The first six LHSAA state girls outdoor track and field championships were part of the fuel Lafayette High coach Ron Baillargeon burned to set ablaze his coaching career.
“When I took over, I didn’t like losing,” he said. “We were getting smashed at track meets the first year.”
The first four years with the Lady Lions were rather non-descript at the district and regional level until Baillargeon slowly built his roster numbers, conveyed his philosophies on training and competing to change the complexion of the program…