Fergus Eagle XC Invitational
Author: MT43 News Sports Reporter
Fergus Eagle XC Invitational
MT43 News Sports Reporter
To a golfer, Pine Meadows Golf Course in Lewistown would be considered a rolling terrain, but to a cross-country runner, it would be deemed just plain hilly! Arguably one of the more difficult courses at the high school level, the Bulldogs were certainly challenged on Friday, September 20th along with 30 other teams. The entire roster has been affected by illness or injury the last couple of weeks, but that didn’t stop them from battling this week.
First up on the beast of a course were the Junior Varsity Boys. Sam Flesch clocked a time of 23:31 to come in 34th, while Keaton Cavasos was close behind at 24:15 to place 41st. Rounding out the JV boys were: Ross MacDonald (26:36) in 58th and Alex Johnson (27:32) in 63rd. The Junior Varsity Girls were next with a field of 79 competitors. Fiona Nelson (38:49) placed 74th, taking almost three minutes from her season’s best time.
The Varsity Boys’ gun blew at high noon with junior Nolan Flynn leading the way in 16th out of 112 runners with a time of 18:36. Sophomore Luke Tullos (22:14) and junior Patrick Gossard (22:51) in 83rd and 93rd, respectively, rounded out the men’s team. Gavin Green and Rylan Hoveland did not race due to illness and injury.
Completing the day for the Bulldogs were the Varsity Girls with sophomore Kyla Meissner crossing the finish line in 20:30, coming in 5th. Freshman Elaine MacDonald was not far behind in 13th place in 21:16, which is her personal best time in her young career. Sophomore Arabella McDaniel (26:26) has been super consistent this season with all her times within 25 seconds of each other placing her in 79th. Fellow sophomore Shalyn Sentinella started in her first Varsity race, coming in 85th with her PR of 26:55. Senior Kaelyn Sangray was unable to finish due to illness.
Coming up Saturday, September 28th will be the Mountain West Classic in Missoula featuring over 80 schools from all of Montana’s classes as well as schools from Idaho and Washington. It is a difficult course with a decent amount of incline and easily the largest high school cross country meet of the year, aside from the state competition.
The following week will be the Headwaters Invitational in Three Forks on Friday morning, October 4th at the Headwaters Golf Course.
That will be homecoming week, so come cheer your Bulldogs!
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Image 1 Caption: Sophomore Fiona Nelson competes at Fergus Eagle XC Invitational.
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Image 2 Caption: Junior Patrick Gossard racing in his first year of cross country for the Bulldogs.
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