Mercury team posts several firsts at state meet
Polson freshman Morgan Delaney (shown here at a cross-country meet in Pablo) won the Montana Junior Olympics 5K race for 15-18-year-olds in Helena. (Bob Gunderson photo)
The Mission Mountain Mercury running team had three state champions and two runners-up at the 2023 USATF Montana Junior Olympic Championships at Centennial Park in Helena on Saturday, Nov. 4.
"Our team is small but mighty," Coach Jason Delaney said. "They ran really great.”
Of the 19 competitors that traveled to Helena, three were state champions, four claimed second places, one took third place, and 16 were national qualifiers. The 13-14-year-old girls' team won the state title.
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