More gold for Grimes

CSC junior Isaac Grimes, of Moreno Valley, California, once again proved he’s one of the nation’s best Division II long jumpers, leaping 25 feet, 7 1/4 inches to take first place at the University of Colorado Outdoor Meet in Boulder, Saturday. 

He was the only Eagle to take first place at the meet. 

Grimes’ jump was his best yet outdoor by 1 1/4 inches according to CSC Sports Information. His previous best was 25 feet, 6 inches which earned him a win at the RMAC Championships last year. 

Teammate and fellow long jumper Javan Lanier, junior of Aurora, Colorado, earned fourth place in the event with a jump of 23 feet, 4 1/2 inches. It was his best jump of both the indoor and outdoor seasons according to CSC Sports Information. 

CSC also placed three other jumpers in the triple jump, including the men’s team’s Joss Linse, freshman of Plattsmouth, and Brock Voth, freshman of Berthoud, Colorado, and the women’s team’s Michelle Carbajal, senior of Gypsum, Colorado.  

Linse jumped 44 feet, 6 inches 3/4 inches to earn fifth place with Voth jumping 44 feet, 4 1/4 inches to earn seventh. Carbajal earned seventh in the women’s jump with distance of 36 feet 11 3/4 inches. 

In the steeple chase Alyse Henry, junior of Pickerington, Ohio, finished in 11 minutes, 39.15 seconds, good for third place. 

Saturday the Eagles are once again in Colorado, this time in Golden for the Kit Mayer Invite at Colorado School of Mines.