2023-24 Wrestling Roster
Shane Griffith
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- 174
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Westwood, N.J.
- High School:
- Bergen Catholic
Graduate Student (2023-24)
• Academic All-Big Ten; NWCA Scholar All-America Team
• NCAA All-American, 174 pounds
• Claimed third place at the NCAA Championships (March 21-23) with a 5-1 record
• Defeated Virginia Tech's #1 Mekhi Lewis, 4-0, in the NCAA third-place match; also defeated South Dakota State's #2 Cade DeVos, 6-2, in the consolation semis
• Scored two takedowns in the final minute to overcome a six-point deficit and defeat Northern Iowa's #28 Jarden Simma, 8-7, in the NCAA quarterfinals; narrowly fell to Penn State's eventual champion Carter Starocci, 2-0, in the semifinals
• Placed second at Big Ten Championships (March 9-10) with a 2-1 mark; defeated Iowa's #8 Patrick Kennedy, 4-3, in the semifinals before medical forfeiting the championship final due to injury
• Posted a 19-4 record, including a perfect 9-0 mark in dual meets
• Earned three ranked Big Ten dual wins, including a 2-1 decision against Ohio State's #11 Rocco Welsh (Jan. 26) and a 12-1 major decision vs. Iowa's #8 Patrick Kennedy (Feb. 2)
• Used an overtime takedown to beat South Dakota State's #4 Cade DeVos (Jan. 4)
• Posted a 3-1 record at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 1-2) before withdrawing due to injury
• Defeated Columbia's Garrett Bilgrav, 10-0, in dual-meet opener and Michigan debut (Nov. 17)
Prior to Michigan
• Graduated (twice) from Stanford University (2021, '23)
• 2021 NCAA 165-pound champion
• Three-time NCAA All-American (two-time finalist) at 165 pounds; also earned NWCA First Team All-America honors (2020)
• Named Most Outstanding Wrestler at the 2021 NCAA Championships
• Hodge Trophy finalist (2020)
• Twice voted the Pac-12 Wrestler of the Year (2020, '21); Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year (2020)
• Named Co-Most Outstanding Wrestler at 2020 Pac-12 Championships; Pac-12 champion (165, 2020) and four-time finalist
• Posted a 112-13 record over five seasons at Stanford
• Three-time CSC/CoSIDA Academic All-American (2021, '22, '23)
• Named Pac-12 Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2021)
• Four-time NWCA Scholar All-American; four-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Prep
• Graduated from Bergen Catholic High School (2018)
• Three-time New Jersey state champion (2015, '16, '18), winning at 160 pounds as a senior
• First underclassman to earn Most Outstanding Wrestler honors after winning the 132-pound state title as a freshman (2015)
• Career prep record of 128-13
• Helped guide Bergen Catholic to four New Jersey state championships
• Also captured individual titles at Super 32, Beast of the East and Doc Buchanan
• Fargo freestyle finalist (2015)
• Ranked as the No. 19 overall recruit by FloWrestling and No. 1-ranked 160-pound wrestler
Personal
• Enrolled in Rackham Graduate School, pursuing a graduate certificate in real estate development
• Earned a bachelor's degree in science, technology and society (2021) and a master's degree in communication (2023) from Stanford University
• Born on March 12, 1999
• Son of Jeffrey and Alison Griffith
• Has an older sister, Ashley
| Year | Overall | Dual | Tourney | Falls | TF | MD | Big Ten | NCAA |
| 2018-19 (RS) | 25-2 | 0-0 | 25-2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2019-20 | 28-0 | 13-0 | 15-0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1st | -- |
| 2020-21 | 12-1 | 3-0 | 9-1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2nd | 1st |
| 2021-22 | 19-5 | 6-2 | 13-3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2022-23 | 28-5 | 10-2 | 18-3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2nd | 5th |
| 2023-24 | 19-4 | 9-0 | 10-4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2nd | 3rd |
| Totals | 131-17 | 41-4 | 90-13 | 19 | 11 | 27 |
