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Griffith, Rasheeme
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Rasheeme Griffith
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bridgetown, Barbados
- High School:
- Harrison College Secondary School
Bio
Personal Records
Indoor Track
- 200m: 22.16 (2023)
- 400m: 47.13 (2024)
- 500m: 1:04.44 (2020)
Outdoor Track
- 200m: 22.39 (2019)
- 300m: 35.08 (2018)
- 400m: 47.09 (2024)
- 400mH: 48.79 (2024)
SEC Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2024 - DMR - 4th - 9:40.50
- 2023 - 4x400m - 3rd - 3:05.51
- 2023 - DMR - 1st - 9:32.75
- 2022 - 4x400m - 5th - 3:05.64
- 2020 - 4x400m - 6th - 3:07.36
- 2020 - DMR - 5th - 9:45.91
Outdoor Track
- 2023 - 400mH - 5th - 49.40
- 2023 - 4x400 - 7th - 3:06.33
- 2021 - 4x400m - 4th - 3:05.78
NCAA Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2024 - 4x400m - 6th - 3:04.63
- 2022 - 4x400m - 5th - 3:05.89
Outdoor Track
- 2024 - 4x400 - 6th - 3:02.64
- 2024 - 400mH - 2nd - 48.24
- 2023 - 400mH - 5th - 49.17
HONORS
- 2024 USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic Athlete
- 2024 Outdoor USTFCCA Second Team All-American - 400mH
- 2024 Indoor USTFCCCA First Team All-American - 4x400m Relay
- 2023 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2023 Outdoor USTFCCCA First Team All-American - 400mH
- 2023 Indoor USTFCCCA Second Team All-American - 4x400m Relay
- 2023 Indoor All-SEC First Team
- 2023 Indoor SEC Champion - DMR
- 2023 Indoor SEC Bronze Medalist - 4x400m Relay
- 2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2022 Outdoor USTFCCCA Second Team All-American - 4x400m Relay
- 2022 Indoor USTFCCCA First Team All-American - 4x400m Relay
- 2021 Outdoor USTFCCCA Second Team All-American - 4x400m Relay
- 2020-21 Member of the VOLeaders Academy
2024 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Competed in a total of five meets in the outdoor season
- Finished in the top five at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships (6/8) in the 4x400 realy with the team registering a time of 3:01.22
- Placed sixth in the 4x400m relay at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11) with the team registering a time of 3:02.64
- Achieved second place in 400mH with a time of 49.24 at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11)
- Finished third in the 400mH at the Desert Heat Classic (4/27) with a time of 49.77
- Placed first in the 400mH with a time of 49.58 at the USC Outdoor Open (4/20)
- Achieved a new personal best time in the 400m of 47.09 at the UCF Black and Gold Invite (3/16)
- Started off the outdoor season with a first place win in the 4x400m relay, with the team registering a time of of 3:05.69 at the UCF Black and Gold Invite (3/16)
Indoor
- Saw action at six meets during his fifth indoor season with the Big Orange
- Anchored the Vols to a Heat 1 victory and sixth-place overall finish in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/9), stopping the clock at 3:04.63
- Placed fourth in the DMR with a time of 9:40.50 at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/24)
- Collected a new personal record in the 400-meter at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/24) with a time of 47.13
- Competed in the DMR and achieved eighth place with a time of 9:28.17 at the 2024 Alex Wilson Invitational (2/17)
- Placed 10th in the 400-meter at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic (2/3) with a time of 47.69
- Tied his personal best time of 47.22 in the 400-meter at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational (1/27)
- Achieved eighth place in the 4x400 with a time of 3:15.92 at the Ted Nelson Invite (1/20)
2023 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Secured Tennessee's best finish in the 400-meter hurdles in 40 years with a 49.17 mark at the NCAA Championships (6/9)
- Competed in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA East Prelims (5/26) on a team consisting of Jakwan Hale, Nigel Green and Emmanuel Bynum, finishing the event with a qualifying time of 3:06.51
- Qualified for nationals in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA East Prelims (5/26), finishing with a mark of 50.76
- Scored in the 4x400-meter relay on a team with Emmanuel Bynum, Nigel Green and Jakwan Hale at the SEC Championships (5/13), coming to a finish in 3:06.33
- Tallied a scoring finish in the 400-meter hurdles at the SEC Championships (5/13), finishing with a mark of 49.40 and placing fifth
- Secured a sixth place finish in the 400-meter hurdles by crossing the finish line in 50.35 at the LSU Invitational (4/29)
- Achieved second place in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:02.89 on a team with Jakwan Hale, Nigel Green and Emmanuel Bynum - securing the third fastest time in UT history and the fastest Vol group since 2002
- Placed sixth in the 400-meter hurdles at the Tom Jones Memorial (4/14) with a time of 49.60 - the fourth fastest time in UT history
- Tallied a third place finish in the 400-meter hurdles at the Tennessee Invite (4/7), crossing the finish line in 52.45
- Opened the season with a sixth place finish in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 50.49 at the Texas Relays (3/31)
- Placed 10th in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Championships (3/11) on a team with Clement Ducos, Jakwan Hale and Emmanuel Bynum, finishing with a time of 3:08.61
- Secured bronze in the 4x400m relay at the SEC Championships (2/25), running the anchor leg in 46.38 seconds to help the Vols finish with a time of 3:05.51
- Captured gold in the DMR at the SEC Championships (2/24), helping the Vols capture their first men's title in the event since 2007 with a time of 9:32.75
- Achieved a new personal best time in the 400-meter dash at the SEC Championships (2/24), finishing 20th with a time of 47.22
