Cross Country Roundup: Heiner siblings sizzle at Western A Classic
At Whitefish on Saturday, the Mission Valley saw a quintet of its harriers accentuated with accolades as they finished among the top tier of runners at the Western A Classic cross country divisional race.
For the boys, the Flying R of Ronan placed a trio among the top 15 who earned all-conference honors. Leading the pack was senior Brant Heiner, who took top medalist honors in his seventh race this season, this time staving off his most formidable field of foes by a mere 6 seconds and change with a solid sub-17 finish. Joining him among top finishers were teammates Michael Irvine with a sub-18 and Zarec Couture. The Ronan Chiefs took third place among the team standings.
Among the Polson boys, Drifter Skillicorn was just out of the honors list with a personal-best sub-19 among the top 20. Fellow Pirate Ryan Dupuis was less than half a minute off the pace from garnering podium laurels.
On the girls side, Polson and Ronan each accentuated a single runner with all-conference honors when they placed among the top 15. Lady Pirate Halle Heninger placed eighth with a personal-best sub-21, while Maiden Olivia Heiner turned in a personal-best sub-22 for a 14th-place finish. This was the second all-conference finish for Heninger, who placed 12th last season.
The Polson girls captured third among the team standings. Ashtyn Wagner finished 16th with a personal-best sub-22, less than a dozen seconds from garnering all-conference honors. Multiple runners from both teams finished with personal-best times or seasonal bests.
Seven runners from each team will compete in the Class A state meet at Rebecca Farms in Kalispell on Friday because the field is being split between two days on account of COVID-19 precautions.
Last season at the State A meet, newly minted divisional champion Brant Heiner crossed the finish line a mere 3 seconds and change from making the podium for all-state recognition with a 17th-place finish among the low-17s. His most recent divisional time would suffice to put him among the top 5 last season.
Weather issues could factor into the race as last season the day preceding the race shifted from balmy low 70s to below freezing the morning of the event with snow on the ground. Some runners handle inclimate weather better than others. After watching a fellow teammate underperform on account of hydration deficiencies coupled with low blood sugar issues, both Heiners intend to take precautions about adequate calorie and hydration intake as well as keeping sufficiently warm without compromising optimal performance.
2020 Western A XC Classic
Whitefish Lake Golf Course
Saturday, Oct. 17
Girls
Team scores
1, Columbia Falls (CF) 38; 2, Corvallis (Cor) 49; 3, Polson (Pol) 82; 4, Hamilton (Ham) 104; 5, Whitefish (Wf) 109; 6, Frenchtown (Fr) 134; 7; Libby 203; <5: Ronan (Ron), Stevensville, Butte Central; did not attend: Browning.
Team individual finishers
POLSON – 8, Halle Heninger 20:56.50pr; 16, Ashtyn Wagner 21:54.37pr; 19, Adison Carlson 22:04.69pr; 23, Karli Owens 22:17.94; 24, Maddilyn Huffine 22:33.06pr; 32, Isabel Seeley 23:17.49pr; 37, Katelyn Smith 23:42.01; 5jv, Sami Dolberry 24:36.06pr; 9jv, Zoe Crowl 26:51.92pr; dns: River Shoemake.
RONAN – 14, Olivia Heiner 21:37.88pr; 28, Brogen Youngren 22:44.70pr; 29, Kaona Trahan 23:07.07sr; 46, Nichole Koehler 27:39.67.
Top 15 individuals
1, Brynnli Poulsen (Ham) 18:48.71sr; 2, Lara Erickson (CF) 20:12.70; 3, Hannah Sempf (CF) 20:24.65; 4, Katie Gleason (Cor) 20:34.83; 5, Olivia Buoy (Cor) 20:50.16; 6, Paetra Cooke (Wf) 20:54.95; 7, Abigail Sherwood (Fr) 20:55.24; 8, Halle Heninger (Pol) 20:56.50pr; 9, Laurie Davidson (Cor) 21:06.99; 10, Siri Erickson (CF) 21:11.05; 11, Katlyn Potter (Ste) 21:18.73; 12, Alyssa Blankenship (CF) 21:20.13; 13, Emma McAllister (CF) 21:30.81; 14, Olivia Heiner (Ron) 21:37.88pr; 15, Emma Upton (CF) 21:43.88.
Boys
Team scores
1, Hamilton 26; 2, Whitefish 60; 3, Ronan 81; 4, Corvallis 85; 5, Polson 122; 6, Libby 172; 7, Stevensville 208; <5: Columbia Falls; dna: Browning.
