Thursday, May 13
Ogden, UT
10 a.m.
Montana State University
at
Big Sky Conference Championships
Photo by: Robert Casey (Weber State)
Montana State’s Neth Places Third, Nicholson Fourth in Big Sky Decathlon
5/13/2021 4:22:00 PM | Men's Track and Field
Both Caleb Neth and Hunter Nicholson of Montana State moved up a spot in the individual standings of the men’s decathlon as the multi-events wrapped up on Thursday in Ogden
OGDEN, Utah – Both Caleb Neth and Hunter Nicholson of Montana State moved up a spot in the individual standings of the men's decathlon as the multi-events wrapped up on Thursday, May 13, at the 2021 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Neth earned the third bronze medal of his college career by finishing third while Nicholson narrowly claimed a fourth-place showing at Stewart Stadium.
Neth made up ground over the course of the day to get into the podium picture. He had the top marks among the competitors in the javelin and discus. His throw of 165 feet, 3 inches (50.37m) in the javelin was 16 feet farther than the runner-up in the event and was a lifetime best for him. He also had a throw of 124-05 (37.94m) in the discus. The Bobcat senior was within 100 points of a silver medal performance heading into the final event – the 1,500 – but his time of 4:49.65 was unable to top second-place Jed Smith of Weber State who passed him in the final 200 meters.
Weber State's Caleb Whitney won the conference title with 7,061 points while Smith followed him with 6,715 points. Neth recorded 6,636 points over the course of 10 events.
Nicholson completed his best conference appearance by recording 6,143 points. The Kalispell, Mont., native had the fourth best marks in the discus (107-05) and the pole vault (14-01.75) on Thursday. Nicholson finished ahead of Eastern Washington's Quintin Porterfield, who entered the day in second place, by a point as Porterfield came in at 6,142 points.
Neth and Nicholson captured 11 team points for the Bobcats to put Montana State in second in the early team standings. Weber State has the lead with 21 through the multi-events.
Individual events get started at the Big Sky Championships on Friday with the women's hammer throw slated to begin at 11 a.m. in Ogden.
Neth made up ground over the course of the day to get into the podium picture. He had the top marks among the competitors in the javelin and discus. His throw of 165 feet, 3 inches (50.37m) in the javelin was 16 feet farther than the runner-up in the event and was a lifetime best for him. He also had a throw of 124-05 (37.94m) in the discus. The Bobcat senior was within 100 points of a silver medal performance heading into the final event – the 1,500 – but his time of 4:49.65 was unable to top second-place Jed Smith of Weber State who passed him in the final 200 meters.
Weber State's Caleb Whitney won the conference title with 7,061 points while Smith followed him with 6,715 points. Neth recorded 6,636 points over the course of 10 events.
Nicholson completed his best conference appearance by recording 6,143 points. The Kalispell, Mont., native had the fourth best marks in the discus (107-05) and the pole vault (14-01.75) on Thursday. Nicholson finished ahead of Eastern Washington's Quintin Porterfield, who entered the day in second place, by a point as Porterfield came in at 6,142 points.
Neth and Nicholson captured 11 team points for the Bobcats to put Montana State in second in the early team standings. Weber State has the lead with 21 through the multi-events.
Individual events get started at the Big Sky Championships on Friday with the women's hammer throw slated to begin at 11 a.m. in Ogden.
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