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Go Griz! I 1 O r iz z lie s ■ i i 171 1 1 1 'gqft. fim O’Day, Director of Athletics Jim O’Day was named Director of Athletics at The University of Montana by UM President George Dennison on June 30, 2005. Prior to that, he spent almost four years as UM’s Director of Development for Intercollegiate Athletics, and three years as Assistant Director of the Grizzly Athletic Association (now the Grizzly Scholarship Association). As Director of Development, O’Day was responsible for major gift development as it pertains to athletics and served as the liaison between UM Athletics and The University of Montana Foundation. At the GAA, he was involved in annual gift fund-raising. O’Day returned to his alma mater in 1998 following a lengthy career in the print media business. After graduating from the UM School of Journalism in 1980, O’Day was the sports editor of the Daily Interlake newspaper in Kalispell, Mont., for two years. Following the death of his father in 1982, he returned to his hometown of Cut Bank, Mont., to assist his mother as a reporter/editor of the twice-weekly, and family-owned, Western Breeze newspaper. In 1987, he purchased the newspaper from his mother and served as owner/publisher until selling the business to his employees in 1998. He then relocated to Missoula to begin work with the GAA. O’Day was a charter member of the Cut Bank Education Foundation and Alumni As­ sociation. He was Cut Bank’s Citizen of the Year in 1992 and served on various boards and committees in the community. In 1986, he was selected as a member of the UM Alumni Association’s Board of Delegates, and his volunteer work with that organization eventually led to his involvement in other UM activities. He organized the Golden Triangle Chapter of the GAA in 1992 and eventually became the state board president until his appointment at UM in 1998. O’Day was the 1991 recipient of The University of Montana Service Award. Jim and his wife Kathy have three sons: Chris, Kevin and Brian. Chris graduated from The University of Montana in the spring of 2008, and Kevin is a student at The University of Montana, while Brian will be a senior at Missoula Hellgate High School in the fall of 2008. O’Day sits on the board of directors for the Master’s of Education in Intercollegiate Athletics Leadership program with the University of Washington and is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). In December 2007, he was honored by the All-American Football Foundation as the recipient of the Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletics Director Award. In 2008, O’Day was selected to a four-year team on the NCAA’s Football Championship Subdivision Playoff Selection Com­ mittee. (Mike Bashor photo)

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2 I GoGriz! Bobby Hauck, Head Coach Bobby Hauck’s teams have compiled an overall record of 52-14 and have a 32-5 mark in the Big Sky Conference ledger in his five-year tenure at his alma mater (1988). Montana’s 52 wins the past five years are the most by any FCS team. UM has won five straight league championships, making coach Hauck the only mentor in UM history to accomplish that. He’s also guided Montana to five Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division l-AA) playoff appear­ ances in a row. Over the last two seasons Coach Hauck’s (pronounced: howk) teams are 21-2 overall and 16-0 in the Big Sky Conference games en route to two league titles. He has been selected the Big Sky's and Region 5 “Coach of the Year” in both in 2006 and 2007. Last season, in 2007, the Griz went 11-0 in the regular season, just the sixth time in school history a team has gone undefeated in the regular season, and the first time since 1996. Hauck is also UM’s special teams coach. Last season Montana was ranked second in the country in punting, averaging 44.72 yards a punt, was eighth in kickoff returns (24.25-yard average), and 30th in punt returns (11.09-yard average). Senior kicker Dan Carpenter and senior punter Tyson Johnson were both All-Americans and first team all-league picks. Carpenter set FCS career records with 413 points and 75 field goals. In just his second season at the helm in 2004, the Griz advanced to the FCS championship game, losing 31-21 to James Madi­ son in Chattanooga, Tennessee. That season Montana went 12-3 overall - the fifth time UM won 12 or more games in a season. Prior to returning to Missoula, he spent four years at the University of Washington. At UW he worked with defensive backs, special teams, and safeties and was considered one of the top recruiters in college football. Prior to working at UW he was at the University of Colorado for four seasons, from 1995-98. While at CU, he was the special teams coordinator, recruiting coordinator, and coached the safeties. Before joining the Buffaloes, Hauck coached the outside line­ backers and handled recruiting duties for Northern Arizona in 1993 and 1994. He worked as a graduate assistant at UCLA from 1990 to 1991 under former Bruin head coach Terry Donahue, and in 1992 he served as the assistant recruiting coordinator. While at UCLA he met and coached with current Bruin head coach Rick Neuheisel. A Montana native, Bobby’s first coaching position came in 1987 as an assistant at Sweet Grass High School, his alma mater, working for his late father, Bob, Sr. Bobby was a three-sport standout at Big Timber High School, lettering in football, basketball, and track. Hauck lettered twice in track and field at Montana. He graduated in 1988 with degrees in business and physical educa­ tion. Hauck earned a master’s degree in education administration from UCLA in 1991. He is married to the former Stacey Harbin from St. Ignatius, and the couple have twin daughters Sydney and Alexandra, 12; a son Robby, 10; and a daughter Elise, one. Hauck is an avid fly-fisherman and skier. Aside from outdoor activities his favorite hob­ bies are reading and discussing politics.

