Monday, January 8
Bozeman, Mont.
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Montana State Dual (Multi-Event)
Photo by: Andrew Pedersen, Montana State Athletics
Montana wins 8 of 12 events, sets 19 personal bests in Bozeman
1/9/2018 1:59:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
BOZEMAN, Mont. – Montana wrapped up action at the Montana State Multis on Tuesday, with four Grizzlies concluding the heptathlon. Freshman Jordan Stow was Montana's top performer, finishing in third place with a career-best score of 4,521 points. Sophomore Noah Adams (4,069, personal best) placed fourth, while sophomore Morgan Eitel (3,797) finished fifth.
"I thought it was a solid couple of days," head coach Brian Schweyen said. "We had some good performances across the board, especially considering how early in the season it is. These athletes have basically been gone a month, with just a few practices, so for them to perform at this level is a good sign."
Stow rebounded from the 60-meter hurdles – the first event of the day – to place second in the pole vault (13-9.25, personal best by nearly a half foot). On Monday, he set a personal bests in the shot put (34-9.5) and high jump (6-5), placing second out of the field in the high jump, in addition to the 60 meters.
"Jordan has a lot of talent," Schweyen said. "He has the speed to be talented in everything, he just needs to work on his flexibility in his hips. He had a great high jump yesterday, a pretty solid long jump and a PR in the pole vault."
One of the biggest highlights of the day came from Adams, who won the 1000 meters (2:44.92) – a personal best.
"Being so new, he has some room for growth, but he's improving rapidly," Schweyen said of Adams. "He continues to get better, and you expect for him to get better every week."
Also on Tuesday, Adams set a personal best in the pole vault (11-1.75), and on Monday, he set a career best for the shot put (33-11.25) and tied a personal best in the high jump (5-6.5).
(1/9/2018) TF at MSU Multis (1.8.18)
"Morgan was solid everywhere," Schweyen said. "He's coming around, and had he hit the vault, he could have finished around 4,200 points. He's getting confident, and that's the No. 1 thing right now."
Unfortunately for the Grizzlies, three of their six competitors were either scratched entirely or did not finish the meet.
Sophomore Josh Riley sat in fourth place out of 10 competitors following action on Monday, and competed in the first two events on Tuesday before being unable to finish due to a re-injured hamstring. Even without the 1000 meters, Riley's point total still would have been good enough for fifth place, should he have finished.
Sophomore Grant Whitcutt did not compete on Tuesday (back), while freshman Nathan Graves was scratched for both days.
Riley had the second-best time among the seven competitors in the 60-meter hurdles on Tuesday (9.08 seconds) and reached 11-1.75 in the pole vault. On Monday, he set personal bests in the long jump (21-3.25) and shot put (34-7).
"It's unfortunate for him because I think he could have finished pretty well, possibly even won it," Schweyen said.
The Grizzlies also had plenty of success in the women's pentathlon on Monday, with senior Erika McLeod, competing unattached, winning the event with 3,648 points. All five of Montana's athletes finished ahead of MSU's lone participant. McLeod was followed by freshman Jansen Ziola (3,282; second), senior Jenna Dukovcic (3,044; third), sophomore Hannah Coburn (3,036; fourth) and freshman Jaree Mane (career-best 2,951; fifth).
"The women did great," Schweyen said. "I think they all competed really well and worked hard and together as a group."
McLeod won four of the five events, earning top marks in the high jump (5-3.75), shot put (37-8), long jump (17-8.75) and 800 meters (2:27.68). Her shot put mark was the best in the field by nearly four feet, and a career best by a half foot. Her 800 time was the quickest in the field by nearly 8 seconds.
Ziola won the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.94 seconds, followed by Coburn (9.16) and McLeod (9.20). Ziola placed second in the high jump (career-best 5-2.5) and 800 meters (2:35.32), and third in the long jump (17-2). In addition to a second-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles, Coburn also finished second for the shot put with a career-best 33-11.25. Dukovcic was second for the long jump (17-5.25) and third for the high jump (5-0.25), and set a personal best in the shot put (32-11). Mane had a career best in the shot put (33.5.75; third) and was also third in the 800 meters (2:41.00).
