Harlem, Rocky Boy runners shine at state

The 2014 high school cross country season came to an end Saturday afternoon. And for a select few local prep runners, it was a great ending.

At the Class B and C state meet, which was held at the Bill Roberts Golf Course in Helena Saturday, the Harlem boys earned a solid eighth-place finish with 287 points. Rocky Boy finished in 14th place with a score of 450. Red Lodge captured the state championship with 74 points. Manhattan was second and Townsend was third.

Individually, Harlem had three runners finish in the Top 30, led by Tristen Gone, who finished a stellar 14th with a time of 17:13.00. Lance Strike and Keahna Little were also outstanding for the Wildcats. Strike placed 22nd with a time of 17:33.49, while Little came in 27th with a time of 17:44.43.

Rocky Boy was without its top runner, Tristen Belgarde, but the Stars still had a strong showing. Isiah Murie led the way for the Stars with a 40th-place finish in 19:29.40. Trey Belgarde also finished 96th for the Stars.

In the girls meet, Rocky Boy placed 14th as a team, while the Wildcats didn’t have enough runners for a team score. Rocky Boy’s top individual finish came from Sean Henry, who placed 47th with a time of 22:39.63. Harlem’s Valene Talks Different placed 42nd with a time of 22:16.28.

Manhattan won the girls meet with 91 points, while Red Lodge was second and Bigfork was third.

In the Class C races Saturday, Hays-Lodge Pole had a good showing on both sides. The HLP boys finished in 15th place with overall, while Tough Snow ran a 18:37.27 to finish 22nd overall. Frank Runs Above also finished 63rd, while Jeremy Tincher finished 81st. On the girls side, Dianna Snow was HLP’s lone runner. She finished in 49th place with a time of 24:28.36.

Culbertson captured the Class C boys state championship, while Ennis was second and Plenty Coups third. West Yellowstone won the Class C girls title, while Winnett finished second and Twin Bridges third.

Class B Boys Team Results

1, Red Lodge, 74; 2, Manhattan, 86; 3, Townsend, 133; 4, Thompson Falls, 192; 5, Colstrip, 237; 6, Lincoln County, 248; 7, Shelby, 250; 8, Harlem, 287; 9, Glasgow, 289; 10, Ronan, 301; 11, St. Labre, 301; 12, Loyola Sacred Heart, 307; 13, Joliet, 369; 14, Bigfork, 408; 15, Lodge Grass, 428.

Class B Boys Individual

1, Logan Morley, Bigfork, 15:29.18; 2, Tyus Mendoza, Colstrip, 15:59.92; 3, Logan Beck, Red Lodge, 16:32.01; 4, Paul Bielawski, Shelby, 16:35.21; 5, A.J. Eckmann, Jefferson, 16:41.41; 6, Kryn Dykema, Red Lodge, 16:41.44; 7, Russell Kujala, Plains, 16:49.69; 8, David Sachman, Manhattan, 16:60.65; 9, Liam Gildehaus, Red Lodge, 16:54.69; 10, Tanner Laws, Thompson Falls, 17:00.06; 11, Hunter Flynn, Whitehall, 17:00.66; 12, Vance Thuesen, Red Lodge, 17:00.69; 13, Tommy Frost, Townsend, 17:12.39; 14, Tristen Gone, Harlem, 17:13.00; 15, Antonio Krogstad, Manhattan, 17:15.21; 16, Luke Henke, Shelby, 17:16.31; 17, Triston Real Bird, Lodge Grass, 17:26.05; 18, Matthew Wurnig, Huntley Project, 17:26.11; 19, Leonard McComas, Manhattan, 17:27.05; 20, Riley Lynn, Townsend, 17:28.26; 21, Colter Smith, Manhattan, 17:29.62; 22, Lance Strike, Harlem, 17:33.49; 23, Colter Barney, Manhattan, 17:34.05; 24, Jackson Duffey, Ronan, 17:40.02; 25, Xavier Broderick, Thompson Falls, 17:40.72; 26, Tanner Saltzman, Townsend, 17:43.41; 27, Keahna Little, Harlem, 17:44.43; 28, Jamie Good, Lincoln County, 17:46.43; 29, Sam Reilly, Loyola Sacred Heart, 17:47.10; 30, Walker Allen, Glasgow, 17:49.26.

