Track & field season gets underway Friday in Bozeman

Friday, December 6

Bozeman, Mont.

4 PM

Montana

Bobcat Preview

Photo by: Dean Hendrickson

Track & field season gets underway Friday in Bozeman

12/5/2019 12:44:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

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By: Montana Sports Information

The bulk of the indoor track & field season doesn't begin until January, but once again Montana will get a head start. And now, the Grizzlies will get to begin a day earlier than expected.

The team will open the indoor season at the Bobcat Preview in Bozeman. The meet, which was originally scheduled for Saturday, got moved to Friday due to MSU's home football game on Saturday.

For the first time in more than a decade, Montana will not be sending athletes to the Candy Cane meet in Cheney, Wash. In the past, the majority of Grizzlies went to Cheney while a select few traveled to Bozeman, based on which events were being offered at each location. This year, with the Bobcat Preview offering a more comprehensive meet, everyone will be in the same place.

"It'll be nice for us all to be together in the same place," veteran coach Brian Schweyen said. "I want to keep our team together as much as possible, and this Bozeman meet will now afford us to do so."

Regardless of where, early-season meets have become a staple under Schweyen.

While in some ways it seems counterproductive to compete and then disperse for winter break and have a month away from formal training, Schweyen sees the early competition as a valuable learning opportunity.

For the 17 newcomers who will make their collegiate debuts this weekend, it gives them a chance to compete early on, and then use the winter break – away from the team – knowing what he or she must work on. The same can be said for the returners, allowing athletes an early barometer of where they're at and what they must do before the season really hits its stride with weekly meets through January and February.

"Typically we have some really solid performances from an early meet like this," Schweyen said. "That's great, but the reminder has to be that wherever you are on Friday, you have to be there, if not higher, in January. We can't take time getting back to where we were.

"I anticipate some good performances this weekend, but the real measuring stick will be Jan. 17."

Following break, Montana will reconvene in Bozeman for the Montana State Multis (Jan. 6-7) before the entire team competes at the Stacey Dragila Invite in Pocatello, Idaho (Jan. 17).

The team will become very familiar with Bozeman and Pocatello over the next several months, with the Grizzlies traveling to Montana State five times and to Idaho State twice – the second being the Big Sky Indoor Championships (Feb. 27-29). Montana will also once again compete in the prestigious UW Invitational in Seattle.

The Bobcat Preview begins Friday at 4 p.m. with the men's weight throw and women's long jump. The rest of the field events will follow, while running events will begin with the women's mile at 5 p.m. A complete schedule can be found online. The meet will feature competitors from Montana State, MSU Billings, Carroll College and Montana Western. Live results will be available during the meet.

A season ago, Montana's women finished sixth at the Big Sky Indoor Championships – and very realistically could have had a top-three finish if not for several final-day flukes – while the men placed ninth. Overall, the Grizzlies scored in 15 events at last year's indoor championships, with athletes returning in 12 of them.

"We have a great core of really talented athletes back from last year, and I think we're mixing in a really good group of young athletes that can really do some damage this year," Schweyen said. "We're really excited about the youth of this team, as well as some of our incredible juniors and seniors. It's a great, well-rounded team that I think has a really bright future."

Men's 60 meters: Kip Krebsbach, Angel Moreno
Men's 200 meters: Chase Armstrong, Peterson Bohannon, Jaydon Green, Cade Johnstone, Paul Johnstone, Kip Krebsbach, Callum Macnab, Xavier Melice, Angel Moreno, KC Robinson, Jethro Thorne, Mitchell Ward, Benjamin White
Men's 400 meters: KC Robinson, Mitchell Ward
Men's 800 meters: Noah Adams, Andrea Baratte, Quincy Fast, Trevor Henry, Colton Hess, Noah Kells, Jacob Lamb, Josh Wilcox
Men's 1 mile: Andrea Baratte, Quincy Fast
Men's 60-meter hurdles: Chase Armstrong, Aidan Diggs, Jaydon Green, Benjamin White
Men's 4x400-meter relay: Cade Johnstone, Paul Johnstone, Peterson Bohannon, Xavier Melice; KC Robinson, Chase Armstrong, Callum Macnab, Jacob Lamb; Mitchell Ward, Colton Hess, Trevor Henry, Quincy Fast
Men's high jump: Ridge Albright, Alfred Peterson, Josh Riley, Jordan Stow, Jason Upton
Men's pole vault: Aidan Diggs, Zane Johnson, Lawrence Moore
Men's long jump: Peterson Bohannon, Tyrus Bryant, Aidan Diggs, Paul Johnstone, Alfred Peterson, Jacob Price, Josh Riley, Jordan Stow, Jethro Thorne, Jason Upton
Men's triple jump: Tyrus Bryant, Zane Johnson, Jacob Price
Men's shot put: Shawn Humphries, Noah Ramirez, Brent Yeakey
Men's weight throw: Shawn Humphries, Noah Ramirez, Colton Root

Women's 60 meters: Cree Bell, Olivia Ellis, Emma Normand, Hayle Sundquist
Women's 200 meters: Cree Bell, Olivia Ellis, Abby Harmon, Emma Normand, Hayle Sundquist
Women's 400 meters: Mattison McAnally, Molly McCormick
Women's 800 meters: Carly Dahms, Mijah McLeod
Women's 60-meter hurdles: Olivia Ellis, Alisa Gilbert, Jaree Mane, Holly Sudol
Women's 4x400-meter relay: Olivia Ellis, Abby Harmon, Mijah McLeod, Mattison McAnally; Molly McCormick, Carly Dahms, Cree Bell, Jaree Mane
Women's high jump: Jane Booth, Abby Doge, Jaree Mane, Morgan Radtke, Holly Sudol
Women's pole vault: Kahsiah Benson, Chloe Seferos, Grace Slevin, Aly Tekippe
Women's long jump: Alisa Gilbert, Jaree Mane, Holly Sudol, Aly Teikippe
Women's triple jump: Abby Dodge, Rachel Lewis
Women's shot put: Holly Houston, Mariah Harvey
Women's weight throw: Mariah Harvey, Holly Houston