Men's Track and Field
Dustin Cichosz
- Title:
- Assistant Coach (Long/Triple Jump)
Dustin Cichosz enters his fifth full season on the Bobcat coaching staff in 2023-24 and is MSU’s lead coach developing the program’s long jumpers, triple jumpers and high jumpers, along with working with multi-event athletes.
Under Cichosz, the Bobcat jumps group has become a force, breaking school and conference records, winning multiple conference championships, and making a mark on the national stage. In his four seasons, Bobcats have collected 21 All-Conference nods under the tutelage of the former Montana State standout.
Four-time All-American Lucy Corbett asserted herself as one of the best athletes in school history by winning six Big Sky championships during her decorated career, including four straight in the indoor high jump, becoming just the third woman in Big Sky history to four-peat in any event. In 2023, Corbett capped her time in a Montana State uniform with a runner-up finish in the high jump at the Big Sky outdoor championships, and exited as the school's record holder in both the indoor and outdoor high jump.
In 2022, Corbett broke the Big Sky Conference record in the indoor high jump (6-2.25), the second-best mark in NCAA Division I that season, and earned First Team All-American honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships, where she finished eighth overall, the second-highest placement by a Big Sky woman in the last decade. During the 2022 outdoor season, she recorded the second-highest Big Sky mark in history (6-1.25). Prior to being a 2022 USATF National Championships qualifier, Corbett also picked up Big Sky Conference Championships Indoor Performance MVP honors.
Cichosz has also helped hone the talents of Elena Carter, a two-time Big Sky champion in the long jump (2022 indoor, 2023 outdoor) and two-time Big Sky Conference Championships MVP. Carter currently sits No. 3 all-time in program history in both the indoor long jump (19-11.50) and outdoor long jump (20-01.50).
Additionally, Cichosz coached Alexandra Hellenberg to a gold medal in the triple jump and a silver medal in the long jump at the 2022 Big Sky Outdoor championships meet. Hellenberg owns the school record in the outdoor triple jump (42-02.00) which is currently the tenth-best mark in Big Sky history, helping her qualify for the NCAA West Regionals that season.
At the 2022 Big Sky Outdoor championships, the women's jumps group swept the podium, with Corbett winning the high jump, Carter winning the long jump, and Hellenberg winning the triple jump and placing second in the long jump. In all, Montana State's women jumpers scored 50.5 points for the Bobcats, thought to potentially be the best showing by a jumps group in Big Sky history.
At the same meet on the men's side, Ian Fosdick broke the school record in the triple jump, collecting a mark of 51-02.75 to grab a bronze medal and assert himself in the Bobcat record book.
Thanks to the coaching of Cichosz, the last two years have seen Anna Trudnowski, Taylor Brisendine, Twila Reovan, Hailey Coey, and Lina Hommel all put their names in MSU's indoor and outdoor top-10 leaderboards in the long jump, triple jump, or high jump.
At the 2021 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships, Corbett and Noah Martin earned gold medals in the women’s and men’s competitions, respectively. It was the first time ever in program history the Bobcats claimed first-place finishes by a male and female at the same championship.
In 2021, Corbett broke both the women’s indoor (5-10) and outdoor (6-0) high jump records. She eventually became Cichosz's first athlete to advance to an NCAA meet – as well as MSU’s first female high jumper to advance to the national stage – where she earned a Second Team All-America finish by taking 12th overall in Eugene. She also made an appearance at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
Martin won his first outdoor gold medal of his career, previously winning gold indoors as a freshman, and advanced to his fourth West Preliminary Round. He topped 7 feet in the high jump during the 2021 season, becoming the first Bobcat to do so during the 21st Century.
Two triple jumpers and a long jumper had strong efforts at the 2021 Big Sky outdoor meet as well. Carla Nicosia, who shattered MSU’s women’s triple jump record during the regular season, fell short of a gold medal by .01m with her eventual program benchmark of 41-08.50. Alex Hellenberg, who took fourth in the event, completed the second best ever mark by a Bobcat that day with her leap of 40-04.25. Evelyn Adams led MSU’s showing in the women’s long jump with a leap of 19-00.50, tied for fifth all-time in program history, narrowly missing out of a podium spot by finishing in fourth.
In his first full season coaching with the Bobcats in 2019-20, Cichosz had multiple individual standouts. Freshman Ian Fosdick achieved a lifetime best in the triple jump to claim a bronze medal in the men's competition at the 2020 Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships. Two members of the women's team, Twila Reovan and Elena Carter, scored in the long jump while Hellenberg topped her personal best in the triple jump to score in the event and improve on the fourth-best mark in program history.
The following outdoor season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, while the 2020-21 indoor season was shortened due to the ongoing effects of it.
Cichosz is a former Bobcat with conference championship pedigree. A member of the Montana State squad from 2005-10, Cichosz claimed the Big Sky indoor triple jump title in 2010 with a mark of 49-03.75. That jump is still the third-best mark in program history. He was a two-time all-conference performer, was named to Big Sky All-Academic teams on five occasions and served as a team captain.
His father, Bob Cichosz, was also a former Bobcat student-athlete who won a conference championship in the javelin in the 1970s.
Cichosz works alongside assistant Craig Hunter, who oversees MSU’s pole vaulters, while the two split duties in the multis. Cichosz previously taught at Manhattan High School. He coached Tigers jumpers for eight years and helped guide the Manhattan boys' team to five consecutive state championships. Cichosz also served as an assistant coach for the cross country team for five years. Cichosz is a native of Belfry, Mont., and holds master's and bachelor's degrees from Montana State.
