This Week in Bobcat Athletics
3/27/2006 12:00:00 AM | General
The Bobcat cheer, dance, and mascot teams scored a national-level tri-fecta recently placing first in their respective divisions at the Cheerleaders of America West Coast Open National Dance and Cheer Competition in California.
MSU mascot Champ competed for points and performed two different routines, placing first. MSU was successful in partner stunting as well, placing first out of four couples. The competition included over 400 cheerleaders from around the country. MSU head spirit squad coach Dani Ruoff and dance coach Kendra Robinson accompanied the squads to the competition.
The opening of spring football practice has been delayed because of weather.
"The field is just too wet, and we're fighting the precipitation from above and ground moisture from below. We're on hold. At this point, it's indefinite,” head coach Mike Kramer said Monday.
For now, Kramer is holding fast to his pledge not to practice in MSU's Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, when it is available, or to move spring drills off campus. "Moving it inside is not realistic," said MSU's seventh-year head coach. "The width of the Arena takes about one-third of our passing game away from us, and there are some serious safety concerns.
IMPORTANT SPRING FOOTBALL DATES:
Sat, 4/8 Triangle Classic, Great Falls, 1 pm
Fri, 4/14 Scrimmage, 1 pm
Thu, 4/20 Sonny Holland Classic, 4 pm
Practice days: 4 pm on M-Tu-W-F-Sa during week one, TBA thereafter
Public forums for Montana State's three men's basketball head coach finalists begin Monday, March 27.
University of San Francisco assistant Bill Johnson meets interested Bobcat fans and local media on Monday at 3 pm on the Club Level (3rd floor) of Bobcat Stadium. Johnson just completed his second season with the Dons, and previously served as an assistant at Nebraska (1993-97), his alma mater, and Columbia (1997-2003). He was head coach at Casper College (2004).
Montana assistant coach Brad Huse meets with the public on Tuesday at 3 pm in the Stadium Club. A Montana Tech graduate originally from Missoula, Huse was a Tech assistant from 1991-94, when he joined Mick Durham's Bobcat staff. MSU registered 21-win campaigns in each of Huse's two seasons in Bozeman, including the 1996 Big Sky title season. He was 184-60 in eight seasons as head coach at Jamestown (N.D.) College (1996-2004), and has served as an assistant at Montana the past two seasons.
Northeastern (Okla.) State University head coach Larry Gipson meets with the public Wednesday at 3 pm in the Stadium Club. Gipson, 176-86 in nine years at NSU, led that school to the 2003 NCAA Division II National Championship, and previously led Northeastern (Okla.) A&M to a national junior college title. He was 67-73 as Toledo's head coach from 1991-96, finishing his time there with three straight winning seasons before moving into athletic administration for a year.
This Week:
Men’s Tennis:
4/1: Sacramento State at Bozeman (2:00 pm)
Women’s Tennis:
4/1: Sacramento State at Bozeman (9:00 am)
Last Week:
Men’s Tennis
3/23: lost at Utah, 2-5
3/24: won at Utah State, 6-1
3/25: lost at BYU, 1-6
Women’s Tennis
3/22: lost at Montana, 3-4
3/24: lost at Washington State, 0-7
3/25: won Lewis and Clark State, 4-3
Both men’s and women’s tennis host conference opponent Sacramento State on Saturday, April 1. The women begin play at 9 am and the men face off at 2:00 pm at the Bobcat Tennis Center.
Men’s News:
The Bobcat men went 1-2 on their Utah road trip beginning with a loss at Utah. The Utes captured the opening doubles point and claimed a 4-2 advantage in singles en route to a 5-2 victory over Montana State, Thursday night. MSU grabbed its lone doubles victory at the No. 3 position, where Berriochoa and Justin Hauck combined for an 8-6 win.
The men snapped their four-match losing streak with a convincing 6-1 win over Utah State, Friday afternoon in Logan. The Bobcats captured the opening doubles point, winning at No. 1 and 2. MSU went 5-1 in singles action, including three set victories at No. 1 and 6 singles. Senior Marek Gebicki had an outstanding match for the Bobcats winning at No. 2 singles in straight sets, and combining with Kyle McDonald at No. 1 doubles, where the duo dispatched USU’s top team 8-4.
Brigham Young handed the MSU men's tennis team a 6-1 setback on Saturday afternoon in Provo.
Women’s News:
Despite winning the opening doubles point, the Montana State women’s tennis squad was outscored 4-2 in singles action as Montana claimed a hard-fought 4-3 win over the Bobcats, Thursday afternoon at Lindsay Tennis Center in Missoula. Montana State opened the match winning at No. 2 and 3 doubles to take the opening point, before the Grizzlies rallied to take four consecutive singles matches to secure the win.
The women dropped a 0-7 decision against Washington State before rallying on the road to down Lewis and Clark State 4-3 on Saturday.
Current Records: Men: 8-9, 2-0 ; Women: 7-9, 1-2
This Week:
4/1: at the Al Manuel Dual Scoring Invitational at Missoula
After cancelling a home event March 25 because of weather, the Montana State track and field squad prepares to travel to Missoula for a dual scoring meet on Saturday, April 1 with Eastern Washington, Idaho State, and Montana. The event will mark the opening of the Bobcat track and field outdoor season for 2006.
The Bobcat men head into the outdoor season as reigning conference champions and return a strong field from the 2005 championship team including sprint champions Steve Heberly and Ty Norris. The MSU women hope to improve on their third place conference finish with help from freshman pole vaulter Ellie Rudy, current Big Sky hammer throw champ Ashley Jones, and pentathelete Erin Jones-Graf.
This Week:
3/27-28: at Duck Invite at University of Oregon in Creswell, Ore.
Montana State women travel to Creswell, Ore. for the University of Oregon’s Duck Invitational Monday and Tuesday this week. The meet sports a highly competitive 16-team field that includes three other Big Sky schools: Idaho State, Portland State, and Weber State. The event is at Emerald Valley Golf Course and includes 36 holes on Monday and 18 holes on Tuesday.
Wednesday, August 19
Wednesday, June 10
Monday, March 23
Friday, March 13
