Villanova University

Makalia Griffith Class: Senior Hometown: South Ozone Park, N.Y. High School: Hillcrest Event: Sprints

Big East scorer in the 400m and 500m, Makalia will look to close out her wildcat career challenging for top conference honors and will be a vital cog on the relay team.

Personal Bests:
400m: 55.47 - Big East Outdoor Championships, 2008
500m: 1:12.62 - Big East Indoor Championships, 2008
800m: 2:12.42 - Nike High School Nationals, 2006

2009 HIGHLIGHTS - INDOOR - Finished 2nd in the 500m Dash at Jack Pyrah Invitational; Placed 2nd in the 500m dash at the Penn State National; Finished 4th in her heat of the 500m dash at the New Balance Collegiate; Finished 3rd in the 500m dash at the Big East Championships; Placed 6th in the 500m at the ECAC Championships.

OUTDOOR - Placed 1st in the 400m dash at the Danny Curran Invitational; Finished 1st in her heat of the 400m dash at the Pepsi Florida Relays; Finished 2nd in her heat of the 400m at the Sea Ray Relays; Finished 2nd in the 200m and 1st in the 400m at the Widener Invitational; Placed 13th in the 400m and 3rd on the 4x400m relay at the Big East Championships; Finished 1st in 4x400 heat at NCAA East Regional.