Head coach Bobby Hauck of the Montana Grizzlies celebrates in the locker room after beating the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Nov. 26, 2022 in Missoula, Mont.
Yonathan Daza #2 of the Colorado Rockies dives for a catch during a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field in Denver, Colo., on July 14, 2022.
Montana's Marcus Knight gets tackled by Idaho State's Christian McFarland, left, and Luke Holloway. The No. 8 ranked Montana Grizzlies beat Idaho State Bengals 59-20 on Oct. 5, 2019, at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Mont.
Bareback rider Trevor Kay of the University of Montana Western rides during a college rodeo hosted by the University of Montana on April 30, 2022 in Missoula, Mont.
Lexi Knauss of the Montana Grizzlies gets doused in ice water during a media interview after her walk-off hit won the game for the Grizzlies over Southern Utah on April 18, 2021 in Missoula, Mont.
Aaron Fontes #14 of the Montana Grizzlies hurtles Antonio Burse #31 of the Indiana State Sycamores in the fourth quarter of a college football game at Indiana State University Memorial Stadium on Sept. 17, 2022 in Terre Haute, Ind.
Head coach Brian Holsinger of the Montana Grizzlies gets showered with water in the locker room after a college basketball game against the Montana State Bobcats at Dahlberg Arena on February 26, 2022 in Missoula, Montana.
Montana wide receiver Samori Toure skips into the end zone during UM's 73-28 win over the SE Louisiana Lions on Dec. 7, 2019, at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Mont. Toure tallied 303 yards to break the single-game FCS receiving record held by Randy Moss.
Missoula Hellgate senior Avery Maxwell swims for a portrait during a practice session on Sept. 21, 2020 in Missoula, Mont.
Brandon Whitney #12 of the Montana Grizzlies shoots for two during a college basketball game against the Idaho State Bengals at Dahlberg Arena on January 14, 2023 in Missoula, Montana.
Arlee's Greg Whitesell, left, listens to his pregame mix with Warrior Quinten Wabaunsee before Arlee played Rocky Boy on the first night of the Native American Classic basketball tournament in Pablo, Mont. on Dec. 8, 2017.
Montana guard Sayeed Pridgett gets fouled by a North Dakota player on Dec. 6, 2019 at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Mont.
Portland State goalkeeper Enya Hernandez punches the ball away from Montana's Sami Siems (5) during UM's 3-0 win over the Vikings on March 28, 2021 in Missoula, Mont.
A Missoula Hellgate High School student celebrates as students and players rush the court after beating Missoula Big Sky in a basketball game on Feb. 17, 2023 at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana.
Keelan White #6 of the Montana Grizzlies scores a touchdown as Oscar Benson #42 of the North Dakota State Bison looks to make a tackle in the fourth quarter at the Fargodome on Dec. 3, 2022 in Fargo, North Dakota.
Montana's Ahmaad Rorie, left, looks to steal the ball from Michigan's Isaiah Livers as Montana's Bobby Moorehead, center, and Fabijan Krslovic look on. Montana lost to the University of Michigan in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament on March 21, 2018 in Wichita, Kan.
Laolu Oke #21 of the Montana Grizzlies slams the ball down for a dunk during a college basketball game against the St. Thomas Tommies at Dahlberg Arena on November 17, 2022 in Missoula, Mont.
Montana's Mekayla Isaak (22) and Northern Arizona's Kaleigh Paplow (23) crash into the Montana bench in Missoula, Mont., on Feb. 12, 2017.
Montana wide receiver Keenan Curran eyes the ball as he loses control of a pass as Cal Poly's Dominic Frasch defends during the Grizzlies 48-28 win over the Mustangs in San Luis Obispo, Calif., on Sept. 29, 2018.
Allison Lawrence head coach of the Montana Grizzlies celebrates with the team in the locker room after a college volleyball match against Montana State University at Dahlberg Arena on Nov. 11, 2022 in Missoula, Mont.
Black Hills' Hannah Cass, left, and teammate Haley Schneider battle for a rebound in the third quarter. The Lady Griz squashed the Yellow Jackets 70-46 on Nov. 7, 2018, at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Mont.
Billings Senior relay teammates comfort each other after falling to Billings West in the girls’ 1600-meter relay during the Montana State Track and Field meet on May 29, 2016 at Missoula County Stadium in Missoula, Mont. West ended Senior's six-year winning streak with the victory.
A Hellgate football player catches a pass in the waning hours of a 2017 summer camp in Missoula, Mont. "We’re battling it within our own school, we’re battling it within our own town, we’ll battle it in the state — this perception of Hellgate football," Coach Matt Morris said at the end of the summer session. "Just getting kids to buy in to change that, to be a part of that, I hope we do."