2015-16 MSUB Track & Field Media Guide

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Montana State University Billings Track & Field 2015-16 Quick Facts University Information

Location: Billings, MT Address: 1500 University Drive 59101 Established: 1927 Enrollment: 4,781 Chancellor: Dr. Mark Nook University Website: www.msubillings.edu

Yellowjacket Athletics Information

Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Great Northwest Athletic Conference Colors: Navy, Gold Nickname: Yellowjackets Faculty Athletic Representative: Dr. Scott Harris Athletic Director/SWA: Krista Montague Sports Information Contact: Birgitta Gray Phone: 406-896-5917 Email: birgitta.gray@msubillings.edu Athletics Website: www.msubsports.com MSUB Sports on Twitter: @MSUBSports MSUB Sports on Facebook: MSUB Sports MSUB Sports on Instagram: MSUB Sports MSUB Sports on YouTube: MSUB Sports

MSUB Track & Field Staff

Head Coach: Dave Coppock, 27th year Phone: 406-657-2374 Email: dcoppock@msubillings.edu Assistant Coach: Jonathan Woehl Phone: 406-657-2349 Email: jonathan.woehl@msubillings.edu Assistant Coach: Anica Knispel Assistant Coach: Mark Bolt Athletic Trainer: Tom Ebel Phone: 406-657-2375 Email: tebel@msubillings.edu

MSUB Track & Field Team Information Indoor 2014-15 Men’s GNAC Finish: 8th 2014-15 Women’s GNAC Finish: 9th

Table of Contents

About MSUB........................................................................................3 2016 Schedule....................................................................................4 About Yellowjacket Athletics...............................................................5 New Faces Feature: Freshman Josey Smiedala....................................7 Yellowjacket A.D. Krista Montague......................................................9 Coaching Staff Head Coach Dave Coppock...................................................................10 Assistant Coaches................................................................................11 2015-16 Team 2015-16 Roster...................................................................................12 2015-16 Women’s Season Preview......................................................13 2015-16 Men’s Season Preview...........................................................15 2015-16 Team by Class........................................................................17 Player Profiles.....................................................................................20 2014-15 Season 2014-15 Men’s Season Review............................................................87 2014-15 Women’s Season Review.......................................................90 Program History Men’s Indoor Records..........................................................................93 Women’s Indoor Records.....................................................................94 Men’s Outdoor Records........................................................................95 Women’s Outdoor Records..................................................................96 Awards & Honors.................................................................................97 Yellowjacket Athletics MSUB Administration..........................................................................99 MSUB Coaches.....................................................................................100 NCAA Division II Pages........................................................................101

Outdoor 2014-15 Men’s GNAC Finish: 9th 2014-15 Women’s GNAC Finish: 9th Men Returners: 15 Newcomers: 8 Women Returners: 7 Newcomers: 10 Facebook: MSU-Billings Track & Field Twitter: @MSUBXCTF

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About MSUB Montana State University Billings is a comprehensive public four-year higher education institution located in Montana's largest population center, whose faculty is actively engaged in teaching, research, creative endeavors and public service. The University opened in 1927 and was initially called Eastern Montana State Normal School at Billings and was established to prepare teachers for elementary schools in Eastern Montana. MSU Billings has grown, with the city of Billings and Yellowstone County, into the major urban comprehensive higher education center of south central Montana. The University consists of five colleges on two campuses: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business, the College of Education, the College of Allied Health Professions and City College, which serves the comprehensive two-year mission of the University on a campus seven miles west of the University Campus. MSU Billings offers a full complement of one- and two-year certificate programs, associate degrees, and bachelor and master degrees, as well as pre-professional academic offerings in nearly 100 academic areas; and features 23 programs that are totally available online.

Several academic programs are unique to the Montana University System. MSU Billings Extended Campus also maintains a presence in Downtown Billings through outreach education to underserved populations, GED preparation, summer programs for children and short-term training/conference space.

MSU Billings is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities. The MSU Billings College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, whose standards are used as the basis to evaluate a business school’s mission, operations, faculty qualifications and contributions, programs, and other critical areas. The MSU Billings College of Education is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education for preparing elementary and secondary teachers and school counselors through the Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees, and the Master of Science in Special Education degree. MSU Billings is also accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, and the Council on Rehabilitation Education. City College programs are approved by the National Institute for Automotive Excellence and the Montana Board of Nursing.

Public service is integral to the mission of the University. Its two primary public service entities are KEMC/Yellowstone Public Radio and the Montana Center for Inclusive Education, a comprehensive education, rehabilitation, and diagnostic center serving Montanans with disabilities.

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2015-16 MSUB Yellowjackets Men’s & Women’s Track & Field Schedule

INDOOR SEASON Day Date Opponent Location Saturday Dec. 5 at BHSU Holiday Open Spearfish, SD Tuesday Jan. 5 at Montana State Open Bozeman, MT Saturday Jan. 23 at Dave Little Alumni Spearfish, SD Friday Feb. 5 at Mountain State Games Pocatello, ID Friday-Saturday Feb. 19-20 GNAC Indoor Championships Nampa, ID Friday-Saturday Mar. 11-12 NCAA Indoor Championships Pittsburg, KS

OUTDOOR SEASON Day Date Opponent Location Saturday Mar. 26 at Montana State Invite Bozeman, MT Saturday Apr. 9 at Bauer Invitational Rapid City, SD Thursday Apr. 14 Yellowjacket/Battlin’ Bear Open Laurel, MT Friday-Saturday Apr. 22-23 Jack Christiansen Invitational Fort Collins, CO Saturday Apr. 30 at University of Montana Open Missoula, MT Friday May 6 at Tom Gage Classic Missoula, MT Friday-Saturday May 13-14 GNAC Outdoor Championships Monmouth, OR Thurs.-Sat. May 26-28 NCAA Outdoor Championships Tampa, FL Home meet in bold at Laurel High School.

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About Yellowjacket Athletics Home of the Yellowjackets, the Montana State University Billings department of intercollegiate athletics supports 15 men’s and women’s varsity sports which compete in the NCAA at the Division II level. MSUB is one of 11 full-time members of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, which features 11 championships throughout each academic year.

More than 240 student-athletes compete on MSUB’s teams, and members of Yellowjacket teams posted a collective 3.15 grade point average during the 2014-15 academic year.

MSUB-sponsored varsity sports include men’s and women’s teams in basketball, cheer/stunt, cross-country, golf, soccer, indoor and outdoor track & field, as well as baseball, softball, and women’s volleyball.

2014-15 marked a historic year for Yellowjacket Athletics, as MSUB hosted three conference championship events and an NCAA Division II West Region Championship for the first time ever. The ‘Jackets welcomed more than 30 teams to Billings on Nov. 22, 2014 for the NCAA Division II West Region Cross Country Championships at Amend Park, hosted the 2014-15 Men’s and Women’s GNAC Basketball Championships from March 4-7, 2015 at Alterowitz Gym, and capped off the year by hosting the 2015 GNAC Baseball Championships from May 7-8 at Dehler Park.

MSUB also serves as the host of the largest NCAA Division II softball tournament, the Desert Stinger Classic, which was played for the sixth year in a row from Feb. 12-14, 2015 at Majestic Park in Las Vegas.

The 2014-15 year also featured three All-American athletes from MSUB, including senior Kayleen Goggins (women’s basketball), junior Robert Peterson (men’s indoor track & field), and senior Brody Miller (baseball). Miller was also selected as the 2014-15 GNAC Male Athlete of the Year for all sports, just the second baseball player in the conference’s history to win the award, and the second student-athlete from MSUB to collect the honor as he joined women’s basketball star Bobbi Knudsen (2013-14).

Capturing GNAC crowns during the 2014-15 year were MSUB’s baseball and softball teams. The Yellowjackets won the 2015 GNAC Softball Championships and advanced all the way to the semifinals of the NCAA Division II West Region Championships in May.

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About Yellowjacket Athletics MSUB’s women’s soccer team also competed for a GNAC Championship title, finishing in second place in the conference standings and earning the No. 2 seed into the conference tournament in the fall of 2014. In men’s golf, senior Jake Hedge also represented the ‘Jackets at the NCAA Regional level, competing as an individual in the championships in Monterey Bay, Calif., from May 6-8, 2015.

In 2013-14, the MSUB women’s basketball team made history by winning the 2013-14 Great Northwest Athletic Conference regular season title and advancing to the NCAA Division II west regional championship game. MSUB’s 2013-14 women’s basketball team joined the Yellowjackets’ 1998-99 squad as the only two in program history to advance to the NCAA regional title game. The latter continued on to the Elite Eight, marking the furthest-advancing MSUB team in the school’s history.

In 2012, the MSUB softball team won the GNAC regular season title with a 32-18 overall record and earned hosting privileges for the 2013 conference softball tournament. The 2012 Yellowjacket men’s basketball team also earned a conference title, defeating the University of Alaska Anchorage 74-70 in the GNAC tournament championship game.

Formerly known as Eastern Montana College, MSUB athletics stem back to the 1927-28 season, the year in which the university was founded.

The Yellowjackets have competed in a number of different conferences throughout the years, and prior to the 1980-81 season the athletic department transitioned from the NAIA to competing at the NCAA Division II level.

The MSUB Hall of Fame and Distinction inducted its inaugural class in 1990 and serves as a tribute towards influential figures on and off the court, in both current and retired sports.

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New Faces: MSUB track and field freshman Josey Smiedala

Published online at www.msubsports.com | Wednesday, January 27, 2016 By: Rio Frame, MSUB Media Relations Intern MSUB SPORTS – Three meets down and two to go in completing freshman Josey Smiedala’s debut indoor season as a Montana State University Billings women’s track runner.

When asked about her first collegiate meet, Smiedala seemed very humble about her 61 second time in her open 400, as well as in her 4x400 meter relay later in the meet. “We had our first meet at Black Hills,” said Smiedala. “That went okay, but I was definitely not fully prepared for it. I think I was just kind of nervous racing again.”

In her next two meets Smiedala showed up ready to race and improve her times. Her second indoor meet at Montana State University rounded out with a strong showing in her 400 meter dash on her distance medley relay team and a slightly faster time in her open 400 meter dash later in the day (1:00.92, fourth). The freshman runner was not done there though. In her third meet of the season, Smiedala dominated her race, beating her opponent by an easy four seconds.

One could say that running is in her genes, as both Smiedala’s mother and father ran in their college years. Coming from a family filled with competitors, Smiedala has been involved in running since she was seven years old, along with her two sisters. Josie seems very fond and proud of her younger siblings, mentioning that one of her sisters had recently signed a letter of intent to compete for the University of Montana track team next year. This young athlete has not only competed in track for numerous years, but tried her hand at basketball, softball, gymnastics, soccer, and tennis, all in which her family supported her fully. After her dad’s diagnosis with cancer, Smiedala filled a more adult role and provided support by cooking, cleaning, and helping take care of her family until his health improved. She had to become more mature for her age, a trait that has stuck with Smiedala her entire life. “You just have to take one day at a time,” she said. “Everything happens for a reason. You need to have a positive outlook on everything.”

The beginning of Smiedala’s summer after her senior year didn’t involve flip flops and swimsuits, but rather flying to West Point Military Academy in New York only a couple of weeks after receiving surgery on her knee. She had been battling with this injury almost her entire senior track season at Helena High School, but one fatal hurdle sent Smiedala to the ground and to the hospital. Doctors informed her that surgery was a must if she planned on attending basic in the summer. “I was predicted to win the 300 hurdles at state, so it was the hardest thing in the world,” said Smiedala. But, Smiedala knew that after a year’s worth of writing essays and sitting through interviews to be accepted into West Point, she could not give up now.