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Mike Hudson Kraig Paulson Mike Hudson is now in his fourth Kraig is in his fifth season at season at The University of Montana Montana in his second stint at his as an assistant football coach. He alma mater. He is the Grizzlies’ will coach the secondary this sea­ defensive coordinator, coaches son. Last year he worked with the the defensive ends and is also running backs. The previous two an assistant head coach. He is seasons at UM he coached corner- in his 21st season of coaching at

backs. He also serves as associate the collegiate level and his 18th at 'sL-'i head coach for the Grizzlies. Montana. Last season coach Hudson worked Last year senior defensive end with running back Lex Hilliard who Kroy Biermann was named the was one o f the top-ranked rushers in the nation at the FCS Big Sky Conference’s defensive MVP and virtually se­ level, gaining 1,132 yards. Hilliard broke school records lected to every FCS All-American team, and he became with 50 rushing touchdowns and 52 total touchdowns and the first player in school history to receive the Buck Buch­ finished second in school history with 4,018 career rushing anan Award (FCS defensive MVP). yards. He was an assistant coach for the Grizzlies from 1987- Mike is in his 20th year of coaching in the collegiate 99, working with linebackers, the defensive line, and the ranks. The past 17 seasons he has coached teams at the secondary. FCS level. He has had coaching stints at Sam Houston Kraig earned four letters in football at Montana from State, Texas State University-San Marcos, Trinity University, 1983-86, playing fullback. He is a 1987 graduate of Mon­ and the University of New Mexico. tana, earning a B.A. degree in education. Kraig and his Mike and his wife Dyan have two children, Lee, 12, and wife Jody have three sons, Keogh, 15, Eilas, 13, and Rok- Loryn, nine. ken, seven.

Cedric Cormier Dominic Daste Cedric is in his second season Dom is in his sixth season as at The University of Montana and an assistant coach at Montana. coaches the wide receivers. This is the third year that he has Last season two of the wide re­ worked with the tight ends. He is ceivers that he coached, seniors in his second season as UM’s re- Ryan Bagley and Eric Allen, were cruiting coordinator. During his named to the All-Big Sky Confer­ first three seasons with the Griz, ence team. he coached the offensive line. Prior to coming to Montana, Ce­ B Daste came to UM from the dric was an assistant coach at Bay­ M m University of Washington, where town High School in Baytown, Texas, working with the wide he served as graduate assistant coach for two seasons. receivers and serving as the special teams coordinator for He worked with the offensive line during his two-year stint two seasons. He was the wide receiver coach at Channel- at his alma mater. He was a four-year letterman for the view High School in Channelview, Texas, during the 2004 Huskies at offensive guard. season. He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Science degree Cormier (pronounced: Core-me-air), 27, played colle­ in geography from Washington in 2001. He prepped at giate football at the University of Colorado where he was Damien High School in LaVerne, California. a four-year letterman and two-year starter at wide receiver Dominic is a native of San Dimas, Calif., and he is sin­ and as a kickoff returner. gle. Dominic’s parents are Maceo and Diane Daste of San Cedric and his wife Roshelle have two children, a son Dimas. Dean, eight, and a daughter Danielle, three.

