Two Local Coaches Named as SD Area Track and Field Coaches of the Year

Last week, the South Dakota High School Area Track and Field Coaches of the Year were announced, and two coaches from our area won awards, those coaches being Misty Larson and Dave Touch.

In Area 2, the Class B Head Coach of the Year went to Misty Larson from Chester Area. Larson has won other awards from this past season as well, winning the South Dakota High School Association Coach of the Year for Boy’s Track and Field last month, and was also named as a finalist for the NHSACA Coach of the Year Award.

Dave Touch from West Central was also named as an Area Track and Field Coach of the Year as an Assistant Coach in Area 3, Class A.