Decathlete Julius Grau (12e) posts strong performances during the indoor season

In the summer sport of track and field, the foundation for a successful season is laid in the winter. And this is especially true for multi-event athletes. They use the indoor season to gauge their form in their individual disciplines. To that end, Julius Grau competed in indoor meets in Hanau and Frankfurt-Kalbach in January.

At the Hessian Indoor Championships, Julius competed for the first time in the U20 division and showed good early-season form. He came away with two runner-up titles: one in the long jump with an impressive 6.60 m, and another with his club relay team, LAZ Gießen, in the 4 x 200m.

In the sprint and jump events, Julius has shown significant overall improvement. This is evident not only from his 6.60m in the long jump, but also from his 7.38 seconds in the 60m and his outstanding 8.24 seconds in the 60m hurdles, a performance that secured him a spot at the German Indoor Championships.

We can look forward to seeing how our decathlete and high school graduate Julius Grau continues to develop.

Our former student Isabel Weitzel (high school graduate, 2015) also had a fantastic start to the competition season. At the Hessian U20 Winter Throwing Championships, her throw of 47.93 m was enough to earn her the runner-up title.