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New Faces: MSUB track and field freshman Josey Smiedala However, she soon realized that maybe this was not her dream. “I don’t think my heart was really in it,” said Smiedala. “I was definitely doing it for other people besides myself. I was burnt out on it and running. That’s why I’m here now.”

Smiedala is no stranger to the hustle and bustle of Billings. “I guess I could kind of say I was raised here in a way, because we were up here basically every weekend,” she said. Talking about Billings led Smiedala to recount her call from New York to head coach Dave Coppock informing him of her newfound interest in the school and the track program. Coach Coppock and Smiedala knew about each other through Smiedala’s dad, who Coppock previously ran with in road races. “She seemed really nice, which didn’t surprise me at all, kind of knowing her family,” Coppock said. “I heard a lot of other people tell me that she was a really nice girl and works really hard.” Coppock continued to watch Smiedala as she progressed through high school. “I watched her results and knew that she was doing really well.”

Smiedala’s first semester at MSUB studying elementary education was full of trial and error, from learning how to deal with her new home, job, sport, social life, and class load. Her days included waking up to open the school’s Jackets & Co. Campus Store, where she would reside until class time, which turned into practice, dinner, and back to the store. “I would get back to my residence hall at like 9 o’clock and just want to go to sleep,” said Smiedala. “But I think I have more of a hold on it this semester just because I know what to expect.” Smiedala is working on getting her general credits done these first two semesters of her college career.

For a runner with personal records of 57 seconds in the 400 meter dash, 2:24 in the 800 meter dash, and 46.2 seconds in the 300 meter hurdles, Smiedala carries herself humbly. She even stated with a laugh, “I didn’t have very good form. I was more the powerhouse of hurdles.” Smiedala always looks to compliment her teammates, and build them up before she celebrates her own accomplishments. When asked about her impact on the team, assistant coach Jonathan Woehl, who works primarily with Smiedala, stated, “It’s been really nice to have her as part of the team because every day she brings a nice, positive attitude. It’s contagious amongst her teammates.”

With the two biggest indoor meets of the season looming in the coming weeks, Smiedala is focused on performing well within her relay teams, as well as attaining a sub-60 mark in the 400m. “No matter who we have running the relay, the team has a lot of potential,” Smiedala said. “We just need to be motivated.” While the freshman is less sure about her ability individually, both her father, who sent his encouragement in the form of the provisional national qualifying times in the 400m, and Coach Woehl are confident she has what it takes. “With the work ethic that she has, I can see her scoring at an all-conference level for us in both indoor and outdoor meets,” said Woehl.

“I’ve raced so many times, that it is second nature by now,” Smiedala commented. “I always do specific exercises, but I don’t do a lot of miles. I’m totally mental for my warmups. I sometimes try to imagine what I am going to do and my race strategy.” Her teammate and co-worker, Bailey Bomar stated, “She can go from being silly at work, to being serious as soon as she’s at a meet.” Smiedala can be seen encouraging her teammates before, during, and after their events all the way up to the intense 4x400 meter relay at the end of the meet. “She is always up for and wants to run the 4x400,” says Coppock. The freshman tries to remind her teammates that every race they run helps with their training for the rest of the season.

“Josie’s strongest asset as an athlete would be her desire to work up to her potential. She really wants to do well, and when you give her a workout, she’s all-in,” stated Coppock. Coppock plans on recruiting athletes to build the track program who have a lot of the same qualities that Smiedala displays. He expects that Smiedala will be one of the fastest, if not the fastest, woman 400 runners to come through the MSUB track program.

Both coaches and teammates find Smiedala’s addition to the women’s track team as very positive. Woehl said, “My job is going to be to hold her back, because she is going to want to do way more than she should. That’s a good thing.” His thoughts are probably accurate since Smiedala has stated, “I really think that practice is important to push yourself.” The young runner says that she will attempt to keep up with the men when they are practicing with one another.

“The way the track program is, you can be as good as you want to be,” said Smiedala. “I just like all the people here. Practice is so fun and I used to be so stressed out, but I’m just enjoying it, and I think that’s the most important thing.” Smiedala is back to running simply for herself and the pure love of it, as she starts her new journey as a Yellowjacket of MSUB following her philosophy of hard work, dedication, and a bubbly, infectious attitude.

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Yellowjacket Athletic Director Krista Montague Krista (Fjelstad) Montague is entering her 13th year of employment at MSU Billings and her third as director of intercollegiate athletics.

In 2014-15, MSUB hosted several marquee championship events for the first time ever. In November, MSUB welcomed the 2014 NCAA Division II Cross Country West Region Championships to Billings, which included participation from 32 teams across the region.

MSUB also hosted the 2014-15 GNAC Basketball Championships and the 2015 GNAC Baseball Championships during the academic year. MSUB’s softball team advanced to the NCAA Division II West Region Championship game after winning the GNAC Championships title, and the Yellowjackets’ baseball team also claimed a conference title during 2014-15.

During her first year at the helm of the athletic department, Montague successfully secured hosting responsibilities for the upcoming 2014 NCAA cross country west regional championships and 2014-15 Great Northwest Athletic Conference men’s and women’s basketball championships.

Montague began her employment with MSUB in July of 2002 as the department’s development and marketing director. Shortly after being hired, she was appointed to the position of senior woman administrator, making her the highest-ranking female administrator in the athletic department. When Montana State University Billings announced the hiring of Montague as its new athletic director on May 10, 2013, it became the first NCAA institution in Montana to have a female athletic director.

In 2005, the titles of assistant AD and NCAA compliance coordinator were added to her duties, while she still managed the corporate partnership program and special events for the department. In 2009, Montague was promoted to associate AD. As associate AD, her primary responsibilities included overseeing and managing NCAA II compliance for each of the 17 sports and co-ed cheer, as well serving as a crucial member of the athletics administration team and academic liaison between the different campus constituencies and athletics.

Montague, a native of Eastern Montana, received her undergraduate degree in business administration with an option in marketing in 1999 from MSU Billings. Montague was a four-year letterwinner for the MSUB women’s basketball team and left the program with the school record for career free-throw percentage. As a senior, Montague helped MSU Billings to the West Region Championship and the program's first and only Elite Eight appearance in women’s basketball.

Montague is a member of NACDA (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics) and NACWAA (National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators), as well as various other state and local organizations. In 2011-12, she served on NACWAA’s Legislation & Governance Committee, and also served as a member of the NCAA II Softball West Regional Advisory Committee in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.

Before joining the MSU Billings athletic staff full time, Montague was the athletic department’s part-time corporate partnership director and held various positions for DD Marketing (Pueblo, Colo.), Norwest Bank, and Billings Clinic.

Montague is currently pursuing a master's degree in public relations at MSU Billings.

She lives in West Billings with her husband Brent and two daughters Shayla (14) and Allie (12).

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Head Coach Dave Coppock Dave Coppock is entering his 27th season as head coach of both Yellowjacket cross-country teams and is entering his seventh as the MSUB track and field head coach since the program returned during the 2008-2009 season.

A former cross-country and track runner at the University of Northern Iowa and University of Montana, Coppock has produced 27 all-conference (track & field) and five NCAA all-region runners in cross-country. He has coached 16 NCAA DII National Track & Field Championships provisional qualifiers with two automatic qualifiers and two NCAA appearances. From his track and field teams, he has produced eight champions, including three last season (Peterson, men’s indoor 1500m, Robinson, men’s outdoor 1500m, and Holm, women’s discus).

He has also had multiple NCAA DII all-region track performers, including six last season alone (Indoor: Buehler, Campbell, Peterson and Montanez; Outdoor: Holm, Montanez). In distance running, Coppock has coached two former cross-country runners (Sarah Graves and Heidi Reider Schuette) who became U.S. Olympic marathon trials qualifiers.

Under Coppock’s guidance in 2014-15, junior Robert Peterson became the first-ever Yellowjacket to earn a spot in the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships. He also earned USTFCCCA All-American honors after finishing 10th in the mile at the 2015 Indoor Championships.

The Yellowjackets also hosted the 2014 NCAA Division II Cross Country West Region Championships at Amend Park in Billings in Nov., 2014. More than 30 teams from across the region competed in the event, which will be held at the same course again during the 2016 season.

In 2013-14, under Coach Coppock’s direction, the men’s and women’s track and field teams produced a record number of all-conference and GNAC champions. At the GNAC Indoor Championships, sophomore Robert Peterson ran a meet record in the men’s 1500m to win the conference title. At the GNAC Outdoor Championships, it was senior Chase Robinson who took the men’s 1500 title, with Peterson .37 second behind. Corrie Holm was a conference champion for the women’s track and field team. She won the conference title at the GNAC Outdoor Championships in the women’s discus.

In 2006, the Yellowjacket women won the Heartland Conference Championships and four men and women were named to the all-conference teams. The 2006 women were also ranked as high as 10th in the NCAA South Central Region.

His teams over the years have placed as high as second in the Pacific West Conference (twice) and fifth in the NCAA West Region.

Under Coppock's guidance, the Yellowjackets have also been ranked as high as No. 16 in the nation.

In addition to the success Coppock's teams have had on the course, they have also been among the most successful teams in the nation in the classroom. Both the women’s and men’s programs have perennially been named to the NCAA Division II Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic teams and have maintained one of the highest team grade point averages in the nation.

A 1979 graduate of Montana with a degree in geology, Coppock still runs competitively. He was named the 2006 Heartland Conference Women’s Coach of the Year and has been named the Montana USATF Road Racer of the Year two times.

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Assistant Coaches Jonathan Woehl, Anica Knispel, and Mark Bolt Jonathan Woehl joins the Montana State University Billings staff after spending a year as the Southwest Minnesota State University assistant cross country and track and field coach. Prior to that, Woehl was the program’s graduate assistant for two years while earning his master’s degree in business administration and marketing.

Originally from Ankeny, Iowa, Woehl attended Northwest College in Orange City, Iowa, where he was a 4-year letter winner in track and cross country. He is the school record holder in the half marathon for the Red Raiders, completing his undergraduate in 2008 with a double major in mathematics and art.

Woehl was a national qualifier in the NAIA marathon in 2008, and was a leader on the team as the designated captain his senior season.

During his time as a graduate assistant, Woehl oversaw the recruiting efforts of the coaching staff. During his stint at SMSU, Woehl coached the distance runners and horizontal jumpers.

Anica Knispel is in her first year as an assistant coach for MSUB’s track and field team, and will work primarily with the Yellowjackets’ throwers.

Knispel competed for the Yellowjackets through the 2012 season, and posted winning marks in the shot put in three meets in 2011. Knispel won the GNAC title with a conference-record throw of 14.04 meters, and had a season-best discus throw of 38.75 meters at the NNU Invite in April of 2011.

Knispel was a USTFCCCA all-west region honoree in shot put.

Knispel is a 2010 graduate of Skyview High School in Billings, where she was an all-state selection her final two seasons for the Falcons.

MSUB alumnus Mark Bolt begins his first season as a volunteer assistant coach for the Yellowjackets’ cross country and track and field programs. Bolt was an all-state runner in high school at Billings Skyview and ran two years of cross country and track at the University of Montana. Bolt ultimately transferred to MSUB where he completed his degree and competed in two seasons of cross country and one season of track.

Bolt continues to run competitively and recently ran a half marathon in a personal record time of 1:15:23 in 2014.

