Bjerager Shatters Program Record in 400m Hurdles as Bobcat Women Win Cat-Griz Dual/Al Manuel Invitational

Saturday, March 28

Missoula, Mont.

10 a.m.

Montana State University

Cat-Griz Dual/Al Manuel Invitational - Day 2

Photo by: Mark Stephens

Bjerager Shatters Program Record in 400m Hurdles as Bobcat Women Win Cat-Griz Dual/Al Manuel Invitational

3/28/2026 5:29:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Cats earn 15 event wins on Saturday to close opening meet of outdoor season

By: Pershelle Rohrer

MISSOULA, Mont. --- Tilde Berjager ran a school-record time of 57.79 in the 400-meter hurdles on Saturday to lead a group of 15 Bobcat winners on the final day of the Cat-Griz Dual/Al Manuel Invitational.

The Bobcats combined for a total of 17 event wins and 13 improvements to the program's all-time top-10 list over the course of the two-day meet as the women tallied 81 points to finish first and the men posted 67 points for second place at the Montana-hosted meet.

Bjerager crossed the finish line with a converted time of 57.79 to shatter the school 400m hurdles record by 0.14 seconds, securing the victory in Missoula. Her time ranks fourth in the NCAA in the young outdoor season. She also matched the third-fastest time in program history in the 100m hurdles, crossing the finish line in a converted time of 13.63 to win the event. Millie Hubbell finished close behind with a time of 13.94 for a runner-up finish.

Sydney Brewster opened her outdoor season with a mark of 17.12 meters/56 feet, 2 inches to win the shot put. The mark came on her fourth throw and came within six inches of her own school record. Emma Brensdal finished with a mark of 15.01m/49-3, and Maggie Hillis took fourth with a throw of 13.83m/45-4.50.

Jaeden Wolff came within 0.01 second of tying the school record in the 100-meter dash, crossing the finish line with a converted time of 11.60 to place second in the event. She improved her own No. 2 time in school history in a strong start to her outdoor season. Peyton Garrison finished seventh with a time of 11.97, and Ave Roberts crossed the finish line in 12^th with a time of 12.51.

Caroline Hawkes took over sole possession of the third spot on the program top-10 list in the 200m, clocking a converted time of 23.77 to earn the victory in Missoula. Giulia Gandolfi finished fifth in the event with a time of 24.43.

Xavier Simpson equaled his own No. 3 time in school history with a runner-up finish of 10.51 in the 100m. Malikye Simpson finished close behind in third with a time of 10.61 while Billy Cunningham (10.90) and Preston Wysocki (10.94) crossed the finish line in eighth and ninth, respectively.

Easton Hatleberg finished runner-up in the shot put with a mark of 18.09m/59-4.25 on his fifth throw. The mark was his personal best outdoors and helped him improve from ninth to fifth in program history in the event. Talon Holmquist (6^th) and Matt Furdyk (7^th) also competed in the event, recording top throws of 16.44m/53-11.25 and 16.27m/53-4.50.

Gandolfi clocked the No. 5 time in program history in her outdoor debut in the 400m, crossing the finish line in 54.26 to win the event to start her outdoor season. On the men's side, Jett Grundy clocked a time of 47.09 to complete the sweep for the Bobcats.

Jordan Lasher cleared 5.22m/17-1.50 to win the pole vault, moving to sixth in program history with the mark. The clearance came on his third and final attempt to help him set a new personal best.

The Bobcats claimed the top eight positions in the women's 1500m, led by Eva Koos' winning time of 4:23.84. Claire Rutherford moved to sixth in program history with her converted time of 4:27.27 to place second in her outdoor debut. Kalei Moravitz (4:32.60), Annie Kaul (4:33.48), and Kaitlyn Skinner (4:35.08) rounded out the top five, while Sophia Miller (4:36.50), Madi Siana (4:39.06), and Stella Diaz (4:42.09) finished sixth through eighth.

The Bobcats posted the No. 7 4x100m relay times in program history on both the women's and men's side. Peyton Garrison, Hawkes, Jadyn VanDyke, and Jaeden Wolff posted a converted time of 45.32 while the men's squad of Noah Barbery, Xavier Simpson, Drake Wilkes, and Malikye Simpson clocked a 40.67 as both teams finished second in their respective events.

Jackson Fagerlin crossed the finish line in 1:50.60 in the 800m, moving into the No. 10 slot in program history in the event, to secure a runner-up finish. Mario Oblad joined him in the top five, clocking a time of 1:51.69 to finish fourth in Missoula.

Hannah Perrin opened the Bobcats' day on the track with a win in the 3,000m steeplechase, crossing the finish line with a converted time of 10:47.86. She defeated her closest competition in the event by 51 seconds. Rob McManus followed with a victory on the men's side with a converted time of 8:50.52. Quinn Newman (3^rd) and Ben Saelens (4^th) also finished in the top five with respective times of 9:11.03 and 9:13.77.

Trystin Chapel and Billy Cunningham completed the one-two sweep in the long jump, posting respective marks of 7.22m/23-8.25 and 7.14m/23-5.25.

Nash Coley helped the Bobcats sweep the 400m hurdles, crossing the finish line in a converted time of 52.49.

Libby Hansen opened her season with a win in the pole vault, recording a top clearance of 3.85m/12-7.50. Tatum Richards finished fourth with a clearance of 3.70m/12-1.50.

Sophia Miller earned a win in the 800m as the Bobcats swept the top four in the event. Miller crossed the finish line in 2:14.84 while Jada Zorn (2:15.71), Kaitlyn Skinner (2:15.92), and Iris Rogel (2:17.02) finished second through fourth.

Koos won the women's 5000m with a converted time of 17:36.99, leading a trio of Bobcats who finished in the top three as Hailey Watkins finished second (17:42.44) and Diaz took third (17:46.58).

Full results from the Cat-Griz Dual/Al Manuel Invitational are available here.

The Bobcats will continue their outdoor season in California next week the Stanford Invitational and the San Francisco State-hosted Mike Fanelli Track Classic on April 3-4.

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