CROSS COUNTRY: Polson girls top field at Butte Invitational

by The Daily Inter Lake
| August 30, 2016 10:45 PM

FAIRMONT — Four Polson girls finished in the top 19, leading the Pirates to the team victory at the Butte Central Invitational on Tuesday.

Class A Polson finished with 76 team points, ahead of eight other schools including three Class AA programs. One of those schools, Helena High, was second with 88 points.

Sophomore Beatrix Frissell led the way for the Pirates, finishing fourth in 21:17. Molly Sitter (21:44) was next for Polson in eighth, followed by Naima Crowl (17th, 22:22) and Malia Seeley (19th, 22:39).

Butte’s Joby Rosenleaf dusted the field, winning in 19:32. Helena’s Claudia Downing was nearly a full minute back in second place (20:21).

Polson’s boys finished sixth out of 11 scoring teams with 211 points, led by Quin Stewart who finished 21st in 18:36.

Frenchtown won the boys title with 51 points. Helena’s Ian Anderson won the race in 17:08.

Butte Central Cross Country Invitational

At Fairmont Hot Springs

Tuesday

Boys

Team results — 1, Frenchtown 51; 2, Corvallis 56; 3, Helena High 73; 4, Helena Capital 104; 5, Lewistown 117; 6, Polson 211; 7, Hamilton 223; 8, Dillon 240; 9, Whitehall 288; 10, Butte 303; 11, Anaconda 341.

Individual top 15

1, Ian Anderson, Helena, 17:08; 2, Jaiden Rowe, French, 17:17; Carson Jessop, Corvallis, 17:18; 4, Hunter Flynn, White, 17:35; 5, Andrew Jessop, Corvallis, 17:36; 6, Matt Wilson, Hamilton, 17:48; 7, Brock Rugg, French, 17:52; 8, Frank Dean, French, 17:53; 9, Noah Majerus, Lewis, 17:55; 10, Bryce Maxon, Capital, 17:57; 11, Levi Coon, Helena, 18:03; 12, Anders Watt, Corvallis, 18:04; 13, Noah Jacovac, Helena, 18:04; 14, Bridger Longtine, Capital, 18:04; 15, Danyon Rice, Lewis, 18:16.

Girls

Team scores — 1, Polson 76; 2, Helena High 88; 3, Corvallis 131; 4, Helena Capital 144; 5, Hamilton 147; 6, Butte High 158; 7, Dillon 169; 8, Lewistown 176; 9, Frenchtown 230.

Individual top 15

1, Joby Rosenleaf, Butte, 19:32; 2, Claudia Downing, Helena, 20:21; 3, Jaycie Schmalz, Hamilton, 20:37; 4, Beatrix Frissell, Polson, 21:17; Katelyn McKay, Helena, 21:27; 6, Sarah Passey, Hamilton, 21:33; 7, Kendall Pierson, Livingston, 21:43; 8, Molly Sitter, Polson, 21:44; 9, Tiel Lochridge, Dillon, 21:52; 10, Abby McGree, Central, 21:54; 11, Sarah Griffin, Dillon, 21:56; 12, Heidi Nisly, Corvallis, 21:54; 13, Alyssa Plant, Helena, 22:12; 14, Larissa Saarel, Livingston, 22:12; 15, Albany Jessop, Corvallis, 22:14.