Luis Groff

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
Jumps
Hometown:
Guadalajara, Mexico
High School:
Instituto Thomas Jefferson
Prev School:
Lindsey Wilson

TFFRS PROFILE

2025–26 (Sr. – Lindsey Wilson)
Indoor: Competed in five meets ... Posted a season-best mark of 1.91m (6-3.25) in the high jump at the Marshall Alumni Invitational ... Recorded additional clearances of 1.90m and 1.88m during the season ... Placed as high as second at the Eastern Indoors Collegiate and fifth at multiple meets ... Finished eighth at the Mid-South Indoor Championships.
Outdoor: Competed in five meets ... Cleared a season-best and personal-best 1.96m (6-5) in the high jump at the Georgia Tech Invitational, finishing fourth ... Added marks of 1.88m and placed as high as fourth in the 400m hurdles (1:03.67) at the Blue Raider Rumble ... Competed at the Mid-South Outdoor Championships.

2024–25 (Jr. – Lindsey Wilson)
Indoor: Competed in seven meets ... Recorded a season-best mark of 1.95m (6-4.75) in the high jump at the Mid-South Indoor Championships, finishing second ... Added a mark of 1.94m at the Commonwealth Opener and consistently cleared 1.90m throughout the season ... Recorded multiple top-five finishes across the season.
Outdoor: Competed in three meets ... Posted a season-best clearance of 1.65m (5-5) at the Gordon Bocock Cumberlands Invitational, finishing second ... Competed at the Blue Raider Rumble and Shamrock Invitational.

2023–24 (So. – Lindsey Wilson)
Indoor: Competed in one meet ... Cleared 1.89m (6-2.25) in the high jump at the Commonwealth College Opener.
Outdoor: Competed in five meets ... Posted a season-best mark of 1.90m (6-2.75) at the Centre College Invitational, finishing fourth ... Also cleared 1.88m during the season ... Competed in the 400m hurdles with a personal-best time of 1:02.95 at the Mid-South Conference Championships ... Finished seventh in both the high jump and 400m hurdles at the conference meet.

2022–23 (Fr. – Lindsey Wilson)
Indoor: Competed in five meets ... Posted a season-best mark of 1.90m (6-2.75) in the high jump, finishing as high as third at the Kentucky Collegiate Indoor ... Also competed in the long jump (5.41m) and triple jump (11.71m) ... Recorded multiple top-five finishes in the high jump during the season.
Outdoor: Competed in six meets ... Cleared a season-best height of 1.90m (6-2.75) at the Centre College Track & Field Twilight ... Recorded multiple finishes inside the top five in the high jump ... Also competed in the long jump and triple jump ... Competed at the Mid-South Conference Championships.

High School: Attended Instituto Thomas Jefferson Campus Guadalajara in Mexico and was coached by Alejandro Viciedo ... Four-year track and field letterwinner (2018–22) specializing in the high jump ... Won Jalisco State Championships in 2022, 2024 and 2025 ... Earned a bronze medal in the high jump at the 2025 Mexican U23 Championships ... Finished as runner-up in the high jump at the 2026 Mexican National Championships.

Personal: Born August 18, 2003, in Guadalajara, Mexico ... Son of Christopher Groff and Marcela Hinojosa ... Has one sister, Carolina (26), who played collegiate tennis at California Lutheran University, where father also competed ... Pursuing a master’s degree in applied statistics ... Chose Marquette for the opportunity to continue competing at a high level while earning a graduate degree at a prestigious institution.