The 6-foot-3, 160-pound junior won the 300-meter intermediate hurdles with a time of 36.35 seconds at the Class 5A state meet this spring. Grimes broke the tape in the 300 hurdles at the Texas Relays as well and his 36.10 clocking ranked as the nation's N
Grimes has maintained a B average in the classroom.
He has served as an elementary school mentor and has volunteered locally on behalf of youth track programs.