Women's Track and Field
Schweyen, Brian
Brian Schweyen
- Title:
- Program Director
- Email:
- schweyenba@mso.umt.edu
- Phone:
- 243-5413
The 2016-17 season is Brian Schweyen’s ninth year as the University of Montana’s Director of Track and Field. He was hired in August 2008. Schweyen oversees a staff of four assistant coaches and a program of more than 80 athletes.
Schweyen began his affiliation with Montana in 1994 following an all-America track and field career at Montana State. Schweyen worked as a volunteer assistant with the Grizzlies for three seasons (1994-95 to 1996-97) before being elevated into a full-time assistant coach for the 1997-98 season.
Schweyen worked under former head coach Tom Raunig as an assistant for 10 years before moving into a full-time art career following the 2007 outdoor season. Schweyen’s hiatus lasted just one year before he returned in the summer of 2008 to replace Raunig.
A native of East Helena, Mont., Schweyen was an all-America high jumper at Montana State. He competed for the Bobcats from 1988 to 1991. Schweyen was a seven-time All-Big Sky Conference performer and won six BSC titles in the high jump and pole vault.
Schweyen, whose personal bests were 17-6 in the pole vault and 7-4 in the high jump, finished fourth in the high jump at the 1990 NCAA indoor championships. He competed at the 1994 and ’95 USA Track and Field championships, placing eighth in the decathlon in ’94.
Schweyen is married to Lady Griz assistant coach Shannon Schweyen. The couple has three daughters, Jordyn, Shelby and Sheridan.
Montana Cross Country/Track and Field Under Schweyen
NCAA Cross Country Championships qualifiers
2015: Makena Morley
2009: Katrina Drennen
NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships qualifiers
2014: Austin Emry (heptathlon)
2013: Austin Emry (heptathlon)
2011: Katrina Drennen (mile)
NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships qualifiers
2015: Stephanie Wells (javelin)
2014: Lindsey Hall (heptathlon)
2011: Kara DeWalt (steeplechase), Katrina Drennen (1,500m), Lindsey Hall (heptathlon)
2010: Katrina Drennen (1,500m)
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association Mountain Region
2014 Indoor: Lindsey Hall (Field Athlete of the Year)
NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Regional qualifiers
2016 (10): Lindsey Dahl (javelin), Sammy Evans (long jump, triple jump), Hana Feilzer (hammer), Kayla Holmes (discus), Daniel Jones (javelin), Jensen Lillquist (javelin), Alex Mustard (200m), Matt Quist (high jump), Sterling Reneau (400m), Nicole Stroot (long jump)
2015 (4): Keli Dennehy (steeplechase), Nycole Devers (javelin), Jensen Lillquist (javelin), Stephanie Wells (javelin)
2014 (9): Caitlin Caraway (hammer), Kourtney Danreuther (400m hurdles), Sammy Evans (triple jump), Lindsey Hall (100m hurdles, javelin), Lee Hardt (high jump), Drew Owens (400m hurdles), Lukas Scherer (javelin), Keith Webber (pole vault), Stephanie Wells (javelin)
2013 (11): Gwenn Abbott (high jump), Kourtney Danreuther (400-meter hurdles), Nycole Devers (javelin), Austin Emry (high jump), Brandon Forson (discus), Kellee Glaus (triple jump), Lindsey Hall (javelin), Lee Hardt (high jump), Samantha Hodgson (discus), Lukas Scherer (javelin), Stephanie Wells (javelin)
2012 (7): Richard Brumbaugh (javelin), Kourtney Danreuther (400m), Katrina Drennen (5,000m), Austin Emry (high jump, long jump), Drew Owens (400m hurdles), Allie Parks (steeplechase), Lynn Reynolds (steeplechase)
2011 (10): Cole Beyer (javelin), Kourtney Danreuther (400m hurdles), Nycole Devers (javelin), Kara DeWalt (steeplechase), Katrina Drennen (1,500m), Jason Flemmer (javelin), Justin Graff (javelin), Lindsey Hall (high jump), Drew Owens (400m hurdles), Lynn Reynolds (steeplechase)
