Welder, Flathead boys race off with titles
The Daily Inter Lake
GREAT FALLS - Elliot Welder blew away the competition and helped Flathead win the boys team title Friday at the Great Falls Invitational cross country meet at Anaconda Hills.
Welder was timed in 16:26.97 for three miles and won by 17 seconds.
The Braves, with 34 points, finished well ahead of the rest of the field as Bozeman was second, 77, and Helena third, 82.
The FHS boys had a total of four runners in the top 10 as Seth Grossman was fifth, 16:52.59; Justin Barth seventh, 17:01.72; and John Fairweather eighth, 17:05.54.
The Flathead girls placed fourth, 78, led by third-place finisher Tara Klein, 19:54.18; and Elysia Andrews, fifth, 20:04.85.
Bozeman claimed the team title for the girls, 51, with Helena Capital second, 61.
Bridgette Hoenke of Billings Senior won the girls race with a time of 19:28.90.
Large School
Girls
Team Totals
1. Bozeman, 51; 2. Helena Capital, 61; 3. Billings Senior, 73; 4. Flathead, 78; 5. Billings West, 112; 6. Sentinel, 201; 7. Great Falls High, 202; 8. Helena High, 229; 9. C.M. Russell, 236; 10. Skyview, 253; 11. Hellgate, 267.
Individual Top 25
1. Bridgette Hoenke, Billings Senior, 19:28.90; 2. Katie Gilboy, Helena Capital, 19:30.82; 3. Tara Klein, Flathead, 19:54.18; 4. Kate Dolan, Bozeman, 19:58.02; 5. Elysia Andrews, Flathead, 20:04.85; 6. Emily Allison, Bozeman, 20:12.80; 7. Carly Toepfor, Billings West, 20:17.10; 8. Cara Lehman, Billings Senior, 20:17.67; 9. Mandi Jourdonnais, Helena Capital, 20:22.13; 10. Sabrina Smith, Helena Capital, 20:29.58; 11. Abby Stusek, Billings West, 20:29.89; 12. Tayte Cranston, Bozeman, 20:32.43; 13. Ashley Kropp, Helena Capital, 20:32.70; 14. Erika Flowers, Bozeman, 20:52.11; 15. Ase Carlson, Bozeman, 20:52.79; 16. Gillian Goodrich, Bozeman, 20:53.60; 17. Riata Booky, Flathead, 20:55.45; 18. Bethany Strutz, Billings Senior, 20:57.70; 19. Julie Walsh, Billings West, 21:00.80; 20. Elizabeth Mancuso, Skyview, 21:05.11; 21 Sydney Best, CMR, 21:12.92; 22. Libby Tollefson, Billings Senior, 21:13.72; 23. Kendra Little, Great Falls High, 21:16.79; 24. Phoebe Tollefson, Billings Senior, 21:18.51; 25. Heidi Windauer, Flathead, 21:21.62;
Also
28. Elizabeth Myers, Flathead, 21:35.67; 39. Andrea Yager, Flathead, 21:56.59;
Boys
Team Totals
1. Flathead, 34; 2. Bozeman, 77; 3. Helena High, 82; 4. Helena Capital, 124; 5. Billings West, 138; 6. Skyview, 177; 7. Great Falls High, 179; 8. Billings Senior, 181; 9. Hellgate High, 225; 10. Sentinel, 261; 11. CM Russell, 330; 12. Great Falls Central, 378.
Individual Top 25
1. Elliot Welder, Flathead, 16:26.97; 2. Riley Reardon, Great Falls High, 16:44.09; 3. Eric Oravsky, Billings Senior, 16;47.67; 4. Joe Stusek, Billings West, 16:48.62; 5. Seth Grossman, Flathead, 16:52.59; 6. Joel Bischoff, Helena High, 16:52.88; 7. Justin Barth, Flathead, 17:01.72; 8. John Fairweather, Flathead, 17:05.54; 9. Michael Barker, Helena High, 17:06.24; 10. Daniel Jackson, Bozeman, 17:06.73; 11. Alex Brekke, Bozeman, 17:07.81; 12. Brian Haseman, Helena, 17:14.58; 13. Carl Nesteun, Flathead, 17:15.49; 14. Seth Svennungson, Flathead, 17:17.86; 15. Sean Clark, Flathead, 17:20.56; 16. Andrew Michaelis, Helena Capital, 17:23.53; 17. David Steinbacher, Bozeman, 17:26.78; 18. Andy Burns, Bozeman, 17:30.62; 19. Terran Guardipee, Great Falls High, 17:34.29; 20. Jake Roske, Hellgate, 17:39.38; 21. Nate Adams, Bozeman, 17:40.20; 22. Corey Lewis, Helena Capitol, 17:41.02; 23. Andy Metropoulos, Helena High, 17:41.67; 24. T.J. Murgel, Helena Capital, 17:42.25; 25. Ken Jenkins, Bozeman, 17:43.21;
Small School
Girls
Team Totals
1. Bozeman, 29; 2. Lincoln, 116; 3. Billings Senior, 120; 4. Flathead, 124; 5. Billings West, 135; 6. Helena, 135; 7. Helena Capital, 162; 8. Great Falls High, 177; 9. CM Russell, 189; 10. Skyview, 198; 11. Sentinel, 335.
Individual Top 10
1. Kaitlin Carey, Bozeman, 21:43.85; 2. Nancy Raymond, Bozeman, 22:12.17; 3. Nicole Tams, Lincoln, 22:16.37; 4. Allison Grub, Flathead, 22:16.82; 5. Jolene Karls, Billings Senior, 22:23.26; 6. Lauren Fox, Flathead, 22:26.73; 7. Alex Tucker, Bozeman, 22:31.92; 8. Abigail Feeback, Lincoln, 22:37.00; 9. Hannah Chura, Bozeman, 22:40.60; 10. Kaitlin MacDonald, Bozeman, 22:45.71.
Also
28. Kelly Niebaum, Flathead, 23:58.85; 39. Angela Kleist, Flathead, 24:36.84.
Boys
Team Totals
1. Bozeman, 36; 2. Flathead, 47; 3. Helena Capital, 55; 4. Billings West, 124; 5. Helena High, 140; 6. Skyview, 184; 7. Great Falls High, 217; 8. Sentinel, 240; 9. Hellgate, 252; 10. Billings Senior, 287; 11. Harlem, 306.
Individual Top 10
1. Nolan Realbird, Skyview, 17:24.22; 2. Tanner Clark, Bozeman, 17:59.81; 3. Aaron Wilson, Flathead, 18:13.65; 4. Myles Hall, Bozeman, 18:15.14; 5. Jason Rapaport, Helena Capital, 18:17.81; 6. Dan Howell, Flathead, 18:28.14; 7. Hayden Harvey, Bozeman, 18:37.21; 8. Mike Grey, Helena Capital, 18:40.19; 9. Josh Brown, Flathead, 18:43.85; 10. Dan Windauer, Flathead, 18:44.47.
Also
19. Taylor Streit, Flathead, 18:55.18; 20. Alex Cox, Flathead, 18:56.09; 21. Danny Burnfeind, Flathead, 18:15.96; 23. Matt Maderus, Flathead, 19:02.06; 24. Luke Cutler, Flathead, 19:04.63; 39. Andy Gross, Flathead, 19:37.05.