Just the Facts
Full Name: Lanto Maitreya Griffin
Birthdate: June 15, 1988
Birthplace: Mount Shasta, Calif.
Parents: Mom, Julie Griffin
Siblings: Sister, Allian (24) and three brothers, Micha (31), Clarion (30), Maitra (27)
Major: Marketing
High School Coach: Doug Day
Honors and Awards
? 2009 CAA Player of the Year
? 2009 First Team All-CAA
? 2009 PING All-East Region
? 2009 VSGA All-State
While With the Rams
? Posted four top-five finishes and a team-best 72.69 stroke average in 2008-09.
? Placed third at 2009 CAA Championship (69-73-76—218).
? Shot a 54-hole, 2008-09 season-low 14-under total of 202 (67-66-69) at VCU Shootout (Sept. 29-30) to place third overall.
? Shot a career-low 65 in the third round of the Frank Landrey Invitational Oct. 16, 2007 at the Poplar Grove Golf Club. Placed third in the event (74-73-65—212).
? Tied for fourth and shot 69-71-69—209 in first collegiate event, the Mid Pines Intercollegiate in Pinehurst, N.C., Sept. 11-12, 2006.
? Owns 12 career top-10 finishes.
? Advanced to semifinals of Virginia State Golf Association Amateur Championship in summer of 2008. Shot a 1-under 141 (70-71) in stroke play portion of the event.
Prior to VCU
? Played four years of golf at Blacksburg High School.
? Helped lead the Bruins to district titles his freshman and senior seasons.
? Shot 64 to capture district medalist honors by nine shots as a senior in 2005.
? Registered a 68.53 scoring average as a senior.
Getting to Know Lanto Griffin
? Lived in Mount Shasta, Calif. until he was five years old.
? Is a tall drink of water, standing 6-3 ½.
? Excels in the classroom as well, as evidenced by a dean’s list citation as a junior.
