Browning boys hold off C-Falls at Western A Fall Classic

by Daily Inter Lake
| October 15, 2023 12:00 AM

FRENCHTOWN — Browning’s boys cross country team showed its championship mettle Saturday, beating a crowded Western A Fall Classic field at King Ranch Golf Course.

Jerdan Crawford ran his personal best — 16 minutes, 26.53 seconds — while finishing third and leading a 3-4-15 finish for the Indians, who scored 61 points to edge Columbia Falls, which scored 70. Fellow senior Preston Stewart (16:37.24, also a PR) was fourth and River Racine was 15th for Browning, while Jeff DeRoche was 18th and Donovan Aimsback, 21st.

The Wildcats’ top finisher was junior Oliver Kress at 16:55.71, but Kress and teammates Logan Peterson, River Blazejewski and Lucas Peterson took spots 11-14.

Whitefish was third at 103 points. Thirteen Class A teams competed, including the top three projected finishers at next week’s State A championships: Browning, Columbia Falls and Whitefish.

Mason Genovese (seventh, 16:47.5) and Simon Douglas (eighth), 16:48.7 both hit PRs for Whitefish, while Deneb Linton added a 10th-place finish for the Bulldogs.

Jack Jensen of Bigfork was fifth. Hamilton sophomore Taylor Doleac won the race in 16:16.60.

Corvallis won the girls team title with 43 points, followed by Columbia Falls (83) and Hamilton (88). Whitefish was fourth at 120.

Hamilton freshman Aleigha Child (19:14.08) won, and Laurie Davidson and Violet Jessop led a 5-7-11-17 finish for the Corvallis Blue Devils.

Columbia Falls had Ally Sempf (20:39.51), Mya Badger and Marissa Schaeffer finish 9-10-12. Badger’s time of 20:52.2 was a PR, as was Schaeffer’s (21:08.9).

Based on season bests, the Wildkats are projected as the No. 3 girls team in Class A, behind defending champion Hardin and Corvallis.

Whitefish saw Charlotte Wallace take 15th.

Browning’s Teslin Trombley ran her PR, 20:34.0, and finished eighth.

Complete results can be found at athletic.net.

Western A Fall Classic

Saturday at King’s Ranch, Frenchtown

BOYS

Team scores — 1, Browning 61, Columbia Falls 70, 3, Whitefish 103, 4, Corvallis 114; 5, Polson 144; 6, Bigfork 148; 7, Ronan 154; 8, Libby 160; 9, Hamilton 173; 10, Frenchtown 269; 11, Dillon 294; 12, Stevensville 327; 13, Butte Central 418.

Individual Top 15

1, Taylor Doleac, Ham, 16:16.60; 2, Jack Davidson, Cor, 16:23.98; 3, Jerdan Crawford, Brw, 16:26.53; 4, Preston Iron Heart, Brw, 16:37.24; 5, Jack Jensen, Bfk, 16:45.03; 6, Jackson Bontadelli,Pol, 16:45.54; 7, Mason Genovese, Wfh, 16:47.49; 8, Simon Douglas, Wfh, 16:48.69; 9, David DiGiallonardo, Pol, 16:49.10; 10, Deneb Linton, Wfh, 16:54.55; 111, Oliver Kress, CF, 16:55.71; 12, Logan Peterson, CF, 16:56.22; 13, River Blazejewski, CF, 16:58.74; 14, Lucas Peterson, CF, 17:02.08; 15, River Racine, Brw, 17:05.81.

GIRLS

Team scores — 1, Corvallis 43; 2, Columbia Falls 83; 3, Hamilton 88, 4, Whitefish 120; 5, Dillon 123; 6, Polson 130; 7, Browning 130; 8, Frenchtown 207; 9, Ronan 259; 10, Libby 270, 11, Browning 278.

Individual Top 15

1, Aleigha Child, Ham, 19:14.08; 2, Hailey Powell, Dil, 19:23.45; 3, Laurie Davidson, cor, 19:39.90; 4, Morgan Delaney, Pol, 19:45.11; 5, Violet Jessop, Cor, 20:04.80; 6, Faye Holland, Dil, 20:08.61; 7, Ella Varner, Cor, 20:25.95; 8, Teslin Trombley, Brw, 20:34.00; 9, Ally Sempf, CF, 20:39.51; 10, Mya Badger, CF, 20;52.12; 11, Autumn Benson, Cor, 21:03.25; 12, Marissa Schaeffer, CF, 21:08.82; 13, Sierra Berry, Ham, 21:09.68; 14, Isabel Seeley, Pol, 21:12.54; 15, Charlotte Wallace, Wfh, 21:16.89.