Harlem – Tristen Gone, 14th, 17:13; Lance Strike, 22nd, 17:33.49; Keahna Little, 27th, 17:44.43; Eron Snow, 103rd, 19:45.98; Caleb Grant, 20:26.47.

Rocky Boy – Isiah Murie, 93rd, 19:29.40; Trey Belgarde, 96th, 19:32.82; Chase Corcoran, 102nd, 19:44.02; David Russette, 155th, 22:12.17; Kordell Small, 157th, 22:31.79; Shadow Laforge, 162nd, 23:32.96.

Class B Girls Team Results

1, Manhattan, 91; 2, Red Lodge, 131; 3, Bigfork, 134; 4, Glasgow, 182; 5, Roundup, 214; 6, Colstrip, 271; 7, Lincoln County, 272; 8, Plains, 296; 9, Malta, 299; 10, St. Labre, 301; 11, Loyola Sacred Heart, 318; 12, Ronan, 364; 13, Huntley Project, 411; 14, Rocky Boy, 450; 15, Cut Bank, 485.

Class B Girls Individual

1, Makena Morley, Bigfork, 16:33.20 (All-Class record); 2, Bryn Morley, Bigfork, 16:59.28; 3, Tamia Two Moons, Lame Deer, 18:59.04; 4, Kimberly Earhart, Plains, 19:10.68; 5, Alexandra Bartmess, Lincoln County, 19:11.03; 6, Grace Wyse, Townsend, 19:27.81; 7, Baylee Green, Roundup, 19:50.61; 8, Josie Braaten, Glasgow, 19:52.09; 9, Addie Poore, Red Lodge, 19:55.41; 10, Sierra Summers, Wolf Point, 20:04.44; 11, Anna Losasso, Manhattan, 20:05.00; 12, Hannah Madsen, Manhattan, 20:13.31; 13, Amanda Wolff, Glasgow, 20:24.37; 14, Sophia Stiles, Malta, 20:30.61; 15, Kim Parsell, Shelby, 20:30.75; 16, Grace McDonnell, Townsend, 20:32.17; 17, Jordan Wyse, Manhattan, 20:44.82; 18, Tyann Totten, Lincoln County, 20:49.52; 19, Melissa Loveridge, Colstrip, 20:55.32; 20, Makayla Schneider, Loyola Sacred Heart, 21:00.89; 21, Emma Clinton, Red Lodge, 21:03.14; 22, Xiaoxiao Strong, Bigfork, 21:12.20; 23, Trinity Ridesthebear, St. Labre, 21:15.20; 24, Kylie Richardson, Manhattan, 21:17.06; 25, Kateri Rush, Wolf Point, 21:21.39; 26, Kena McMakin, St. Labre, 21:31.09; 27, Elle Olsztyn, Manhattan, 21:36.09; 28, Kensey Keil, Plentywood, 21:37.19; 29, Rachel Nelson, Roundup, 21:39.13; 30, Emily Reimche, Huntley Project, 21:43.62.

Rocky Boy – Sean Henry, 47th, 22:39.63; Kiona Cantrell, 76th, 23:30.71; Minnie The Boy, 105th, 24:56.80; Jude The Boy, 108th, 25:24.10; Jurnee Laforge, 114th, 25:52.17; Rosie Parker, 118th, 25:56.30; Rheannon Plain Bull, 138th, 30:50.28.

Harlem – Valene Talks Different, 42nd, 22:16.28; Kailee Horn, 77th, 23:30.77.

Class C Boys Team Results

1, Culbertson, 36; 2, Ennis, 41; 3, Plenty Coups, 59; 4, Darby, 64; 5, Manhattan Christian, 74; 6, Twin Bridges, 83; 7, Winnett, 95; 8, Belt, 97; 9, Sunburst, 113; 10, Harrison, 124; 11, Charlo, 134; 12, Brockton, 146; 13, Roberts, 147; 14, Willow Creek, 159; 15, Hays-Lodge Pole, 166.

