Two-time champion

Dillon Fryxell ended his high school track career the same way he spent a majority of it, out jumping all of his competition.

For the second year in a row, Fryxell is the state Class B high jump champion and finishes the year with the second best mark in the state in all classes.

Dillon Fryxell ended his high school track career the same way he spent a majority of it, out jumping all of his competition.

For the second year in a row, Fryxell is the state Class B high jump champion and finishes the year with the second best mark in the state in all classes.

"It's just an amazing feat to watch, that someone can jump that high over his head. It almost leaves you in awe that someone can do that," says Coach Don Stamm. "Maybe the thing that impressed me most about it was that he was nonchalant about it, no big deal."

Although he may be nonchalant about it Fryxell leaves Plains as the best high jumper in school history. Early this year he soared over the bar at 6-8 and ½ beating out local sports legend Bill Pilgrim's previous record.

After winning the event at state, as is his usual custom ,Fryxell then asked the bar to be set up several inches higher. Normally he tries to break his personal record of 6-9, but this time he tried to break the state meet record by going for 6-9 and 1/2.

And as usual it was close to being another record-setting day.

"He had two good attempts. The second one drew a lot of oohs and ahhs where we thought the bar was going to stay up there, but it didn't," describes Coach Stamm. "But, he's got the school record. He's a two-time state champ. There's not much to be down about."

Fryxell was the sole winner among the three horsemen powerhouse that Plains has sported all year long.

Trent Thompson, one of the three, placed in all three throwing events at state. He got second in both the discus and the shot put and finished fifth in the javelin.

He was leading the shot put with a monster throw of 53-9 and ½ until Deer Lodge's Brandon Forson uncorked a 55-foot throw on his very last attempt.

On the discus he also had a monster throw on his last attempt that ended up being called a scratch by the line judge.

"It may not have won it, but it would've added onto his school record," says Coach Stamm.

The third horsemen, Taylor Firestone was the final Plains athlete to place as he finished third in the long jump and fifth in the triple jump.

"He just really came into his own this year and had some high expectations and the good thing is that he'll be back next year," says Coach Stamm. "I expect some real big things out of him next year."