Boys XC tops at T. Falls Invite
Whitefish’s boys cross country squad
continued their dominate season with a team-win Sept. 29 at the
Thompson Falls Invite. The Bulldogs were led by Jace Kalbfleisch
(16:55) and Fischer Gangemi (16:58) who finished in fifth and
seventh place, respectively.
Keaton Grove (17:45), Elias Taylor
(17:47) and Thomas Henson (17:57) rounded out the top-five for
Whitefish.
“Jace and Fischer ran really well
today,”Whitefish coach Bill Brist said. “Keaton, Elias and Thomas
did a great job, as well. It was great to see our top five runners
under the 18-minute mark. This was the first time that we’ve been
able to achieve that level this season. I’m really looking forward
to seeing even better things from all of our runners during the
final three meets ahead of us.”
The Lady Bulldogs finished in second
place, five points back of Columbia Falls.
Rebecca Holdhusen (20:55) led the team
with a fourth place finish. Nicole Brist (20:57) took fifth
overall.
Maya Gordon (21:02), Emma Marchetti
(21:17) and Peyton Tvete (22:27) rounded out the top-five.
“Our top four runners, Rebecca, Nicole,
Maya and Emma, are running really well right now,” Brist said.
“We’re still looking at our number five spot to give us a real shot
at competing with the top teams by the end of the season. We have a
good group of young runners making a move to close the gap.
“Peyton Twete did a great job stepping
into our number five spot at this competition. I was really happy
with everyone on the team and their performances. They continue to
improve as the season progresses, and that is what we are looking
to happen.”
Whitefish hosts their annual meet this
Saturday at the high school with the first race starting at 11
a.m.
“It will be an eight-team field, so
we’ll have our work cut out for us, but I think that both teams
will take advantage of running in front of the home crowd,” Brist
said. “It will be a great finish to our regular season.”