Coaching at a small school for 30 years didn’t make Tom Beck a lot of dough. But he did make sure there was always enough dough for his wife, Jan, to bake chocolate chip cookies for his athletes. “We didn’t provide the milk when we started getting that many coming over though,” Tom Beck said… Read more »
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Team: Lexington High School
Lindsey Markworth
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Markworth was a four-time state shot put champion at Lexington High School. At one point, she held the state shot put record. Additionally, she won two state championships in the discus throw, in 2000 and 2001. She also competed three summers in AAU, qualifying for the national meet… Read more »
Gil Rector
Gil Rector was born in Herman, MO and graduated from Higginsville High School in 1959. His first coaching job was in Carrollton, MO as an assistant to his former high school coach, Cliff Cromer. In the spring of 1968, Gil accepted the head coaching position at Lexington, where he completed his student teaching. In 1973,… Read more »