HELENA, Mont.- Freshman Trystin Chapel earned an individual victory in the men's long jump, while the Battlin' Bear women's 4x800 meter relay edged out a win thanks to a strong finish to highlight the first day of competition in Helena. 

Women's Notable Results 

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The Rocky 4x800-Meter Relay team of Tyne Stokes, Kallyn Wilkins, Grace Timm, and Maya Pearcy won an exciting championship race, edging Carroll College by a tenth of a second, crossing the line in 9:28.34. After an early deficit, Grace Timm turned in a pair of even splits in the 400, setting up Maya Pearcy for the anchor leg, who jumped out to a blazing opening 400 meters to open up a lead, holding on through the final stretch to give the Battlin' Bears a victory. The time ranks fourth in program history, as the combination of Stokes, Wilkins, Timm, and Pearcy now holds three of the top-five times in program history. 

Charlize Davis earned a runner-up finish in the women's long jump, leaping a final mark of 5.36 meters (17 feet, 7 inches). Brooke Wirkkala followed in fourth place with a mark of 5.13 meters (16 feet, 10 inches). 

Hannah Christman placed fifth in the pole vault with a leap of 2.75 meters (9 feet, 0.25 inches). Charlize Davis also placed seventh, clearing 2.15 meters (7 feet, 0.5 inches). 

Freshman Alexandra David tossed a personal best of 33.24 meters (109 feet, 0 inches) to place sixth overall in the discus. 

Zoey Albert threw the second-best javelin throw in program history at 36.50 meters (119 feet, 9 inches) to place eighth overall. Charlize Davis followed in ninth place with a throw of 34.59 meters (113 feet, 6 inches). 

The Rocky women enter the final day of competition in fourth place overall with 45 team points after nine of the 21 events scored. Montana Tech leads the field with 74 team points. 

Men's Notable Results 

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Freshman Trystin Chapel earned a dominant victory in the long jump, leaping 7.13 meters (23 feet, 4.75 inches) to earn his first career conference title by almost a foot over the runner-up and becoming the first Battlin' Bear in program history to win a conference title in the long jump. Drifter Skillicorn leaped a personal best of 6.65 meters (21 feet, 10 inches) to take fourth overall. 

On Thursday, Logan Hughes earned second place overall in the men's hammer throw in Great Falls. Hughes earned a final mark of 51.78m (169 feet, 10 inches), becoming the first Battlin' Bear in program history to break 50.00 meters. The sophomore from Billings now holds the top seven marks in program history. 

Jay Jetmore competed in a dramatic duel in the pole vault, eventually taking second overall with a mark of 4.80 meters (15 feet, nine inches). Scott Hunsaker cleared 4.29 meters (14 feet, 0.75 inches) to place sixth overall. 

The Rocky men's 4x800 Meter Relay team of Ashtyn Rask, Caleb Tomac, Matthew Conrad, and Seth Petsch took second place, crossing the line in 8:06.84. 

Ryan LaMere again broke the 100-meter program record in the 100-meter prelims, placing third with a time of 10.90 seconds. He will compete in the finals on Monday at 11:25 am. 

Drifter Skillicorn and Ryan LaMere both ran personal bests to tie for the new program record in the 200-meter, crossing the line side-by-side in 21.92 seconds, besting the previous program record of 21.98 seconds run by Brenden Leaming in 2018 and advancing to Monday's finals, scheduled for 12:40 pm. 

Zachary Zwiesler put together a gutsy 10k performance through rainy conditions, placing third overall with a time of 34:00.25 in his first collegiate 10k in track and field. Zwiesler strategically hung with the opening pack through the first 5k, before pulling away with strong and consistent splits through the final 5k to earn All-Conference honors. 

Jay Jetmore tossed the seventh-best javelin throw in program history, taking ninth with a toss of 43.45 meters (142 feet, six inches). 

With eight of the 21 events scored entering the final day of competition, the Battlin' Bears sit in third overall with 49 team points. Carroll College leads with 109 total points. 

Up Next

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Rocky Track and Field wraps up the Frontier Conference Championships on Monday, with events starting at 9:00 am.