CROSS COUNTRY: Wanner, Peacock pace field in Whitefish
<p>Columbia Falls senior Sage Wanner builds on his lead as he climbs a hill during the second mile of the Whitefish Invitational at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Columbia Falls' Kimberly Peacock tries to distance herself from Polson's Beatrix Frissell and Whitefish's Braya Hobson during the Whitefish Invitational at the Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday. Peacock won the race with a time of 18:19. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
WHITEFISH — Columbia Falls had the top individuals at the Whitefish Invitational cross country meet on Thursday at Whitefish Lake Golf Club.
Sage Wanner had a personal best time of 15 minutes, 44 seconds.
The senior led his race from start to finish.
Quin Stewart of Polson was second, 16:38, and Ethan Potthoff of Whitefish placed third, 16:44.
Kimberly Peacock won the girls race in 18:19. Polson’s Beatrix Frissell was second, 18:34, and Tyann Totten of Eureka third, 19:10.
Peacock, a freshman, tied the school record with her time, which she now shares with Samantha Mudel (2014).
On the team front, the Columbia Falls boys and Whitefish girls won titles.
Up next for some of the schools competing here is the Western A Classic on Oct. 15 at Fairmont Hot Springs.
The state meet for all schools follows Oct. 22 at Rebecca Farm in Kalispell.
Whitefish Invitational
Girls
Team Totals
Whitefish 40, Polson 60, Columbia Falls 61, Eureka 74, Libby 133, Browning 179, Thompson Falls 190
Top 25 Individuals
1 Kimberly Peacock, C-Falls 18:19.78
2 Beatrix Frissell, Polson 18:34.74
3 Tyann Totten, Eureka 19:10.42
4 Ella Greenberg, Whitefish 19:25.51
5 Braya Hobson, Whitefish 19:27.13
6 Molly Sitter, Polson 19:27.38
7 Mckay Guckenberg, Eureka 19:43.66
8 Lauren Thorstenson, Libby 19:54.43
9 Josephine Vardell, Whitefish 19:59.69
10 Jessica Henson, Whitefish 20:00.45
11 Raina Crowell, Columbia Falls 20:08.89
12 Jessica McCoy, Whitefish 20:23.35
13 Naima Crowl, Polson 20:31.33
14 Kara Mohr, Columbia Falls 20:32.57
15 Gwen Seeley, Polson 20:33.47
16 Capree Daniels, Eureka 20:35.43
17 MegAnn Hanson, C-Falls 20:37.99
18 Haylie Peacock, C-Falls 20:43.82
19 Katie Arterburn, Whitefish 20:46.89
20 Abbi Fitzpatrick, Cut Bank 21:00.19
21 Katrina Ostler, Cut Bank 21:01.81
22 Mikalyn Zeiler, Libby 21:07.42
23 Rachel Ribeiro, Thompson Falls 21:36.66
24 Elena McAllister, Hot Springs 21:48.14
25 Taylor Harpe, Eureka 21:57.12
Boys
Team Totals
Columbia Falls 30, Whitefish 36, Polson 74, Eureka 95, Thompson Falls 124, Browning 185, Cut Bank 192
Top 25 Individuals
1 Sage Wanner, Columbia Falls 15:44.81
2 Quin Stewart, Polson 16:38.21
3 Ethan Potthoff, Whitefish 16:44.98
4 Gabe Knudsen, Columbia Falls 16:49.81
5 Winfield West, Columbia Falls 16:57.66
6 Sage Cornelius, Whitefish 17:12.76
7 Bridger Gaertner, Whitefish 17:12.99
8 Josh Weller, Whitefish 17:17.28
9 Will Nelson, Columbia Falls 17:18.71
10 Colby Lantz, Thompson Falls 17:21.04
11 Dillon Wanner, Columbia Falls 17:22.82
12 Eric Holdhusen, Whitefish 17:23.34
13 Zach Evertz, Polson 17:27.19
14 Parker McConnell, T-Falls 17:27.79
15 Matt Sitter, Polson 17:28.46
16 Garrett Bates, Eureka 17:28.72
17 Moshe Henderson, Eureka 17:33.52
18 Hunter Steele, Eureka 17:50.56
19 Michael Diller, Libby 17:53.98
20 Joe Lamb, Columbia Falls 17:55.58
21 Jonah DuCharme, Polson 17:56.55
22 Hunter Carvey, Eureka 17:56.79
23 Brandon Monday, Whitefish 17:57.41
24 Alex Lowe, Eureka 17:58.95
25 Coby DeBruin, Polson 18:06.94