BOZEMAN, Mont. – Competing against a field comprised of Division 1, Division 2, and NAIA competition, the Montana State University Billings Track and Field Program had a day full of excellent performances, chief among them record breaking performance by Bradley Graves.
 
Graves, a sophomore from Ballantine, MT, broke the MSUB indoor record for 60m hurdles, a record previously set by Austin Lindquist in 2017 at 8.51. Graves clocked a time of 8.41 to beat that time, finishing in second for the meet. It becomes Graves's second school record for his career: he set the school record for the 110m hurdles outdoors last season at Idaho State University's Bengal Invitational.
 
On the men's side of things, it wasn't just Graves who performed well. In distance running, Ase Ackerman topped the pack in the mile, finishing in 4:19.17. Behind him was Logan Straus in 5^th with a time of 4:33.04, and Carson Jessop in seventh at 4:39.50. Jonny Rocha continued to shave off time in both his events, setting new personal records in the 60m (7.33) and the 200m (25.01). In terms of jumpers, Bryce Olson finished fifth in the triple jump (12.79), and sixth in the long jump (6.30m). Isaac Perkins came close to passing his season best in weight throw, finishing eighth with a throw of 14.52m.
 
On the women's side of things, the 'Jackets excelled in long distance once again, with Kailee Stoppel coming in second for the 800m with a time of 2:25.86. Behind her, the 'Jackets had a trio of top 10 finishes in program history. In the 60m dash, Tatum Hull ran a 8.04, ranking third in MSUB history. Behind her was Mya Richardson and Madison Thompson, who ran an 8.12 and a 6.16 respectively, both personal bests. Richardson's time ranks sixth in school history, while Thompson's time comes in at eighth. Away from sprints, Hull finished in the top 10 in multiple events, finishing seventh in 60m hurdles (10.28) as well as in the long jump (5.17m).
THE BUZZ
 

• Bradley Graves was selected as the St. Vincent Healthcare Men's Athlete of the Day for his record setting performance.
• Meanwhile, Hull was selected as the St. Vincent Healthcare Women's Athlete of the Day.
• Kendall Lynn finished second in the women's triple jump, bounding 11.20m
• Jordan Cookman set a new personal best in women's weight throw, with a 13.08m toss.
• In men's shot put, Ryder Klein set a season best with a throw of 10.91m.
• Favor Okere finished fifth in the men's high jump, setting a new season best at 1.79m.
• Annelise Clark ran a 10.86 in the women's 60m hurdles, finishing ninth in the meet and setting a new season best.
• Jackson Bailey set his new season best in the men's 800m, with a time of 2:10.28

UP NEXT: The Yellowjackets take part in their next meet this following weekend, when they travel to Idaho for the Stacy Dragila Invitational on the campus of Idaho State University. The first events begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 28 at Holt Arena. Live stat links can be found on both the men's and women's team's schedule pages.