Frenchtown boys, Whitefish girls take Whitefish invite

Whitefish Invitational

Saturday

Boys

Team Totals: Frenchtown 45, Thompson Falls 53, Ronan 85, Columbia Falls 92, Whitefish 112, Eureka 124, Libby 198

Top 15 Individuals

1, Sage Wanner, Columbia Falls, 16:40; 2, Jaden Rowe, Frenchtown 17:02; 3, Block Rugg, Frenchtown, 17:03; 4, Jamie Good, Eureka, 17:11; 5, Jackson Duffey, Ronan, 17:30; 6, Dan McDonald, Thompson Falls, 17:42; 7, Justin Gustafson, Thompson Falls, 17:42; 8, Ethan Potthoff, Whitefish, 17:47; 9, Colby Lantz, Thompson Falls, 17:51; 10, Sean Carroll, Thompson Falls, 17:52; 11, Frank Dean, Frenchtown, 17:54; 12, Nathan Dennis, Ronan, 17:55; 13, Daniel Koehler, Ronan, 17:56; 14, Anders Holmquist, Frenchtown, 17:58; 15, Casey Jones, Frenchtown, 17:58.

GIRLS

Team Totals: Whitefish 27, Columbia Falls 52, Libby 93, Frenchtown 94, Erueka 101, Thompson Falls 139

Top 15 Individuals

1, Kimberly Earhart, Plains, 19:28; 2, Barrett Gray, Whitefish, 19:44; 3, Demi Horton, Plains, 20:33; 4, Genevieve Delorme, Columbia Falls, 21:14; 5, Sarah Perez, Whitefish, 21:15; 6, Braya Hobson, Whitefish, 21:15; 7, Lauren Thorstenson, Libby, 21:36; 8, Lizzy Mattson, Frenchtown, 21:44; 9, McKay Guckenberg, Eureka, 21:51; 10, Laurel Davidson, Whitefish, 21:55; 11, Raychel Hoerner, Columbia Falls, 22:02; 12, Raina Crowell, Columbia Falls, 22:03; 13, Annika Gordon, Whitefish, 22:25; 14, Penni Weyant, Ronan, 22:33; 15, Brooke Price, Eureka, 22:38.

WHITEFISH -- Two weeks before state cross-country meets begin in Great Falls, the Frenchtown boys and Whitefish girls excelled in one of their final tune ups.

Frenchtown put five runners in the top 15 to edge Thompson Falls 45-53 on Saturday morning. 

The Broncs were led by Jaden Rowe, whose time of 17 minutes, 2 seconds was good enough for second. He was followed by teammate Block Rugg just one second behind in third. 

Frank Dean was 11th for Frenchtown. He was joined in the top 15 by Anders Holmquist in 14th and Casey Jones in 15th. 

Thompson Falls put four in the top 15, led by Dan McDonald and Justin Gustafson in sixth and seventh. 

Ronan was third with three in the top 15. Jackson Duffey was fifth with a time of 17:30. Fellow Chiefs Nathan Dennis and Daniel Koehler were 12th and 13th respectively.

Whitfish scored a win with a team total of 27. Led by second-place finisher Barrett Gray, all five Bulldogs were in the top 13; Sarah Perez was fifth, Braya Hobson was sixth, Laurel Davidson was 10th and Annika Gordon crossed the line in 13th. 

Plains' Kimberly Earhart won the race in 19:28. Teammate Demi Horton was third.

Joliet Invitational

BOYS

Team scores: St Labre 33, Livingston 91, Colstrip 106, Shepherd 106, Roberts 126, Joliet 164, Plenty Coups 225, Huntley Project 243, Red Lodge 250, Roundup 252.

Top 10: Wally Three Irons, SL, 17:25; Devin Nelson, Liv, 17:47; Patrick Fraiser, SL, 18:27; Patrick Richards, She, 18:31; Jacob May, Jol, 18:40; Kobe Gutierrez, PC, 18:40: Daniel Miller, Liv, 18:43; Ezra Bear Crane, SL, 18:46; Orrie Morrison, SL, 18:47; Gus Dines, Rob, 18:48.

GIRLS

Team scores: Huntley Project 77, Shepherd 80, Colstrip 109, Roundup 124, Columbus-Joliet 144, Red Lodge 171.

Top 10: Tamia Two Moons, Lame Deer, 20:57; Lariss Saarel, Liv, 21:30; Bailee Green, Rou, 21:41; Taylor Factor, Colstrip, 22:05; Teanna Braine, SL, 22:18; Shayla Conner, Col, 22:27; Haylie Oberlander, HP, 22:54; Anna Charlton, HP, 23:20; Kenyon Hatten, C-J, 23:48; Emily Reimche, HP, 23:53.