Team individual finishers
POLSON – 18, Drifter Skillicorn 18:24.28pr; 22, Ryan Dupuis 18:37.55; 30, Noah Roberts 19:12.39; 35, Aiden Gfroerer 19:31.01pr; 12jv, David Bjorge 20:03.86; 38, Kai McDonald 20:07.53; 16jv, Sean Stewart 20:26.68; 42, Aiden Murdock 21:33.22; 19jv, Hayden Clairmont 21:14.23pr Polson; 20jv, Brandt Heninger 21:14.44; dns: Mason Sloan, Kai Clifford, Xavier Pierre, Tommy Williams, Wica Brown.
RONAN – 1, Brant Heiner 16:24.18; 9, Michael Irvine 17:26.72; 13, Zarec Couture 18:08.07; 34, Dillon Omeasoo 19:27.45; 36, Elijah Tonasket 19:40.69; 39, Landon Bishop 20:22.58; 40, Keyan PrettyOnTop 20:35.93; 15jv, Wendall Charlo 20:19.01sr; 21jv, Nicholas Dresen 21:29.26; 23jv, Beau Decker 22:15.99; 24jv, Xavier Nolen 23:06.58sr.
Top 15 individuals
1, Brant Heiner (Ron) 16:24.18; 2, Colter Purcell (Ham) 16:30.88; 3, Colter Kirkland (Ham) 16:49.90; 4, Lane Cole (Ham) 17:01.10; 5, Brinson Wyche (Cor) 17:09.39; 6, Harrison Silverio (Ham) 17:10.52; 7, Jacob Henson (Wf) 17:15.82; 8, James Petersen (CF) 17:26.28; 9, Michael Irvine (Ron) 17:26.72; 10, Deneb Linton (Wf) 17:28.91; 11, Mason Genovese (Wf) 17:34.48; 12, Tanner Nead (Ham) 17:55.45; 13, Zarec Couture (Ron) 18:08.07; 14, Zachary Kunkel (Ham) 18:13.35; 15, Bailey Sjostrom (CF) 18:15.65.
Unabridged results can be viewed online at < athletic.net >, < competitivetiming.com > or other media outlets.
Western B-C runners tune up for postseason finale
At Missoula on Friday, area Class B-C teams competed in an improvised tune-up for the postseason after the Western B Divisional event was cancelled.
The Mission girls placed two among the top 15. Cedar Hunt made the top 5 with a personal-best sub-23, while Madyson Currie turned in a season-best sub-25. Arlee’s Cheyenne Pablo finished among the top 30.
The Mission boys placed a trio among top 10 finishers, led by Thomas Nuila in third place with a sub-18, followed by Andrew Rush and Zoran LaFrombois with sub-19s. Sage Nicolai of Arlee made the top 30 with a season-best sub-21.
Up to seven runners from each team will compete at the State B meet at Rebecca Farms on Friday in conjunction with the State A field.
Charlo runners will compete Saturday with the AA field. Some who had been sidelined under quarantine on account of contact tracing precautions have been cleared to compete in the final event of the season.
2020 Darby Invitational
LindaVista GC, Missoula
Friday, Oct. 16
5k (v), 3k (ms)
Girls
Team scores
1, Eureka/Lincoln County (Eur) 30; 2, Mission St. Ignatius (MSI) 51; 3, Deer Lodge/Powell County (DL) 61; 4, Anaconda (Ana) 88; <5: Arlee; Seeley-Swan (SS), Bigfork (Bf), Loyola-Sacred Heart (LSH)
Team individual finishers
MISSION (St.Ignatius) – 4, Cedar Hunt 22:31.91pr; 12, Madyson Currie 24:24.49sr; 18, Ellanah Flatlip 26:10.72pr; 23, Kooper Page 27:09.20; 24, Emmy Flatlip 27:12.69sr; (ms=3k) 15ms, Korinne Nuila 18:21.59pr.
ARLEE – 28, Cheyenne Pablo 27:28.05; 32, Princess Bolen 28:34.12; 37, Natallyia Martin 32:39.75; 40, Isabell Mills 38:42.02; (ms=3k) 5ms, Lilybelle Buffalo 14:59.75; 7ms, Bailey Smith 15:07.80pr; 13ms, Saisha Northpiegan 18:00.09pr; 19ms, Julie DarcAngelo 23:15.64pr; 20, Kayden Dillard 23:34.67pr.
