Crossley Sets Meet, School Record As Bulldogs Close Season At Frontier Championships

DICKINSON, N.D. — The Montana Western track and field teams closed out their season Sunday at the Frontier Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, with Luke Crossley delivering the Bulldogs’ top performance of the meet.

Crossley won the men’s 10,000-meter run, setting both a meet record and a school record while also improving on his own personal best.

“We had some strong performances at conference,” head coach Taylor Grove said. “It was great to start off with Luke winning the men’s 10K. We definitely had a few things not quite go as hoped, but the kids came back and continued to compete hard. We had quite a few athletes score points for us across several events and finished strong as a team.”

The Montana Western men finished ninth overall, while the women placed 10th.

Other top finishes included Olivia Heiner, who placed sixth in the women’s 5,000 meters with a time of 19:18.56 and ninth in the 10,000 meters with a season-best 42:13.38.

Justene Santi placed sixth in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 12:23.91 and also finished 11th in the 400-meter hurdles.

On the men’s side, Tyler Raine finished seventh in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 58.03. The men’s 4x800 relay team of Brody Henry, Tristan Von Bargen, Bridger Wheeler and Crossley placed sixth with a time of 8:34.01.

In the field events, Layne Cooney turned in a sixth-place finish in the men’s discus with a throw of 42.98 meters. Cassie Green led the Bulldog women in the discus, placing 13th with a personal-best throw of 34.21 meters.

The meet wrapped up the outdoor season for Montana Western.