2017 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Horning, Mitch

Mitch Horning
- Class:
- Junior
- Custom1:
- Jr.
- Position:
- Sprints
- Hometown:
- Eugene, OR
- High School:
- Sheldon HS
- Major:
- Business Marketing
Bio
Horning's Performance History & Personal Bests
2019 Season
Indoor (Senior): Earned a gold and silver medal at the 2019 Big Sky Conference Championships … Finished with first individual all-conference honors of career by taking second in the 200 (21.98) … Placed 11th in the 60 (6.94) … Member of school-record 4x400 relay squad that took first place at the Big Sky meet … Also member of 10th fastest 4x400 relay during regular season … Competed in six meets over the course of the season … Earned first-place finishes in all four appearances in the 200.
2018 Season
Indoor (Junior): Earned all-conference honors at the Big Sky Indoor Championships … Member of 4x400 relay that finished in second (3:13.77) at conference meet and broke school record mark … Also took fourth individually in the 200 at the Big Sky Championships in Flagstaff … Set program’s third-best time in 200 (21.63) during season and member of eighth fastest 4x400 relay (3:16.32) all-time … Completed season seventh in the 200 on the Big Sky performance list … Achieved three first-place showings inside Worthington Arena over course of five meets.
Outdoor (Senior): Captured a gold medal in final appearance at Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Member of first-place 4x400 relay team that set MSU’s second-best time in event in program history of 3:12.27 … Also advanced to finals in 100 and took ninth in 200 at the conference meet … Had sixth best time in 100 (10.67) and eighth fastest in 200 (21.58) on Big Sky performance list during season … Competed in six meets for the Bobcats … Had four total first-place finishes in MSU’s Cat-Griz Dual victory in Missoula on April 28 … Earned a lifetime best in the 400 (49.53) during season.
2017 Season
Indoor (Redshirt): Sat out season as a redshirt.
Outdoor (Junior): Completed season by competing in four events for the Bobcats at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Finished fourth as a member of team’s 4x400 relay … Also took eighth in the 4x100 relay, ninth in the 100 and 12th in the 200 … Improved top 10 program all-time marks in the 100 and 200 during season … Jumped into a tie for third in the 100 (10.69) at the Tom Gage Classic (May 5) … Also moved into seventh in the 200 at the same meet with a converted time of 21.53 … Appeared in eight meets for the Bobcats … Totaled 12 top-three showings throughout the year … Member of Montana State’s traveling team that competed at the Bryan Clay and Beach Invitationals in California (April 14-15).
2016 Season
Indoor (Sophomore): Hit two qualifiers at the MSU Open (Jan. 15), running the 200m dash in 22.26 and the 60 in 6.95 … Placed first in the 60m at the Last Chance Qualifier (2/19) by running a career-best 6.94 … Came out on top in the 200 finishing in 22.02, another personal best … Advanced to the finals in the 60 and 200 at the conference championships (Feb. 25) ... Took fourth in the 60 and seventh in the 200 … Jumped to fifth in MSU’s record books with his 60 time of 6.92 ... Came out on top of the 100 and 200 at the MSU Open (Feb. 19) posting times of 11.00 and 22.52, respectively.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Capped year off by competing for the 'Cats in the 4x100, 4x400 and 100 at the Big Sky Conference Championships ... Finished seventh in the 100 for the second consecutive year ... Opened season by taking first in the 100, 200 and 4x100 at the MSU Open (March 26) ... Earned event runner-up finishes in the Al Manuel Northwest Dual, Cat/Griz Dual and Tom Gage Classic ... Also competed at the Utah Spring Classic ... Finished a personal-high eighth out of 30 runners in the 100.
2015 Season
Indoor (Freshman): Placed in the top four in every regular season meet in the 60 and 200 ... Took first in the 200 at the Bobcat Open and MSU Invite ... Ran a season best in the prelims of the conference championships with a time of 21.85 in the 200 ... Placed seventh overall in the 200 and third in the 60 at the conference championships ... All-Big Sky Conference honoree in the 60.
Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in the 100, 200 and 4x100 throughout the season ... Placed seventh in the 100 at the conference championships and 12th in the prelims of the 200 ... Finished first in the 100 at the Cat-Griz Dual with a time of 10.77.
High School: Graduated from Sheldon High School in 2014 ... 2014 Oregon 6A state champion in the 100 and 4x100 ... 2014 Southwest Conference champion in the 100, 200, 4x100 and 4x400 ... State record holder in the 4x100 ... 2013 Oregon 6A state champion in the 100, 200 and 4x100.
