SHERIDAN — Sheridan High School’s head track and field coach Taylor Kelting began giving out high-fives and hugs after the boys 1,600-meter run had concluded at Kelly Walsh High School in Casper Saturday, May 22. Four Broncs had yet to stand on the podium to receive their medals, but the Sheridan boys team knew at that point they had mathematically locked up a 4A State Championship title.

“That was special,” Kelting said. “There were tears and huge smiles. We did something nobody has done in 62 years.”

The team trophy presentation took place two hours after the realization as seniors Nicholas Hale and Izak Aksamit led their team to collect the championship trophy from a Wyoming High School Activities Association representative.

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