Friday, January 18
Bozeman, MT
4:30 PM
Montana State University
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MONTANA STATE DUAL MEET INVITATIONAL
David Phillips was one of many Big Sky qualifiers and multiple medal winners at the MSU Dual Meet Invite on Friday.
Photo by: Kelly Gorham
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Montana State put on a great show on Friday night at the season-opening MSU Dual Meet Invitational in Worthington Arena. The 'Cats swept the competition early double-dual wins for both the men and women. The Bobcat men defeated rival Montana 92-52, and Idaho State, 99-45. In the women's competition, MSU defeated Montana, 82-66 and the Bengals, 79.5-70.5. (Results | Scores)
In the first field event of the night, Montana State put up some serious numbers in the weight throw, again making their Big Sky dominance known. David Phillips, who won the weight throw at the conference meet in 2011, picked up right where he left off in Worthington Arena. His distance of 19.23m (63-01.25) won the event and punched his ticket to the 2013 championship meet.
More impressively, the Bobcats swept the first six spots in the event, had five personal records and earned two Big Sky berths.
Sean Ferriter placed second with 17.13m (56-02.50) to qualify for Big Sky and also earn a lifetime best. His previous mark was 13.80m set back in 2011. Derek Marsh came in third also with a lifetime best throw of 16.32m (53-06.50). Zach Sharp's PR was measured at 16.08m (52-09.25), good enough for fourth place. Calvin Root, in his first collegiate meet came in fifth with 15.97m (52-04.75), followed by veteran Eddie Stevenson in sixth, just shy of a PR of 15.85m (52-00.00).
In the women's edition of the weight throw, Mary Koppy placed fourth and also earned a PR of 14.47m (47-05.75)
The men's shot put was a strong showing for the Bobcats again when Trevor Gilreath won the event with a Big Sky qualifying mark of 16.38m (53-09.00). Gilreath placed second in the outdoor shot put and won the indoor shot in 2012. Phillips picked up his second medal of the night, coming in second place with 15.71m (51-06.50). Root came in fourth with 14.72m (48-03.50).
In the pole vault, Jeff Mohl placed second, behind Idaho State's Clint Gossack. Mohl launched himself to a height of 4.90m (16-00.75). Ryan Kropp, who placed second in the outdoor pole vault in the conference, came in fourth at 4.70m (15-05.00). Both earned Big Sky marks.
Mohl also placed second in the long jump behind Montana's Austin Emry. Mohl's Big Sky qualifying distance of 6.97m (22-10.50) was a foot shorter than Emry's launch. Mohl and Emry are arguably two of the best in the multi events and will certainly be seeing a lot of each other in 2013. Jake Mushaben came in third at 6.69m (21-11.50), while Powhattan Williamson and Shae Stein placed fifth and sixth, respectively.
Mohl saw similar results in the high jump, coming in second behind Emry again, however his height of 2.00m (6-06.75) got him another Big Sky qualifying mark.
The women's long jump showed a little bit of youth for Montana State, with the highest finisher in the event placing eighth when Kortnee Barrett measured a distance of 4.85m (15-11.00). Sarah Snoozy, Trina Heide and Emily Reddish placed 10th, 11th, and 12th respectively in their debut as Bobcats.
A similar story took place in the triple jump with inexperience, however Maggie Powell did score a lifetime best jump of 10.11m (33-02.00) but placed sixth overall.
Amber Amsbaugh, another reigning Big Sky champ, won the high jump with 1.70m and also qualified for the conference meet.
The women's pole vault proved to be quite fruitful for Montana State in their wins, taking the top three spots in the contest. Rebekka Chambers came in first (3.75m), followed by Libby Madison (3.60m) and newcomer Casey Teska (3.60m). All three will compete at the Big Sky meet next month.
Kristi VandeBergh showed her improvement from off-season training when she won the shot put and was the lone qualifier in the event. She won with a distance of 13.44m
Before the mile, the sprints opened up the night's running events. In the Women's 55, Chelsea Bourque placed second in 7.37, while Katie Niemeir came in fifth, followed by Chantel Jaeger in sixth.
