2017-18 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Douglass, Kyle

Kyle Douglass
- Event(s):
- Throws
- Indoor:
- Senior
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Missoula, Mont.
- High School:
- Sentinel HS
- Major:
- Electrical Engineering
Bio
Douglass's Performance History & Personal Bests
2017-18 Season
Indoor (Senior): Capped season by taking runner-up in the shot put at the Big Sky Indoor Championships … Earned silver medal by completing a throw of 57-02.75 … Moved up to third all-time in program history in the shot put with a toss of 60-05.25 … Mark was 42nd best in the nation and was the top throw in the event on the Big Sky performance list … Selected as the Big Sky’s Field Athlete of the Week on Dec. 5 and Jan. 30 … Placed first in shot put in six of eight meets competed in.
Outdoor (Senior): Completed collegiate career with stellar senior campaign … Closed out Big Sky meet showings by claiming gold in the discus and silver in the shot put … Achieved personal best in discus en route to first-place finish … Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Sacramento in both events … Placed eighth at the West Regional in the discus to advance to first career NCAA Championship … Became third Bobcat to compete at NCAA meet at historic Eugene Field on June 8 … Finished as an honorable mention All-American by taking 17th in a field of 24 with a mark of 176-10 … Completed MSU tenure with second all-time program marks in the shot put (60-01.25) and discus (192-05) … Both marks finished atop the Big Sky performance list … Lifetime best throw in the discus was seventh best in the region and 16th in the nation … Shot put was 26th ranked in the region and 51st in Division I … Named Big Sky’s Field Athlete of the Week on April 24 following Beach Invitational … Finished among top five in individual standings in all three meets team competed in on trips to California.
2017 Season
Indoor (Junior): Capped season by earning all-conference honors in the shot put with a third-place finish at the Big Sky meet (56-07.50) … Moved to fifth all time in program history in the shot put (58-04.50) at team’s opening MSU Invitational on Jan. 13 … Named Big Conference Field Athlete of the Week following meet (Jan. 17) … Completed top shot put on four occasions and top three in remaining three appearances.
Outdoor (Junior): Earned first-career conference title at the Big Sky meet in the shot put … Bobcats’ lone first-place individual finisher at the meet … Completed shot put with mark of (58-08.75) for gold medal honors … Also finished meet with runner-up showing in the discus (180-04) to earn all-Big Sky recognition in each event … Improved to second all-time in program history in the discus with a throw of 186-00 at the Cat-Griz Dual (April 22) … Moved up to fourth on the MSU all-time shot put chart (59-08.25) at the same meet … Discus throw at Cat-Griz Dual eventually was 38th best mark in Division I track and field in 2017 … Advanced to the NCAA West Regional meet in Austin, Texas … Appeared in both the shot put and discus at the West Preliminary Round … Finishing personal-best 28th in the discus (175-03) … Named the Big Sky Men’s Field Athlete of the Week on April 17 following appearances at the Bryan Clay and Beach Invitationals in California … Completed the season with a total of 12 first-place marks combined … Swept throwing events in three consecutive meets heading into the Big Sky Championships from April 22-May 5.
2016 Season
Indoor (Sophomore): Led all competitors in the shot put throwing a personal-best 55-04.25, three feet past the Big Sky Conference qualifying mark at the MSU Open (Jan. 15) ... First place in shot put at Powder River Dual (Jan. 30) throwing 57-09.5 ... Claimed Big Sky Athlete of the Week following efforts at Powder River Dual ... Mark put Douglass on MSU's Top 10 list at fifth ... Placed sixth in the shot put at the Big Sky Conference Championships (Feb. 25) making a distance of 53-08.25.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Led the men's track squad with 119 points during the outdoor season ... Finished second in the discus and fifth in the shot put at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (May 11) ... Advanced to NCAA West Preliminary Round and took 34th in the discus ... Swept the shot put and discus at the Cat/Griz Dual (April 23), Al Manuel Northwest Dual (April 2) and the MSU Open (March 26) ... Finished among top five competitors in all but two events ... Earned career-best marks in the shot put (56-06.50) and the discus (182-06.55) at the Montana Open (April 29) and Long Beach Coast Invite (April 14), respecitively.
2015 Season
Indoor (Freshman): Placed tenth at the conference championships ... Earned four top-three finishes in the shot put, highlighted by a first-place finish in his opening meet as a Bobcat ... Threw a season-best mark at the MSU Invite, 51-03.
Outdoor (Freshman): Earned six first-place finishes in the discus and shot put ... Placed fourth overall at the conference championships in the discus and ninth in the shot put ... Threw a career-best 166-02 at the conference championships in the discus.
High School: A 2014 graduate of Sentinel High School ... Four-year letterwinner in track and field, three in football and one in basketball ... Montana State AA All-State selection in track and field and football senior year ... All-conference selection in track and field and football as a junior ... All-conference selection in track and field as a sophomore ... Three-year Academic All-State honoree ... Special Olympics coach.
