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Polo team gallops into the new season

Polo team gallops into the new season

On Thursday nights the Bob Miller Pavilion is alive with activity. Not with bucking bulls or barrel racers but with wooden mallets that bob high in the air. MSU is home to the only collegiate polo team in Montana and when they take to the arena the game is precise

Bobcat athletes ink first NIL deals

For decades, one goal for MSU student athletes had been simple: get on scholarship and retain it. But for exemplary athletes who clear the scholarship hurdle, there are a few other ways for their talent to be compensated. On April 30th, 2021, the Montana senate passed a Name, Image, and

Meet the team that brings MSU sports to your screen.

Meet the team that brings MSU sports to your screen.

Montana PBS began broadcasting in 1984 and has reliably brought local television to its viewers ever since, including coverage of MSU Athletics. Montana PBS is known for bringing Bobcat Sports to those who can’t physically make every game, match or competition. It takes a staff of considerable size to

The story of how two adaptive skiers descended Denali

The story of how two adaptive skiers descended Denali

Spectators were in for a tale last week as skiers Vasu Sojitra and Pete McAfee recounted their ski descent of Denaki, a 20,310 foot monster and the tallest mountain in North America. Sojitra and McAfee made history on June 20, 2021, when they became the first disabled skiers to

Climbing impact goes beyond the wall

Climbing impact goes beyond the wall

MSU’s North Dome Fitness Center comes alive at 5 p.m. The clank of dumbbells and the squeak of basketball shoes echo off the tall ceiling as students shuttle through the revolving door into the university’s temporary gym. As rap music blares from a speaker and students chatter

Running, biking and swimming, Oh my!

One mile swim. 40 km bike ride. 10k run. What sounds like the ultimate test of endurance to most people sounds like a solid weekend to the members of the Montana State Triathlon Club. While it may be hard for some of us to fathom, the Club regularly (and voluntarily)

The Exponent revisits the beginnings of Gold Rush

Every year since 2007, at the first home football game of the season, thousands of MSU students illuminate Bobcat Stadium with their bright gold t-shirts and ferocious school spirit. But how did the tradition start? The idea for Gold Rush sprang up fifteen years ago in the MSU marketing