Montana shows consistency, depth at Griz-Cat Dual

Saturday, April 24

Missoula, Mont.

Montana

Griz-Cat Dual

Photo by: Tommy Martino

4/24/2021 7:35:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

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By: Montana Sports Information

MISSOULA, Mont. – Competing in a dual meet against Montana State, Montana had another solid day at the track. Overall, the Grizzlies won 15 events and set 56 personal bests, with several athletes moving up, or into, the top 10 on the Big Sky performance lists.

"Today was about as good of an outcome as I could have hoped for," head coach Clint May said. "You never have a perfect day where everyone PRs, but there were a lot of them today. Our athletes are just doing a really, really nice job."

Montana won 13 individual events on Saturday, in addition to a pair of relay wins: Peterson Bohannon (men's long jump); Quincy Fast (men's 800 meters); Ailsa Gilbert (women's long jump); Kip Krebsbach (men's 200 meters); Jaree Mane (women's 100-meter hurdles); Tanessa Morris (women's hammer throw); Emma Normand (women's 100 meters, women's 200 meters); Morgan Radtke (women's high jump); Holly Sudol (women's 400 meters); Cutter Thatcher (men's 400-meter hurdles); Matt Ward (men's hammer throw); Brent Yeakey (men's discus); women's 4x400-meter relay; and men's 4x400-meter relay.

In addition to the wins that Griz fans have become accustomed to – Morris is now 5-for-5 in the women's hammer throw, while Yeakey won for the third time and Ward the second, for example – the Grizzlies also showed depth, which is perhaps what May was most impressed by.

Bohannon, Fast, Normand, Radtke and Sudol all won their first collegiate meets, with others standing out, as well.

"We've had a lot of athletes who are doing well, but maybe weren't going to make a scoring impact at conference," May said. "The way a lot of our athletes competed today, though, it breathed new life into their potential. Today opened the door for several other athletes to move into scoring position."

Gallery: (4-25-2021) TF: Griz-Cat Dual (04.24.21)

Below are several highlights from the dual meet:

Freshman Emma Normand (women's 100 and 200 meters) was a dual winner – her first two collegiate wins – while sophomore Kip Krebsbach won the men's 200 meters and placed second in the 100 meters. Krebsbach currently ranks third in the Big Sky in the 200 meters.
Freshman Matt Ward tied a personal best with a top throw of 185-9 in the men's hammer, winning the event by more than 25 feet. His worst throw was better than any other competitor's best throw on the afternoon, reaching at least 180 feet on every throw.
Junior Tanessa Morris won the women's hammer for the fifth consecutive meet. She had a PR of 193-2, which extended her Big Sky-leading mark on the season. Her previous best was 191-11. Similar to Ward, Morris cleared 173 feet on all six throws, with her worst throw being better than any other attempt in the field. Morris won the event by more than 26 feet. Overall, Montana's top-four throwers in the hammer set personal bests.
Sophomore Peterson Bohannon won the men's long jump with a top jump of 23-9, a lifetime best and his first collegiate victory. The mark ranks sixth in the Big Sky this season, with the Grizzlies now holding three of the top-11 spots, with freshman Jason Upton finishing second and leaping 23-3.25.
Freshman Morgan Radtke had a tremendous day, winning her first collegiate event, placing first in the women's high jump (5-7). The mark – tied with teammate Abby Dodge – is tied for fourth in the Big Sky this season. In addition to her PR in the high jump, Radtke, placed second in the 100-meter hurdles (PR 16.63) and third in the long jump (PR 17-7). She also threw the javelin.
Freshman Aly Tekippe had a PR with a jump of 12-1.5 in the pole vault, which ranks seventh in the Big Sky this season. She became the first Montana athlete to clear 12 feet since 2017.
All four women's long jumpers had PRs, with several by major distances. Freshman Ailsa Gilbert reached 18-8.5, a PR by more than 8 inches, to win the event. She jumped from 19^th in the Big Sky into the top 10. Radtke reached 17-7, a PR by more than 8 inches.
Montana had plenty of success among its male throwers. In addition to winning the men's hammer (185-9), Ward placed second in the discus (168-0). Senior Brent Yeakey won the men's discus (171-0) and placed second in the shot put (54-9.5). Both discus marks were within range of lifetime bests, with the duo currently ranked among the top six in the Big Sky.
Freshman Holly Sudol earned first collegiate win, competing in the 400 meters for the first time (58.46). She led a group of five Grizzlies in the race, with the top four recording PRs – some by multiple seconds.
Freshman Quincy Fast won a loaded 800 meters field, running a time of 1:51.18 (PR), which currently ranks second in the Big Sky. Sophomore Jacob Lamb finished second (1:51.77), which also ranks in the top six in the Big Sky. All nine Griz runners in the men's 800 meters recorded PRs.
Freshman Alfred Peterson earned a PR in the high jump by nearly 3 inches, clearing 6-4.75.
Competing in her final meet at Dornblaser Field, senior Kimberly Earhart placed second in the women's javelin (144-10). Five Grizzlies earned PRs in the event, including freshman Autumn Morse (135-8, PR by more than a dozen feet) and freshman Emilie Hinrichs (125-11, PR by more than 45 feet from her previous best set one month ago).
All five women's shot putters had personal bests, led by sophomore Ariel Clark (39-9.25).
Montana competed in the men's 4x100-meter relay for the first time this season, with Teagun Holycross, Cutter Thatcher, Jason Upton and Kip Krebsbach running a time of 41.40.
During the meet, Montana recognized its 13 student-athletes who were competing at Dornblaser Field for the final time: Chase Armstrong, Kahsiah Benson, Abby Dodge, Kimberly Earhart, Trevor Henry, Colton Hess, Holly Houston, Dylan Kipp, Jacob Lamb, Lawrence Moore, Kyle Peterson, Jordan Stow and Brent Yeakey.

