Montana

Montana’s men are building from a strong throws foundation and are now sustaining a broader conference-caliber track and field profile through jumps and competitive sprint support. The Grizzlies still need more punch in distance, where cross country and track have remained more middle-of-the-pack and where an upcoming loss of several high-rated distance athletes makes 800 meters, 1500 meters, and 3000 meters/5000 meters depth an immediate need. In the field, javelin stands out as a premium target and pole vault is also being pursued aggressively, while the pending departure of a top sprint contributor puts extra emphasis on 400 meters and hurdles athletes who can score quickly indoors and outdoors.

Montana’s women are trending upward as one of the Big Sky’s more complete conference meet teams outside the distance events, with sprints, jumps, and throws all contributing to recent improvement. The program is clearly prioritizing impact hurdlers, pole vaulters, and javelin/shot put/discus recruits to preserve and expand its scoring base, especially with upcoming losses in the sprint-hurdle group. Distance remains the softer area on the women’s side, so Montana is still adding 1500 meters and 5000 meters runners, but its present recruiting energy is centered more on event groups that can keep the team near the top tier of the conference standings.

Montana is currently looking for conference-scoring men in throws, pole vault, 400 meters hurdles, and middle-distance/distance, while on the women’s side it is targeting hurdlers, pole vaulters, javelin throwers, and versatile sprint-jump athletes. The clearest immediate roster need is men’s distance because of significant upcoming turnover, and the clearest women’s need is sprint hurdles because of outgoing experience there. Overall, Montana is recruiting athletes who can contribute in the Big Sky quickly, with its highest urgency focused on preserving proven scoring groups and lifting distance depth where conference placement still has room to rise.