Archive for the ‘UM Athletics’ Category
Mick Holien, “Voice of the Griz” for a Generation, Remembered as One of “The Good Guys”
Grizzly Athletics plans to pay tribute to Holien in the fall of 2021 when the fans he cared for so much are once again able to pack into Washington-Grizzly Stadium and Dahlberg Arena.... more
Tiemann Named “Voice of the Lady Griz”
The University of Montana women’s basketball program welcomes a new play-by-play broadcaster this season: Shawn Tiemann ... more
Olson, Louie-McGee Named to Edmonton’s Negotiation List
Former Grizzlies Dante Olson and Jerry Louie-McGee have been added to the Edmonton Football Team's negotiation list, officially claiming the exclusive Canadian Football League rights of the two Montana stan... more
Griz Picked Second in Big Sky Preseason Polls
The Montana Grizzlies have been picked to finish second in the 2020 Big Sky title race by the league's coaches and media.... more
Longtime Relationships Help Griz Land Transfers From Louisville and Arizona
A pair of recruiting journeys years in the making came full circle for Grizzly head coach Bobby Hauck and his staff this week.... more
Big Sky Kickoff Moved to July 23-24
The Big Sky Conference's annual Football Kickoff has been moved up to Thurs. July 23-24. All 13 league head coaches and one student-athlete from each football program will participate.... more
Men’s Basketball Garners Academic Honors From NABC
The Montana men's basketball team was recognized for its academic merit earning the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award for the third time in the past five seasons.... more
Montana Opens at No. 7 in First Preseason Poll
With summer underway and the fall season approaching, the first preseason prognostication was released on Wednesday by the FCS editors of HERO Sports.... more
Olson Signs with Philadelphia Eagles
The greatest tackler in Montana and Big Sky Conference history received the chance to make a literal dream of a lifetime come true Saturday, signing with the Eagles.... more
Tom Stage Has Signed Off For the Last Time
The voice of the Lady Griz? That’s a designation, and now honorific, that belongs to Tom Stage, who retired over the weekend after calling Montana women’s basketball games for 25 seasons.... more
Griz Football Classics Set For Re-Air on ROOT Sports & SWX
Montana's 1995 National Championship win over Marshall is set to highlight a 31-game slate of Big Sky Conference classic football game re-broadcasts on ROOT Sports and SWX Montana.... more
Griz Football Season Ticket Renewal Extended
Grizzly Athletics has made the decision to temporarily delay mailing season ticket renewals to current holders.... more
Grizzly Athletics Announces Social Distancing Measures
The University of Montana Department of Athletics will suspend all practices and group team activities through March 29... more
Bears Spoil Grizzlies’ Control of 1st Place
By NIC HALLISEY - The Bears handed Montana a 71-64 loss on Thursday night, severely damaging Montana's chance to win a third consecutive regular-season championship.... more
Montana, Hauck Agree to New Four-Year Contract
The University of Montana and Bobby Hauck, the school's winningest football coach of all time, have agreed to a new four-year contract, extending him through January 2024.... more
Seniors Lead Montana to Another Brawl of the Wild Victory
Montana capped a decade of dominance against Montana State on Saturday, winning for the 19th time in the past 20 meetings.... more
Lady Griz Seeking Bye as End of Regular Season Approaches
The Montana women's basketball team will play a single game this week, facing Montana State on Saturday in Bozeman.... more
Pridgett Earns Big Sky Player-of-the-Week Honors Once Again
After averaging 24.5 points per game, including a near-triple-double vs. Idaho State, Sayeed Pridgett was a no-brainer to be named the Big Sky Conference Ready Nutrition Player of the Week.... more
Offensive Uptick Leading Grizzlies, Who Host Weber State and Idaho State This Week
Back in first place following three consecutive rivalry wins, Montana will now bring its league-leading record back to Missoula, where the Grizzlies will host Weber State (Thursday) and Idaho State (Saturday).... more
Montana Lets Lead Slip Away at Weber State
By NIC HALLISEY - Montana led for all but 2 minutes of regulation, including by seven points with under 2 minutes to play, before Weber State closed the period on an 8-1 run to force overtime. ... more
Montana Holds On at Idaho State
By NIC HALLISEY - It wasn't easy, but at the end of the night, Montana is 7-1 in Big Sky Conference play following another victory on the road.... more
Samuelson Lifts Montana Over Idaho for 1,000th Home Win
Montana is 6-1 to open Big Sky Conference play following a 67-63 home victory over Idaho on Saturday night. The victory was the 1,000th home win in program history.... more
Carter-Hollinger Tabbed as Big Sky Player of the Week
NIC HALLISEY - On Tuesday, it was Derrick Carter-Hollinger's turn in the spotlight. The freshman averaged 16.5 points per game on an incredible .789 shooting (15-of-19), in addition to 9.0 rebounds, 3.0 block... more
Olson Wins Buck Buchanan Award
On its 25th anniversary, Olson became just the third Grizzly ever to be awarded the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the FCS Defensive Player of the Year at the STATS FCS Awards Banquet.... more
Manuel’s Clutch Free Throws Lift Grizzlies to Slugfest Wim over Hornets
Tied at 50-50 with 5.2 seconds to play, Montana inbounded the ball with the intention to run a cross, hoping to find a backdoor cut down low, or somehow get to the rim. ... more
Montana Returns Home With Clean Slate