Bolt spent the last 10 years coaching cross country and track at Billings Skyview. He coached numerous all-state runners as well as city champions, divisional champions, two state champions, and several school record holders. In the eight years prior to his arrival at Skyview, there had only been one boy and one girl all-state runner in cross country, and no state placers in track for the distance events. In his first season at Skyview, Bolt coached two boys and one girl to all-state honors. All three of them went on to place at the state track meet that following spring.

Bolt helped Skyview’s men’s cross country team finish in third place at the state meet in the same year. In the 10 years prior to that they had not finished higher than eighth.

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2015-16 MSUB Track & Field Roster Men’s Roster Name Cole Campbell Ivan Colmenero Jorey Egeland Nels Flanagan Mark Hovland Austin Lindquist Padon Little Garrett Love Jacob Marshall Liam McKay Tyus Mendoza Brady Ostermiller Josh Panasuk Beau Peaslee Robert Peterson Landon Polkow Kaelen Shay Cameron Stanek Nate Vanderby Quincy Wittman

Event(s) Pole Vault Distance Middle Distance Throws Distance Hurdles/Jumps Distance Distance Distance Middle Distance Distance Throws Distance Throws Distance Hurdles/Sprints Sprints Multis Sprints Multis

Ht. 5-11 5-9 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-0 5-7 6-3 5-7 6-3 5-9 5-8 5-8 6-4 6-2 6-2

Yr. So. Fr. So. So. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr.

Hometown (Previous School) Hardin, MT (Hardin) Manhattan, MT (Manhattan) Billings, MT (Billings Senior) Big Timber, MT (Sweet Grass County) Billings, MT (Billings West) Missoula, MT (Big Sky) Columbus, MT (Columbus) Billings, MT (Billings West) Seward, AK (Seward) Surrey, BC (Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary) Colstrip, MT (Colstrip) Shepherd, MT (Shepherd) Butte, MT (Butte) Miles, City, MT (Custer County) Billings, MT (Skyview) Billings, MT (Skyview) Billings, MT (Billings Senior) Casper, WY (Northwest College) Manhattan, MT (Manhattan) Worden, MT (Huntley Project)

Women’s Roster Name Sarah Beatty Bailey Bomar Taylor Condon Brielle Davis Rio Frame Becky Gerst Bessie Gondwe Kaytlin Halle Cate Klaudt Della Lyle Devin McDonald Amanda Nichols Shaniah Schwend Josey Smiedala Blair Street Nikki Terkildsen Jinise Trueblood Janessa Williams

Event(s) Distance Distance Distance Middle Distance Distance Throws Sprints Hurdles/Sprints Distance Distance Distance Pole Vault Jumps Distance Sprints/Pole Vault Distance Distance Sprints/Jumps

Ht. 5-4 5-5 5-4 5-4 5-6 5-8 5-6 5-5 5-7 6-1 5-6 5-4 5-5 5-7 5-5 5-3 5-2 5-11

Yr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr.

Hometown (Previous School) Billings, MT (Billings West) Billings, MT (Billings West) Laurel, MT (Black Hills State University) Billings, MT (Gillette College) Glendive, MT (Dawson County) Basin, MT (Jefferson) Malmo, Sweden (Northwest College) Churchill, MT (University of Great Falls) Billings, MT (Billings Central) Buffalo, WY (University of Redlands) Billings, MT (Billings Senior) Billings, MT (Bella Vista) Bridger, MT (Bridger) Helena, MT (Helena) Clyde Park, MT (Shields Valley) Billings, MT (Skyview) Columbia Falls, MT (Columbia Falls) Clancy, MT (Jefferson)

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Yellowjacket Women’s Track & Field Season Preview

Published online at www.msubsports.com | Dec. 4, 2015 BILLINGS, Mont. - The MSUB women's track and field team opens their season on Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Yellow Jacket Holiday Open in Spearfish, S.D. "This will be a good chance for the coaches to evaluate our new freshmen and transfers as well as try out some people in events they don't normally do," MSUB head coach Dave Coppock said. "Our goal in these early meets is just to get an idea of where our strengths and weaknesses lie in order to plan out the rest of the indoor season. The challenge will be the long, 5-week period over the holidays until we face our next competition at Montana State on January 15. I'm hopeful that the Black Hills meet will serve as motivation for everyone to work hard over the break."

MSU Billings welcomes back senior Brielle Davis and junior Rio Frame who are coming off team-leading cross country season performances.

Added to that, sophomore Brianna Gray who as a freshman set the MSUB record in the 60 meters (7.97) and the 200 meters (25.81) is returning for her second season with the Yellowjackets.

"Rio and Brielle will be looking for good performances in the middle distances after year coming off strong cross country seasons," Coppock commented. "Brianna, will be returning and looks to be in really good shape after the fall conditioning. She was a GNAC placer, scoring in both the 60 and 200 meters last season."

“In the regular season meets leading up to the conference championships we want to show steady improvement each time out and establish some good marks and momentum as we head into the final meet,” Coppock said. “Our goal at the GNAC Championships is to place in scoring positions (places 1-8) in as many events as we can and hopefully come away with some all-conference or winning performances. Beyond that, we’d like to get at least one NCAA Nationals qualifier and hope for a few provisional marks, at least. We normally have three or four provisional National qualifiers each season.”

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Yellowjacket Women’s Track & Field Season Preview Also competing for MSUB this season, sophomore Amanda Nichols will return in the pole vault where she placed fourth in last year's conference indoor championships.

The Yellowjackets have added several key newcomers to their roster. Senior transfer Della Lyle will be competing in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters.

A native of Buffalo, Wyo., Lyle competed for the University of Redlands in California where she won the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference cross country championships title in 2014 with a time of 23:40.8, propelling her to being named the SCIAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year.

Two freshmen Coach Coppock is looking to add points for the Yellowjackets are Josey Smiedala in the 400 meters and Janessa Williams in the long jump, 60 meter hurdles and 200 meters.

There will not be live statistics available for Saturday's meet. Results and the meet recap will be available at msubsports.com following the conclusion of the event. Teams expected to compete are host Black Hills State, South Dakota School of Mines, Chadron State, Gillette College, and Rocky Mountain College.

Yellow Jacket Holiday Classic December 4-5, 2015 Friday 4:00pm - Women's Pentathlon 4:30pm - Men's Heptathlon Saturday 9:30am - Men's Heptathlon (60m Hurdles, pole vault, 1000m) Field Events: 1:00pm Weight throw (M, W); Shot Put to follow (M, W) 1:30pm Long Jump (M, W); Triple Jump to follow (M, W) High Jump (W, M) Pole Vault (W, M) Running Events: (Men followed by Women) 2:30pm Mile 60m Hurdle Prelim (if more than 8) 60m Dash Prelim (if more than 8) 400m Dash 60m Hurdle Final 60m Dash Final 800m Run 200m Dash 3000m Run 4x00m Relay

2016 Senior Jinise Trueblood.

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Yellowjacket Men’s Track & Field Season Preview

Published online at www.msubsports.com | Dec. 5, 2015 BILLINGS, Mont. - The MSUB men's indoor track and field team opens their season this weekend at the Yellow Jacket Holiday Open in Spearfish, S.D., on Saturday, Dec. 5.

MSU Billings begins its track and field season with an indoor meet hosted by Black Hills State University. The fellow Yellow Jackets are welcoming South Dakota School of Mines, Chadron State, Gillette College, and Rocky Mountain College along with MSU Billings to its campus for the start of the 2015-16 track and field season.

MSUB has attended the early meet since its inception, and head coach Dave Coppock sees it as a good opportunity to evaluate where the team is at and to use the competition for motivation over the holiday season.

"We have five very competitive meets scheduled for the indoor season," Coppock said. "This opening meet is always a good starter for us to cap off the preseason conditioning we've been doing this fall and everyone is ready to get started."

"The meet is fairly low-key and everyone there is just trying to get back in the competitive mode," Coppock continued. "There will be four NCAA DII schools competing out of the RMAC, so that will be a good challenge. We'll have about 30 athletes entered in most of the events. We have a few key people that aren't able to make the trip this weekend due to a number of things like interviews, lab finals or just needing a little more recovery coming cross the cross country season."

Leading the returning members of the team is senior Robert Peterson. The Billings, Mont., native and Skyview High School graduate finished the 2014-15 indoor season as an All-American in the men's mile. Peterson is the MSUB record holder in the mile at 4:10.76 (2014) and the 3,000 meters at 8:28.68 (2015).

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"Robert Peterson will be shooting for an NCAA qualifying mark in either the mile or 3,000 meters," Coppock said. "He had a strong cross country season and just missed Nationals by one spot, so he's pretty motivated to get a championship berth this indoor season. He gained a lot of good experience at indoor Nationals last season, so that will help him focus on getting there again this year."

Also returning this season is MSUB record holder Nate Vanderby. The junior holds the fastest time in the 400 meters in 50.84. Senior Austin Lindquist tied the MSUB record last season in the 60 meter hurdles at 8.78.

Peterson and Vanderby were members of the distance medley relay that raced to a 10:16.86 MSUB record-setting performance in 2014. At the GNAC indoor championships last year, the team of Jorey Egeland, Landon Polkow, Mark Hovland, and Liam McKay earned all-conference honors with a third place result. Coach Coppock looks for the relay team to improve on their time from last season "Our distance medley relay, which placed third, making all-conference at the GNAC indoor last year as an all-freshman team is returning. I'm also looking at Josh Panasuk to have some strong performances in the mile and 3,000 meters. He redshirted the cross country season and was able to really work on his endurance over the fall."

Panasuk is a senior this year, redshirting the cross country season, but will compete on the track for the Yellowjackets. The native of Butte, Mont., should have fresh legs after the fall season as he returns to competition at the meet in Spearfish. In the field events, junior Nels Flanagan will compete in the throws for MSUB. He placed at both the GNAC indoor and outdoor championships and should be a factor again this year. There will not be live statistics available for Saturday's meet. Results and the meet recap will be available at msubsports.com following the conclusion of the event Yellow Jacket Holiday Classic December 4-5, 2015 Friday 4:00pm - Women's Pentathlon 4:30pm - Men's Heptathlon Saturday 9:30am - Men's Heptathlon (60m Hurdles, pole vault, 1000m) Field Events: 1:00pm Weight throw (M, W); Shot Put to follow (M, W) 1:30pm Long Jump (M, W); Triple Jump to follow (M, W) High Jump (W, M) Pole Vault (W, M) Running Events: (Men followed by Women) 2:30pm Mile 60m Hurdle Prelim (if more than 8) 60m Dash Prelim (if more than 8) 400m Dash 60m Hurdle Final 60m Dash Final 800m Run 200m Dash 3000m Run 4x00m Relay 16 | 2015-16 MSUB Track & Field Media Guide | www.msubsports.com | @MSUBXCTF | #MSUBTF

Sophomore Nels Flanagan.

JUNIORS

SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN

2015-16 Men’s Team By Class

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JUNIORS

SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN

2015-16 Women’s Team By Class

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SENIORS

COACHES

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TAYLOR CONDON EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: SENIOR HOMETOWN: LAUREL, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY MAJOR: ELEMENTARY/SPECIAL EDUCATION 2014-15: Ran 2:36.72 in 800 meters and 5:40.65 in mile…finished sixth in mile at Eagles and Jackets Open (5:40.65)…ran 5:24.28 in 1500 meters and 19:45.45 in 5,000 meters.

2014: Competed in all seven races for the Yellowjackets...three top-10 finishes...best result was eighth at the Black Hills State Invite, finishing in 21:05...placed ninth at the Yellowjacket Invitational in 24:01.82 and 10th at the Carroll College Invitational in 15:40.98...at the GNAC Championships finished 49th in 22:42.5...placed 94th at the NCAA west region race in 23:41.4.

