Duncan Hamilton at last year's NCAA meet.
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Hamilton Named Big Sky Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Week
4/24/2023 5:27:00 PM | Men's Track and Field
Montana State All-America standout Duncan Hamilton has been named Big Sky Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Week after his stellar performance in the 3000m Steeplechase at the Eastern Kentucky Rick Erdmann Invitational, Saturday morning in Richmond.
Montana State All-America standout Duncan Hamilton has been named Big Sky Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Week after his stellar performance in the 3000m Steeplechase at the Eastern Kentucky Rick Erdmann Invitational, Saturday morning in Richmond.
In one of the most anticipated NCAA races of the weekend, Hamilton, a Bozeman High product, held off Georgetown's Parker Stokes and EKU's Abdelhakim Abouzouhir. Hamilton was the 2022 NCAA runner-up, while Stokes finished third. Saturday's race also featured 2022 NCAA champion and EKU alum Ahmed Jaziri and 2022 British steeple champion and EKU alum Jamaine Coleman. Coleman finished ninth, while Jaziri did not complete the race.
Hamilton's time of 8:25.17 moved him atop the nation's 3000m Steeplechase performance list, ahead of Minnesota's Matthew Wilkinson (8:29.35) and Washington's Ed Trippas (8:31.40).
Montana State's Rob McManus and Levi Taylor also finished in the top 10 at the EKU meet. McManus posted 8:42.93 – the third best mark in the Big Sky Conference this spring, while Taylor clocked a season-best 8:54.85. McManus' mark ranks No. 22 in the nation.
The Bobcat steeplechasers also rank No. 1 in the country as an event group. The event rankings take the top four marks from a team and computes an average (8:44.55). MSU's steeplechase contingent includes Hamilton, McManus, Taylor, and Owen Smith. BYU (8:49.13) and Weber State (8:54.07) follow the Bobcats in the national event rankings.
In one of the most anticipated NCAA races of the weekend, Hamilton, a Bozeman High product, held off Georgetown's Parker Stokes and EKU's Abdelhakim Abouzouhir. Hamilton was the 2022 NCAA runner-up, while Stokes finished third. Saturday's race also featured 2022 NCAA champion and EKU alum Ahmed Jaziri and 2022 British steeple champion and EKU alum Jamaine Coleman. Coleman finished ninth, while Jaziri did not complete the race.
Hamilton's time of 8:25.17 moved him atop the nation's 3000m Steeplechase performance list, ahead of Minnesota's Matthew Wilkinson (8:29.35) and Washington's Ed Trippas (8:31.40).
Montana State's Rob McManus and Levi Taylor also finished in the top 10 at the EKU meet. McManus posted 8:42.93 – the third best mark in the Big Sky Conference this spring, while Taylor clocked a season-best 8:54.85. McManus' mark ranks No. 22 in the nation.
The Bobcat steeplechasers also rank No. 1 in the country as an event group. The event rankings take the top four marks from a team and computes an average (8:44.55). MSU's steeplechase contingent includes Hamilton, McManus, Taylor, and Owen Smith. BYU (8:49.13) and Weber State (8:54.07) follow the Bobcats in the national event rankings.
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