Athletics

About Alumni

Distinguished Alumni

Meet five exceptional alumni who boldly embody the spirit of UM through leadership.

Around the Oval

Griz Nation

Grizzly Athletics shares how the pandemic impacted UM student athletes

UM Responds to the Pandemic

UM responds and adapts to COVID-19 with innovation, creativity and compassion.

Griz Nation

Grizzly Athletics shares how the pandemic impacted UM student athletes

Be a Part of S.E.A. Change

Learn how you can be a part of S.E.A. Change!

Environmental studies Professor Neva Hassanein

Awards and Accolades

Accomplishments from UM faculty, researchers and students

Grizzlies of the Last Decade

Four exceptional alumni who boldly embody the spirit of UM through leadership

The Adams Center stands are full as fans cheer on the Grizzly men's basketball team

DeCuire Enters Fifth Season

Men's basketball coach Travis DeCuire re-ups for three more years

Dave Dickenson limited edition Griz Gear

Trademarks and Licensing Earns Top National Award

UM receives 2019 Synergy Award from the International Collegiate Licensing Association

President Seth Bodnar speaks at the November Board of Regents meeting in Missoula.

UM to Honor Distinguished Alumni

Montanans Return from El Salvador Exchange

Montanans serve as citizen ambassadors in El Salvador

Griz Claw Their Way to March Madness

Bobby’s Second Act

Hauck returns to lead Griz football team

Washington-Grizzly Champions Center Opens Doors

State-of-the-art training facility serves all varsity athletes

A new locker inside the Griz locker room

Notable & Quoteable

Campus notes and faculty quotes from around campus

The Bottom Line

Significant numbers, statistics and rankings regarding UM

Cory Procter scaled Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa earlier in 2017.

Taking Shape

Construction of the Washington-Grizzly Champions Center is moving along.

The Bottom Line

Significant numbers, statistics and rankings regarding UM

Corbin trains in Hawaii. (Photo by Corbin Brands)

Facetime: Linsey Corbin '06

World-class athlete Linsey Corbin talks about her upcoming world championships, returning from injury and what it takes to be a professional Ironman

New Lady Griz basketball coach Shannon Schweyen answers questions at a press conference in August.

Best Replaces Best

Schweyen selected as Selvig’s successor to lead Lady Griz

New Turf Spruces Up Washington-Grizzly Stadium

In a unique twist honoring a longtime Montana tradition, a No. 37 logo appears at the 37-yard line on each sideline

The Bottom Line

Campus notes and faculty quotes from around campus

Griz Nation

Keep up to date with the Montana Grizzlies

The new Grizzly Student-Athlete Academic Center

Hitting the Books

New academic center gives Griz a boost in the classroom

Facetime: Martin Iosefo '15

Get to know Martin Iosefo, UM's rugby star who has a chance at representing the U.S. at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio

Crittenden is a team captain this season.

Brains and Brawn

Griz football player Derek Crittenden chases Rhodes Scholarship

Grizwald

Grizwald, UM‘s cartoon bear. In frequent issues of the Montanan, we provide a drawing of Grizwald that needs a creative, original caption.

Griz hurler at Washington-Grizzly Stadium

Back to School

Former Griz DeCuire returns to UM as new men’s hoops coach

The Montana Grizzlies softball team will embark on its inaugural season in February 2015 in a tournament at New Mexico State University.

A League of Their Own

New Grizzly softball team to take field next year

Back on Track

The Montana Grizzlies knocked off the Montana State University Bobcats, 28-14, in the 113th Brawl of the Wild in Bozeman on November 23.

Lady Griz coach Robin Selvig has led the team since 1978

Elite 800

When the Lady Griz defeated the University of Portland Pilots on November 18, longtime UM women’s hoops coach Robin Selvig made history.

Facetime: Kali Lindner '06

Kali Lindner, a 2006 UM graduate in international business and Spanish, went on to create one of the most popular workout trends.

Artifacts

UM's Evolving Fight Song

The storied history of UM's famous fight song

Dave Guffey has accrued quite the collection of Griz memorabilia during his career, including twenty-six championship rings perched here atop The Red Book. The two he wears are from national championships. (Photo by Todd Goodrich)

Artifacts: Guff's Stuff

UM's longtime Sports Information Director Dave Guffey calls it a career after nearly 37 years

Bookshelf

New titles from authors with UM connections

Feature

President's Perspective

UM President Seth Bodnar shares his hope that each student at UM develops a confident personal voice.

Voices of the Moment

Black student-athletes in Grizzly Athletics share their vision for a brighter future for all.

Photos by Tommy Martino

Justice For All

The new director of the Montana Innocence Project has a UM law degree, a gift for fundraising and a lifelong commitment to racial and social justice.

All In The Band

The New Big Sky Singers look back at 50 years of musical memories, friendship and a band of brothers that began at UM.

Facetime: Larry Hufford

Managing a college is complex task, but Larry Hufford, evolutionary biologist and the new dean of UM's College of Humanities and Sciences, is used to life's intricacies.

