MISSOULA, Mont.- Trystin Chapel, Logan Hughes, and Kellan Wahl all surpassed their own program records to highlight a strong weekend in Missoula for Rocky Track and Field. 

The meet was scored in two separate categories. The host school, the University of Montana, competed in a dual meet against Montana State. At the same time, the remainder of the competition, including the Battlin' Bears, was scored in the "Open" category. 

Women's Notable Results

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Kellan Wahl continues to etch her name in the Battlin' Bear record books, extending her program record in the 100-meter with a 12.06-second finish to win the event. She now owns the top five 100-meter times in program history, two of which have come this season. She also extended her program record in the 200-meter, finishing in 26.00 seconds, extending a record she set in 2022 of 26.21 seconds. 

Charlize Davis won the 100-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 14.84 seconds, the second-best time of her career and in program history to win the event. She also placed second in the 200-meter with a time of 27.07 seconds. A jack-of-all-trades, Davis also competed in the javelin, tossing the fourth-best mark in program history of 35.55 meters to place third overall, and took second in the long jump with a leap of 5.22 meters, and took 10th overall in the shotput with a toss of 8.91 meters (29-02.75). 

Brooke Wirkkala won the long jump with a mark of 5.36 meters, the third-best mark in program history. She also leaped the third-best mark in program history in the high jump, recording a mark of 1.57 meters (5-01.75) to take second place. 

Kallyn Wilkins won the 1,500-meter race with a dominant performance, finishing in 4:45.33, a new personal best. 

Grace Timm turned in her best 3,000-meter steeplechase finish in a Rocky uniform, winning the race with a time of 11:33.63, the third-best time in program history. 

The Rocky women won the Women's Open category with a team total of 153 points, besting conference opponents Carroll College, Montana Tech, and Montana Western. 

Men's Notable Results

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Logan Hughes extended his own program record in the hammer throw, tossing 49.17 meters (161-04) to take second overall. He also tossed the ninth-best mark in program history in the shot put, taking fifth place with a mark of 13.69 meters. 

Trystin Chapel won the men's long jump with a leap of 7.02 meters, the second-best mark in program history. Drifter Skillicorn followed in fourth place with the fifth-best mark in program history of 6.59 meters. 

Ryan LaMere continues to improve his 100-meter times, running a personal best of 10.98 seconds to win the event and inch closer and closer to Brenden Leaming's program record of 10.95 seconds. LaMere also ran a personal best in the 200 meters with a time of 22.84 seconds, winning the event and recording the eighth fastest time in program history. 

Braden Tomlin won in the pole vault, jumping 4.50 meters (14-09). 

The Rocky men went 1-2-3 in the 1,500 and the 5,000-meter, as Caleb Tomac led the charge with a victory in the 1,500 meter with a time of 3:57.90 and Justin Glass won the 5,000-meter with a time of 15:01.37. 

Connor Chase ran a personal best and the fourth best 3k steeplechase in program history with a time of 10:25.08, finishing fifth overall. 

The Rocky men took second in the Men's Open category, totaling 153.5 points. Montana Tech earned the team title, totaling 173 points. 

Up Next

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Rocky Track and Field is next scheduled to compete in the Providence Open in Great Falls on April 10th.