In the men's dash, reigning Big Sky Champion Chris Wilson took the win in 6.44 seconds. Since the beginning of the 2012 season, Wilson has never lost the 55 or th3 60 meter dash. His teammates also earned valuable points taking the next four places. Junior Nick Melone and transfer Michael Tobin tied for second with a time of 6.54, followed by Shae Stein in fourth in 6.60 and Gage Pickering in fifth with a time of 6.64.
In the 55 hurdles, Niemeir picked up her first win of the year, clocking in with a time of 8.22 in the finals. Carley McCutchen came in third in 8.25, while Bourque finished fifth in 8.53.
In the men's hurdles, after battling back from a season-ending Achilles' heel injury in 2012, Slater Powell won the event in 7.76, showing that's at full-strength. Williamson earned a bronze medal, clocking in with a time of 7.82.
Melone also fared well in the 400, placing second with a time of 49.31.
Tobin's Bobcat debut continued in the 200, where he earned second with a time of 22.37.
The women had one placer in the 200 when Chantel Jaeger crossed the line in 25.97 to tie for second place with McKenzie Luth of Montana. Bourque came in fourth with a time of 26.07.
Picking up her second first place finish of the night was Katie Niemeir after a swift 400. The Florence, Mont. native clocked in with a time of 57.53 for the gold. Iris Hardarson clocked in at fourth place in 58.52. This was her first meet back after an injury plagued freshman season.
The middle and distance events were also a huge success for Montana State. Heather Haug's mile was one of the highlights of the night. In her final season of competition, she wasted little time making her mark after winning the mile. Her time of 4:48.93 became 4:42.29 with the altitude adjustment, setting a new program record. The Livingston, Mont. native is now the owner of three program records. The previous record in the mile was 4:44.39, set back in 1988 by Theresa Zacher. Haug also holds the record in the 1,500 and the 3,000 steeplechase.
Heather Demorest placed second in the mile with a time of 5:05.05 (before altitude adjustment), qualifying her for the Big Sky meet, and setting a new lifetime best.
In the men's race, Jacob Kirk took gold with a Big Sky qualifier of 4:15.06, followed by Cristian Soratos in second, right on his heels at 4:15.92. In Soratos' first indoor meet, he earned his first conference mark, as well.
MSU swept the top four in the 800, led by Grant Grosvenor, who is the reigning Big Sky Champion in both the indoor and outdoor 800. His time of 1:53.85 qualified him for the Dance where he'll look to defend his title. Matt Tex placed second, just a hair behind Grosvenor in 1:54.97. Senior Forrest Jarvi came in third (1:56.86) while freshman Marcus Swan brought up the rear in 1:57.30.
Lierin Flanagan was the lone Bobcat in the women's 800 but still placed second, crossing the line in 2:16.47.
While Haug didn't put on quite the same spectacle in the 3,000 but still picked up her second gold of the night. She finished in 10:05.62 to get her second Big Sky mark on the night and maintained a hearty lead throughout the race. Teammate Heather
Demorest also earned her stripes, finishing in 10:14.86, for second place. Megan Bean earned a lifetime best time in the race, with an unadjusted time of 10:45.67.
Trevor Polson blasted through his 3,000 winning the race in 8:35.23, followed by Michael Asay in second in 8:52.41. Seth Garbett came in fourth in 8:57.45. Polson's time, once adjusted for altitude, should mark a personal best for the Gillette, Wyo. Native. Garbett's time was a best for him, as well.
The final running event of the night saw great action in the men's and women's 4x400. The women clocked in at 3:55.90, while the men were nipped at the finish line by Idaho State.
