BOZEMAN, Mont. – In their final meet before the GNAC Indoor Championships this month, the Montana State University Billings men's and women's track & field teams continued to build momentum in their final meet of the regular season for indoor, taking part in the Carignan Classic hosted by Montana State University in Bozeman on Friday afternoon.
 
Competing against athletes from colleges all across the state, the Yellowjackets found some of their top marks of the season. In the men's field events, a season-best jump of 13.16m (43' 2.25") from Goodness Okere in the triple jump garnered MSUB it's top finish in an event during the meet. Meanwhile in the weight throw, Cort Sandefur placed seventh with a throw of 17.11m (56' 1.75"), while Kody Biggs would finish narrowly behind him with a mark of 17.02m (55' 10.25"), setting a new PR and setting the 89^th best mark in Division II this season. Freshman Sean Zimmer would take 11^th with a throw of 15.17m (49' 9.25"), setting a new PR for himself and taking 12^th place. Sandefur would take the top mark for MSUB in the shot put with a mark of 13.94m (45' 9"), while Kane Olsen set a new PR for himself with a mark of 13.50m (44' 3.5").
 
In the other jumping events for the men, Johnnie Young and Ian Myers would each set a mark of 1.80m (5' 10.75"), with Young taking seventh and Myers taking eighth. The mark tied a season best and PR mark for the freshman Myers, while Okere would finish behind them in ninth with a season best of 1.75m (5' 8.75").
 
Back on the track, Brock Grossman set a season best mark in the 400m with a time of 51.56. In the 800m, Lennon Davis and Bruce Reed both set season bests as well, with Davis running a time of 2:02.71, and Reed placing 26^th with a mark of 2:10.15. In the 60m, Terran Joseph and Ontario Smith both ran PR times of 7.34 and 7.47, and in the 200m, Landon Freeman and Rom Honer would PR with times of 23.28 and 24.49 respectively. Aidan Johnson would set season best marks in both events, with a time of 7.46 in the 60m and 24.57 in the 200m.
 
On the women's side of the meet, Izzy Ping would continue to run strong with a pair of PR times, leading the team in the 60m with a time of 8.03 to finish 21^st, and the 200m with a time of 27.21 to place 19^th. Katie Sheridan would also run a PR time in the 60m with a time of 8.48, while in the 60m hurdles, both Delainey Engen and Kinley Wieland would run PR times of 9.86 and 10.57 respectively. Micah Strong would run a time of 26.59 to lead MSUB's runners in the event in 15^th.
 
As the distances stretched further, the 'Jackets continued to find a handful of personal and season bests, with Chloe Shennum leading the way in the mile with a PR time of 5:38.41. Micah Strong led the Yellowjackets in the 400m with a time of 1:00.10, while senior Bella Klein would finish one spot behind her with a season best mark of 1:00.52, and Laila Christiansen would PR with a time of 1:04.66, placing 16^th. In the 800m, Emma Weaver would PR with a time of 2:35.34, while Toree Manning set a new PR in the 3000m with a time of 11:58.53.
 
In the field events, MSUB would have it's most success in the weight throw, where Hannah Cooper would lead the way with a seventh-place finish, throwing a best mark of 16.38m (53' 9"). Behind her, Jaida Green would throw a season best total of 14.96m (49' 1"), placing 13^th, while Morgan Lijewski would set a PR with a finish of 12.49m (40' 11.75"). Lijewski would also take the top finish for MSUB in the shot put with a mark of 11.05m (36' 3"), while fellow freshman Lizzy Kerzmn would PR with a mark of 10.69m (35' 1").
 
THE BUZZ: Cort Sandefur and Hannah Cooper would be named the Intermountain Health Athletes of the Meet.
 
UP NEXT: MSUB will round out it's indoor season with it's final meet, taking part in the GNAC Indoor Championships on February 16-17, hosted at The Podium in Spokane, Washington. Meet information will be available on the GNAC Indoor Championships Homepage, or on both the MSUB men's and women's track & field schedule pages.