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Buffs track and field opens Jerry Quiller Classic with four wins

The University of Colorado track and field team opened up the 2018 outdoor track and field season with four event titles Friday at the 2018 Jerry Quiller Classic at Potts Field in Boulder.

Matthew Denton and Elisa Grandemange won the hammer throw events while Gunner Rigsby and Cheyenne Cheshier won the triple jump events.

Matthew Denton won the men's hammer throw at the Jerry Quiller Classic for the second straight year as he also won in 2017 tossing a very similar mark. In 2017, Denton won the event with a 179-9.75/54.80. Friday, he threw a 179-9.75/54.75 mark to win the event and start the season with a strong mark.