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Challis' cross country runner Ty Tritthart shows the only remaining scar from his brush with death - a wrist cast.

Out of the Blue

Challis XC runner Ty Tritthart survives crash,

aims to get back on track to help team

CHALLIS - Just weeks away from the start of cross country season, Ty Tritthart never saw it coming - literally.

It was the front motorcycle tire from a friend's bike that came careening over a hill to rudely greet an unsuspecting Tritthart, who was also in mid-air on his bike.

The spectacular collision left motorcycle parts strewn across the desert floor and Tritthart out cold for a minute and a half - and missing three teeth. But he wasn't completely out of it.

"My mom, who was there before the EMTs, said I just kept repeating, 'Coach is going to kill me,'" Tritthart said. "They knew right away it was a pretty bad concussion."

It turned out to be more than a concussion, as Tritthart was life-flighted to Boise. He suffered a severe concussion along with a broken wrist and a collapsed lobe in his left lung. But somehow, Tritthart's legs and feet escaped unscathed, and in two weeks he was cleared to resume training.

"The whole time I was recovering, I thought about my team and wondered, 'What did I do to the team?'," said Tritthart, who was Challis' fastest cross country runner last season as a junior. "I just wanted to get back so I could help out a little bit."

Tritthart still has a ways to go to recover his personal best of 16:56, which he set last year at the Bob Firman Invitational at Eagle Island State Park. But he's getting there.

"I knew I wouldn't be close to full speed for a while," said Tritthart, who shaved a full minute off his initial time of 20 minutes this season between his first and second meets. "I'm slowly getting back to where I used to be and I think I might be back to full strength in time for Bob Firman."

While Challis cross country coach Paul Lind wasn't excited to hear about Tritthart's accident, he's happy to see him running again. Lind realizes that what makes Tritthart a great runner is what helped him recover so quickly.

"Ty can put pain out of his mind; it's almost scary sometimes how he can do that," Lind said. "When he gets it in his mind that he is going to reach some goal, it doesn't matter what pain he feels, he's going to push through that to accomplish his goal."

During Tritthart's freshman year, it was Lind who convinced his now-star runner to play football and run cross country. Tritthart enjoyed cross country so much that he ditched football to concentrate on running.

And Lind has been pushing him ever since.

"Coach told me that he thought I could help out the team," Tritthart said. "And I was the slowest runner. But I told him I would comeback the next season because I thought I could improve. And I did."

Now, Tritthart, who bagged two first-place and one second-place finish at the state track meet last season, has his sights set on a state title for Challis - and a future cross country scholarship.

"I'd love to run in college," said Tritthart, who has serious interest from at least three schools. "I think it would be fun to get to compete on a higher level. I would love to see what I could do."

In the meantime, Tritthart is staying away from motorcycles. But it's not something he's going to avoid forever.

"My bike was totaled," Tritthart said. "But when I get a new bike, which I plan on doing, it won't be until after the season is over. I just love riding around the hills with my dad. It's too much fun to quit because of one accident."

COUNCIL - Steve Lucas tries not to think about it too much. But he can't help it. After every Council football game, he reported to his dad, who worked on a commercial fishing boat, what happened.

But this season, Lucas is playing with a heavy heart, dedicating this season to his dad, who died in April after a massive heart attack aboard a boat at sea.

"We talked about football some - he was a die-hard Cowboys fan," Lucas said of his father. "We usually talked about how I did that night. If I didn't get as many tackles as I wanted, he would encourage me to play harder."

This season, Lucas is not only picking up the load as the man of the house at home but also as the man of the gridiron for coach Dan Shumway's Lumberjacks in Class 1A-2. With only two returning seniors on the roster, Shumway has leaned hard on Lucas to mentor his young team along.

"Steve has worked awfully hard this past year in preparing for this season," Shumway said. "And we've needed him to not only be a leader to our younger players, but also mentor them on the field."

At 6-foot-2, 260 pounds, Lucas can only share what skills he has learned, some of which he has picked up at football camps across the country.

His natural talent at the MaxxScouts Top Gun football camp in Paisley, Fla., this summer turned coaches heads. With a 5.1 in the 40, Lucas' quick speed and bigger-than-life size make him a load to bring down as he has switched from offensive line to fullback for Council this season.

"It's scary what Steve can do," Shumway said. "When you get a guy that big with good speed and good hands who is also coordinated, you know he's going to do some damage. He's just got a unique combination that makes him tough to match up with in a one-on-one situation."

In Council's first two games this season, Lucas, who excels on the defensive line for the Lumberjacks, has rushed for 138 yards on 13 carries with two touchdowns, while hauling in three passes for 90 yards and a touchdown.

Hidden far from any recruiting trail, Lucas has been left to grapple with the "what if" question regarding where he plays football.

"Coaches at some of the camps I've been to told me I would have 15 or 20 scholarship offers if I lived anywhere else," Lucas said. "I try not to think too much about what it would be like to live somewhere else."

While Lucas may not be on everyone's recruiting board yet, he will have a chance to emerge from the shadows of Council and step onto a bigger stage on December 31 in the MaxxScout's All-American Game in Daytona Beach, Fla.

And with former teammate Matt Paradis already making it with Boise State, Lucas would be thrilled to join him on the Broncos, the only school who has even sent him a recruiting letter.

But that's not the first thing on his mind.

"I want to see us succeed here this season," Lucas said. "We've got some young talent, but we're thin in numbers. If we stay healthy, we've got a chance to win state."

That's certainly an accomplishment that would make Lucas' father proud.

"I wish he would be here to see my senior year and hopefully see me win the state in track, too," said Lucas, who finished second in the discus last season. "We talk about it some, but we're just trying to move on."