2017 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Yeager, Bill

Bill Yeager
- Class:
- Freshman
- Custom1:
- Fr.
- Position:
- Sprints
- Hometown:
- Twin Bridges, MT
- High School:
- Twin Bridges HS
- Major:
- Kinesiology
Bio
Yeager's Performance History & Personal Bests
2019-20 Season
Indoor (Senior): Competed in three meets … Ended season by placing 22nd in the 400 at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Also ran the 200 following a meniscus tear during fall semester workouts ... Named to the Big Sky's 2020 Spring All-Academic Team.
2018-19 Season
Indoor (Junior): Competed in six meets for the Bobcats … Member of Montana State’s gold-medal winning distance medley relay squad at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Relay also set eighth fastest time in program history … Ran the 60, 200, 400 and on MSU relays during the year … Finished as high as second in an individual event when he took runner-up in 400 at the Big Sky Tuner (Feb. 15) ... Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic team.
Outdoor (Junior): Competed in six meets for the Bobcats … Finished 12th in the 100 at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Also took seventh as part of MSU’s 4x100 relay squad at the meet … Set a lifetime best wind legal at the Tom Gage Classic of 10.89 (May 3) in the 100 … Had a wind legal personal best in the 200 of 22.43 at the Triton Invitational (April 13) … Earned three runner-up finishes and a third-place showing in a Cat-Griz Dual victory at home on April 27 ... Named to Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team.
2017-18 Season
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in four meets for the Bobcats … Finished fourth place individually in the 400 at the Powder River Dual (Jan. 27) and the Bobcat Invitational (Feb. 2) … Also participated on two MSU 4x400 relays that finished in second place … Member of the Big Sky Winter All-Academic team.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Participated in the Big Sky Outdoor Championships to close out season … Finished in 10th place in the 400 with a time of 50.23 seconds … Wrapped up a lifetime best in the event at the Cat-Griz Dual on April 28 by coming in at 49.57 … Competed in both the Triton Invitational and Beach Invitational in California … Earned individual best two runner-up finishes … Named to the Big Sky Spring All-Academic team.
2016-17 Season
Indoor (Freshman): Earned a gold medal and all-conference accolades as a member of MSU’s first-place distance medley relay squad at the Big Sky Championships … Helped produce the Bobcats’ ninth-best time (9:53.24) in program history … Also member of fourth-place finishing 4x400 relay squad … Part of top MSU 4x400 relay throughout the season … Best individual performance of third came in 400 at the Last Chance Qualifier … Personal bests achieve during year came in 60m (7.22), 200 (23.06) and 400 (50.57) … Named to Big Sky All-Academic team.
Outdoor (Freshman): Appeared in five meets for the Bobcats … Opened year with a first-place 4x100 showing at the Bobcat Invitational (March 25) … Also placed third at same meet in the 100 (11.24) … Put together two fourth-place finishes in the 100 and 200 at the Cat-Griz Dual (April 22) … Named to Big Sky All-Academic team.
High School: Multi-sport athlete that competed at Twin Bridges High School … Finished second in the state as a senior in the 400m (best mark of 48.99), third in the 200 (22.52) and fourth in the 100 (11.33)… Three-time all-state and all-conference track honoree … Finished third in the 400 as a junior and fifth as a sophomore … Broke school records in the 100 and 200 … Served as a captain on both the track and football teams as a senior … Rushed for over 1,000 yards as a running back on the Falcons’ football team as a junior and senior … Named to all-state team in football … Three-time Academic All-State selection, member of National Honor Society and high school’s honor roll … Also member of school band and participated in FCCLA and Upward Bound.
Personal: Son of William and Akiko Yeager ... Plans to major in kinesiology … Great grand uncle, Guy Kirksey, ran track at the University of Missouri from 1908-1911 … Grandfather, Emer Yeager, ran track at West Point from 1956-57.
2019-20 Season
Indoor (Senior): Competed in three meets … Ended season by placing 22nd in the 400 at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Also ran the 200 following a meniscus tear during fall semester workouts ... Named to the Big Sky's 2020 Spring All-Academic Team.
2018-19 Season
Indoor (Junior): Competed in six meets for the Bobcats … Member of Montana State’s gold-medal winning distance medley relay squad at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Relay also set eighth fastest time in program history … Ran the 60, 200, 400 and on MSU relays during the year … Finished as high as second in an individual event when he took runner-up in 400 at the Big Sky Tuner (Feb. 15) ... Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic team.
Outdoor (Junior): Competed in six meets for the Bobcats … Finished 12th in the 100 at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Also took seventh as part of MSU’s 4x100 relay squad at the meet … Set a lifetime best wind legal at the Tom Gage Classic of 10.89 (May 3) in the 100 … Had a wind legal personal best in the 200 of 22.43 at the Triton Invitational (April 13) … Earned three runner-up finishes and a third-place showing in a Cat-Griz Dual victory at home on April 27 ... Named to Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team.
2017-18 Season
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in four meets for the Bobcats … Finished fourth place individually in the 400 at the Powder River Dual (Jan. 27) and the Bobcat Invitational (Feb. 2) … Also participated on two MSU 4x400 relays that finished in second place … Member of the Big Sky Winter All-Academic team.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Participated in the Big Sky Outdoor Championships to close out season … Finished in 10th place in the 400 with a time of 50.23 seconds … Wrapped up a lifetime best in the event at the Cat-Griz Dual on April 28 by coming in at 49.57 … Competed in both the Triton Invitational and Beach Invitational in California … Earned individual best two runner-up finishes … Named to the Big Sky Spring All-Academic team.
2016-17 Season
Indoor (Freshman): Earned a gold medal and all-conference accolades as a member of MSU’s first-place distance medley relay squad at the Big Sky Championships … Helped produce the Bobcats’ ninth-best time (9:53.24) in program history … Also member of fourth-place finishing 4x400 relay squad … Part of top MSU 4x400 relay throughout the season … Best individual performance of third came in 400 at the Last Chance Qualifier … Personal bests achieve during year came in 60m (7.22), 200 (23.06) and 400 (50.57) … Named to Big Sky All-Academic team.
Outdoor (Freshman): Appeared in five meets for the Bobcats … Opened year with a first-place 4x100 showing at the Bobcat Invitational (March 25) … Also placed third at same meet in the 100 (11.24) … Put together two fourth-place finishes in the 100 and 200 at the Cat-Griz Dual (April 22) … Named to Big Sky All-Academic team.
High School: Multi-sport athlete that competed at Twin Bridges High School … Finished second in the state as a senior in the 400m (best mark of 48.99), third in the 200 (22.52) and fourth in the 100 (11.33)… Three-time all-state and all-conference track honoree … Finished third in the 400 as a junior and fifth as a sophomore … Broke school records in the 100 and 200 … Served as a captain on both the track and football teams as a senior … Rushed for over 1,000 yards as a running back on the Falcons’ football team as a junior and senior … Named to all-state team in football … Three-time Academic All-State selection, member of National Honor Society and high school’s honor roll … Also member of school band and participated in FCCLA and Upward Bound.
Personal: Son of William and Akiko Yeager ... Plans to major in kinesiology … Great grand uncle, Guy Kirksey, ran track at the University of Missouri from 1908-1911 … Grandfather, Emer Yeager, ran track at West Point from 1956-57.
Big Sky Preview
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Track and Field Big Sky Championships
Monday, February 18
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Tuesday, February 12
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 4, 2013
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