In May 2015, Michael was named California Interscholastic Federation’s top 100 Athletes of the Century. This list includes Palo Alto great Jeremy Lin and legends Tom Brady and Allyson Felix. In 1996, Granville set the National High School 800 meter record (1:46.45), a record that still stands today. Granville went on to become a 2 x NCAA relays champion (1999) and Pac-12 400-meter champion (2000) and 3 x All American for the UCLA Track and Field team. In 2001, Granville continued to train for the Olympics by joining the Stanford Based Nike Farm Team. After retiring from track in 2004, he began to pursue his dream of spreading the word of fun through fitness.