Wayne Estes Center

[grizindabox]

I think you, Tod, graduated in 86.

84.

Westies knocked the f#ck out of Goosetowners in my time. The northeast was their only door of entry to the h.s.... :egriz:

Nobody could touch Washington School when I was at Lincoln. The reason, Scott Hurley. Kid was huge and nobody could handle him in basketball or football.

Washington School waz da bom

 

[poiuyter]

Washington School waz da bom

Tackle football on the battlegrounds.

 

[Tod]

I think you, Tod, graduated in 86.

84.

Westies knocked the f#ck out of Goosetowners in my time. The northeast was their only door of entry to the h.s.... :egriz:

Nobody could touch Washington School when I was at Lincoln. The reason, Scott Hurley. Kid was huge and nobody could handle him in basketball or football.

I'm sure I'd know your name. You know my first name already. Pm me!

 

[NavyBlue]

I know this isn't Griz football relatted but I thought it was worth sharing since Wayne Estes was a native Montanan. Utah State is naming its new basketball practice facility after Wayne Estes.
http://www.usufans.com/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=26919" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.utahstateaggies.com/genrel/050913aaa.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


We are also building a brand new weight training facility.

http://www.utahstateaggies.com/strengthandconditioningcenter.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks for sending this along NB. Estes is still revered up here. USU has really moved forward in the last few years; must be some strong leadership there; leadership we could only dream about.

Thanks, Kem. We have been lucky and really moved forward the last five years or so with the President we have who FINALLLY get how important a good football program is, and the atheletic director we have (came from EWU) is top notch, I hope we can hang on to him a few more years.

Considering how many times I have heard Griz fans complain of UM hiring too many in-house people and that they should do more "national searches" for coaches, I thought this quote on the USU board, by "Aggies Forever", was interesting.

"I think the single biggest thing that allowed Aggie athletics to finally flourish is when they quit hiring all the "local guys" to run the program and began to look nationally. George Emert was a tough pill to swallow for many USU faithful, but he got the university thinking of itself from a national perspective instead of a "Cache Valley" perspective. He changed enough things that those who followed him, particularly Stan Albrecht, could do the things USU needed to do to become a truly great world university, not just one for northern Utah.

It's the same with Scott Barnes coming along. While Randy Spetman did some great things, he was a B-52 pilot. That works well at the Air Force but it left him ill-equipped to carry out the sea change that needed to occur at USU. Scott Barnes, however, is a former player and a career athletic department type who has had experience in several key areas (fundraising leading among them) that none of those who went before him at USU had. He bought experience with national programs to the fray, which has significantly elevated the sights and profile for Aggie athletics.

The right people at the right time made it possible for us to get Gary Andersen in here to complete the transformation. In basketball, you're only dealing with a small number of people, so Stew Morrill could do what he's done pretty much by his own sheer will. But football requires everybody to be on the same page. And the combination of Albrecht and Barnes, supporting the vision of Gary Andersen, has revitalized our football program (and facilities) to where we can be a player again. Matt Wells can continue building on that foundation.

That's how I see it."

I kept seeing "Scott Barnes" in this post and finally the cob webs cleared...was a baller back in the early 80's at eastern :thumb: ...a.k.a msu "b". The guy is a closer of deals...e.w.u. and now u.s.u. Some guys just get sh!t done and don't take names. We could use "one" of these right now!! :egriz:

If it weren't for Scott Barnes we (USU) would be in Idaho and NMSU's position. Here is a link to his bio
http://www.utahstateaggies.com/genrel/barnes_scott00.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[Proud Griz Man]

talented track athlete/niece of the late great Wayne

http://missoulian.com/sports/high-school/oh-mia-oh-my-anaconda-s-estes-among-us-javelin/article_51873f46-bf17-11e2-a386-001a4bcf887a.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

... fourth-best girls high school javelin throw in the United States this season, Anaconda senior Mia Estes has clearly established herself among the elite. But where does a girl from Montana, at all of 5-foot-9 and 125 pounds, even begin to get to that point?
For Estes, it all started in kindergarten with a dream, some seriously terrible technique and plenty of tears. “I really wanted to go to the Hershey track meet, so I begged my dad to take me over there,” Estes said. “I told him I wanted to throw the softball, so I did … with my left hand, off my left foot.” “She was the last thrower of the day and she used her wrong foot, wrong everything – she took dead last and she felt horrible,” said Ron Estes, Mia’s father, a former state javelin champion for the Copperheads and a longtime high school track coach. “She cried and cried. She was just a tiny little girl. I always had (her brothers) running around with me and playing catch, but I had thought of her as just a cute little girl. From that point on, we went out and threw anything we could get a hold of.”

“My dad promised me I’d never lose another softball throw,” Mia said. “After that, I won it every year. A lot of that’s my dad – that’s the biggest part of me being successful now.” “She’s put that work in,” Ron said. “She went from dead last at the Hershey track meet to doing alright now.” By doing alright, Ron means her heave of 146 feet, 3 inches on April 20 in Belgrade would stand up just fine at the NCAA level for a season-best, and her consistent marks above 140 make her a very special talent in a notoriously fickle event. Mia already easily holds the Anaconda girls school record and the season’s best mark in the state at all levels. The Montana Class A record in the javelin is 143-9, set by Polson’s Melinda Owen in 2003, while the all-class record is 149-6, set by Missoula Loyola’s Marissa Tschida in 2005. But state records can only be set at state meets.
... “My main goal right now is to beat that state record,” Mia said. “I want to say I hold the record in Montana. That’s what I’m using to push me … And winning a state title would be indescribable. It would mean a lot to me. At the same time, if somebody has worked harder than me and beats me, they deserve it. It would be amazing, but I’m not going to jinx myself right now.” Anaconda track head coach Dustin Keltner counts himself among the supporters hoping to finally see Mia at her best in a state meet atmosphere. “Her career’s coming to an end, but she’s left her mark,” Anaconda head track coach Dustin Keltner said. “The only thing left unfinished is a state championship, and I think she’s pretty determined to get that done. If she throws near her best, she’s going to accomplish hat goal. Hopefully she stays healthy — nobody deserves it more than she does.” College recruiters have certainly taken notice of Mia, with Montana, Montana State, Boise State and Utah State — where her uncle Wayne set multiple basketball scoring records in the 1960s — already in hot pursuit. Considering she also placed ninth at the 2012 USA Track and Field Junior Olympics in Baltimore with a throw of just 125 feet (“I should have been third or fourth,” Mia says), and that only 13 states even offer javelin as a high school event, her future in the event is certain to be a bright one.