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Girls Fall Just Short of Hardware with Fourth-Place Finish
The Scottie cross country team competed at the State All-Class meet held in Missoula on Oct. 20. Carl Zabrocki (front) and Colton Pewitt (rear) power up a daunting hill.
Alaina Sallee looks to overtake a competitor near the finish line of the class B girls race during the State All-Class meet in Missoula on Oct. 20.
The Scottie cross country team joined hundreds of competitors at the state meet in Missoula on Oct. 20. Runners from all classes converged on the University of Montana Golf Course on what turned out to be a beautiful fall day.
For class B, the girls were scheduled to run first. With 145 runners, the competition was heavy. The Scottie girls held their own with Iris McKean leading the way in 18th place overall. Emily Kolstad and Lauren Padden crossed the finish line 27th and 30th, followed by Brooke Westby in 39th and Ali Cunningham in 43rd. Alaina Sallee and Katie Kaiser rounded out the Scottie girls in 55th and 65th places.
As a team, the girls placed fourth overall, with the perennial powerhouse Manhattan winning gold, followed by Colstrip and Townsend.
The Scottie boys had their eye on the top podium spot going into their race, but they fell just six points short of their goal. The Manhattan boys outran the Scotties and finished with 80 points overall. Finishing in third place behind Glasgow was Eureka with 101 points. For the Scotties, Wilson Overby claimed the top spot and earned All-State recognition, finishing fourth overall out of 180 total runners for class B. Ike Braaten and Ellis McKean finished sixth and 13th overall, becoming the second and third Glasgow runners to achieve All-State status for the day. Merlin McKean finished 21st, just shy of All-State placement. Colton Pewitt, Carl Zabrocki and Colin Jamba finished 42nd, 56th and 70th for the Scottie boys.
State XC Results
Boys team scores: Manhattan 80, Glasgow 86, Lincoln County (Eureka) 101, Broadwater (Townsend) 118, St. Labre 136, Huntley Project 142, Red Lodge 260, Powell County (Deer Lodge) 296, Anaconda 309, Wolf Point 352, Shepherd 367, Poplar 435, Three Forks 455, Bigfork 472, Joliet 476, Lodge Grass 479, Harlem 483, Thompson Falls 526, Sweet Grass County (Big Timber) 528, Jefferson (Boulder) 532, Missoula Loyola-Sacred Heart 542, Cut Bank 549, Colstrip 555, Whitehall 618, Columbus 633, Lame Deer 748, Shelby 781.
No score: Rocky Boy, Roundup, St. Ignatius and Fairfield.
Boys individual scores:
Wilson Overby, 4th, 16:53.19
Ike Braaten, 6th, 17:39.80
Ellis McKean, 13th, 17:46.96
Merlin McKean, 21st, 18:08.49
Colton Pewitt, 42nd, 18:47.78
Carl Zabrocki, 56th, 19:09.98
Colin Jamba, 70th, 19:28.85
Girls team scores: Manhattan 74, Colstrip 98, Broadwater (Townsend) 130, Glasgow 157, Red Lodge 169, Bigfork 207, Lincoln County (Eureka) 229, Three Forks 250, Huntley Project 288, St. Labre 290, Lodge Grass 333, Shepherd 382, Anaconda 423, Thompson Falls 425, Cut Bank 442, Poplar 450, Malta 486, Joliet 547.
No score: Columbus, Harlem, Jefferson (Boulder), Missoula Loyola-Sacred Heart, Powell County (Deer Lodge), Rocky Boy, Roundup, Shelby, Whitehall, Wolf Point and Fairfield.
Girls individual scores:
Iris McKean, 18th, 21:21.22
Emily Kolstad, 27th, 21:50.97
Lauren Padden, 30th, 22:12.08
Brooke Westby, 39th, 22:35.70
Ali Cunningham, 43rd, 22:42.63
Alaina Sallee, 55th, 23:17.15
Katie Kaiser, 65th, 23:46.76
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