Bulldog Women's Track and Field Places Fifth, Men Take Sixth at Al Manuel Invitational

MISSOULA, Mont.- The Montana Western women's track and field team placed fifth while the men's team finished sixth at the Al Manuel Invitational Saturday.

Complete results can be found here.

On the track, Justene clocked a 12:34.84 personal-best in the women's 3000m steeple chase to finish third.

Olivia Heiner ran to a sixth-place finish in the women's 5000m with a season-best 18:59.52.

In the men's 5000m, Luke Crossley bettered his own school record with a 15:19.86 personal record to place eighth. Cael Thilmony clocked a personal-best 17:16.85 (15th), Kreg Butler ran an 18:43.57 (16th), Noah Rovente posted an 18:50.90 (17th), and Mason Lynch ran to a personal-record 19:03.55 (18th) in the same event.

In the men's 100m, Uzzaiah Kanewa finished 14th with an 11.34 personal-best. Jesse Vail also earned a personal-record with a 12.38, placing 19th.

Kanewa earned his second PR of the day with a 23.53 in the men's 200m, finishing 15th.

Haley Hodge set the modern-era school record in the women's 400m, running a 1:05.40 to finish eighth.

In the men's 800m, Brody Henry placed ninth with a 1:58.33 while Tristan Von Bargen took 19th (2:09.77), Michael Reistroffer finished 20th (2:17.14), and Bridger Wheeler placed 21st (2:23.16, season-best).

Reistroffer also placed 14th in the men's 1500m, clocking a 4:39.40.

In the women's 1500m, Kylee Wyatt finished 18th with a 7:17.75.

In the field events, Brielle Davis set the school record in the women's javelin, posting a 34.35m (112-08) to finish eighth.

Stanley Stremick placed fourth in the men's triple jump with a 12.74m (41-09.75) leap and fifth in the men's long jump (6.57m, 21-06.75).

Layne Cooney finished 12th in the men's discus with a 41.11m (134-10) while Justin Maier placed 19th (34.58, 113-05) and Tad Tackes earned a season-best 33.10m (108-07) to take 21st.

In the women's discus, Cassie Green finished ninth with a 32.15m (105-05) throw. Braden Kopp placed 10th (31.20m, 102-04), Kendalyn Streck took 11th (28.30m, 92-10), and Davis finished 12th (26.50, 86-11).

Cooney tossed a 43.64m (143-02) personal best in the men's hammer throw to place 11th. Kopp also took 11th in the women's hammer with a 33.793 (110-10) throw.

Streck placed 10th (11.08m, 36-04.25) in the women's shot put while Cassie Green (10.67m, 35-00.25) finished 13th, Ellie Stutsman (9.21m, 30-02.75) took 16th, and Kopp (8.93m, 29-03.75) placed 17th.

Cooney earned a season best with a 13.53m (44-04.75) in the men's shot put, finishing 12th. Maier tossed a 12.00m (39-04.50) personal-best to place 16th. Tackes took 17th with a 10.28m (33-08.75) effort.

LOOKING AHEAD

The Bulldogs will now prep for the first of three straight meets hosted by Montana Tech, set to take place next Saturday (4/4) in Butte.