Venue
Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. Everything a travelling program needs: the fields, on-campus Stay and Play, and how to get here.
Montana State University
The Great Northwest Challenge is played on the campus of Montana State University in Bozeman, in the Gallatin Valley at the foot of the Bridger Range and a short drive from Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN). Grass and turf pitches, campus dorms and dining all sit within a short walk.
Stay & Play
On-Campus Stay and Play
The GNC is a Stay and Play event. Teams stay in the MSU dorms and eat in the university dining hall, a short walk from the fields, which keeps player cost down and keeps the whole travelling party together. Housing, dining and team spaces are all arranged through Montana State University.
Main MSU contact: Hailey Blachly, MSU Student Wellness Center / Campus Rec · hailey.blachly@montana.edu. The College Expo is Friday, June 25, 6:00–8:00pm, with tournament play June 26 and 27.
Stay
Campus Housing
- Rate
- $65 per night, double occupancy rooms
- Check-in
- Friday, June 25 from 3:00pm
- Check-out
- By 10:00am, Monday, June 28 at the latest
- Rooms
- Boys and girls kept on separate floors, or separate wings with separate bathrooms where separate floors are not possible
- Chaperones
- A 1:10 chaperone ratio is required; chaperone lists are submitted to housing with your rooming list
- Linens
- Not provided, bring your own bedding and towels
- Early check-in
- Not guaranteed, first come first serve. Requests must be made by March 1 by email to hailey.blachly@montana.edu and john.conway3@montana.edu
- Keys
- Lost keys are charged to the conference: $125 per lock, Roskie rekeys $175 per room, bent keys $75 per key
Eat
Dining
- Miller Dining Hall
- Open 7:00am–7:00pm
- Meals
- Breakfast $12 · Lunch $15 · Dinner $16 per person
- Boxed lunches
- Pre-packaged boxed lunch $15 per person
- At the fields
- Pre-sold meal tickets for lunch at the fields $15 (entrée, side and drink)
Book
Practice Fields & Team Rooms
Optional spaces are reserved first come first serve, subject to each facility's hours and policies. Submit requests at least 30 days in advance to hailey.blachly@montana.edu with your team's name in the subject line.
- 7th & Kagy (Dyche Field)
- 4 full fields, $50/hour/field. Thursday 12–8pm, Friday 8am–8pm
- Lambert Grass Fields
- 5 full fields, $40/hour/field. Thursday 12–8pm, Friday 8am–12pm
- Meeting rooms
- Student Wellness Center: MP Room 3 (up to 40, two HDMI screens, whiteboard) and MP Room 2 (up to 16, one HDMI screen, whiteboards). Lambert Turf Team Rooms 1 & 2 (approx 30 each, HDMI TV, whiteboard). Additional spaces may be available in the SUB depending on group size and time
More on campus
Extra Activities
- Student Wellness Center Pool
- Up to 75 swimmers at a time. Thursday 1–3pm and 7–9pm, Friday 1–8pm, Saturday 9am–1pm. $125/hour (up to 25 swimmers), $150/hour (up to 50), $175/hour (up to 75)
- SUB Rec Center
- Open 11am–10pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Bowling, shuffleboard, billiards, foosball and more, with party rentals available (all billiard tables, bowling lanes, etc.)
Getting Here
Travel & Transport
- Fly into
- Bozeman Yellowstone International (BZN), a short drive from campus, with direct flights from cities across the country
- Airport to campus
- Driving directions on Maps →
- Ground transport
- School bus rentals through First Student, Inc., Bozeman, MT. Transport details →
