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.
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.
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.
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.
Montana's Lexi Knauss 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.
Montana's Aaron Fontes (14) hurtles Indiana State's Antonio Burse (31) in the fourth quarter of a college football game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Indiana State University Memorial Stadium on September 17, 2022 in Terre Haute, Ind. The Grizzlies beat the Sycamores 49-14.
Anthony Markanich (31) of the Colorado Rapids II kicks the ball away from San Jose Earthquakes II forward Max Arfsten (50) in the first half of the match on July 15, 2022 at the University of Denver in Colorado. Both teams serve as reserve teams for their respective MLS clubs.
The undefeated Griz soccer team celebrates with senior goalkeeper Claire Howard after she broke the Big Sky Conference record for career shutouts on March 28, 2021 at Missoula County Stadium in Missoula, Mont. Howard held opponents scoreless for 30 games during her time as a Griz.
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.
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.
Lucas Johnson #7 of the Montana Grizzlies celebrates a first down in the third quarter of a college football game against Northwestern State at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on September 3, 2022 in Missoula, Mont. The Grizzlies beat the Demons 47-0.
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.
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 Oisin Shaffrey eyes the ball during a college tennis match against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks on April 3, 2022 at The Peak in Missoula, Mont.
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.
Esteury Ruiz (43) of the San Diego Padres breaks his bat as he makes contact with the ball during a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colo., on July 14, 2022.
Montana's Mekayla Isaak (22) and Northern Arizona's Kaleigh Paplow (23) crash into the Montana bench in Missoula, Mont., on Feb. 12, 2017.
Barrel racer Alicia Stockton of Stevensville, Texas, wipes out during her run during the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo in Cheyenne, Wyo., on July 22, 2015.
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.
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.
Hamilton's Logan VanDenburg crosses the finish line to win the boy's 1600-meter race during the Bitterroot Time Trial track meet in Corvallis, Mont, on March 27, 2019.
Colin Ferris, 11, of North Muskegon plays goalkeeper during a game of pickup hockey at the Muskegon Winter Sports Complex in North Muskegon, Mich., on Jan. 8, 2014.
Lindsey Jacobs (2) leaps in joy after scoring a point as Audrey Hanson (5) looks on in the final seconds of the fourth set. The Ravenna Bulldogs defeated the Morley Stanwood Mohawks 3-1 in the 2014 Class C Regional Finals in Morley, Mich., on Nov. 13, 2014.
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."