Columbus’s Behrent Signs to Join Lady Yellowjackets (July 12, 2004)

BILLINGS, MT – Columbus, Mont., native Colette Behrent has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Montana State University-Billings next season.  A 2003 graduate of Columbus High School, Behrent redshirted last season at Weber State University. 

Behrent lettered four times in basketball and three times in volleyball at CHS.  She was a two-time all-conference selection and earned Class B All-State honors as a senior.  She was also named the Columbus High School Female Athlete of the Year as a senior.

Behrent helped the Cougars to district and divisional titles as well as a Class B State runner-up finish as a junior in 2002.  In her senior season, CHS was the district runner-up and finished third at the divisional tournament.  Behrent was selected to play in the Montana-Wyoming All-Star Series after averaging 15 points and seven rebounds a game in her senior season.

Behrent joins a Yellowjackets team that was 16-11 last season.  The Lady Jackets have four starters returning, led by All-West Region selection Robyn Milne (Richey, Mont.) and leading scorer Tanya Petersen (Billings, Mont.).  Also returning are starters Jenny Langford (Reedpoint, Mont.) and Jennifer Skrifvars (Brea, Calif.).