2010 (7): Richard Brumbaugh (javelin), Katrina Drennen (1,500m), Austin Emry (high jump), Jason Flemmer (javelin), Justin Graff (javelin), Lindsey Hall (high jump), Kesslee Payne (800m, 1,500m)
2009 (7): Cole Beyer (javelin), Richard Brumbaugh (javelin), Kara DeWalt (steeplechase), Katrina Drennen (5,000m), Chris Hellekson (hammer), Eli Hermann (steeplechase), Courtney Kosovich (pole vault)
Big Sky Conference Cross Country team finishes
2015: Women, 7th; Men, 6th (1 Big Sky champion)
2014: Women, 8th; Men, 7th
2013: Women, 6th; Men, 9th
2012: Women, 10th; Men, 6th
2011: Women, 5th; Men, 4th (1 All-Big Sky performer)
2010: Women, 1st; Men, 8th (3 All-Big Sky performers)
2009: Women, 3rd; Men, 3rd (3 All-Big Sky performers)
2008: Women, 5th; Men, 4th (1 All-Big Sky performer)
Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships team finishes
2016: Women, 7th; Men, 9th (3 Big Sky individual champions)
2015: Women, 8th; Men, 10th (2 Big Sky individual champions)
2014: Women, 3rd; Men, 3rd (5 Big Sky individual champions)
2013: Women, 8th; Men, 6th (1 Big Sky individual champion)
2012: Women, 5th; Men, 7th (2 Big Sky individual champions)
2011: Women, 3rd; Men, 7th (3 Big Sky individual champions, 1 relay champion)
2010: Women, 3rd; Men, 7th (1 Big Sky individual champion, 1 relay champion)
2009: Women, 8th; Men, 7th (1 Big Sky relay champion)
Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships team finishes
2016: Women, 5th; Men, 2nd (4 Big Sky individual champions)
2015: Women, 9th; Men, 7th (1 Big Sky individual champion)
2014: Women, 2nd; Men, 4th (5 Big Sky individual champions)
2013: Women, 4th; Men, t-6th (2 Big Sky individual champions, 1 relay champion)
2012: Women, 6th; Men, 7th (3 Big Sky individual champions, 1 relay champion)
2011: Women, 2nd; Men, 6th (4 Big Sky individual champions)
2010: Women, 3rd; Men, 5th (1 Big Sky individual champion)
2009: Women, 5th; Men, 7th
Big Sky Conference Championship Awards
2016 Outdoor: Sammy Evans (Most Valuable Athlete)
2016 Indoor: Erika McLeod (Outstanding Performer/Most Valuable Athlete)
2014 Outdoor: Lindsey Hall (Most Valuable Athlete)
2014 Indoor: Austin Emry (Outstanding Performer/Most Valuable Athlete), Lindsey Hall (Outstanding Performer)
2013 Outdoor: Lindsey Hall (co-Outstanding Performer)
2013 Indoor: Austin Emry (co-Most Valuable Athlete)
2011 Indoor: Lindsey Hall (Most Valuable Athlete)
CoSIDA Academic All-American
2012: Nicole Ennen
CoSIDA Academic All-District
2014: Kellee Glaus
2012: Nicole Ennen
2010: Brooke Andrus
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic
2016: Women’s team, men’s team, Hana Feilzer, Jensen Lillquist, Alex Mustard, Sterling Reneau, Nicole Stroot
2015: Women’s team, men’s team, Nycole Devers, Keli Dennehy, Jensen Lillquist
2014: Women’s team, Caitlin Caraway
2013: Women’s team, Gwenn Abbott, Nycole Devers, Kellee Glaus, Samantha Hodgson
2012: Women’s team, Katrina Drennen, Allie Parks
2011: Women’s team, Nycole Devers, Kara DeWalt, Jason Flemmer
2010: Women’s team
2009: Women’s team, Kara DeWalt, Chris Hellekson, Courtney Kosovich
Big Sky Conference Scholar-Athlete
2015: Dylan Hambright
2012: Nicole Ennen
2011: Kara DeWalt
2010: Kelsey Smith
Schweyen began his affiliation with Montana in 1994 following an all-America track and field career at Montana State. Schweyen worked as a volunteer assistant with the Grizzlies for three seasons (1994-95 to 1996-97) before being elevated into a full-time assistant coach for the 1997-98 season.
