M-ette great recalls 2000 team title

It has been two decades since the 2000 Malta M-ettes track team was crowned the State B champion, earning the school a three-peat.

The team won the title on Saturday, May 27, 2000, with a total of 74 points.

This past week, the PCN caught up with Mariah (Guilfoyle) Patterson who won four individual events that season and a school record of 13 state championship medals. She currently lives as a stay-at-home mom in Lewistown, Mont. with her husband R.J. Patterson and their two sons 11-year-old Colt Patterson and eight-year-old Jett.

Patterson, who was born in Libby, Mont., and her parents Bob an...