{"id":2585,"date":"2025-04-01T12:54:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=2585"},"modified":"2025-04-01T12:54:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:54:32","slug":"strong-senior-team-returns-for-west-central-boys-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2025\/04\/01\/strong-senior-team-returns-for-west-central-boys-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong Senior Team Returns for West Central Boys Track"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-275\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png 96w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/>The West Central Trojan boys track team had a very successful year last year, placing third as a team at the state meet.\u00a0 Last year&#8217;s team was led by five seniors.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s team returns a strong senior class.\u00a0 West Central will be led by Werner Fajadro, Cain Grocott, Patrick Hammond, Rylee Hartung, Kade Hruby, Evan Jaton, Luke Knight, Jonathan Roth, and Liam Schmeichel.\u00a0 They will be joined by many young underclassmen who are going to help the team this year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our goal as a team is to score well at the state meet meet,&#8221; said head coach Brian Voss.\u00a0 &#8220;I am very excited to see what these athletes can do.\u00a0 They have been working hard in the early season getting ready.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West Central Trojan boys track team had a very successful year last year, placing third as a team at the state meet.\u00a0 Last year&#8217;s team was led by five seniors. 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