“Overall, there were more pluses than minuses tonight,” said head coach Dale Kennedy. “The first meet can go several different directions but all in all, we had some lifetime bests, several Big Sky marks and some well-earned dual meet wins and you have to be pretty pleased with that. Each meet bears a lot of weight, trying to qualify for the conference meet and I am sure we'll build upon this momentum for next week's meet.”
The Bobcats return to Worthington Arena on Friday, Jan. 25, for the MSU Open. Both field and track events are slated for a 4:30 p.m. start.
In the first field event of the night, Montana State put up some serious numbers in the weight throw, again making their Big Sky dominance known. David Phillips, who won the weight throw at the conference meet in 2011, picked up right where he left off in Worthington Arena. His distance of 19.23m (63-01.25) won the event and punched his ticket to the 2013 championship meet.
More impressively, the Bobcats swept the first six spots in the event, had five personal records and earned two Big Sky berths.
Sean Ferriter placed second with 17.13m (56-02.50) to qualify for Big Sky and also earn a lifetime best. His previous mark was 13.80m set back in 2011. Derek Marsh came in third also with a lifetime best throw of 16.32m (53-06.50). Zach Sharp's PR was measured at 16.08m (52-09.25), good enough for fourth place. Calvin Root, in his first collegiate meet came in fifth with 15.97m (52-04.75), followed by veteran Eddie Stevenson in sixth, just shy of a PR of 15.85m (52-00.00).
In the women's edition of the weight throw, Mary Koppy placed fourth and also earned a PR of 14.47m (47-05.75)
The men's shot put was a strong showing for the Bobcats again when Trevor Gilreath won the event with a Big Sky qualifying mark of 16.38m (53-09.00). Gilreath placed second in the outdoor shot put and won the indoor shot in 2012. Phillips picked up his second medal of the night, coming in second place with 15.71m (51-06.50). Root came in fourth with 14.72m (48-03.50).
In the pole vault, Jeff Mohl placed second, behind Idaho State's Clint Gossack. Mohl launched himself to a height of 4.90m (16-00.75). Ryan Kropp, who placed second in the outdoor pole vault in the conference, came in fourth at 4.70m (15-05.00). Both earned Big Sky marks.
Mohl also placed second in the long jump behind Montana's Austin Emry. Mohl's Big Sky qualifying distance of 6.97m (22-10.50) was a foot shorter than Emry's launch. Mohl and Emry are arguably two of the best in the multi events and will certainly be seeing a lot of each other in 2013. Jake Mushaben came in third at 6.69m (21-11.50), while Powhattan Williamson and Shae Stein placed fifth and sixth, respectively.
Mohl saw similar results in the high jump, coming in second behind Emry again, however his height of 2.00m (6-06.75) got him another Big Sky qualifying mark.
The women's long jump showed a little bit of youth for Montana State, with the highest finisher in the event placing eighth when Kortnee Barrett measured a distance of 4.85m (15-11.00). Sarah Snoozy, Trina Heide and Emily Reddish placed 10th, 11th, and 12th respectively in their debut as Bobcats.
A similar story took place in the triple jump with inexperience, however Maggie Powell did score a lifetime best jump of 10.11m (33-02.00) but placed sixth overall.
Amber Amsbaugh, another reigning Big Sky champ, won the high jump with 1.70m and also qualified for the conference meet.
The women's pole vault proved to be quite fruitful for Montana State in their wins, taking the top three spots in the contest. Rebekka Chambers came in first (3.75m), followed by Libby Madison (3.60m) and newcomer Casey Teska (3.60m). All three will compete at the Big Sky meet next month.
Kristi VandeBergh showed her improvement from off-season training when she won the shot put and was the lone qualifier in the event. She won with a distance of 13.44m
Before the mile, the sprints opened up the night's running events. In the Women's 55, Chelsea Bourque placed second in 7.37, while Katie Niemeir came in fifth, followed by Chantel Jaeger in sixth.
