Montana State captures Big Sky Men’s All-Sports Trophy | Montana-state-university

FARMINGTON, Utah — The Significant Sky Convention topped Montana Point out its 2021-22 Men’s All-Sporting activities Trophy winner on Wednesday to cap the Bobcats’ historic 12 months.

Montana Condition became only the third Major Sky Conference software this century to end in the leading a few in every of its men’s sporting activities in 2021-22, landing its sixth all-time men’s all-sports trophy and its initial given that 2012-13.

“It was an fantastic calendar year for the full Bobcat athletic division and this award signifies how specific it was for our men’s courses,” reported MSU Director of Athletics Leon Costello. “We pride ourselves in competing for championships in all our sporting activities and ending no lessen than 3rd is a large accomplishment.”

The Bobcats gained the program’s initial men’s basketball regular year title since 2002 and the 1st event championship given that 1996. MSU shared the men’s tennis standard year title, concluded next in soccer and outdoor keep track of and discipline and was 3rd in cross place and indoor observe and area.

In addition to the system-huge group highlights, Bobcat people starred in 2021-22. Troy Andersen gained the Soccer Championship Subdivision defensive participant of the calendar year honor by the FCS Athletics Directors Affiliation, as properly as reeling in Huge Sky defensive participant of the calendar year and unanimous All-America honors. He was a CoSIDA First Team Educational All-The usa, a FCS ADA All-Scholar and was the only FCS honoree as a person of 13 National Football Foundation All-Scholar alternatives.

The league honored Bobcats with both equally standard year and match MVPs. Junior center Jubrile Belo gained the Huge Sky Player of the Yr award, whilst the league feted Xavier Bishop as the Most Worthwhile Player of the league event. Drake Schneider earned Massive Sky Outdoor Observe and Area Men’s Most Exceptional Performer, even though the men’s tennis doubles staff of Matej Panik and Jamieson Nathan turned the second Bobcat duo at any time to qualify for the NCAA Particular person Doubles Match.

Montana Point out ran away from the league in the remaining all-sporting activities standings, averaging 10.3 details above its five meeting sports activities. Northern Arizona, whose seven-period reign in men’s all-sporting activities standings finished with MSU’s title this 12 months, concluded next with 7.8 factors, whilst Weber Condition was 3rd (7.33), Montana fourth (6.6) and Idaho fifth (6.16). Southern Utah, Eastern Washington, Sacramento State, Northern Colorado, Portland Point out and Idaho State rounded out the standings. MSU’s successful margin over its upcoming closest competitor is the major due to the fact the Major Sky adopted its latest scoring format in 2017.

NAU won the 2022 Women’s All-Sporting activities Trophy with 9.57 points. MSU completed 3rd (6.41), and Montana was tied for 10th/very last with Portland State (4.12).

The most latest men’s all-sports activities winner other than NAU (no trophy was awarded in 2019-20) was Montana Point out in 2012-13, whilst the Cats received titles in 2002-03 and 2004-05. MSU also gained all-sports trophies in 1964-65 and 1966-67. MSU’s 6 men’s all-sports activities trophies is fourth-most amongst all Big Sky schools. NAU promises 17, even though Weber State possesses 16.