The Libby High School cross country’s Mile Showdown saw nearly 100 participants Friday, Oct. 30, as it raised money for future team members.

Part of the fun-filled event was some runners and coaches dressing up for Halloween.

Loggers high school team state medalists Capri Famer and Cody Watson led the way in the one-mile run from the Ski Dale parking lot to the high school.

Construction at the Libby Elementary School track saw the event moved to Ski Dale, according to Loggers head coach Brittany Katzer.

“Proceeds go to the high school cross country team,” Katzer said. “This year, the program used fundraising for the Mountain West Meet hotel and travel expenses, to get new warm-up sets, backpacks and the kids got meals the night before State. We appreciate the support!

Katzer also thanked Lincoln County Public Health, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Flathead Electric Cooperative, LES staff, Cabinet Peaks Medical Center and Spring-Up/ Unite for Youth for their help in organizing the event and keeping the kids safe. 

“The Libby Middle High School cross country team thanks you! We had 90 participants and a fun, successful event,” Katzer said.

Farmer, a junior, shattered the girls' 5,000-meter school record with a time of 17:28.9 seconds, finishing fourth overall in the Class A field. Watson, a senior, followed with a record-breaking performance of his own, running 15:58.4 to place seventh in the boys' championship race.

Libby delivered one of the most successful state championship performances in program history Oct. 24 at Amend Park in Billings, with the girls finishing fifth overall, their highest placement since 1996, and the boys taking eighth, their best finish since 2001.

"Capri's performance was exceptional," Katzer said. "In addition to breaking the Libby school record, her time ranks among the top nine all-time, all-class State meet performances in Montana.”

She was equally complimentary of Watson’s efforts.

"Cody's performance was especially meaningful to me because I have coached him since he was a sixth grader and this was his last high school cross country meet," Katzer said. "Breaking the school record was something he had been working toward for the last three years."

    The Libby Loggers cross country team members got together for a photo following the Mile Showdown fundraiser Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. (Photo courtesy Brittany Katzer)
  

    Libby Loggers head cross country coach Brittany Katzer was dressed up and ready to run Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at the Mile Showdown fundraiser. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)