2011 Men's Track and Field Roster

Micah Grounds

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Diego, CA.
  • Highschool Shorecrest (Seattle)

Biography

SPU: Three-year letterwinner.

Senior (2011): INDOOR – Competed in one meet, running the 60 and the 200 at the UW Indoor Open on Feb. 13. OUTDOOR – Placed 8th in 100 meters at GNAC Championships (11.39 seconds), giving the Falcons their first sprint points at conference since 2006 and their first points in the 100 since 2005. ... Also placed 9th in the 200 (22.96) and ran on the 4th-place 4x100 relay at GNAC ... Ran the 100 and 200 throughout the regular season, with top placings of 2nd in the 100 at the Spike Arlt Invitational on April 16 (11.09, SPU's best time of the season), and 2nd in the 200 at the WWU Not-So-Twilite on April 23 (22.66, also SPU's best of the season.

Junior (2010): INDOOR Ran on 5th-place 4x400 relay at GNAC Championships. OUTDOOR – Ran in 100 and 200 in multple meets, with a top finish of 5th in the 200 at the UPS Outdoor Preview on March 6.

Sophomore (2009): OUTDOOR – Posted SPU’s best times in the 200 (23.25) and 400 (52.77). ... Won the 400 at season-opening UPS Outdoor Preview (52.77). ... Also ran the 100, with a best time of 11.50. INDOOR – Made his Falcon debut at the UW Winter Preview, posting a 7.57 in the 60 meters that wound up as the team’s best time of the season. ... Also has SPU’s best times in the 200 (23.35) and 400 (53.93).

Freshman (2008): Did not compete indoor or outdoor.

Personal: Micah Robert Grauf-Grounds. ... Born April 3, 1988. ... Communications major.

Fun facts: Is a newcomer to track, having first turned out in 2009 at SPU. ... Played three yeras of soccer and one year of football in high school. ... Favorite junk food is Sour Patch Kids. ... Favorite TV program is Two and a Half Men.


INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
60 meters:
7.39 (2011)
200: 23.35 (2009, 2010)
400: 52.65 (2010)


OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100:
11.09 (2011)
200: 22.66 (2011)
400: 52.77 (2009)