Bobcat Track Teams Head to Big Sky Meet
2/24/2005 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
Montana State tackles the most important obstacle of the indoor season on Friday and Saturday, competing in the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships in Pocatello, ID. Montana State’s men and women will both battle traditional rivals Weber State, Northern Arizona and Idaho State for entry into the league’s upper division.
Bobcat Notebook
This Week
Montana State travels to Pocatello’s Holt Arena this weekend for the final major team event of the 2005 indoor track and field season, the Big Sky Conference Championships. MSU and the seven other league teams compete all day Friday and Saturday, beginning with multi-event competition at 9 am each day. (See page 2 for full schedule of events.)
Athletes of the Week
Montana State’s Kevin Clary and Lynn Craver closed the regular season with a bang, each earning Big Sky Athlete of the Week honors. Clary’s award came for his effort in the 3000m, an honor he shares with Weber State’s Tim Flint. Craver earns her second award of the season for winning the weight throw at the Bobcat Open. MSU finishes the 2005 indoor season with two women’s awards, both by Craver, and Clary’s men’s award.
Weighty Matters
A year after finishing 1st-through-5th in the women’s weight throw at the Big Sky indoor meet, MSU is up to its old tricks. Four Bobcat athletes hold down the top spots on the Big Sky women’s weight throw list entering the league championship meet -- Lynn Craver (1st, 58-7.5), Megan Lee (2nd, 57-5), Carra Greyn (3rd, 56-10.75), and Ashley Jones (4th, 55-11.75). In addition, Lise Kilgore enters the meet seeded 12th (50-9.5).
Youth Served Here
Montana State’s men and women both bring young squads to the Big Sky Championships this weekend. Of the 23 MSU men’s entries, 19 are undergraduates (six juniors, six sophomores, seven freshmen). Of Montana State’s 20 women’s entries, 18 are undergrads (five juniors, six sophomores, and seven freshmen). In all, 37 of the 43 Bobcat entries into this week’s Big Sky meet are underclassmen.
Last Week
Montana State’s men’s team qualified six more for the Big Sky Championships, led by Michael Novotney’s second place finish in the 400 (49.30), while one new women’s qualifier emerged. Kevin Clary won the 3000 with a mark of 8:16.73 adjusted, which sends him to the top of the Big Sky Conference chart. Lynn Craver won the women’s weight throw with a toss of 58-7.5, also the newly-minted best mark in the Big Sky Conference. In all, Bobcat athletes captured six women’s and six men’s events at the Bobcat Open. Torey Schaefer (55, 400) and John Voegel (triple jump, long jump) stood as double-winners on the night. “We had seven new qualifiers for the Big Sky Conference Championships, which was great,” said MSU coach Dale Kennedy. “Hopefully we come out of this meet with a lot of momentum both individually and collectively, and I think we could be a little bit of a surprise at the Big Sky meet.”
Back in Business
Senior distance runner Casey Jermyn is returning to the scene of past glories, the Big Sky Conference Championships. Jermyn was a double-winner in Bozeman last year, claiming titles in the 3,000 and 5,000 meter races. He joins Steve Heberly (200) and Tanner Rauk (shot put) as returning all-conference performers. Megan Lee (shot put) and Lynn Craver (weight throw) are returning all-leaguers on the women’s side.
Schedule of Events
FRIDAY
9:45 am--Women’s Pentathlon
10:00 am--Men’s Heptathlon
3:30 pm--W WT; M LJ.
4:00 pm--M 55 hurdles, W follows
4:50 pm--M 55, W follow
5:20 pm--M 400, W follow
5:50 pm--M 800, W follow
6:10 pm--M 200, W follow
6:40 pm--M 5000, W follow
7:25 pm--M DMR, W follow
SATURDAY
11:00 am--M WT (F), W TJ (F)
9:00 am--Men’s Heptathlon
12:15 pm--M Mile, W follow(F)
12:35 pm--M 55, W follows (F)
1:00 pm--M PV (F), W HJ (F)
1:05 pm--M 400, W follows (F)
1:25 pm--M 55, W follow (F)
1:30 pm--W SP (F), M TJ (F)
1:45 pm--M 800, W follows (F)
2:05 pm--M 200, W follows (F)
2:25 pm--M 3000, W follow (F)
3:10 pm--M 1600 relay, W follow (F)
(All events trials except where indicated by F)
Vaunted Vaulting
Thomas Seely appears ready to grab the mantle of MSU’s next outstanding pole vaulter. A sophomore, Seely’s best jump of 16-0.75 leads the Big Sky and ties him for 10th on MSU’s all-time top 10. The pole vault holds some point potential for the men’s team this year. In addition to Seely, Steven Hodge is 3rd in the Big Sky rankings, and Andrew Wharton 6th.