2013: Transferred from Black Hills State University...solid performances her first year as a MSUB Yellowjacket...turned in a top-30 performance at the home Yellowjacket Invitational last fall.

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BRIELLE DAVIS EVENT(S): MIDDLE DISTANCE CLASS: SENIOR HOMETOWN: BILLINGS, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: GILLETTE COLLEGE MAJOR: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 2014-15: Runner-up in the mile at Yellow Jacket Open in 5:41.86…third in mile at Myrle Hanson Open in 5:36.34…best time in mile 5:31.29 at GNAC Indoor Championships…won the 800 meters at home meet in 2:26.66…ran a 2:24.53 in 800 meters at Trudnowski Open…season’s best 5:26.98 in 1500 meters at Al Manuel…member of MSUB record-setting DMR team with time of 12:32.63.

Gillette College: Very successful two-year career...in cross country Gillette College placed 3rd at Nationals and individually finished 18th overall...four-time national qualifier in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Championships in Indoor and Outdoor Track... six-time NJCAA All-American in Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field...2013 finished in 6th place in the 4x800m relay at the Indoor Track and Field NJCAA Championships...also in 2013, was on the Outdoor team that placed 5th at the National Championships...In 2014, placed 8th in the women's mile and was a member of the 4x800 team that placed 3rd at the Indoor NJCAA Championships...at the Outdoor Championships, was 8th overall in the women's steeplechase and had another 3rd-place finish in the 4x800m relay...was also the Region XI NJCAA Indoor champion in the women's 1000m... 2013 Academic All-American in women's cross country with a cumulative GPA of 4.00.

Skyview High School: Competed on the varisty track and field team all four years in middle distances...was a two-year varsity cross country runner...team captain on the cross country team....Falcon Award recepient from her coaches...member of the National Honor Society.

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KAYTLIN HALLE EVENT(S): HURDLES/SPRINTS CLASS: SENIOR HOMETOWN: CHURCHILL, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: UNIVERSITY OF GREAT FALLS MAJOR: HEALTH/HUMAN PERFORMANCE 2014-15: Placed fourth in 60 meter hurdles at Eagles and Jackets Open in 10.24…season’s best 8.43 in 60 meter dash and 29.31 in 200 meters…personal best 1:12.45 in 400 meter hurdles at MSU Open.

University of Great Falls: Participated in track as a freshmen and volleyball as a sophomore Manhattan Christian High School: was crowned Volleyball Class C District, Divisional, and State Champions in her final season for the Eagles… earned second team All-State honors...Member of the 2012 Class C District and Divisional Champions, State Runner-up Track and Field team.

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DELLA LYLE EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: SENIOR HOMETOWN: BUFFALO, WY PREVIOUS SCHOOL: UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS MAJOR: PSYCHOLOGY University of Redlands: During her college career was the cross country 2014 SCIAC (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) Champion, a NCAA Division III school.

Buffalo High School: Four-sport standout athlete in high school...three-year letter winner in cross country and track and field and one-year letter winner in swimming and soccer...in cross country was a three-time all-state honoree, two-time MVP, and two-time state champion as well as a three-time all-conference pick...in track and field was a two-time all-state selection and three-time all-conference honoree...2009 and 2010 (3A) Wyoming State Champion in cross country.

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BLAIR STREET EVENT(S): SPRINTS/POLE VAULT CLASS: SENIOR HOMETOWN: CLYDE PARK, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: SHIELDS VALLEY MAJOR: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2014-15: Runner-up in 60 meters at Myrle Hanson Open in 8.25…personal best 8.05 in 60 meters…personal best 7.63 in 55 meters…personal best 1:09.76 in 400 meters…runner-up in 100 meters at home meet in 12.67…member of MSUB record-setting team in 400 meter relay with time of 49.33.

2013-14: As a sophomore set a new MSUB record in the women’s 60m hurdles with a time of 8.05 seconds; this time was also the 15th best in the GNAC during the season...Turned in the 23rd best time in the conference in the women’s 100m in 12.88 seconds at the Montana Open.

Shields Valley High School: Was a three-sport athlete for SVHS lettering once in basketball, twice in volleyball, and four times in track and field…earned multiple All-State Honors in career as a Rebel…helped lead the Rebels to third place at state in 2010, 2011, and 2012…in 2010 placed second in the 100 meter dash and fourth in the 200 meter dash at state…in 2011 placed first in the 4x1 relay, first in the 100 meter, second in the 200 meter dash…in her senior season placed first in the 100 and 200 meter dash.

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JINISE TRUEBLOOD EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: SENIOR HOMETOWN: COLUMBIA FALLS, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: COLUMBIA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: HEALTH/HUMAN PERFORMANCE 2014-15: Competed in outdoor season for Yellowjackets…placed second twice in 10,000 meters…ran 18:58.08 in 5,000 meters at Trudnowski Open…third in 10,000 meters at Montana Open in 40:54.78.

2013: As a sophomore finished first or second in every race for the Yellowjackets...finished in first place for MSUB at the home Yellowjacket Invitional, and fourth overall with a time of 18:23.4...at the conference championsips, finished second on the team with a time of 22:11.39... academic all-conference with a team-leading 4.0 GPA. Columbia Falls High School: Participant for all four years on the cross country and track and field teams...was the all-time school record holder in cross-country (19:19)....school record in the 3,200 for track and field.

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RIO FRAME EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: JUNIOR HOMETOWN: GLENDIVE, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: DAWSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: ENGLISH 2014-15: Holds MSUB records in 3,000 meters (10:39.07) and a member of MSUB record-setting DMR team with time of 12:32.63…placed fourth in 3,000 meters in 11:13.72 at Eagles and Jackets Open.

2013-14: As a freshman set two new MSUB records....in the women’s indoor season had the eighth best time in the GNAC, and set a new MSUB record in the women’s 3,000m in 10:27.82... ran a conference 17th best in the women’s mile in 5:22.39 at the MSU Open...during the outdoor season, set a new MSUB outdoor record in the women’s 5,000m in 18:09.38 at the GNAC outdoor championships while finishing with the 14th best time during the season...for her record-setting freshman season, named the Freshman of the Year at the Second Annual Buzzie Awards last year.

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BAILEY BOMAR EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: SOPHOMORE HOMETOWN: BILLINGS, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: BILLINGS WEST MAJOR: PSYCHOLOGY/CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2014: As a true freshman, participated in six cross country races for the Yellowjackets last year...best finish was 10th at the Black Hills State invitational where she finished in 21:29.96...at the GNAC Championships, placed 75th finishing in 24:31.1.

Billings West High School: Will join the MSUB women's cross country and track and field teams. ..comes to the Yellowjackets a three-year letter winner in track and four year in cross country...at Billings West placed second at the AA girl's state cross country meet in 2011 and 2012, and was fourth in 2013...Freshman of the Year at West in 2010 for cross country, won the Golden Bear Award in and Most Improved in 2012, and received the Captain's Award for cross country in 2013...honor roll student-athlete and member of the National Honor Society at West High School.

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AMANDA NICHOLS EVENT(S): POLE VAULT CLASS: SOPHOMORE HOMETOWN: BILLINGS, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: BELLA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: PRE-NURSING 2014-15: Tied MSUB record in pole vault with height of 11-1.75…personal best 8.88 in 60 meters at Yellow Jacket Open…personal best 14-4 in long jump at Yellow Jacket Open…fourth place at GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships in pole vault with height of 11-0.25.

Bella Vista High School: Four-year scholar athlete, all-conference selection, league and section champion, and the MVP (2014) in high school…best marks were 11’7” in the pole vault and 13.81 in the 100 meter sprint.

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SARAH BEATTY EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: FRESHMAN HOMETOWN: BILLINGS, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: BILLINGS WEST HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: SECONDARY EDUCATION/MATH Billings West High School: Joins the Yellowjacket program a four year student-athlete ...will run cross country in the fall and also be a member of the track and field team for MSU Billings...for the Golden Bears, was awarded Most Inspirational, and earned academic all-state honors during her high school career.

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CATE KLAUDT EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: FRESHMAN HOMETOWN: BILLINGS, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: BILLINGS CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Billings Central High School: Joining the Yellowjacket program on both the cross country and track and field teams...three sport stand-out athlete...played three years on the soccer team, was a two-year participant and letter-winner on the swim team, and was a member of the cross country team for one year...helped the Billings Central cross country team to a third place finish at the Montana state meet...member of the swim team that won the Montana state meet in 2010 and 2013...four-year member of the National Honor Society.

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DEVIN MCDONALD EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: FRESHMAN HOMETOWN: BILLINGS, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: BILLINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: RADIOLOGY Billings Senior High School: Three-sport standout athlete for the Broncs...four-year participant on the track and field team and two years on both the volleyball and cross country teams...two-year letter winner...under head coach Sarah Lord was a member of the third place team at the "AA" Montana state meet...2013 Season Most Outstanding Newcomer...Academic All State 2013 and 2014.

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NIKKI TERKILDSEN EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: FRESHMAN HOMETOWN: BILLINGS, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: SKYVIEW HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: SPANISH Skyview High School: Two years on the cross country team for the Falcons under Coach Khuns.

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BESSIE GONDWE EVENT(S): SPRINTS CLASS: FRESHMAN HOMETOWN: MALMO, SWEDEN PREVIOUS SCHOOL: NORTHWEST COLLEGE MAJOR: BIOLOGY

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BECKY GERST EVENT(S): THROWS CLASS: FRESHMAN HOMETOWN: BASIN, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: UNDECIDED Jefferson High School: Four-year letter winner in track as a thrower...three-year letter winner in volleyball as an outside hitter...two-year letter winner in basketball as a post player...2012 MVP (thrower)...all-conference selection...all-state honoree...school record holder.

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SHANIAH SCHWEND EVENT(S): JUMPS CLASS: FRESHMAN HOMETOWN: BRIDGER, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: BRIDGER HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Bridger High School: Four-year letter winner in volleyball, three-year letter winner in basketball, and two-year letter-winner in track and field...tore both ACL's during her high school career...volleyball all-state as a sophomore...all-state in track as a freshman and senior...captain of her volleyball and basketball teams...all-conference selection in volleyball for four years, three years in basketball and two years for track and field...academic all-state all four years.

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JOSEY SMIEDALA EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: FRESHMAN HOMETOWN: HELENA, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: HELENA HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: NURSING/EDUCATION Helena High School: Four-year participant and three-year letter-winner on the cross country and track and field teams...team-captain... named all-state in both cross country and track and field for the Bengals.

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JANESSA WILLIAMS EVENT(S): SPRINTS/JUMPS/HURDLES CLASS: FRESHMAN HOMETOWN: CLANCY, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Jefferson High School: Four-sport standout athlete...four-year letter winner in track and basketball...three-year letter winner in cross country...two-year letter winner in volleyball...three-year all-state honoree in track...two-year all-state selection in basketball...first team all-conference in basketball... all-state selection in cross country...awarded 12 varsity letters and 12 academic all-state honors...Jefferson High School National Honor Society President...selected to Southwest Montana All-Star basketball game her junior and senior seasons...broke high school record in the 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles, and the triple jump.

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AUSTIN LINDQUIST EVENT(S): HURDLES/JUMPS CLASS: SENIOR HOMETOWN: MISSOULA, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: BIG SKY HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: COMMUNICATIONS 2014-15: Tied MSUB indoor record in 60 meter hurdles in 8.78 at Yellow Jacket Holiday Open…third place in long jump at Myrle Hanson Open with 5.90 meters.

