Athletics
Under the leadership of head coach Jim Palmer and former Olympian Phil Mulkey the girls track and cross country teams have won the state title each of the last 14 years. Altamont boys track won the outdoor title in 2006 and the indoor in 2004 and 2005. Also, girls track won the outdoor title and boys track came in third place in 2008. This is also the final year Jim Palmer coached cross country and track. He is still a teacher there, but has retired from being a coach.
From 2003 through 2006 Coach Barry Bearden led the Knights boys basketball to place first in the state for their class (at the time 2A) for over year.
The boys' tennis team won the State Title in 2010. It was their first State Title in tennis, having a previous best of runner-up.
Both the boys' and girls' soccer teams have had great success. The girls soccer team have won State Titles in 2004, 2006, and 2007. The boys team won in 2003, 2008, and 2012. Both continue to compete at the top of their division (class 1A-4A).
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