Results
MSU’s weekend results will be posted at www.msubobcts.com, while full results are available at www.isubengals.com.
Preseason Polls
MEN’S POLL
1. Northern Arizona (5) 47
2. Weber State (3) 43
3. Idaho State 37
4. Montana State 26
Montana 26
6. Sacramento State 21
7. Eastern Washington 14
8. Portland State 10
WOMEN’S POLL
1. Weber State (4) 46
2. Northern Arizona (2) 42
3. Montana State (2) 39
4. Sacramento State 31
5. Montana 20
6. Idaho State 17
7. Eastern Washington 15
8. Portland State 14
MSU Big Sky Championships Entries
Women’s Qualifiers (20)
200 METERS
Torey Schaefer, fr (25.54)
400 METERS
Torey Schaefer, fr (57.42)
3000 METERS
Ashley Hadway, so (10:00.16)
Mayra Morgado (10:07.36)
5000 METERS
Carrie Gottschalk, fr (18:08.59)
Ashley Hadway, so (10:00.16)
Kayla Larson, fr (18:01.07)
HIGH JUMP
Amy Jones, jr (5-4.25)
LONG JUMP
Kelsey Kirkpatrick, so (18-2.5)
TRIPLE JUMP
Kelsey Kirkpatrick, so (38-9.75)
POLE VAULT
Sarah Eby, so (11-0.25)
Brittany Speirs, fr (11-6.25)
Rebecca Cooper, fr (11-0.25)
SHOT PUT
Carra Greyn, jr (45-10.5)
Megan Lee, jr (43-9.75)
Christine Creveling, jr (44-3.5)
WEIGHT THROW
Carra Greyn, jr (56-10.75)
Lynn Craver, sr (58-7.25)
Ashley Jones, so (55-11.75)
Lise Kilgore, fr (50-.95)
Megan Lee, jr (57-5)
Men’s Qualifiers (23)
200 METERS
Steve Heberly, so (21.97)
Dan Johnson, fr (22.34)
400 METERS
Steve Heberly, so (49.47)
Michael Novotny, jr (49.30)
MILE
Caleb Ambrose, so (4:15.58)
Josh Ricardi, sr (4:13.66)
3000 METERS
Tony Bachmann, jr (8:25.18)
Kevin Clary, sr (8:16.73)
Jonathan Gibson, sr (8:25.20)
Casey Jermyn, sr (8:21.97)
5000 METERS
Tony Bachmann, jr (8:25.18 3000)
Jonathan Gibson, sr (14:40.09)
Casey Jermyn, sr (8:21.97 3000)
HIGH JUMP
Carson Drew, jr (6-5.5)
Steven Hodge, jr (6-5.5)
LONG JUMP
Steven Hodge, jr (22-5)
TRIPLE JUMP
Luke Holden, fr (45-5.5)
John Voegel, so (46-8.75)
POLE VAULT
Thomas Seely, so (16-0.75)
Steven Hodge, jr (15-6.25)
Jim Evans, jr. (14-1.25)
Andrew Wharton, fr (14-6)
SHOT PUT
Jesse Allen, so (54-4.75)
Tanner Rauk, jr (55-11.5)
Blake Corneliusen, fr (49-1)
WEIGHT THROW
Brad Sherer, jr (61-2.75)
Jesse Allen, so. (58-6.5)
Blake Corneluisen, fr. (50-1)
Nathan Palmer, fr (54-1.25)
HEPTATHLON
Jim Evans (4,489)
Mike Green (4,291)
Steven Hodge, jr (4,819)
INDOOR SCHEDULE
Date Competition Men/Women
J10-11 MSU Multi-Events NTS/NTS
J21 MSU Open NTS/NTS
J28 -Montana 77-73/85-65
F4-5 Mountain States NTS
F11 -Montana 76-71/79-68
-Weber State 75-63/60-79
-Idaho State 62-85/58-91
F18 Bobcat Open NTS
F25-26 Big Sky Meet Pocatello,ID
M4-5 ISU Last Chance Pocatello,ID
M11-12 NCAA Meet Fayetteville
DALE KENNEDY QUOTES
“We’re a little bit short-handed on the women’s side. We just don’t have the firepower that we’ve had in the past with some of our outstanding people redshirting. It looks like Weber State, Idaho State and Northern Arizona are headed for a knock-down, drag-out for the women’s championship. If you score it out on paper, we would figure to finish about sixth. I think our best performances are still ahead of us, we’re still improving across the board on both sides every meet. On the men’s side, we have 23 athletes in 35 event entries, which gives us a stronger, deeper team than on the women’s side. We need to maximize our performance in the distance events, where we have a lot of experience, and in the throws and jumps. Experience is such an important factor at a meet like this. It’s hard to replicate the atmosphere and the intensity at a regular season meet, so you have to lean on athletes that have been through a championship meet. Kids don’t need to do things they’re not capable of doing in this meet, they just need to perform near their season’s best level. I think both teams can compete for the upper division, and that would be a good achievement on either side.”