On the Cover

Robby Beasely, a UM freshman on the men's basketball team, shares his reflections and hopes for a brighter future.

President's Perspective

UM President Seth Bodnar shares how Grizzlies are rising to the challenges posed by the pandemic with innovation, courage and selflessness.

Tobin Miller Shearer parlays the personal and professional into his students and scholarship as a white man directing UM's African-American Studies department. It's not easy. But nothing important ever is.

Ahead of the Data

UM’s College of Business pivots in programs and curriculum to maintain its standing as the top business college in the Big Sky Conference, relying on innovation to prepare students for the rapidly changing world of business.

From Kafka to Climate Change

Celebrating the impact of 50 years of environmental studies at UM.

Facetime: Ryan Hansen

Ryan Hansen, UM alumnus and entrepreneur, operates LumenAd, one of the country’s top software companies. He says the journey from UM to recognition in Inc. magazine takes some Montana scrappiness and Grizzly grit.

On the Cover

Rhys McKinstry, UM alumnus, shares his reflections on graduating from UM in the time of COVID-19.

President's Perspective

UM President Seth Bodnar and Dr. Chelsea Bodnar share their vision for S.E.A. Change

The Long Haul

For one UM alumna, a career in the male-dominated trucking industry took some Montana grit and a liberal arts degree.

UM Special Victims Unit Detective Shelagh More

SAFE

S.E.A. begins with 'S' because safety rests at the heart of the University of Montana's mission to provide access to a quality education.

S.E.A. Change Spotlight: Libby Metcalf

Through teaching, mentoring and leading, Metcalf advances S.E.A. Change at UM

UM Trailblazers

Front-runners, trailblazers and fearless champions for others. At a sweeping time for women, here are seven UM student leaders making their mark.

WLI participants gathered in a classroom

Programs that Empower and Accelerate Women

Learn about campus programs that support all women while advancing gender equity

The dawn sky behind Main Hall lightens as the sun rises.

A Campaign for UM

Historic effort invites supporters to Think Big. Be Bold.

Scholarships Launching Lives

Donors have gifted and pledged more than $100 million for student support during Campaign Montana.

Programs for Progress

New UM programs have far-reaching impacts.

Student Success: The Heart of Everything

Our mission is to ensure a high-quality education is accessible to all walks of life.

Dynamic spaces for an innovative education.

Thinking Big With Buildings

Building dynamic spaces that are conducive to innovative learning.

Funding Elite Educators

Supporting UM's legacy of research and public education.

Dave Dickenson throws a pass in Griz uniform

15 Looks Back

Griz Great Dave Dickenson reflects on his career as he enters the national College Football Hall of Fame

A Century of Soldiers

For 100 years, ROTC cadets have attended regular classes at UM while also training to become U.S. Army officers

125 Years and Counting

UM celebrates milestones of academics, achievement and growth

Mission Accepted

New President Seth Bodnar brings passion for service and high achievement to UM

Dani Walker, a former star at Powell County High School in Deer Lodge, races to first base.

It’s A Whole New Ballgame

Built from scratch, Griz softball team is off to a hot start

Tim Ryan Rouillier picks his guitar while chatting inside UM’s Dennison Theatre. Ryan, a country music artist in Nashville originally from tiny St. Ignatius, will debut his symphonic memoir, “Play Me Montana,” inside the same theater on June 17.

Circles Never End

‘Play Me Montana’ brings Tim Ryan Rouillier back to where it all began

UM Regents Professor of Marketing Jakki Mohr sits in her office on the third floor of the Gallagher Business Building. Mohr has taught at UM since 1997.

What Makes a Great Teacher?

We sought out some of UM’s best and brightest to shed light on the topic

UM’s 1929 Yell King Nelson Fritz, center, and his Yell Dukes and Duchess, from left: Billie Burke, Alexis Anderson, Edith Conklin and George Husser.

Artifacts: Traditions Unlike Any Others

Traditions are part of what makes UM unique and help build lifelong memories and connections

Selvig coaches his squad – which ended up being his last group – this past winter.

Thats All, Folks

Legendary coach Robin Selvig calls it quits after nearly four decades with Lady Griz

The Grizzly Battalion ROTC cannon sits in front of Schreiber Gymnasium.

Artifacts: Behind the Boom

Learn the history behind one of the loudest sounds you'll hear at a Grizzly football game

Dr. Jack Burgess, who played basketball at UM in the early 1940s, went on to play in The Secret Game in Durham, N.C., in 1944. (Photo courtesy of Burgess family)

Planes, Brains, and Civil Resistance

To measure how tall Dr. Jack Burgess ’43 stood, look no further than The Secret Game he played in an empty gym in 1944

Christensen helps a young fan spin a basketball on her finger at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (Photo by Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc.)

Hoop Dreams

Scooter Christensen dribbles, drives, and dishes his way to stardom with the Harlem Globetrotters

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