Top 15 individuals
1, Sariah Maughan (SS) 21:04.53sr; 2, Emily Maughan (SS) 21:32.23; 3, Taylor Lancaster (Eur) 22:17.71; 4, Cedar Hunt (MSI) 22:31.91pr; 5, Tabitha Raymond (Bf) 22:51.06; 6, Grace Stewart (Bf) 23:09.97; 7, Ava Thornsberry (SS) 23:11.05; 8, Cora Pesanti (Ana) 23:12.40; 9, Abby Strader (LSH) 23:13.93; 10, Milynn Lucey (Eur) 23:35.16; 11, Hannah Ayers (SS) 23:47.59; 12, Madyson Currie (MSI) 24:24.49sr; 13, Natalie Spring (DL) 24:54.08; 14, Maya Carvey (Eur) 24:54.78; 15, Hayden Lemer (Eur) 25:32.12.
Boys
Team scores
1, Eureka/Lincoln County (Eur) 28; 2, Mission/St. Ignatius (MSI) 63; 3, Bigfork 74; 4, Darby (Dar) 129; 5, Powell County 133; 6, Anaconda 134; 7, Arlee
145.
Team individual finishers
MISSION (St.Ignatius) – 3, Thomas Nuila 17:43.58; 5, Andrew Rush 18:03.23; 7, Zoran LaFrombois 18:29.63sr; 25, Erich Morigeau 20:46.45pr; 37, Leo Peirce 22:16.88sr; 40, Kody Dillard 22:23.07pr; 41, Isaiah Nasewytewa 22:37.33sr; 42, Landry Leishman 22:38.49pr; (ms=3k) 1ms, Robbie Nuila 11:39.42pr; 5ms, Harlan Leishman 13:51.63; 11ms, Sawyer Pule15:30.42pr; 13ms, Jake Helser 15:54.77pr;
ARLEE – 24, Sage Nicolai 20:45.14sr; 33, R.J. Knoll 21:43.21; 36, Drew Knoll 22:14.58; 48, Deon RedCloud 24:33.24; 52, Tavin LaPahie 25:11.40pr; (ms=3k) 9ms, Trevor VanMaanen 14:46.15pr; 18ms, Moses Curtiss 18:46.02pr.
Top 15 individuals
1, Gavin Bates (Eur) 17:35.12; 2, Chaidh Lochridge (Eur) 17:35.59; 3, Thomas Nuila (MSI) 17:43.58; 4, Aidan Thompson (DL) 17:57.07; 5, Andrew Rush (MSI) 18:03.23; 6, Kyle Durden (Eur) 18:25.87; 7, Zoran LaFrombois 18:29.63sr; 8, Elliot Sanford (Bf) 18:35.71; 9, Henry Cooke (Eur) 18:42.37; 10, Ian Kumle (Eur) 18:44.09; 11, Cullen Duggan (Dar) 18:50.26; 12, William Martin (Dar) 18:55.88; 13, Joshua Butts (Eur) 19:25.92; 14, Jacob Buckingham (Eur) 19:26.02; 15, Colton Ballard (Bf) 19:38.87.
Western A Classic girls remainder of field (16-53)
- 10 Ashtyn Wagner 21:54.37 PR Polson 0">17. 12 Anna Jessop 21:57.40 SR Corvallis 0">18. 11 Jessica Venema 21:57.50 SR Corvallis 0">19. 9 Adison Carlson 22:04.69 PR Polson 0">20. 10 Madison Ward 22:08.55 SR Hamilton 0">21. 9 Ryanne Child 22:08.97 PR Hamilton 0">22. 11 Baylor Duke 22:09.59 Frenchtown 0">23. 10 Karli Owens 22:17.94 Polson 0">24. 9 Maddilyn Huffine 22:33.06 PR Polson 0">25. 9 Raiya McCutcheon 22:34.76 PR Whitefish 0">26. 12 Jordyn Jessop 22:37.06 SR Corvallis 0">27. 11 Alie Simpson 22:42.53 SR Whitefish 0">28. 10 Brogen Youngren 22:44.70 PR Ronan 0">29. 12 Kaona Trahan 23:07.07 SR Ronan 0">30. 10 Maggie Pulsifer 23:12.72 Whitefish 0">31. 10 Sophia Urso 23:14.09 Corvallis 0">32. 9 Isabel Seeley 23:17.49 PR Polson 0">33. 9 Hazel Gawe 23:19.42 Whitefish 0">34. 12 Megan Yockey 23:27.09 Hamilton 0">35. 11 Maylani Horton 23:34.12 SR Whitefish 0">36. 