Flathead sweeps Whitefish meet

Robbie Nuila came from behind to take the individual win and the Braves and Bravettes swept the team competitions at the Whitefish Cross Country Invitational Tuesday at Whitefish Lake Golf Club.

Nuila finished in 16 minutes, 34.65 seconds, besting David DiGiallonardo of Polson by five seconds. Kasen Castner and Brodyn DeShaw came home in third and fourth for Flathead. 

“Robbie and Kasen were asked to take their squad to a particular pace,” Flathead coach Jesse Rumsey said. “They performed well in the second half and were able to pull some of their teammates up with them.” 

The Braves finished with five runners in the top 10, finishing the team competition with 25 points, Browning (80) and Glacier (92) rounded out the top three. 

Brogan Lancaster finished as the fastest Wolfpack runner in 14th, edging out teammate Owen Thiel by less than a second. 

In the girls race, Josie Wilson and Everett Holland ran a similar strategy for the Bravettes, earning second and third place finishes behind Polson sophomore Morgan Delaney. 

“This is a big week for us since we go to Mountain West this weekend,” Rumsey said. “We have to be careful with two races in one week.” 

Delaney blazed ahead of the rest of the field, finishing in 19:15.00 to win by 50 seconds over Wilson.  

The Bravettes finished with 43 points, 10 ahead of their crosstown rivals in second. Whitefish finished third with 98 points. 

Glacier’s Lauren Bissen finished in sixth to lead the Wolfpack ahead of Hailey Fiala in seventh. 

Full results can be found at athletic.net.

Whitefish Invitational 

Tuesday, Sept. 4 at Whitefish Lake Golf Club 

BOYS 

Team results — 1, Flathead 25; 2, Browning 80; 3, Glacier 92; 4, Polson 112; 5, Libby 120; 6, Whitefish 145; 7, Eureka 190; 8 (tie), Cut Bank and Two Eagle River 210. 

Individual top 25

1, Robbie Nuila, Fla. 16:34.65; 2, David DiGiallonardo, Pol. 16:39.76, 3, Kasen Kastner, Fla. 16:46.56; 4, Brodyn DeShaw 16:52.95; 5, River Racine, Bro. 16:54.68; 6, Cody Watson, Lib. 16:57.95; 7, Jackson Bontadelli, Pol. 17:03.03; 8, Ryker Zuffelato, Fla. 17:05.27; 9, Jacob Johnson, Fla. 17:19.83; 10, Rowen Sherbo, Lib. 17:21.71; 11, Simon Douglas, WF 17:22.28; 12, Harlon Leishman, Mission 17:22.55; 13, Carson Thorne, Fla. 17:24.82; 14, Brogan Lancaster, Gla. 17:25.07; 15, Owen Thiel, Gla. 17:25.24; 16, Donovan AimsBack, Bro. 17:26.80; 17, Chris Holland, Fla. 17:49.35; 18, Koen Calf Robe, Bro. 17:55.16; 19, Luke Low, Lethbridge Collegiate 17:55.92; 20, Gabe Ackerly, Gla. 18:15.47; 21, Ethan Amick, WF 18:18.66; 22, Colter Anderson, Lib. 18:25.45; 23, Kayden Rutherford, Bro. 18:32.48; 24, Joshua Skunk Cap, Bro. 18:33.23; 25, Jude Sparkman, Gla. 18:35.09. 

GIRLS 

Team results — 1, Flathead 43; 2, Glacier 53; 3, Whitefish 98; 4, Browning 102; 5, Polson 119; 6, Libby 152; 7, Cut Bank 160; 8, Eureka 190. 

Individual Top 25 

1, Morgan Delaney, Pol. 19:15.00; 2, Josie Wilson, Fla. 20:05.44; 3, Everett Holland, Fla. 20:42.25; 4, Kimora Scott, Pol. 20:51.34; 5, Stella Wahl, CB 20:59.15; 6, Lauren Bissen, Gla. 21:10.74; 7, Hailey Fiala, Gla. 21:13.26; 8, Ella Fuller, Fernie 21:14.26; 9, Emery Eash, Fla. 21:18.83; 10, Capri Farmer, Lib. 21:21.65; 11, Dacia Benkelman, Gla. 21:25.11; 12, Lindy Porter, Fla. 21:28.43; 13, Miel Newton, Gla. 21:29.52; 14, Peyton Eaglefeathers, Bro. 21:52.93; 15, Shaia Webber, Bro. 22:05.77; 16, Kellie Klepper, WF 22:15.98; 17, Charlotte Wallace, WF 22:18.22; 18, Sophie Douglas, WF 22:19.84; 19, Taylor Gable, Gla. 22:31.89; 20, Marley Bain, Fla. 22:50.94; 21, Alli Clemons, Lib. 22:51.37; 22, Sierra Gibb, WF 22:51.47; 23, Anna Tretter, Gla. 22:56.96; 24, Teslin Trombley, Bro. 23:03.50; 25, Kalani Sun Rhodes, Bro. 23:22.93. 

    Polson's Morgan Delaney finished first in the girls' race with a time of 19:15.00 at the Whitefish Invitational at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Tuesday, Sept. 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Glacier's Lauren Bissen, Dacia Benkleman, Miel Newton and Hailey Fiala run in the Whitefish Invitational at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Tuesday, Sept. 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Flathead's Josie Wilson runs in the Whitefish Invitational at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Tuesday, Sept. 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Flathead's Everett Holland runs in the Whitefish Invitational at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Tuesday, Sept. 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Polson's David DiGiallonardo runs in the Whitefish Invitational at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Tuesday, Sept. 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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