POCATELLO, Idaho – The Montana State University Billings men's and women's track & field teams continued it's consistent streak of quality meets as the team continued the 2026 indoor season Friday, with the teams putting together a quality showing while facing off against Division I competition at the Stacy Dragila Invite hosted by Idaho State University.
 
Highlighting the list of top performances for the Yellowjackets would be freshman Micah Strong, who continued a strong winter season with a first-place performance in the 800m for the Yellowjackets. The Big Piney, Wyoming native has put together a number of quality marks so far this season, but would claim her first individual first place finish Friday, running a time of 2:18.52 and finishing within a second of breaking the PR she set at MSUB's opening meet of the indoor season in December. Strong also continued to anchor the 4x400 relay team consisting of her, Bella Klein, Delainey Engen, and Katie Sheridan, which would run a season-best time of 4:06.06 to place in second overall in the event. Their time was the fourth fastest indoor mark in the school's history, and fifth fastest team in the GNAC this season.
 
Staying in the running events for the women's team, Izzy Ping would run a PR time of 8.04 in the 60m to place seventh for the 'Jackets, while Sheridan's 1:02.66 mark would set an indoor PR for her, placing 11^th at the meet. Behind Strong in the 800m, Chloe Shennum would race to a PR with a time of 2:26.70, while in the 300m Ally Coey would race to a PR in eighth with a time of 11:24.43.
 
Transitioning into the field events, Hannah Cooper would finish top in each of the throwing events for MSUB, finishing fifth in weight throw with a mark of 15.89m (52' 1.75"), and ninth in shot put with a mark of 11.71m (38' 5").  Mattea McColly would PR in weight throw, moving up to a best mark of 14.88m (48' 10") and taking ninth. Her mark would improve her to sixth in school history in the event.
 
On the men's side of the meet, the 'Jackets would be paced in the 60m by JayCee Herbert in 11^th with a time of 7.20, while Ryan Fenley took fourth in the 60m hurdles with a mark of 9.67. Terran Joseph would set PRs in both the 60m with a time of 7.39 and the 200m, where he would lead all Yellowjacket competitors with a time of 23.42. Brock Grossman would also hit a big indoor PR in the 400m with a time of 52.03, placing sixth in the event. Grossman, Herbert, Kalub Padilla and Lennon Davis would each race on the men's 4x400m relay team as well, who would combine to run a time of 3:32.74 and take second at the meet.
 
Davis would lead an impressive day for the Yellowjacket men in the distance running events, taking fourth in the 800m with a PR time of 2:05.36. Behind him, Bruce Reed took fifth with a PR of 2:11.24, while in the 3000m, Will Hyatt took fourth with a big PR time of 9:17.62.
 
Johnnie Young would put together a pair of strong performances in his jumping events, opening the day with a third-place finish in high jump with a PR leap of 1.93m (6' 4"). Young would also lead MSUB in the triple jump where he took fifth at the meet, bounding 12.82m (42' 0.75"). In the long jump, Carson Nissen would take fourth with his mark of 6.25m (20' 6.25"). In the throws, Cort Sandefur would lead the 'Jackets in the shot put with a mark of 13.90m (45' 7.25"), while Kody Biggs would lead MSU's competitors in the weight throw with a mark of 16.09m (52' 9.5"). The 'Jackets would have two PR marks in weight throw, with Kane Olsen who took tenth with a mark of 15.44m (50' 8"), and Kody Cooper who placed 11^th with a throw of 15.07m (49' 5.5").
 
THE BUZZ: Micah Strong and Johnnie Young were named the Intermountain Health Athletes of the Meet.
 
UP NEXT: Continuing their push to prepare for the GNAC Indoor Championships, the Yellowjackets have one more meet to prepare coming up next week on Friday, February 6 in Bozeman as they take part in the Carignan Classic hosted by Montana State University. Meet information and live result links can be found on the MSUB men's and women's team schedules.