Bobcat Notebook
This Week
Montana State travels to Pocatello’s Holt Arena this weekend for the final major team event of the 2005 indoor track and field season, the Big Sky Conference Championships. MSU and the seven other league teams compete all day Friday and Saturday, beginning with multi-event competition at 9 am each day. (See page 2 for full schedule of events.)
Athletes of the Week
Montana State’s Kevin Clary and Lynn Craver closed the regular season with a bang, each earning Big Sky Athlete of the Week honors. Clary’s award came for his effort in the 3000m, an honor he shares with Weber State’s Tim Flint. Craver earns her second award of the season for winning the weight throw at the Bobcat Open. MSU finishes the 2005 indoor season with two women’s awards, both by Craver, and Clary’s men’s award.
Weighty Matters
A year after finishing 1st-through-5th in the women’s weight throw at the Big Sky indoor meet, MSU is up to its old tricks. Four Bobcat athletes hold down the top spots on the Big Sky women’s weight throw list entering the league championship meet -- Lynn Craver (1st, 58-7.5), Megan Lee (2nd, 57-5), Carra Greyn (3rd, 56-10.75), and Ashley Jones (4th, 55-11.75). In addition, Lise Kilgore enters the meet seeded 12th (50-9.5).
Youth Served Here
Montana State’s men and women both bring young squads to the Big Sky Championships this weekend. Of the 23 MSU men’s entries, 19 are undergraduates (six juniors, six sophomores, seven freshmen). Of Montana State’s 20 women’s entries, 18 are undergrads (five juniors, six sophomores, and seven freshmen). In all, 37 of the 43 Bobcat entries into this week’s Big Sky meet are underclassmen.
Last Week
Montana State’s men’s team qualified six more for the Big Sky Championships, led by Michael Novotney’s second place finish in the 400 (49.30), while one new women’s qualifier emerged. Kevin Clary won the 3000 with a mark of 8:16.73 adjusted, which sends him to the top of the Big Sky Conference chart. Lynn Craver won the women’s weight throw with a toss of 58-7.5, also the newly-minted best mark in the Big Sky Conference. In all, Bobcat athletes captured six women’s and six men’s events at the Bobcat Open. Torey Schaefer (55, 400) and John Voegel (triple jump, long jump) stood as double-winners on the night. “We had seven new qualifiers for the Big Sky Conference Championships, which was great,” said MSU coach Dale Kennedy. “Hopefully we come out of this meet with a lot of momentum both individually and collectively, and I think we could be a little bit of a surprise at the Big Sky meet.”
Back in Business
Senior distance runner Casey Jermyn is returning to the scene of past glories, the Big Sky Conference Championships. Jermyn was a double-winner in Bozeman last year, claiming titles in the 3,000 and 5,000 meter races. He joins Steve Heberly (200) and Tanner Rauk (shot put) as returning all-conference performers. Megan Lee (shot put) and Lynn Craver (weight throw) are returning all-leaguers on the women’s side.
Schedule of Events
FRIDAY
9:45 am--Women’s Pentathlon
10:00 am--Men’s Heptathlon
3:30 pm--W WT; M LJ.
4:00 pm--M 55 hurdles, W follows
4:50 pm--M 55, W follow
5:20 pm--M 400, W follow
5:50 pm--M 800, W follow
6:10 pm--M 200, W follow
6:40 pm--M 5000, W follow
7:25 pm--M DMR, W follow
SATURDAY
11:00 am--M WT (F), W TJ (F)
9:00 am--Men’s Heptathlon
12:15 pm--M Mile, W follow(F)
12:35 pm--M 55, W follows (F)
1:00 pm--M PV (F), W HJ (F)
1:05 pm--M 400, W follows (F)
1:25 pm--M 55, W follow (F)
1:30 pm--W SP (F), M TJ (F)
1:45 pm--M 800, W follows (F)
2:05 pm--M 200, W follows (F)
2:25 pm--M 3000, W follow (F)
3:10 pm--M 1600 relay, W follow (F)
(All events trials except where indicated by F)
Vaunted Vaulting
Thomas Seely appears ready to grab the mantle of MSU’s next outstanding pole vaulter. A sophomore, Seely’s best jump of 16-0.75 leads the Big Sky and ties him for 10th on MSU’s all-time top 10. The pole vault holds some point potential for the men’s team this year. In addition to Seely, Steven Hodge is 3rd in the Big Sky rankings, and Andrew Wharton 6th.
Results
MSU’s weekend results will be posted at www.msubobcts.com, while full results are available at www.isubengals.com.
