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CU's Hammer Thrower

BOULDER - Elisa Grandemange's (Neuro'19) license plate reads "E THROWS." It makes sense: Every day she spends hours practicing discus, javelin and hammer throws.

Most afternoons, the CU senior is among a handful of track-and-field athletes laboring at CU's Potts Field throwing ring — heaving, refining form, keeping alert for errant missiles. They launch, rise, fly and arc back to earth, gashing it.

When Grandemange — a two-time Washington State high school discus champion and a triple-threat thrower at CU — lines up alongside competitors, she stands out.

"I'm almost always the smallest one out there," she said.