SEELEY LAKE – In addition to her first state title, Seeley-Swan High School Cross Country coach Zelda Haines was voted the Montana Coaches Association's Coach of the Year for Class C Girls' Cross Country. While Zelda has received assistant coach of the year when she coached junior high track, this is her first Coach of the Year. Zelda said while she appreciates the formal recognition, her goals have always been to see the team take state and for the program to grow.

Zelda grew up on a ranch. After they moved into town, they had to go back out to the ranch every Friday night for chores. Ze...