Griz track & field earns nine Academic All-District honors
5/31/2023 11:50:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
The Montana track and field program placed nine athletes on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District teams, the organization announced on Wednesday. Five women and four men earned the award for the Grizzlies, which honors academic excellence along with competitive success.
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Beatrix Frissell and Morgan Radtke both earned 4.0 GPA's for Montana. Frissell, who graduated with a degree in political science, wrapped up a stellar Grizzly career with four appearances in the women's 5,000-meter race this season. She is a two-time President's Award winner and recipient of the Truman Scholarship and Marshall Scholarship. She is an 11-time Academic All-Big Sky honoree.
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Radtke earned her second All-Big Sky Conference honor earlier in May at the Big Sky Championships in Greeley with a third-place finish in the heptathlon. She also placed third during the indoor championships in the pentathlon as a senior. Radtke had a 3.80 GPA while getting her MBA this semester. She is an eight-time Academic All-Big Sky winner.
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Ailsa Gilbert graduated with a degree in Elementary Education after a 3.98 GPA during her undergrad. She competed in the long and triple jump this year, as well as the 100-meter hurdles. She narrowly missed out on scoring at the Big Sky meet in the hurdles with a time of 14.51.
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Kylie Frohlich graduated with a Master's degree in Health and Human Performance, maintaining a 3.90 GPA. The former Lady Griz basketball player had a great season throwing the javelin, culminating with a point-scoring performance at the Big Sky Championships with a throw of 132-7. Frohlich was a four-time Academic All-Big Sky selection during her Lady Griz career.
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Holly Sudol competed at the NCAA West Regional last week in the 400-meter hurdles after winning the Big Sky championship in the event. Sudol, a five-time Academic All-Big Sky pick, recently graduated with a degree in Management and Entrepreneurship.
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Cutter Thatcher had the highest GPA among the men's honorees. Thatcher currently has a 3.94 GPA in Management Information Systems. The 400-meter hurdler from Butte had a great season on the track, finishing fourth at the Big Sky Championships with a career-best time of 53.16.
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Alfred Peterson scored at the Big Sky Championships as well, finishing seventh in the high jump with a mark of 6-7.5. The Dillon, Mont., native graduated with a degree in Management and Entrepreneurship with a 3.93 GPA.
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The javelin duo of Matthew Hockett and Evan Todd rounded out the honorees. Both juniors, Hockett finished with a GPA of 3.62 in Pharmacy while Todd had a 3.52 GPA in Marketing. The pair both competed at the NCAA West Regionals in Sacramento last week.
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Todd won his second straight Big Sky championship along with five other meets this season, finishing with a yearlong best throw of 226-7.
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Hockett placed fifth at the Big Sky meet with a throw of 201-9. He had a career best mark of 217-8 at the Montana Open on April 22.
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Beatrix Frissell and Morgan Radtke both earned 4.0 GPA's for Montana. Frissell, who graduated with a degree in political science, wrapped up a stellar Grizzly career with four appearances in the women's 5,000-meter race this season. She is a two-time President's Award winner and recipient of the Truman Scholarship and Marshall Scholarship. She is an 11-time Academic All-Big Sky honoree.
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Radtke earned her second All-Big Sky Conference honor earlier in May at the Big Sky Championships in Greeley with a third-place finish in the heptathlon. She also placed third during the indoor championships in the pentathlon as a senior. Radtke had a 3.80 GPA while getting her MBA this semester. She is an eight-time Academic All-Big Sky winner.
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Ailsa Gilbert graduated with a degree in Elementary Education after a 3.98 GPA during her undergrad. She competed in the long and triple jump this year, as well as the 100-meter hurdles. She narrowly missed out on scoring at the Big Sky meet in the hurdles with a time of 14.51.
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Kylie Frohlich graduated with a Master's degree in Health and Human Performance, maintaining a 3.90 GPA. The former Lady Griz basketball player had a great season throwing the javelin, culminating with a point-scoring performance at the Big Sky Championships with a throw of 132-7. Frohlich was a four-time Academic All-Big Sky selection during her Lady Griz career.
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Holly Sudol competed at the NCAA West Regional last week in the 400-meter hurdles after winning the Big Sky championship in the event. Sudol, a five-time Academic All-Big Sky pick, recently graduated with a degree in Management and Entrepreneurship.
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Cutter Thatcher had the highest GPA among the men's honorees. Thatcher currently has a 3.94 GPA in Management Information Systems. The 400-meter hurdler from Butte had a great season on the track, finishing fourth at the Big Sky Championships with a career-best time of 53.16.
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Alfred Peterson scored at the Big Sky Championships as well, finishing seventh in the high jump with a mark of 6-7.5. The Dillon, Mont., native graduated with a degree in Management and Entrepreneurship with a 3.93 GPA.
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The javelin duo of Matthew Hockett and Evan Todd rounded out the honorees. Both juniors, Hockett finished with a GPA of 3.62 in Pharmacy while Todd had a 3.52 GPA in Marketing. The pair both competed at the NCAA West Regionals in Sacramento last week.
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Todd won his second straight Big Sky championship along with five other meets this season, finishing with a yearlong best throw of 226-7.
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Hockett placed fifth at the Big Sky meet with a throw of 201-9. He had a career best mark of 217-8 at the Montana Open on April 22.
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