Bobcats Host UM, Weber for Pack the House Night
1/26/2006 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
THIS WEEK’S ACTION
With a sensational start to the 2006 indoor season behind it, the Montana State track and field squad hits the apex of its indoor season this week, hosting a double dual against Montana, Weber State and Mary on Friday for “Pack the House” Night. The MSU track program hopes for a crowd of 3,000 or more, which would be the largest crowd to watch an indoor meet in state history.
BOBCAT NOTEBOOK
This Week
Big Sky foes Montana and Weber State and NAIA national power Mary invade Worthington Arena for “Pack the House” Night on Friday, with the Bobcat track program looking for 3,000 fans to set the unofficial national record for a regular season indoor meet. Field events begin at 4:30, with track trials starting at 5. The three Big Sky foes participate in team-scored duals using the
Provisionalism
A pair of Bobcats have hit NCAA Provisional Qualifying marks this season. Senior Josh Henigman has qualified with a weight throw of 65-6.75, while Erin Jones-Graf has qualified for the pentathlon with a mark of 3,772.
Big Sky Honors
Two Bobcats earned Big Sky Conference Athlete of the Week honors last week. Senior thrower Josh Henigman and freshman vaulter Ellie Rudy both earned league honors for their work last week. Rudy set the school record in the pole vault, Henigman a school record in the weight throw.
Big Sky Honors, Part II
Three of the nine Big Sky Conference Athlete of the Week honorees this season hail from MSU.
Multi-Laterals
A pair of Bobcat multi-event athletes opened teh season in solid fashion. Senior Erin Jones posted a provisional qualifying mark of 3,772 in the MSU Multi-Event Meet January 9. Senior Brad Benjamin took the Big Sky lead and nearly matched his PR with a mark of 4,996 in the same meet.
Bombs Away
Mike Carignan’s throwers are up to their old tricks. Montana State claims three of the top six in the women’s shot put, three of the top four in the women’s weight throw, the second-best men’s shot putter, and two of the top three men’s weight throwers.
INDOOR SCHEDULE
Date Competition Men/Women
J9-10 MSU Multi-Events NTS/NTS
J20 MSU Open NTS/NTS
J27 -Montana Bozeman
-Weber State
F3-4 Mountain States Pocatello
F11 Idaho State Duals Pocatello
F17 Bobcat Open 4:35 pm
F24-25 Big Sky Championships
M3-4 Intermountain/UW Last Chance
DALE KENNEDY QUOTES
“We’ve always felt in this program that the team element is a positive aspect of college track and field. We always point toward our dual meets, so we’re excited about this weekend. We have a long tradition of competing against Montana and Weber State in indoor duals. They are two excellent programs. The Bobcat-Grizzly dual is always important to our fans and the people in our program. Weber State has competed in two meets, so they probably have a leg up on us and Montana. That makes a big difference early in the year, although it evens out as the season progresses. We’re off to an excellent start. It began two weeks ago with those multi-event kids, and I think the rest of the team really piggy-backed off that last year. I can’t think of another start this good in my 25 years at Montana State. We had 10 life bests last week, and 10 automatic (Big Sky) qualifiers on each side. I think we’ll make good improvement this week, but we’ll need to. Weber State is one of the strong programs historically in the Big Sky, but we are, too.We have deep respect for Montana. There are spots in all the dual where the teams match up well, and spots where one team or the other has an advantage. It should make for an interesting, exciting night of track and field.”
OUTDOOR SCHEDULE
Date Competition Men/Women
M25 MSU Open All Day
A1 Al Manuel Duals Missoula
A6-8 Weber St Inv Ogden
A15 MSU Invitational Bozeman
A20-22 Oregon Invitational Eugene
A29 Cat-Griz Dual Bozeman
M5 UM Last Chance Missoula
M10-13 Big Sky Meet Cheney
M27-28 NCAA Midwest Reg. Austin
J9-11 NCAA Champ. Sacramento
BOBCAT COACHING STAFF
DALE KENNEDY, head track/cross country coach
Dale Kennedy is in his 25th year as MSU’s women’s coach, his fifth as coach of the combined program... was Women’s Big Sky Coach of the Year for the 2001 indoor and ‘03 outdoor seasons, and Men’s COY in ‘05... has led MSU to two women’s XC titles this decade, and has led the Lady Cats to three conference track titles and a pair of runnerup finishes... led MSU men to only league crown last spring... has produced five All-Americas and 17 NCAA qualifiers.
MIKE CARIGNAN, throws
In his 24th year at MSU... has coached 47 athletes to all-Big Sky honors... MSU’s throwers led the Big Sky in points for the last five years... MSU became the first Big Sky school in history to hold the top five spots in one event during the 2004 Big Sky Indoor women’s shot put competition.
TOM EITEL, jumps/multis
In 12th year at MSU... MSU vaulter from ‘79-82... won the ‘82 Big Sky pole vault title... has coached 42 all-conference athletes and 18 different league champs, including the highest male and female vaulters in Big Sky history... coached athletes to Big Sky meet records in 2 men’s and 5 women’s events
JORAH GRIFFITH, sprints
Third year in the program, first as a full-time assistant coaching sprints... a former standout thrower at the University of Wyoming... originally from western Montana
With a sensational start to the 2006 indoor season behind it, the Montana State track and field squad hits the apex of its indoor season this week, hosting a double dual against Montana, Weber State and Mary on Friday for “Pack the House” Night. The MSU track program hopes for a crowd of 3,000 or more, which would be the largest crowd to watch an indoor meet in state history.