Class C Boys Individual

1, Tristen Guillot, Twin Bridges, 16:45.55; 2, Lane Sitz, Ennis, 17:01.09; 3, Evan Duggan, Darby, 17:04.02; 4, Jacob Iverson, Winnett, 17:08.21; 5, Michael Azure, Culbertson, 17:17.85; 6, Race Owens, Ennis, 17:19.35; 7, Dan Lavy, Bridger, 17:23.29; 8, Dalton Delaney, Charlo, 17:35.83; 9, Tim Wright, Richey, 17:40.86; 10, Kobe Guitierrez, Plenty Coups, 17:46.25; 11, Wyatt Wilkinson, Gardiner, 17:48.50; 12, Jarrett Warren, Dodson-Whitewater, 17:49.17; 13, Chance Morgan, Sunburst, 17:49.73; 14, Tristan Sun Rhoades, Culbertson, 17:52.32; 15, Kevin Bingham, Hobson, 17:55.55; 16, Garrett McCormack, Darby, 18:05.53; 17, Beau Hyatt, Culbertson, 18:08.89; 18, Skylar Plainfeather, Plenty Coups, 18:20.16; 19, Daniel Buchignani, Manhattan Christian, 18:27.65; 20, Luke Westbrook, Hobson, 18:30.10; 21, Derrick DeFrance, Harrison, 18:33.13; 22, Tough Snow, Hayes-Lodgepole, 18:37.27; 23, Keagan Stroop, Belt, 18:37.58; 24, Rick Hibbs, Roberts, 18:46.00; 25, Joshua Grace, Seeley Swan, 18:46.94; 26, Daly Nesbit, Willow Creek, 18:50.27; 27, Jasper Koski, Manhattan Christian, 18:50.99; 28, Ryan Busch, Manhattan Christian, 18:54.49; 29, Ben Corrigan, Twin Bridges, 19:02.99; 30, Dylan Leep, Manhattan Christian, 19:08.05.

Class C Girls Team Results

1, West Yellowstone, 38; 2, Winnett, 39; 3, Twin bridges, 39; 4, Cascade, 53; 5, Manhattan Christian, 54; 6, Belt, 67; 7, Darby, 102; 8, Circle, 108; 9, Granite, 115; 10, Seeley Swan, 122; 11, Richey, 127; 12, Arlee, 131; 13, Great Falls Central, 143; 14, Sunburst, 145; 15, Ryegate, 206.

Class C Girls Individual

1, Bailee Parker, West Yellowstone, 18:16.68; 2, Breelle Wacker, Winnett, 18:56.79; 3, Lily Lang, Darby, 19:19.88; 4, Christina Eicke, Hobson, 19:26.72; 5, Nikki Aiken, Manhattan Christian, 19:39.88; 6, Jessica George, Twin Bridges, 20:23.22; 7, Calies Ludvigson, Cascade, 20:34.68; 8, Kita Weingart, Winnett, 20:41.04; 9, Mackenzie Lencioni, Belt, 20:42.18; 10, Emma Adams, Manhattan Christian, 20:44.29; 11, Savannah Stewart, Twin Bridges, 20:54.84; 12, Marie Wallbillig, Granite, 20:55.39; 13, Jewlz Collins, West, Yellowstone, 21:10.15; 14, Kacey Cummings, Cascade, 21:11.48; 15, Ellie Smith, Richey, 21:12.22; 16, Hannah Calo, Ennis, 21:35.93; 17, Maya Deikmann, Darby, 21:50.95; 18, Alleen Russell, Brockton, 22:03.37; 19, Becca Witesell, Arlee, 22:03.94; 20, Andrea Morren, Great Falls Central, 22:04.80; 21, Lauren Winder, Belt, 22:14.25; 22, Julia Cox, Twin Bridges, 22:17.15; 23, Taya DeFrance, Harrison, 22:18.90; 24, Emily Everest, West Yellowstone, 22:20.18; 25, Abby Belus, Circle, 22:21.73; 26, Annie Jehle, West Yellowstone, 22:32.58; 27, Cera Strumpfer, Seeley Swan, 22:37.14; 28, Maggie Althaus, Granite, 22:43.11; 29, Shelby Atchison, Winnett, 22:46.00; 30, Didi Kaya, Winnett, 22:51.51.