Personal: Son of Chris and Jennifer Horning ... Majoring in business marketing.
2019 Season
Indoor (Senior): Earned a gold and silver medal at the 2019 Big Sky Conference Championships … Finished with first individual all-conference honors of career by taking second in the 200 (21.98) … Placed 11th in the 60 (6.94) … Member of school-record 4x400 relay squad that took first place at the Big Sky meet … Also member of 10th fastest 4x400 relay during regular season … Competed in six meets over the course of the season … Earned first-place finishes in all four appearances in the 200.
2018 Season
Indoor (Junior): Earned all-conference honors at the Big Sky Indoor Championships … Member of 4x400 relay that finished in second (3:13.77) at conference meet and broke school record mark … Also took fourth individually in the 200 at the Big Sky Championships in Flagstaff … Set program’s third-best time in 200 (21.63) during season and member of eighth fastest 4x400 relay (3:16.32) all-time … Completed season seventh in the 200 on the Big Sky performance list … Achieved three first-place showings inside Worthington Arena over course of five meets.
Outdoor (Senior): Captured a gold medal in final appearance at Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Member of first-place 4x400 relay team that set MSU’s second-best time in event in program history of 3:12.27 … Also advanced to finals in 100 and took ninth in 200 at the conference meet … Had sixth best time in 100 (10.67) and eighth fastest in 200 (21.58) on Big Sky performance list during season … Competed in six meets for the Bobcats … Had four total first-place finishes in MSU’s Cat-Griz Dual victory in Missoula on April 28 … Earned a lifetime best in the 400 (49.53) during season.
2017 Season
Indoor (Redshirt): Sat out season as a redshirt.
Outdoor (Junior): Completed season by competing in four events for the Bobcats at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Finished fourth as a member of team’s 4x400 relay … Also took eighth in the 4x100 relay, ninth in the 100 and 12th in the 200 … Improved top 10 program all-time marks in the 100 and 200 during season … Jumped into a tie for third in the 100 (10.69) at the Tom Gage Classic (May 5) … Also moved into seventh in the 200 at the same meet with a converted time of 21.53 … Appeared in eight meets for the Bobcats … Totaled 12 top-three showings throughout the year … Member of Montana State’s traveling team that competed at the Bryan Clay and Beach Invitationals in California (April 14-15).
2016 Season
Indoor (Sophomore): Hit two qualifiers at the MSU Open (Jan. 15), running the 200m dash in 22.26 and the 60 in 6.95 … Placed first in the 60m at the Last Chance Qualifier (2/19) by running a career-best 6.94 … Came out on top in the 200 finishing in 22.02, another personal best … Advanced to the finals in the 60 and 200 at the conference championships (Feb. 25) ... Took fourth in the 60 and seventh in the 200 … Jumped to fifth in MSU’s record books with his 60 time of 6.92 ... Came out on top of the 100 and 200 at the MSU Open (Feb. 19) posting times of 11.00 and 22.52, respectively.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Capped year off by competing for the 'Cats in the 4x100, 4x400 and 100 at the Big Sky Conference Championships ... Finished seventh in the 100 for the second consecutive year ... Opened season by taking first in the 100, 200 and 4x100 at the MSU Open (March 26) ... Earned event runner-up finishes in the Al Manuel Northwest Dual, Cat/Griz Dual and Tom Gage Classic ... Also competed at the Utah Spring Classic ... Finished a personal-high eighth out of 30 runners in the 100.
2015 Season
Indoor (Freshman): Placed in the top four in every regular season meet in the 60 and 200 ... Took first in the 200 at the Bobcat Open and MSU Invite ... Ran a season best in the prelims of the conference championships with a time of 21.85 in the 200 ... Placed seventh overall in the 200 and third in the 60 at the conference championships ... All-Big Sky Conference honoree in the 60.
Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in the 100, 200 and 4x100 throughout the season ... Placed seventh in the 100 at the conference championships and 12th in the prelims of the 200 ... Finished first in the 100 at the Cat-Griz Dual with a time of 10.77.
High School: Graduated from Sheldon High School in 2014 ... 2014 Oregon 6A state champion in the 100 and 4x100 ... 2014 Southwest Conference champion in the 100, 200, 4x100 and 4x400 ... State record holder in the 4x100 ... 2013 Oregon 6A state champion in the 100, 200 and 4x100.
Personal: Son of Chris and Jennifer Horning ... Majoring in business marketing.
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