Coach Spotlight: Beau Meyer

I graduated from Loyola Sacred Heart High School in Missoula, where I competed in track and field throughout all four years. During the off-seasons, I trained and competed with Mountain West Track Club, a club program that played a big role in my development. I competed with Mountain West during the winter for two years and in both winter and summer during my third year. Those year-round experiences gave me a chance to train with high-level athletes and coaches, sharpen my skills, and stay competitive through every season.

Through a lot of hard work and dedication, I broke the Mountain West club records in both shot put and discus. In my senior year, I qualified for the Junior National Olympics in Oregon, finishing in the top twenty nationally in both events—an experience that pushed me to aim even higher. That same season, I became the 2023 Class B State Champion in discus and finished as the runner-up in shot put. Over my high school career, I earned multiple All-Conference and All-State honors, and I was incredibly proud to serve as a team captain for Loyola Sacred Heart during my senior year. That role taught me the value of leadership, responsibility, and setting the tone for a team—on and off the field.

After graduating, I received several scholarship offers from colleges across the country to compete in track and field. I chose Carroll College because it offered the perfect combination of competitive athletics, academics, and community. I’m continuing to train and compete as a collegiate athlete, and I’m bringing everything I’ve learned along the way into my new role as a coach.

As your coach, I’m here to help you grow—not just as an athlete, but as a competitor and teammate. I know what it’s like to feel the pressure of a big meet, to struggle with technique, and to push through a tough training cycle. My goal is to support you through all of it—to help you build confidence, master the fundamentals, and take pride in your progress.

I’m genuinely honored to be coaching this season, and I’m looking forward to helping each of you unlock your potential. Let’s get to work.

 

Coach Spotlight: Rowley Dupras

 

Rowley Dupras joined MWYTC in 2018 to further his track and field training, becoming part of a fantastic program which provided amazing opportunities beyond training.

Rowley’s interest in track began in elementary school through MYTC, his interest turned to love in middle school and continued throughout his high school career. In the summer of 2023, he grew his love of the sport by acting as high jump coach for MWYTC, playing the dual role of both athlete and coach during the summer season.

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Coach Spotlight: Dave Krueger

Dave Krueger is the current Mountain West Hurdles coach, and will be entering his 2nd year as the Big Sky High School Hurdles coach as well.

Dave won State his Junior and Senior year of High School at Carson City High School in Nevada, going undefeated both years and a personal best time of 14.2 seconds. Dave received several offers to run track in college, but decided to pursue Football in Utah, as he had won All-State honors for both offense and defense 2 years in a row, and was awarded the Nevada Gatorade player of the year in 1999. Read more

Coach Spotlight: Erica Fraley

Mountain West Track Club is expanding opportunities for pole vault athletes by creating a pole vault specialty club with Coach Erica Fraley.

The purpose in adding this group to our club program is to provide in-depth, individual, small group pole vault training for those athletes who are dedicated to the pole vault event.

This program is for athletes wanting to pursue pole vault instruction in a progressive, skills learning practice and pole vault specific environment.

If you are interested in joining this group please contact Coach Fraley for information.

Erica.fraley@icloud.com
(985) 687 4354

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Coach Spotlight: Tori Nickol

Tori Nickol

She currently serves as the Mountain West Youth Track Club’s hurdle coach. Recruited to Carroll College as a heptathlete, Tori ultimately transitioned to a hurdle specialist and finished her career as a 400m hurdler. At Carroll, she served as a track team captain and holds a top-ten program performance in the 400m hurdles. After graduating summa cum laude from Carroll, Tori attended law school at the University of Montana, graduating in 2019 with High Honors. During law school, Tori began coaching hurdles at Loyola Sacred Heart High School and has continued to coach ever since.

Tori is passionate about using sport as an avenue to build confidence, create meaningful relationships, and nurture skills that translate to life beyond the track. She is enthusiastic about creating a practice environment that strikes the right balance between fun and challenging, and where athletes have the skills and ability to push themselves beyond their comfort zone but never into dangerous or injury-prone territory. Every athlete is different, and Tori meets each individual hurdler where they are: she strives to identify and develop the right technique, stride, and form variation for every hurdler. She also loves to help athletes set goals and chart concrete metrics for success so that every athlete can excel.