Glacier's Hill wins Mountain West Classic cross country title

MISSOULA — Glacier freshman Annie Hill outran Bigfork’s duo of Makena and Bryn Morley to win the prestigious Mountain West Classic cross country meet at the University of Montana golf course on Saturday.

Hill continued the fantastic start to her high school career, finishing the race in 16 minutes, 39.64 seconds, nine seconds faster than All-American Bigfork senior Makena Morley.

“She was relaxed and did just what she was supposed to do,” Glacier coach Mike McLean said.

“I watched her on the course, I watch her in practice every day. She does that on a regular basis. No surprises to the coaching staff.”

Makena, racing for Bigfork for the first time this season, finished in 16:48.84. Bryn Morley, also a freshman, finished in 17:04.61.

Hill’s finish was the fifth fastest time in the nation this season, and Makena’s the seventh. Bryn’s finish is the 14th fastest.

Flathead freshman Kaitlin Wride cracked the top 15, finishing 13th in 18:37.65. Lauren Clark was 25th for the Bravettes in 19:09 and Elizabeth Thompson 31st in 19:18.74.

Glacier’s Bailey Smith was 30th in 19:14.10.

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, won the meet on the girls side, topping Bozeman 110-121. Flathead finished fifth with 175 points and Glacier seventh with 264.

Whitefish was 21st as a team with 665 points, led by Sarah Latcham in 42nd place. Polson was 26th at 727 and was led by Malia Seeley in 92nd.

Columbia Falls finished 30th as a team, despite a 21st place finish by Samantha Mundel in 19:03.24. Eureka was 37th as a team with a 44th place finish from senior Alexandra Bartmess.

Bigfork junior Logan Morley led the local contingent on the boys side, finishing in fifth place in 15:26.15, the top placer from Class B and the third fastest from Montana.

The boys race was won by Brody Smith from Cody, Wyoming.

Glacier’s Kade McCutcheon finished seventh in 15:29.22 to lead the Wolfpack to its second straight team title at the event.

The top four scoring runners for Glacier finished in the top 27 overall with Brock Sandry in 16th, Tevyn Stetson in 25th and Logan Harmon in 28th. Ruben Castren finished 54th overall to give the Wolfpack a nine-point win over University High School from Spokane.

“The boys were outstanding,” McLean said.

“All the guys on the varsity ran very well. A bunch of guys on the JV ran well and are waiting to take a varsity spot. They’re battling for spots, that’s the type of competition you want to see.”

Flathead finished 10th as a team, led by a 34th place finish from Sylas Schutt in 16:21.77. Jake Perrin was 43rd, Jacob Calles 47th, Jordan Engel 89th and Robert Hafemeyer 102nd.

Whitefish finished 36th as a team, Eureka 43rd, Polson 47th, Columbia Falls 50th and Libby 53rd.

Mountain West Classic

at University of Montana Golf Course

Saturday

GIRLS

Team scores – 1, Coeur d’Alene 110; 2, Bozeman 121; 3, Missoula Hellgate 154; 4, Lewis & Clark 164; 5, Kalispell Flathead 175; 6, Missoula Sentinel 198; 7, Kalispell Glacier 264; 8, Billings Senior 278; 9, Mead 305; 10, Hillcrest 325; 11, Billings West 365; t-12, Gonzaga Prep 373; t-12, Cody 373; 14, Corvallis 416; 15, Billings Skyview 449; 16, Helena 493; 17, Deer Park 533; 18, University 546; 19, Hamilton 613; 20, Great Falls CMR 664; 21, Whitefish 665; 22, Hardin 668; 23, Helena Capital 675; 24, Post Falls 702; 25, Manhattan 725.

26, Polson 727; 27, East Valley 738; 28, Lewistown 767; 29, Red Lodge 783; 30, Columbia Falls 786; 31, Missoula Big Sky 816; 32, Billings Central 868; 33, Great Falls 921; 34, Dillon 956; 35, Loyola Sacred Heart 962; 36, Belgrade 963; 37, Eureka 984; 38, Livingston 1074; 39, Lakeland 1075; 40, Havre 1105; 41, Belt 1140; 42, Browning 1211; 43, Lake City 1227; 44, Ronan 1251.

Top 30 Individuals

1, Annie Hill, Glacier, 16:39.64; 2, Makena Morley, Bigfork, 16:48.84; 3, Bryn Morley, Bigfork, 17:04.61; 4, Christina Aragon, Senior 17:42.56; 5, Sabrina Sterbis, Big Sky, 17:49.53; 6, Samantha Sayer, Hellgate, 18:05.85; 7, Miranda Foster, Hellgate, 18:06.60; 8, McCall Skay, West Valley, 18:06.88; 9, Bridget Creel, Bozeman, 18:07.72; 10, Amanda Nelson, Skyview, 18:08.38; 11, Keegan Day, Skyview, 18:32.48; 12, Josie Brown, Coeur d’Alene, 18:33.25; 13, Kaitlin Wride, Flathead, 18:37.65;14, Brittany Aquino, East Valley, 18:37.78; 15, Katie Thronson, Lewis & Clark, 18:38.24.