In the men's dash, reigning Big Sky Champion Chris Wilson took the win in 6.44 seconds. Since the beginning of the 2012 season, Wilson has never lost the 55 or th3 60 meter dash. His teammates also earned valuable points taking the next four places. Junior Nick Melone and transfer Michael Tobin tied for second with a time of 6.54, followed by Shae Stein in fourth in 6.60 and Gage Pickering in fifth with a time of 6.64.
In the 55 hurdles, Niemeir picked up her first win of the year, clocking in with a time of 8.22 in the finals. Carley McCutchen came in third in 8.25, while Bourque finished fifth in 8.53.
In the men's hurdles, after battling back from a season-ending Achilles' heel injury in 2012, Slater Powell won the event in 7.76, showing that's at full-strength. Williamson earned a bronze medal, clocking in with a time of 7.82.
Melone also fared well in the 400, placing second with a time of 49.31.
Tobin's Bobcat debut continued in the 200, where he earned second with a time of 22.37.
The women had one placer in the 200 when Chantel Jaeger crossed the line in 25.97 to tie for second place with McKenzie Luth of Montana. Bourque came in fourth with a time of 26.07.
Picking up her second first place finish of the night was Katie Niemeir after a swift 400. The Florence, Mont. native clocked in with a time of 57.53 for the gold. Iris Hardarson clocked in at fourth place in 58.52. This was her first meet back after an injury plagued freshman season.
The middle and distance events were also a huge success for Montana State. Heather Haug's mile was one of the highlights of the night. In her final season of competition, she wasted little time making her mark after winning the mile. Her time of 4:48.93 became 4:42.29 with the altitude adjustment, setting a new program record. The Livingston, Mont. native is now the owner of three program records. The previous record in the mile was 4:44.39, set back in 1988 by Theresa Zacher. Haug also holds the record in the 1,500 and the 3,000 steeplechase.
Heather Demorest placed second in the mile with a time of 5:05.05 (before altitude adjustment), qualifying her for the Big Sky meet, and setting a new lifetime best.
In the men's race, Jacob Kirk took gold with a Big Sky qualifier of 4:15.06, followed by Cristian Soratos in second, right on his heels at 4:15.92. In Soratos' first indoor meet, he earned his first conference mark, as well.
MSU swept the top four in the 800, led by Grant Grosvenor, who is the reigning Big Sky Champion in both the indoor and outdoor 800. His time of 1:53.85 qualified him for the Dance where he'll look to defend his title. Matt Tex placed second, just a hair behind Grosvenor in 1:54.97. Senior Forrest Jarvi came in third (1:56.86) while freshman Marcus Swan brought up the rear in 1:57.30.
Lierin Flanagan was the lone Bobcat in the women's 800 but still placed second, crossing the line in 2:16.47.
While Haug didn't put on quite the same spectacle in the 3,000 but still picked up her second gold of the night. She finished in 10:05.62 to get her second Big Sky mark on the night and maintained a hearty lead throughout the race. Teammate Heather
Demorest also earned her stripes, finishing in 10:14.86, for second place. Megan Bean earned a lifetime best time in the race, with an unadjusted time of 10:45.67.
Trevor Polson blasted through his 3,000 winning the race in 8:35.23, followed by Michael Asay in second in 8:52.41. Seth Garbett came in fourth in 8:57.45. Polson's time, once adjusted for altitude, should mark a personal best for the Gillette, Wyo. Native. Garbett's time was a best for him, as well.
The final running event of the night saw great action in the men's and women's 4x400. The women clocked in at 3:55.90, while the men were nipped at the finish line by Idaho State.
“Overall, there were more pluses than minuses tonight,” said head coach Dale Kennedy. “The first meet can go several different directions but all in all, we had some lifetime bests, several Big Sky marks and some well-earned dual meet wins and you have to be pretty pleased with that. Each meet bears a lot of weight, trying to qualify for the conference meet and I am sure we'll build upon this momentum for next week's meet.”
The Bobcats return to Worthington Arena on Friday, Jan. 25, for the MSU Open. Both field and track events are slated for a 4:30 p.m. start.
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