Big Sky High School: Played football, basketball, and track and field for BSHS lettering four times in football and track and twice in basketball…named Athlete of the Year in Track 2012…nominated Most Inspirational in 2012 for football.

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JOSH PANASUK EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: SENIOR HOMETOWN: BUTTE, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: BUTTE HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: OUTDOOR ADVENTURE LEADERSHIP 2014-15: In outdoor season first place at SD Mines/Bauer Open in 3,000 meters in 9:54.65…second place in 5,000 meters at home meet and Trudnowski Open…eighth place at GNAC Outdoor Championships in 3,000 meters in 9:39.15.

2013-14: During the indoor season, had conference rank of No. 22 in the men's mile with 4:25.75 at the GNAC Indoor Championships, and No. 15 in the men's 5,000m in 16:45.70 at the Birds and Bees Invite...completed the 15th-best time in the GNAC in the men's 3,000 steeple in 10:02.34.

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ROBERT PETERSON EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: SENIOR HOMETOWN: BILLINGS, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: SKYVIEW HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: CHEMISTRY 2014-15: Became the first MSUB track and field athlete to earn All-American honors with trip to NCAA Division II Nationals and 10th place finish in mile in 4:11.29...all-conference in indoor and outdoor seasons…MSUB indoor record in 3,000 meters in 8:28.68…GNAC Indoor Championships earned all-conference honor as member of DMR team that placed third in 10:24.32…GNAC Indoor Championships second in mile (4:11.02) and fourth in 3,000 meters (8:39.39)…MSUB outdoor record in 1500 meters in 3:51.58…member of MSUB outdoor record 1600 relay team with time of 3:21.60….third at GNAC Outdoor Championships in 1500 meters (3:51.58).

2013-14: Had a break-out season in track and field for MSUB...broke four schools records during the indoor and outdoor seasons...2014 men's 1500m conference champion...broke the MSUB men's indoor mile record at the SPU final qualifier in 4:10.76...broke the MSUB men's indoor 3,000m record and had the 8th-best time in the GNAC in 8:37.79...part of the men's DMR team that finished third at the GNAC indoor championships and broke the MSUB record in 10:16.86...ran the 6th-best time in the conference in men's indoor 5,000m in 15:36.91 at the Birds and Bees Invite...runner-up at the GNAC Outdoor Championships in the men's 1500m in 3:54.79...set a new MSUB record in the men's outdoor 5,000m and finished fifth in the GNAC Championships in 14:53.27...all-conference.

Skyview High School: Two-time city champion in the one- and two-mile track events (2010-11) and was the 2009 three-mile city champion...a three-time letterwinner in cross country and a two-time letter winner in track and field, he was the 2011 Eastern Divisional Champion in the twomile race...was a member of the 2010 state champion track and field team and his 2008 cross country squad placed third in the state cross country meet...personal bests included a 15:44 in the three-mile, 9:52 in the two-mile, 4:26 in the one-mile and 2:01 in the 800 meter.

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GARRETT LOVE EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: JUNIOR HOMETOWN: BILLINGS, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: BILLINGS WEST HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: HEALTH/HUMAN PERFORMANCE 2014-15: Best marks indoor 3,000 meters (9:07.80), 5,000 meters (15:39.69) and outdoors 5,000 meters (15:43.56), 10,000 meters (33:23.41), and 3,000 steeple (10:25.36)…third place at Myrle Hanson Open in 3,000 meters in 9:21.28…third place at home meet in 5,000 meters in 15:53.66.

2013-14: Two top-10 finishes his sophomore season for the Yellowjackets...was part of the MSUB team that finished 1-2-3-4 at the Yellowjacket Invitational, finishing in fourth place with a time of 26:15.19...at the Black Hills State Invitational, was seventh, completing the course in 27:46.91...at the GNAC Championships, placed 51st in 26:52.4...at the NCAA Division II west region, was 78th - holding the second best finish in the Yellowjacket squad, with a time of 33:14.8.

2012-13: Finished last season at the GNAC cross country championships with a time of 27:46.72.

Billings West High School: Competed for three years on the West High cross country team and two years on the track and field team...sophomore year was named the Most Improved...was the first recipient of the Golden Bear award at West his senior year on the track and field team... three-year Honor Roll student.

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JACOB MARSHALL EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: JUNIOR HOMETOWN: SEWARD, AK PREVIOUS SCHOOL: SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: HISTORY/EDUCATION 2014-15: Best marks in indoor 3,000 meters (10:29.73), 5,000 meters (18:08.82), and outdoors 5,000 meters (17:29.54) and 10,000 meters (36:58.56).

2013-14: Competed in seven races for MSUB his junior campaign...placed 25th twice during the year...at the Yellowjacket Invitational, placed 25th in 28:17.79...a week later at the Black Hills State Invitational, was also 25th, completing the course in 30:36.92...at the GNAC Championships, placed 80th, finishing the race in 29:04.1...at the NCAA Division II west region competition, placed 142nd with a time of 35:05.9.

2012-13: At last season's Yellowjackets Invitational finished with a time of 28.39.7...ran a season-best 29:26 in the MSUB Yellowjacket Invitational

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CAMERON STANEK EVENT(S): MULTIS CLASS: JUNIOR HOMETOWN: CASPER, WY PREVIOUS SCHOOL: NORTHWEST COLLEGE MAJOR: HEALTH/HUMAN PERFORMANCE 2014-15: Runner-up in 200 meters at Yellow Jacket Open in 23.17, third in 60 meters in 7.19 (personal best)…outdoor season personal best in 200 meters at Montana Open in 22.66…first place at home meet in 200 meters with time of 22.80.

Northwest College: Recorded 161 saves and a 1.34 goal against average as he helped his team to a 9-3 record and a West District Championship…earned second team All-Region IX honors in 2012 and 2011, and was a key member of the 2011 Region IX Championship team…during the 2011 campaign tallied 121 saves and a 1.28 goal against average.

Kelly Walsh High School: Three sport letter winner…starred in football for three years and soccer and track for four years…in 2011 received first team all-state and all-conference honors, and in 2010 he received second team all-state and first team all-conference honors...received second team all-conference honors in 2009 as a sophomore.

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NATE VANDERBY EVENT(S): SPRINTS CLASS: JUNIOR HOMETOWN: MANHATTAN, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: MANHATTAN HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: HEALTH/HUMAN PERFORMANCE 2014-15: MSUB indoor record in 400 meters with time of 50:84…member of MSUB indoor record DMR team with time of 10:16.86…MSUB outdoor record in 400 meters with time of 49.12…member of MSUB outdoor record 1500 relay team with time of 3:21.60…personal best 7.49 in 60 meters…personal best 22.48 in 200 meters…personal best 49.12 in 400 meters.

2013-14: Part of the men's DMR team that set a new MSUB record during the indoor seaon in 10:16.86...the men's DMR team also had the 4thbest time in the GNAC at the Birds and Bees Invite...during the indoor season was ranked No. 19 in the men's 200m in 23.26 at the Birds and Bees Invite and finished with the 13th-best time in the 400m in 50.84...during the outdoor season ended the year ranked No. 14 in the men's 400m with a time of 49.75.

Manhattan High School: Earned four letters in basketball and track and field and three in football…nominated both football and track and field captain…holds MHS record in receiving yards in a season (746 yards)…earned all-state recognition for football and track and field…2013 Class B 400 meter and 4x1 relay state champion…three-time Class B 4x400 relay state champion…participated on the school record-holding 4x400 relay team.

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JOREY EGELAND EVENT(S): MIDDLE DISTANCE CLASS: SOPHOMORE HOMETOWN: BILLINGS, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: BILLINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: HEALTH/HUMAN PERFORMANCE 2014-15: Placed third in the mile at the Yellowjacket Holiday Open in 4:40.01…member of 4x400 relay team that finished second at Myrle Hanson Open in 3:44.13…at GNAC Indoor Championships earned all-conference honor as member of DMR team that placed third in 10:24.32…fifth place in 1500 meters at Trudnowski Open in 4:09.89 and in 3,000 meters at Montana Open in 10:00.40.

2014: Competed in six events his freshman season as a Yelllowjacket...placed ninth in two races...at the Carroll College Invite, was ninth in 20:04.55 and at the Yellowjacket Invitational placed ninth in 26:48.88...at the GNAC Championships, finished 56th, completing the conference race in 27:06.9...at the NCAA Division II west region in Billings, placed 137th, finishing in 35:30.8.

Billings Senior High School: Joins the Yellowjackets after being a mulit-sport athlete at Billings Senior High School...competed in basketball, cross country, and track and field for the Broncs...was a freshman when Billings Senior won the state AA track and field championship in 2011... in 2013 finished 9th at the Montana State AA track and field meet in the 800m...in 2014 placed 9th in the 1600m run and 10th in the 800m at the state meet...was the top finisher for the Senior High cross country team at the state AA cross country meet in 2012...seven-time academic all-state selection, and in 2013 he finished in 10th place at the Montana Class AA Championships.

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NELS FLANAGAN EVENT(S): THROWS CLASS: SOPHOMORE HOMETOWN: BIG TIMBER, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: SWEET GRASS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

MAJOR: MATHEMATICS 2014-15: Best throws in indoors were 11.83 in shot put and 14.61 in weight throw…placed seventh at Montana State Open with throw of 14.30 meters in weight throw…placed seventh at GNAC Indoor Championships with throw of 14.41 meters in weight throw…outdoor season first-place result at home meet in discus with throw of 45.19 meters…Trudnowski Open won the discus (42.88 meters)… GNAC Outdoor Championships placed eighth in hammer throw (44.97 meters) and discus (43.05 meters).

Sweet Grass County High School: Three-sport athlete for SGCHS lettering four times in football, basketball, and track and field…earned all-conference three years running…earned all-state in track and field as a junior and senior.

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MARK HOVLAND EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: SOPHOMORE HOMETOWN: BILLINGS, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: BILLINGS WEST HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: HEALTH/HUMAN PERFORMANCE 2014-15: Best marks in indoor mile (4:36.91) and 3,000 meters (9:24.03) and in the outdoor in the 800 meters (1:56.45)… GNAC Indoor Championships earned all-conference honor as member of DMR team that placed third in 10:24.32…second place at home meet in 800 meters in 1:57.99.

2014: As a true freshman, competed in seven races for MSUB...best finish was placing 11th at the Yellowjacket Invitational, crossing the tape in 27:28.25...also had two top-30 finishes during the season...at the Carroll College Invite he placed 22nd (20:48.98), and at the Black Hills State Invitational, placed 24th (30:33.89)...at the GNAC Championships, placed 60th in 27:18.8...at the NCAA Division II west region, finished in 119th place in 34:34.3.

Billings West High School: Four-year letter winner in cross country and track and field...at West High, was a member of the 2011-12 divisional and state champion teams...was on the 2012-13 cross country third place team, the 2012-13 track and field third place team and the 2012-13 track and field divisional champion team...in 2011, was the USATF cross country athlete of the year (Intermediate Boys), he was the 2013-14 West High MVP in cross country and he received the Iron Bear Award for track and field...at the state meet , placed sixth in the 800m run and was 14th at the state cross country meet...member of the National Honor Society and an academic all-state selection all four years from 2010-14.