Women's 100 meters – Emma Normand (PR 12.11, 1^st/2)
Men's 100 meters – Kip Krebsbach (PR 10.34, 2^nd/8); Teagun Holycross (PR 10.65, 5^th); Cooper Craig (12.58, 8^th)
Women's 200 meters – Emma Normand (25.51, 1^st/10); Jaree Mane (25.90, 2^nd); Abby Harmon (PR 26.07, 3^rd); Cree Bell (27.02, 5^th); Faith Rebich (PR 27.05, 7^th); Ailsa Gilbert (27.13, 9^th); McKinlee Mihelish (PR 27.53, 10^th)
Men's 200 meters – Kip Krebsbach (21.56, 1^st/6); Teagun Holycross (PR 22.30, 4^th); Trevor Henry (23.94, 6^th)
Women's 400 meters – Holly Sudol (PR 58.46, 1^st/5); Abby Harmon (PR 58.86, 2^nd); Faith Rebich (PR 1:00.68, 3^rd); Cree Bell (PR 1:01.88, 4^th); McKinlee Mihelish (1:04.41, 5^th)
Men's 400 meters – Trevor Henry (PR 50.13, 2^nd/3)
Women's 800 meters – Amara Christensen (2:21.88, 4^th/6); Beatrix Frissell (PR 2:23.63, 5^th); Emily Foote (PR 2:26.36, 6^th)
Men's 800 meters – Quincy Fast (PR 1:51.18, 1^st/12); Jacob Lamb (PR 1:51.77, 2^nd); Will Dauenhauer (1:55.04, 5^th); Truman Cowan (PR 1:58.06, 7^th); Rogelio Mares (PR 1:58.45, 8^th); Ben Vanderbosch (PR 1:59.65, 9^th); Hunter May (PR 2:00.41, 10^th); Ellis McKean (PR 2:01.24, 11^th); Kyle Peterson (PR 2:06.90, 12^th)
Women's 1,500 meters – Beatrix Frissell (4:44.75, 2^nd/5); Carly Dahms (PR 4:51.34, 3^rd); Emily Foote (PR 4:51.60, 4^th); Rachel Torrey (5:04.35, 5^th)
Men's 1,500 meters – Truman Cowan (3:57.18, 6^th); Rogelio Mares (PR 3:57.84, 7^th); Hunter May (PR 3:59.84, 8^th); Ben Vanderbosch (4:01.24, 9^th); Ellis McKean (PR 4:03.70, 10^th); Kyle Peterson (PR 4:06.00, 11^th); Chandler Nill (4:10.08, 13^th)
Women's 100-meter hurdles – Jaree Mane (15.32, 1^st/2); Morgan Radtke (PR 16.63, 2^nd)
Men's 400-meter hurdles – Cutter Thatcher (PR 54.64, 1^st/3); Colton Hess (PR 54.69, 2^nd), Chase Armstrong (56.66, 3^rd)
Women's 3,000-meter steeplechase – Hannah Wylie (PR 12:45.46, 3^rd/3)
Men's 4x100-meter relay – A: Teagun Holycross, Cutter Thatcher, Jason Upton, Kip Krebsbach (PR 41.40, 2^nd/2)
