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Second team all state 2A Baseball - Jackson Keyes

Jackson Keyes 2A baseball second team Monticello senior ~ first base / pitcher / outfield .493 Avg ~ .568 OBP ~ .821 slg ~ 33 h ~ 10 2b ~ 4 hr ~ 20 rbi Head Coach Josh Keyes: “Jackson Keyes has loved baseball for as long as anyone can remember. From the time he could walk, he had a bat in his hands...

Maron Freestone 100 Meter Hurdle State Champion, 300 Meter Hurdle State Champion, 400 Meter Run Third Place

Maron Freestone 1A State Track Monticello Junior 100 Meter Hurdle State Champion, 300 Meter Hurdle State Champion, 400 Meter Run Third Place

Head Coach Jeff Hunt: “There is an old saying that states, ‘When opportunity knocks, open the door.’ Well, Maron kicked the door down. Over the past month of the season she came on really strong. She even set the school record in the 400-meter dash. “At state a different door opened up. We knew...

Marlee Mack Long Jump State Champion, Runnerup 300 Meter Hurdles

Marlee Mack 1A State Track Monticello Senior Long Jump State Champion, Runnerup 300 Meter Hurdles

Head Coach Jeff Hunt: “Catastrophe struck early this year for Marlee as she took a fall in the 100-meter hurdles preliminary heat, ending her chance to repeat as the state champion in that event. Bruised and battered, she could have called it in. With swollen knees, a sore back, and more track...

Josie Mack 4x400 Meter Relay State Champion

Josie Mack 1A State Track Monticello Junior 4x400 Meter Relay State Champion

Head Coach Jeff Hunt: “Josie is the elder statesman on the 4x400 relay team. This is the second year in a row she has been on top with that particular relay team. “Last year she was the only underclassman with a group of seniors; this year she was the lone junior with a group of two freshmen and a...

Lariah O'Harra 4x400 Meter Relay State Champion

Lariah O'Harra 1A State Track Monticello Freshman 4x400 Meter Relay State Champion

Head Coach Jeff Hunt: “Lariah is an absolute firecracker. That intensity shows when she is out on the track. “She hates to lose. Whether she is lining up the 100 meter or anchoring the 4x400 relay you know you will get her all. “Often, being the smallest girl on the starting line has only increased...

Latalia O'Harra 4x400 Meter Relay State Champion

Latalia O'Harra 1A State Track Monticello Sophomore 4x400 Meter Relay State Champion

Head Coach Jeff Hunt: “Latalia is the prime example that if you work hard enough and do what the coaches ask, you will be in a position to succeed. “Through the past two years she has worked hard to find where she best fits. This year it has been as a 400-meter specialist, both individually and in...

Alex Marian 4x400 Meter Relay State Champion

Alex Marian 1A State Track Monticello Freshman 4x400 Meter Relay State Champion

Head Coach Jeff Hunt: “Alex, along with Lariah O’Harra, accomplished something that just does not happen very often. In my 22 years at MHS, only two other Buckaroo freshmen have made it to the top of the podium. “Ariana Reay and Macee Nielson wound up winning a combined 15 state titles, so it would...

Cash Mack 1A State Track Monticello Sophomore Runnerup 4x100 Meter Relay

Head Coach Jeff Hunt: “No one has a better work ethic than Cash Mack. He is constantly in the weight room and working on getting better at whatever he sets his mind to. He is a quiet leader as he is the best example on the team by just putting himself out there. He is also the kind of athlete who...

Jaeden Camacho Runnerup 4x100 Meter Relay Runnerup 4x400 Meter Relay Third Place 100 Meters

Jaeden Camacho 1A State track Monticello Senior Runnerup 4x100 Meter Relay Runnerup 4x400 Meter Relay Third Place 100 Meters

Head Coach Jeff Hunt: “Jaeden’s fun-loving personality belies the fact that he is a speed demon on the track. Last year he was the only one on the boys team to finish on the podium in all four events. This year he did it again. Eight medals in two years makes him one of the most decorated Buckaroos...

Eli Carling 1A State Track Monticello Sophomore Runnerup 3200 Meter Run

Head Coach Jeff Hunt: “Eli sets his mind to something and does it. Distance running can be fickle as often there becomes a hierarchy in the rankings and it’s sometimes easy to predict. “Eli turned the 3200 meter on its head this year as he took the races to other athletes and dared them to beat him...