Under Cichosz, the Bobcat jumps group has become a force, breaking school and conference records, winning multiple conference championships, and making a mark on the national stage. In his four seasons, Bobcats have collected 21 All-Conference nods under the tutelage of the former Montana State standout.
Four-time All-American Lucy Corbett asserted herself as one of the best athletes in school history by winning six Big Sky championships during her decorated career, including four straight in the indoor high jump, becoming just the third woman in Big Sky history to four-peat in any event. In 2023, Corbett capped her time in a Montana State uniform with a runner-up finish in the high jump at the Big Sky outdoor championships, and exited as the school's record holder in both the indoor and outdoor high jump.
In 2022, Corbett broke the Big Sky Conference record in the indoor high jump (6-2.25), the second-best mark in NCAA Division I that season, and earned First Team All-American honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships, where she finished eighth overall, the second-highest placement by a Big Sky woman in the last decade. During the 2022 outdoor season, she recorded the second-highest Big Sky mark in history (6-1.25). Prior to being a 2022 USATF National Championships qualifier, Corbett also picked up Big Sky Conference Championships Indoor Performance MVP honors.
Cichosz has also helped hone the talents of Elena Carter, a two-time Big Sky champion in the long jump (2022 indoor, 2023 outdoor) and two-time Big Sky Conference Championships MVP. Carter currently sits No. 3 all-time in program history in both the indoor long jump (19-11.50) and outdoor long jump (20-01.50).
Additionally, Cichosz coached Alexandra Hellenberg to a gold medal in the triple jump and a silver medal in the long jump at the 2022 Big Sky Outdoor championships meet. Hellenberg owns the school record in the outdoor triple jump (42-02.00) which is currently the tenth-best mark in Big Sky history, helping her qualify for the NCAA West Regionals that season.
At the 2022 Big Sky Outdoor championships, the women's jumps group swept the podium, with Corbett winning the high jump, Carter winning the long jump, and Hellenberg winning the triple jump and placing second in the long jump. In all, Montana State's women jumpers scored 50.5 points for the Bobcats, thought to potentially be the best showing by a jumps group in Big Sky history.
At the same meet on the men's side, Ian Fosdick broke the school record in the triple jump, collecting a mark of 51-02.75 to grab a bronze medal and assert himself in the Bobcat record book.
Thanks to the coaching of Cichosz, the last two years have seen Anna Trudnowski, Taylor Brisendine, Twila Reovan, Hailey Coey, and Lina Hommel all put their names in MSU's indoor and outdoor top-10 leaderboards in the long jump, triple jump, or high jump.
At the 2021 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships, Corbett and Noah Martin earned gold medals in the women’s and men’s competitions, respectively. It was the first time ever in program history the Bobcats claimed first-place finishes by a male and female at the same championship.
In 2021, Corbett broke both the women’s indoor (5-10) and outdoor (6-0) high jump records. She eventually became Cichosz's first athlete to advance to an NCAA meet – as well as MSU’s first female high jumper to advance to the national stage – where she earned a Second Team All-America finish by taking 12th overall in Eugene. She also made an appearance at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
Martin won his first outdoor gold medal of his career, previously winning gold indoors as a freshman, and advanced to his fourth West Preliminary Round. He topped 7 feet in the high jump during the 2021 season, becoming the first Bobcat to do so during the 21st Century.
Two triple jumpers and a long jumper had strong efforts at the 2021 Big Sky outdoor meet as well. Carla Nicosia, who shattered MSU’s women’s triple jump record during the regular season, fell short of a gold medal by .01m with her eventual program benchmark of 41-08.50. Alex Hellenberg, who took fourth in the event, completed the second best ever mark by a Bobcat that day with her leap of 40-04.25. Evelyn Adams led MSU’s showing in the women’s long jump with a leap of 19-00.50, tied for fifth all-time in program history, narrowly missing out of a podium spot by finishing in fourth.
In his first full season coaching with the Bobcats in 2019-20, Cichosz had multiple individual standouts. Freshman Ian Fosdick achieved a lifetime best in the triple jump to claim a bronze medal in the men's competition at the 2020 Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships. Two members of the women's team, Twila Reovan and Elena Carter, scored in the long jump while Hellenberg topped her personal best in the triple jump to score in the event and improve on the fourth-best mark in program history.
The following outdoor season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, while the 2020-21 indoor season was shortened due to the ongoing effects of it.
Cichosz is a former Bobcat with conference championship pedigree. A member of the Montana State squad from 2005-10, Cichosz claimed the Big Sky indoor triple jump title in 2010 with a mark of 49-03.75. That jump is still the third-best mark in program history. He was a two-time all-conference performer, was named to Big Sky All-Academic teams on five occasions and served as a team captain.
His father, Bob Cichosz, was also a former Bobcat student-athlete who won a conference championship in the javelin in the 1970s.
Cichosz works alongside assistant Craig Hunter, who oversees MSU’s pole vaulters, while the two split duties in the multis. Cichosz previously taught at Manhattan High School. He coached Tigers jumpers for eight years and helped guide the Manhattan boys' team to five consecutive state championships. Cichosz also served as an assistant coach for the cross country team for five years. Cichosz is a native of Belfry, Mont., and holds master's and bachelor's degrees from Montana State.
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