By NIC HALLISEY - The first seven weeks of Montana's 2019-20 basketball campaign featured several ups and downs.... more
Olson, Toure, and O’Donoghue Tabbed First Team All-Americans
By ERIC TABER - The postseason honors continue to pile up for the Montana Grizzlies this week, with a Big Sky-best three standouts being named to the STATS FCS All-America First-Team.... more
Big Sky-Best Five Griz Named All-American by HERO Sports
A Big Sky Conference-best five Montana Grizzlies have earned All-America honors from HERO Sports, the online sports news outlet announced Monday.... more
Griz Set For Marquee Rematch at Weber State
By ERIC TABER-This week No. 6-seed Montana returns to the road for a "Thrilla in Manilla", traveling to Ogden, Utah, for an epic quarterfinal title-bout rematch against No. 3-seed Weber State.... more
Records Fall as Griz Advance to FCS Quarterfinal
By ERIC TABER - The Grizzlies scored a season-high 73 points against Southeaster Louisiana while punching its ticket to a quarterfinal rematch against No. 3 Weber State.... more
Griz Host Southeastern Louisana in Second Round of FCS Playoffs
By ERIC TABER - The FCS Playoffs return to Missoula for the first time since 2015 this week as the sixth-seed Montana hosts Southeastern Louisiana in the second round of the tournament.... more
Olson Once Again Making a Strong Case for Defensive Player of the Year
By ERIC TABER Montana defensive coordinator Kent Baer's resume reads like a laundry list of some of the greatest programs in college football history. He's coached the Cal Golden Bears, the Stanford Card... more
Orediggers Stun Grizzlies in Missoula
By NIC HALLISEY - Montana head coach Travis DeCuire didn't like the urgency his team had been playing with lately, and it showed on Monday as the Grizzlies fell to Montana Tech, 74-72. ... more
Griz Up to #3 in National Polls Ahead of Brawl of the Wild
As expected, the Montana Grizzlies have risen to No. 3 in the major national polls this week after a 35-16 demolition of the previously third-ranked Weber State Wildcats over the weekend.... more
Griz Make Statement With Dominant Win Over #3 Weber State
By ERIC TABER - Fueled by big plays and a dominant defense, the No. 4/5 Griz rolled to a 35-16 win against No. 3 Weber State in a battle of the Big Sky's top two teams.... more
Toure, Lewis Named ROOT Sports Big Sky Players of the Week
By ERIC TABER - For the second time this season and only the third time since 2013, two Montana Grizzlies have been named ROOT Sports Big Sky Conference Players of the Week.... more
Pridgett Lifts Grizzlies Past Lights
By NIC HALLISEY - Montana earned its first victory of the season, pulling out a 64-50 win over MSU Northern on Sunday afternoon.... more
Montana Overcomes Early Errors to Beat Idaho
By ERIC TABER - The No. 6 Grizzlies scored 28 unanswered points in three quarters after facing a double-digit deficit early en route to the win over Idaho on Saturday.... more
Sneed Named to “Performer of the Year” Watch List
By ERIC TABER - On Tuesday, College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) recognized Dalton Sneed with a place on its midseason FCS National Performer of the Year watchlist.... more
Griz Move up to #5/6 in Weekly Polls
By ERIC TABER - The Montana Grizzlies returned to the top five in one of the two main national rankings this week following a decisive 38-23 road win over Portland State that improved the Griz to 7-2 on the sea... more
Strong 2nd Half Lifts Montana to Impressive Road Win at Portland State
By ERIC TABER - All season Montana has been a second-half team, and that hasn't been more apparent than it was on Saturday, when the Grizzlies rallied for a 38-23 victory at Portland State.... more
Ground Game Gets Going asGriz Run Over Eagles
By ERIC TABER - The win brings Montana to 6-2 on the season and 3-1 in the Big Sky, keeping them in the hunt for the Big Sky Championship.... more
Eagles to Return to Missoula for Rivalry Showdown
The Montana Grizzlies return home to a renewed rivalry this week as the Eastern Washington Eagles come to town for the first time since 2017 after sitting out a one-year hiatus in 2018, a lapse in the schedule ... more
Griz Look to Keep Momentum Hosting Dangerous Idaho State
By ERIC TABER - The Grizzlies return home for Homecoming this week following a 45-20 demolition of the previously 4/5 ranked UC Davis Aggies.... more
Balanced Griz roll to win over Monmouth
By ERIC TABER - Montana put together another big second half at home Saturday against Monmouth, running away from its Big South opponent.... more
Louie-McGee named ROOT Sports Big Sky Player of the Week
For any of the 24,000-plus watching on Saturday night the following news will come as no surprise: Montana's Jerry Louie-McGee has been named the ROOT Sports Big Sky Conference Special Teams Player of the Wee... more
New-Look Grizzly O-Line Bigger and Better in 2019
By ERIC TABER - The Montana Grizzlies hit the weight room for the first time at fall camp on Monday morning, and also hit the scales to gather official weights and heights.... more
Griz Open Season Ranked No. 25
The excitement surrounding the 2019 Grizzly football season continues to rise on the eve of the first practice of the year.... more
Griz QBs Feature Depth and Versatility in 2019
By ERIC TABER -0 The Montana Grizzlies officially return to the field in one week's time with the first practice of fall camp on Tuesday, Aug. 6 starting the leadup to the season opener at South Dakota.... more
Great Griz Encounter And Movie Night Returns August 23
Join us at Washington-Grizzly Stadium for the Great Griz Encounter! giving fans the chance to meet both the Montana football and volleyball teams.... more