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LIAM MCKAY EVENT(S): MIDDLE DISTANCE CLASS: SOPHOMORE HOMETOWN: SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA PREVIOUS SCHOOL: LORD TWEEDSMUIR SECONDARY MAJOR: UNDECIDED 2014-15: Best marks in indoor mile (4:28.04) and 3,000 meters (9:18.27) and outdoors 1500 meters (4:01.48) and 5,000 meters (16:14.76)… first-place result in the mile at Eagles and Jackets Open in 4:34.05… GNAC Indoor Championships earned all-conference honor as member of DMR team that placed third in 10:24.32…second place at home meet in 1500 meters in 4:01.48.

2014: Turned in an impressive first season as a Yellowjacket, culminating with a second-place finish for the MSUB team at the conference championships...as a true freshman, had two top-15 performaces...at the Yellowjacket Invitational, placed 13th in 27:33.69 and at the Black Hills State Invitational, was also 13th, completing the course in 28:24.12...at the GNAC Championships, placed 31st overall in 26:07.5, finishing as he Yellowjackets' No. 2 runner on the course.

Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School: Four-year member of the cross country and track and field teams...honor roll student for 2013-14.

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LANDON POLKOW EVENT(S): HURDLES/SPRINTS CLASS: SOPHOMORE HOMETOWN: BILLINGS, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: SKYVIEW HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2014-15: Best marks indoor 200 meters (23:32) and 400 meters (51.31) and outdoor 400 meters (51.28) and 400 meter hurdles (55.63)…

GNAC Indoor Championships earned all-conference honor as member of DMR team that placed third in 10:24.32…strong member of MSUB relays teams in 400x1, 4x400, and DMR. Skyview High School: Was a two-time letterwinner for the Falcons' wrestling team…lettered four times in track and field…three time state champion in 300 meter hurdles…earned all-state honors for track and field...brother of former MSUB track and field student-athlete Lewis Polkow.

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COLE CAMPBELL EVENT(S): POLE VAULT CLASS: SOPHOMORE HOMETOWN: HARDIN, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: HARDIN HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: BIOLOGY & HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION 2014-15: Redshirted.

2013-14: As a freshman competed in the pole vault for MSUB...had the fifth-best mark in the GNAC in the indoor season after reaching a height of 4.21m at the 2013 Yellow Jacket Holiday Open...in the outdoor season also finished the year with the fifth-best mark in the conference completeing a 4.40m height at the Montana Open...set a new MSUB men's outdoor track and field record in the pole vault with the 4.40 mark...third in the pole vault at the GNAC Outdoor Championships...all-conference.

Hardin High School: Participated in football, wrestling, and track and field…lettered twice in football and track and field and four times in wrestling…earned academic all-state honors three years in-a-row.

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BRADY OSTERMILLER EVENT(S): THROWS CLASS: SOPHOMORE HOMETOWN: SHEPHERD, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: SHEPHERD HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: UNDECIDED 2014-15: Third place result at Trudnowski Open in the shot put with throw of 13.75 meters and discus in 39.81 meters.

Shepherd High School: Three-year letterwinner for the Mustangs' football team and four-year letterwinner for the track and field team‌ placed sixth in Class B state championships in discus and second in the shot put in 2014.

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IVAN COLMENERO EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: FRESHMAN HOMETOWN: MANHATTAN, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: MANHATTAN HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Manhattan High School: Ran cross country and participated in track and field for the Tigers...while participated just a single year in high school, made a big impact in two sports...awarded Most Improved Runner and Most Valuable Runner in cross country...track and field was honored as All-State in the mile and was the Division meet runner-up...received Coaches Award.

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PADON LITTLE EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: FRESHMAN HOMETOWN: COLUMBUS, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: CRIMINAL JUSTICE Columbus High School: Four-year member of the cross country and track and field teams...earned letters in all four years of participation... recognition in the classroom with four years of academic honors...awarded top Male Runner of the Year...cross country record holder at 17:15.

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TYUS MENDOZA EVENT(S): DISTANCE CLASS: FRESHMAN HOMETOWN: COLSTRIP, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: COLSTRIP HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: MUSIC PRODUCTION Colstrip High School: Four-year participant in cross country and track and field...3-time all-state recognition in cross country...5-time all-state in track and field...member of cross country Montana "B" state champion team...Montana "B" state champion in the 2-mile.

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BEAU PEASLEE EVENT(S): THROWS CLASS: FRESHMAN HOMETOWN: MILES CITY, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: CUSTER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: BUSINESS Custer County High School: Four-year letter winner in football as a tight end and defensive end...two-year letter winner in basketball...fouryear letter winner in track and field in the throws...earned all-state honors as a defensive end...awarded all-state accolades in the shot put... three-year academic all-state selection.

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KAELEN SHAY EVENT(S): SPRINTS CLASS: FRESHMAN HOMETOWN: BILLINGS, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: BILLINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: ACCOUNTING Billings Senior High School: Two-year letter winner in football as a running back...one-year letter winner in track...two-time academic allstate selection in football...earned all-conference, all-state, academic all-state, and was the team captain for track and field.

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QUINCY WITTMAN EVENT(S): MULTIS CLASS: FRESHMAN HOMETOWN: WORDEN, MT PREVIOUS SCHOOL: HUNTLEY PROJECT HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: ENGINEERING Huntley Project High School: Four-year letter winner in track and field...three-year letter winner in football as a wide receiver...one-year letter winner in cross country...all-conference selection in football...first place in pole vault and 110m hurdles at the Class "B" state track and field 2015 championships.

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2014-15 Men’s Track & Field Season Review

Published online at www.msubsports.com | May 21, 2015 BILLINGS, Mont. – Seven school records broken and junior Robert Peterson competing at the NCAA Division II indoor national meet were some of the highlights of the 2014-15 MSUB men's track and field seasons.

Peterson earned a berth in the indoor championships with a qualifying time at the Montana State Open on Jan. 16, in 4:07.50 (adjusted for track and altitude). At the national meet, he ran a 4:11.29 which was seventh overall in the preliminaries, but finished 10th on the track with how the qualifying system is calculated in the race.

Peterson qualified for both the mile and 3,000m, but decided to focus on the mile at the national meet. He did finish ranked first in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in both events with a 4:16.18 in the mile turned in during the Montana State Open on Jan. 16 and a time of 8:26.68 at the Myrle Hanson Open on Jan. 10.

Peterson's time at the MSU Open was the second fastest time in GNAC history at 4:07.50 (adjusted for track and altitude), earning the junior his third GNAC Athlete of the Week nod this year. In the indoor season, Peterson also turned in the second fastest time in GNAC history in the 3,00m completing the race in 8:15.52 (adjusted for track and altitude). During the GNAC Indoor Championships Peterson finished second in the mile, completing the race in 4:11.02.

MSUB head coach Dave Coppock was pleased to see Peterson qualify for the national meet. During the cross country season this year, Peterson was the first Yellowjacket to also qualify for the NCAA Division II national race. "Robert was our first-ever national indoor qualifier, so it was a great experience for us and really sets a new standard of expectations for how we go forward with the program," Coppock aid. "He had a little bad luck going into the national meet with an injury, but he came away okay, adding a second team All-American award on top of everything.

The injury sidelined him most of the outdoor season and he was barely able to qualify for the GNAC championships in the 1500 meters. But on race day, he really came through and finished third, making all-conference while running out of the slow heat which was quite an accomplishment."

In the outdoor season, Peterson had to take some time coming back after working with an injury he picked up during the end of the indoor season. After barely qualifying for the 1500m at the conference outdoor championships, Peterson finished with a third place finish and a MSUB record during the final meet of the season for the Yellowjackets. He completed the 1500m in 3:51.58 breaking the school record and finishing with an all-conference result.

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2014-15 Men’s Track & Field Season Review Two school records were set at the last regular season indoor meet. After being just shy of breaking the records in each event earlier in the season, freshmen Sam Zook in the 60m dash and Lonnie Sherman in the pole vault had break through days at the Birds and Bees Invite in Gillette, Wyo. Zook came away with a MSUB school record finishing the 60m dash in 7:05. Sherman completed a height of 4.38m breaking the record of 4.31m set by Brandon Martinez in 2013.

At the GNAC Indoor Championships in Nampa, Idaho, it was the distance relay team of Landon Polkow, Liam McKay, Jorey Egeland, and Mark Hovland that tallied points for the Yellowjackets first. The team completed the relay in 10:24.32 for a third place and all-conference finish.

Adding to the MSUB score was the 4x400 relay team of Polkow, Cameron Stanek, Hovland, and Preston Schubert. The team placed seventh in 3:29.71.

Also at the conference championships, Schubert broke the school record in the heptathlon completing the seven events for a total of 4,236 points, breaking the MSUB record set in 2014 by teammate Stanek of 3,969 who finished just behind Schubert at the championships with 3,757 points.

The Yellowjackets finished the indoor championships with 23 total team points.

"We have a very young team and I think the indoor season really enabled them to step up to the competitiveness of intercollegiate track and field," Coppock said on the Yellowjacket squad. "The freshman and sophomores really came through this year and that carried over throughout the outdoor season."

During the outdoor season three MSU Billings records were broken. The team finished with 17 points at the GNAC outdoor championships.

Two sophomores who made progress this season were Nate Vanderby and Nels Flanagan.

Vanderby in the sprints and Flanagan in the throws moved from being ranked in the double digits during the indoor season to competing and winning points for the Yellowjackets during the conference outdoor championships in May. Flanagan qualified in the discus and hammer throw for MSUB. At the GNAC Outdoor Champion2014-15 Sophomore Nate Vanderby. ships, Flanagan placed eighth in both events adding points to the overall Yellowjacket team score.

Vanderby had a standout season in the 400m. The sprinter from Manhattan, Mont., crept closer to the MSUB record and ended up breaking the record twice during the year. Vanderby turned in a 49.12 performance to set the record and was seventh at the outdoor championships in 49.30.

Coach Coppock is looking forward to Vanderby's continued career as a Yellowjacket. "Nate Vanderby has really established himself as a legitimate college 400 meter specialist," Coppock said. "He's still just a sophomore and he's definitely going to be a contender for a conference championship in the coming years."

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2014-15 Men’s Track & Field Season Review Vanderby was also on the men's 4x400m relay team that turned in a sixth place finish at the conference championships. The team consisting of Vanderby, Tyler Delaney, Stanek, and Peterson ran a 3:21.60 in Monmouth, Ore., breaking the school record of 3:23.46 set in 2011.

"I can't say enough about how well the relay teams performed this season," Coppock said. "Although the men's 4x100 relay didn't break our school mark, they were consistently close to that time all season. They really came through in the 4x400 relay at the conference meet as well.

The team made a tremendous amount of improvement between indoor and outdoor in the long relay. The 400 meter runners worked very hard over the early spring months and made steady improvement over the entire season."

A first-year performer for the 'Jackets, Dominique Holt a transfer from Carroll College, turned in some good results his inaugural season with MSUB. Holt was an automatic conference qualifier in the high jump and was the only athlete to finish the multi-events at the GNAC outdoor competition.

Holt was one of three athletes from MSUB that ended the year ranked in the top-25 in the pole vault in the conference. Sherman finished 12th, Schubert 17th, and Holt was 23rd.

Pulling through with some big improvements, junior Josh Panasuk finished eighth at the GNAC Outdoor Championships in 9:39.15. Panasuk continued to drop his time in several events, and also hit a conference provisional mark in the 5,00m before the championships.

Overall Coach Coppock is pleased to see some standout performances from the student-athletes, and sees a good foundation to build on for the future. "We don't lose anyone to graduation for next season," Coppock said. "So we have a great core of experienced athletes returning for the 2015-16 season. Our underclassmen made a lot of progress this year and are setting up for a great year ahead."

