion: 2019 (200m – indoor and outdoor), 2020 (200m- indoor)
Football:
2019 (Redshirt Junior Season): Saw action in six games … caught 13 passes for 118 yards … also rushed three times for 12 yards … had a season-high of four catches for 19 yards against Hawai’i … had a season-high 36 yards receiving against Sam Houston State … had a season-long 25-yard catch in that game … had a season-long rush of eight yards against Notre Dame.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore Season): Started 11 of 12 games, playing in all 12 … tied for second on the team in receptions with 21, and was fourth with 168 yards … had one rush for nine yards, and also had three kickoff returns for a 15.7 yard average … had a season-high three catches against UNLV, good for 30 yards … had the exact same stats of three catches and 30 yards at Utah State … had a season-best 43 yards receiving, with a long of 34, against Incarnate Word … caught at least one pass in every game except the finale against Wyoming.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman Season): Had a dynamic, breakout season, leading the team with 29 receptions and 393 yards … also led the team with four receiving touchdowns … added 116 yards rushing on 13 carries with one touchdown … caught two passes against Abilene Christian, including a 37-yard touchdown … had a breakout game against New Mexico State, catching five passes for 95 yards and a touchdown, and rushing one time for a 61-yard touchdown … caught two passes against Air Force, including a 71-yard touchdown … caught five passes for 35 yards against Utah State … added four catches for 15 yards against Texas A&M … had a career-high six catches for a career-high 110 yards, including a 62-yard touchdown against San Diego State.
2016 (Freshman Season): Redshirted.
High School: Lettered at Huntsville High School for coach Rodney Southern … also lettered in basketball and track … was listed at No. 22 on the Houston Chronicle’s Area Top 100 … earned first team all-district honors as a wide receiver in 2015 and 2016, and second team honors as a kick returner in 2016 … had 37 catches for 409 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns as a senior … added 482 yards on the ground with 10 touchdowns, and he also had a pair of kickoff return touchdowns … had 24 catches for 367 yards and five touchdowns as a junior, adding one rushing touchdown as well with 226 yards on the ground … his one rushing TD as a junior was on a 72-yard run … was the 200-meter district champion as well as area runner-up with a best time of 21.17.
Personal: Full name is Jay Vance Griffin IV … parents are Jay Vance Griffin III and Kiwyna Thomas … has a brother Jayavwon, and a sister, Jaida … birthday is August 1, 1998 … majoring in criminal justice … his grandfather Jay Vance Griffin II played football at Southern.