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The Bigfork girls surround their second place team trophy. GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON
that’s exactly what they did.”
Lincoln County tallied 164 points as
well led by seventh-place Tyann Totten, 19:48. Teammate Mckay Guckenberg was ninth, 19:49. Libby’s Lauren Thorstenson nished 13th, 20:02.
In the Class B boys race, Libby’s Colin Maloney placed 10th, 16:51.42.
Glacier Boys Claim Third Place
With three runners in the top 16 and special inspiration, Glacier’s boys team placed third with 101 points. Elijah Boyd placed 13th, 15:52.17, Tevyn Stetson was 14th, 15:52.91, and Brock Adkins was 16th, 16:00.87. Simon Hill placed 26th, 16:18.27, and Joseph Vanden Bos was 32nd, 16:24.53.
Flathead’s Ben Perrin placed 12th, 15:46.61, and the Braves nished sixth with 188 points.
Both teams ran with special inspira- tion this season. Flathead dedicated its season to Brad Treat, a former champion distance runner at Flathead in the 1990s who was killed by a grizzly bear while mountain biking this summer. Flat- head made shirts that said, “Dedicated in Memory of Brad Treat.” Jorgensen shared stories with his team of Treat’s well-known graciousness and competi- tive spirit and the team ran with him in mind all season, Jorgensen said.
At Glacier, boys and girls wrote Treat’s Forest Service call sign — “FS 44” — on their legs for the state meet.
“He was a legend of the Flathead Val- ley. It was a good way to pay homage,” Glacier head coach Jacob Deitz said.
Tiahna Vladic, a speedy sophomore from Billings Senior, captured the Class AA state championship, running 16:40.74. Vladic jumped out ahead with two-time state champ Annie Hill of Gla- cier and the pair nished their rst mile in 5:06. They were step for step until the nal quarter mile, when Vladic kicked into gear while Hill stalled down the stretch. Hill placed seventh, 17:36.65.
The Bozeman girls, with ve runners in the top 15, tallied 47 points and won their ninth state title in a row. Billings Senior was second with 62 and Missoula
Hellgate was third, 88.
Glacier placed fourth as a team with
146.
Flathead’s Kaitlin Wride placed 13th
individually, 18:05.31, and the Bravettes took 10th as a team.
Chase Equall of Bozeman set a new Class AA state record, surpassing a 23-year-old mark. The senior runner clocked 14:40.74, breaking the record of 14:41.0 set by Jorn Grimsley of Billings Skyview in 1993. The Hawks tallied 30 points and won their ninth consecutive title. Billings Senior placed second with 97.
White sh Girls, Columbia Falls’ Peacock Finish Second
With two runners in the top 15, the White sh girls brought home a sec- ond-place team trophy.
Ella Greenberg placed 12th, 19:28.90, Braya Hobson was 13th, 19:29.07, and White sh tallied 97 points to place just six points behind state champion Hardin.
Josephine Vardell placed 22th for White sh, Jessica Henson was 23rd, 20:12.58, and Katie Arterburn was 27th, 20:27.71.
“They ran lights out,” head coach Richard Menicke said. “We had a good blend of senior leaders who just carried the traditions and expectations of those traditions.”
Kimberly Peacock, a freshman from Columbia Falls, held her own for three miles and placed second as an individual, 18:30.96, and led the Wildkats to a fourth- place team nish with 138 points.
“It was a really good experience racing with those older, faster girls,” she said. “It pushes you to go harder and faster.”
Beatrix Frissell of Polson placed third, 18:49.24, and the Lady Pirates placed fth as a team. Molly Sitter was 14th, 19:28.59.
In the Class A boys race, Columbia Falls’ Sage Wanner placed 10th, 16:14.50. Frenchtown won the team title with 66 points and Corvallis placed second
with 72. Fergus was third with 102.
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Landon Koehler, age 11
With his rst deer, a nice whitetail buck, taken in the Swan drainage on Saturday, October 22. Landon was hunting with his dad and brothers when he got the deer.
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