Montana State Opens 2021 Outdoor Track and Field Season in Style at Hornet Invitational

Saturday, March 20

Sacramento, CA

11:45 a.m.

Montana State University

Hornet Invitational

Camila Noe set a Bobcat school record in the 5000 m on Saturday

Photo by: Sam Bloom

Montana State Opens 2021 Outdoor Track and Field Season in Style at Hornet Invitational

3/20/2021 8:02:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

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MSU snags men's and women's team titles and 11 individual crowns

By: Bill Lamberty

Montana State turned in an outstanding performance in its first outdoor track and field meet in two years on Saturday, snagging the men's and women's team titles and 11 individual championships at the Hornet Invitational in Sacramento, California.

MSU head coach Lyle Weese was pleased with his team's performances, but was happier just to compete. "It was awesome having an outdoor track and field meet," the former Bobcat All-America said. "The student-athletes had great energy, were ready to go, and started the season off really well."

In a meet featuring West Coast powers Stanford, Sacramento State and San Jose State, the Bobcats ran rampant in distance events. On the women's side, Camila Noe broke the school record in the 5000 meters with a mark of 16:25.20 and led a 1-2-4 finish in that event. Alexi Kyro and Gillian Maness snagged the top two spots in the 3000 meter steeplechase. In the men's competition, Ben Perrin and Matthew Richtman finished 1-2 in the men's 5000 meters, while Duncan Hamilton led a 1-2-3 MSU finish in the men's steeplechase.

Carla Nicosia tied Erin Jones Graf's school record in the triple jump with a mark of 40-3.25 to lead MSU's effort in the field events. Three Bobcat women (Madi Arneson, 2^nd, Zoe Waddell, 3^rd, and Kyle Bush, 6^th) finished in the top six in the discus, while Kylie Christiansen and Zoe Waddell finished 4-5 in the hammer throw. In the men's discus, Ethan Saberhagen, Carter Slade and Alec Nehring finished 1-2-4. Three Bobcats finished among the top five in both the men's and women's javelin throw, competing live for the first time since 2019.

Sprinter Damien Nelson turned in an excellent performance, winning the men's 100 and finishing second in the 200. Macy White finished second in the women's 100 meters.

Montana State returns to the track at Missoula next week in the Al Manual Invitational. "We're looking forward to competing next weekend in Missoula, and working toward the Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships," Weese said.

Bobcat results are below, and full results are attached…

WOMEN'S TEAM STANDINGS: 1) Montana State 132, 1) Stanford 132, 3) San Jose State 95, 4) Sacramento State 87, 5) UC Davis 68
WOMEN'S 100: 2) Macy White 12.02
WOMEN'S 200: 8) Macy White 25.47, 9) Morgan Evans 25.57
WOMEN'S 100 HURDLES: 2) Morgan Evans 14.00, 3) Evelyn Adams 14.50, 4) Elena Carter 14.55
WOMEN'S 3000 STEEPLECHASE: 1) Alexi Kyro 10:44.94, 2) Gillian Maness 10:56.02
WOMEN'S 5000: 1) Camila Noe 16:25.20, 2) Mya Dube 17:17.81, 4) Alex Moore 17:41.72
WOMEN'S HAMMER: 4) Kylie Christiansen 158-8, 5) Zoe Waddell 158-5
WOMEN'S DISCUS: 2) Madi Arneson 146-9, 3) Zoe Waddell 143-0, 6) Kyla Bush 130-0, 11) Jordan Fink 114-10
WOMEN'S SHOT PUT: 9) Kyla Bush 37-10.5
WOMEN'S JAVELIN: 3) Celestia Hammond 149-5, 4) Carley Vonheeder 145-6, 5) Kylie Christiansen 122-2
WOMEN'S LONG JUMP: 3) Evelyn Adams 17-9, 6) Elena Carter 17-4.25, 7) Hannah Hicks 17-2.75, 8) Alexandera Hellenberg 17-2, 9) Lucy Corbett 17-0.75, 10) Twila Reovan 16-10.5, 14) A'Lena Chaney 16-2.25
WOMEN'S TRIPLE JUMP: 3) Carla Nicosia 40-3.25, 8) A'Lena Chaney 37-1.25, 9) Twila Reovan 36-11
WOMEN'S POLE VAULT: 3) Alexandra Hellenberg 11-5.75, 4) Maisee Brown 10-11.75
WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP: 1) Hannah Hicks 4-11.0

MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS: 1) Montana State 209, 2) Stanford 105, 2) San Jose State 105, 4) UC Davis 81, 5) Sacramento State 45
MEN'S 100: 1) Damien Nelson 10.64, 7) Casey Gunlikson 11.02, 10) Will Prettyman 21.08
MEN'S 200: 2) Damien Nelson 21.79
MEN'S 400: 11) Will Anderson 49.89
MEN'S 800: 3) Noah Majerus 1:54.70, 5) Cameron Carroll 1:55.51
MEN'S 5000: 1) Ben Perrin 14:24.21, 2) Matthew Richtman 14:34.66
MEN'S 100 HURDLES: 2) Henry Adams 14.52, 3) Caleb Neth 15.72
MEN'S 400 HURDLES: 1) Drake Schneider 52.38, 2) Jared Schwend 54.75
MEN'S 3000 STEEPLECHASE: 1) Duncan Hamilton 8:56.67, 2) Levi Taylor 9:115.42, 3) Isaac Schmidt 9:32.36
MEN'S 4 X 400 RELAY: 1) Jared Schwend, Alex Hershey, Will Anderson, Drake Schneider 3:16.40
MEN'S HAMMER: 6) Carter Slade 156-1, 7) Ethan Saberhagen 153-11
MEN'S DISCUS: 1) Ethan Saberhagen 169-0, 2) Carter Slade 156-11, 4) Alec Nehring 155-4
MEN'S SHOT PUT: 1) Alec Nehring 55-11.75, 3) Carter Slade 51-9.75, 10) Ethan Saberhagen 45-4.25
MEN'S JAVELIN: 1) Cantor Coverdell 209-7, 2) Cooper Hoffman 204-3, 3) Brock Winegar 194-1
MEN'S LONG JUMP: 2) Caleb Neth 21-9.5
MEN'S TRIPLE JUMP: 2) Ian Fosdick 47-9.25
MEN'S POLE VAULT: 2) Colby Wilson 15-7, 3) Henry Adams 14-1.25, 4) Caleb Neth 13-7.25
MEN'S HIGH JUMP: 5) Hunter Nicholson 6-2.75

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