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Treasure State track and field athletes exit NCAA Nationals with honors
EUGENE, OR — Eight athletes represented Montana at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Eugene, Oregon with seven for Montana State University and three from the Treasure State. After back-to-back seasons exiting Eugene in the semifinals and with Second-Team All-American honors, MSU’s Rob McManus made his first finals appearance in his third […]

EUGENE, OR — Eight athletes represented Montana at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Eugene, Oregon with seven for Montana State University and three from the Treasure State.
After back-to-back seasons exiting Eugene in the semifinals and with Second-Team All-American honors, MSU’s Rob McManus made his first finals appearance in his third trip to nationals for the men’s 3000m steeplechase.
McManus joins former Bobcat and Bozeman native Duncan Hamilton as First Team All-Americans in the steeplechase. The senior finished in eighth place with a time of 8:25.83.
Harvey Cramb competed in the men’s 1500m. The Australian sophomore finished in 12th in semifinal heat, 17th overall with a time of 3:44.57 and earned Honorable Mention All-American honors.
Montana State women made program debuts in two events.
Junior Hailey Coey became the first-ever Bobcat to compete in the long jump at nationals. The Billings West product took 20th place with a leap of 6 meters (19 feet, 8.25 inches) and earned Honorable Mention All-American honors.
MSU also sent its first-ever relay team to Eugene to compete in the 4x400m relay. The team of junior Peyton Garrison, junior Caroline Hawkes, freshman and Corvallis native Olivia Lewis, and Italian junior Giulia Gandolfi finished in seventh in their semifinal heat, 21st overall with a time of 3:36.70.
Each of the four Bobcats earned Honorable Mention All-American honors.
Seeley-Swan alum Klaire Kovatch made her nationals debut for Colorado State University in women’s discus. The redshirt junior did not record a mark with fouls on all three attempts, but Kovatch exits her time in Eugene with Honorable Mention All-American honors.