Thiel & Thiel best at Glacier Invite
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Owen and Ada Thiel ran to individual victory while the Glacier girls and Flathead boys took the team titles at the Glacier Invitational cross country meet Wednesday at Rebecca Farm.
For Owen Thiel it was a second straight title to go with a second place in 2023 and a sixth as a freshman in 2022.
Behind Thiel came a trio of Flathead runners: Carson Thorne, Brodyn DeShaw and Chris Holland. Ryker Zuffelato (seventh) and Ty Vandervelden (10th) helped Flathead to a 26-point team score, three ahead of Glacier. Kellogg (Idaho) finished third at 100 points.
Nathan Turner finished fifth and Jude Sparkman sixth for the Wolfpack.
Ada Thiel’s victory ended teammate Lauren Bissen’s streak at the event: Bissen, a junior, finished second after winning the previous two years. Thiel is a freshman.
Everett Holland and Emery Eash finished third and fourth to lead the Bravettes, who were second in the team standings with 41 points. Glacier finished with 21 to win; Cut Bank was third with 74 points.
Full results can be found at athletic.net.
Glacier Invitational
Wednesday at Rebecca Farm
Boys
Team scores — 1, Flathead 26; 2, Glacier 29; 3, Kellogg, Idaho 100; 4, Cut Bank 105; 5, Conrad 132.
Individual top 15
1, Owen Thiel, Gla. 15:47.74; 2, Carson Thorne, Fla. 16:11.92; 3, Brodyn DeShaw, Fla. 16:25.29; 4, Chris Holland, Fla 16:33.71; 5, Nathan Turner, Gla. 16:43.19; 6, Jude Sparkman, Gla. 16:44.88; 7, Ryker Zuffelato, Fla. 16:47.34; 8, Gabe Ackerly, Gla. 16:54.39; 9, Max Mangold, Gla. 17:04.80; 10, Ty Vandervelden, Fla. 17:20.84; 11, Mitchell Johnson, Fla. 17:30.64; 12, Fin Reed, Fla. 17:39.34; 13, Charlie Zlogar, Gla. 17:45.57; 14, Sam Richardson, Gla. 17:58.10; 15, Kaden Kipp, CB 18:08.27.
Girls
Team scores — 1, Glacier 21; 2, Flathead 41; 3, Cut Bank 74.
Individual top 15
1, Ada Thiel, Gla. 18:06.55; 2, Lauren Bisson, Gla. 18:13.59; 3, Everett Holland, Fla. 18:57.37; 4, Emery Eash, Fla. 19:47.42. 5, Hailey Fiala, Gla. 20:06.18; 6, Caitryn Vander Vloedt, Gla. 20:07.51; 7, Addi Lilyquist, Granite 20:10.13; 8, Colette Bucklin, Sunburst 20:10.20; 9, Jamie Murphy, Gla. 20:27.62; 10, Stella Wahl, CB 20:28.63; 11, Anika Ackerly, Gla. 20:33.39; 12, Akiyah Hardman, Fla. 21:20.97; 13, Audyn Nulla, Fla. 21:23.61; 14, Kaia Ridgway, Gla. 21:23.62; 15, Lila Zuffelato, Fla. 22:06.27.