Schweyen worked under former head coach Tom Raunig as an assistant for 10 years before moving into a full-time art career following the 2007 outdoor season. Schweyen’s hiatus lasted just one year before he returned in the summer of 2008 to replace Raunig.
A native of East Helena, Mont., Schweyen was an all-America high jumper at Montana State. He competed for the Bobcats from 1988 to 1991. Schweyen was a seven-time All-Big Sky Conference performer and won six BSC titles in the high jump and pole vault.
Schweyen, whose personal bests were 17-6 in the pole vault and 7-4 in the high jump, finished fourth in the high jump at the 1990 NCAA indoor championships. He competed at the 1994 and ’95 USA Track and Field championships, placing eighth in the decathlon in ’94.
Schweyen is married to Lady Griz assistant coach Shannon Schweyen. The couple has three daughters, Jordyn, Shelby and Sheridan.
Montana Cross Country/Track and Field Under Schweyen
NCAA Cross Country Championships qualifiers
2015: Makena Morley
2009: Katrina Drennen
NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships qualifiers
2014: Austin Emry (heptathlon)
2013: Austin Emry (heptathlon)
2011: Katrina Drennen (mile)
NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships qualifiers
2015: Stephanie Wells (javelin)
2014: Lindsey Hall (heptathlon)
2011: Kara DeWalt (steeplechase), Katrina Drennen (1,500m), Lindsey Hall (heptathlon)
2010: Katrina Drennen (1,500m)
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association Mountain Region
2014 Indoor: Lindsey Hall (Field Athlete of the Year)
NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Regional qualifiers
2016 (10): Lindsey Dahl (javelin), Sammy Evans (long jump, triple jump), Hana Feilzer (hammer), Kayla Holmes (discus), Daniel Jones (javelin), Jensen Lillquist (javelin), Alex Mustard (200m), Matt Quist (high jump), Sterling Reneau (400m), Nicole Stroot (long jump)
2015 (4): Keli Dennehy (steeplechase), Nycole Devers (javelin), Jensen Lillquist (javelin), Stephanie Wells (javelin)
2014 (9): Caitlin Caraway (hammer), Kourtney Danreuther (400m hurdles), Sammy Evans (triple jump), Lindsey Hall (100m hurdles, javelin), Lee Hardt (high jump), Drew Owens (400m hurdles), Lukas Scherer (javelin), Keith Webber (pole vault), Stephanie Wells (javelin)
2013 (11): Gwenn Abbott (high jump), Kourtney Danreuther (400-meter hurdles), Nycole Devers (javelin), Austin Emry (high jump), Brandon Forson (discus), Kellee Glaus (triple jump), Lindsey Hall (javelin), Lee Hardt (high jump), Samantha Hodgson (discus), Lukas Scherer (javelin), Stephanie Wells (javelin)
2012 (7): Richard Brumbaugh (javelin), Kourtney Danreuther (400m), Katrina Drennen (5,000m), Austin Emry (high jump, long jump), Drew Owens (400m hurdles), Allie Parks (steeplechase), Lynn Reynolds (steeplechase)
2011 (10): Cole Beyer (javelin), Kourtney Danreuther (400m hurdles), Nycole Devers (javelin), Kara DeWalt (steeplechase), Katrina Drennen (1,500m), Jason Flemmer (javelin), Justin Graff (javelin), Lindsey Hall (high jump), Drew Owens (400m hurdles), Lynn Reynolds (steeplechase)
