Another School Record Falls, Multiple Bobcats Join Top 10 All-Time List Friday

Friday, April 14

Azusa, CA

All Day

Montana State University

Bryan Clay Invitational

Christie Schiel

Photo by: Kelly Gorham

Another School Record Falls, Multiple Bobcats Join Top 10 All-Time List Friday

4/14/2017 11:12:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Bryan Clay Invite Results Mt. SAC Relays Results Beach Invite Results

Christie Schiel became MSU's top runner in the 800 in school history while several other Bobcats etched their name in the program's record book

By: Andrew Pedersen

AZUSA, Calif. – A school record fell in consecutive days while several others joined the program record book as the Montana State men's and women's track and field teams wrapped up their third day in California competing in three meets on Friday, April 14.

Christie Schiel made history by taking over her second program record during her senior campaign. Schiel, already the school holder in the MSU women's indoor 800-meter run, crossed the line in the 800 at the Mt. SAC Relays in a time of 2 minutes, 7.89 seconds. That mark jumped her from second to first in the event in program history, passing Kaylee Schmitz's time of 2:08.00 she set just a season ago.

The performance was the seventh best of 55 runners in the 800 during the nationally-recognized meet and Schiel currently has the best time in the Big Sky Conference this season.

Senior Casey Teska and freshman Noah Martin also competed at the Mt. SAC Relays in Torrance Friday. Teska finished ninth in the women's pole vault by clearing 12-09.50 (3.90m) which was a season best. Martin tied for seventh in the high jump with a leap of 06-06.75 (2.00m).

The Bobcats had participants competing in the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa and the Beach Invitational in Long Beach.

Sophomore Sam Bloom joined the MSU Outdoor All-Time Top 10 list with his 1:52.04 finish in the men's 800 at the Bryan Clay Invite. Bloom placed 28th out 131 runners and moved to eighth in the event in program history.

Three throwers had big days at the Beach Invite.

Freshman Carley VonHeeder jumped to seventh in the program's javelin all-time rankings with her throw of 150-05 (45.84m). She took first in her flight and had the 11th best javelin throw of 36 competitors. Senior Jacqueline Verlanic improved her personal-best throw in the hammer by taking first in her flight with a mark of 183-07 (55.67m), while Callen Crawford moved to eighth in program history in the event with her toss of 180-08 (55.05m).

Senior Leslie Gappa (130-10) also threw in the javelin event and finished third in flight 3.

At the Bryan Clay Invite, Junior Amanda Jaynes had the MSU women's team's top finish of the day by taking fourth in the 400 hurdles out of 68 runners with a time of 1:00.68. She also placed 27th overall in the 100 hurdles (14.60).

Freshmen Cameron Carroll and McKenna Ramsay both earned lifetime bests in their respective 800s. Carroll finished 37th in the men's race with a time of 1:52.54. Ramsay placed 47th out of 145 by crossing the line in 2:13.00.

Junior Kyle Douglass had the men's top finish of the day when he placed second overall in the discus with his toss of 175-05.25 (53.48m). Freshman Alec Nehring finished 19th out of 48 with a throw of 140-03 (42.77m).

The men were represented in the sprints by Jadin Casey and Mitch Horning. Horning (22.03) had his best showing in the 200 with his 30th-place finish. Casey placed 20th out of 64 in the 400 with a time of 48.64.

The Montana State track and field teams are set to wrap up action in California Saturday at the Beach Invitational on the campus of Long Beach State.