Griz reach podium twice more on final day of Big Sky Championships

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Griz reach podium twice more on final day of Big Sky Championships

2/26/2022 5:55:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Meet Results (PDF)

By: Montana Sports Information

BOZEMAN, Mont. – Montana reached the podium twice on Saturday, during the final day of the 2022 Big Sky Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships. Both performances came in the 60-meter hurdles, with Jansen Ziola placing second on the women's side and Jaydon Green finishing third in the men's field.

Ziola was the Grizzlies' top performer of the weekend, scoring 16 points, also finishing second in the women's long jump.

Northern Arizona ran away with the team titles on both the men's and women's sides, with Idaho and Montana State also finishing in the top-four for both genders. Montana's women tied for seventh place, with 44 points, while the men finished eighth, at 30.5 points.

Below are highlights from Saturday's action:

Junior Jansen Ziola, who on Friday earned a silver medal in the long jump, once again reached the podium on Saturday, finishing second in the 60-meter hurdles (8.57). Ziola qualified for the finals with a big PR on Friday (by three-tenths of a second), before running a similar time during Saturday's finals. Both of her times – she ran an 8.53 during Friday's preliminary race – were within striking distance of Lindsey Hall's school record (8.48).
Jaydon Green finished an historic junior season with a podium finish in the 60-meter hurdles. Green, who earlier this year broke a 41-year-old school record in the event, finished third on Saturday (8.09). The junior previously scored in the event in 2020, placing seventh.
Both sophomore Ailsa Gilbert (38-9) and freshman Whitney Morrison (37-9.5) PR'd in the women's triple jump, with Gilbert scoring points with a sixth-place finish. Gilbert also scored in the 60-meter hurdles, placing seventh (9.04).
One of the biggest positive surprises came from Kaitlyn Gallo, who had a 3-foot PR in the weight throw to finish sixth. The freshman was seeded 11^th entering the meet – including third of three Montana entries – but finished as the Grizzlies' top thrower.
Montana had four scorers across four throwing events on the weekend, with both senior Brent Yeakey and Noah Ramirez scoring in the men's shot put. Yeakey – Montana's record-holder in the event – placed fourth (57-8.25) while Ramirez (54-10) finished sixth, PRing by nearly a foot. On Friday, freshman Matt Ward finished sixth in the men's weight throw.
Montana was the only school to have two athletes finish in the top seven in the women's 60 meters, with Emma Normand (sixth) and Catie Buck (7.70) both scoring after advancing to Saturday's finals.
Already one of Montana's most-decorated runners in recent memory, junior Paul Johnstone – a two-time Big Sky champion and outdoor record-holder in the 4x400-meter relay – scored for the fifth consecutive championship event, placing seventh in the 400 meter finals (49.82).
In her first championship meet, sophomore Bridget Boyle scored in the women's 1 mile (5:03.78), finishing eighth after being seeded 25^th.
Montana's biggest event by number was the men's 3,000 meters, with seven runners competing. Four runners finished higher than their seeded position, including several by more than 20 places. One of the biggest jumps came from sophomore Ben Vanderbosch, who placed 15^th (after being seeded 45^th) with an 11-second PR (8:33.87).
Freshmen Emma Zimmerman (ninth) and Shealyne McGee (10^th) narrowly missed scoring, both clearing 11-10 in the women's pole vault – technically tied for eight but clearing after Idaho State's Lindsey Jones-Sagendorf did.

For more from Friday's action, click here.

Women's 60 meters (prelims) – Catie Buck (PR 7.65, 7^th/22); Emma Normand (7.66, 8^th); Camryn Dezember (7.95, 21^st)
Women's 60 meters (finals) – Emma Normand (7.66, 6^th); Catie Buck (7.70, 7^th)
Women's 200 meters (prelims) – Emma Normand (25.35, 9^th/23); Camryn Dezember (26.79, 21^st); Catie Buck (26.92, 22^nd); Carlee Fryberger (27.03, 23^rd)
Women's 400 meters (prelims) – Abby Harmon (59.48, 13^th/22)
Women's 1 mile – Bridget Boyle (5:03.78, 8^th)
Women's 3,000 meters – Olivia Lackland Henry (10:21.87, 20^th); Beatrix Frissell (10:23.49, 21^st)
Women's 5,000 meters – Beatrix Frissell (17:52.97, 12^th/26); Olivia Lackland Henry (17:53.40, 13^th)
Women's 60-meter hurdles (prelims) – Jansen Ziola (PR 8.53, 4^th/19); Ailsa Gilbert (PR 8.85, 7^th); Carlee Fryberger (PR 8.97, 9^th); Jaree Mane (PR 9.00, 12^th)
Women's 60-meter hurdles (finals) – Jansen Ziola (8.57, 2^nd); Ailsa Gilbert (9.04, 7^th)
Women's pentathlon – Jaree Mane (PR 3,560, 6^th/17); Morgan Radtke (3,448, 7^th); Whitney Morrison (PR 3,329, 11^th); Jansen Ziola (DNF)
Women's 4x400-meter relay – Mikenna Ells, Katie Whitehurst, Abby Harmon, Camryn Dezember (3:58.54, 6^th)
Women's distance medley relay – Carly Dahms, Mikenna Ells, Katie Whitehurst, Bridget Boyle (PR 12:22.08, 7^th/11)
Women's high jump – Morgan Radtke (PR 5-7.75, 5^th/17)
Women's long jump – Jansen Ziola (PR 18-11.25, 2^nd/20); Carlee Fryberger (16-1, 20^th)
Women's triple jump – Ailsa Gilbert (PR 38-9, 6^th); Whitney Morrison (PR 37-9.5, 10^th); Morgan Radtke (36-7.75, 16^th)
Women's pole vault – Emma Zimmerman (11-10, 9^th); Shealyne McGee (PR 11-10, 10^th); Molly Chambers (10-10.25, 12^th); Jadyn Campbell (NH)
Women's shot put – Jaree Mane (38-11, 18^th/22)
Women's weight throw – Kaitlyn Gallo (PR 56-2, 6^th); Tanessa Morris (PR 53-7.5, 9^th); Ariel Clark (52-7.25, 10^th)