"I would characterize the year for the men's team as one of making steady improvement and gaining experience throughout the season," Coppock continued. "They peaked at the right time for the conference championships both indoors and outdoors. We all have a lot to look forward to next year."

Montana State Univesrity Billings men's indoor records: 60m, Sam Zook, Fr., Casper, Wyo., 7.05 60m hurdles, Reece Easterling, 8.78, 2011 Austin Lindquist, Jr., Missoula, Mont., 2014 3.000m, Robert Peterson, Jr., Billings, Mont., 8:26.68 Pole Vault, Lonnie Sherman, Fr., Kalispell, Mont., 14'- 4.5" (4.38m) Heptathlon, Preston Schubert, Fr., Thompson Falls, Mont., Fr., 4236 Montana State University Billings men's outdoor records: 400m, Nate Vanderby, So., Manhattan, Mont., 49.12 1500m, Robert Peterson, Jr., Billings, Mont., 3:51.58 1600m Relay, Nate Vanderby (So.), Tyler Delaney (Fr.), Cameron Stanek (So.), Robert Peterson (Jr.), 3:21.60 2014-15 Junior Josh Panasuk.

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2014-15 Women’s Track & Field Season Review

Published online at www.msubsports.com | May 21, 2015 BILLINGS, Mont. – The MSU Billings women's and track and field team broke eight school records and tied one during the indoor and outdoor seasons for the Yellowjackets this year.

The records for MSUB were freshmen and senior heavy as six of the seven individual records were set by either a first or four-year participant at MSU Billings.

"Despite having a relatively small group to work with this year, the women's team made great improvement in every area," MSUB head coach Dave Coppock commented on the 2014-15 women's track and field team. "By the time the GNAC Outdoor Championships had rolled around, the team had broken several records and recorded a number of personal bests."

Right out of the gate in her first collegiate meet, freshman Brianna Gray broke the MSUB women's indoor record in the 60m dash with a 7.97 performance. The sprinter from Park City, Mont., continued to improve on her times, eventually breaking the 60m time again and setting the record in the 200m with a time of 25.81.

Joining Gray in the record books during the indoor season were senior Nocona Frame in the mile, sophomore Hope Reid in the 60m hurdles, and a combination of Nocona Frame, Ashlynn VanVoast, Brielle Davis, and Rio Frame in the distance medley relay.

Four of the five MSUB indoor records were broken at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Championships held in Nampa, Idaho. Gray set both her records at the GNAC championships during the preliminaries on Day 1 of the meet. Likewise the MSUB distance medley relay team broke the record in Nampa, Idaho on Day 1, placing sixth in the event during the championships.

Nocona Frame was seventh during the championships setting the school record in the mile. During the outdoor season, Frame placed sixth at the conference championships in Monmouth, Ore. The transfer from the University of Mary is also the MSUB record holder in the women's 1500m with a time of 4:35.75 which she set last season. Frame finishes her career as a Yellowjacket with her name on three records: the mile, 1500m, and on the indoor DMR team.

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At the conference indoor championships, MSUB combined for 14 total team points.

During the outdoor season, the 'Jackets broke three more school records and tied one.

In the women's discus three MSUB student-athletes are among the top-10 throwers of all time in the GNAC. Leeza Henry (2012) holds the MSU Billings record and has the sixth best throw in conference history at 66.63m. Right behind her is senior Corrie Holm who threw for a distance of 44.00m this season at the Al Manual Open hosted by the University of Montana. Following Holm on the list with the eighth-best throw in GNAC history is Lexi Halvorson (2009) at 43.51m.

Holm finished sixth this season at the conference outdoor championships. She earned all-west region honors from the United State Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association and received her third consecutive academic all-conference honor and her second consecutive USTFCCCA academic all-region nod.

Holm was named the GNAC Field Athlete of the Week after the meet in Missoula. She was the 2014 conference champion in the discus and has been a consistent performer for the Yellowjackets throughout her four-year career at MSU Billings.

2014-15 Senior Corrie Holm.

"Corrie has had a great career at MSU Billings and accomplished a lot both athletically and academically, excelling in both areas," Coach Coppock said on his senior thrower. "Corrie is one of those student-athletes who put the most effort into and got the most out of the college experience as anyone could. I'm really going to miss the personality, leadership and dedication she brought to our program."

Reid continues to make her mark on the Yellowjacket books. She is now the MSUB record holder in the indoor 60m hurdles and the outdoor 100m hurdles. Reid is also part of the 400m outdoor relay (Blair Street, Gray, Kaytlin Halle, and Reid) that broke the record at the Second Annual Yellowjacket Battlin' Bears Open.

Besides school records being broken this year, this season marked the second time MSUB and Rocky Mountain College have teamed up to host a home track meet at the Laurel Sports Complex in Laurel, Mont. At the meet for the MSU Billings women's team, two records were broken as the Yellowjackets won eight events at their home meet.

Gray won the women's 100m and 200m dash, Brielle Davis won the title in the 800m, and Nocona Frame won the women's 1500m. In the relays, the 'Jackets were first in the 4x100 and 4x400 meters. Freshman Amanda Nichols tied for first place in the pole vault with a height of 3.25m.

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Nichols, a freshman from Billings, Mont., finished fourth at the GNAC Indoor Championships in the pole vault, and tied the school record in the outdoor season at 3.40m.

"After struggling with some injuries her freshman year, Hope really came back strong this season and was making some big contributions in her events," Coppock said on the sophomore from Thompson Falls, Mont. "She's just such a good, all-around athlete and helped us in the hurdles, jumps and short relay."

Continuing on with the younger athletes in the group, Coach Coppock is excited to see how well this year has prepared the 'Jackets for the next few years in the GNAC. "Amanda lived up to expectations in the pole vault this year coming away with a fourth place indoor finish at the conference meet," Coppock said. "I think now that she's got this freshman year under her belt, she'll really start to take off as a collegiate athlete.

Brianna Gray had a great start to her career as well, coming away with school records in the 60, 200 and 4x100 meter relay. Hope, Amanda and Brianna will form a strong returning core group next year in the sprints, jumps and hurdles."

Rounding out the school records this season was senior Melanie Bock who competed in the 3,000m steeplechase at the GNAC outdoor championships. She finished 11th in her event in a time of 11:59.81. At the final meet this season for MSUB, the Yellowjackets combined for 17 total points.

Finishing up their careers with MSUB this season are multi-award winners Holm, Bock, and Nocona Frame.

On his transfer student-athlete Coach Coppock was really happy to see such a great finish to her collegiate career. "Nocona really came through at championship time again. She's always managed to perform well at that final meet," Coppock said. "She had struggled a bit during the outdoor season with illness and we had to enter her in the championships with a wildcard, which allowed her in without a qualifying mark. She came away with a great performance and a sixth place finish, so she really ended her career on a high note."

"Overall, I was happy with the seasons from two perspectives; one, that the underclassmen showed steady improvement and performed well for the championships, and two that the graduating seniors went out with great performances at the outdoor championships," Coppock said. "Everybody stepped up at the right time."

Montana State University Billings indoor records: 60m, Brianna Gray, Fr., Park City, Mont., 7.97 200m, Brianna Gray, Fr., Park City, Mont., 25.81 Mile, Nocona Frame, Sr., Glendive, Mont., 5:12.66 60m Hurdles, Hope Reid, So., Thompson Falls, Mont., 9.31 Distance Medley Relay, Nocona Frame (Sr.), Ashlynn VanVoast (Jr.) , Brielle Davis (Jr.), Rio Frame (So.), 12:32.63 Montana State University Billings outdoor records: 100m Hurdles, Hope Reid, So., Thompson Falls, Mont., 15.18 3000m Steeplechase, Melanie Bock, Sr., Helena, Mont., 11:59.81 Pole Vault, Stacey Pitt 11'-1.75 (3.40) 2011 Amanda Nichols, Fr., Billings, Mont., 2015 400m Relay, Blair Street (Jr.), Brianna Gray (Fr.), Kaytlin Halle (Jr.), Hope Reid (So.), 49.33

2014-15 Senior Nocona Frame.

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MSUB Men’s Indoor Track & Field Records 55 M

Brandon Pearce

6.61

2010

60 M

Sam Zook

7.05

2015

200 M

Brandon Pearce

22.65

2010

400 M

Nathan Vanderby

50.84

2014

800M

Drew Galahan

1:56.17

2013

Mile

Robert Peterson

4:10.76

2014

3000M

Robert Peterson

8:28.68

2015

5000M

Jamon Rodrigues

15:13.66

2014

55 M Hurdles

Reece Easterling

8.37

2011

60 M Hurdles

Reece Easterling Austin Lindquist

8.78 8.78

2011 2014

Long Jump

Taylor Firestone

22’-7” (6.88)

2012

Pole Vault

Lonnie Sherman

14’- 4.5” (4.38)

2015

Triple Jump

Mark Halland

48’-6” (14.78)

1972

High Jump

Mark Halland

6’-6” (1.98)

1972

Shot Put

Tanner Rottrup

53’-5” (16.28)

2013

35-LB Weight

Dylan Buehler

51’-9.25” (15.78)

2014

Distance Medley Relay

Robinson, Vanderby, Galahan, Peterson

10:16.86

2014

1600 M Relay

Winebrenner, Mossey Bauer, Galahan

3:23.38

2012

Heptathlon

Preston Schubert

4236

2015

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MSUB Women’s Indoor Track & Field Records 55 M

Justine Simons

7.57

2008

60 M

Brianna Gray

7.97

2015

200 M

Brianna Gray

25.81

2015

400M

Erika Halle

1:00.79

2010

800M

Sarah Jackson

2:17.31

2009

Mile

Nocona Frame

5:04.83

2015

3000M

Rio Frame

10:39.07

2014

5000M

Whitney Mickelsen

18:38.74

2011

55 M Hurdles

Shelby Martinell

8.83

2013

60 M Hurdles

Hope Reid

9.31

2015

Long Jump

Delaware Steingruber

16’-9.75” (5.12)

2012

Pole Vault

Stacey Pitt

11’-7.75” (3.55)

2012

Triple Jump

Leah Berry

35’- 6.75” (10.84)

2011

High Jump

Stacey Pitt

5’- 3.75” (1.62)

2013

Shot Put

Leeza Henry

44’-8.25” (13.62)

2012

20-LB Weight

Anica Knispel

50’-1.25” (15.27)

2012

Distance Medley Relay

N. Frame, VanVoast, Davis, R. Frame

12:32.63

2015

1600 M Relay

Berry, Jackson Simons, Halle,

4:04.44

2011

Pentathlon

Leah Berry

2,922

2013

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MSUB Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Records 100 M

Rory Bauer

10.87

2013

200 M

Rory Bauer

21.74

2013

400 M

Nate Vanderby

49.12

2015

800 M

Drew Galahan

1:55.09

2014

1500M

Robert Peterson

3:51.58

2015

5000M

Robert Peterson

14:53.27

2014

10000M

Jamon Rodrigues

31:42.67

2014

3000M Steeplechase

Richie Pemberton

9:11.58

2008

110 M Hurdles

Dan Hagerman

15.44

1979

400 M Hurdles

Lewis Polkow

55.71

2013

Long Jump

Mark Halland

23’-7” (7.19)

1972

Pole Vault

Cole Campbell

14’-5.25” (4.40)

2014

Triple Jump

Mark Halland

48’- 5`” (14.78)

1972

High Jump

Mark Halland

6’-7” (2.01)

1972

Shot Put

Tanner Rottrup

52’- 3” (15.93)

2013

Hammer

AJ Montanez

160’-11” (49.04)

