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Colorado State University Track and Field seniors pose with their family members for a group photo during CSU’s Doug Max Invitational May 2.
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Colorado State University Track and Field athlete Ella Pickron vaults over the bar during CSU’s Doug Max Invitational May 2.
Collegian | Cerys Hembury
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Colorado State University Track and Field athlete Maria Kimpson clears the bar during CSU’s Doug Max Invitational May 2. Kimpson placed second with a vault of 3.96 meters.
Collegian | Cerys Hembury
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Colorado State University Track and Field athlete Taylor Waters clears the pole vault bar during the Doug Max Invitational May 2. Waters placed first with a mark of 5.22 meters.
Collegian | Cait Mckinzie
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Colorado State University Track and Field athlete Taylor Waters cheers as he walks off the pole vault mat after successfully breaking the program record mark in men’s pole vault May 2. Waters placed first in men’s pole vault at the Doug Max Invitational with a mark of 5.22 meters.
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Colorado State University Track and Field athlete Taylor Waters celebrates with his teammates after breaking a program record in men’s pole vault with a mark of 5.22 meters May 2.
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Colorado State University track and field athlete Makayla Long takes a breath and prepares to throw her shot put during the Doug Max Invitational May 2.
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Colorado State University Track and Field athlete Makayla Long prepares to release her shot put during the Doug Max Invitational May 2. Long placed first in women’s shotput with a mark of 17.54 meters, setting a new personal and CSU record.
Collegian | Cait Mckinzie
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Colorado State University Track and Field athlete Makayla Long celebrates her shot put throw by hugging her teammate during CSU’s Doug Max Invitational May 2.
Collegian | Cerys Hembury
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Colorado State University Track and Field athlete Makayla Long yells in celebration with her teammates after a successful discus throw during the Doug Max Invitational May 2. Long placed second with a mark of 53.14 meters.
Collegian | Cait Mckinzie
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Colorado State University track and field athlete Ndayiragije Shukurani jumps into the sand in the men’s triple jump during CSU’s Doug Max Invitational May 2. Shukurani placed first with a program record-setting jump of 16.13 meters.
Collegian | Cerys Hembury
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Colorado State University athlete Ndayiragije Shukurani celebrates with his teammates after a program record-setting triple jump mark of 16.13 meters May 2.
Collegian | Cerys Hembury
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Colorado State University track and field athlete Jo-Anna Pinnock jumps into the sand in women’s long jump during CSU’s Doug Max Invitational May 2. Pinnock placed second with a 5.94 meter jump.
Collegian | Cerys Hembury
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Unattached athlete Tim McCue crosses the line in the 200-meter wheelchair exhibition during CSU’s Doug Max Invitational May 2.
Collegian | Cerys Hembury
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Colorado State University Track and Field athlete Adam Hellbom starts his hammer throw as the Doug Max Invitational begins May 2. Hellbom placed second with a mark of 65.13 meters.
Collegian | Cait Mckinzie
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Colorado State University Track and Field athlete Adam Hellbom begins to spin before throwing his discus during the Doug Max Invitational May 2. Hellbom placed second with a mark of 54.26 meters.
Collegian | Cait Mckinzie
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Colorado State University Track and Field athlete Adam Hellbom yells in celebration of a successful discus throw May 2. Hellbom placed second in the Doug Max invitational with a mark of 54.26 meters.
Collegian | Cait Mckinzie
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Colorado State University Track and Field athlete Daniel Baroumbaye begins his discus throw during the Doug Max Invitational May 2. Baroumbaye placed fourth with a throw of 52.72 meters.
Collegian | Cait Mckinzie
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Colorado State University Track and Field athlete Kyle Bigley launches his discus during the Doug Max Invitational May 2. Bigley placed third with a mark of 52.93 meters.
Collegian | Cait Mckinzie
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Colorado State University Track and Field athlete Kyle Bigley steps into the shot put ring during the Doug Max Invitational May 2. Bigley placed first with a mark of 18.55 meters.
Collegian | Cait Mckinzie
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Colorado State University Track and Field athletes Allison Pippert and Abigail Petr run during the women’s 1500 meter at CSU’s Doug Max Invitational May 2.
Collegian | Cerys Hembury
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Colorado State University athlete Grace Gordon pushes off the blocks in the first heat of the women’s 400-meter dash during CSU’s Doug Max Invitational May 2.
