Ended a great track season at state with 7th in the 200m (22.43 PR), 12th 100m (11.23 PR), 13th in the Long Jump (21'6.5" PR). Our 4x100 team ran the 3rd fastest time in BHS history! Also, voted outstanding jumper and sprinter by my coaches and was awarded all-conference as well as academic all-state! @BozHawkTrack
Proud of our sprint crew yesterday! Collectively one of the fastest days in BHS History! Top boys went 11.16, 11.22, 11.25, 11.27, 11.41 and 11.47. Girls 12.51, 12.65 and 12.76
Then they each dropped the 3rd fastest 4x1s in school history! 42.59 and 48.99
A bad meet should never get to tell a kid who he is.
A coach spends an entire season fighting that battle for 30+ young people at once.
Across 7 to 10+ meets, and for some from indoor straight into outdoor, you’re in the trenches. One athlete fighting doubt, one learning patience, one guarding against ego after success, and one rebuilding belief after a public bad day.
That is the real work.
You are not just teaching starts, splits, exchanges, or technique.
You are helping young people handle pressure, disappointment, success, frustration, accountability, and growth, without letting the wrong lesson take root.
This is why track, and sports in general, matter so much.
Sports let kids learn life lessons at a price they can still afford, with a coach beside them before the real world starts charging full price.
#TrackCoach #CoachingLife #TrackAndField @pntrack@MikeCunningham
Congrats to the Bozeman High students who competed at the Montana FFA State Convention. Jackson Wendell placed 4th in the Agricultural Machinery Division. Sorin Huseby, Peter Warnat, Quinn Werner, & Greyson Rothbauer all received ribbons for their projects. Go Hawks!
Track & field is one of the last places in a school where the football captain, the valedictorian, the band kid, the wrestler, and the quiet kid who never thought he belonged can all wear the same jersey.
Track does not care what a kid’s last name is, how much money he has, what side of town he lives on, or how popular he is. Out here, none of that matters. Somewhere between the workouts, the bus rides, and the meets, kids who might never have spoken to each other start to build real respect.
It is hard not to respect somebody when you have seen what they are willing to push through and how much they are willing to give.
That is a big reason track & field will always mean more to me than just times, marks, and points.