Building a Champion Building a Champion with Spencer Huls, Corvallis High School

In this episode of Building a Champion, we head to Corvallis, Montana, home of one of the most consistent small-school track dynasties in the country. Longtime head coach Spencer Huls joins us to unpack how the Corvallis Blue Devils captured their third straight Class A boys state championship—this time by a single point—and how the program has now earned 18 combined boys and girls state titles.

Coach Huls walks through the dramatic 3200m that decided it all, the selfless move from a runner who sacrificed his own race to pull teammates back into scoring position, and why their titles are built on accountability, loyalty, and a program-first mentality. He shares how a community-funded track facility transformed the culture, why they treat an individual sport like a true team, and the bus-ride tradition of predicting next year’s state meet points before the celebration is even over.

This is a blueprint in consistency, standards, and small-town pride for any coach or AD trying to build sustained success.