Girls take 4th, boys 12th

The Columbia Falls girls cross-country team came just short of medaling at the state Class A meet in Missoula on Oct. 15.

The Wildkats were led by Jinise Osborne, who took 11th with a time of 19:34. She was followed by Samantha Mundel, 20th, 20:05; Tori Price 38th, 20:40; Meredith Stolte, 39th, 20:42; Carlee Brown, 50th, 21:06; and Cami Casazza, 53rd, 21:17.

"I'm extremely proud of the girls' effort," coach Richard Menicke said. "It was a great season for the girls."

On the boys side, Derrick Williams won the race (see related story) but the team finished 12th overall. Zayne Brunz was 46th with a time of 17:22, followed by James Ratzlaff, 49th, 17:23; Shawn Roberts, 88th, 18:15; Austin Dumay, 89th, 18:16; Kyle Hudson, 96th, 18:30; and Ben Burgess, 129th, 21:02.

Corvallis won the boys and girls titles.