Monday, March 22, 2010

Patrick Casey Placed 3rd in the Mile at NCAA Nationals


Long-time Montana State track and field coach Dale Kennedy targeted a top eight finish for Bobcat miler Patrick Casey in this weekend’s NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
As it turns out, Kennedy was shooting low.

Casey stayed within striking distance throughout the race before succumbing to defending and current national champion Lee Emanuel of New Mexico, who finished in 3:59.26. In a duel between a pair of fantastic freshmen, Oregon’s Mac Fleet out-kicked Casey to the wire for second place (4:01.63), while Casey grabbed third (4:01.87).

“Patrick went in as the 10th seed and finished third, so that is a very strong weekend,” Kennedy said. “He’s such a strong competitor, and he competed very well this weekend. I think he represented our University and the state of Montana in a first-class manner.”
Casey ran in front for the first quarter-mile, and was right on target with a 1:00.45 split. Emanuel made his move near the half-mile mark, darting to the front and capturing a 10-yard lead with a split of 2:02.93. Ohio State’s Jeff See temporarily moved into second, but Casey passed him in seemingly effortless fashion.

Casey was the only runner within striking distance of front-running Emanuel, and the thought entered the Laurel native’s mind to chase the national champ. “He went by me at the point in the race where it really starts to hit you how tired you are,” Casey said. “I tried to run with him for a while, but I didn’t want to jeopardize the chance to become an All-America. I was running as hard as I could, and there wasn’t a lot I could do about (Fleet’s closing kick).”

Kennedy put it more succinctly. “He ran a very smart race, much smarter than in the trials. He took a great run at (winning), but I think it was a very intelligent race on his part.”

Casey caps his initial indoor season by becoming the first Bobcat man to earn All-America honors since Lyle Weese, now an MSU assistant, in 2003. He becomes the first Bobcat male to capture All-America honors in the mile and as a freshman.

In addition to making history, Casey said the experience of competing at this weekend’s NCAA Championships is valuable experience. “I’ve been running a lot of strategic races this season,” he said. “I’m trying to develop a strategy that doesn’t involve me getting in trouble in the back of the pack. It was great, a lot of fun, and it was a great learning experience. I don’t know if (becoming an All-America) has sunk in yet, but I know I can still improve. That’s the best feeling.”

Post-race interview video-click here
Men’s Mile - Finals                                                                          
  1 Lee Emanuel               SR New Mexico             3:59.26   10            
  2 Mac Fleet                 FR Oregon                 4:01.63    8            
  3 Patrick Casey             FR Montana State          4:01.87    6            
  4 A.J. Acosta               SR Oregon                 4:02.27    5            
  5 Riley Masters             SO Maine                  4:04.29    4            
  6 Jeff See                  SR Ohio State             4:04.34    3            
  7 Rob Mullett               SR Butler                 4:04.63    2            
  8 Dylan Ferris              SO Stanford               4:04.73    1            
  9 Eric Harasyn              JR Oklahoma               4:04.94                 
 10 Abdi Hassan               SO Arizona                4:05.36   

Montana State Bobcats - Casey Captures All-America Honors, Grabs Third in NCAA Mile

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

MSU Bookstore Faculty and Staff Appreciation Event

Tomorrow, Thursday March 11th

Come join us on Thursday, March 11th for our first MSU Bookstore Faculty Staff Appreciation Event sponsored by Apple. We will be providing refreshments, a drawinf for an iPod and a one day special discount on most Apple products. MSU Bookstore staff and Apple employees will be on hand throughout the day.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Stuff You Didn't Know was in the Bookstore

Have you every really looked at everything the MSU Bookstore has to offer? If you take the time to browse each aisle you will be shocked by all of the variety of products for sale! From MSU clothing to gifts to art supplies to computers to text books and novels, you are sure to find what you are looking for. Check out some of the featured items at the bookstore right now:

Cradled Painting Boards. These boards are flying off the shelves because of their unlimited possibilities! Use your creative liscense to create frames, boxes, or any art on these boards that are sure to stand out. These boards can be purchased in the art section of the bookstore.

Easter stuff. With the Easter holiday approaching fast, there are many decorations, stuffed bunnies, and candy to go around available at the bookstore. There is a wide range of decorations to help your dorm room, apartment, or house get in the Easter mood. Located on the front display of the gifts section, come browse for your Easter needs.

Life is Crap gear. Do you enjoy T-shirts and hats that make you and other laugh? Well come check out the Life is Crap gear located to the left of the Easter stuff. These shirts and caps play off the popular Life is Good gear. They make a great gift so come check them out!

There are so many other things to chose including photo albums and so much more! So come check out the MSU Bookstore and all it has to offer!

Awesome Books in the Bookstore

House Rules by Jodi Picoult

They tell me I'm lucky to have a son who's so verbal, who is blisteringly intelligent, who can take apart the broken microwave and have it working again an hour later. They think there is no greater hell than having a son who is locked in his own world, unaware that there's a wider one to explore. But try having a son who is locked in his own world, and still wants to make a connection. A son who tries to be like everyone else, but truly doesn't know how.

Jacob Hunt is a teenage boy with Asperger's syndrome. He's hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, and like many kids with AS, Jacob has a special focus on one subject — in his case, forensic analysis. He's always showing up at crime scenes, thanks to the police scanner he keeps in his room, and telling the cops what they need to do...and he's usually right. But then his town is rocked by a terrible murder and, for a change, the police come to Jacob with questions. All of the hallmark behaviors of Asperger's — not looking someone in the eye, stimulatory tics and twitches, flat affect — can look a lot like guilt to law enforcement personnel. Suddenly, Jacob and his family, who only want to fit in, feel the spotlight shining directly on them. For his mother, Emma, it's a brutal reminder of the intolerance and misunderstanding that always threaten her family. For his brother, Theo, it's another indication of why nothing is normal because of Jacob. And over this small family the soul-searing question looms: Did Jacob commit murder?

Emotionally powerful from beginning to end, House Rules looks at what it means to be different in our society, how autism affects a family, and how our legal system works well for people who communicate a certain way — and fails those who don't.


The Elements; A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe
by Theodore Gray
Photographs by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann

An eye-opening, original collection of gorgeous, never-before-seen photographic representations of the 118 elements in the periodic table.

The elements are what we, and everything around us, are made of. But how many elements has anyone actually seen in pure, uncombined form? The Elements provides this rare opportunity. Based on five years of research and photography, the pictures in this book make up the most complete, and visually arresting, representation available to the naked eye of every atom in the universe. Organized in order of appearance on the periodic table, each element is represented by a spread that includes a stunning, full-page, full-color photograph that most closely represents it in its purest form. For example, at -183ËšC, oxygen turns from a colorless gas to a beautiful pale blue liquid, pictured here.

Also included are fascinating facts, figures, and stories of the elements as well as data on the properties of each, including atomic weight, density, melting and boiling point, valence, electronegativity, and the year and location in which it was discovered. Several additional photographs show each element in slightly altered forms or as used in various practical ways. The element's position on the periodic table is pinpointed on a mini rendering of the table and an illustrated scale of the element's boiling and/or melting points appears on each page along with a density scale that runs along the bottom.

Packed with interesting information, this combination of solid science and stunning artistic photographs is the perfect gift book for every sentient creature in the universe.

Both of these books can be found in the MSU Bookstore.