C-Falls' Mundel, Whitefish's Grove win individual x-country titles
WEST GLACIER — Samantha Mundel of Columbia Falls defended her Northwestern A divisional cross country title on Saturday as did the Whitefish girls on the team front.
Mundel was the lone girl to finish under 19 minutes with her time of 18:51.8
Whitefish’s Sarah Latcham, 19:39.6, was second and Barrett Gray, 20:22.4, third.
The Whitefish girls, with 31 points, finished nine points ahead of second-place Polson.
Whitefish had four runners in the top 10, as did Polson.
“It was a little closer than I had hoped,” Whitefish coach Sarah Brist said of the team race.
“The girls ran a great race. They are where we wanted them to be at this time. Winning conference was one of the goals.”
Whitefish’s Peyton Twete was fifth, 20:38.0, and Sarah Perez crossed the finish line in ninth place, 21:17.2.
For Polson, Ryan Harrop was fourth, 20:31.0, Malia Seeley sixth, 20:45.4, Izabella Seemann seventh, 20:50.8, and Quinn Motichka 10th, 21:28.2.
Meredith Stolte of Columbia Falls placed eighth, 21:09.8.
Frenchtown had too much speed and balance on the boys side in winning the divisional crown. The Broncs had five runners in the top nine spots and finished with 28 points.
“We knew it would be tough to beat Frenchtown,” Brist said.
The Whitefish boys won the divisional last year.
“All the boys ran their best, had good races,” she said.
Whitefish, led by divisional champ Keaton Grove, finished second with a 37 total. Grove flirted with the 16-minute mark, posting a time of 17:04.0. His margin of victory was almost five seconds.
“It was the first race he won all season,” Brist said of Grove.
“He broke away from them (Frenchtown runners) about 400 meters out. He came sprinting down the finish.”
Whitefish had three in the top five. Ethan Lannaghan had the fourth best time, 17:28.4, and Ethan Potthoff was fifth, 17:33.4.
Polson’s Zach Evertz was seventh, 17:50.6, while Glenn Morden led Columbia Falls, finishing 10th in 17:55.7.
Individuals finishing in the top 10 spots earned all-conference honors.
The cross country season concludes on Saturday with the All-Class State Meet at Bill Roberts Golf Course in Helena.
Northwestern A divisional
Saturday
At West Glacier
Boys
Team Totals
Frenchtown 28, Whitefish 37, Polson 79, Columbia Falls 95, Libby 146
Individuals
1. Keaton Grove, Whitefish 17:04.0
2. Jaden Rowe, Frenchtown 17:08.8
3. Joren Nabozney, Frenchtown 17:17.5
4. Ethan Lannaghan, Whitefish 17:28.4
5. Ethan Potthoff, Whitefish 17:33.4
6. Tyler Touchstone, Frenchtown 17:49.8
7. Zach Evertz, Polson 17:50.6
8. Frank Dean, Frenchtown 17:53.5
9. Michael Sewell, Frenchtown 17:54.7
10. Glenn Morden, Columbia Falls 17:55.7
11. Warren Wood, Polson 18:01.1
12. Casey Jones, Frenchtown 18:04.0
13. Sage Cornelius, Whitefish 18:19.3
14. Che Roussel, Whitefish 18:24.9
15. Christian Newby, Whitefish 18:25.8
16. Gauge Anderson, Whitefish 18:38.3
17. Winfield West, Columbia Falls 18:41.9
18. Matt Sitter, Polson 18:42.5
19. Anders Holmquist, Frenchtown 18:42.6
20. Hunter Peterson, Columbia Falls 19:02.2
21. Thunder Morales, Polson 19:08.3
22. Quaid Harlan, Polson 19:15.0
23. Will Nelson, Columbia Falls 19:23.4
24. Miguel Hernandez, Libby 19:52.5
25. Stephen Erickson, Columbia Falls 20:00.4
26. Grant Clark, Polson 20:03.0
27. Niklaus Gier, Libby 20:17.3
28. Wyatt Benson, Polson 20:20.5
29. Storm Kemppainen, Columbia Falls 20:30.6
30. Tanner Dehaven, Libby 20:51.2
31. Gabe Knudsen, Columbia Falls 21:23.1
32. Billy Topaz, Libby 21:25.4
33. Caleb Hooper, Libby 21:39.5
34. Allan Rice, Libby 23:04.3
35. Tyler Doubek, Libby 26:28.1
Girls
Team Totals
Whitefish 31, Polson 40, Columbia Falls 57, Frenchtown 120, Libby 126
Individuals
1. Samantha Mundel, Columbia Falls 18:51.8
2. Sarah Latcham, Whitefish 19:39.6
3. Barrett Gray, Whitefish 20:22.4
4. Ryan Harrop, Polson 20:31.0
5. Peyton Twete, Whitefish 20:38.0
6. Malia Seeley, Polson 20:45.4
7. Izabella Seemann, Polson 20:50.8
8. Meredith Stolte, Columbia Falls 21:09.8
9. Sara Perez, Whitefish 21:17.2
10. Quinn Motichka, Polson 21:28.2
11. Hannah Freeman, Columbia Falls 21:48.8
12. Annika Gordon, Whitefish 21:50.9
13. Anna Young, Polson 22:01.0
14. Katie Smith, Whitefish 22:40.7
15. Krysten Mossburg, Libby 22:52.8
16. Kendra Cahoon, Columbia Falls 23:10.0
17. Kylie Habeck, Frenchtown 23:14.3
18. Noel Normand, Frenchtown 23:27.3
19. Sierra Garci, Polson 23:32.8
20. Kennah Fuller, Whitefish 23:33.2
21. Haylie Peacock, Columbia Falls 23:34.3
22. Miranda Livingston, Columbia Falls 23:39.4
23. Natalie Wheeler, Polson 23:42.3
24. Moa Bendes, Frenchtown 24:03.8
25. Morgan Christianson, Columbia Falls 24:08.1
26. Anne Berget, Libby 24:15.1
27. Alee Julson, Libby 25:10.3
28. Olivia Friss, Libby 25:44.0
29. Christine Johnson, Frenchtown 27:11.3
30. Laura Bales, Libby 27:50.5
31. Paula Fernandez, Libby 28:13.2
32. Brittney Johnson, Frenchtown 28:33.2