BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Five Montana Tech indoor track & field records fell Thursday in the Orediggers' season-opening meet, the Bobcat PReview at Montana State University.

Morgan McClernan, Cade VanVleet, and Jadyn Vermillion each improved their standing in the record books Thursday, and Ayla Janzen and Lily Sullivan topped the program's record books for the first time in the season-opener.

The Orediggers took the stylistic "PR" in the meet's title to heart. McClernan, the Butte High graduate, covered the 60m hurdle course in 8.44 seconds, beating his own program-record run from last season by a tenth of a second. Vermillion topped her own record in the women's long jump, leaping 5.65m on her way to a second-place finish. VanVleet bested his mark in the indoor shot put at 16.66m, and Janzen made her mark in her Montana Tech debut, leaping 11.30m in the women's triple jump. In the women's weight throw, Sullivan launched a 12.69m toss to establish a new program mark.

Freshman Jacob Dolezal followed McClernan in fifth in the 60m hurdles at 8.72 seconds, and Dolezal also took third in the high jump, clearing 1.90 meters in his collegiate debut. Drake Schlachter took fourth in the high jump, also topping 1.90m.

VanVleet starred for the Oredigger men in the throws, placing fifth in the shot put and sixth in the weight throw (16.61m).

On the women's side, Rylee Armstrong also showed well in the jumps. The sophomore from Lewistown took third in the long jump, clearing 5.42m, and fifth in the high jump at 1.50m.

Kamryn Comba led the Digger women on the track, taking fourth in the 600m run (1:38.92) and 13th in the 300m (44.06).

Montana Tech's track & field teams will break for the holidays before returning to competition January 16 at Idaho State University's Snake River Open.

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