Mick Delaney Michael (Mick) Delaney was named an assistant football coach at The University of Montana in May of 2008. Delaney will coach the running backs at UM. Delaney has been in the coach­ ing ranks for 38 years, including 26 seasons at the collegiate level and 12 in the prep ranks. He comes to UM from Colorado State, where he worked for the past 14 years (1993-2007). While at CSU, Delaney coached some of the finest running backs in school history, including five first-team all-conference selections such as Cecil Sapp in 2000. Sapp was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s most outstanding running back and set a school rushing record with 1,601 yards in 2002. Prior to coaching at CSU, Delaney was at Western Montana (head coach, 1991-92); served as athletic director at Montana Tech (1983-85); was an assistant football coach at Montana State (1976-80); and was an assistant coach for the Grizzlies in 1968-69. He earned his B.A. in educa­ tion at UM-Western (Western Montana College) in 1964. Mick and his wife Cheri have three children, son Mike, daughters Shauna Basile and Melissa Ossello and nine grandchildren.

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Mike Gerber Ty Gregorak Mike is in his third season as Ty is in his sixth season at the Grizzlies’ strength coach at Montana and in his fifth year of The University of Montana, and he I coaching the linebackers. In his works exclusively with the Grizzly g initial season at UM (2003), he football players. coached the secondary. He served as the head strength The past two seasons line­ and conditioning coach at Syra­ backers Tyler Joyce, Kyle Ryan, cuse University from 1995-2000 and Loren Utterback were All- and held assistant strength and Big Sky Conference picks, and conditioning positions at Syra­ all three left UM ranked among cuse, the University of Maryland, and was the head man the school’s all-time leaders in at both Yale University, and Middlebury College (Vermont) career tackles. from 1987-1994. Before coming to Montana, Ty served as an assis­ He earned a B.S. degree in Physical Education and tant coach at the University of Washington in 2001 and Health from the University of Maine in 1981 and an M.S. 2002 . in Physical Education from Syracuse University in 1991. Gregorak was a three-year letterman at linebacker Mike’s wife is Erica Gerber. for Colorado from 1997-2000. Ty Gregorik was a 2000 Academic All-Big XII selection. Gregorak earned a B.A. degree at Colorado in communication in 2001. Tom Hauck Ty’s wife Annie is also from Spokane. They have an Tom is in his ninth year as an Italian Mastiff named Jager. assistant at UM, and he will once again be coaching defensive tack­ Pete Kaligis les. Pete is in his fourth season Last year Griz senior junior as an assistant Grizzly football Craig Mettler was named second coach, coaching the o-line. team All-Big Sky Conference, while Last season junior tackle senior Kelly Kain was an honorable Brent Russum and junior guard/ selection. center J.D. Quinn were first Tom was an honorable mention team All-Big Sky Conference All-Big Sky selection at center at selections. UM following his senior year, which was the league’s first He was the head strength and season. conditioning coach at his alma Bobby Hauck, UM’s head coach, is the son of Tom's mater, the University of Wash­ brother, the late Robert Hauck, Sr. ington, 2002-2004. From 1999-2001 he was the assistant Prior to coming to Montana, Tom coached at Rocky strength and conditioning coach for the Huskies. Mountain College in Billings for 13 seasons (1987-1999), After graduating UW in 1994, Pete was an assistant and while there he worked with the defense and special football coach at Western Washington. He was an as­ teams. sistant d-line/strength coach at WWU from 1996-97 and Before his stint at Rocky he coached for 19 seasons assistant tight end/strength coach there from 1994-96. (1968-86) at Billings Senior High School. He was the head He earned his B.A. degree in sociology and law en­ coach for four seasons from 1983-86 and an assistant forcement at Washington in 1994. Pete played strong coach there the previous 15 seasons. guard for the Huskies. Tom graduated from Montana in 1965, earning a bach­ Pete and his wife Kristine have a daughter, Harlie elor’s degree in mathematics. He is single. Grace, five, and a son, Cooper, three-and-a-half. Rob Phetiicie Rob has been the Grizzlies’ offensive coordinator the last five seasons, and he also oversees the quarterbacks. A year ago Montana had seven on offense named first or second team All-Big Sky Conference and seven honorable mention selections as well. Last season Griz junior quar­ terback Cole Bergquist was a second team selection, and he was ranked 19th in the country in total offense (250.17 yards a game). Prior to joining the Griz coaching staff, Rob served as the co-offensive coordinator at Wyo­ ming, and he also oversaw the Cowboy’s passing game. He was an assistant coach at Wyoming from 2000-2002. Before coaching in Laramie, he was an offensive assistant coach at UNLV for a season and the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Cal State Northridge in 1997 and 1998. Phenicie began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, the University of Memphis, from 1989-90. He worked at UCLA in 1991-92 as a graduate assistant coach. In 1992, he was hired as the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at Los Angeles Valley College. He was a tight end at the Nebraska in 1984. He transferred to Memphis where he completed his playing career. He received his B.A. degree from Memphis in 1989 and his master’s degree from there in 1991. A native of Huntington Beach, Calif., Rob and his wife Jennifer have a daughter Meghen, 10.

