Congratulations to Dalton Noble and Tavan McMaster for sharing the Helena Independent Record’s All-Area Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year Award.
These gentle giants at Jefferson High School played big parts in the Panthers’ four-peat Class B state track and field title. Noble took first at the State meet in the shot put with a throw of 58’ 2”, a new school record. McMaster took second in the shot put and was state champion in the discus throw — 166’ 4”, also a school record.
Together, the two throwers accounted for 34 of the Panthers’ 90 team points. Luke Mest, who finished second at State in both the 1600 and 3200 races, single-handedly provided 16 points more — and he, too, was named to the Independent Record’s all-area team. Mest’s time in the 3200, 9:38, set another JHS mark.
