Girls XC takes 1st, boys 2nd at Whitefish Invite

The Whitefish girls cross country team took gold at home during Thursday’s Whitefish Invite at Whitefish Lake Golf Club.

The team finished with an average race time of 19:51.23, finishing ahead of Polson and Columbia Falls. Ella Greenberg took fourth with 19:25.51 and Braya Hobson finished just after her at 19:27.13 for fifth place. Josephine Vardell and Jessica Henson finished out the top 10 at ninth place with a time of 19:59.69, and 10th place with a time of 20:00.45, repestively and Jessica McCoy finished right behind her teammates in 12th place.

The boys team also had a strong showing at home, taking second in team scores behind Columbia Falls. The average race time for Whitefish was a 17:10.27, just behind Columbia Falls’ 16:50.77.

Whitefish had four runners finish in the top 10. Senior Ethan Potthoff took third overall with a time of 16:44.98. Sage Cornelius, 17:12.76; Bridger Gaertner, 17:12.99; and Josh Weller, 17:17.28; took sixth, seventh and eighth, and Eric Holdhusen took 12th.

Head coach Richard Menicke said nearly every runner raced season-best times at the meet.

The team will continue its season Saturday at Fairmont Hot Springs for the Western A Cross Country Classic for the divisional meet. The state meet is in Kalispell this year on Oct. 22 at Rebecca Farm.

Whitefish Invitational

Girls

Team Totals

Whitefish 40, Polson 60, Columbia Falls 61, Eureka 74, Libby 133, Browning 179, Thompson Falls 190

Top 25 Individuals

1 Kimberly Peacock, C-Falls 18:19.78

2 Beatrix Frissell, Polson 18:34.74

3 Tyann Totten, Eureka 19:10.42

4 Ella Greenberg, Whitefish 19:25.51

5 Braya Hobson, Whitefish 19:27.13

6 Molly Sitter, Polson 19:27.38

7 Mckay Guckenberg, Eureka 19:43.66

8 Lauren Thorstenson, Libby 19:54.43

9 Josephine Vardell, Whitefish 19:59.69

10 Jessica Henson, Whitefish 20:00.45

11 Raina Crowell, Columbia Falls 20:08.89

12 Jessica McCoy, Whitefish 20:23.35

13 Naima Crowl, Polson 20:31.33

14 Kara Mohr, Columbia Falls 20:32.57

15 Gwen Seeley, Polson 20:33.47

16 Capree Daniels, Eureka 20:35.43

17 MegAnn Hanson, C-Falls 20:37.99

18 Haylie Peacock, C-Falls 20:43.82

19 Katie Arterburn, Whitefish 20:46.89

20 Abbi Fitzpatrick, Cut Bank 21:00.19

21 Katrina Ostler, Cut Bank 21:01.81

22 Mikalyn Zeiler, Libby 21:07.42

23 Rachel Ribeiro, Thompson Falls 21:36.66

24 Elena McAllister, Hot Springs 21:48.14

25 Taylor Harpe, Eureka 21:57.12

Boys

Team Totals

Columbia Falls 30, Whitefish 36, Polson 74, Eureka 95, Thompson Falls 124, Browning 185, Cut Bank 192

Top 25 Individuals

1 Sage Wanner, Columbia Falls 15:44.81

2 Quin Stewart, Polson 16:38.21

3 Ethan Potthoff, Whitefish 16:44.98

4 Gabe Knudsen, Columbia Falls 16:49.81

5 Winfield West, Columbia Falls 16:57.66

6 Sage Cornelius, Whitefish 17:12.76

7 Bridger Gaertner, Whitefish 17:12.99

8 Josh Weller, Whitefish 17:17.28

9 Will Nelson, Columbia Falls 17:18.71

10 Colby Lantz, Thompson Falls 17:21.04

11 Dillon Wanner, Columbia Falls 17:22.82

12 Eric Holdhusen, Whitefish 17:23.34

13 Zach Evertz, Polson 17:27.19

14 Parker McConnell, T-Falls 17:27.79

15 Matt Sitter, Polson 17:28.46

16 Garrett Bates, Eureka 17:28.72

17 Moshe Henderson, Eureka 17:33.52

18 Hunter Steele, Eureka 17:50.56

19 Michael Diller, Libby 17:53.98

20 Joe Lamb, Columbia Falls 17:55.58

21 Jonah DuCharme, Polson 17:56.55

22 Hunter Carvey, Eureka 17:56.79

23 Brandon Monday, Whitefish 17:57.41

24 Alex Lowe, Eureka 17:58.95

25 Coby DeBruin, Polson 18:06.94