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2007 Griz Individual NCAA Leaders (Top 25): Sacks: 2nd , Kroy Biermann, 1.25 pg Field Goals: T-5th, Dan Carpenter, 1.58 per game Punt Returns: 11th, *Marc Mariani, 1 3 .3 2 avg. Total Offense: 19th, Cole Bergquist, 2 5 0 .1 7 Scoring: T-18th, Lex Hilliard, 8.73 ppg 22nd, Dan Carpenter, 8.42 ppg Passing Efficiency: 22nd, Cole Bergquist, 141.59 Cary Shimek photo Tackles For Loss: 24th, Kroy Biermann, 1.42 pg DID YOU KNOW THE MONTANA GRIZZLIES... ‘ Indicates Big Sky leader - Have had 22 winning seasons in a - Have 21 Big Sky wins over the past three sea­ row, dating back to 1986 and have sons, the most in a three-year span in league his­ 211 wins during that time, for an av­ tory? 2007 BUCK BUCHANAN erage of 9.6 victories per year? AWARD WINNER - Have won national championships in 1995 and KROY BIERMANN - Added to their on-going record 2001, and were the runners-up in 1996,2000, and The Sports Network established the Buck Buchanan with their 15th straight FCS playoff 2004? Award in 1995. It is presented annually to the defen­ appearance in 2007? sive p la ye r o f the year on the FCS level. - In the first eight years of the millennium have a The award is named for Junious “Buck” Buchanan, - Have played in the FCS’s champi­ record of 91-17 overall (a winning percentage of the NAIA A ll-A m erica n and Pro Football Hall of Fame onship game five out of the past 12 .843) and are 52-7 (.881) in Big Sky games in that defensive lineman, who played for Grambling State seasons? tim e span? fro m 1 9 5 9 th ro u g h 1 9 62 and the Kansas City Chiefs from 1963 through 1976. - Have participated in 18 of the - Have won 10 or more games 10 tim es in the past FCS’s 30 (60.0%) tournaments, ty­ 15 seasons? ing Eastern Kentucky for the most berths in playoff history? - Have been ranked in the Sports Network’s top 25 since 1993? - Have won 10 straight Big Sky Con­ ference titles? (This ties BYU for the - Had 18 different Griz football players named second most in a row (10, 1976- a first or second Academic All-American since 85) at any Division I level: Oklahoma 1970? won 12 straight Big 7 titles from - Led the FCS in attendance in 2005 and 2006, 1948-59.) and were second last season, averaging almost - Current coaching staff has won 23,000 fans a game during that time span? five Big Sky titles (two more) than any other staff in school history?

