St. Mary track is back this spring

Lake Leelanau St. Mary will be introducing its track program this spring as the Eagles plan to field nearly two dozen athletes on the track.

This is the third time in school history that St. Mary has sported a track team, according to coach Nick Papes.

“I knew that we had a few kids from our cross country program that were going to miss out on a spring sport. I went around and did the laps amongst parents and boosters to figure out exactly how we could pull it off,” he said. “It’s going to be a pretty robust program and it shouldn’t subtract from our spring sports that are already in place,” Papes said. “It’s another avenue, another celebration of our students. That’s what St. Mary track is going to be this spring.”