Isaac Grimes

Isaac Grimes

Personal information
Born	(1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 27)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Long jump: 8.35m (2021)

Isaac Grimes (born 7 February 1998) is an American long jumper. He won the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships having previously finished as runner-up at the USA Indoor Championships in 2024, and in 2022 at the NCAA Indoor and the NCAA Outdoor Championships. ^[1]

NCAA

He grew in Moreno Valley, California and then attended college at Chadron State College in Nebraska. He won the NCAA Div. II title in the long jump and excelled at the long jump and triple jump both indoors and outdoors. After two seasons he transferred to Florida State University in 2020 for whom, at the Tyson Invitational in Arkansas passed Ngoni Makusha's mark for the longest jump in college history with 8.33 metres. ^[2] He then jumped 8.35 metres in Fayetteville, Arkansas to finish runner up at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships to JuVaughn Harrison. ^[3] In June 2021, he jumped 8.05 metres to finish runner up to Harrison again at the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. ^[4]

Professional career

2024

He jumped 7.74 metres to finish runner-up to Wayne Pinnock the University of New Mexico Collegiate Classic at the Albuquerque, New Mexico in February 2024. ^[5] He jumped 8.06 metres to finish runner-up at the USA Indoor Championships in Alburquerque, late that month. ^[6]

In June 2024, he jumped 8.11 metres to finish fifth at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. ^[7]

2025

He finished third in the long jump in Astana on the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Tour with 7.89 metres, behind Lester Lescay and Marquis Dendy, with just two centimetres separating the top three. ^{[8] [9]} That month, he finished runner-up on the World Athletics Indoor Tour event in Belgrade with a jump of 8.13 metres. ^{[10] [11]} He jumped 7.81 metres to finish in sixth place at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in February 2025. ^[12]

He finished sixth at the 2025 Xiamen Diamond League event in China, with a best jump of 7.78 metres. ^[13] On 1 August, he jumped 8.15 metres to win the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. ^[14]

He was selected for the American team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[15]

References

1. "Isaac Grimes". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
2. Grutchfield, Logan (4 April 2021). "Grimes makes leap at NCAAs". fsunews. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
3. "NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
4. "NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships". World Athletics. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
5. Jacks, Bradley (3 Feb 2024). "Alfred, Pinnock, Smith produce world-leading marks to win at New Mexico Collegiate Classic". SportsMax.tv. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
6. "USA Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 16 Feb 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
7. "U.S. Olympic Team Trials". World Athletics. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
8. "Thompson, Alemayo and Jackson victorious in Astana". World Athletics. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
9. "World Athletics Indoor Tour - A". World Athletics. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
10. "Montler topples Tentoglou in Belgrade". World Athletics. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
11. "Belgrade Indoor Meeting". World Athletics. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
12. "USA Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
13. "Results - Xiamen Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
14. Woods, David (August 1, 2025). "Garland Rises To No. 3 On All-Time U.S. List With 8,869 Points In Decathlon; Anna Hall Ready To Take Another Shot A Gold With Stellar 6,899 Heptathlon For 4th Straight Title". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
15. "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2025 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dyestat. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.