One of the most decorated distance runners in Belgrade history is headed south. Wilson Schmidt recently signed with Oklahoma State to compete on the school’s track team.

Following a signing ceremony Wednesday morning in the Green Line Gym, Schmidt said it was a relief to finally have it official.

“I feel really good about it,” he said. “I feel like a lot of weight has been lifted off my shoulders and it feels good knowing where I’m going to go in the fall.”

Belgrade has had several distance runners join Division I programs over the past decade, including former teammate Aidan Brown (Portland State) and Pipi Eitel (Northern Arizona University) and Grace Stewart (Idaho State University) for the girls.

“I wanted to go D-I,” said Schmidt. “I feel like there’s so much more I can do with tha

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