PHOTOS: Montana fans welcome the Griz at pregame Player Walk
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 9 months AGO
Montana fans cheer on the Griz as the players enter the stadium before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana fans cheer on the Griz as the players enter the stadium before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana wide receiver and returner Junior Bergen enters the stadium with the Griz before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana head coach Bobby Hauck steps off the team bus before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The Montana Grizzlies enter the stadium before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana fans cheer on the Griz as the players enter the stadium before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana head coach Bobby Hauck greets fans before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana head coach Bobby Hauck enters the stadium before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Grizzlies head coach Bobby Hauck, right, speaks with Montana governor Greg Gianforte as they enter the stadium before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | January 7, 2024 9:30 AM
Montana Grizzlies fans welcome the team to Toyota Stadium during the pregame Player Walk before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7.
Montana wide receiver and returner Junior Bergen enters the stadium with the Griz before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Montana fans cheer on the Griz as the players enter the stadium before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Montana head coach Bobby Hauck steps off the team bus before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
The Montana Grizzlies enter the stadium before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Montana fans cheer on the Griz as the players enter the stadium before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Montana head coach Bobby Hauck greets fans before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Montana head coach Bobby Hauck enters the stadium before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Grizzlies head coach Bobby Hauck, right, speaks with Montana governor Greg Gianforte as they enter the stadium before the FCS National Championship against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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