WHS girls second in x-country
The Daily Inter Lake
HAMILTON - The Ronan girls and Hamilton boys both won team titles Saturday at the Hamilton Invitational cross country meet.
Ronan, with three in the top 10, finished with a 37 team total. Whitefish was second, 88, and Polson third, 103.
Columbia Falls placed eighth, 186.
"We were happy with our race," said WHS coach Bill Brist.
"At least we're throwing a couple of individuals at them (Ronan Maidens)."
Hamilton had three runners in the top 11 spots and totaled 69 points. Dillon was second, 73, and Ronan third, 94.
Columbia Falls was fifth, 141, Polson sixth, 148, and Whitefish eighth, 194.
Brooke Andrus of Bigfork was the top individual finisher for area teams, placing second in 18:21. Whitefish's Beth Donovan was fourth, 19:43.
"That was a pretty good deal for us," said Brist of Donovan's showing.
"That was the first time she went out and chased after the lead group. That was cool."
For the boys, Logan Torgison of Polson finished fourth, 16:33. The individual winner was Michael Fisher of Ronan, 16:00.
Drew Coco led the WHS boys, placing 12th.
"Another personal best," said Brist of Coco's 17:03 time.
"He's knocking on 16 (minutes). That's outstanding for a freshman."
Columbia Falls' top performers were Brian Marseal, 18th, 17:15; and Nikki Elek, 32nd, 22:19.
Elek led the Wildkats for the second straight week.
"Considering we had homecoming last night, many of our kids were operating on very little sleep," said Columbia Falls coach Steve Gasche of his girls.
"I thought the kids reached down deep for whatever they had left."
Columbia Falls boys coach Richard Menicke said despite a week of tough training, four of his runners still had lifetime best times in Hamilton.
"They're continuing to improve," he said.
"I was really pleased."
Hamilton Invitational
Girls
Team Totals
Ronan 37, Whitefish 88, Polson 103, Lincoln 112, Dillon 117, Frenchtown 119, Hamilton 123, Columbia Falls 186, Anaconda 224.
Top 10
K. Dewalt, Darby 17:56
Brooke Andrus, Bigfork 18:21
Terinee McCready, Ronan 18:25
Beth Donovan, Whitefish 19:43
Sadie McMillan, Ronan 19:52
Alex Noble, Polson 19:53
Kaneesha Benson, Ronan 20:19
T. Smith, Dillon 20:20
9. A. Tams, Lincoln 20:35
10. A. Hurley, Anaconda 20:37
Also
Polson - 12. K. Cook, 20:50; 17. N. Arlint, 21:10; 37. K. Delaney, 22:33; 41. E. Pyles, 22:55; 50. H. Hunsucker, 23:16; 60. T. Bull, 24:02.
Whitefish - 16. Anne Danczyk, 21:03; 19. Clare Miller, 21:14; 20. Janna Rozar, 21:15; 39. Loie Russell-Templeton, 22:40; 43. Lauren Kuennen, 23:00; 44. Natalie Kearns, 23:00.
Columbia Falls - 32. Nikki Elek, 22:19; 34. Addie Houle, 23:22; 35. Jessica Dedman, 22:26; 45. Chelsey Marjerrison, 23:02; 51. Nellie Lutz, 23:19; 64. Jennifer Hufferman, 25:26; 66. B. Mickelson, 25:33.
Bigfork - 53. Jamie Morgenstgern, 23:22.
Boys
Team Totals
Hamilton 69, Dillon 73, Ronan 94, Frenchtown 137, Columbia Falls 141, Polson 148, Darby 170, Whitefish 194, Anaconda 208, Corvallis 212, Arlee 288, Stevensville 385
Top 10
Michael Fisher, Ronan 16:00
L. Reynolds, Dillon 16:06
C. Bick, Frenchtown 16:30
Logan Torgison, Polson 16:33
N. Neaves, Hamilton 16:37
B. Drake, Hamilton 16:48
M. Abrahmson, Darby 16:53
C. Fehr, Corvallis 16:58
Andrew Graham, Ronan 16:59
Also
Whitefish - 12. Drew Coco, 17:03; 42. Jacob Fern, 18:09; 46. Blake Bjornson, 18:23; 48. Josh Alexander, 18:26; 54. Austin Toiano, 18:42; 55. Nick Donovan, 18:44; 65. Dylan Rice, 19:32.
Columbia Falls - 19. Brian Marseal, 17:35; 21. Dalvin Averill, 17:42; 32. Steffen Anderson, 17:58; 33. Tripp Gimbel, 17:58; 40. Michael Taylor, 18:06; 61. Jack Sherman, 19:19.
Polson - 25. K. Love, 17:49; 36. R. Dalke, 18:02; 39. C. Ogle, 18:05; 49. N. Poukish, 18:31; 58. K. Bowen, 18:55; 66. T. Friesz, 19:39.
Bigfork - 37. Wes Hill, 18:03; 56. J. Taylor, 18:52.