BOBCAT NOTEBOOK
This Week
Big Sky foes Montana and Weber State and NAIA national power Mary invade Worthington Arena for “Pack the House” Night on Friday, with the Bobcat track program looking for 3,000 fans to set the unofficial national record for a regular season indoor meet. Field events begin at 4:30, with track trials starting at 5. The three Big Sky foes participate in team-scored duals using the
Provisionalism
A pair of Bobcats have hit NCAA Provisional Qualifying marks this season. Senior Josh Henigman has qualified with a weight throw of 65-6.75, while Erin Jones-Graf has qualified for the pentathlon with a mark of 3,772.
Big Sky Honors
Two Bobcats earned Big Sky Conference Athlete of the Week honors last week. Senior thrower Josh Henigman and freshman vaulter Ellie Rudy both earned league honors for their work last week. Rudy set the school record in the pole vault, Henigman a school record in the weight throw.
Big Sky Honors, Part II
Three of the nine Big Sky Conference Athlete of the Week honorees this season hail from MSU.
Multi-Laterals
A pair of Bobcat multi-event athletes opened teh season in solid fashion. Senior Erin Jones posted a provisional qualifying mark of 3,772 in the MSU Multi-Event Meet January 9. Senior Brad Benjamin took the Big Sky lead and nearly matched his PR with a mark of 4,996 in the same meet.
Bombs Away
Mike Carignan’s throwers are up to their old tricks. Montana State claims three of the top six in the women’s shot put, three of the top four in the women’s weight throw, the second-best men’s shot putter, and two of the top three men’s weight throwers.
INDOOR SCHEDULE
Date Competition Men/Women
J9-10 MSU Multi-Events NTS/NTS
J20 MSU Open NTS/NTS
J27 -Montana Bozeman
-Weber State
F3-4 Mountain States Pocatello
F11 Idaho State Duals Pocatello
F17 Bobcat Open 4:35 pm
F24-25 Big Sky Championships
M3-4 Intermountain/UW Last Chance
DALE KENNEDY QUOTES
“We’ve always felt in this program that the team element is a positive aspect of college track and field. We always point toward our dual meets, so we’re excited about this weekend. We have a long tradition of competing against Montana and Weber State in indoor duals. They are two excellent programs. The Bobcat-Grizzly dual is always important to our fans and the people in our program. Weber State has competed in two meets, so they probably have a leg up on us and Montana. That makes a big difference early in the year, although it evens out as the season progresses. We’re off to an excellent start. It began two weeks ago with those multi-event kids, and I think the rest of the team really piggy-backed off that last year. I can’t think of another start this good in my 25 years at Montana State. We had 10 life bests last week, and 10 automatic (Big Sky) qualifiers on each side. I think we’ll make good improvement this week, but we’ll need to. Weber State is one of the strong programs historically in the Big Sky, but we are, too.We have deep respect for Montana. There are spots in all the dual where the teams match up well, and spots where one team or the other has an advantage. It should make for an interesting, exciting night of track and field.”
OUTDOOR SCHEDULE
Date Competition Men/Women
M25 MSU Open All Day
A1 Al Manuel Duals Missoula
A6-8 Weber St Inv Ogden
A15 MSU Invitational Bozeman
A20-22 Oregon Invitational Eugene
A29 Cat-Griz Dual Bozeman
M5 UM Last Chance Missoula
M10-13 Big Sky Meet Cheney
M27-28 NCAA Midwest Reg. Austin
J9-11 NCAA Champ. Sacramento
BOBCAT COACHING STAFF
DALE KENNEDY, head track/cross country coach
Dale Kennedy is in his 25th year as MSU’s women’s coach, his fifth as coach of the combined program... was Women’s Big Sky Coach of the Year for the 2001 indoor and ‘03 outdoor seasons, and Men’s COY in ‘05... has led MSU to two women’s XC titles this decade, and has led the Lady Cats to three conference track titles and a pair of runnerup finishes... led MSU men to only league crown last spring... has produced five All-Americas and 17 NCAA qualifiers.
MIKE CARIGNAN, throws
In his 24th year at MSU... has coached 47 athletes to all-Big Sky honors... MSU’s throwers led the Big Sky in points for the last five years... MSU became the first Big Sky school in history to hold the top five spots in one event during the 2004 Big Sky Indoor women’s shot put competition.
TOM EITEL, jumps/multis
In 12th year at MSU... MSU vaulter from ‘79-82... won the ‘82 Big Sky pole vault title... has coached 42 all-conference athletes and 18 different league champs, including the highest male and female vaulters in Big Sky history... coached athletes to Big Sky meet records in 2 men’s and 5 women’s events
JORAH GRIFFITH, sprints
Third year in the program, first as a full-time assistant coaching sprints... a former standout thrower at the University of Wyoming... originally from western Montana
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