2017 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Pedersen, Aidan

Aidan Pedersen
- Class:
- Junior
- Custom1:
- Jr.
- Position:
- Jumps
- Hometown:
- Helena, MT
- High School:
- Helena HS
- Major:
- Microbiology
Bio
Pedersen's Performance History & Personal Bests
2018 Season
Indoor (Senior): Competed in seven meets for the Bobcats … Closed year by taking 13th in the high jump at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Earned a first-place finish at the Big Sky Tuner (Feb. 15) … Ended season with a season-best mark of 6-05 (1.96m) that tied for 13th on the Big Sky performance list.
2017 Season
Indoor (Junior): Wrapped up season by finishing 13th at the Big Sky Championships in the high jump (6-04.75) … Finished runner-up in the high jump at the Powder River Dual (Jan. 28), the Feb. 4 double dual and Last Chance Qualifier (Jan. 17) … Top mark of 6-07 set at the Last Chance Qualifier … Competed in seven total meets.
Outdoor (Junior): Earned a career-best eighth place finish in the high jump (6-04.25) at the Big Sky Championships … Finished second in the event at the Tom Gage Classic behind a personal-best jump of 6-08.25 … Placed third in the high jump on four occasions.
2016 Season
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in the long jump and high jump ... Placed second at the Powder River Duals in the high jump clearing 6-00.75 ... Cleared 6-02.75 three times, his highest mark of the year ... Earned his best mark in the long jump at the MSU open with a jump of 20-01.00.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Opened campaign by earning farthest height among competitors in the high jump at the MSU Open (March 26) ... Competed in seven meets ... Finished ninth at the Big Sky Conference Championships in the high jump with a mark of 06-05 ... Earned four top-four finishes in the high jump.
2015 Season
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in five meets in the high jump ... Cleared his best jump of 6-02.75 to place third at the MSU Invitational.
Outdoor (Freshman): Qualified for the Big Sky Conference Championships by placing 13th in the high jump with a career-best clearance of 6-03.50 ... Won the Tom Gage Open with a jump of 6-02.75, a height he hit three times throughout the season.
High School: A 2014 graduate of Helena High School ... Earned three letters in track, two in football and one in basketball ... Finished fourth at the Montana AA state meet in the high jump as a senior ... Placed sixth in same event as a junior ... Earned second at the divisional meet senior year in the high jump ... Took first in event at five meet during senior campaign.
Personal: Son of Paul Pedersen and Bernadette Miller ... Majoring in microbiology.
2018 Season
Indoor (Senior): Competed in seven meets for the Bobcats … Closed year by taking 13th in the high jump at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Earned a first-place finish at the Big Sky Tuner (Feb. 15) … Ended season with a season-best mark of 6-05 (1.96m) that tied for 13th on the Big Sky performance list.
2017 Season
Indoor (Junior): Wrapped up season by finishing 13th at the Big Sky Championships in the high jump (6-04.75) … Finished runner-up in the high jump at the Powder River Dual (Jan. 28), the Feb. 4 double dual and Last Chance Qualifier (Jan. 17) … Top mark of 6-07 set at the Last Chance Qualifier … Competed in seven total meets.
Outdoor (Junior): Earned a career-best eighth place finish in the high jump (6-04.25) at the Big Sky Championships … Finished second in the event at the Tom Gage Classic behind a personal-best jump of 6-08.25 … Placed third in the high jump on four occasions.
2016 Season
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in the long jump and high jump ... Placed second at the Powder River Duals in the high jump clearing 6-00.75 ... Cleared 6-02.75 three times, his highest mark of the year ... Earned his best mark in the long jump at the MSU open with a jump of 20-01.00.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Opened campaign by earning farthest height among competitors in the high jump at the MSU Open (March 26) ... Competed in seven meets ... Finished ninth at the Big Sky Conference Championships in the high jump with a mark of 06-05 ... Earned four top-four finishes in the high jump.
2015 Season
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in five meets in the high jump ... Cleared his best jump of 6-02.75 to place third at the MSU Invitational.
Outdoor (Freshman): Qualified for the Big Sky Conference Championships by placing 13th in the high jump with a career-best clearance of 6-03.50 ... Won the Tom Gage Open with a jump of 6-02.75, a height he hit three times throughout the season.
High School: A 2014 graduate of Helena High School ... Earned three letters in track, two in football and one in basketball ... Finished fourth at the Montana AA state meet in the high jump as a senior ... Placed sixth in same event as a junior ... Earned second at the divisional meet senior year in the high jump ... Took first in event at five meet during senior campaign.
Personal: Son of Paul Pedersen and Bernadette Miller ... Majoring in microbiology.
Big Sky Preview
Friday, February 11
Track and Field Big Sky Championships
Monday, February 18
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 11, 2013
Tuesday, February 12
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 4, 2013
Tuesday, February 05