Cross country: Runners tune up for state at Glacier Invite
<p>Flathead juniors Chance Kittle and Sylas Schutt (background) compete in cross country on Wednesday, October 16, in Kalispell. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier freshman Bailey Smith leads the pack in cross country on Wednesday, October 16, in Kalispell. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier freshman Bailey Smith leads the pack in cross country on Wednesday, October 16, in Kalispell. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
Glacier’s Kade McCutcheon and Bailey Smith ran to comfortable victories at the Glacier cross country invitational on Wednesday at Kidsports Complex, winning the unscored event by huge margins.
McCutcheon won the boys race by 24 seconds, topping a pair of teammates to cross the line in 15 minutes, 52 seconds. Junior varsity runner Brock Sandry had a fantastic race, finishing in second in 16:16, with Glacier teammate Tevyn Stetson in third a second back. Flathead’s Chance Kittle finished fourth in 16:26 to lead the Braves along with teammate Sylas Schutt, who was fifth in 16:30.
Cut Bank’s Logan Meeks was the top finisher from the two out-of-town schools, Cut Bank and Shelby, finishing in 15th in 17:31.
Smith continued her fabulous freshman slate, winning the girls race by 46 seconds. Flathead’s Nicole and Mackenzie Bouma finished in a tight pack in second and third, Nicole crossing in 19:28 and and Mackenzie three seconds later. Glacier’s Mercede Erickson finished in 19:32 in fourth place and Corinne Hamilton finished in fifth in 19:45.
Cut Bank’s Jacelin Augare was the top Class B finisher in 20:59.
The meet served as a final race for each of the two Kalispell schools before the state meet, which will be run on Oct. 26 at the University of Montana golf course in Missoula. The Glacier boys are a favorite for a state title after they won the team title at the course earlier this season in the prestigious Mountain West Classic.
Glacier Cross Country Invitational
at Kidsports Complex, Kalispell
Wednesday
(Non-scoring meet)
GIRLS
Individual times — 1, Bailey Smith, Glacier, 18:42; 2, Nicole Bouma, Flathead, 19:28; 3, Mackenzie Bouma, Flathead, 19:31; 4, Mercede Erickson, Glacier, 19:32; 5, Corinne Hamilton, Glacier, 19:45; 6, Jessica Chery, Glacier, 19:49; 7, Johanna Lembke, Flathead, 20:39; 8, Natalie Jeude, Flathead, 20:40; 9, Julian Kaptanian, Flathead, 20:40.7; 10, Miranda Champion, Glacier, 20:48; 11, Katie McHugh, Glacier, 20:51; 12, Jacelin Augare, Cut Bank, 20:59; 13, Katie Whyte, Glacier, 21:02; 14, Josie Brousseau, Glacier, 21:12; 15, Heather Bodenhamer, Flathead, 21:16; 16, Rachel Ruis, Glacier, 21:17; 17, Mattie Mazur, Flathead, 21:46; 18, Amanda Finstad, Cut Bank, 21:50; 19, Taylor Lapke, Glacier, 22:02; 20, Shyanne Racine, Cut Bank, 22:12.
BOYS
Individual times — 1, Kade McCutcheon, Glacier, 15:52; 2, Brock Sandry, Glacier, 16:16; 3, Tevyn Stetson, Glacier, 16:17; 4, Chance Kittle, Flathead, 16:26; 5, Sylas Schutt, Flathead, 16:30; 6, Noah Hill, Glacier, 16:46; 7, Ruben Castren, Glacier, 16:53; 8, Jacob Calles, Flathead, 16:54; 9, Jordan Engel, Flathead, 16:56; 10, Garrett Ruud, Flathead, 16:56.9; 11, Logan Harmon, Glacier, 17:02; 12, Robert Hafemeyer, Flathead, 17:05; 13, Lane Darrow, Flathead, 17:06; 14, Gavin Ruud, Flathead, 17:26; 15, Logan Meeks, Cut Bank, 17:31; 16, Morgan Chance, NTCH, 17:32; 17, Derek Macfarlane, Flathead, 17:32.5; 18, Carson Brown, Glacier, 17:33; 19, Nate Wynn, Cut Bank, 17:53; 20, Alex Drew, Flathead, 18:00.