Butte High seniors Brityn Stewart and Sam Henderson are this week’s Leskovar Honda Athletes of the Week.

The honors come after the Butte High track teams opened the season Tuesday in a meet with Missoula Sentinel in Missoula. The Bulldogs will see their first home action of the season this Tuesday in a meet with Helena Capital and Butte Central on the Charlie Merrifield Track.

Stewart takes home the girls’ honor after winning the javelin with a mark of 115 feet, 3 inches. That mark qualifies Stewart to compete in the event at the Class AA State meet May 22-24 in Kalispell. 

There, Stewart will defend her state title in the event. Last May in Great Falls, Stewart uncorked a throw of 130-7 to win the state championship.

Her final track season comes after Stewart wrapped up a remarkable career playing basketball and volleyball for the Bulldogs.

Henderson, who will compete in track & field at the University of Montana, won three events in Missoula, qualifying for the State meet in all of them, to earn the boys’ honor. He won the 110-meter hurdles in 15.06 seconds, cleared 6 feet, 2 inches to win the high jump, and soared 45 feet, 4 inches to top the field in the triple jump.

The big day comes on the heels of a strong indoor season for Henderson, who started his career competing for Butte Central. Henderson placed second in the triple jump and third in the high jump last year at the State meet.

For the third year, Leskovar Honda, home of the 20-year, 200,000-mile warranty, is teaming up with the ButteCast to honor the finest student-athletes from the Mining City to encourage more children to get up, get out and try all kinds of sports and activities.

Photos of Stewart courtesy of Alycia Holland Photography.