Women's 4x400-meter relay – A: Holly Sudol, Morgan Radtke, Jaree Mane, Jansen Ziola (PR 3:57.12, 1^st/3); B: Cree Bell, Whitney Morrison, Abby Harmon, Carly Dahms (DNF)
Men's 4x400-meter relay – A: Colton Hess, Trevor Henry, Jacob Lamb, Quincy Fast (3:23.11, 1^st/2)
Women's high jump – Morgan Radtke (5-7, 1^st/6); Abby Dodge (5-7, 2^nd); Jansen Ziola (5-1, 4^th); Whitney Morrison (4-9, 5^th)
Men's high jump – Alfred Peterson (6-4.75, 2^nd/2)
Women's pole vault – Aly Tekippe (PR 12-1.5, 2^nd/7); Kahsiah Benson (11-7.75, 3^rd); Jadyn Campbell (PR 10-8, 5^th)
Men's pole vault – Zane Johnson (15-5, 2^nd/5); Lawrence Moore (PR 14-5.25, 4^th)
Women's long jump – Ailsa Gilbert (PR 18-8.5, 1^st/9); Morgan Radtke (PR 17-7, 3^rd); Jaree Mane (PR 17-4, 5^th); Kahsiah Benson (PR 16-1.5, 9^th)
Men's long jump – Peterson Bohannon (23-9, 1^st/4); Jason Upton (23-3.25, 2^nd); Alfred Peterson (21-6.75, 4^th)
Women's triple jump – Ailsa Gilbert (38-2, 2^nd/5)
Women's shot put – Ariel Clark (PR 39-9.25, 4^th/8); Whitney Morrison (PR 36-5, 5^th); Jansen Ziola (PR 32-4.75, 6^th); Ailsa Gilbert (PR 31-4, 7^th); Holly Sudol (PR 27-5.5, 8^th)
Men's shot put – Brent Yeakey (54-9.5, 2^nd/4)
Women's discus – Holly Houston (140-10, 3^rd/7); Erin Murphy (111-3, 7^th)
Men's discus – Brent Yeakey (171-0, 1^st/5); Matt Ward (168-0, 2^nd)
Women's hammer – Tanessa Morris (PR 193-2, 1^st/8); Ariel Clark (PR 166-6, 3^rd); Holly Houston (PR 158-0, 5^th); Emilie Hinrichs (PR 133-1, 7^th); Erin Murphy (122-1, 8^th)
Men's hammer – Matt Ward (PR 185-9, 1^st/3)
Women's javelin – Kimberly Earhart (144-10, 2^nd/13); Autumn Morse (PR 135-8, 4^th); Emilie Hinrichs (PR 125-11, 6^th); Jaree Mane (PR 125-3, 7^th); Tatum McNamara (117-1, 8^th); Whitney Morrison (112-11, 9^th); Jansen Ziola (PR 95-3, 10^th); Ailsa Gilbert (93-3, 10^th); Holly Sudol (PR 72-1, 12^th); Morgan Radtke (69-11, 13^th)
Men's javelin – Everett Fred (199-5, 2^nd/5); Evan Todd (198-2, 3^rd); Matthew Hockett (185-9, 5^th)