Whitefish runners cap season with steady showing at Class A state meet
BRANDON HANSEN For the Pilot | Whitefish Pilot | UPDATED 1 month, 3 weeks AGO
Junior Bulldog, Ean Flynn at the one-mile split. (Matt Weller photo_
Senior and Lady Bulldog Captain, Maren Cromie, competes in her final high school cross country meet for Whitefish. (Matt Weller photo)
Freshman, Kendall Dye, leads the Lady Bulldog effort at the State Class A Cross Country meet on Saturday. (Matt Weller photo)
Whitefish Junior, Sierra Gibb, competes at the Class A State Cross Country meet in Missoula on Saturday. (Matt Weller photo)
Whitefish junior, Mason Loeffler, leads teammate, Carver Brown to the finish line at the state cross country meet on Saturday. (Matt Weller photo)
The Whitefish cross country teams closed out their fall campaign with determined efforts at the MHSA Class A State Championships on Saturday at the University of Montana Golf Course, placing several runners in the top half of a competitive field.
For the Lady Bulldogs, freshman Kendall Dye led the way, finishing 47th overall with a time of 22 minutes, 6 seconds. She was closely followed by juniors Sierra Gibb (51st, 22:13), Grace Inabnit (60th, 22:29), and Sophie Douglas (61st, 22:38), giving Whitefish a tight pack through the middle of the race. Senior Maren Cromie rounded out the team’s scoring five in 73rd place at 22:58.
Freshmen Addie Nerdig (79th, 23:18) and Kalina Bruckerhoff (86th, 23:27) also turned in strong efforts, with Bruckerhoff setting a personal record to close out her debut season.
The Whitefish girls showcased impressive depth and consistency, as all seven runners finished within a 1 minute, 20 second spread, one of the most compact packs among Class A programs.
On the boys’ side, sophomore Mason Loeffler led the Bulldogs with a 94th-place finish in 19:27, just edging out freshman Carver Brown by a second. Juniors Ean Flynn (20:01) and seniors Logan Hyland (20:02) and Peter Schram (20:04) stayed close behind, demonstrating a disciplined team strategy through the middle miles.
Senior Koru Larimore clocked 20:23 for 127th, while freshman Henry Boysen crossed in 20:43 to complete the Whitefish lineup.
Senior and Lady Bulldog Captain, Maren Cromie, competes in her final high school cross country meet for Whitefish. (Matt Weller photo)
Freshman, Kendall Dye, leads the Lady Bulldog effort at the State Class A Cross Country meet on Saturday. (Matt Weller photo)
Whitefish Junior, Sierra Gibb, competes at the Class A State Cross Country meet in Missoula on Saturday. (Matt Weller photo)
Whitefish junior, Mason Loeffler, leads teammate, Carver Brown to the finish line at the state cross country meet on Saturday. (Matt Weller photo)