Scottie XC Owns The Week

All they do is win – this past week the Scottie cross country teams have brought home four first place finishes. Glasgow took the top team spots at the 53rd Annual Frazer Invite Oct. 4 and followed that with two team wins in Malta Oct. 8. Reed Larsen and Tanae Baker took the top spots in the boys and girls races, respectively, at both meets.

The Glasgow boys won in Frazer with 17 points, outpacing Scobey's 46 points. The girls put up 25 points, in front of Scobey, 53; Circle, 72; Fairiew, 106, and Brockton, 113.

The Scottie boys placed four runners in the top ten at Frazer: Reed Larsen, first; Kyler Holinde, second; Lane Thompson, third, and Eli Feezell eighth. Larsen ran the course in 16:47.86 while Holinde finished in 18:25.79. Thompson ran an 18:43.44 and Feezell came in with a time of 19:43.77.

Ted See ran a 20:17.11 for 11th place. Kyler Whitman placed 14th with a time of 20:49.19. Adam Mickelson finished in 16th after running a 21:17.70 race. Owen Thompson took 28th place at 22:37.25 while Malin Beck placed 29th at 22:43.89.

James Seekins ran a 22:47.25 for 30th place. Dylan Hlad took 38th place with his 24:31.52 time and Caith "Vick" Overbey ran a 25:07.95 for 40th place.

The girls were led by Baker, who ran a 19:37.06 race for her first place finish. Emily See took second with a time of 20:09.32. Kimber Dulaney also placed in the top ten at the Frazer Invitational. She took seventh place with a time of 22:52.02. Riley Evenson Glasoe ran a 24:48.49 for 13th place.

Freshman Caylen Jankowski took 15th place with a time of 25:03.29. "I'm liking HS cross country a lot! It is a big change from middle school but I am loving it. I think the biggest challenge has been the distance difference, it's a big change from running a mile or two in practice then coming to high school and running 3-5 miles a day, and running over 3 miles in a race," she said. "I am really proud of how much I have improved from the beginning of the season. I am also really proud of myself that I lettered for state as a freshman and I think that is a huge accomplishment for myself."

Haylly Turner ran a 25:18.84 for 16th place. Kheyerah Bilger completed the course in 26:15.02 for 22nd place and Mary Dykema ran a 26:41.83 for 24th place. Josie Kemp took 29th place with a 27:36.06 race time and Eve Stone finished in 36:55.10 for 53rd place.

In Malta Saturday the boys won with 15 points while the girls claimed the top slot with 22 points. The Scottie boys placed ahead of Fort Benton, 61 points, and Harlem, 63. The girls left Shelby, 54; Chinook, 65; Frazer, 102, and Malta, 114.

Glasgow's boys took eight of the top ten spots. Larsen ran a 17:07.21 for his first place finish and Holinde again took second with a time of 18:11.03. L. Thompson took fourth at 18:59.72. KJ Ingram ran a 10:39.19 for fifth followed by T. See in sixth with a time of 19:46.32.

Whitman set a personal record at 20:23.83 for eighth place and Feezell took ninth at 20:36.01. Adam Mickelson ran a 20:50.33 for 10th place.

"XC is going good, it felt good getting those top ten finishes," said Feezell. "I think my main goal is just to have fun and PR."

Jordan Cook came in 18th place with his 21:53.55 race and Seekins took 22nd at 22:45.59. O. Thompson ran a 23:06.00 for 25th place while Beck behind him in 26th at 23:22.81. Overbey set a personal record at 24:24.58 and took 29th place. Hlad finished in 31st with a time of 24:37.53.

The Scottie girls claimed five of the top ten slots in Malta. Baker led the girls with a time of 19:15.67. E. See took third at 20:14.32. Dulaney ran a 23:16.14 for seventh place, followed by Evenson-Glasoe in eighth with a time of 23:27.30. Jankowski set a personal record of 23:43.83 for 10th place. She said, "One of my goals is to keep improving on my time and keep working harder on getting ready for state!"

Bilger ran a 24:26.97 and placed 14th with teammate Turner coming in 15th at 24:54.00. Kemp ran a 26:19.92 for 20th place. Dykema took 22nd at 26:30.52 and Stone ran a 38:29.55.

Glasgow will conclude their regular season Friday, Oct. 14, at the Harlem Invitational. The boys race is first at 10 a.m. followed by the girls race at 10:45 a.m. Cross Country Senior Night recognition will be held Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Scottie volleyball game between the JV and Varsity matches.