BOZEMAN – Montana’s veteran athletes led the way Friday night as the Griz track and field teams opened their 2014 indoor season at the Montana State Open at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman. redshirt senior Keith Webber in the pole vault went 16-4 or better in three of his final four meets during last spring’s outdoor season, and he’s now cleared 16-5 or better three times in three meets this winter.
Webber made 16-6.75 look easy Friday and just missed on his final attempt at 17-1, which would have been his first time over the 17-foot barrier and matched the Montana record. He finished second in a jump-off with Carroll’s Easton Padden, the 2013 NAIA indoor national champion. more