Out of the 12 total events, between the men's heptathlon and women's pentathlon, Montana athletes won eight of them. Additionally, they set 19 personal bests.
"Every one of those kids would like to have done a little better, and given a little time, they're going to," Schweyen said. "But a lot of them are further ahead of where they were a year ago at this time, and for some, they're further along than they were at their peak."
"I thought it was a solid couple of days," head coach Brian Schweyen said. "We had some good performances across the board, especially considering how early in the season it is. These athletes have basically been gone a month, with just a few practices, so for them to perform at this level is a good sign."
Stow rebounded from the 60-meter hurdles – the first event of the day – to place second in the pole vault (13-9.25, personal best by nearly a half foot). On Monday, he set a personal bests in the shot put (34-9.5) and high jump (6-5), placing second out of the field in the high jump, in addition to the 60 meters.
"Jordan has a lot of talent," Schweyen said. "He has the speed to be talented in everything, he just needs to work on his flexibility in his hips. He had a great high jump yesterday, a pretty solid long jump and a PR in the pole vault."
One of the biggest highlights of the day came from Adams, who won the 1000 meters (2:44.92) – a personal best.
"Being so new, he has some room for growth, but he's improving rapidly," Schweyen said of Adams. "He continues to get better, and you expect for him to get better every week."
Also on Tuesday, Adams set a personal best in the pole vault (11-1.75), and on Monday, he set a career best for the shot put (33-11.25) and tied a personal best in the high jump (5-6.5).
"Morgan was solid everywhere," Schweyen said. "He's coming around, and had he hit the vault, he could have finished around 4,200 points. He's getting confident, and that's the No. 1 thing right now."
Unfortunately for the Grizzlies, three of their six competitors were either scratched entirely or did not finish the meet.
Sophomore Josh Riley sat in fourth place out of 10 competitors following action on Monday, and competed in the first two events on Tuesday before being unable to finish due to a re-injured hamstring. Even without the 1000 meters, Riley's point total still would have been good enough for fifth place, should he have finished.
Sophomore Grant Whitcutt did not compete on Tuesday (back), while freshman Nathan Graves was scratched for both days.
Riley had the second-best time among the seven competitors in the 60-meter hurdles on Tuesday (9.08 seconds) and reached 11-1.75 in the pole vault. On Monday, he set personal bests in the long jump (21-3.25) and shot put (34-7).
"It's unfortunate for him because I think he could have finished pretty well, possibly even won it," Schweyen said.
The Grizzlies also had plenty of success in the women's pentathlon on Monday, with senior Erika McLeod, competing unattached, winning the event with 3,648 points. All five of Montana's athletes finished ahead of MSU's lone participant. McLeod was followed by freshman Jansen Ziola (3,282; second), senior Jenna Dukovcic (3,044; third), sophomore Hannah Coburn (3,036; fourth) and freshman Jaree Mane (career-best 2,951; fifth).
"The women did great," Schweyen said. "I think they all competed really well and worked hard and together as a group."
McLeod won four of the five events, earning top marks in the high jump (5-3.75), shot put (37-8), long jump (17-8.75) and 800 meters (2:27.68). Her shot put mark was the best in the field by nearly four feet, and a career best by a half foot. Her 800 time was the quickest in the field by nearly 8 seconds.
Ziola won the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.94 seconds, followed by Coburn (9.16) and McLeod (9.20). Ziola placed second in the high jump (career-best 5-2.5) and 800 meters (2:35.32), and third in the long jump (17-2). In addition to a second-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles, Coburn also finished second for the shot put with a career-best 33-11.25. Dukovcic was second for the long jump (17-5.25) and third for the high jump (5-0.25), and set a personal best in the shot put (32-11). Mane had a career best in the shot put (33.5.75; third) and was also third in the 800 meters (2:41.00).
Out of the 12 total events, between the men's heptathlon and women's pentathlon, Montana athletes won eight of them. Additionally, they set 19 personal bests.
"Every one of those kids would like to have done a little better, and given a little time, they're going to," Schweyen said. "But a lot of them are further ahead of where they were a year ago at this time, and for some, they're further along than they were at their peak."
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