Jack Griffith
Jack Griffith
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Seattle, WA
  • High School:
    Roosevelt
  • Events:
    Dive
  • Major:
    Environment, Economics and Politics
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio

SwimCloud Results

At CMS
Entering his junior season competing for the CMS swimming and diving program, where he is a diver ... Ranks fourth in CMS history for the highest scores in both the one-meter (557.80) and three-meter (566.20). 

2022-23 (Sophomore)
SCIAC Champion (One-Meter) ... Two-Time SCIAC Diver of the Week ... Earned the SCIAC title in the one-meter with a score of 492.70, a dominant win by 34 points ... Added a fourth-place finish in the three-meter ... Swept both boards in a dual meet over Whittier, earning SCIAC Diver of the Week honors ... Won the one-meter in a dual with Occidental, while finishing second in the two-meter ... Earned a one-meter win in a dual with Division I UC San Diego, earning his first SCIAC Diver of the Week Award of the season. 

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

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CMS Diving Coach Ahmed Elsayed Wins Masters Diving Championship in Japan

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Claremont-Mudd-Scripps diving coach Ahmed Elsayed earned the championship of the three-meter men's springboard for the 30-34...

August 2, 2023

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CMS Men's Divers Compete at NCAA Regionals

ATLANTA, Ga. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps divers from the men's swimming and diving team were in action at the NCAA Division III Regionals at...

February 25, 2023

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Applebaum, Lang Return to NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Frank Applebaum and Lucas Lang earned qualifications to the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships, which will be...

February 23, 2023

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Applebaum Breaks Meet IM Record, Griffith Wins One-Meter Dive on Day Two of SCIACs

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Frank Applebaum set a new SCIAC Championship meet record in the 200 IM with a time of 1:48.74, and Jack Griffith earned first...

February 17, 2023

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Wins Medley Relay, In Tight Battle with Sagehens After First Day of SCIAC

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The 200-yard medley relay team of Anderson Breazeale, Evan Deedy, Weston Crewe and Nick Tekieli won a tight race by a...

February 16, 2023

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Looks to Defend SCIAC Championship

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team will look to win its third straight SCIAC title when the league...

February 12, 2023

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Cyrus Gaylord Named SCIAC Men's Diver of the Week

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Cyrus Gaylord of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team earned the SCIAC Diver of the Week Award for events...

February 6, 2023

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Wins Every Event in Final SCIAC Regular Season Meet

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team won all 16 events to sweep both Cal Lutheran and La Verne in its...

January 28, 2023

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Matazzoni Captures SCIAC Diver of the Week Honors

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Bennet Matazzoni of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team earned the SCIAC Diver of the Week honor for...

January 17, 2023

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Stays Unbeaten in SCIAC with Dominant Win over Redlands

REDLANDS, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team improved to 6-0 in SCIAC with a 207-84 win over Redlands on Saturday...

January 14, 2023

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Jack Griffith Earns SCIAC Diver of the Week Award

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Jack Griffith of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team earned the SCIAC Diver of the Week award for events...

January 9, 2023

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Cruises to 216-56 win over Whittier in SCIAC Dual

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team earned wins in 13 of the 16 events as it captured a 216-56 win over...

January 7, 2023

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Leads by 20 After First Day of Pomona-Pitzer Meet

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team was one-hundredth of a second away from sweeping the swimming events...

December 2, 2022

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Applebaum, Gaylord Win SCIAC Weekly Awards for CMS Men's Swim and Dive

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Frank Applebaum was named the SCIAC Swimmer of the Week, and Cyrus Gaylord earned the Diver of the Week for events through...

November 14, 2022

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Rolls to 227-64 Win over Occidental in SCIAC Opener

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team won every event as it took a 227-64 win over Occidental in its...

November 6, 2022

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Jack Griffith Earns SCIAC Diver of the Week Accolades

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Jack Griffith of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps swimming and diving team was named the SCIAC Men's Diver of the Week for season-op...

October 31, 2022

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Applebaum, Lang, Griffith Win Events on Opening Day for CMS Men's Swim and Dive

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team opened its 2022-23 season at Division I UC San Diego and had a...

October 22, 2022