Collegian | Cerys Hembury
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Colorado State University athlete Kenny Carpenter glances at the clock as he runs through the finish line of the men’s 4×100 relay May 2. The men’s 4×100 team finished first in the Doug Max Invitational with Roman Saiz in the first leg, Wilkins Persichina in the second, Tyler Colwell in the third and Carpenter finishing out the final stretch.
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Colorado State University Track and Field athletes Owen Langdon and Trenton Givens leap over hurdles during the men’s 110-meter hurdle event at the Doug Max Invitational May 2. Langdon and Givens finished first and second with marks of 13.91 seconds and 13.93 seconds.
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Colorado State University athlete Amaya Rogers launches off the blocks to begin the women’s 4×100 relay at the Doug Max Invitational May 2. The women’s team placed first with Rogers in the first leg, Alora Tortorelli Cruz in the second, Grace Lanfear in the third and Lily Krob in the final stretch.
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Colorado State University track and field athlete Lily Krob finishes out the women’s 4×100 relay at the Doug Max Invitational May 2.
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Colorado State University Track and Field athlete Annastasia Murphy clears the high jump bar at the Doug Max Invitational May 2. Murphy placed third with a mark of 1.71 meters.
Collegian | Cait Mckinzie
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Colorado State University Track and Field athlete Jesse Imemba clears the high jump bar during the Doug Max Invitational May 2. Imemba placed first with a mark of 2.12 meters.
Collegian | Cait Mckinzie
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Colorado State University Track and Field athlete Austin Shaffer starts the run-up for his javelin throw at the Doug Max Invitational May 2. Shaffer placed first with a mark of 63.97 meters.
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Gallery: CSU track and field sets records, celebrates seniors at Doug Max Invitational
May 4, 2026
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About the Contributors
Cait Mckinzie, Managing Editor
Cait Mckinzie is a fourth-year double major in art and journalism and media communication. She is the managing editor for the 2026-27 school year.
The Collegian has been an integral part of Mckinzie’s experience at Colorado State University. She came in as a lost out-of-state student from Renton, Washington and found her footing in the Lory Student Center’s basement. In her first year, she found mentors and friends as a freelance photographer for photo directors Milo Gladstein and Garrett Mogel. In her second and third years, she took on the role of photo director, a position that taught her the inner workings of The Collegian. Now in her last year at CSU, she will be using that knowledge to help run the paper she hasn’t spent a day without since fall 2023.
Both of the previous managing editors Mckinzie has had the pleasure of working under taught her through example how to handle the load of work ahead of her. Ivy Secrest and Hannah Parcells, each award-winning journalists as writers for The Collegian, worked relentlessly to keep the paper to the high standards expected of a reputable, 135-year-old source of local news. Both were confident and strong leaders that left their mark on campus with their skills at getting even the most menial of tasks done in the name of keeping the paper running.
Mckinzie is honored to take on the role of managing editor at The Collegian and is looking forward to working alongside Editor in Chief Sophie Webb and Executive Editor Willow Engle to make the paper the best it can be.
Cerys Hembury, Photo Director
Cerys Hembury is a second-year student studying political science and English. After working as a staff photographer during her first year, she is now one of the acting photo directors for the 2026-27 school year.
Hembury was born and raised in Aspen, Colorado, and after spending 18 years in the state, she figured the move to Fort Collins wouldn’t entail many surprises. However, she soon found out that much like a trip along I-70, this town is more complex than it seems on the map. During her year as a staff photographer, Hembury fell in love with Fort Collins’ deceptive simplicity. Layers of music culture, outreach programs, locally owned businesses and love for the outdoors revealed themselves with each passing photo assignment.Â
Under the guidance of Cait Mckinzie and Sofia Raikow, her photo director and assistant photo director respectively, she grew in both knowledge and confidence. It was largely thanks to them that her photos of the second Fort Collins No Kings protest were published by The Colorado Sun, an accomplishment that 14-year-old Hembury would never have imagined when she spent her first paycheck on a Canon camera.Â
This year, she looks forward to upholding The Collegian’s legacy by leading the newspaper’s team of photographers to create impactful photojournalism. Every edition of The Collegian serves the students who create it and the students who read it. Being part of that history enriches connections between community members, both in the university and beyond.Â