Griz to finish up regular season in Bozeman

Friday, May 8

Bozeman, Mont.

Montana

Tom Gage Classic

Photo by: Casandra Evans/ University of Montana

5/7/2026 3:44:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Performance List Live Results

By: Montana Sports Information

Tom Gage Classic
Bozeman, Mont. / May 8 / Live Results

The regular season is drawing to a close for the Montana track & field program with just one competition day standing between the Grizzlies and the Big Sky Conference Championships.

A small squad will travel to Bozeman this Friday to compete in the Tom Gage Classic. There will be 13 men and 15 women competing in the meet as a large portion of the roster rests for next week's championship.

"We have some athletes that will be wrapping up their season in Bozeman and in a couple of cases some athletes will be wrapping up their careers," head coach Doug Fraley said. "This is a great opportunity for one last competition."

The meet will begin with the women's pole vault at 1:30 with field events a rolling start. The first race will begin at 2:30 p.m. with the final race starting at 4:45.

While the squad will be smaller for Montana on Friday, there are still several athletes with plenty on the line in Bozeman. Fraley's squad will have several of the top pole vaulters in the conference in action.

Shealyne McGee will jump on the women's side fresh off a personal best mark last week in Pocatello. McGee's jump of 13-4.25 has her ranked second in the Big Sky and 43^rd in the NCAA West.

She will likely need to go one or two bars higher to finish the season inside the top 48 and guarantee a place in the NCAA First Round Meet.

Similarly on the men's side, Carson Hegele will compete in Bozeman despite ranking fourth in the conference. Hegele is currently in 60^th place in the West, but could get himself a regional bar in Bozeman.

There are some athletes with regional marks on their minds, and there are others that are competing for a spot on the bus to Portland for the Big Sky Championships. The roster is nearly solidified, but Fraley is using the final week as a chance for a few to earn their place.

"We have a handful of people that are competing for the last couple of roster spots," Fraley said. "This meet has tremendous meaning for those athletes."

The Grizzlies, who were picked third in both the men's and women's Coaches' Poll this year after finishing there indoors, head to the Big Sky Championships next week. The league meet will be hosted by Portland State at Mt. Hood Community College from May 13-16.

MONTANA MEN'S ENTRIES
200m- Landon Shilhanek
400m- Landon Shilhanek
800m- Albert Turner, Will Sandnes
1,500m- Henry Sund, Albert Turner, Will Sandnes, Colin Shaules
110mH- Evan Barnes, Easton Brotherson
Pole Vault- Carson Hegele, Michael Cullen, Carter Petersen
Triple Jump- Joseph Kitonsa
Hammer- Tyler Bates
Javelin- Ethan Grimm

MONTANA WOMEN'S ENTRIES
100m- Ally Sempf, Kaydance Reiter
200m- Ally Sempf, Kaydance Reiter
1,500m- Olivia Coll, Libby Hartz, Lucy Thompson
Long Jump- Emily Maughan, Kara Mattson
Pole Vault- Shealyne McGee, Grace MacHarg, Mae Roth
Shot Put- Avery DeVincenzi
Discus- Lillian White, Morgan Thomas
Hammer- Mary Mickelson, Morgan Thomas, Avery DeVincenzi, Calista Ousley, Lillian White