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Career Accolades

  • NCAA champion at 165 pounds (2021)
  • Pac-12 team champion (2019) - first in program history
  • Hodge Trophy finalist (2020) - just the second in program history
  • Amateur Wrestling News National Rookie of the Year (2020)
  • Four-time NCAA Qualifier (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Wrestler of the Year (2020, 2021)
  • Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year (2020)
  • Co-Most Outstanding Wrestler at Pac-12 Championships (2020)
  • Pac-12 champion at 165 pounds (2020)
  • Three-time NCAA All-American (2021, 2022, 2023)
    • Just the second in program history
  • NWCA First Team All-American (2020)
    • Along with teammate Real Woods, just the second/third freshman All-American in school history
  • WIN Magazine: Mike Chapman Impact Award (2021)
  • Finalist for FloWrestling Freshman of the Year (2020)
  • The Open Mat DI All-Freshman First Team (2020)
  • Five-time Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 5, 2020, Feb. 19, 2020, Nov. 16, 2021, Feb. 8, 2022, Jan. 3, 2023)
    • A league record
  • Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-America second team (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2023)
  • Four-time NWCA Scholar All-American (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Four-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

As a Redshirt Senior (2022-23)

  • NCAA All-American
  • Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 3)
  • Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • CSC Academic All-American second team
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • NWCA Scholar All-American
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Career record at Stanford: 87-11
  • NCAA All-American, placing fifth at 165 pounds in Tulsa
    • Just the second three-time NCAA All-American in program history
    • Received a standing ovation when he walked off the mat for a final time in a Stanford singlet
  • Runner-up at the Pac-12 Championships (March 5) at Maples Pavilion
    • Earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships
  • Led the team with a 28-5 overall record and a 10-2 mark in duals
    • Seven wins by bonus points
    • Defeated eight ranked opponents
  • Had a team-best 16 match winning streak from Nov. 6 to Jan. 12
  • Won the Menlo Open (Nov. 6), Mountaineer Invitational (Nov. 12) and Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)
    • Just the second Scuffle champion in school history

As a Redshirt Junior (2021-22)

  • NCAA All-American
  • Two-time Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 16, Feb. 8)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America second team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District
  • NWCA Scholar All-American
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • 19-5 overall, 6-2 in duals at 165 and 174 pounds
    • Nine wins over ranked opponents
    • Nine wins by bonus points
    • Tied for second on the team with five falls
  • No. 5 seed at the NCAA Championships in Detroit
    • Scored a last-second takedown to knock off No. 1 seed Evan Wick (Cal Poly) in the semifinals 
    • Became just the second two-time NCAA finalist in program history
    • 9-1 all-time in the national tournament
  • Runner-up at the Pac-12 Championships in Tempe, Ariz.
  • Placed second at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (Dec. 3-4)

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2020-21)

  • NCAA champion
  • Pac-12 Wrestler of the Year
  • WIN Magazine: Mike Chapman Impact Award
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America second team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District
  • NWCA Scholar All-American
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • 12-1 overall and 3-0 in duals wrestling at 165 and 174 pounds
    • Registered 34 consecutive wins dating back to 2019
      • Win streak is the second-longest in program history
    • Posted five major decisions
  • Received the No. 8 seed at the NCAA championships in St. Louis
    • Defeated No. 3 seed Jake Wentzel of Pittsburgh to become just the second NCAA champion in program history
    • Earned wins over the No. 1, No. 3, No. 5, No. 9 and No. 25 seeds en route to his title
  • Runner-up at the Pac-12 Championships (Feb. 28) in Corvallis, Ore.

As a Redshirt Freshman (2019-20)

  • Hodge Trophy finalist - just second in program history
  • Amateur Wrestling News National Rookie of the Year
  • Pac-12 Wrestler of the Year
  • Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year
  • Co-Most Outstanding Wrestler at Pac-12 Championships
  • NWCA First Team All-American
    • Along with teammate Real Woods, just the second/third freshman All-American in school history
  • Finalist for FloWrestling Freshman of the Year
  • The Open Mat DI All-Freshman First Team
  • Two-time Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 5, Feb. 19)
  • NWCA Scholar All-American
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • 28-0 overall and 13-0 in duals at 165 pounds
    • Best start to a career in program history
    • Second-longest winning-streak in school history (28)
    • Seventh-most wins by a freshman in school history
    • One of just eight undefeated NCAA DI wrestlers in 2019-20
    • Registered 18 wins by bonus points
    • Led the team with nine pins
  • NCAA Qualifier
    • Awarded the No. 3 seed for the NCAA Championships
  • Pac-12 champion at 165 pounds
    • Just the seventh freshman to win a conference title in program history
  • Listed as No. 6 in the country on the NCAA's Most Dominant Wrestler list (all weights)
  • Won the Battle at The Citadel (Nov. 3), Roadrunner Open (Nov. 24) and Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)
  • Recorded six wins over ranked opponents

As a Freshman (2018-19) • Pac-12 Champions

  • Redshirted his first season on The Farm
  • 25-2 wrestling unattached at 165 pounds
  • Won the Princeton Open (Nov. 4), Roadrunner Open (Nov. 18) and National Collegiate Open (March 2)
  • Placed third at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)
  • Finished fifth at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 20)

Freestyle

  • Won gold at 79 kg at the 2019 Junior Pan American Championships in Guatemala City
  • Runner-up at 74 kg at the 2019 Junior World Team Trials in Raleigh, N.C.
  • Placed second at 79 kg at the 2019 UWW Junior Nationals in Las Vegas

Prior to Stanford

  • A 2018 graduate of Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, N.J.
  • Four-year letterwinner in wrestling, captaining his team for two seasons
  • Team was four-time state champions, ranking in the top 10 in the nation
  • Three-time state champion and runner-up the other year
  • Only underclassman to win Most Outstanding Wrestler at the state tournament
  • Super 32 champion
  • Fargo runner-up
  • DOC Buchanan champion 

Personal

  • Son of Jeffrey and Alison Griffith
  • Has an older sister, Ashley
  • Full name is Shane Patrick Griffith
Career Numbers
YearRecordDual RecordDual PointsFallsTechnical Falls
2019-2028-013-06090
2020-2112-13-01500
2021-2219-56-22453
2022-2328-510-23513
Totals87-1132-4134156