by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor
The Mountain West Classic in Missoula on Saturday, September 20 was one of the biggest Cross Country races in Montana this season. 3084 Varsity, JV, and middle school runners from 79 Montana, Idaho and Washington schools crossed the finish line in this year’s event.
In the varsity boys race there were 590 individual runners. Miles Halvorsen of Bozeman won with a time of 15:17.20.
Taylor Doleac of Hamilton was the Bitterroot’s highest boys finisher in 35th place with a time of 16:36.56. Benjamin Beare of Hamilton took 40th (16:36.51). Ben Martin of Darby took 60th (16:51.63), and Braden Anderson of Corvallis took 95th (17:15.07). Seba Schroeder of Florence took 106th (17:20.44). Benjamin White of Stevensville took 142nd (17:36.45).
In the varsity girls race there were 486 runners. Addison Kegel of Billings Central won with a time of 17:33.03.
Hamilton’s Aleigha Child was the Bitterroot’s highest girls finisher in 45th place with a time of 20:12.88. Hamilton’s Reecelyn Walthall took 79th (20:51.65). Corvallis’s Cheyenne Herbert took 143rd (21:39.97). Corvallis’s Jillian Huls took 155th (21:52.72). Darby’s Brooklyn Rogers took 217th (22:35.11).
In the boys team standings, Corvallis finished 28th, Hamilton finished 29th, and Stevensville took 62nd. In the girls team standings, Hamilton took 39th and Corvallis took 43rd.