Friday, January 11
Bozeman, Mont.
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Montana State Open
Grizzlies excited for full return
1/10/2019 10:58:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
BOZEMAN, Mont. – The season officially began in December, with a split meet in both Cheney and Bozeman. Then there was a long – a very long – gap. The nice thing about competing in one of the early-season meets is that you get an early evaluation of where your team is at. The downside is the waiting game, with athletes shortly after dispersing for winter break.
Now, for the first time, the entire team is together, in the same location and for a full meet. The Grizzlies will travel east to Bozeman for the Montana State Open on Friday. The annual meet is a fun one, featuring athletes from all across the Treasure State, including Carroll College, MSU Billings, Providence and Rocky Mountain, in addition to Montana and Montana State.
Coming off of a season in which many of Montana's top athletes were purposefully redshirted, outside expectations are timid. The women received 58 points in the preseason poll, good for seventh place out of 11 teams, while the men earned 41 points for eighth place. Northern Arizona was the unanimous favorite to win both titles.
Inside its own walls, though, Montana believes it has better teams than what it's been given credit for.
And early results show reason for optimism. Head coach Brian Schweyen called the performances from December's Candy Cane and Bobcat Preview meets the best he's seen in a long time, perhaps ever, especially when considering 27 freshmen competed for the first time, plus nearly a dozen redshirts who missed last year.
"I was really, really impressed with what we saw, across the board," Schweyen said. "From the freshmen to the veterans, they've been busting their butts to get in a good place physically, and I do think we're further along than we've been in a long time."
The potential is there, but Schweyen is sticking to his motto for the year of taking things day by day. That will continue Friday and maintain throughout the year.
"I really want to change the mindset and make it clear that there are no important meets or important practices, but every day you wake up is an opportunity to do something spectacular," the veteran coach said. "Every day, if you take that initiative and have that mindset, is as important as any day you've ever had."
Action will begin Friday at 3:30 p.m. Competing for Montana will be:
Men
60 meters: Kip Krebsbach, Alex Mustard
200 meters: Chase Armstrong, Jaydon Green, Cade Johnstone, Paul Johnstone, Kip Krebsbach, Callum Macnab, Xavier Melice, Alex Mustard, Brendan Thompson, Mitchell Ward
400 meters: Sterling Reneau, Mitchell Ward
800 meters: Noah Adams, William Dauenauer, Trevor Henry, Colton Hess, Noah Kells, Karsten Pease
1 mile: Rogelio Mares, Ben Vanderbosch
3,000 meters: Kyle Kredo, Rogelio Mares, Kyle Peterson, Ben Vanderbosch
60-meter hurdles: Chase Armstrong, Aidan Diggs, Jaydon Green, Callum Macnab, Brendan Thompson
High jump: Ridge Albright, Matt Quist, Josh Riley, Jordan Stow
Long jump: Tyrus Bryant, Aidan Diggs, Cade Johnstone, Paul Johnstone, Xavier Melice, Jacob Price, Nolan Staats, Jordan Stow
Triple jump: Tyrus Bryant, Jacob Price
Shot put: Oliver Grajeda, Shawn Humphries, Noah Ramirez, Brent Yeakey
Weight throw: Oliver Grajeda, Shawn Humphries, Noah Ramirez
Women
60 meters: Hannah Coburn, Emma Normand
200 meters: Olivia Ellis, Abby Harmon, Erika McLeod, Emma Normand, Morgan Sulser, Jansen Ziola
400 meters: Abby Harmon, Mattison McAnally, Carly Smiedala
800 meters: Madeline Hamilton, Mijah McLeod, Madison Ward
1 mile: Chloe Cosgrove, Erica Simison
3,000 meters: Jessica Bailey, Madison Carr, Chloe Cosgrove, Lyric Devries, Samantha Engebretsen, Erica Simison, Rachel Torrey, Hannah Wylie
60-meter hurdles: Hannah Coburn, Olivia Ellis, Erika McLeod, Jaree Mane, Morgan Sulser, Jansen Ziola
High jump: Jane Booth, Abby Dodge, Morgan Radtke
Pole vault: Kahsiah Benson, Carrie Jacka, Chloe Seferos
Long jump: Hannah Coburn, Hannah Kearns, Jaree Mane, Erika McLeod, Jansen Ziola
Triple jump: Rachel Lewis, Carla Nicosia, Morgan Radtke
Shot put: Kendra Bottenberg, Ariel Clark, Mariah Harvey, Holly Houston, Brooke Kearns, Aaliyah Woods
Weight throw: Ariel Clark, Hana Feilzer, Mariah Harvey, Kayla Holmes, Holly Houston, Aaliyah Woods
Now, for the first time, the entire team is together, in the same location and for a full meet. The Grizzlies will travel east to Bozeman for the Montana State Open on Friday. The annual meet is a fun one, featuring athletes from all across the Treasure State, including Carroll College, MSU Billings, Providence and Rocky Mountain, in addition to Montana and Montana State.
