Lady Bulldog harriers finish second overall at state meet
Bulldog Jade Greenberg runs in Class A State Cross Country Meet on Saturday at the University of Montana Golf Course in Missoula. For more photos visit, www.whitefishpilot.com. (Photo courtesy Matt Weller)
Bulldogs Josephine Vardell and Braya Hobson run in the Class A State Cross Country Meet on Saturday at the University of Montana Golf Course in Missoula. (Photo courtesy Matt Weller)
Bulldogs Jacob Henson and Colter Gaertner run in the Class A State Cross Country Meet on Saturday at the University of Montana Golf Course in Missoula. (Photo courtesy Matt Weller)
Bulldog Zack Dunnagan runs in the Class A State Cross Country Meet on Saturday at the University of Montana Golf Course in Missoula. (Photo courtesy Matt Weller)
The Lady Dogs concluded their season with a silver medal at the Class A State Cross Country Meet on Saturday at the University of Montana Golf Course.
Whitefish finished with 73 points, just behind Hardin’s first-place score of 56. Corvallis came in at third.
The Greenberg sisters led the way for the Lady Dogs. Jade Greenberg took fourth overall (19:46.34), while Ella Greenberg came in just after for sixth (19:59.08). Jessica Henson (20:47.64) cracked the top 20 at 17th overall.
“I can’t say enough about their competitive fire and their getting it done,” head coach Richard Menicke said. “We had four of seven run their best of the year — that’s what you hope for but seldom see in a state championship race. We got beat by a better team, hats off to Hardin. Still, I am so proud of these girls.”
Miles Vrentas was the top finisher for the boys, coming in at 19th overall (17:30.85).
As a team, the boys took 12th. Columbia Falls, Laurel and Lewistown took the top three places at the meet.
“We had hoped for a higher finish, I think we peaked at the conference race,” Menicke said. “This is a young team, we ran three freshmen in the state championship, so that is money in the bank for future years, those guys will be ready for the intensity of state next year and they are willing to do the work to be successful.”
Boys
Individual
Miles Vrentas, Whitefish, 17:30.85; Aidan Jarvis, Columbia Falls, 17:31.05.
Team
Columbia Falls 76, Hardin 107, Laurel 110, Lewistown 115, Corvallis 189, Frenchtown 204, Belgrade 205, Hamilton 216, Havre 250, Ronan 262, Polson 274, Whitefish 291, Miles City 310, Livingston 335, Glendive 343, Billings Central 356, Browning 478, Dillon 485, Libby 541, Stevensville 606, Sidney 615.
Girls
Individual
4. Jade Greenberg, Whitefish, 19:46.34; 6. Ella Greenberg, Whitefish, 19:59.08; 17. Jessica Henson, Whitefish, 20:47.64;
Team
1. Hardin 56; 2. Whitefish 73; 3. Corvallis 120; 4. Frenchtown 168; 5. Polson 180; 6. Columbia Falls 182; 7. Laurel 186; 8. Dillon 189; 9. Havre 192; 10. Hamilton 229; 11. Belgrade 238; 12. Lewistown 368; 13. Glendive 379; 14. Browning 459; 15. Miles City 479; 16. Libby 507; 17. Billings Central 519; 18. Ronan 542; 19. Sidney 556.