Havre High harriers impress in Missoula

This weekend the Havre High boys and girls cross country teams experienced the toughest field of competition they may ever face while a prep cross country participant.

Saturday the Central A Blue Ponies were one of 66 total teams in competition at the Mountain West Meet in Missoula. Teams came from all over Montana, Washington and Idaho for the event and brought some top-notch talent as well.

While in Missoula, the HHS girls were the No. 14 team overall with a final team score of 749. And the HHS boys finished as the No. 26 team overall with a final team score of 438. The Blue Pony girls were also the second team in the Class A this weekend, behind only Corvallis with 266. The Pony boys were the eighth team in the Central A this weekend.

"I thought we did pretty awesome this weekend," Havre High head coach Kyle Fisher said. "Our girls finishing 14th was awesome for us, and it was good that we finally got to see the teams out of the Western A. It was just a good weekend for our kids overall."

Jess Wiken led the girls with a time of 20:11, while Trisha Kinsella followed with a time of 20:31. Katie Christenson was amongst the leaders again with a time of 20:40, while Ashlynn Van Voast recorded a time of 21:11 as the Ponies' No. 4 finisher. Larissa Price also finished in 21:19, while Chanel Standing Rock finished with a time of 21:39, Kiana Robertson finished with a time of 23:03 and Mikell Kinsella finished with a time of 23:23.

The girls' pack time was also much improved this weekend, as the Ponies top runners finished within 1:08 of eachother.

On the boys side, the Ponies were led by Marc Klimas, Garrett Aguillard and Dolan Tuss who all took solid chunks off of their previous bests. Klimas and Aguillard brok into the 16-minute marks with times of 16:46 and 16:52. Tuss finished in a time of 17:38.

Derek Vandessel also helped lead the Ponies with a time of 18:05, while Desmond Fialkosky finished with a time of 18:26 and Dillon Seely finished with a time of 19:40. Dylan Stuart also finished with a time of 19:53 and Marvin Spotted bird finished in a time of 20:03.

Overall it was a great weekend for the Ponies. They ran on one of the toughest courses they will see this season, as well as against the toughest talent they will see. And to top it all off, this was the course the Ponies will see at state and all of the Ponies achieved personal bests.

"When your kids are PR'ing, that is all you can ask of them," Fisher said.

The Blue Pony cross country team will be back in action on Saturday when they host the annual Havre Invitational on the campus of Montana State University-Northern.

Mountain West Classic

at UM Golf Course

BOYS

Team scores

Mount Spokane 100, University High 138, Bozeman 144, Lewis & Clark 159, Mead 191, Helena High 207, Missoula Hellgate 211, Deer Park 271, Billings West 293, Corvallis 401, Missoula Sentinel 416, Billings Skyview 428, Livingston 458, East Valley 460, Kalispell Flathead 484, Billings Senior 492, Hamilton 512, Gonzaga Prep 522, Missoula Big Sky 528, Browning 586, Belgrade 605, Kalispell Glacier 612, Polson 705, Helena Capital 713, Columbia Falls 726, Havre 749, Lewistown 751, Whitefish 762, Manhattan 770, Laurel 800, Loyola Sacred Heart 827, Butte 837, Great Falls CMR 859, Dillon 940, Frenchtown 964, Hardin 1078, Billings Central 1086, Dodson 1119, Plains 1123, Big Timber 1123, Ronan 1140, Great Falls High 1150, Thompson Falls 1175, Libby 1185, Wolf Point 1256, Cut Bank 1267, Twin Bridges 1279, Whitehall 1487, Manhattan Christian 1518, Jefferson 1556.

