Rumsey Eash, Bravettes claim title at Sentinel Invite cross country

by Daily Inter Lake
| September 24, 2020 10:06 PM

MISSOULA — Flathead’s Lilli Rumsey Eash won the girls’ race and Glacier’s Sam Ells placed third on the boys’ side at the Missoula Sentinel Invitational held Thursday at Fort Missoula.

Flathead (33 points) won the girls’ team title, besting Sentinel (47) and Glacier (61).

Sentinel won the boys’ team title with 18 points, followed by Glacier (47), Flathead (80) and Butte (96).

Rumsey Eash’s time was 19 minutes, 41.16 seconds — well ahead of Butte’s Hailey Nelson. In third was Glacier’s Bailey Gable, who lowered her season personal best a smidge to 20:30.5.

Ells ran his best time this fall, crossing in 16:37.87. Sentinel’s Wyatt Mortenson and Tanner Klumph went 1-2, with Mortenson clocking 16:11.68.

Sentinel Invitational

Thursday at Fort Missoula

BOYS

Team scores -- Sentinel 18, Glacier 47, Flathead 80, Butte 96.

Top 10 individuals: 1. Wyatt Mortenson, Sentinel, 16:11.68; 2. Tanner Klumph, Sentinel, 16:24.45; 3. Sam Ellis, Glacier, 16:37.87; 4. Chase Green, Sentinel, 16:57.63; 5. Corbin Johnson, Sentinel, 17:04.80; 6. Keagen Crosby, Sentinel, 17:08.84; 7. Jacob Sriraman, Sentinel, 17:12.82; 8. Colin Shaules, Sentinel, 17:30.55; 9. Jeff Lillard, Glacier, 17:46.97; 10. Andrew Turner, Glacier, 18:06.99.

GIRLS

Team scores -- Flathead 33, Sentinel 47, Glacier 61.

Top 10 individuals -- 1. Lilli Rumsey Eash, Flathead, 19:41.16; 2. Hailey Nielson, Butte, 19:56.57; 3. Bailey Gable, Glacier, 20:30.50; 4. Tori Noland-Gillespie, Flathead, 20:36.71; 5. Ruby Lorenz, Sentinel, 20:37.29; 6. Emma Nelson, Sentinel, 20:40.59; 7. Madelaine Jellison, Flathead, 20:59.49; 8. Neila Lyngholm, Flathead, 21:26.07; 9. Rosalie Mortenson, Sentinel, 21:30.14; 10. Hannah Deck, Glacier, 21:33.23.?