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Cari Griffin

David Griffin is a USAW National Coach, USAW Coaching Course Lead Instructor, President of the South Texas LWC and Chair of the National University Weightlifting Committee.

 

Cari Griffin

ATHLETIC BACKGROUND

Cari was a nationally competitive high level gymnast from 2008-2010, winning national gold medals on beam and floor in 2009. In 2012, Cari transitioned into springboard and platform diving after a major overuse injury in 2010 that spanned over two years. She went on to become a nationally competitive springboard diver before she was recruited to compete for San Jose State University. During her time at San Jose State University from 2014-2018, Cari held All-Conference Diving Honors, All-Conference Scholar-Athlete, and was three-time SJSU diver of the year. Her greatest accomplishments were breaking school records on all three boards (1 meter, 3 meter and platform). After graduating from San Jose State University in 2018, Cari began weightlifting under David Griffin through the Athlete Transition Program with USA Weightlifting. Since 2018, Cari has become a four-time Texas State Champion, two-time Texas State Silver Medalist, a three-time 49kg University National Medalist, a North American Open Series 1 Medalist, and the 2020 & 2021 Under 25 49kg National Champion. Cari is proud to have experience competing at the national level in three different sports.

COACHING EXPERIENCE

In 2014, Cari began coaching diving under Robert Wimberly at Delta Valley Diving in Stockton, Ca., and in 2016, went on to run a high school diving program for 3 seasons at Mountain View High School in Mountain View, Ca. Cari was also an assistant coach at Santa Clara Diving Club in Santa Clara, Ca., where she worked with a variety divers with differing levels of ability between the ages of 8 to 18. During her time at SJSU, Cari studied Humanities, and Child and Adolescent Development. Cari went on study Communications in her graduate studies, and graduated in 2020 with an MA in Communications. Cari began coaching weightlifting in 2019. Since which time, she has coached athletes to a variety of national level meets, including Youth and Junior Nationals, U25 Nationals, University Nationals and NAO Series events, as well as multiple Texas State open, junior and youth medals.