Noah Stratton named NWC track male athlete of the year - again
Although Columbus Grove won the boys' Northwest Conference track championship for the 3rd year in a row with Coach Chris Grothaus being voted as Coach of the Year by his peers. Senior Noah Stratton (Bluffton) was voted as the Male Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row. Stratton won first place in both the 400m Dash and the 4x200m Relay while finishing 2nd in the 200m Dash and the 4x400m Relay.
Columbus Grove won the girls' championship with Coach Tim Staley being voted as Coach of the Year. Senior Brittany Archer, Ada, was voted as Female Athlete of the Year. Archer won 3 events (100m Dash, 4x100m Relay, and 200m Dash) while finishing 3rd in the 4x200m Relay.
All NWC results are in the attachment at the bottom of this story.
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