- 52 wins over the past five seasons ties them for the most by any team in the FCS (Appalachian State also has 52 victories)?

10 I Go Griz! DON’T GET BLINDSIDED BY INJURY. \NA_W STATEFUND Kn°W y°Ur r'ghts’ ecluiPment ancl safety procedures.Visit www.safemt.com . Washington-Grizzly Stadium at John Hoyt Field The Home of the Grizzlies seven home games and an average at­ The 2008 season will be the tendance of 23,362. 22nd year that the University of No Place Like Home Montana Grizzly football team Not only has Montana won 140 games will call Washington-Grizzly in its 22 seasons in Washington-Grizzly Stadium at John Hoyt Field its Stadium, but beginning in 1994 the Griz home. reeled off 30 straight home victories. The win streak began with a 41-7 win over Sonoma State on Sept. 3 and ended with a 40-35 loss against East­ ern Washington on Oct. 18 of 1997. UM’s 30 consecutive home wins are the fifth longest victory streak in FCS history. (The record of 39 home wins in a row was set by Georgia Southern from 1997-2001.)

Stadium History and Namesake Todd Goodrich photo The plans for an on-campus football m itting, in the grass end zones, which facility at UM came to fruition in August made the capacity around 15,000. of 1985 when Missoula businessman GrizVision, a state-of-the-art video Dennis R. Washington and the employ­ and message center, was added in 2002 ees of Washington Corporations provid­ and features game statistics, player pro­ ed a gift of $1 million, hence the name of files, digital replays, and shots of the Washington-Grizzly Stadium. crowd. The GrizVision screen is one of There are 47 private boxes located on the largest in the FCS, measuring 26 feet the east and west sides of the stadium. Mike Bashor photo by 36 feet, and it used to be housed in They are individually decorated and fur­ New York City’s Times Square. nished. Since playing their first A natural-grass stadium gave way game in the stadium in Octo­ Stadium Expansions to SprinTurf prior to the 2001 season at ber of 1986, the Griz have com­ Washington-Grizzly Stadium under­ a cost of one million dollars, and was piled an overall record of 140- went its third expansion at the conclusion paid fo r by an anonymous donor. The 20 for a winning percentage of of the 2007 football season. The eastside field was also named ‘John Hoyt Field 87.5%. The first game, played expansion now houses a 500-seat “Sta­ in 2001 at the request of the anonymous on October 18, 1986, was a 38- dium Club” with two membership levels, donor, in honor of Hoyt, a long-time Griz­ 31 come-from-behind win over the “Canyon Room” with 125 seats inside zly booster who passed away in March Idaho State. and 125 seats outside, and the “Hellgate of that year. In the 2005 and 2006 sea­ Terrace” with 250 seats. The Griz locker rooms measure more sons Montana had the high­ In the recent expansion there are 700 than 4,000 square feet. The Adams Cen­ est average attendance of any Grizzly Scholarship Association prior­ ter also features a 7,000-square foot NCAA Football Championship ity seats, located between the 25-and-40- weight room, a 4,500-square foot athlet­ Subdivision team, averaging al­ yard lines on both sides of the 50, as well ic treatment center, the Jacobson Aca­ most 23,000 fans a game. Last as 800 non-priority seats located on the demic Center, and a meeting room with season UM was second in the 10-to-25-yard lines. This third expansion big screen videos. The women's locker FCS in attendance, averaging increases the current seating capacity of room covers 4,000 square feet. There 22,800 in eight home games, Washington-Grizzly Stadium to approxi­ are also three additional meeting rooms while national champion Appa­ mately 25,198. lachian State was the national totaling 2,000 square feet. The second expan­ leader (24,219 average in nine sion occurred in the games). spring and summer of The Griz had 140,989 fans 2003, when about 4,000 attend its six regular-season seats were added to the games in 2006 for an aver­ north end zone section, age of 23,498 per contest, and increasing the stadium three of those games ranked in capacity to 23,183. the top seven for all-time atten­ dance. The 24,018 fans at the In the spring of 1995 106th annual Griz-Cat game in the stadium underwent Missoula that season is a sta­ its first expansion in the dium record. north and south end In 2003 Montana set Big zones. At that time there Sky Conference records with were 12,500 permanent a total of 163,532 total fans in seats, and seating was available, weather per Todd Goodrich photo