2014

Javelin

Nick Wilson

208’-9” (63.62)

2010

Discus

Dave Jennison

160’-2” (48.82)

1971

400M Relay

DiGiovanna, Bauer, Cates, Prevost

42.49

2013

1600 M Relay

Vanderby, Delaney Stanek, Peterson

3:21.60

2015

Decathlon

Dominique Holt

5773

2015

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MSUB Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Records 100 M

Laura Sundheim

12.34

1978

200 M

Erika Halle

25.44

2010

400 M

Erika Halle

59.51

2010

800 M

Sarah Jackson

2:15.77

2010

1500M

Nocona Frame

4:35.75

2014

5000M

Rio Frame

18:09.38

2014

10000M

Whitney Mickelsen

38:05.54

2012

3000M Steeplechase

Melanie Bock

11:59.81

2015

100 M Hurdles

Hope Reid

15.18

2015

400 M Hurdles

Valerie Perrine

1:05.89

1979

Long Jump

Erika Halle

17’- 0” (5.18)

2009

Pole Vault

Stacey Pitt Amanda Nichols

11’-1.75 (3.40)

2011 2015

Triple Jump

Leah Berry

33’- 8” (10.11)

2011

High Jump

Stacey Pitt

5’-5.25” (1.66)

2011

Shot Put

Leeza Henry

47’-2.5” (14.39)

2012

Hammer

Anica Knispel

149’-2” (45.46)

2012

Javelin

Courtney Henry

119’-9” (36.50)

2014

Discus

Leeza Henry

146’- 5” (44.63)

2012

400M Relay

Street, Gray, Halle, Reid

49.33

2015

1600 M Relay

Jackson, Berry, Halle, Simons

4:02.55

2011

Heptathlon

Leah Berry

3699

2011

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MONTANA STATE BILLINGS TRACK AND FIELD HONORS All results were from newspapers. Please contact the sports information office if you have any additions or corrections.

MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK 1958 1959 1960 1961

1962

1963 1964

1965 1967

1968

1969

1970

NAIA QUALIFIERS Dick Fitzgerald LJ Don Rider 3000 Dick Dover 200 Dick Dover 100, 200 Haines Discus Lewis 110H, 1500 Gary Carter Discus Fred Lamoreaux Javelin, SP Lewis 110H, HJ Carl Peil Mile Ray Shaffer 100 Gary Carter Discus Gary Carter Discus Ken Finney 1500, 3000 Bill Wondolowski 100, 200 Jim Downs 1500, 5000, SC Frank Ullman Javelin Harold Watne LJ, TJ Jim Downs 5000, SC Dave Jemison Discus, SP Paul Carpenter 880, 1500, SC Jim Downs 1500, 3000, 5000 Dave Jemison Discus, SP Paul Carpenter

800, 1500, 5000, SC Ken Flatness SP Frank Ullman Javelin

NCAA DIVISION II QUALIFIERS AUTOMATICALLY OUTDOOR 2010 Nick Wilson

Javelin

PROVISIONALLY OUTDOOR 2008 Richie Pemberton Steeplechase FRONTIER CONFERENCE CHAMPS All Distance events were yards until 1979 1961 1965 1968 1979

100M DASH Dick Dover Bill Wondolowski Lynn Lufborough Kevin Brown 200M DASH (220Y)

1960 1961 1965 1968 1970 1978 1979 1980

Dick Dover Dick Dover Bill Wondolowski Dennis Huffard Dennis Huffard Henry Clark Henry Clark Cobb

1968 1972 1976 1978 1981

400M DASH (440) Dennis Huffard Rush Chip Crees Henry Clark Todd McCool

1963 1969 1970 1971 1972

800 (880) Ken Finney Paul Carpenter Paul Carpenter Paul Carpenter Paul Carpenter

1961 1964 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972

1500 (Mile) Lewis Ken Finney Jim Downs Jim Downs Paul Carpenter Paul Carpenter Paul Carpenter Paul Carpenter

1959 1964 1967 1969

3000 (2 Mile) Don Rider Ken Finney Jim Downs Jim Downs

1968 1969 1970 1971 1972

5000 (3 Mile) Jim Downs Jim Downs Paul Carpenter Paul Carpenter Paul Carpenter

10,000 1980 Harold St. Goddard 1967 1969 1970 1971

3000 STEEPLCHASE Jim Downs Paul Carpenter Paul Carpenter Paul Carpenter

1962 1967 1979 1980

110M HURDLES (120) Lewis Randy Schermerkorn Dan Hagermann Marvin Carpenter

220YARDS HURDLES 1956 Bob Graham 1962 Craig Price 330M HURDLES 1973 Jon Fitch 1980 Liebrandt 1960 1962 1963 1964 1968 1969 1976 1977

DISCUS Dick Carpenter Gary Carter Gary Carter Gary Carter Dave Jemison Dave Jemison Bill Mancuso Bill Mancuso

1962 1963 1964 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

HIGH JUMP Lewis Don Dundas Don Dundas Mark Halland Brad Utterback Brad Utterback Brad Utterback Brad Utterback

1967 1970 1976 1980

JAVELIN Frank Ullman Frank Ullman Curt Smith Johnson

1958 1967 1968 1971 1974

LONG JUMP Dick Fitzgerald Harold Watne Harold Watne Mark Halland Kas Ioane

1956 1958 1962 1964 1967 1977 1978

POLE VAULT Otto Low Orville Metzger Carl Peil Rick Case Jon Erbe Ted Polete Ted Polete

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1979 Dan Blume 1980 Jim Inchauber 1981 Jim Inchauber

800 1981 Kerry Burrell

1968 1969 1970 1977

SHOT PUT Dave Jemison Dave Jemison Ken Flatness Ed Fry

1500 1981 Peg Havolick

1967 1968 1971 1974

TRIPLE JUMP Harold Watne Harold Watne Mark Halland Kas Ioane

5000 1981 Peg Havolick

GNAC CHAMPS 3000 STEEPLCHASE 2008 Richie Pemberton DISCUS 2010 Alexi Halvorson WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK NAIA QUALIFIERS 1976 Deb Hileman 100, 200 1979 Valerie Perrine 400H

Laura Sundheim 100 1980

1981

1982

1983

AIAW QUALIFIERS Cindy Favero 100, 200 Valerie Perrine 400H Susie Roesgen LJ, 110H Kerry Burrell 800 Valerie Perrine 400H Heidi Apedaile Javelin Lynn Farmer Javelin Kay Peterson HJ Valerie Perrine 400H Lynn Farmer Javelin

FRONTIER CONFERENCE CHAMPS 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980

100M DASH Deb Hileman Carrie Krug Laura Sundheim Laura Sundheim Cindy Favero

200M DASH 1976 Deb Hileman 1980 Cindy Favero

3000 1979 Gwen Wock

10,000 1981 Peg Havolick 100M HURDLES 1979 Valerie Perrine 1980 Susie Roesgen 1981 Valerie Perrine 400M HURDLES 1979 Valerie Perrine 1980 Valerie Perrine 1981 Valerie Perrine DISCUS 1976 Gwin Bartlett HIGH JUMP 1979 Cathy Krug 1980 Sharon Knudston JAVELIN 1977 Sue Briney LONG JUMP 1976 Cathy Krug 1980 Susie Roesgen SHOT PUT 1976 Gwin Bartlett NCAA DIVISION II QUALIFIERS PROVISIONALLY INDOOR 2009 Courtney Zappe 20-LB Weight OUTDOOR 2009 Alexi Halvorson

Discus

400M DASH 1978 Tessa Sundheim 1980 Valerie Perrine

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MSUB Athletic Department Administration

Krista Montague Director of Intercollegiate Athletics/ SWA 13th year, 3rd as AD

Denise Wynia Administrative Assistant 13th year

Evan O’Kelly Director of Communications 2nd year

Tom Ebel Head Athletic Trainer 4th year

Brent Montague Director of Development 9th year

Birgitta Gray Assistant Director of Communications 3rd year

Lindsay Sullivan Assistant Athletic Trainer 4th year

Patrick Behre Grad. Assistant Athletic Trainer 1st year

Michael Bazemore Director of Compliance/ Internal Operations 3rd year

James Catlin Operations Coordinator 3rd year

Dr. Scott Harris Faculty Athletic Representative

Gina Herbert Accountant 8th year

Dr. James Elliot Team Doctor/ Orthopedic Surgeon

Nich Pertuit Head Strength & Conditioning Coach 2nd year

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MSUB Athletic Department Coaches

Alex Balog Head Men’s Soccer

Rob Bishop Head Baseball

Mark Bolt Asst. Cross Country

Stephen Cavallo Asst. Women’s Soccer

Thomas Chameraud Asst. Men’s Soccer

Dave Coppock Head Track/XC

Marcus Drange Asst. Golf

Kyle Emerick Asst. Men’s Soccer

Rebekah Gasner Int. Head Softball

Jessica Hart Head Cheer & Stunt

Asst. Women’s Basketball

Jenny Heringer

Rhett Hightower Asst. Golf

Trent Hooper Asst. XC/Track

Wojtek Krakowiak Head Women’s Soccer

Parker Kruckenberg Asst. Baseball

Katie Mitchell Asst. Softball

Guido Riffeser Asst. Men’s Soccer

Brad Schmit Asst. Men’s Basketball

Jamie Stevens Head Men’s Basketball

Maddison Timoteo Asst. Softball

Jonathan Woehl Asst. Track & Field

Casey Williams Head Volleyball

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Kevin Woodin

Head Women’s Basketball Int. Head Golf

DII FACTS AND FIGURES

Life in the Balance Higher educa�on has las�ng importance on an individual’s future success. For this reason, the emphasis on the student‐athlete experience in Division II is a comprehen‐ sive program of learning and development in a personal se�ng. The Division II approach provides growth opportuni�es through academic achievement, learning in high‐level athle�cs compe��on and development of posi�ve societal a�tudes in service to community. The balance and integra�on of these different areas of learning opportunity provide Division II student‐athletes a path to gradua�on, while cul�va�ng a variety of skills and knowledge for life ahead.

Enrollment at DII active members:

292 Ac�ve members

2.1% (6 ins�tu�ons) 15,000 and above 11.3% (33 ins�tu�ons) 7,500‐14,900

45.5 % (133 ins�tu�ons)

9

Less than 2,499

Schools in provisional year

(41.1% (120 ins�tu�ons) 2,500‐7,499

8 Schools in candidacy year two

5

4,209 Average enrollment

Schools in candidacy year one

Average number of student-athletes:

50/50 Percentage of public vs. private (ac�ve members only)

421

264

(265 men; 156 women) Schools with football

(136 men ; 128 women) Schools without football

Undergraduate enrollment:

546, 255

Median Total Expenses by Quartile

Men—(44 percent)

708,108 Women—(56 percent) Number of student-athletes:

64,109 Men—(59 percent)

44,961 Women—(41 percent) Sports sponsorship average:

6.9 Men’s

7.9

Women’s

Number of DII championships:

12 Men (7,932 par�cipants)

13

With Football

Without Football

1st Quar�le of Schools

$8,024,000

$6,814,000

2nd Quar�le of Schools

$5,976,000

$4,466,000

3rd Quar�le of Schools

$4,766,000

$3,478,000

4th Quar�le of Schools

$3,196,000

$2,432,000

Overall Median

$5,260,000

$4,014,000

Average Division II Federal Graduation Rates vs.

Academic Success Rates (2003-06 Entering Cohorts) Student Body Federal Rate 48%

Student‐Athlete Federal Rate ASR 54% 71%

Women (7,981 par�cipants)

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