MISSOULA — When longtime Kalispell Flathead cross country coach Paul Jorgensen announced his retirement in late December, he had a little more advice to pass on.

As another signing period approaches, 406mtsports.com is creating a list of the college commitments from the Class of 2018 from around the state.

The 2017 Montana Coaches Association fall high school Coaches of the Year were announced on Tuesday.

Bozeman distance runner Camila Noe and Westby-Grenora quarterback Jeremiah Paine are the 406mtsports.com Athletes of the Month for October, and both capped off their big month with an even more memorable November.

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Cathy Roberts of Sidney, right, cheers on runners in the varsity race at the Billings Invite cross country meet at Amend Park on Friday.

Many on the Big Sky cross country team ran with the message "I run for Abe" written on their bodies, in honor of a teammate who died in a car accident two winters ago.

Hellgate cross country team members and fans cheer for Isaac Schmidt, who won the Boys 5k with a time of 16:01.48, as he crosses the finish line.

Missoula Hellgate Cross Country's Ella DeGrandpre (4528) closes in on Big Sky's Makenna Edwards (309) about halfway through the girls' 5k in the Missoula Coaches Invitational on Thursday afternoon. DeGrandpre won with a time of 19:29.53.

MISSOULA — About 15 minutes after the boys' leg of the Missoula Coaches Cross Country Invitational finished up Thursday, a runner emerged from a massive contingent dressed in red and gold. He was seeking advice from his coach, Anders Brooker.