- Broke the school record for the indoor DMR at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/18) in 9:22.65 on a team with Canaan Anderson, Joe Hoots and Yaseen Abdalla
- Helped the Vols to a season-best and NCAA-qualifying time of 3:04.36 in the 4x400-meter relay at the Tiger Paw Invite (2/11), ranking the group No. 2 in school history
- Ran on a team with Jakwan Hale, Emmanuel Bynum and Clément Ducos in the 4x400-meter relay at the Bob Pollock Invitational (1/28), finishing in 3:06.10 for the sixth fastest time in program history
- Set new personal records for the indoor 200-meter dash (22.16) and 400-meter dash (47.74) at the Carolina Challenge (1/23), securing top-five finishes in both events
- Opened with a third-place finish in the 400-meter dash at the Clemson Invite (1/13), finishing with a time of 47.94
2022 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Ran on the 4x400-meter relay with Jakwan Hale, Emmanuel Bynum and Chris Bailey - placed 10th at 3:03.94 to earn USTFCCCA Second Team All-America (6/9)
- Earned Honorable Mention All-America with an 18th-place finish in the men's 400-meter hurdles at 51.93 seconds (6/9)
- Qualified as an individual for outdoor nationals in the men's 400-meter hurdles, finishing 11th overall in the East region at 50.91 seconds (5/27)
- Secured a spot at NCAAs with the men's 4x400mR, turning in a time of 3:06.79 with Jakwan Hale, Emmanuel Bynum and Alex Kay (5/27)
- Placed third with the 4x400m at the LSU Invitational in 3:04.16 - the seventh-quickest 4x400 in program history - teaming with Jakwan Hale, Emmanuel Bynum and Justin Swann (4/30)
- Won his second 400mH race of the season at the War Eagle Invitational in 50.85 (4/16)
- At the 54th Tennessee Relays, won the men's 400m Hurdles race at 51.08 (4/8)
- Ran in the men's 400-meter hurdles at the Florida Relays (4/1), placing seventh in 50.85
- Scored points and earned USTFCCCA First Team All-America honors as a member of the men's 4x400mR team that finished fifth in 3:05.89 at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/12)
- At the SEC Indoor Championships, he ran with Jakwan Hale, Chris Bailey and Emmanuel Bynum in the 4x400m, finishing 5th with a time of 3:05.64 (2/26)
- Ran with the 4x400-meter relay at Bob Pollock, placing 3rd at 3:13.22 (1/29)
- Placed ninth in the men's 400m dash at the Bob Pollock Meet in 48.24 (1/28)
- Made season debut at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/14), running in the men's 500m and 4x400m Relay - placed eighth in the 500 at 1:04.94 and finished second with the 4x400 at 3:15.25
2021 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Placed 13th with UT's 4x400-meter relay squad at the NCAA Championships, finishing with a time of 3:07.95 and earning Second Team All-America honors (6/10)
- Teamed with Sebastian Cooper, Emmanuel Bynum and Christopher Bailey to run the men's 4x400-meter relay at the SEC meet, finishing fourth in 3:05.78 (5/15)
- Claimed a 15th-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA East Prelims, cloacking in at 51.25 in the national quarterfinal
- Competed in the 4x400-meter relay at the Tennessee Challenge (5/1), combining with teammates Sebastian Cooper, Emmanuel Bynum, and Christopher Bailey for a season-best time of 3:05.71
- Finished first in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.93 at the Tennessee Challenge (5/1)
- Recorded a new PR in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 50.56 at the Tennessee Relays (4/9)
- Finished third in the 4x400-meter relay at the Tennessee Relays (3/9), combining with teammates Emmanuel Bynum, Alex Kay and Joe Hoots for a time of 3:10.11
- Cruised to a victory in the 400-meter hurdles at the FSU Relays (3/26), running a personal-best time of 50.61 and recording a mark that ranked No. 4 in the NCAA and No.7 in the world during the 2021 outdoor campaign
- Placed third in his Tennessee outdoor debut at the Tiger Track Classic (3/20), running a time of 51.79 in the 400-meter hurdles
- Clocked a season-best 400-meter dash of 48.58 seconds at the SEC Championships (2/26), placing 22nd at the conference meet
- Made his season debut at the Commodore Indoor (1/16) in the 4x400-meter relay, combining with teammates Emmanuel Bynum, Sebastian Cooper and Jonathan Sacoor to place second with a time of 3:09.77
2020 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor
- Did not compete, as the 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global health crisis
- Ran a split of 46.63 as Tennessee took sixth in the 4x400m relay at the SEC Championships, recording the seventh-fastest time in program history at 3:07.36 (2/29)
- Helped the Vols finish fifth in the DMR at the SEC Championships with a time of 9:45.91, running his 400m split in 46.92 (2/14)
- Logged a new indoor personal-best in the 400m with a time of 48.07 at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14)
- Combined with teammates Emmanuel Bynum, Jonathan Sacoor and Alex Kay for a season-best mark of 3:09.10 in the 4x400m relay at the Texas Tech Invite (2/1)
- Won his heat at the Texas Tech Invite (1/31) with a time of 48.63 in the 400m dash
- Recorded a new PR in the men's 400m (48.70) for fifth place at the Virginia Tech Invite (1/18)
- Ran his first career indoor 500m at Virginia Tech, clocking in at 1:04.44 (1/17)
- Placed fourth in his college debut at the Tennessee-Indiana Duals (1/11), running a time of 48.76 in the men's 400m
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
- Ran for Harrison College Secondary School in Bridgetown, Barbados
- 2018 Barbados Junior National Champ in the 400m hurdles
- 2017 U18 CARIFTA Games Champ in the 400m hurdles
- Competed at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, reaching the semifinals in the 400m hurdles (51.02)
- Also plays soccer and cricket
- Recipient of the Taylor Family Athletic Scholarship Endowment
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