Kirsten Pelroy hangs out with big brother Mitch during Senior Night festivities at Montana Western last weekend. (Photo courtesy Kirsten Pelroy)
Mitch Pelroy likely ended his college football career the way he began it — outrunning folks.
The Coupeville High School grad ripped off one last kickoff return Saturday, and saw action on both sides of the ball, as Montana Western pounded Rocky Mountain College 26-10.
The Bulldogs finished 7-4 overall, 6-4 in Frontier Conference play.
Montana Western has a slim shot at getting an at-large bid to the NAIA playoffs, but a third-place finish in its league will make it tough to earn one of the 16 postseason slots.
If Saturday was the end, Pelroy can walk away knowing he put in a very solid career playing college ball.
Over the course of five years — a red-shirt season plus four on the field — the former Wolf played in 36 games at Montana Western.
He piled up 1,122 yards returning kickoffs and punts, with 314 of that coming during his senior season.
Pelroy also had 55 tackles, 14 assists, two sacks, four tackles for a loss and broke up six passes while playing in the Bulldog secondary.
During his time at CHS, the speed demon was a football, basketball and track star.
He qualified for the state track meet in five different events and held the school record in the 200 until Jacob Smith broke it this spring.
