Delaneys run Polson girls to Western A Classic title

HAMILTON — If you have two Delaneys finish in the top three, you’re bound to win a cross country meet. 

That was the case for the Polson girls, who saw Morgan Delaney take first and her freshman sister Quinn come in third at the Western A Classic Friday at the Hamilton Golf Course. 

Morgan Delaney’s time was 18 minutes, 50.66 seconds; she won last year’s State A meet as a sophomore in 18:35.31. Libby sophomore Capri Farmer was second at 19:21.31, and Quinn Delaney followed at 19:28.10. 

The Lady Pirates, who also had sophomore Kimora Scott run a season-best 20:11.54 for fifth and eighth-grader Taryn Cochran finish 16th, won the meet with 75 points.  

Columbia Falls, with Hazel Alexander, Ashley Anderes, Findley Dezzani and Noell Svennungsen providing a 9-14-17-19 finish, was next at 93.  

Hamilton was third at 101. 

On the boys side Corvallis and Browning, who finished 2-3 at last year’s State A meet, went 1-2 on Friday with Columbia Falls third. 

Taylor Doleac of Hamilton won in 16:21.67. Browning’s River Racine (16:44.80) and Keon Calf Robe (17:02.65) finished second and fourth; in between was Polson’s David DiGiallonardo (16:48.45).  

Columbia Falls’ top finisher was River Blazejewski in sixth; Libby’s Cody Watson was seventh. The Wildcats also had Aiyers Ppowell and Mason Collander in the top 17. 

The best finisher for Corvallis was senior Eider Reed, who ran a PR of 17:21.95, but he led a 8-9-11-14-15 Blue Devil finish. 

The next action for these teams is the State Cross Country Meet, next Saturday at the UM Golf Course in Missoula. The Kats were second at last year’s State A portion of the meet. 

Full results can be found at athletic.net. 

Western A Classic 

Friday, Hamilton Golf Course 

BOYS

Team scores — 1, Corvallis 57; 2, Browning 79; 3, Columbia Falls 96; 4, Hamilton 106; 5, Ronan 157; 6, Frenchtown 173; 7, Bigfork 203; 8, Libby 210; 9, Polson 229; 10, Dilon 234; 11, Stevensville 245; 12, Whitefish 269. 

Individual Top 15

1, Taylor Doleac, Ham, 16:21.67; 2, River Racine, Brw, 16:44.80; 3, David DiGiallonardo, Pol, 16:48.45; 4, Koen Cal Robe, Browning, 17:02.65; 5, Benjamine Beare, Ham, 17:04.03; 6, River Blazewski, CF, 17:04.90; 7, Cody Watson, Lib, 17:11.69; 8, Eider Reed, Cor, 17:21.95; 9, Carter Koerner, Cor, 17:25.32; 10, Noah Hamilton-Dixon, Bfk, 17:32.26; 11, Braden Anderson, Cor, 17:41.49; 12, Aiyers Powell, CF, 17:43.04; 13, Kayden Rutherford, Brw, 17:47.41; 14, Marrek Jessop, Cor, 17:49.79; 15, Jeremy Davidson, Cor, 17:50.64. 

GIRLS

Team scores — 1, Polson 75; 2, Columbia Falls 93, 3, Hamilton 101; 4 Corvallis 105; 5, Frenchtown 123; 6, Browning 149; 7, Libby 181; 8, Whitefish 196; 9, Bigfork 223; 10, Ronan 240; 11, Dillon 240. 

Individual Top 15 

1, Morgan Delaney, Pol, 18:50.66; 2, Capri Farmer, Lib, 19:21.31; 3, Quinn Delaney, 19:28.10; Aleigha Child, Ham, 19:45.00; 5, Kimora Scott, Pol, 20:11.54; 6, Toren Wenz, Bfk, 20:37.72; 7, Reecelyn Walthall, Ham, 20:42.11; 8, Valerie Smith, Dil, 20:46.06; 9, Hazel Alexander, CF, 20:48.32; 10, Eleanor Rheinhardt, Ftn, 20:53.02; 11, Peyton Eaglefeathers, Brw, 21:11.33; 12, Ella Varner, Cor, 21:16.70; 13, Savannah Langley, Ftn, 21:19.79; 14, Ashley Andrews, CF, 21:27.15; 15, Maevie Child, Ham, 21:30.24.