HELENA — When the Helena Halos Special Olympics team practices at St. Andrew School on Wednesday afternoons, you’ll almost certainly find Carroll College linebacker Tucker Zanto helping out.

“I’ve learned always just to keep a good head on me,” Zanto said of working with the athletes.“You know, I could have a bad day of school, tests, football or whatever, but I come here, and all of a sudden my day just becomes better. They’re always so happy, and it’s very infectious, for sure.”

Zanto first got involved with Special Olympics during his freshman year at Carroll. And now as a senior, Zanto serves as co-president of Carroll’s Special Olympics Club and competes alongside the Halos athletes in many sports as a unified team member.

“It’s the athletes and the relationships,” Zanto said on wh

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