Frissell captures Class A state cross country crown

Throughout the entire Polson Lady Pirates cross country season there were two runners’ times that remained the lowest times: Bea Frissell’s and Naima Crowl.

Frissell captured what the junior had worked for since she was a freshman and now she gets the distinction of being crowned the Montana High School Athletic Association state champion after Saturday Class A race in Helena.

Pirates, Lady Pirates cross country coach Matt Seeley watched Frissell’s final mile time of six minutes flat help propel her to the state championship crown and her team to a third place finish.

“Bea’s final mile was exactly the unbeatable six minutes that she had prepared for and she convincingly earned the state title that has been her goal since her freshman track season,” Seeley said. “Bea’s victory was the culmination of dedicated training.”

All season Naima Crowl, a talented Lady Pirates runner in her own right, had been in the shadow of Frissell’s accomplishments. Crowl used the big stage to showcase her own talents and medaled herself with a third place finish in the state. Last season, Crowl finished 21st in the state.

“It was a glorious finale to her Pirate cross country career,” Seeley said.

Molly Sitter, another key component to the Lady Pirates’ nucleus, also captured All-State honors finishing 14th.

The Lady Pirates’ magic didn’t stop there.

“Nina managed to throw aside what has been a frustrating freshman season and rise to a new level on the big stage,” Seeley said. “She moved to the lead of Polson’s second wave and finished in 39th place.”

Gwen Seeley also put forth a huge effort to finish 44th and wrap up the Polson scoring.

“They stuck to the plan and showed great composure,” Seeley said. “They held back during a very fast start and then it was time to move. Bea and Naima rolled through the field like a purple wave and Molly (Sitter) wasn’t far behind.”

Pirates cross country captures sixth

The Polson Pirates cross country team finished sixth as a team at the Class A state championship run Saturday in Helena.

The boys fell only one point shy of overhauling powerhouse Hardin for a fifth-place finish.

Pirates’ coach Matt Seeley said his team’s run was “satisfying” as they catapulted their way to state.

“It was very satisfying to watch so many great runs after all the hard work this year,” Seeley said. “As far as I know, this is the highest state finish by a Pirate boys team since they finished fourth in 2004.

Quin Stewart led the way with a breakthrough performance, mowing down the field in the second half of the race to take 7th place and to earn All-State honors.

“No Pirate boy runner has achieved All-State since Logan Torgison finished 2nd in 2007,” Seeley said.

Jonah DuCharme had one of his top-caliber races and finished 26. Mason Sloan was the second fastest freshman in Class A. Andrew Reed again wowed the spectators with his ferocious finishing kick and Zach Evertz finished his season finale tough to round out the scoring for the Pirates during the race.

MHSA State Cross Country Meet

Bill Roberts GC

Helena, MT

Saturday, 21 Oct. 2017

Class A

Boys

Team scores

1, Corvallis 109; 2, Frenchtown/Alberton 133; 3, Columbia Falls 144; 4, Fergus 152; 5, Hardin 195; 6, Polson 196; 7, Laurel 205; 8, Hamilton 215; 9, Belgrade 216; 10, Havre 216;11, Browning 243; 12, Whitefish 280; 13, Ronan 310; 14, Park 336; 15, Dillon 383; 16, Dawson County 394; 17, Billings Central 482; 18, Sidney 529; 19, Custer County 529;20, Libby 602; 21, Stevensville 652.

Top 15 Individuals

1, Levi Taylor, Lau, 16:29.85; 2, Matt Wilson, Ham, 16:34.72; 3, Anders Watt, Corv, 16:40.16; 4, Gabe Knudsen, CF, 16:42.41; 5, Noah Majerus, Fergus, 16:51.94; 6, Sam Fulbright, Fergus, 16:59.07; 7, Quin Stewart, Polson, 17:11.22; 8, Tyler Schmautz, Frtwn, 17:12.82; 9, James Normandeau, Ronan, 17:17.70; 10, Austin Jones, Havre, 17:18.69; 11, Joe Lamb, CF, 17:18.83; 12, Luke Lutz, Frtwn, 17:19.17; 13, Jake Jessop, Corv, 17:19.75; 14, Brock Rugg, Frtwn, 17:20.04; 15, Tate Thompson, BlgsC, 17:20.37.

POLSON – 7, Quin Stewart, 17:11.22; 26, Jonah Ducharme, 17:52.65; 39, Mason Sloan, 18:09.43; 61, Andrew Reed, 18:34.21; 63, Zach Evertz, 18:38.04; 76, Kedrick Baker, 18:49.31; 90, Makauly Morrison, 19:05.59.

RONAN – 9, James Normandeau, 17:17.70; 40, Nate Dennis, 18:09.91; 58, Kiry Detwiler, 18:33.26; 95, Brant Heiner, 19:10.80; 108, Michael Koehler, 19:44.03; 115, Christian Silgen, 19:49.81; 129, Jacob Dresden, 20:37.60.

Girls

Team scores

1, Hardin 68; 2, Corvallis 101; 3, Polson 101; 4, Whitefish 115; 5, Dillon 192; 6, Havre 209; 7, Hamilton 232; 8, Frenchtown/Alberton 256; 9, Fergus 260; 10, Laurel 264; 11, Custer County 301; 12, Columbia Falls 321; 13, Belgrade 324; 14, Libby 391; 15, Park 391; 16, Browning 421; 17, Sidney 439; 18, Dawson County 455.

