Lady Dog runners grab first in T-Falls
Daniel McKay | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 years, 4 months AGO
Bulldogs Jade Greenberg, Ella Greenberg, Jessica Henson, Josephine Vardell lead a pack of cross country runners Thursday at the Thompson Falls Invite. (Matt Weller photo)
Bulldog Miles Vrentas finished in eighth place during the Thompson Falls Invite Thursday. (Matt Weller photo)
Bulldogs Jade Greenberg and Ella Greenberg make a turn Thursday during the Thompson Falls Invite cross country race. (Matt Weller photo)
Bulldog Alie Simpson runs Thursday in the Thompson Falls Invite cross country race. (Matt Weller photo)
Bulldog Jacob Bailey finished the Thompson Falls Invite cross country race Thursday with a time of 18:54.63. (Matt Weller photo)
Bulldog Jeiven Pemberton finished the Thompson Falls Invite cross country race Thursday with a time of 20:39.63. (Matt Weller photo)
The Lady Dogs cross country team took another first-place finish at the Thompson Falls Invitational last week.
Whitefish grabbed the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place spots in individual placing, with Jessica Henson (20:35.1), Ella Greenberg (20:44.2), Jade Greenberg (20:51.3) and Josephine Vardell (20:53.8) all finishing within 20 seconds of each other.
Alie Simpson (22:07.8) also finished at 14th.
On the boys side, Miles Vrentas led the way with an eighth place time (17:39.1).
Bridger Gaertner (18.03.9) and Colter Gaertner (18.38.8) were the next top Dogs, finishing at 18th and 22nd, respectively. As a team, the boys finished sixth behind Frenchtown, Columbia Falls, Eureka, Ronan and Polson.
Whitefish on Tuesday hosted its own Whitefish Invite after presstime.
On Saturday they’ll travel to Missoula for the Mountain West Invite, which starts at 9:30 a.m.
Thompson Falls Invitational
Boys
Team Totals
1. Frenchtown 56; 2. Columbia Falls 63; 3. Eureka 87; 4. Ronan 103; 5. Polson 105; 6. Whitefish 106; 7. Deer Lodge 168; 8. Thompson Falls 235; 9. Arlee 267.
Top 25 Individuals for Whitefish
8. Miles Vrentas 17:39.1
18. Bridger Gaertner 18:03.9
22. Colter Gaertner 18:38.8
Girls
Team Totals
1. Whitefish 34; 2. Columbia Falls 78; 3. Frenchtown 79; 4. Polson 90; 5. Eureka 117; 6. Ronan 147; 7. Thompson Falls 162; 8. Arlee 217.
Top 25 Individuals for Whitefish
5. Jessica Henson 20:35.1
6. Ella Greenberg 20:44.2
7. Jade Greenberg 20:51.3
8. Josephine Vardell 20:53.8
14. Alie Simpson 22:07.8
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