16, Caitlin Conway, Coeur d’Alene, 18:39.17; 17, Sarah Foster, Bozeman, 18:42.27; 18, Kara Story, Coeur d’Alene, 18:42.82; 19, Kenenni Wiegand, Bozeman, 18:46.76; 20, Krista Story, Coeur d’Alene, 19:02.93; 21, Samantha Mundel, Columbia Falls, 19:03.24; 22, Madison Liechty, Sentinel, 19:04.15; 23, Molly MacDonald, Sentinel, 19:04.40; 24, Ann Moloney, Gonzaga Prep, 19:07.98; 25, Lauren Clark, Flathead, 19:09.32; 26, Maddie Pincock, Lewis & Clark, 19:11.46; 27, Abby Smith, Lewis & Clark, 19:11.66; 28, Allison Monahan, Hellgate, 19:11.96; 29, Ellee Becker, Hellgate, 19:13.80; 30, Bailey Smith, Glacier, 19:14.10.

BOYS

Team scores – 1, Kalispell Glacier 124; 2, University 135; 3, Helena 160; 4, Bozeman 185; 5, Missoula Hellgate 209; 6, Lewis & Clark 210; 7, Mead 221; 8, Lake City 227; 9, Hillcrest 248; 10, Kalispell Flathead 303; 11, Billings Senior 314; 12, Gonzaga Prep 349; 13, Corvallis 398; 14, Hamilton 403; 15, Billings West 407; 16, Deer Park 421; 17, Coeur d’Alene 492; 18, Great Falls CMR 539; 19, Laurel 563; 20, Red Lodge 618; 21, Billings Skyview 630; 22, Cody 705; 23, Manhattan 709; 24, Missoula Sentinel 710; 25, Belgrade 738.

26, Helena Capital 753; 27, Hardin 763; 28, Post Falls 819; 29, Frenchtown 831; 30, Browning 867; 31, Glendive 942; 32, Shelby 952; 33, Lewistown 953; 34, Dillon 968; 35, Great Falls 979; 36, Whitefish 1010; 37, Townsend 1042; 38, Lakeland 1069; 39, Butte 1091; 40, Billings Central 1199; t-41, Loyola Sacred Heart 1222; t-41, Ronan 1222; 43, Eureka 1227; 44, Butte Central 1246; 45, Missoula Big Sky 1257; 46, Havre 1265; 47, Polson 1317; 48, Livingston 1363; 49, Cut Bank 1387; 50, Columbia Falls 1400; 51, Darby 1464; 52, Whitehall 1488; 53, Libby 1639.

Top 30 Individuals

1, Brody Smith, Cody, 15:07.33; 2, Aidan Reed, Helena, 15:11.11; 3, Jonathan Eastwood, Belgrade, 15:11.80; 4, Jake Finney, Lake City, 15:19.12; 5, Logan Morley, Bigfork, 15:26.15; 6, Tyler Mogan, Laurel, 15:26.32; 7, Kade McCutcheon, Glacier, 15:29.22; 8, Marshall Beatty, Sentinel, 15:29.67; 9, Hunter Simpson, University, 15:31.24; 10, Patrick Miranne, University, 15:32.76; 11, Will Eddy, Hillcrest, 15:37.81; 12, Isaac Barville, University, 15:41.06; 13, Corbin Carlton, Mead, 15:44.23; 14, Chase Equall, Bozeman, 15:46.06; 15, Kyler Little, Lake City, 15:53.93.

16, Brock Sandry, Glacier, 15:58.12; 17, Cooper West, CMR, 15:58.30; 18, Quinn Kopczynski, Lewis & Clark, 15:59.44; 19, Riley Estes, Lake City, 16:00.01; 20, Isaac Petsch, Billings West, 16:01.69; 21, Layne Ryerson, Helena, 16:02.22; 22, Sam Barrett, Hellgate, 16:02.64; 23, Zak Kindl, Lewis & Clark, 16:03.40; 24, Preston Novak, Hellgate, 16:03.55; 25, Tevyn Stetson, Glacier, 16:07.62; 26, Dontae Baker, Capital, 16:10.86; 27, Caleb Allen, Bozeman, 16:10.99; 28, Logan Harmon, Glacier, 16:14.33; 29, Logan Beck, Red Lodge, 16:15.14; 30, Danny Provo, Hellgate, 16:17.24.