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Beach, Banks Compete on Day Two at US Olympic Trials

EUGENE, Ore. – Former Blue Devil standouts Curtis Beach and Anima Banks were in action Saturday on the second day of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, held at Oregon’s Hayward Field.

Beach was 10th in the decathlon through five events with a total of 4,047 points. He began the day by taking seventh in the 100m (10.75), and had a long jump of 24 feet, 1/2 inch (7.33) to remain in seventh. Beach turned in a mark of 41-4.75 (12.61) in the shot put before clearing 6-2 (1.