A native of Scarborough, Maine, Griffin placed first among those who competed from the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference. His time was 26:25 over the 8,000-meter course.
NYU won the team competition with 128 points, while Tyler Sigl of Wisconsin-Plattville finished first among individuals with a time of 24:24.
It was a good week overall for Griffin. The junior placed eighth in the NCAA Division III New England Regionals last Saturday in Waterford, Conn. He was then named to the All-Region Team last Tuesday.
Bryan Brown will enter his second season as the head men's cross country coach in the fall of 2012. Brown, who was a former All-American at Springfield College in track, led Springfield to a second-place finish at the NEWMAC Championships a year ago .
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