MISSOULA — A number of Montana athletes can have their monitor & subject seasons prolonged, as six Grizzlies certified for the NCAA West Regional in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Montana’s throwing unit might be closely represented, with 5 of the six qualifiers coming in these occasions: Matthew Hockett (males’s javelin), Tanessa Morris (ladies’s hammer), Evan Todd (males’s javelin), Matt Ward (males’s hammer) and Brent Yeakey (males’s discus). Moreover, Joel Mendez certified within the males’s 3,000-meter steeplechase.
The group is a robust combination of expertise and youth, with three Grizzlies making repeat journeys to NCAA Regionals (Morris, Todd, Yeakey). Moreover, three of Montana’s qualifiers are simply sophomores (Hockett, Todd, Ward).
With the intention to qualify, an athlete should rank within the high 48 of their area, which for Montana consists of the western half of the US. Montana’s top-ranked athletes are Todd (tenth), Mendez (seventeenth) and Morris (seventeenth).
Montana’s NCAA Regionals qualifiers will compete subsequent week (Wednesday by Saturday) on the campus of the College of Arkansas. From there, the highest 12 athletes from the West Area – together with the highest dozen from the East Area – will qualify for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
—UM sports activities data