11 Kodi White 23:35.25 PR Frenchtown 0">37. 9 Katelyn Smith 23:42.01 Polson 0">38. 12 Abby Priest 23:54.11 Whitefish 0">39. 10 Aurora Smith 24:20.78 Libby 0">40. 10 Theresa Malachinski 25:23.22 SR Stevensville 0">41. 11 Hannah Hicks 25:41.61 SR Hamilton 0">42. 11 Shelby Sherwood 26:00.50 Frenchtown 0">43. 10 Cadence Moore 26:11.54 Frenchtown 0">44. 11 Chloe Long 26:24.15 Frenchtown 0">45. 9 Annika Benner 26:53.20 PR Libby 0">46. 9 Nichole Koehler 27:39.67 Ronan 0">47. 9 Jossalyn White 28:29.37 Libby 0">48. 9 Kaydence Ashlock 28:58.07 PR Libby 0">49. 9 Hallie Kellicut 29:00.60 PR Butte Central Catholic 0">50. 11 Peyton Haddock 29:16.63 SR Hamilton 0">51. 9 Kristen Jessop 29:23.76 PR Hamilton 0">52. 9 Raevynn Voss 30:08.39 PR Libby 0">53. 9 Katelyn Huff 30:11.49 PR Libby
Western A Classic boys remainder of field (16-52)
Columbia Falls 0">16. 12 TJ Jacobi 18:18.10 Columbia Falls 0">17. 10 Ruedi Steiner 18:20.92 Whitefish 0">18. 10 Drifter Skillicorn 18:24.28 PR Polson 0">19. 11 Carver Tison 18:27.40 Hamilton 0">20. 10 Clay Truth 18:30.33 Corvallis 0">21. 12 Brandon Domsalla 18:36.39 Corvallis 0">22. 11 Ryan Dupuis 18:37.55 Polson 0">23. 9 Landon Brown 18:45.93 Whitefish 0">24. 10 Nate Inglefinger 18:52.72 Whitefish 0">25. 10 Yannis Jessop 18:55.76 Corvallis 0">26. 12 Landen Conner 18:56.84 Corvallis 0">27. 9 Derek Criddle 18:58.23 Corvallis 0">28. 10 Wyatt Ehredt 19:03.85 PR Frenchtown 0">29. 12 Colin Smith 19:04.12 Columbia Falls 0">30. 10 Noah Roberts 19:12.39 Polson 0">31. 12 James Wissenbach 19:14.49 Corvallis 0">32. 9 Greyson Thompson 19:23.47 Libby 0">33. 11 Vance Ward 19:23.51 PR Libby 0">34. 11 Dillon Omeasoo 19:27.45 Ronan 0">35. 9 Aiden Gfroerer 19:31.01 PR Polson 0">36. 10 Elijah Tonasket 19:40.69 Ronan 0">37. 11 Gabe Lund 19:42.51 Whitefish 0">38. 9 Kai McDonald 20:07.53 Polson 0">39. 9 Landon Bishop 20:22.58 Ronan 0">40. 9 Keyan Pretty On Top 20:35.93 Ronan 0">41. 10 Carter Anciaux 20:38.88 Frenchtown 0">42. 9 Aiden Murdock 21:33.22 Polson 0">43. 10 Thomas Roark 21:50.22 SR Libby 0">44. 11 Blake Henderson 22:32.27 Stevensville 0">45. 9 Rowdy Vaughn 22:33.30 Libby 0">46. 10 Jacob Blyton 23:37.01 SR Stevensville 0">47. 10 Cael Schwindt 23:46.46 PR Libby 0">48. 10 Marin Mason 24:08.03 PR Stevensville 0">49. 11 Dylan Janes 25:01.97 Stevensville 0">50. 10 Matt Niemi 25:18.79 Libby 0">51. 12 Michael Zielinski 26:37.37 Stevensville 0">52. 11 Ryne Rogstad 31:55.88 Stevensville
Darby Inv girls 16 thru end finishers
