Grizzlies battle through the rain

Friday, April 5

Spokane, Wash.

Montana

Northwest Scoring Clash (WAR XII)

Brent Yeakey at Al Maneul Northwest Challenge

Photo by: Todd Goodrich

4/7/2019 3:40:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Meet Results

By: Montana Sports Information

SPOKANE, Wash. – Despite battling cold and rainy conditions, Montana had several strong performances Saturday at the WAR XII Northwest Scoring Clash.

Brent Yeakey made a splash during last season's outdoor championships, moving up several spots to score in both the shot put and discus as a freshman. He was again near his best on Saturday, winning the discus (156-11) and placing second in the shot put (53-4.5).

Overall, it was the freshmen who dominated the men's sprints. For the second week in a row, Xavier Melice won the 200 meters, clocking a 21.85. He was followed closely by teammates Cade Johnstone (22.06, second) and Paul Johnstone (22.30, fourth). Paul Johnstone had a huge PR in the 400 meters, finishing third (48.67), while Melice was fifth (49.71). Freshman Kip Krebsbach placed third in the 100 meters, running a time of 11.07.

On the women's side, Montana had several top performers on both the track and in the field. Madeline Hamilton won the 800 meters for the second meet in a row, running a time of 2:13.80 to beat the 40 other runners. Montana swept the top three spots. Following Hamilton was Carly Smiedala (2:13.88) – in her first 800 race of the year – and Mary Lowry (2:15.74). Lowry, an Iowa State transfer also won the 1,500 meters for the second week in a row, winning by more than 6 seconds (4:33.81). Montana was also victorious in the 10,000 meters, with Samantha Engebretsen recording a personal-best 37:07.84, and placed in the top three in the 100-meter hurdles (Olivia Ellis), 400-meter hurdles (Ellis) and 3,000-meter steeplechase (Jessica Bailey).

In the field, Montana won three events and finished highly in several others. Holly Houston won the discus throw (151-2), the best throw by nearly 10 feet, and finished fourth in the shot put (40-11). Like she was all winter in the weight throw, Hana Feilzer won the hammer throw for the second consecutive meet (188-10). She also placed third in the discus (139-10). Montana went 1-2 in the triple jump, with Carla Nicosia jumping 37-3.75 and Rachel Lewis reaching 36-4.75. Similar to last week when Montana went 1-2-3 in the women's javelin, the Grizzlies were again well represented on Saturday. Led by Kimberly Earhart (140-10), Montana had three of the top-seven throwers. Darby Henthorn, who won the event last week, placed fifth (139-9) and Zena Smith, an NCAA Regionals qualifier a season ago, was seventh (131-7).

Below is a look at additional highlights form the meet:

Women's 200 meters: Jaree Mane took fourth out of 34 runners with a 26.31. Mattison McAnally took 15^th (27.44).
Women's 400 meters: Mattison McAnally was Montana's top performer in the 400 meters (1:03.19).
Women's 100-meter hurdles: Olivia Ellis placed second out of 28 runners, finishing at 14.87. Morgan Sulser (16.17) was also in the upper half (12^th).
Women's 400-meter hurdles: In addition to her second-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles, Olivia Ellis placed third in the 400-meter hurdles (1:04.41).
Women's high jump: Abby Dodge earned her highest finish in the high jump, with the sophomore finishing in second place with a top jump of 5-1.
Women's pole vault: Kahsiah Benson placed seventh out of 18 participants in the pole vault, clearing 10-4.
Women's long jump: Hannah Coburn was Montana's top jumper, reaching 15-10.5 and placing 11^th out of 29 jumpers. Jaree Mane was also in the upper half, with a top jump of 15-8.75 (13^th).
Women's shot put: Holly Houston placed fourth in the shot put with a top mark of 40-11. Mariah Harvey (37-.65, 11^th) and Ariel Clark (36-9.5, 13^th) also finished in the top half of the 30-thrower event.
Women's discus throw: In addition to her fourth-place finish in the shot put, Holly Houston won the discus throw, with a top mark of 151-2. The distance was the best mark by nearly 10 feet. Montana's Hana Feilzer finished third (139-10) and Kayla Holmes was seventh (129-6).
Men's 100 meters: Kip Krebsbach and Alex Mustard performed well in the 100 meters, running times of 11.07 and 11.14, respectively, and finishing in the top four of the 24-runner event.
Men's 200 meters: Freshman Xavier Melice is making his mark in the 200 meters, winning the event for the second week in a row. He ran a time of 21.85 to win the event, followed closely by teammates Cade Johnstone (22.06, second) and Paul Johnstone (22.30, fourth).
Men's 400 meters: Of the 25 runners, Montana had four finish in the top 10, including Sterling Reneau (48.64, second), Paul Johnstone (48.67, third) and Xavier Melice (49.71, fifth).
Men's 800 meters: Fifty-one runners competed in the men's 800 meters, and Montana had four place in the top 10, led by Noah Adams (1:54.06, fourth).
Men's 10,000 meters: Kyle Peterson placed fifth out of 21 distance runners in the 10,000 meters, recording a PR of 31:37.57.
Men's 110-meter hurdles: Montana had three hurdlers place in the top eight, including Chase Armstrong (1536, third) and Jaydon Green, who had a PR of 15.65 (sixth).
Men's 4x100-meter relay: Made up of Kip Krebsbach, Sterling Reneau, Callum Macnab and Alex Mustard won the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 42.39.
Men's long jump: Josh Riley was one of five jumpers to clear 21 feet in the long jump. He placed fourth out of 32 participants (21-1.5).