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Assistant Coach (Cross Country)
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Damon Griffiths returns for a second stint at University of Miami after spending the last eight years as the Athletic Director and head cross country/track coach at Bay Point High School.
He will assist coach Ward with the middle and long distance events for the Hurricanes.
Last season, Griffiths served as volunteer assistant coach for cross country and track. Griffiths also served as volunteer assistant coach at Miami from 1999-2002.
At Bay Point High School, Griffiths guided the Falcons to six consecutive district track titles, two regional titles and a state runner-up finish in 2005. Griffiths was named Miami Herald High School Boys Track Coach of the Year in 2005.
Griffiths competed for the University of Miami from 1993-1997. He competed in events ranging from the 400-meters through cross-country. During his stay, he was a record holder of indoor: 800m, mile, 4X400 relay, distance medley relay; outdoor: 4X400 relay, 4X800 relay, sprint medley relay and distance medley relay. Griffiths served as cross-country team captain while earning all-state honors his sophomore and junior years. Griffiths ran the 400 leg on the 1994 Penn Relays Championship sprint relay team, the only one in school history.
Griffiths earned his B.S. in speech communications from UM in 1997 and ended his career with five school records.