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California Montana Oregon Cole Bergquist San Clemente Ray DeBruycker ...... Choteau M att L ip ski...... Ashland Charles Burton Long Beach Kelly D eeks ...... Anaconda Jon O pp e ru d ...... Milwaukee Andrew Douglass San Clemente Beau D onaldson...... Missoula Tennessee Trumaine Johnson Stockton Colin Dow ...... Billings Brandon Fisher. . Franklin Gerald Kemp ...... San Diego Chris D y k...... Dillon Ryan Featherston ...... Helena Kyle Km et ...... Bonita Texas Mike Ferriter ...... Helena Paul LaM antia ...... Oakdale J.D. Q u in n ...... Garland Blake Lebeau ...... Union City Sam G ratton ...... Billings Robert Overton San Leandro Ben Graupmann ...... Great Falls Washington Jabin Sambrano Temecula Greg H a rd y ...... Fairview Thomas Brooks-Fletcher ...... Bellevue Joe Smith Rowland Heights Josh H arris ...... Kalispell Dan C arter ...... Bellingham Andrew Swink. Rowland Heights Nick Haynes ...... Butte Tyler H o b b s ...... Spokane Keith Thompson Porterville Terran Hillesland ...... Sidney Levi H o rn ...... Spokane Justin Townsend ...... Dublin Eric H o m e c ...... Bozeman Donny Lisowski ...... Seattle Tony Kazmierczak Thompson Falls Craig Mettler ...... Walla Walla Canada Kevin Klaboe ...... Billings Tyler Pelluer ...... Sammamish Brody McKnight..Vancouver, BC Jeff L a rso n ...... Cut Bank Bryan R ig g s ...... Spokane Mike Stadnyk Regina, Sask Nick Lebsock ...... Billings Alex S h a w ...... Spokane Shawn Lebsock ...... Billings Colorado H ouston Stockton ...... Spokane Cole Lockwood ...... Missoula Ken W o o d ...... Spokane David Arndt Highlands Ranch Marc Mariani ...... Havre Tom Bauer ...... Niwot Tom M a rtin ...... C olum bus Wyoming Ciarre Campbell ...... Denver George Mercer ...... Libby Ryan Nelson ...... Wright Severin Campbell Denver Justin Montelious ...... Missoula Braydon Schilling ...... Gillette Hawaii Austin M u llin s ...... Great Falls Jace Palmer ...... Missoula Cody Von Appen. Kailua Tyler Palmer ...... M issoula MONTANA Idaho Steven Pfahler ...... Frenchtown Caleb McSurdy ...... Boise Brooks Rabold ...... Billings Brent Russum ...... Lewiston Jake Raynock ...... Billings Erik S toll ...... Sandpoint Chase Reynolds ...... Drumm ond Russell Schey ...... Billings Montana Shann Schillinger ...... Baker Colt Anderson ...... Butte Andrew Schmidt ...... Bozeman Tim Anderson ...... Missoula Rob S c h u lte ...... Great Falls Dan B eaudin ...... Noxon Andrew Selle ...... Billings Carson Bender Deer Lodge Josh Stuberg ...... Helena Tyzer C a d y ...... Colstrip Brandon Utterback Fort Benton Jesse Carlson ...... Billings Alex Verlanic ...... Drumm ond Tyler C orw in ...... Great Falls Bryan Waldhauser ...... Huntley Project

