Polson’s Morgan Delaney wins Libby Invitational

LIBBY — Led by Polson’s Morgan Delaney, Montana girls held the top four individual places at the Libby Invitational cross country meet held Saturday. 

Couer d’Alene had the groupings. 

The Vikings swept the team titles at the meet, which drew 14 schools from Montana and Idaho. Polson was the top girls team from Montana, finishing third with 90 points; Delaney won the race in 17 minutes, 23.64 seconds and her sister Quinn was third at 18:14.86. 

In between was Glacier’s Lauren Bissen at 18:14.86; in fourth was Libby standout Capri Farmer, at 18:24.66. 

Coeur d’Alene girls held three of the top 13 spots and the Vikings scored 64 points to 71 for Sandpoint, Idaho. Glacier was fourth at 131. Flathead didn’t bring a full scoring team but Emery Eash finished 11 for the Bravettes. 

Sara Dumouchel, an eighth grader, finished 16th for the Lady Pirates. 

On the boys said, Coeur d’Alene runners finished 2-5-7-14 on the way to the Vikings scoring 47 points. Sandpoint was second at 61, followed by Timberlake, Idaho at 89. Flathead (110) and Glacier (126) were fourth and fifth; Carson Thorne was Flathead’s top finisher, taking sixth in 16:00.76; and Chris Holland took 13th for the Braves. 

Gabe Ackerly was Glacier’s top runner, taking 16th in 16:21.34. 

Polson’s Jackson Bontadelli was the top runner from Montana, taking fourth in 16:48.35, 16.24 seconds behind winner Kai Budensiek of Sandpoint. 

Whitefish’s Porter Shehan was 10th and Libby’s Cody Watson was 12th. 

Full results can be found at athletic.net. 

GIRLS 

Team scores — 1, Coeur d’Alene 64; 2, Sandpoint, Idaho 71; 3, Polson 90; 4, Glacier 131; 5, Post Falls, Idaho 136; 6, Lake City, Idaho 152; 7, Libby 168; 8, Lakeland (Rathdrum, Idaho), 204; 9, Whitefish 205; 10, Columbia Falls 206; 11, Bonners Ferry 301; 12, Frenchtown 307. 

Individual Top 15 

1, Morgan Delaney, Pol, 17:23.64; 2, Lauren Bissen, Gla, 17:40.16; 3, Quinn Delaney, Pol, 18:14.86; 4, Capri Farmer, Lib, 18:24.66; 5, Lola Eggleston, Timberlake, 18:35.12; 6, Victoria Howard, CdA, 18:55.55; 7, Anna Christman, CdA, 18:58.36; 8, Ainsley Parker, PF, 19:59.40; 9, Toren Wenz, Bigfork, 20:01.19; 10, Delaney Barron, Sand, 20:02.56; 11, Emery Eash, Fla, 20:04.00; 12, Ruthie Laughridge, Sand, 20:12.96; 13, Brooklyn Caywood, CdA, 20:14.67; 14, Elizabeth Storms, Sand, 20:24.00; 15, Dorothy Pope, PF, 20:25.659. 

BOYS 

Team scores — 1, Coeur D’Alene 47; 2, Sandpoint 61; 3, Timberlake, Idaho 89; 4, Flathead 110; 5, Glacier 126; 6, Lake City 168; 7, Libby 230; 8, Columbia Falls 243; 9, Post Falls 262; 10, Whitefish 288; 11, Lewiston, Idaho 299; 12, Polson 306; 13, Eureka 320; 14, Frenchtown 373. 

Individual Top 15 

1, Kai Budensiek, Sand, 15:31.98; 2, Wyatt Morgenstern, CdA, 15:40.40; 3, Caleb Royce, Timberlake, 15:44.70; 4, Jackson Bontadelli, Pol, 15:48.35; 5, Rowan Henry, CdA, 15:55.95; 6, Carson Thorne, Fla, 16:00.76; 7, Blaise Howard, CdA, 16:03.22; 8, Cy Marshall, Sand, 16:05.13; 9 Jonathan Barnhart, Timberlake, 16:05.19; 10, Porter Shehan, Wfh, 16:05.29;11, Thor Connor, Sand, 16:06.75; 12, Cody Watson, Lib, 16:08.40; 13, Chris Holland, Fla, 16:08.44; 14, Gabriel Heule, CdA, 16:10.78; 15, Brodyn DeShaw, Fla, 16:15.85.