Michael McGinnis had no idea if he had a chance to play Division I football. But he wanted to leave no doubt in his mind or the mind of others that he put his best effort into chasing his athletic aspirations.
The 4.0 student has already taken care of business in the classroom. A solid score on his upcoming ACT will ensure he has at least part of his college education paid for thanks to his academic diligence. The four-sport athlete dedicated himself in full this summer, attending team and individual football camps across Montana whenever he was not spending his mornings in the pool training as a competitive swimmer or spending his evenings in the Sidney High weight room trying gain 20 pounds for the second straight summer.
The 6-foot-3, 195-pounder put himself on the recruiting map by finishing second at the Class A state track meet in the 100 meters. He ran 11.32 seconds to come in just behind Dillon product Troy Andersen, a Montana State football commit widely regarded as one of the gems of the Treasure State for the Class of 2017.
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