MONTANA STATE BOBCATS
TROY ANDERSEN: Linebacker – Beaverhead County High – Dillon
The Numbers: The 6-foot-3, 210-pounder is widely considered the Treasure State prize of the 2017 recruiting class. The reigning champion in the 100 and 200 meters in Class A is also a standout basketball player who held offers from colleges across the state, including Montana.
Andersen is projected as a safety for the Bobcats. His sister Holly Andersen is a sophomore sprinter for the MSU women’s track team. He threw for 1,403 yards, rushed for 877 yards and accounted for 30 total touchdowns as a senior for the Class A state champions. As a safety, he notched 71 tackles with three interceptions and two fumbles recovered.
Accolades: As a junior, the quarterback earned Southwestern A Player of the Year honors by piling up 2,960 yards of total offense and totaling 43 touchdowns while spearheading the defense of the Class A runner-up from his safety position. In the spring, Andersen ran the 100 meters in 11.12 seconds and the 200 in 22.42 seconds to sweep the sprints at the Montana Class A state track and field championships in Bozeman. He earned first-team all-state honors on both sides of the ball for the second straight year. The 4.0 student earned academic all-state honors four straight years and likely will be Dillon’s class valedictorian
Academics: Engineering
Andersen on Montana State: “I’ve grown up going to Bobcat games over in Bozeman, being a fan of the Bobcats. I’ve gone to games in Missoula as well. I have friends at MSU and that play on the team and I feel like it’s a dream of mine to play for Montana State in the Big Sky Conference.”
Film: Troy Andersen Highlights
Coach Choate on Andersen: “I hate to jinx Troy, but he reminds me of (MSU assistant coach and former Boise State standout) Matt Miller. He’s just a winner, one of the more decorated athletes out of the state of Montana in probably the last five to seven years. He’s a multi-event state track champion, helped his team to a state track championship last year and has led his basketball team to state championships, he’s been a part of two state championship in football and has played for three. He’s played quarterback and safety, we project him as a defensive player. He’s a 4.0 student and probably will be the valedictorian, he’s a tremendous student and exemplifies some of the best of what (athletes from the state of) Montana offer.”
Story on Andersen’s commitment: Andersen hopes to be the first in-state domino to fall