Personal: Son of Shari and Steve Douglass ... Majoring in electrical engineering.
2017-18 Season
Indoor (Senior): Capped season by taking runner-up in the shot put at the Big Sky Indoor Championships … Earned silver medal by completing a throw of 57-02.75 … Moved up to third all-time in program history in the shot put with a toss of 60-05.25 … Mark was 42nd best in the nation and was the top throw in the event on the Big Sky performance list … Selected as the Big Sky’s Field Athlete of the Week on Dec. 5 and Jan. 30 … Placed first in shot put in six of eight meets competed in.
Outdoor (Senior): Completed collegiate career with stellar senior campaign … Closed out Big Sky meet showings by claiming gold in the discus and silver in the shot put … Achieved personal best in discus en route to first-place finish … Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Sacramento in both events … Placed eighth at the West Regional in the discus to advance to first career NCAA Championship … Became third Bobcat to compete at NCAA meet at historic Eugene Field on June 8 … Finished as an honorable mention All-American by taking 17th in a field of 24 with a mark of 176-10 … Completed MSU tenure with second all-time program marks in the shot put (60-01.25) and discus (192-05) … Both marks finished atop the Big Sky performance list … Lifetime best throw in the discus was seventh best in the region and 16th in the nation … Shot put was 26th ranked in the region and 51st in Division I … Named Big Sky’s Field Athlete of the Week on April 24 following Beach Invitational … Finished among top five in individual standings in all three meets team competed in on trips to California.
2017 Season
Indoor (Junior): Capped season by earning all-conference honors in the shot put with a third-place finish at the Big Sky meet (56-07.50) … Moved to fifth all time in program history in the shot put (58-04.50) at team’s opening MSU Invitational on Jan. 13 … Named Big Conference Field Athlete of the Week following meet (Jan. 17) … Completed top shot put on four occasions and top three in remaining three appearances.
Outdoor (Junior): Earned first-career conference title at the Big Sky meet in the shot put … Bobcats’ lone first-place individual finisher at the meet … Completed shot put with mark of (58-08.75) for gold medal honors … Also finished meet with runner-up showing in the discus (180-04) to earn all-Big Sky recognition in each event … Improved to second all-time in program history in the discus with a throw of 186-00 at the Cat-Griz Dual (April 22) … Moved up to fourth on the MSU all-time shot put chart (59-08.25) at the same meet … Discus throw at Cat-Griz Dual eventually was 38th best mark in Division I track and field in 2017 … Advanced to the NCAA West Regional meet in Austin, Texas … Appeared in both the shot put and discus at the West Preliminary Round … Finishing personal-best 28th in the discus (175-03) … Named the Big Sky Men’s Field Athlete of the Week on April 17 following appearances at the Bryan Clay and Beach Invitationals in California … Completed the season with a total of 12 first-place marks combined … Swept throwing events in three consecutive meets heading into the Big Sky Championships from April 22-May 5.
2016 Season
Indoor (Sophomore): Led all competitors in the shot put throwing a personal-best 55-04.25, three feet past the Big Sky Conference qualifying mark at the MSU Open (Jan. 15) ... First place in shot put at Powder River Dual (Jan. 30) throwing 57-09.5 ... Claimed Big Sky Athlete of the Week following efforts at Powder River Dual ... Mark put Douglass on MSU's Top 10 list at fifth ... Placed sixth in the shot put at the Big Sky Conference Championships (Feb. 25) making a distance of 53-08.25.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Led the men's track squad with 119 points during the outdoor season ... Finished second in the discus and fifth in the shot put at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (May 11) ... Advanced to NCAA West Preliminary Round and took 34th in the discus ... Swept the shot put and discus at the Cat/Griz Dual (April 23), Al Manuel Northwest Dual (April 2) and the MSU Open (March 26) ... Finished among top five competitors in all but two events ... Earned career-best marks in the shot put (56-06.50) and the discus (182-06.55) at the Montana Open (April 29) and Long Beach Coast Invite (April 14), respecitively.
2015 Season
Indoor (Freshman): Placed tenth at the conference championships ... Earned four top-three finishes in the shot put, highlighted by a first-place finish in his opening meet as a Bobcat ... Threw a season-best mark at the MSU Invite, 51-03.
Outdoor (Freshman): Earned six first-place finishes in the discus and shot put ... Placed fourth overall at the conference championships in the discus and ninth in the shot put ... Threw a career-best 166-02 at the conference championships in the discus.
High School: A 2014 graduate of Sentinel High School ... Four-year letterwinner in track and field, three in football and one in basketball ... Montana State AA All-State selection in track and field and football senior year ... All-conference selection in track and field and football as a junior ... All-conference selection in track and field as a sophomore ... Three-year Academic All-State honoree ... Special Olympics coach.
Personal: Son of Shari and Steve Douglass ... Majoring in electrical engineering.
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