MSU men > NAU by 1 point even though Nico Young and Colin Sahlman tripled!!

Shout out to Montana State Head Coach Lyle Weese. Genuine good guy and really taking his programs in the right direction. Word on the street is they’re getting their second indoor track facility with a 300m track…

Down to last event. MSU wins by inches in 4x4 and 1 point over NAU in team score

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Down to the wire, literally: Montana State men win first Big Sky outdoor title in 19 years

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It’s MSU’s second Big Sky outdoor men's title in program history and first since 2005.

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How did the women’s score go?

Thanks for posting that. Gotta love the excitement of college athletics

What was Sahlman's third event?

I see he won the 1500 and 800 over Nico which is what I'd expect (Nico may be better in a rabbited affair but not unrabbited 1500) and Nico won the 5000 but I don't see a third event for Sahlman. If he'd run the 5000 and managed a point, then they would have won by 1 as a Montana State guy got 8th.

Wait, I just found it. He anchored the 4 x 400. ANyone have a split? Sounds like a fun meet.

Also I only see two events for Las Heras - 1500 (did not score) and 5000 (7th).

In hindisght, a key to Montana State's win was that Ben Perrin (13:30 pb) and Matthew Richtman (13:47 pb) beat the 4 NAU 5000 scoreres not named Nico Young in the 5000. Plus NAU got beat 22-0 in steeple.

800
1 Colin Sahlman SO-2 Northern Arizona 1:48.08 10
2 Zac Bright JR-3 Idaho 1:49.18 8
3 Nico Young JR-3 Northern Arizona 1:49.68 6
4 Lorenz Herrmann SR-4 Idaho 1:50.17 5
5 Jesse Hayward SR-4 Northern Colorado 1:50.17 4
6 Joe Corbridge JR-3 Weber State 1:50.99 3
7 Harvey Cramb FR-1 Montana State 1:54.21 2
8 Brandon Moreno FR-1 Sacramento St. 1:54.80 1

1500 results

1 Colin Sahlman SO-2 Northern Arizona 3:47.28 10
2 Nico Young JR-3 Northern Arizona 3:47.59 8
3 Bronson Winter SR-4 Weber State 3:49.05 6
4 Harvey Cramb FR-1 Montana State 3:49.09 5
5 Kang Nyoak JR-3 Northern Arizona 3:50.50 4
6 Rob McManus SO-2 Montana State 3:50.95 3
7 Kelton Gagnon SO-2 Weber State 3:50.98 2
8 Caleb Easton SR-4 Northern Arizona 3:52.39 1
9 Brodey Hasty SR-4 Northern Arizona 3:53.47 -
10 Aaron Las Heras SR-4 Northern Arizona 3:54.30 -
11 Colter Blanchard SR-4 Weber State 3:59.41

5000 results
1 Nico Young JR-3 Northern Arizona 14:02.70 10
2 Ben Perrin SR-4 Montana State 14:05.29 8
3 Matthew Richtman SR-4 Montana State 14:07.27 6
4 Cael Grotenhuis JR-3 Northern Arizona 14:09.74 5
5 Kang Nyoak JR-3 Northern Arizona 14:18.94 4
6 Brodey Hasty SR-4 Northern Arizona 14:19.73 3
7 Aaron Las Heras SR-4 Northern Arizona 14:20.72 2
8 Peter Visser SO-2 Weber State 14:21.13 1
9 Levi Taylor SR-4 Montana State 14:47.21 -
10 Seth Babbel FR-1 Idaho State 14:54.11 -
11 Sam Ells SO-2 Montana State 14:56.57 -

10k
1 Cael Grotenhuis JR-3 Northern Arizona 29:39.28 10
2 Matthew Richtman SR-4 Montana State 30:13.33 8
3 Ben Perrin SR-4 Montana State 30:27.30 6
4 Zack Munson FR-1 Northern Arizona 30:36.44 5
5 Wesley Kallgren SO-2 Weber State 30:45.51 4
6 Seth Babbel FR-1 Idaho State 30:49.62 3
7 Owen Smith JR-3 Montana State 30:57.73 2
8 Tanner Rogers SO-2 Weber State 31:03.07 1
9 Ty Davis JR-3 Weber State 31:07.72 -
10 Ben Saelens SO-2 Montana State 31:08.23 -

Steeple

1 Rob McManus SO-2 Montana State 8:50.06 10
2 Levi Taylor SR-4 Montana State 8:51.81 8
3 Peter Visser SO-2 Weber State 8:52.43 6
4 Bronson Winter SR-4 Weber State 9:01.06 5
5 Ty Davis JR-3 Weber State 9:01.51 4
6 Owen Smith JR-3 Montana State 9:06.58 3
7 Sam Fulbright SR-4 Idaho 9:15.55 2
8 Sam Ells SO-2 Montana State 9:20.67 1
9 Ben Saelens SO-2 Montana State 9:24.52 -
10 Brandon Walker JR-3 Idaho State 9:32.15 -

Addiitonal results here:

https://www.tfrrs.org/results/86195/2024_Big_Sky_Conference_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championship

wouldn't have mattered if Colin Sahlman ate 100 pork burritos and stuffed Steve Prefontaine's ashes in the soles of his super shoes. the first 3 NAU runners in the 4x400 were dreadful, by the time Sahlman began his final leg it was over. I think he started second to last and was able to pass one guy.

Las Heras doing 1500 instead of 10 feels like an unforced error.

NAU women ate everyone alive. Absolute machine.

Here is another angle, about 26 seconds on you see head coach Lyle Weese sprinting into the crowd of MSU athletes to celebrate

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/3gfth1UjWvJTQpda/?mibextid=w8EBqM

I watched this on ESPN Plus and the shots of the snow covered mountains in the background were amazing.

Really a fun event to watch and I enjoyed the local commentary

There is a race on that mountain range(Bridgers) each year called the bridger ridge run. A 19 miler where you run along the ridge.

Honestly, Sahlman had a very impressive anchor leg on the 4x4. I’d love to know his split. But he likely would have done more for the team had he ran the 5000 instead.

Overall it was a crazy exciting meet! Love to see conference upsets at home facilities.

You just admitted 400m men are more important to a college T&F team than 5000m & 10000m men.

The 4x4 ran great on all 4 legs, and Jett Grundy’s anchor (with NAU stuck in 5th) was one of those moments.

But that one point was on the line in 22 events! A few of the distance battles that stand out, in order:

Levi Taylor rampages past Visser on the last barrier of the steeple to join McManus for an MSU 1-2

Harvey Cramb makes the 800 final to guarantee at least 1 point

Ben Perrin calmly locks down a controlled 3rd in the 10 (with Richtman in 2nd) a saves it for a great 5000.

Rob McManus hangs on to 6th in the 1500 by about an inch.

Matthew Richtman drops a last 200 like Nico Young to win a bloodbath fight for 3rd in the 5000.

And Smith runs a brutal one day steeple/10000 double and is in the points both times

Does anyone know why NAU basically pretends that the steeplechase doesn't exist? If you are a distance-focused program trying to win a conference title it seems strange to give up such a huge point swing in a distance event.

NAU honestly choked. Besides Nico and Colin the rest of the team choked. It’s like everyone is hurt or running poor

Big props to Richtman and Perrin for 2,3 finishes in the 5 and 10. And Cramb in 800/1500 a fresh who came to MSU to steeple!

Montana State is my new favorite team!!