Perrin cruises to easy victory

PABLO - Flathead sophomore Zach Perrin ran near perfect splits at the Silver Fox Golf Course on Saturday to easily win the Ronan Invitational boys cross country race with a course record time of 15 minutes, 9 seconds.

"You don't see that too often," Flathead coach Paul Jorgensen said. "Fifteen (minutes) or under is pretty remarkable.

"I think the key was he just ran even splits," Jorgensen added.

"That's what you like to see."

Perrin finished 29 seconds ahead of runner-up Adam Peterman of Missoula Hellgate.

As a team, Flathead had a successful day, putting five kids under 17 minutes and finishing in first place, two points ahead of Western AA rival Hellgate.

"We set the goal and when they reached it everybody was pretty happy about that," Jorgensen said.

The Whitefish girls took second place and Flathead was third. Hellgate won the girls title.

Paige Gilchrist of Hellgate was the lone girl to break 18 minutes, posting a winning time of 17:44.

The next action for Flathead is the Helena 7 on 7 meet Oct. 7.

Ronan Invitational

Saturday

At Silver Fox Golf Course

Boys

Team Totals

Flathead 35, Missoula Hellgate 37, Columbia Falls 92, Whitefish 93, Plains 115, Ronan 163, Libby 195, Thompson Falls 214

Top 10

Time

1. Perrin, Flathead 15:09

2. Peterman, Hellgate 15:38

3. Schutt, Flathead 16:03

4. Montgomery, Plains 6:15

5. Bowles, Hellgate 16:16

6. Wills, Flathead 16:30

7. Williams, C.Falls 16:34

8. Whiteman, C.Falls 16:37

9. Gottman, Hellgate 16:41

10. Scariano, Hellgate 16:41

Girls

Team Totals

Missoula Hellgate 32, Whitefish 46, Flathead 71, Columbia Falls 105, Ronan 176

Top 10

1. Gilchrist, Hellgate 17:44

2. Jacobson, Hellgate 18:44

3. Bouma, Flathead 19:01

4. Schwickert, Whitefish 19:29

5. Eaton, Whitefish 19:34

6. Sagen, Whitefish 19:52

7. Osbourne, C.Falls 20:02

8. Ipsen,Hellgate 20:02

9. Cassidy, Whitefish 20:05

10. Melvin, Hellgate 20:13