Busy week for Trojans track

After several days off for spring break, there was little rest last week for the Whitehall High School track team.

The Trojans stayed busy with road meets April 18 in Columbus, April 20 in Livingston, and April 22 in Belgrade.

"This week was really good for us having a lot of competitive meets and seeing the eastern side of he state," head coach Dan Lacey said.

According to Lacey, some of the performances that stood out during the week were Max Feight qualifying for state in the 100 meters with a time of 11.40 seconds, Braden Smith with triple jump mark of 40'11", and Ann Russell continuing her strong season in the 200 meters.

Lacey added freshman Asha Noyes was also very impressive in both Columbus and Livingston.

"She is so athletic and I want to have her try every event. It is going to be hard to limit her two a select few because she is a talent runner as well as jumper," Lacey said.

At the halfway mark of the season, Lacey feels his team has competed well.

"We have had jumpers perform well, sprinters and hurdlers perform well and throwers perform well. As a group, the boys and girls teams are collectively getting better each meet. We want too use these next few meets to fine tune things especially with the relays and be ready for a competitive district meet," he said.

Taking a closer look at the district meet May 13 in Bozeman, Lacey said he would like to see the mental and physical toughness that is needed to compete throughout multiple events.

"We have many athletes who compete in three or more events which takes a toll both mentally and physically. I want them to be prepared to handle that come district time to be able to compete to their full potential," he said.

The team will next compete Saturday, April 29 at the Manhattan Christian event in Bozeman.