Butte High Cross Country Invitational
Author: mt43news staff reporter
Butte High Cross Country Invitational
MT43 News Sports Reporter
On Thursday, September 25th, a large group of spectators enjoyed the beautiful fall day at the Butte High XC Invitational. For the competitors, however, combining the words “warm and sunny” with an afternoon start makes for an uncomfortable run. However, the Broadwater Bulldogs were up to the task with five of them clocking their personal best times at 5K.
The Junior Varsity Girls were the first to the course at high noon; a two-loop path meandering around Highland View Golf Course on a gradual terrain where the runners stay within view for the entire 3.1-mile race. Logan Barkhurst (27:23) made her first start of the season for the Bulldogs, finishing 125th, while Fiona Nelson (37:09) came in 164th.
Next up were the Junior Varsity Boys with the largest field of the day of 269 runners. Luke Tullos (21:27) and Keaton Cavasos (21:30) lead the way for the team, finishing 132nd and 138th, respectively. Gavin Johnson (21:35 PR) and Urijah Duede (22:22 PR) both continue to improve, posting personal bests on their way to finishing 141st and 167th. These two gentlemen have shortened their times each week of the season so far, remarkable considering the varying courses and conditions. Rounding out the JV boys were brothers Trey (26:04) and Wyatt (31:51) Coker, finishing 244th and 265th. The JV squad placed 17th as a team with 524 points.
The Varsity Girls’ gun blew at 1:10 with Kyla Meissner crossing the finish line 19 minutes and 27 seconds later, coming in fifth. Elaine MacDonald was not far behind in 44th place in 21:36. Freshman Addy Mosher continues to slash her times with her first varsity finish in 99th with her new PR of 24:37. The remainder of the team were: 105th Arabella McDaniel (25:24), 110th Shalyn Sentinella (26:01), and 117th Tana Santi (29:48). The ladies scored 344 points for a team finish of 14th.
Completing the day for the Bulldogs were the Varsity Boys with Junior Dallas Fligge continuing to improve in his return to cross-country, placing 67th with a personal best time of 18:10. Gavin Green (19:51) was next in 103rd. The trio of Rylan Hoveland (20:34), Clayton Rice (21:00), and Sam Flesch (21:07 PR) ran the whole race within sight of each other and finished 109th, 113th, and 114th. Making his first varsity start was freshman Isaiah Lapsley (23:44) in 121st. The team placed 16th with 490 points.
Homecoming week will have the Bulldogs competing at the Headwaters Invitational in Three Forks on Friday morning, October 3rd, at the Headwaters Golf Course. This will be the first real chance for our Bulldogs to measure how competitive they are against runners from their own division, while hopefully logging PR times on a historically fast course. Next on the calendar for the Bulldogs will be the Capital City 7 of 7 Meet at Bill Roberts Golf Course on October 9th, a full day of racing with nine separate contests and sixteen champions throughout the day.
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Image 1 Caption: Lady Bulldogs fly off the start at the Butte Invitational (in blue, l to r: Kyla Meissner, Addy Mosher, Bella McDaniel, Elaine McDaniel, and Tana Santi.
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Image 2 Caption: Junior Rylan Hoveland has been a steady presence on the XC team; running every year since sixth grade.
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Image 3 Caption: Freshman Addy Mosher clocked her latest PR in her first varsity race.
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