Former Noxon athletes qualify for indoor championships
JOHN HAMILTON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 months, 2 weeks AGO
Noxon shot putter Cade VanVleet, who signed last Spring with Montana Tech, warms up during last year's B-C Divisional meet in Missoula. (Chuck Bandel/VP-MI)
Former Noxon High School track and field athletes Cade VanVleet and Ricky Williams, both now competing for Montana Tech in Butte, have qualified for the 2026 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships in Gainesville, Florida March 5-7.
A senior throwing specialist for the Orediggers, VanVleet has qualified for Nationals in the shot put and weight throw, while Williams, a freshman, will compete in his specialty the high jump in Gainesville.
VanVleet recently won the Frontier Conference Indoor championship in the shot put and Williams placed second in the high jump at the Frontier Conference Track & Field meet in Madison, South Dakota Feb. 21-22 to earn their spots at Nationals.
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