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THE MOUNTAINETTES celebrate their 1977 national championship. (Daily Inter Lake, file)

THE MOUNTAINETTES celebrate their 1977 national championship. (Daily Inter Lake, file)

April 24, 2017

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The 'Godfather of girls track' led FVCC's trailblazing Mountainettes to championship
April 24, 2017 8 a.m.

The 'Godfather of girls track' led FVCC's trailblazing Mountainettes to championship

Neil Eliason may be the “Godfather of girls track” but the soft-spoken coaching legend didn’t earn the nickname the way the other dons did. This godfather ruled without an iron fist.