Worthington Arena to Play Host to Big Sky Indoor Track & Field Championships
2/19/2019 9:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
The 2019 Big Sky Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships get started on Thursday, Feb. 21, inside Worthington Arena as the 11 league members’ men’s and women’s teams compete for a conference title
The 2019 Big Sky Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships get started on Thursday, Feb. 21, inside Worthington Arena as the 11 league members' men's and women's teams compete for a conference title.
A variety of competitors return looking to defend individual titles at the 2019 meet in Bozeman. Of a possible 32 individual events, 20 return a champion from a year ago. Jasmine Malone of Northern Arizona and Angie Nickerson of Southern Utah each won two events individually at the 2018 conference championships in Flagstaff. Malone finished first in the women's 200-meter run and 400-meter run to go along with first-place finishes in the 4x400 relay and distance medley relay. Nickerson claimed gold in the women's 3,000 and 5,000.
Returning champions in the men's competition include Tre James (Southern Utah, 60), Justin Lewis (Southern Utah, 400), Kasey Knevelbaard (Southern Utah, mile), Frank Harris III (Southern Utah, high jump), Larry Still (Eastern Washington, pole vault), Cameron Rayford (Northern Arizona, long jump), Zack Short (Idaho, shot put), Kyle Peterson (Sacramento State, weight throw) and Donte Robinson (Portland State, heptathlon).
The women's field features multiple returning champions including Delaney Rasmussen (Northern Arizona, mile), Starlee Woodbury (Weber State, 60 hurdles), Lindsey Johnson (Weber State, high jump), Elizabeth Prouty (Eastern Washington, pole vault), Helena McLeod (Northern Arizona, long jump), Brittany Patterson (Sacramento State, triple jump) and Jansen Ziola (Montana, pentathlon). Northern Arizona's men and women were the preseason favorites with the squads looking to earn their eighth and third consecutive conference titles, respectively.
On the men's side, Southern Utah returns a league-high 12 all-conference performers from a year ago followed by Montana State with seven. NAU, Southern Utah and MSU also hold the highest USTFCCCA regional rankings among the league members heading into the conference championship meet.
The women's competition has the inklings of going down to the final event. Sacramento State returns a Big Sky-best 10 student-athletes that completed all-conference performances at the 2018 meet. Montana held the highest conference rank in the USTFCCCA regional ratings throughout the indoor season followed by Northern Arizona and Sacramento State.
Fan/Spectator Information
Big Sky Championship spectators are asked to park in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse South parking lot throughout the duration of the championship meet.
Tickets for the championship meet are available at both the North and South Ticket Offices of the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Doors open 30 minutes before the first scheduled field event on the day of competition. Tickets can also be purchased ahead of time online on the Championship Central page.
Admission is free for the first day of the championships which features the men's heptathlon and women's pentathlon. Single-day passes can be purchased when attending on Friday and Saturday of the championship meet, while a two-day combo ticket is available for $11 for adults and $6 for ages 3-college.
A live stream of the Big Sky Championships will be available each day of the meet, excluding the final three heptathlon events which begin on Friday morning. Fans at home can watch the meet on Pluto TV or the Pluto TV app by visiting channel 238. The stream can also be viewed on WatchBigSky.com.
Live results are available for each event of the championship at msubobcats.com/trackresults.
A variety of competitors return looking to defend individual titles at the 2019 meet in Bozeman. Of a possible 32 individual events, 20 return a champion from a year ago. Jasmine Malone of Northern Arizona and Angie Nickerson of Southern Utah each won two events individually at the 2018 conference championships in Flagstaff. Malone finished first in the women's 200-meter run and 400-meter run to go along with first-place finishes in the 4x400 relay and distance medley relay. Nickerson claimed gold in the women's 3,000 and 5,000.
Returning champions in the men's competition include Tre James (Southern Utah, 60), Justin Lewis (Southern Utah, 400), Kasey Knevelbaard (Southern Utah, mile), Frank Harris III (Southern Utah, high jump), Larry Still (Eastern Washington, pole vault), Cameron Rayford (Northern Arizona, long jump), Zack Short (Idaho, shot put), Kyle Peterson (Sacramento State, weight throw) and Donte Robinson (Portland State, heptathlon).
The women's field features multiple returning champions including Delaney Rasmussen (Northern Arizona, mile), Starlee Woodbury (Weber State, 60 hurdles), Lindsey Johnson (Weber State, high jump), Elizabeth Prouty (Eastern Washington, pole vault), Helena McLeod (Northern Arizona, long jump), Brittany Patterson (Sacramento State, triple jump) and Jansen Ziola (Montana, pentathlon). Northern Arizona's men and women were the preseason favorites with the squads looking to earn their eighth and third consecutive conference titles, respectively.
On the men's side, Southern Utah returns a league-high 12 all-conference performers from a year ago followed by Montana State with seven. NAU, Southern Utah and MSU also hold the highest USTFCCCA regional rankings among the league members heading into the conference championship meet.
The women's competition has the inklings of going down to the final event. Sacramento State returns a Big Sky-best 10 student-athletes that completed all-conference performances at the 2018 meet. Montana held the highest conference rank in the USTFCCCA regional ratings throughout the indoor season followed by Northern Arizona and Sacramento State.
Fan/Spectator Information
Big Sky Championship spectators are asked to park in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse South parking lot throughout the duration of the championship meet.
Tickets for the championship meet are available at both the North and South Ticket Offices of the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Doors open 30 minutes before the first scheduled field event on the day of competition. Tickets can also be purchased ahead of time online on the Championship Central page.
Admission is free for the first day of the championships which features the men's heptathlon and women's pentathlon. Single-day passes can be purchased when attending on Friday and Saturday of the championship meet, while a two-day combo ticket is available for $11 for adults and $6 for ages 3-college.
A live stream of the Big Sky Championships will be available each day of the meet, excluding the final three heptathlon events which begin on Friday morning. Fans at home can watch the meet on Pluto TV or the Pluto TV app by visiting channel 238. The stream can also be viewed on WatchBigSky.com.
Live results are available for each event of the championship at msubobcats.com/trackresults.
Friday, February 11
Monday, February 18
Tuesday, February 12
Tuesday, February 05
