Scott Swanson
Sweet Home alumnus Joe Brooks, a former Husky cross-country and track athlete, died Saturday, Oct. 16, after collapsing during a 5K fun run at Elijah Bristow State Park.
Brooks, 47, of Dexter, was running in the Bristow Rock N River Run cross-country event when he collapsed at about the two-mile mark. The run was part of a high school cross-country meet that included runners from Sweet Home High School and Junior High, who…