Hannah Sempf cruises to Western A win

by The Daily Inter Lake
| October 17, 2021 10:00 PM

HAMILTON — Columbia Falls’ Hannah Sempf won the Western A Classic Saturday, running a personal-best time in a meet that had plenty of Bitterroot flavor.

Hamilton’s boys finished 2-3-4-5-6 to win the team title with 20 points. Whitefish, led by Mason Genovese and Jacob Henson in seventh and eighth and Landon Brown in 15th, was second at 72. Columbia Falls was third at 98. Logan Peterson took 1th to lead the Wildcats.

Sempf won her race in 19 minutes, 38.1 seconds. Browning’s Kiara Iron Heart was second in personal-best 19:57.9 and Polson’s Ashtyn Wagner was third.

Corvallis edged Columbia Falls for the girls team title, 51-61. Hamilton was third and Whitefish fourth.

Western A Classic

BOYS

Team scores — 1, Hamilton 20; 2, Whitefish 72; 3, Columbia Falls 98; 4, Corvallis 101; 5, Dillon 132; 6, Polson 134, 7, Browning 158; 8, Libby 213; 9, Ronan 242; 10, Stevensville 300.

Individual Top 15

1, Brinson Wyche, Cor, 16:43.3; 2, Colter Kirkland, Ham, 16:53.0; 3, Colter Purcell, Ham 16:58.2; 4, Lane Cole, Ham, 16:58.4; 5, Tanner Nead, Ham, 17:27/3; 6, Harrison Silverio, Ham, 17:33.6; 7, Mason Genovese, Wfh, 17:35.1; 8, Jacob Henson, Wfh, 17:37.0; 9, Gavin Hagberg, Cor, 17:39.5; 10, Logan Peterson, CF, 17:41.1; 11, Drifter Skillicorn, Pol, 17:42.9; 12, Jack Davidson, Cor, 17:50.0; 13, Ben Steadman, Dil, 18:00.1; 14, Carver Tison, Ham, 18:09.8; 15, Landon Brown, Wfh, 18:15.0.

GIRLS

Team scores — 1, Corvallis 51; 2, Columbia Falls 61; 3, Hamilton 79; 4, Whitefish 89; 5, Polson 102; 6, Dillon 165; 7, Browning 174; 8, Frenchtown 180; 9, Libby 250.

Individual Top 15

1, Hannah Sempf, CF, 19:38.1; 2, Kiara Iron Heart, Browning, 19:57.9; 3, Ashtyn Wagner, Pol, 20:22.0; 4, Laurie Davidson, Cor, 20:29.4; 5, Olivia Heiner, Ron, 20:44.5; 6, Amara Auch, Cor, 20:56.2; 7, Halle Heninger, Pol, 20:58.2; 8, Kinga Kari, Ham, 21:05.1; 9, Paetra Cooke, Wfh, 21:10.9; 10, Casie Stornetta, Cor, 21:18.4; 11, Autumn Benson, Cor, 21:20.3; 12, Faye Holland, Dil, 21:31.0; 13, Marissa Schaeffer, CF, 21:42.0; 14, Ryanne Child, Ham, 21:50.9; 15, Siri Erickson, CF, 22:01.7.