Men's 60 meters (prelims) – Cooper Hewett (PR 6.92, 9^th/23); Jason Upton (7.14)
Men's 200 meters (prelims) – Paul Johnstone (22.51, 15^th/22)
Men's 400 meters (prelims) – Paul Johnstone (49.34, 7^th/22); Brandon Jones (51.15, 16^th); Ty Ferguson (52.80, 21^st)
Men's 400 meters (finals) – Paul Johnstone (49.82, 7^th)
Men's 800 meters (prelims) – Quincy Fast (1:54.08, 9^th/18)
Men's 3,000 meters – Maxwell Scott (8:33.09, 14^th); Ben Vanderbosch (PR 8:33.87, 15^th); Ellis McKean (8:40.35, 22^nd); Nathan Carter (8:45.08, 27^th); AJ Eckmann (8:59.39, 33^rd); Hunter May (DNF); Joel Mendez (DNF)
Men's 5,000 meters – Maxwell Scott (15:04.01, 12^th/24); AJ Eckmann (15:32.73, 19^th)
Men's 60-meter hurdles (prelims) – Jaydon Green (8.02, 2^nd/15)
Men's 60-meter hurdles (finals) – Jaydon Green (8.09, 3^rd)
Men's 4x400-meter relay – Ty Ferguson, Cutter Thatcher, Quincy Fast, Paul Johnstone (PR 3:20.76)
Men's distance medley relay – Quincy Fast, Cutter Thatcher, Casey Crouch, Joel Mendez (10:23.08, 7^th/8)
Men's high jump – Alfred Peterson (NH)
Men's long jump – Jason Upton (PR 23-1.75, 6^th/17)
Men's pole vault – Zane Johnson (15-7.25, 5^th/17); Carson Weeden (15-1.5, T-8^th)
Men's shot put – Brent Yeakey (57-8.25, 4^th); Noah Ramirez (PR 54-10, 6^th)
Men's weight throw – Matt Ward (60-4, 6^th/23); Noah Ramirez (53-3.5, 13^th)

Montana's Point-Scorers (Women)
8, Jansen Ziola, 2^nd, 60-meter hurdles
8, Jansen Ziola, 2^nd, long jump
4, Morgan Radtke, 5^th, high jump
3, Jaree Mane, 6^th, pentathlon
3, Kaitlyn Gallo, 6^th, weight throw
3, Ailsa Gilbert, 6^th, triple jump
3, Emma Normand, 6^th, 60 meters
2, Catie Buck, 7^th, 60 meters
2, Ailsa Gilbert, 7^th, 60-meter hurdles
2, Morgan Radtke, 7^th, pentathlon
1, Bridget Boyle, 8^th, 1 mile
0.75, Camryn Dezember, 6^th, 4x400-meter relay
0.75, Mikenna Ells, 6^th, 4x400-meter relay
0.75, Abby Harmon, 6^th, 4x400-meter relay
0.75, Katie Whitehurst, 6^th, 4x400-meter relay
0.5, Bridget Boyle, 7^th, distance medley relay
0.5, Carly Dahms, 7^th, distance medley relay
0.5, Mikenna Ells, 7^th, distance medley relay
0.5, Katie Whitehurst, 7^th, distance medley relay

Montana's Point-Scorers (Men)
6, Jaydon Green, 3^rd, 60-meter hurdles
5, Brent Yeakey, 4^th, shot put
4, Zane Johnson, 5^th, pole vault
3, Noah Ramirez, 6^th, shot put
3, Jason Upton, 6^th, long jump
3, Matt Ward, 6^th, weight throw
2, Paul Johnstone, 7^th, 400 meters
0.5, Casey Crouch, 7^th, distance medley relay
0.5, Quincy Fast, 7^th, 4x400-meter relay
0.5, Quincy Fast, 7^th, distance medley relay
0.5, Ty Ferguson, 7^th, 4x400-meter relay
0.5, Paul Johnstone, 7^th, 4x400-meter relay
0.5, Joel Mendez, 7^th, distance medley relay
0.5, Cutter Thatcher, 7^th, 4x400-meter relay
0.5, Cutter Thatcher, 7^th, distance medley relay
0.5, Carson Weeden, 8^th, pole vault

Women's Team Standings
1. Northern Arizona, 182
2. Idaho State, 72
3. Idaho, 69
4. Montana State, 67
5. Weber State, 65
6. Eastern Washington
T7. Montana, 44
T7. Southern Utah, 44
9. Sacramento State, 33
10. Northern Colorado, 22
11. Portland State, 8

Men's Team Standings
1. Northern Arizona, 170
2. Idaho, 110
3. Montana State, 107
4. Weber State, 64
5. Idaho State, 47
6. Eastern Washington, 46.5
7. Southern Utah, 38
8. Montana, 30.5
9. Sacramento State, 24
10. Northern Colorado, 21
11. Portland State, 3