Top 30 individuals

1, Andrew Gardner, Mead, 14:38.4; 2, Troy Fraley, Gla, 15:01.5; 3, Adam Peterman, Hgt, 15:03.1; 4, Summer Goodwin, LC, 15:07.0; 5, Derrick Williams, CF, 15:15.6; 6, Hunter Johnson, MtS, 15:15.7; 7, Jakob Woodland, Boz, 15:18.5; 8, Matt Barker, Hel, 15:22.7; 9, Jake Hombel, UHi, 15:24.7; 10, Daniel Schofield, Mead, 15:25.5; 11, Joel Estelle, LC, 15:26.0; 12, Daniel Amann, DP, 15:28.0; 13, Dayde Collins, DP, 15:30.5; 14, Kees Von Michalofski, MtS, 15:32.3; 15, John Dressel, MtS, 15:34.7. 16, Matthew Fry, UHi, 15:37.7; 17, Carter Montgomery, Pla, 15:44.4; 18, Cody Edwards, EV, 15:47.5; 19, Drew Gottman, Hgt, 15:51.6; 20, Colby Henderson, Cor, 15:53.0; 21, Chase Stoker, Cor, 15:53.9; 22, Monte Cole, Liv, 15:54.3; 23, Kit Mayer, LSH, 15:55.3; 24, Davis Mathieu, LC, 15:55.3; 25, Emerson Connelly, Brwn, 15:56.2; 26, Jacob Vandenberg, MtS, 15:56.7; 27, Matt Brown, BS, 15:57.5; 28, Doug Raymer, Dar, 15:59.8; 29, Hunter Guthrie, Sent, 16:00.2; 30, Preston Franck, Boz, 16:00.3.

GIRLS

Team scores

Bozeman 68, Missoula Hellgate 105, Billings West 238, Gonzaga Prep 242, Missoula Big Sky 259, Corvallis 266, University High 273, Helena High 281, Billings Senior 290, Mead 314, Missoula Sentinel 333, East Valley 378, Mount Spokane 421, Havre 438, Billings Skyview 473, Kalispell Flathead 475, Lewistown 498, Columbia Falls 530, Butte 542, Billings Central 559, Hamilton 611, Great Falls CMR 622, Deer Park 640, Whitefish 648, Kalispell Glacier 667, Browning 671, Hardin 676, Polson 695, Dillon 715, Belgrade 740, Helena Capital 749, Livingston 772, Loyola Sacred Heart 774, Great Falls High 789, St. Ignatius 829, Townsend 891, Ronan 937, Jefferson 1,126.

Top 30 individuals

1, Makena Morley, Bf, 17:10.4; 2, Dani Aragon, Sen, 17:43.9; 3, Paige Gilchrist, Hgt, 17:45.1; 4, Leah Esposito, Hel, 17:50.1; 5, Caroline Hardin, Boz, 17:51.9; 6, Chiara Warner, Twn, 18:17.5; 7, Hailey Jacobson, Hgt, 18:20.8; 8, Andie Creel, Boz, 18:22.8; 9, Sadi Henderson, Cor, 18:27.9; 10, Keisha Stensby, West, 18:29.7; 11, Michelle Cline, Boz, 18:37.4; 12, Megan Denzin, EV, 18:40.0; 13, Claudia Hewston, Pol, 18:41.1; 14, Molly Cole, MtS, 18:54.3; 15, Selene Johnson, BT, 18:56.3. 16, Breanna Jaynes, Sent, 18:57.0; 17, Danielle Maldonado, Mead, 18:57.2; 18, Paige Bouma, Fla, 18:58.9; 19, Alexa Horrell, BiC, 19:00.7; 20, Josey Smiedala, Hel, 19:04.4; 21, Cyra Carlson, Gon, 19:08.2; 22, Cambria Hassell, CMR, 19:09.7; 23, Sabrina Sterbis, BS, 19:10.7; 24, Olivia Wood, Ana, 19:11.0; 25, Taylor Cherry, Gon, 19:13.2; 26, Katie Stephens, Boz, 19:13.8; 27, Brigid Bradshaw, Boz, 19:15.3; 28, Scarlet Kaplan, Hgt, 19:19.0; 29, Alyssa Harmon, EV, 19:25.0; 30, Bridgett Creel, Boz, 19:25.3.

Havre Individual Finishers

Girls

Jess Wiken 20:11

Trisha Kinsella 20:31

Katie Christenson 20:40

Ashlyn Van Voast 21:11

Lariss Price 21:19

Chanel Standing Rock 21:39

Kiana Robertson 23:03

Mikell Kinsella 23:23

Boys

Marc Klimas 16:46

Garrett Aguillard 16:52

Dolan Tuss 17:38

Derek Vandessel 18:05

Desmond Fialkosky 18:26

Dillon Seely 19:40

Dylan Stuart 19:53

Marvin Spotted Bird 20:03