Shrader second, Dennehy third at State Cross Country meet

By The Montana Standard Staff - 10/26/2008

MISSOULA — Butte High sophomore Ethan Shrader claimed second place in the Class AA boys' race at the State All-Class cross country meet Saturday at the UM golf course in Missoula.

Butte High junior Keli Dennehy claimed third in the Class AA girls' race, while Whitehall's Chloe Palakovich was third among the Class B girls.

Dillon's boys placed third in the Class A team scores, while Drummond's girls claimed third among Class C teams.

Class AA Saturday was one of the best days ever for individual Butte High runners.

Shrader actually led the boys' race until the last quarter mile, when he was passed by Bozeman's Jordan Schlender.

"Ethan's just starting to figure out how to run a three-mile race," said Butte High boys' coach Liza Dennehy. "It makes you excited to look at next year." Butte freshman Josh Panasuk was 17th, a half second from making the top-15 All-State group.

"Josh was on the wrong side of a pack at the finish line," Dennehy said. "As a freshman he's had a whale of a year." Another freshman, Logan Shrader finished 45th at 17:13, drawing praise from his coach.

"Logan's running well," Dennehy said. "Over the course of the year he did nothing but get better. He's got a lot of potential for improvement." Butte's Cramer Clark was 82nd at 18:12.85, Bryan Harbert was 90th in 19 minutes flat, Phillip Dean was 92nd in 19:04.01 and Kaleob Palmer was 94th in 19:17.80.

Butte High hasn't had a champ in the boys' race since the mid 70s when Mike Houlihan won. The last Bulldog to place second was Diego Hammet in 1989.

Keli Dennehy's third-place finish was the best performance by a Butte High girl since 1978, when her mother, Butte High boys' coach Liza Dennehy (then Merrifield), placed second at the state meet. The next-best girls' finish came in 1981 when Lori Merrifield (Keli's aunt) took fourth at state.

"For a long time, there were just three runners, Heidi, Alexa and Keli," said Butte girls coach Laurie Rossberg. "They hit the top of the hill and Heidi and Alexa took off, but Keli stuck with 'em." Gwenn Abbott was 54th at 21:16.42, Summer Sullivan was 80th at 22:34.25, Mary McCarvel finished 87th at 23:14.48, Hannah Dysinger was 91st at 24:30.75 and Ashley Kelly was 93rd at 25:00.50.

The fastest senior in the girls' race finished 13th, so there'll be plenty of competition next season.

"They're all back next year," Rossberg said. "It's something to look forward to, a new challenge." Class A The Dillon Beavers boys' cross country team finished third at the State A Cross Country Meet.

Dillon finished with 149 points. The runners were behind state champs Hamilton, who finished with 77 points, and Columbia Falls' 125 points.

Jonathan Ries was Dillon's top See STATE, Page B5 finisher taking 13th. Calon Lochridge ran well for 25th place.

Scott Merenz was 13 places out of finishing All-State in 28th place.

Anaconda's best runner was Ray Laslovich. He rounded out the top 100.

Whitefish finished first in the girls' race with 43 points.

Lewistown and Hamilton tied for second with 89 points each.

The Dillon Beaver girls reeled in a seventh-place finish.

Talitha Smith led that effort as she crossed the line for 11th place.

Dillon's Ali Pelletier and Cindy Atchley both finished among the top 45.

The Anaconda Copperheads' top finisher was Dana Anderson in 76th.

Class B Whitehall's Chloe Palakovich raced to third place in the girls' Class B race, clocking in at 18:59.84. She was 15 seconds off the time of race winner Heather Demorest of Darby.

Boulder's Brittany Johnson also finished in the All-State ranks, placing 13th with a time of 19:46.38.

The top finisher from Deer Lodge was Theresa Lombardi in 33rd at 21:05.56.

Matt Stout of Darby won the Class B boys' race, followed closely by Mike Asay of Manhattan. Area All-State finishers include Travis Buttleman of Three Forks who was 11th at 16:43.42, and Ryan Ovenell of Manhattan Christian, 15th in 16:49.78.

Class C The Drummond Trojan girls' cross country team took third at the State C Cross Country Meet.

Megan Oberweiser finished in ninth with a time of 20 minutes, 43 seconds to lead the effort.

Drummond also had All-State finishes from Jessica Paske and Kenzee Gray.

Belt-Centerville claimed the girls' title with 19 points. Drummond had 38 points.

Philipsburg's Elly Hogue took 24th. Melanie Graham finished in 28th for the Prospectors.

Ennis' Kelsie O'Connell took 46th.

Joliet edged Winnett for the State C boys' title.

Ennis' Gavin Owens finished in second place with a time of 16 minutes, 17 seconds. Gage Owens took eighth for the Mustangs.

Harrison runner Ryan Hamilton put up a 10th-place effort for the Wildcats.

All-class state cross country meet At UM golf course Saturday Class AA BOYS Team scores n Bozeman 73, Missoula Hellgate 118, Helena High 135, Billings Skyview 153, Helena Capital 155, Kalispell Flathead 163, Missoula Sentinel 167, Billings West 188, Kalispell Glacier 190, Great Falls CMR 216, Butte 236, Missoula Big Sky 251, Great Falls High 302, Billings Senior 367.

