Glasgow XC: Girls Take First, Boys Overtake Harlem

Glasgow XC hits the Sidney Invitational on Saturday after hitting a speed bump last week in Havre.

A week after the Scotties blazed through flat Fort Peck Kiwanis Park course in their own invitational, their times were bound to rise at the somewhat hilly MSU-Northern course. And they did.

But the girls placed first as team, 10 points ahead of Fergus and way ahead of everyone else. Josie Braaten was the fastest girl in the field at 19:28.

The boys placed fifth among teams, overtaking respected sixth-place Class B rival Harlem, which edged Glasgow to win at Frazer on Sept. 18. At Havre, Gabe Hallock finished 12th overall and tops on the Scotties in 17:58.

Sophomore Brinlie Nielsen placed third on the GHS girls in 22:22 – higher than her personal record of 21:37 at the Glasgow Invite but a “little faster” than the 20:40s that she said she expected at Havre. She also remained well under the time of 23:40 that she started with this season at Poplar.

Junior Braden Meland was fourth among the Scottie boys at 19:20, which he assessed as about “about average.” But he started the season at 20:10 at Poplar, so progress is evident. He also enjoyed a PR of 18:43 at the Scottie Invite.

Havre Invitational Results

Girls Team Standings

1 Glasgow 61, 2 Fergus 71, 3 Malta 123, 4 Belt/Centerville 128, 5 Havre 135, 6 Browning 144, 7 Circle 215, Shelby NS, Cut Bank NS, Dodson/Whitewater NS, Poplar NS, Wolf Point NS

Glasgow Girls Times

1 Josie Braaten 19:28, 7 Amanda Wolff 21:20, 12 Brinlie Nielsen 22:22, 13 Alex Simensen 22:31, 28 Kerry Hoffman 23:49, 32 Julia Kolstad 24:08, 38 Faith Sallee 24:27. JV: 16 Morgan Guttenberg 28:00

Boys Team Standings

1 Browning 43, 2 Fergus 61, 3 Shelby 115, 4 Havre 120, 5 Glasgow 143, 6 Harlem 171, 7 Cut Bank 221, 8 Poplar 251, 9 Rocky Boy 264, Frazer NS, Wolf Point NS, Dodson/Whitewater NS

Glasgow Boys Times

12 Gabe Hallock 17:58, 16 Walker Allen 18:09, 34 Kasey Seyfert 18:50, 39 Braden Meland 19:20, 42 Chase Hughes 19:40, 43 Ethan Jamba 19:47, 53 Logan Gunderson 20:36. JV: 22 Tanner Overby 21:41, 34 Tony Kaiser 23:28