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UM sweeps Griz-Cat Dual for first time since '86
by: Joel Carlson of the UM Sports Information Department
Saturday, 04/28/2007
The University of Montana outdoor track and field teams swept the women's and men's competitions Saturday afternoon at the annual Griz-Cat Dual at Dornblaser Field in Missoula. The UM women ended a 10-year losing streak to MSU with a 111-89 victory. The Montana men won for the fifth time in six duals, 126-76.
The combined victories were the first sweep in the dual for the Grizzlies since 1986.
The UM women had 11 wins in the meet’s 19 events, taking both first and second place in seven of the events.
The Montana men had the winner in 17 of the 19 events, missing out on only the pole vault and shot put for a clean first-place sweep.
Double winners included junior Loni Perkins-Judisch in the 100 (12.03) and 200 meters (24.10), junior Dan Bingham in the 1,500 (4:00.32) and 5,000 meters (15:26.46), sophomore James Brown in the 100 (11.01) and 200 meters (21.91), sophomore Ryan Grinnell in the high jump (6-6) and triple jump (50-2.5) and freshman Kara DeWalt in the 800 meters (2:18.18) and steeplechase (10:59.03).
On the men's side, senior Robb Hollenbeck, sophomore Logan Labbe and Grinnell all improved upon their NCAA Midwest Region-qualifying marks.
Hollenbeck won the long jump in a career-best 24-4.5, Labbe won the javelin with a season-best 208-9 and Grinnell won the triple jump with a season-best 50-2.5.
In addition to the team victories, the Grizzlies had nine new Big Sky Conference qualifiers.
On the women's side, junior Baily Cox qualified in the 400-meter hurdles (second, 1:04.58), sophomore Brittany Williams qualified in the hammer (fourth, 159-9), freshman Megan Betz qualified in the high jump (first, 5-3.25), freshman Erin Clark qualified in the 400 meters (second, 57.66) and DeWalt qualified in the 800 meters (2:18.18 altitude adjusted to 2:17.81).
On the men's side, senior Chris Mosbacher qualified in both the 110-meter hurdles (third, 14.90) and 400-meter hurdles (54.92), junior Cody Henning qualified in the 400 meters (first, 48.81) and freshman Steven Pfahler, competing for the first time this outdoor season, qualified in the javelin (fourth, 194-2).
Already qualified for the Big Sky Championships, which will be held May 9-12 at Pocatello, Idaho, but putting up season-best marks Saturday were senior Ryan Flaherty in the 800 meters (first, 1:51.07), senior Matt Larson in the 110-meter hurdles (first, 14.75), Perkins-Judisch in the 100 meters, sophomore Amber Aikins in the triple jump (first, 37-8.75), Brown in the 200 meters, sophomore Abbey Effertz in the shot (fourth, 44-7) and discus (second, 145-6), sophomore Kim Tritz in the steeplechase (second, 11:09.49) and freshman Landon Bowery in the 110-meter hurdles (second, 14.88) and 400-meter hurdles (first, 54.35).
Also posting victories Saturday were senior Halladay Quist in the 100-meter hurdles (15.09), junior Curtis Bean in the hammer (191-5), junior Allie Brosh in the 5,000 meters (17:59.86), junior Baily Cox in the long jump (18-3.25), junior Eli Hermann in the steeplechase (9:38.39), freshman Brooke Andrus in the 1,500 meters (4:43.34) and freshman Chris Hellekson in the discus (151-7).
Montana competes next Friday, May 4, at Montana State.
by: Joel Carlson of the UM Sports Information Department
Saturday, 04/28/2007
The University of Montana outdoor track and field teams swept the women's and men's competitions Saturday afternoon at the annual Griz-Cat Dual at Dornblaser Field in Missoula. The UM women ended a 10-year losing streak to MSU with a 111-89 victory. The Montana men won for the fifth time in six duals, 126-76.
The combined victories were the first sweep in the dual for the Grizzlies since 1986.
The UM women had 11 wins in the meet’s 19 events, taking both first and second place in seven of the events.
The Montana men had the winner in 17 of the 19 events, missing out on only the pole vault and shot put for a clean first-place sweep.
Double winners included junior Loni Perkins-Judisch in the 100 (12.03) and 200 meters (24.10), junior Dan Bingham in the 1,500 (4:00.32) and 5,000 meters (15:26.46), sophomore James Brown in the 100 (11.01) and 200 meters (21.91), sophomore Ryan Grinnell in the high jump (6-6) and triple jump (50-2.5) and freshman Kara DeWalt in the 800 meters (2:18.18) and steeplechase (10:59.03).
On the men's side, senior Robb Hollenbeck, sophomore Logan Labbe and Grinnell all improved upon their NCAA Midwest Region-qualifying marks.
Hollenbeck won the long jump in a career-best 24-4.5, Labbe won the javelin with a season-best 208-9 and Grinnell won the triple jump with a season-best 50-2.5.
In addition to the team victories, the Grizzlies had nine new Big Sky Conference qualifiers.
On the women's side, junior Baily Cox qualified in the 400-meter hurdles (second, 1:04.58), sophomore Brittany Williams qualified in the hammer (fourth, 159-9), freshman Megan Betz qualified in the high jump (first, 5-3.25), freshman Erin Clark qualified in the 400 meters (second, 57.66) and DeWalt qualified in the 800 meters (2:18.18 altitude adjusted to 2:17.81).
On the men's side, senior Chris Mosbacher qualified in both the 110-meter hurdles (third, 14.90) and 400-meter hurdles (54.92), junior Cody Henning qualified in the 400 meters (first, 48.81) and freshman Steven Pfahler, competing for the first time this outdoor season, qualified in the javelin (fourth, 194-2).
Already qualified for the Big Sky Championships, which will be held May 9-12 at Pocatello, Idaho, but putting up season-best marks Saturday were senior Ryan Flaherty in the 800 meters (first, 1:51.07), senior Matt Larson in the 110-meter hurdles (first, 14.75), Perkins-Judisch in the 100 meters, sophomore Amber Aikins in the triple jump (first, 37-8.75), Brown in the 200 meters, sophomore Abbey Effertz in the shot (fourth, 44-7) and discus (second, 145-6), sophomore Kim Tritz in the steeplechase (second, 11:09.49) and freshman Landon Bowery in the 110-meter hurdles (second, 14.88) and 400-meter hurdles (first, 54.35).
Also posting victories Saturday were senior Halladay Quist in the 100-meter hurdles (15.09), junior Curtis Bean in the hammer (191-5), junior Allie Brosh in the 5,000 meters (17:59.86), junior Baily Cox in the long jump (18-3.25), junior Eli Hermann in the steeplechase (9:38.39), freshman Brooke Andrus in the 1,500 meters (4:43.34) and freshman Chris Hellekson in the discus (151-7).
Montana competes next Friday, May 4, at Montana State.