Montana State Opens Big Sky Indoor Championships on Thursday

Thursday, February 26

Pocatello, Idaho

10 a.m.

Montana State University

Big Sky Indoor Championships - Day 1

Photo by: Brian Morse

Montana State Opens Big Sky Indoor Championships on Thursday

2/25/2026 9:23:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

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Bobcats seeking a strong conference result to open the postseason

By: Pershelle Rohrer

POCATELLO, Idaho --- The Montana State track & field program made the trip south to Pocatello, Idaho, for the Big Sky Indoor Track & Field Championships, which are set for Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 26-28, at the ICCU Dome on the campus of Idaho State University.

The three-day meet will open with the first day of the multi-events on Thursday. Hailey Ells and Sabine Brueck will open the day in the 60-meter hurdles to kick off the women's pentathlon at 10 a.m. The men's heptathlon will feature Preston Wysocki, with the 60-meter dash set for 10:15 a.m.

Live Results from the Big Sky Indoor Track & Field Championships will be available here. All three days of the meet will be live streamed on ESPN+.

Big Sky Indoor Championships Broadcast Info (ESPN+):
Thursday (9:55 a.m. MT) – https://bit.ly/4qXoGZC
Friday (9:55 a.m. MT) – https://bit.ly/4r0qpx8
Saturday (10:05 a.m. MT) – https://bit.ly/3N5MWL3

"The conference championships are always the team highlight of our season," Dale Kennedy Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Lyle Weese said. "Conference meets are our biggest opportunity to come together and compete as a team, support each other, and fight for each and every point for the team. The men and women have both done some good things this season. However, both teams certainly have some things to prove over the three days of competition. The multis will get us started on Thursday. Then, everything else will get rolling on Friday and Saturday."

The Competition: All 10 Big Sky Conference programs will vie for the men's and women's team titles at the ICCU Dome in Pocatello. The Bobcat women checked in at No. 1 in the Big Sky while the men came in at No. 2 in the latest USTFCCCA Big Sky Conference TFRI rankings, and the two teams were ranked second in the Big Sky Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Coaches' Polls prior to the start of the season. Competitors will also seek to earn qualifying marks for the NCAA Indoor Championships, which will be held in Fayetteville, Ark., on March 13-14, by cementing themselves in the top 16 nationally in individual events or the top 12 for relays.

Bobcat Competitors: 26 women and 25 men are set to represent the Bobcats at the Big Sky Indoor Championships this week.

Tilde Bjerager (400m, 60mH, 4x400m), Emma Brensdal (shot put), Sydney Brewster (shot put, weight throw), Sabine Brueck (long jump, pentathlon), Hailey Coey (long jump, triple jump), Hailey Ells (high jump, pentathlon), Giulia Gandolfi (400m, 4x400m), Peyton Garrison (60m, 200m, 4x400m), Libby Hansen (pole vault), Caroline Hawkes (200m, 400m, 4x400m), Maggie Hillis (shot put, weight throw), Millie Hubbell (60mH), Annie Kaul (800m, DMR), Eva Koos (mile, 3,000m, DMR), Jenavieve Lynch (weight throw), Sydney Mattfeldt (weight throw), Sophia Miller (800m, DMR), Kalei Moravitz (800m, DMR), Hannah Perrin (3,000m, 5,000m, DMR), Tamia Ramos (long jump, triple jump), Tatum Richards (pole vault), Iris Rogel (800m, DMR), Claire Rutherford (3,000m, DMR), Madi Siana (3,000m, 5,000m, DMR), Jadyn VanDyken (400m, 4x400m), and Jaeden Wolff (60m, 200m) are all set to compete for the women.

On the men's side, Ethan Anderson (60mH), Noah Barbery (60m, 200m, 4x400m), Trystin Chapel (long jump, triple jump), Nash Coley (400m, 4x400m), Billy Cunningham (long jump), Sam Ells (3,000m, 5,000m), Jackson Fagerlin (800m, DMR), Matt Furdyk (shot put, weight throw), Ryan Harrington (mile, 3,000m, DMR), Easton Hatleberg (shot put, weight throw), Talon Holmquist (shot put), Jordan Lasher (pole vault), Chase McGee (pole vault), Rob McManus (3,000m, 5,000m), Peyton Nelson (400m, 4x400m, DMR), Quinn Newman (mile, 3,000m, DMR), Destiny Nkeonye (long jump, triple jump), Mario Oblad (800m, DMR), Ben Parks (shot put), AJ Ringert (3,000m, 5,000m), Xavier Simpson (60m, 200m, 4x400m), Blaise Snow (800m, mile, DMR), Stryder Todd-Fields (60m, 200m, 4x400m), Drake Wilkes (60m, 200m), and Preston Wysocki (high jump, heptathlon) will compete in Pocatello.

Last Time Out: The Bobcats set a trio of school records, including one Big Sky record, at the Big Sky Tuner to wrap up the indoor regular season on Feb. 19. Sydney Brewster shattered her own school record for the fourth time this season with a mark of 17.25 meters/56 feet, 7.25 inches, breaking the Big Sky Conference record by nearly nine inches en route to her second Big Sky Women's Field Athlete of the Week honor of the season. Kalei Moravitz shattered the Montana State 800m school record with a converted time of 2:06.04 to earn Big Sky Women's Track Athlete of the Week honors. In the weight throw, Jenavieve Lynch recorded a winning mark of 19.63m/64-5 to take over the top spot in the Montana State record books in the event. Easton Hatleberg also won the shot put on the men's side with a mark of 18.34m/60-2 to win Big Sky Men's Field Athlete of the Week.

Up Next: Following the Big Sky Indoor Championships, Bobcats who are ranked in the top 16 in the NCAA in individual events and the top 12 in relays will advance to the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Fayetteville, on March 13-14. The meet will take place at the Randal Tyson Track Center on the campus of the University of Arkansas.

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