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©2008 CHS Ihc. Fall Sports Schedules MMMSm, Cross Country Date Dav M eet Location Sept. 20 Sat. Montana State Invitational Bozeman, Mont. Oct. 4 Sat. Montana Invitational Missoula Oct. 18 Sat. Eastern Washington Invitational Cheney, Wash. Nov. 1 Sat. Big Sky Conference Championships Portland, Ore. Nov. 15 Sat. NCAA Mountain Region Championships Fort Collins, Colo Nov. 24 Mon. NCAA Championships Terre Haute, Ind. G olf Date Davs M eet Location Sept. 15-16 Mon.-Tues. Washington State Inland Cup (18/18) Pullman, Wash. (Palouse Ridge Golf Club) Sept. 22-23 Mon.-Tues. Inland Empire Invitational (36/18) Post Falls, Idaho (The Links Golf Club) Oct. 13-14 Mon.-Tues. Boise State Fall Invitational (36/18) Meridian, Idaho (SpurWing Country Club) Oct. 27-28 Mon.-Tues. Florida International Invitational (36/18) Fort Myers, Fla. (Pelican Preserve Golf Club) S occer Date Davs Oooonent Location Tim e Aug. 22 Fri. Washington State Missoula 5 p.m. Aug. 24 Sun. Minnesota Missoula 5 p.m. Aug. 28 Thurs. Washington Missoula 5 p.m. Sept. 5 Fri. at Denver Denver, Colo. 2 p.m. Sept. 7 Sun. at Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. Noon Sept. 12 Fri. at Gonzaga Spokane, Wash. 3 p.m. Sept. 18 Thurs. at Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 7 p.m. Sept. 19 Fri. vs. UC Santa Barbara Honolulu, Hawaii 7 p.m. Sept. 28 Sun. Boise State Missoula 1 p.m. Oct. 3 Fri. North Dakota Missoula 4 p.m. Oct. 5 Sun. Idaho Missoula 1 p.m. Oct. 9 Thurs. at Weber State * Odgen, Utah 1 p.m. Oct. 12 Sun. Idaho State * Missoula 1 p.m. Oct. 17 Fri. at Portland State * Portland, Ore. 7 p.m. Oct. 19 Sun. at Sacramento State * Sacramento, Calif. Noon Oct. 24 Fri. Northern Colorado * Missoula 4 p.m. Oct. 26 Sun. Northern Arizona * Missoula Noon Oct. 31 Fri. at Eastern Washington * Cheney, Wash. 3:30 p.m. V olleyball Date Davs Tournament/ODDonent Location Tim e Aug. 29-30 Montana Tournament Missoula Fri. Montana vs. UC Riverside 11 a.m.

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The University of Montana Grizzly M Club is an organization made up of former student-athletes. Their previous athletic accomplishments and contributions have helped to shape the athletic programs and traditions that exist at UM today. It is vital that former athletes continue to be involved with the current athletic programs in order to foster and promote the family, friendships, discipline and competitive levels we associate with The University of Montana athletic programs. Membership in the M Club helps support student-athlete scholarships, awards for graduating seniors, annual M Club socials and mailings to members. With your involvement after your playing days are over, you’ll help to rejuvenate the M Club and enhance Grizzly Athletics, plus recapture the pride you felt each time you suited up with “MONTANA” on your uniform. For more information about the Grizzly M Club, please call 406.243.5405.

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Foo tball ShutQi Bus service w ill double this year so there w ill be plenty of room on the bus. Free parking at Dornblaser or Lewis and Clark Park n Ride lots.

Athletics collects $2.00/ride to the game and the ride back is free. Griz card holders ride free.

Service starts two hours prior to game start and runs for one hour after the game is over.

Route: the bus leaves from the Lewis & Clark Park n Ride lot, travels on Higgins to South, N S P fl RTATIO N stops at the Dornblaser Park n Ride, University Villages, and then heads to the Music Building. Service runs continuously throughout the game. from South campus

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