The University of Montana Women's Cross Country

Doug Fraley enters his third season as Montana’s head track & field and cross country coach in 2024-25 after being appointed in August 2022. In addition to overseeing the entire programs, Fraley specializes in the Grizzlies’ sprints and jumps groups. In his short time at Montana, the Grizzlies have won eight individual Big Sky indoor and outdoor championships and have seen 10 athletes appear at the NCAA First Round meet and one National Championship qualifier. The Grizzlies have also broken seven school records in Fraley’s time in charge. In 2024, Fraley led Montana’s men to a 4th place finish at the Outdoor Big Sky Championships, the highest finish for a Montana team since 2019. He also led the women to a 7th place finish as both teams exceeded the preseason expectations. Evan Todd won his third consecutive Big Sky Championship in the men’s javelin and set a championship and school record in the process with a throw of 246-6. Todd advanced all the way to the National Championship meet where he finished 22nd. Erin Wilde won her third straight Big Sky Championship at the 2023 outdoors with a jump of 5-7. Wilde also qualified for her second straight NCAA First Round Meet by breaking the school record earlier in the season with a jump of 5-10.5. Zane Johnson also broke a Montana school record and reached the NCAA First Round meet in the men’s pole vault. Johnson cleared 17-3.5 at the Bengal Invitational to break the 10-year old program mark and finished 22nd in the West. Fraley’