Briefs: 7 Cats make NCAAs in track
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The Montana State women’s long relay team was one spot out of nationals, and then it wasn’t thanks to a disqualification at the NCAA West First Rounds that concluded last weekend in College Station, Texas.
The quartet of Olivia Lewis, Peyton Garrison, Guilia Gandolfi and Caroline Hawkes finished 13th in 3 minutes, 34.31 seconds — the second fastest time in school history — and for a time one spot out of qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon June 11-14.
The MSU relay will be joined by junior Hailey Coley, who qualified in the long jump last Thursday. Two Bobcat men qualified for Eugene: Harvey Cramb in the 1,500 meters and Rob McManus in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Bobcats pick up 5 football transfers
Five football players, including one who played 8-man ball for Lone Peak, have transferred into Montana State’s program for the 2025 season.
Two are running backs: George Helms, who played his final season at IMG Academy in Florida after earning All-State honors at Lone Peak in 2022; and Cale Breslin, who spent spring semester at BYU.
The 203-pound Helms spent last season at Elon, getting into one game. The 195-pound Breslin had 15 100-yard games for Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas.
Junior quarterback Justin Lamson comes in after rushing for for eight toucdhowns last fall for the Stanford Cardinal. He spent two seasons at Stanford and two at Syracuse
Senior receiver Chris Long caught 28 passes for 391 yards and two touchdowns over three seasons at Rutgers.
Junior corner Bryson Parker is the fifth transfer. He played one game for the Nevada Wolfpack last fall.
Wilde 32nd in West high jump
Erin Wilde, a junior out of Whitefish, finished 32 nd at the NCAA West First Rounds track and field championships on Saturday in College Station, Texas.
Wilde, a three-time winner at the Big Sky Conference outdoor championships, cleared 5 feet, 7.25 inches. She went 5-8.75 to win the Big Sky.
The winning height was 6-0.5.
Four other Griz athletes went to Texas: Ashley Carroll in the women’s javelin; Matthew Hocket and Kyle Iorg in the men’s javelin; and Carson Weeden in the pole vault.
Weeden, who cleared 17-4.5 at the Big Sky meet, got the opening height 16-5.5 and then went out at 16-11.5, finishing in a tie for 26th.