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Three records fall for Montana State Bobcats at Bengal Invitational track and field meet

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April 28, 2024

Three records fall for Montana State Bobcats at Bengal Invitational track and field meet

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POCATELLO, Idaho — Three school records fell for the Montana State track and field team at the Bengal Invitational over the weekend.

All-time MSU marks in the men’s javelin, women’s 100 meter hurdles and men’s 4×400 meter relay were broken, making it now five new total school records for the Bobcats during the 2024 season (the other two were men’s 200 meters and women’s shot put).

On Friday, sophomore Pat Vialva broke his own MSU record in the men’s javelin for the third time this season with a throw of 229 feet, 10 inches. The Tigard, Oregon, product surpassed the 70-meter mark on his fifth throw, moving him up to No. 34 this season in NCAA Division I.

On Saturday, Elena Carter added on to what is one of the most decorated careers in Montana State track and field history with a school record in the 100 meter hurdles. The senior from Helena turned in an altitude-converted time of 13.45 seconds, eclipsing her previous mark of 13.53 from the 2022 outdoor season.

Carter also added a personal best in the long jump, leaping 20-05 to win the event and improve upon her No. 3 all-time mark in MSU history. Along with her teammate Hailey Coey, Carter is one of four MSU women all-time to jump 20 feet (Janet Buntin, 1983; Lacey Hinzpeter, 2003).

Also on Saturday, the MSU men’s 4×400 meter relay team of Michael Swan Jr., Stryder Todd-Fields, Sean Jackson and Jett Grundy broke a record that had stood since 2005 with an altitude-converted time of 3:10.98.

Grundy, the 2024 Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Freshman of the Year and 2024 indoor champion in the event, won thanks to an altitude-converted mark of 46.92, the third-best mark in school history.

Swan, a native of Manhattan, Montana, and the school record-holder in the 200 meters, ran a converted 47.35 to move up to fifth all-time in MSU history.

In the women’s 100 meters, sophomore Peyton Garrison rocketed up to No. 5 all-time with an altitude-converted time of 11.80 (+1.5)

Caroline Hawkes ran an altitude-converted time of 54.30 in the women’s 400 meters, climbing to fourth on the MSU all-time list with the fastest mark since 2014.

Maisee Brown’s win in the pole vault with a mark of 13-08.25 now leads the Big Sky and is second in MSU history in the event, behind only NCAA champion vaulter Elouise Rudy. Brown’s teammate, Taylor Holmes, also enjoyed a big personal-best in the event this weekend, clearing 13-00.25 to reach No. 7 in program history.

In the long jump, Destiny Nkeonye tacked on three-quarters of an inch to his best mark with a winning leap of 24-05.75, the No. 3 jump in MSU history. Ian Fosdick, the school record-holder in the triple jump since 2022 (51-02.75), cleared 50 feet for the first time this season to win the event.

On the women’s side, Taylor Brisendine joined Carter with PRs in the long jump, as she recorded a mark of 19-05.25 to break into the top-10 all-time at No. 8. The 2024 Bobcats now have three of the top-eight long jumpers in program history on the same squad (Carter, Coey and Brisendine).

Brisendine, a Kalispell native, finished with a mark of 40-07.75 in the triple jump to reach No. 4 on the all-time MSU list and become just the fourth Bobcat in history to reach 40 feet in the event, and the first since Alex Hellenberg in 2022.

MSU freshman Emma Brensdal added on a few inches to her personal-best in the discus, winning the event with a throw 158-02 — the fifth-best mark in school history.

Andrew Powdrell, a defensive back for the MSU football team running in his second collegiate meet, ran a wind-aided time of 10.52 (+4.2) in the men’s 100 meters. Grundy ran a 21.28 (+2.5) in the men’s 200, and Carter ran an 11.77 (+2.2) in the women’s 100.

Marks above the +2.0 wind threshold but under the +4.0 barrier can qualify athletes for the NCAA West Preliminaries but do not count towards Montana State all-time top 10 lists.

Montana State closes out the regular season at the Tom Gage Invitational in Missoula at Dornblaser Field on Saturday.

The 2024 Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by MSU at Bobcat Track and Field Complex, begin May 8 and conclude May 11.

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French Montana Shares Rare Insight into Khloe Kardashian Relationship

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June 29, 2026

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French Montana Shares Rare Insight into Khloe Kardashian Relationship

Where Khloe Kardashian Stands With Ex French Montana More Than 10 Years After Breakup

French Montana is done keeping up with reality TV.

In fact, he only agreed to appear on Keeping Up With The Kardashians and Kourtney & Khloé Take the Hamptons over a decade ago as a favor to then-girlfriend Khloe Kardashian.

“She said to get on the show,” he exclusively told E! News at the BET Awards on June 28. “And I got on the show. Shout out to Khloe.”

The “Ever Since U Left Me” rapper, who split with Kardashian in December 2014 after eight months of dating, said the experience was “fun” because her family kept it real.

“They filmed their real life,” he continued. “And we were part of something together that one time. So it felt great. It didn’t feel like work because they film what they do everyday.”

As for his future in reality TV, the 41-year-old said those days are over, shutting down any prospective offers with a simple, “Negative.”

Although the “Unforgettable” artist—whose real name is Karim Kharbouch—may not be returning to television anytime soon, he has no problem hanging out with his ex-girlfriend these days.

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French Montana, Rick Ross & Max B Turn the BET Awards Into “ – BET Awards 2026 | BET

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June 29, 2026

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French Montana, Rick Ross and Max B hit the BET Awards stage draped in furs for “Ever Since U Left Me” and “Minks in Miami.”

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Montana nurse and Guard member earns national Air Force recognition

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June 28, 2026

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Montana nurse and Guard member earns national Air Force recognition

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.

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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.”

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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