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FOOTBALL: Unfamiliar weather, altitude will greet Bulldogs in Montana
On Saturday, Yale will face the Montana State Bobcats in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs in what’s forecasted to be a snowy Bozeman, Montana, where the altitude is thousands of feet higher than what the Bulldogs are used to in New Haven.
Audrey Kim
Contributing Reporter
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When the Yale Bulldogs (9–2, 6–1 Ivy) face the Montana State Bobcats (10–2, 8–0 Big Sky) on Saturday in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, they will have to brave frigid temperatures in a hostile road environment just like they did last week in Youngstown, Ohio.
The Weather Channel predicts the temperature in Bozeman on Saturday to be between 27 and 37 degrees fahrenheit. Snow is also forecasted to fall in Bozeman Thursday through Saturday — a weather challenge the Elis have not yet encountered this season.
“The snow makes the ball slippery so passing is more difficult. You want to ‘take the air out of the ball’ and run it more often,” offensive lineman Charlie Humphreys ’28 said. “Skill positions, receivers and defensive backs, both have a more difficult time cutting back and forth on the snowy ground. I will also say hitting in the cold hurts more, but that doesn’t affect strategy or decision making in any way, it just kind of sucks.”
Playing in the snow will require the Bulldogs to make notable adjustments, particularly for making or defending pass plays. Receivers and defensive backs are required to constantly run across the field and keep their eyes on their opponent and the ball. However, snow in the air can decrease visibility for players, and snow on the ground can make it slippery and harder for players to maneuver.
This means that Yale will likely be relying on the run game even more than usual this weekend, and that fans can expect a large load for team captain and star running back Josh Pitsenberger ’26. Pitsenberger was named the 2025 Ivy offensive player of the year and played a key role in the Bulldogs’ victory over Youngstown State, scoring three touchdowns and rushing for 209 yards.
The weather can also change the pressure of the ball — a change that could potentially affect the effectiveness of quarterback Dante Reno ’28.
The Bulldogs will also be playing at a higher elevation than they have all season. Bozeman has an elevation of roughly 4,800 feet, while New Haven’s recorded elevation is 59 feet.
At higher elevations, there is less oxygen in the air, which can cause altitude sickness and reduced stamina. Typically, 4,800 feet is not a high enough elevation to induce altitude sickness, but the Elis will have to adjust to the thin air in addition to the snow.
Though players have acknowledged the unfamiliar weather and altitude, they say they aren’t dwelling on those circumstances as they embark for Bozeman.
“All we can do is focus on the things we can control,” kicker Nick Conforti ’26 told the News.
The Saturday forecast for Bozeman is cloudy with morning snow showers.
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GREAT FALLS — For Staff Sgt. Brianna St. Lawrence-Brody, service does not only happen in uniform.
Outside the gates of the base, she works at Benefis as a nurse, Great Falls Public Schools as a school nurse, and comes home as a wife and mom of four. For the Montana Air National Guard, she serves as a command post controller with the 120th Airlift Wing in Great Falls.
(WATCH: Montana nurse and Guard member earns national Air Force recognition)
Montana nurse and Guard member earns national Air Force recognition
This year, St. Lawrence-Brody was named the U.S. Air National Guard’s Outstanding Airman of the Year in the Non-Commissioned Officer category.
She said the recognition came as a surprise, especially because her path into the Guard started later than others.
“I joined very late in life,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “I joined the Guard right before I turned 40. So for me, every opportunity that’s presented, I want to take the bull by the horns and just run with it and do the best of my ability.”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she joined the Guard after finishing nursing school. She said she went straight from nursing school into helping open a COVID unit, while also working at Benefis.
She said that experience was the start of one journey, but not the whole of what she wanted to accomplish.
St. Lawrence-Brody joined the Guard for the opportunities, the challenge and to help build a future for her four children.
“It’s a little bit of a competition for myself,” she said. “Like, if I can do it, why not try my best to achieve it?”
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As a command post controller, she assists in helping move information during emergencies and major events.
“Outside, obviously, I’m a nurse. Inside the Guard, I have nothing to do with the medical field, which is kind of amazing,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “It keeps me on my toes.”
She explained balancing the Guard, two civilian jobs and four children takes support from her family, her employers and her unit. She said Benefis and GFPS have been supportive of her military service.
Her nomination included her deployment experience, training work overseas and involvement across the wing. St. Lawrence-Brody said she deployed to Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where she worked with an operations center supporting entities connected to Africa.
But, she says this recognition is not the finish line.
“This award, it’s not necessarily a landing pad for me,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “I want to use it as a springboard.”
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St. Lawrence-Brody hopes her story encourages others to keep taking on new opportunities, even when they feel uncertain.
“Get comfortable with being uncomfortable and be okay with doing things afraid,” she said. “I think when you get to be okay with doing things afraid, that’s where you’re going to find the growth.”
She has already won at the Air National Guard level, but she recently traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the broader Air Force Outstanding Airman of the Year process, which includes nominees from the Guard, Reserve and major commands across the Air Force.
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