Coming off of a season in which many of Montana's top athletes were purposefully redshirted, outside expectations are timid. The women received 58 points in the preseason poll, good for seventh place out of 11 teams, while the men earned 41 points for eighth place. Northern Arizona was the unanimous favorite to win both titles.
Inside its own walls, though, Montana believes it has better teams than what it's been given credit for.
And early results show reason for optimism. Head coach Brian Schweyen called the performances from December's Candy Cane and Bobcat Preview meets the best he's seen in a long time, perhaps ever, especially when considering 27 freshmen competed for the first time, plus nearly a dozen redshirts who missed last year.
"I was really, really impressed with what we saw, across the board," Schweyen said. "From the freshmen to the veterans, they've been busting their butts to get in a good place physically, and I do think we're further along than we've been in a long time."
The potential is there, but Schweyen is sticking to his motto for the year of taking things day by day. That will continue Friday and maintain throughout the year.
"I really want to change the mindset and make it clear that there are no important meets or important practices, but every day you wake up is an opportunity to do something spectacular," the veteran coach said. "Every day, if you take that initiative and have that mindset, is as important as any day you've ever had."
Action will begin Friday at 3:30 p.m. Competing for Montana will be:
Men
60 meters: Kip Krebsbach, Alex Mustard
200 meters: Chase Armstrong, Jaydon Green, Cade Johnstone, Paul Johnstone, Kip Krebsbach, Callum Macnab, Xavier Melice, Alex Mustard, Brendan Thompson, Mitchell Ward
400 meters: Sterling Reneau, Mitchell Ward
800 meters: Noah Adams, William Dauenauer, Trevor Henry, Colton Hess, Noah Kells, Karsten Pease
1 mile: Rogelio Mares, Ben Vanderbosch
3,000 meters: Kyle Kredo, Rogelio Mares, Kyle Peterson, Ben Vanderbosch
60-meter hurdles: Chase Armstrong, Aidan Diggs, Jaydon Green, Callum Macnab, Brendan Thompson
High jump: Ridge Albright, Matt Quist, Josh Riley, Jordan Stow
Long jump: Tyrus Bryant, Aidan Diggs, Cade Johnstone, Paul Johnstone, Xavier Melice, Jacob Price, Nolan Staats, Jordan Stow
Triple jump: Tyrus Bryant, Jacob Price
Shot put: Oliver Grajeda, Shawn Humphries, Noah Ramirez, Brent Yeakey
Weight throw: Oliver Grajeda, Shawn Humphries, Noah Ramirez
Women
60 meters: Hannah Coburn, Emma Normand
200 meters: Olivia Ellis, Abby Harmon, Erika McLeod, Emma Normand, Morgan Sulser, Jansen Ziola
400 meters: Abby Harmon, Mattison McAnally, Carly Smiedala
800 meters: Madeline Hamilton, Mijah McLeod, Madison Ward
1 mile: Chloe Cosgrove, Erica Simison
3,000 meters: Jessica Bailey, Madison Carr, Chloe Cosgrove, Lyric Devries, Samantha Engebretsen, Erica Simison, Rachel Torrey, Hannah Wylie
60-meter hurdles: Hannah Coburn, Olivia Ellis, Erika McLeod, Jaree Mane, Morgan Sulser, Jansen Ziola
High jump: Jane Booth, Abby Dodge, Morgan Radtke
Pole vault: Kahsiah Benson, Carrie Jacka, Chloe Seferos
Long jump: Hannah Coburn, Hannah Kearns, Jaree Mane, Erika McLeod, Jansen Ziola
Triple jump: Rachel Lewis, Carla Nicosia, Morgan Radtke
Shot put: Kendra Bottenberg, Ariel Clark, Mariah Harvey, Holly Houston, Brooke Kearns, Aaliyah Woods
Weight throw: Ariel Clark, Hana Feilzer, Mariah Harvey, Kayla Holmes, Holly Houston, Aaliyah Woods
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