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- Year:
- Fy.
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- Hometown:
- Seattle, WA
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- High School:
- Roosevelt
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- Events:
- Dive
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- Major:
- Environment, Economics and Politics
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- College:
- Claremont McKenna
Bio
At CMS
Entering his sophomore season competing for the CMS swimming and diving program, where he is a diver.
2021-22 (First-Year)
All-SCIAC (One-Meter) ... Two-time SCIAC Diver of the Week ... Earned All-SCIAC honors in the one-meter dive by earning 475.75 points in the finals ... Also came in fourth in the three-meter, earning 35 points to help CMS to the team championship ... Earned SCIAC Diver of the Week after his first collegiate competition at UC San Diego, where he won the three meter and finished a close second in the one-meter ... Earned SCIAC honors a second time on Jan. 31 after winning both the one-meter and the three-meter events at a SCIAC tri-meet with Cal Lutheran and La Verne, helping CMS to a pair of wins.
Prior to CMS
Attended Roosevelt High School in Seattle, where he was a diver for the school's swim and dive team ... Also competed for the Pacific Northwest Diving Club ... School record holder for one-meter diving ... Earned Scholar-Athlete honors ... Participated in a grant-making program to support non-profits in his community ... Created a student communications network over COVID for all the public high schools in Seattle via Discord.
Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where he plans to major in environment, economics and politics (EEP) ... Father, Gordon Griffith, played lacrosse at Yale ... Lists The Red Rising series by Pierce Brown as his favorite books. Chose CMS "for the atmosphere, the size, the opportunities provided, the academics, and lastly the athletic facilities."
News Mentions

Cyrus Gaylord Qualifies for Nationals with Second Fourth-Place Finish
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - One day after finishing fourth in the three-meter dive, Cyrus Gaylord earned a fourth-place finish in the one-meter at the...
February 27, 2022

Cyrus Gaylord Earns Fourth Place at NCAA Regionals in Three-Meter Dive
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Cyrus Gaylord earned fourth place in the three-meter dive at the NCAA Division III Region 2 Diving Qualifier at Trinity...
February 25, 2022

CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Sends Nine Swimmers to NCAA Championships
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team will have nine swimmers attending the NCAA Division III Championship...
February 24, 2022

Gaylord Becomes Second CMS Men's Diver to Earn All-SCIAC Honors
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Cyrus Gaylord earned a third-place finish in the three-meter dive to earn All-SCIAC honors on the second day of the SCIAC...
February 13, 2022

Griffith Finishes Third in One-Meter to Earn All-SCIAC honors at SCIAC Championships
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Jack Griffith finished in third place in the one-meter dive to earn All-SCIAC accolades, and Cyrus Gaylord was right...
February 12, 2022

Jack Griffith Wins Second SCIAC Diver of the Week Honor
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Jack Griffith earned the SCIAC Diver of the Week Award for the second time this season, the league office announced today.
January 31, 2022

Men's Swimming and Diving Caps Perfect SCIAC Regular Season with Two Dual Wins
LA VERNE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team finished off a 7-0 SCIAC regular season with a pair of wins over La...
January 30, 2022

CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Moves up to No. 9 in Latest National Poll
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team moved up one spot to No. 9 in the latest poll released by the...
January 18, 2022

Cyrus Gaylord Earns SCIAC Men's Diver of the Week Award
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Cyrus Gaylord earned the SCIAC Men's Diver of the Week honor for events through Sunday, Jan. 16, the league office announced...
January 17, 2022

CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Rolls Past Redlands for Senior Day Win
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team took first place in every event as it celebrated Senior Day with a...
January 15, 2022

CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Falls to Division I California Baptist; Lang Sweeps 500, 1000
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team had several strong performances in its return to action after a...
January 7, 2022

CMS Men's Swim and Dive Picks Up Dominant Win Over Pomona-Pitzer
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The No. 12 ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team earned a statement win its two-day Sixth Street dual...
December 5, 2021

CMS Men's Swim and Dive Opens up 26-Point Lead over Pomona-Pitzer After First Day
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Marco Conati swam a personal best 20.40 to win the 50 free, led off a winning 200 free relay with a 20.46, and anchored the...
December 3, 2021

Stags Pick Up Two Dual Wins in Tri-Meet at Chapman
ORANGE, Calif. - The No. 12 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team improved to 3-0 in SCIAC by picking up dual wins over Chapman...
November 13, 2021

CMS Men's Swim and Dive Wins All 16 Events in SCIAC Opener Against Occidental
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team won all 16 events, led by two individual wins apiece from Marco...
November 7, 2021

CMS Men's Swimming and Diving has Promising Start in Defeat to Division I UC San Diego
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team gave itself a tough initial test in its first meet in 18 months,...
October 24, 2021