Top 15 Individuals

1, Beatrix Frissell, Polson, 19:15.82; 2, Lyric Devries, Ham, 19:39.80; 3, Naima Crowl, Polson, 19:51.81; 4, Emily Kuehn, Dawson Cty, 19:55.77; 5, Morgan Vosler, Custer Cty, 20:01.34; 6, Brynnli Poulsen, Ham, 20:05.54; 7, Grace Timm, Lau, 20:06.03; 8, Ella Greenberg, Wfsh, 20:10.34; 9, Sydney Little Light, Hardin, 20:14.96; 10, Khylah Two Leggins, Hardin, 20:23.26; 11, Kailee McCready, Corv, 20:30.28; 12, Kadia Miller, Havre, 20:33.32; 13, Lilli Day, Corv, 20:36.66; 14, Molly Sitter, Polson, 20:40.12; 15, Libby Nedens, Hardin, 20:42.58.

POLSON – 1, Beatrix Frissell, 19:15.82; 3, Naima Crowl, 19:51.81; 14, Molly Sitter, 20:40.12; 39, Nina Barfoot, 22:00.62; 44, Gwen Seeley, 22:09.48; 57, Sadia Wahl, 22:54.90; 63, Malia Seeley, 23:03.86

RONAN – 22, Lindsey Brooks, 22:00.62 ; 73, Penni Weyant, 23:30.36; 113, Kinsley Barney, 25:36.52.

Class B Boys

Team scores

1, Manhattan 53; 2, Glasgow 63; 3, Townsend 96; 4, St. Labre 127; 5, Eureka 187; 6, Shepherd 233; 7, Red Lodge 242; 8, Colstrip 252; 9, Anaconda 255; 10, Thompson Falls 269; 11, Poplar 320; 12, Huntley Project 355; 13, Deer Lodge 418; 14, Shelby 441; 15, Joliet 463; 16, Three Forks 474; 17, Jefferson 477; 18, Missoula Loyola 500; 19, Wolf Point 643; 20, Columbus 657; 21, Roundup 661; 22, Lame Deer 821.

Top 15 Individuals

1, Zak Meeker, Manhattan, 17:03.75; 9, Marik Chrisman, Deer Lodge, 17:54.35; 11, Alex Lowe, Eureka, 17:56.62; 12,

ST. IGNATIUS – 45, Troy Matt, 19:06.74; 55, Isaiah Nasewytewa, 19:23.88; 88, Eugene Seyler, 20:31.82; 154, Connor Burke, 23:45.77.

Girls

Team scores

1, Manhattan 36; 2, Bigfork 99; 3, Colstrip 121; 4, Glasgow 164; 5, Eureka 213; 6, Huntley Project 217; 7, Townsend 223; 8, Red Lodge 241; 9, Roundup 271; 10, Malta 354; 11, Thompson Falls 369; 12, Shepherd 376; 13, Cut Bank 379; 14, Anaconda 434; 15, Poplar 487; 16, Joliet 488; 17, Jefferson 504; 18, Missoula Loyola 556; 19, St. Labre 591.

Top Individuals

1, Bryn Morley, Bigfork, 18:30.51; 2, Anya Young, Bigfork, 19:52.04; 7, Alicia Kalenak, Bigfork, 21:09.88; 9, Mckay Guckenberg, Eureka, 21:18.97; 13, Abbi Fitzpatrick, Cut Bank, 21:31.15;

ST. IGNATIUS – 74, Karolyna Buck, 25:02.06; 88, Yvonne Baty, 25:57.55

Class C Boys

Team scores

Top Individuals

1, Isiah Runs Above, Hays-Lodgepole, 17:23.58; 14, Wills Degrandpre, Charlo, 18:03.18;

CHARLO – 14, Wills Degrandpre, 18:03.18; 24, Devon Siech, 19:21.01; 28, Connor Koenig, 19:33.70; 93, Nate Delaney, 23:12.50.

ARLEE – 73, Jason Miller, 21:33.67; 86, Sequoia Wiley, 22:16.44; 87, Sage Nicolai, 22:24.39; 94, James CrazyBoy, 23:18.01; 115, Michael Matt, 25:11.74; 118, Devin Cordier, 26:00.92.

TWO EAGLE RIVER – 96, Dylan Moran, 23:30.05; 101, Travis Pierre, 23:56.51; 119, Brandon Larios, 26:37.19; 121, Tristan George, 27:16.71.

Girls

Mission Valley area affiliated individuals

CHARLO – 19, Brooklyn Foust, 22:56.81; 28, Jaden Coston, 23:41.89; 43, Aryal Love, 24:58.08

ARLEE – 25, Shawntaya Nelson, 23:19.84; 57, Summer DarcAngelo, 26:55.27; 64, Malachi Deroche, 28:04.99; 73, Laurencia Starblanket, 30:18.39; 76, Ali North, 30:52.21; 83, Melaia Matt, 32:48.38

OUTSIDE AREA – 44, Brynn Jolma, Winnett-Grass Range, 25:20.92