Charity Hufnagel (nee Griffith) (born 18 June 2001) is an American high jumper and multi-event athlete.[1]

Charity Hufnagel
Personal information
Birth nameCharity Griffith
NationalityAmerican
Born (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 23)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)High Jump, Heptathlon, Pentathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: 1.94 (Eugene, 2024)
Heptathlon: 5914 (Gainesville, 2024)

Early life

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She attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana before transferring to the University of Kentucky.[2]

Career

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Competing as Charity Griffith in 2022, she finished fifth in the NCAA Outdoor Championship high jump competition.[3]

In 2023, she was named the Most Valuable Performer of the 2023 Mid-American Conference Indoor track Championships and won titles in the pentathlon and the high jump.[4] In June 2023, she won the high jump competition at the NCAA Outdoor Championship held in Austin, Texas.[5] To do so, she set a new personal best height of 1.93m to upset defending champion and 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medalist Lamara Distin.[6][7]

She won the pentathlon at the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas in February 2024.[8]

She finished second in the heptathlon at the SEC Outdoor Championships in May 2024, with a personal best tally of 5914 points, in Gainesville, Florida.[9]

She won the 2024 United States Olympic trials with a clearance of 1.94 metres.[10][11]

Personal life

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After marrying in July 2023, she took on the surname Hufnagel.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Charity Hufnagel". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Kulichenko Rules the East". Vocal.Media. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Charity Griffith earns First Team All-American honors". ballstatesports. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Ball State Sports Roundup: MAC Indoor Championships and gymnastics keeps winning". Indianapublicradio. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Ball State high jumper Charity Griffith wins NCAA championship". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  6. ^ Battaglia, Joe (11 June 2023). "Charity Griffith Of Ball State Sets New Personal-Best To Win NCAA High Jump". flotrack. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  7. ^ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  8. ^ "CHARITY HUFNAGEL CHAMPION WOMEN'S PENTATHLON - SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024". Runnerspace. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  9. ^ "CHARITY HUFNAGEL 2ND PLACE WOMEN'S HEPTATHLON - SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024". Runnerspace. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Hufnagel edges Glenn, Cunningham in high jump". nbcsporte. June 24, 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  11. ^ "CHARITY HUFNAGEL CHAMPION WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP - U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS 2024". Dyestat. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.