Bissen, Glacier girls third at Butte Invite

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

BUTTE — Glacier freshman Lauren Bissen ran to third place at the Butte Invitational on Friday, helping the Wolfpack girls to a third place finish as a team.

Bissen’s time was 19:09.20. Bissen’s teammates Anna Tretter and Bailey Gable finished 16th and 17th. Tretter clocked 20:31.50, a personal record.

The Flathead girls were second, behind a 6-7-9 finish from Josie Wilson (20:04.70), Mikenna Conan (20:13.30) and Lilli Rumsey Eash (20:13.50) and a 23-24 finish from Afton Wride and Lindy Porter, who both set personal records.

Flathead’s Robbie Nuila (16:27.80) finished 14th in the boys race, helping the Braves to seventh place; Kasen Kastner (17:10.20) was 29th.

For the Glacier boys, Owen Thiel (16:33.50) crossed the finish line in 15th place. Gabe Ackerly (17:16.60) placed 32nd. The Glacier boys team was eighth.

Great Falls’ Ryan Harrington ran 15:22.90 to win the boys race and Claire Rutherford of Gallatin clocked a season-high 18:42.50 to top the girls’ race.

Billings West boys won the team title with 57 points, with Great Falls in second at 68, and Helena High next with 91.

Winning the girls team title was Gallatin at 34 points, well ahead of second place Flathead’s 68, Glacier was next with 98 points.

Next up for Flathead and Glacier is the always competitive Mountain West Invite in Missoula on Saturday.

Butte Invitational

Friday

Boys

Team scores — Billings West 57, Great Falls 68, Helena 91, Sentinel 103, Belgrade 136, Gallatin 158, Flathead 160, Glacier 209, Big Sky 224, Billings Skyview 237, C.M. Russell 297, Billings Senior 397, Butte 401, Helena Capital 408, Loyola-Sacred Heart 431.

Individual top 20

1, Ryan Harrington, GF, 15:22.90; 2, Oren Arthun, MAC, 15:35.50*; 3, Quinn Newman, Sen, 15:39.50; 4, John Spinti, GF, 15:46.30; 5, Mason Mohler, BW, 15:53.70; 6, Wilson Schmidt, Bel, 16:05.40; 7, Henry Sund, Hel, 16:05.40; 8, Lucas Keith, BW, 16:05.90; 9, Kye Mcabee, BW, 16:06.30; 10, Isaiah Cowan, BS, 16:12.40; 11, Conrad Schluth, GF, 16:15.60; 12, Elliot Stimpson, Hel, 16:18.20; 13, Luke Mest, Jef, 16:23.20; 14, Robbie Nuila, Flat, 16:27.80; 15, Owen Thiel, Glac, 16:33.50; 16, Tyler Inabnit, Sen, 16:36.50; 17, Paul Dannenberg, BW, 16:36.90; 18, Ashtyn Rask, GF, 16:42.90; 19, Axel Butler, Gal, 16:45.50; 20, Nash Coley, Gal, 16:46.50^.

GLACIER — 32, Gabe Ackerly, 17:16.60; 44, Jonas Kreitner, 17:27.10*; 57, Jack Syverson, 17:59.90; 81, Max Mangold, 18:37.20; 82, Duncan Young, 18:38.90.

FLATHEAD — 29, Kasen Kastner, 17:10.20; 37, Bauer Hollman, 17:23.00; 43, Hunter Arriaga, 17:26.70; 53, Ryker Zuffelato, 17:51.60; 75, Fin Reed, 18:30.30; 94, Brodyn DeShaw, 19:02.00.

*personal record

^season record

Girls

Team scores — Gallatin 34, Flathead 67, Glacier 98, Helena High 126, Belgrade 168, Helena Capital 170, Billings Skyview 180, C.M. Russell 197, Billings West 207, Billings Senior 243, Big Sky 295, Great Falls 315, Ennis 391.

Individual top 20

1, Claire Rutherford, Gal, 18:42.50^; 2, Bella Determan, Gal, 19:01.60; 3, Lauren Bissen, Glac, 19:09.20; 4, Isabelle Ross, Gal, 19:15.60^; 5, Aizalyn Flaten, CMR, 19:33.20; 6, Josie Wilson, Flat, 20:04.70; 7, Mikenna Conan, Flat, 20:13.30; 8, Isabel Ward, BSen, 20:13.40; 9, Lilli Rumsey Eash, Flat, 20:13.50; 10, Ava Greenwell, BSky, 20:13.60^; 11, Adelaide Sugden, BS, 20:16.00; 12, Brianna Plant, Hel, 20:20.90; 13, Avery Childre, Gal, 20:27.30^; 14, Lauren Weaver, Gal, 20:27.90; 15, Lila Pritham, Gal, 20:30.90; 16, Anna Tretter, Glac, 20:31.50; 17, Bailey Gable, Glac, 20:37.30; 18, Grace Stewart, Bel, 20:29.20; 19, Justine Pommerville, Bel, 20:41.70; 20, Kyla Meissner, Bro, 20:45.40.

FLATHEAD — 23, Afton Wride, 20:48.60; 24, Lindy Porter, 20:53.50; 44, Hailey Hendrickson, 21:49.20; 50, Marley Bain, 22:01.30.

GLACIER — 30, Dacia Benkleman, 21:11.40; 38, Alyssa Voellersten, 21:29.90^; 56, Tiara Howard, 22:16.20^; 60, Annabeth O’Shea, 22:28.10.

*personal record

^season record