NIACC's Grunhovd, Hemsworth set school records
EL DORADO, Kan. - NIACC's Gavin Grunhovd and Gabe Hemsworth set school records at Butler CC's Grizzly Gold Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
On Friday, Grunhovd placed sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a time of nine minutes, 19.60 seconds. He broke the old school mark of 9:29.06 by Melvin Kipkemboii at the NJCAA national championships on May 20, 2022.
On Saturday, Hemsworth won the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 54.53 seconds. Hemsworth broke his old school mark of 55.07 at the NJCAA Region 11 championships on May 4, 2025.
Also for the Trojans, Sha'vion Jackson placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 15.26, which is tied for third on the school's all-time 110 hurdle list.
The Trojans placed second in the 4x100-meter relay in a time of 41.52 seconds running Aldaine Angus, Xavier Codling,Tyjah Bishop and Alex Marchand Fierro.
NIACC returns to action Saturday at the Mount Mercy University's DeBacker Invitational in Cedar Rapids.