16, Jaina Meador 25:42.28 PR Powell County 0">15. 11 Morgan Gore 25:56.38 Lincoln County 18, Ellanah Flatlip 26:10.72 PR St Ignatius 0">4. 9 Monroe Tornow 26:34.58 PR Lincoln County 0">16. 11 Eden Butler 26:40.46 Powell County 0">5. 9 Sarah Lombardi 26:42.05 PR Powell County 0">6. 9 Arnica Kalwara 26:59.92 PR Lincoln County 23, 10 Kooper Page 27:09.20; 24, Emmy Flatlip 27:12.69 SR St Ignatius 0">8. 12 Morgan Gates 27:21.30 SR Anaconda 0">18. 12 Emaleigh Packer 27:21.41 Powell County 0">19. 12 Sequoia Rhodes 27:27.28 Lincoln County 28, Cheyenne Pablo 27:28.05 Arlee 0">20. 9 Coco Striefler 27:32.78 Lincoln County 0">21. 10 Sammy Shull 27:35.84 Darby 0">10. 10 Annie Badaruddin 27:55.93 Loyola-Sacred Heart 32, Princess Bolen 28:34.12 Arlee 0">12. 10 Nina Duff 29:15.59 SR Anaconda 0">13. 10 Nickia Harris 30:14.63 Powell County 0">14. 11 Christy Wilson 30:40.82 Lincoln County 0">15. 11 Mickayla Meador 31:14.39 PR Powell County 37, Natallyia Martin 32:39.75 Arlee 0">17. 10 Rylee Gilkey 32:54.28 PR Anaconda 0">18. 11 Lelynn Woolbright 34:53.97 PR Anaconda 40, Isabell Mills 38:42.02 Arlee
Darby Inv boys 16 thru end finishers
Bigfork 0">16. 10 Sam Hall 19:57.16 PR Lincoln County 0">1. 11 Joey Chase 20:07.14 PR Lincoln County 0">17. 10 Zeke Boos 20:09.06 Loyola-Sacred Heart 0">18. 12 Shelton Woll 20:16.80 PR Bigfork 0">2. 9 Parker Bates 20:26.06 PR Lincoln County 0">19. 11 Colton Wroble 20:26.18 Bigfork 0">20. 12 Kawika Ilac 20:31.80 Hot Springs 0">3. 10 Elijah Albert 20:38.70 PR Bigfork 0">4. 12 Sage Nicolai 20:45.14 SR Arlee 0">5. 10 Erich Morigeau 20:46.45 PR St Ignatius 0">6. 10 Francisco (Pancho) Ibanez 20:54.90 Lincoln County 0">7. 10 George Shea 20:57.46 PR Lincoln County 0">8. 11 Mike Brown 21:15.98 Powell County 0">9. 10 Clayton Surber 21:20.80 Loyola-Sacred Heart 0">10. 10 Benjamin Cooke 21:20.95 PR Lincoln County 0">11. 11 Liamm Villasenor 21:25.10 PR Anaconda 0">21. 11 Anthony Fossen 21:42.04 Darby 0">12. 11 R.J. Knoll 21:43.21 Arlee 0">13. 12 Troy Mitchell 21:44.87 SR Anaconda 0">14. 10 James Lovett 22:04.20 PR Anaconda 0">15. 9 Drew Knoll 22:14.58 Arlee 0">16. 10 Leo Peirce 22:16.88 SR St Ignatius 0">17. 12 Corbin Likeric 22:20.58 Loyola-Sacred Heart 0">18. 9 Tytan Cook 22:21.83 PR Anaconda 0">19. 11 Kody Dillard 22:23.07 PR St Ignatius 0">1. 12 Isaiah Nasewytewa 22:37.33 SR St Ignatius 0">20. 11 Landry Leishman 22:38.49 PR St Ignatius 0">21. 12 Ryder Hofland 22:39.49 Anaconda 0">22. 10 Raine Lofing 22:50.07 SR Anaconda 0">23. 9 Thomas Martinez 23:00.41 Powell County 0">24. 12 Wyatt Smith 23:08.62 PR Powell County 0">25. 11 Andrew Warner 23:38.89 PR Anaconda 0">2. 11 Deon Redcloud 24:33.24 Arlee 0">26. 9 Connor Chadwick 24:35.50 Seeley-Swan 0">27. 9 Wade Dahood 24:37.89 PR Anaconda 0">28. 10 Emmett Theard 24:46.50 PR Anaconda 0">3. 9 Tavin Lapahie 25:11.40 PR Arlee 0">29. 9 Hayden Jones 25:38.16 Powell County 0">4. 10 Eli Hathaway 25:50.52 PR Powell County 0">5. 10 Atticus Atkins 29:09.22 PR Darby 0">6. 11 Dillon MacIlwraith 29:59.97 SR Darby