2010 (7): Richard Brumbaugh (javelin), Katrina Drennen (1,500m), Austin Emry (high jump), Jason Flemmer (javelin), Justin Graff (javelin), Lindsey Hall (high jump), Kesslee Payne (800m, 1,500m)
2009 (7): Cole Beyer (javelin), Richard Brumbaugh (javelin), Kara DeWalt (steeplechase), Katrina Drennen (5,000m), Chris Hellekson (hammer), Eli Hermann (steeplechase), Courtney Kosovich (pole vault)
Big Sky Conference Cross Country team finishes
2015: Women, 7th; Men, 6th (1 Big Sky champion)
2014: Women, 8th; Men, 7th
2013: Women, 6th; Men, 9th
2012: Women, 10th; Men, 6th
2011: Women, 5th; Men, 4th (1 All-Big Sky performer)
2010: Women, 1st; Men, 8th (3 All-Big Sky performers)
2009: Women, 3rd; Men, 3rd (3 All-Big Sky performers)
2008: Women, 5th; Men, 4th (1 All-Big Sky performer)
Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships team finishes
2016: Women, 7th; Men, 9th (3 Big Sky individual champions)
2015: Women, 8th; Men, 10th (2 Big Sky individual champions)
2014: Women, 3rd; Men, 3rd (5 Big Sky individual champions)
2013: Women, 8th; Men, 6th (1 Big Sky individual champion)
2012: Women, 5th; Men, 7th (2 Big Sky individual champions)
2011: Women, 3rd; Men, 7th (3 Big Sky individual champions, 1 relay champion)
2010: Women, 3rd; Men, 7th (1 Big Sky individual champion, 1 relay champion)
2009: Women, 8th; Men, 7th (1 Big Sky relay champion)
Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships team finishes
2016: Women, 5th; Men, 2nd (4 Big Sky individual champions)
2015: Women, 9th; Men, 7th (1 Big Sky individual champion)
2014: Women, 2nd; Men, 4th (5 Big Sky individual champions)
2013: Women, 4th; Men, t-6th (2 Big Sky individual champions, 1 relay champion)
2012: Women, 6th; Men, 7th (3 Big Sky individual champions, 1 relay champion)
2011: Women, 2nd; Men, 6th (4 Big Sky individual champions)
2010: Women, 3rd; Men, 5th (1 Big Sky individual champion)
2009: Women, 5th; Men, 7th
Big Sky Conference Championship Awards
2016 Outdoor: Sammy Evans (Most Valuable Athlete)
2016 Indoor: Erika McLeod (Outstanding Performer/Most Valuable Athlete)
2014 Outdoor: Lindsey Hall (Most Valuable Athlete)
2014 Indoor: Austin Emry (Outstanding Performer/Most Valuable Athlete), Lindsey Hall (Outstanding Performer)
2013 Outdoor: Lindsey Hall (co-Outstanding Performer)
2013 Indoor: Austin Emry (co-Most Valuable Athlete)
2011 Indoor: Lindsey Hall (Most Valuable Athlete)
CoSIDA Academic All-American
2012: Nicole Ennen
CoSIDA Academic All-District
2014: Kellee Glaus
2012: Nicole Ennen
2010: Brooke Andrus
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic
2016: Women’s team, men’s team, Hana Feilzer, Jensen Lillquist, Alex Mustard, Sterling Reneau, Nicole Stroot
2015: Women’s team, men’s team, Nycole Devers, Keli Dennehy, Jensen Lillquist
2014: Women’s team, Caitlin Caraway
2013: Women’s team, Gwenn Abbott, Nycole Devers, Kellee Glaus, Samantha Hodgson
2012: Women’s team, Katrina Drennen, Allie Parks
2011: Women’s team, Nycole Devers, Kara DeWalt, Jason Flemmer
2010: Women’s team
2009: Women’s team, Kara DeWalt, Chris Hellekson, Courtney Kosovich
Big Sky Conference Scholar-Athlete
2015: Dylan Hambright
2012: Nicole Ennen
2011: Kara DeWalt
2010: Kelsey Smith
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