Libby girls place 38th, boys 52nd at the Mountain West Classic
Bigfork senior Bryn Morley ran her best time this season to finish in third place at the Mountain West Classic on Saturday at the University of Montana Golf Course.
Morley finished in 18 minutes, 10.80 seconds to lead the second pack at the biggest cross country race of the regular season. Defending Class AA champion Tiahna Vladic of Billings Senior won the meet by three seconds in 17:44.60, beating Bozeman senior Camilla Noe, who finished in 17:47.60.
Glacier senior Annie Hill finished fifth in 18:30.80, pacing a third pack across the line. Polson’s Bea Frissell finished eighth in 18:49.60.
The Flathead girls finished sixth as a team, were led by senior Kaitlin Wride in 18th in 19:25.40. Glacier finished ninth, Polson 12th, Columbia Falls 24th, Eureka 36th and Libby 38th.
Flathead junior Ben Perrin finished in 12th place in the boys race in 16:17.30 and the Braves were eighth as a team. Glacier finished seventh, led by junior Aren Alexander-Battee in 26th.
Great Falls C.M. Russell’s Cooper West ran a personal-best 15:30.40 to win the race, topping Bozeman’s Duncan Hamilton, who finished in 15:33.80.
Spokane Lewis and Clark topped Bozeman for the boys team title. Columbia Falls finished 22nd, Polson 38th, Whitefish 42nd, Eureka 44th and Libby 52nd.
Mountain West Classic
Saturday
UM Golf Course
(Complete results at competitivetiming.com)
GIRLS
Team Scores: Bozeman 42, Missoula Hellgate 103, Billings Senior 110, Helena Capital 222, Central Valley 232, Kalispell Flathead 265, Billings West 324, Post Falls 331, Kalispell Glacier 355, Missoula Sentinel 370, Gonzaga Prep 371, Polson 386, Hardin 416, Helena 416, West Valley (Spokane) 430, Mead 448, University 465, Manhattan 485, Corvallis 503, Great Falls CMR 524, Deer Park 578, Hamilton 581, Joel Ferris 625, Billings Skyview 674, Beaverhead County 700, Missoula Big Sky 760, Butte 786, Frenchtown 817, Laurel 825, Broadwater 835, Great Falls 900, Lewistown 904, Lakeland 923, Columbia Falls 934, Red Lodge 965, Eureka 971, Belgrade 1030, Libby 1039, Havre 1067, Lake City 1071, Browning 1090, East Valley (Spokane) 1107, Cut Bank 1305. No team score: Arlee, Bigfork, Butte Central, Cascade, Darby, Glendive, Heart Butte, Hot Springs, Lima, Manhattan Christian, Livingston, South Whidbey, St. Ignatius, Three Forks, Whitefish, Whitehall, Billings Central.
Top 25 Individuals
1, Tiahna Vladic, Billings Senior, 17:44.63; 2, Camila Noe, Bozeman, 17:47.62; 3, Bryn Morley, Bigfork, 18:10.82; 4, Ella DeGrandpre, Hellgate, 18:11.54; 5, Annie Hill, Glacier, 18:30.81; 6, Alex Moore, Bozeman, 18:34.77; 7, Claire Dingus, University, 18:49.24; 8, Beatrix Frissell, Polson, 18:49.60; 9, Rebecca Lehman, University, 18:50.46; 10, Phoebe Jacques, Bozeman, 18:51.07; 11, Jaylyn Hallgrimson, Billings Senior, 18:57.63; 12, Sydney Shanahan, Post Falls, 18:57.65; 13, Bridget Boyle, Bozeman, 19:04.65; 14, Ellee Becker, Hellgate, 19:07.94; 15, Terra Trom, Bozeman, 19:15.79; 16, Becky George, Deer Park, 19:16.33; 17, Lyric DeVries, Hamilton, 19:24.57; 18, Kaitlin Wride, Flathead, 19:25.43; 19, Lucy Wagner, Bozeman, 19:28.42; 20, Elise Stearns, Hellgate, 19:29.61; 21, Jade Hallgrimson, Billings Senior, 19:30.93; 22, Naima Crowl, Polson, 19:31.56; 23, Brynnli Poulsen, Hamilton, 19:32.22; 24, Mackenzie Dean, CMR, 19:32.43; 25, Anya Young, Bigfork, 19:34.96.
BOYS
Team Scores: Lewis and Clark 52; Bozeman 69; Joel Ferris 197; Gonzaga Prep 233, University 311, Missoula Hellgate 319, Kalispell Glacier 340, Kalispell Flathead 365, Helena 366, Great Falls CMR 385, Billings West 397, Missoula Sentinel 403, Billings Senior 426, Corvallis 480, Billings Skyview 491, Manhattan Christian 525, Great Falls 531, Mt Spokane 532, West Valley (Spokane) 537, Helena Capital 579, Lewistown 590, Columbia Falls 620, Butte 638, Manhattan 646, Frenchtown 654, East Valley (Spokane) 661, Hamilton 662, Browning 803, Deer Park 803, Broadwater 803, Hardin 821, Laurel 824, Havre 859, Shadle Park 905, Belgrade 906, Ronan 938, Missoula Big Sky 942, Polson 945, Post Falls 955, Livingston 1036, Dillon 1078, Whitefish 1080, Eureka 1083, Lakeland 1219, Billings Central 1302, Lake City 1336, Anaconda 1389, Red Lodge 1504, Three Forks 1518, St. Ignatius 1530, Loyola Sacred Heart 1536, Libby 1587. No score: Arlee, Bigfork, Butte Central, Gledive, Great Falls Central, Heart Butte, Lima, Seeley-Swan, Shelby, South Whidbey, Stevensville, Whitehall, Coupeville, Ennis, Harrison, Two Eagle River.
Top 25 Individuals
1, Cooper West, CMR, 15:30.43; 2, Duncan Hamilton Jr, Bozeman, 15:33.84; 3, Isaac Schmidt, Hellgate 15:51.02; 4, Turlan Morlan, Gonzaga Prep, 15:52.86; 5, Wil Smith, Lewis and Clark, 15:56.83; 6, Jacob Easton, University, 16:02.89; 7, Teagan Olson, Great Falls, 16:05.53; 8, Dylan Humberger, Bozeman, 16:06.42; 9, Carter Ledwith, Lewis and Clark, 16:06.70; 10, Leonard McComas, Bozeman, 16:09.95; 11, Patrick North, Lewis and Clark, 16:10.91; 12, Ben Perrin Flathead, 16:17.33; 13, Brett Bergler, Lewis and Clark, 16:22.69; 14, Spencer Swaim, Lewis and Clark, 16:24.50; 15, Matt Wilson, Hamilton, 16:25.49; 16, Levi Taylor, Laurel, 16:25.56; 17, Todd Bloom, Joel Ferris, 16:25.87; 18, Sam Dickmann, Sadle Park, 16:25.93; 19, Grant Avila, Deer Park, 16:26.14; 20, Renn Meuwissen, Bozeman, 16:27.77; 21, Anders Watt, Corvallis, 16:27.77; 22, Jonas Bears, Gonzaga Prep, 16:31.51; 23, Patrick Korus, Lewis and Clark, 16:35.86; 24, Hunter Reynolds, East Valley (Spokane), 16:39.33; 25, Ian Curtis, Hellgate, 16:41.90.