Men's Outdoor Track & Field Brandon Stinson | Sports Information & Media Coordinator

Rocky Track and Field Hosts the Frontier Conference Championship at Lockwood High School Thursday and Friday

BILLINGS, Mont.- The Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears will compete for a Frontier Conference title in Lockwood on Thursday and Friday. 

The meet will be held at Lockwood High School on Thursday, April 27th and Friday, April 28th. Results from the meet will be posted on tfrrs.org and shared on gobattlinbears.com when they become final. 

Thursday's Highlights

Sydney Little Light and Jackson Wilson will both look to defend their 1,500-meter titles from a season ago. Both athletes hold the top mark in the conference this season, and Little Light sits fifth in the NAIA this season after last weekend's victory in Missoula. On the women's side, Kallyn Wilkins holds the second fastest finish of the season in the conference (4:57.50). 

The Rocky men holds three of the top four marks in the conference this season heading into the men's pole vault on Thursday. Jay Jetmore (4.80 meters) leads the way and holds the sixth best mark in the NAIA this season. Cameron Hone (4.48 m) and Braden Tomlin (4.40 meters) sit third and fourth, respectively, in the conference and will look to reach the NAIA qualifying mark of 4.70 m. 

Friday's Highlights

Braden Tomlin enters the men's long jump with the fourth best mark in the conference this season at 6.56 meters, as he looks to hit the NAIA qualifying mark of 7.15 m. 

Brooke Wirkkala also holds the fourth best conference mark in the long jump this season at 5.31 m, as she will look to hit the qualifying mark of 5.65 m. 

Sydney Little Light will have two more titles to defend on Friday, as she enters the 400-meter for the first time this season, while also running the 800, in which she holds the top finish in the conference this season. Lastly, Little Light will compete in the 5,000 on Friday, an event in which she has already ran an NAIA A-Standard qualifying time in (17:21.93) and holds the fastest time in the conference this season. 

Seth Petsch enters the 800 with the second fastest time of the season in the conference in 1:55.90. Petsch will look to hit the qualifying time of 1:53.00 after competing in the NAIA Indoor T and F National Championship in the 800. Jackson Wilson will join the field as well and enters with the fourth fastest time of the season. 

Kellan Wahl will compete in the 100 and 200, looking to take home a conference title. Wahl is tied for the fastest 100 finish this season (12.65 s) and has the third fastest 200 time in the conference (26.41 s). Wahl took third in both races a season ago. 

The Frontier Conference Championship Meet will begin Thursday at 12:30 p.m. with the men's hammer throw.