Preseason Polls
MEN’S POLL
1. Northern Arizona (5) 47
2. Weber State (3) 43
3. Idaho State 37
4. Montana State 26
Montana 26
6. Sacramento State 21
7. Eastern Washington 14
8. Portland State 10
WOMEN’S POLL
1. Weber State (4) 46
2. Northern Arizona (2) 42
3. Montana State (2) 39
4. Sacramento State 31
5. Montana 20
6. Idaho State 17
7. Eastern Washington 15
8. Portland State 14
MSU Big Sky Championships Entries
Women’s Qualifiers (20)
200 METERS
Torey Schaefer, fr (25.54)
400 METERS
Torey Schaefer, fr (57.42)
3000 METERS
Ashley Hadway, so (10:00.16)
Mayra Morgado (10:07.36)
5000 METERS
Carrie Gottschalk, fr (18:08.59)
Ashley Hadway, so (10:00.16)
Kayla Larson, fr (18:01.07)
HIGH JUMP
Amy Jones, jr (5-4.25)
LONG JUMP
Kelsey Kirkpatrick, so (18-2.5)
TRIPLE JUMP
Kelsey Kirkpatrick, so (38-9.75)
POLE VAULT
Sarah Eby, so (11-0.25)
Brittany Speirs, fr (11-6.25)
Rebecca Cooper, fr (11-0.25)
SHOT PUT
Carra Greyn, jr (45-10.5)
Megan Lee, jr (43-9.75)
Christine Creveling, jr (44-3.5)
WEIGHT THROW
Carra Greyn, jr (56-10.75)
Lynn Craver, sr (58-7.25)
Ashley Jones, so (55-11.75)
Lise Kilgore, fr (50-.95)
Megan Lee, jr (57-5)
Men’s Qualifiers (23)
200 METERS
Steve Heberly, so (21.97)
Dan Johnson, fr (22.34)
400 METERS
Steve Heberly, so (49.47)
Michael Novotny, jr (49.30)
MILE
Caleb Ambrose, so (4:15.58)
Josh Ricardi, sr (4:13.66)
3000 METERS
Tony Bachmann, jr (8:25.18)
Kevin Clary, sr (8:16.73)
Jonathan Gibson, sr (8:25.20)
Casey Jermyn, sr (8:21.97)
5000 METERS
Tony Bachmann, jr (8:25.18 3000)
Jonathan Gibson, sr (14:40.09)
Casey Jermyn, sr (8:21.97 3000)
HIGH JUMP
Carson Drew, jr (6-5.5)
Steven Hodge, jr (6-5.5)
LONG JUMP
Steven Hodge, jr (22-5)
TRIPLE JUMP
Luke Holden, fr (45-5.5)
John Voegel, so (46-8.75)
POLE VAULT
Thomas Seely, so (16-0.75)
Steven Hodge, jr (15-6.25)
Jim Evans, jr. (14-1.25)
Andrew Wharton, fr (14-6)
SHOT PUT
Jesse Allen, so (54-4.75)
Tanner Rauk, jr (55-11.5)
Blake Corneliusen, fr (49-1)
WEIGHT THROW
Brad Sherer, jr (61-2.75)
Jesse Allen, so. (58-6.5)
Blake Corneluisen, fr. (50-1)
Nathan Palmer, fr (54-1.25)
HEPTATHLON
Jim Evans (4,489)
Mike Green (4,291)
Steven Hodge, jr (4,819)
INDOOR SCHEDULE
Date Competition Men/Women
J10-11 MSU Multi-Events NTS/NTS
J21 MSU Open NTS/NTS
J28 -Montana 77-73/85-65
F4-5 Mountain States NTS
F11 -Montana 76-71/79-68
-Weber State 75-63/60-79
-Idaho State 62-85/58-91
F18 Bobcat Open NTS
F25-26 Big Sky Meet Pocatello,ID
M4-5 ISU Last Chance Pocatello,ID
M11-12 NCAA Meet Fayetteville
DALE KENNEDY QUOTES
“We’re a little bit short-handed on the women’s side. We just don’t have the firepower that we’ve had in the past with some of our outstanding people redshirting. It looks like Weber State, Idaho State and Northern Arizona are headed for a knock-down, drag-out for the women’s championship. If you score it out on paper, we would figure to finish about sixth. I think our best performances are still ahead of us, we’re still improving across the board on both sides every meet. On the men’s side, we have 23 athletes in 35 event entries, which gives us a stronger, deeper team than on the women’s side. We need to maximize our performance in the distance events, where we have a lot of experience, and in the throws and jumps. Experience is such an important factor at a meet like this. It’s hard to replicate the atmosphere and the intensity at a regular season meet, so you have to lean on athletes that have been through a championship meet. Kids don’t need to do things they’re not capable of doing in this meet, they just need to perform near their season’s best level. I think both teams can compete for the upper division, and that would be a good achievement on either side.”
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