Top 25 individuals 1, Jordan Schlender, Boz, 15:44.75; 2, Ethan Shrader, Butte, 15:49.99; 3, Tony Hopf, Skyv, 16:01.35; 4, Leif Castren, Flat, 16:07.35; 5, Daniel Osborne, Hel, 16:08.84; 6, Ryan Grammens, West, 16:15.10; 7, Josh Kornish, Sent, 16:21.97; 8, Matt Barker, Hel, 16:27.94; 9, Daniel Sullivan, Hgt, 16:28.26; 10, Hunter Bossler, Cap, 16:29.21.

11, Ryan Dejarlais, Boz, 16:29.67; 12, Chris Nichols, Cap, 16:30.97; 13, Micheal Bowles, Hgt, 16:33.22; 14, Luke Montgomery, West, 16:33.72; 15, Terrance Takeshorse, Boz, 16:34.12; 16, Jay Barlow, Hgt, 16:34.32; 17, Josh Panasuk, Butte, 16:34.65; 18, Colten McCullough, Hel, 16:38.98; 19, Wil Strauss, GF, 16:40.64; 20, Mark Fallon, Gla, 16:44.19.

21, Dan Howell, Gla, 16:45.31; 22, Taylor Jackson, Boz, 16:45.64; 23, Andy Wilson, Flat, 16:49.02; 24, Akeo Mayfield-Carucci, Boz, 16:49.40; 25, Ben Vaughan, GF, 16:49.82.

Other Butte finishers 45, Logan Shrader, Butte, 17:13.20. 82, Cramer Clark, Butte, 18:12.85. 90, Bryan Harbert, Butte, 19:00.00. 92, Phillip Dean, Butte, 19:04.01. 94, Kaleob Palmer, Butte, 19:17.80.

CLASS AA GIRLS Team scores n Bozeman 52, Billings Senior 102, Billings West 115, Missoula Hellgate 122, Kalspell Flathead 194, Missoula Sentinel 197, Missoula Big Sky 204, Kalispell Glacier 209, Helena High 210, Helena Capital 233, Great Falls CMR 236, Great Falls High 251, Butte 315, Billings Skyview 327.

Top 25 individuals 1, Heidi Turner, Boz, 17:40.49; 2, Alexa Aaragon, Sen, 17:54.51; 3, Keli Dennehy, Butte, 18:05.82; 4, Dani Aragon, Sen, 18:19.70; 5, Nicole Rietz, West, 18:20.05; 6, Auralea Fain, Sen, 18:35.46; 7, Keely West, CMR, 18:40.84; 8, Heather Fraley, Gla, 18:46.98; 9, Katie Keith, Boz, 18:50.47; 10, Taylor Rather, BS, 18:58.53.

11, Chantelle Grey, Sent, 19:07.39; 12, Rachel Stewart, GF, 19:13.55; 13, Faith Steinbacher, Boz, 19:16.46; 14, Mariah Schmidt, Boz, 19:16.96; 15, Katie Gill, Boz, 19:17.48; 16, Sara Coonce, BS, 19:25.37; 17, Sierra Kamplain, Boz, 19:26.24; 18, Emily Howell, Hgt, 19:30.58; 19, Mara Menahan, Hel, 19:30.87; 20, Megan Beam, West, 19:45.51.

21, Leah Davis, West, 19:49.55; 22, Rose Byrne, Flat, 19:51.11; 23, Anna Metropoulos, Hel, 19:55.74; 24, Nikki Kuenzel, Hgt, 19:59.41; 25, Dani Johnson, Hgt, 20:01.06.

Other Butte finishers 54, Gwenn Abbott, Butte, 21:16.42. 80, Summer Sullivan, Butte, 22:34.25. 87, Mary McCarvel, Butte, 23:14.48. 91, Hannah Dysinger, Butte, 24:30.75. 93, Ashley Kelly, Butte, 25:00.50.

CLASS A BOYS Team scores: Hamilton 77, Columbia Falls 125, Dillon 149, Lewistown 151, Havre 158, Browning 164, Frenchtown 217, Corvallis 229, Ronan 245, Laurel 255, Polson 299, Whitefish 311, Hardin 311, Gelndive 328, Belgrade 375, Billings Central 421, Libby 503, Anaconda 548.

Top 25 individuals — 1, Drew Coco, Wfsh, 15:26.88; 2, Caleb Bentlet, Lew, 16:02.53; 3, Jake Jessop, Ham, 16:03.46; 4, Shawn Whitman CF, 16:18.94; 5, Kendall Murie, Hav, 16:25.43; 6, Fred Alden, Har, 16:28.78; 7, Ian Curtiss, Ham, 16:30.38; 8, Kyle Fife, Geln, 16:31.04; 9, Patric Jessat, CF, 16:31.57; 10, Tucker White, BilC, 16:32.23; 11, Brett Weidler, Lau, 16:33.17; 12, Chris Jessop, Corv, 16:35.23; 13, Jonathan Ries, Dillon, 16:38.48; 14, Garrett Korb, Hav, 16:39.03; 15, Justin Dusty Bull, Ron, 16:40.89; 16, Clay Armstrong, Ftn, 16:48.61; 17, Kevin Wreblewski, Ron, 16:50.06; 18, Kaden Keto, Hav, 16:54.46; 19, Derek DesRosier, Bro, 16:54.72; 20, Joe Clark, Ham, 16:59.18; 21, Joey Vaughn, Bel, 16:59.57; 22, Grady Kepler, Lew, 17:04.31; 23, Wyatt Lawrence, Ham, 17:06.13; 24, Bubba Gueldenhaar, Ham, 17:08.95; 25, Calon Lochridge, Dillon, 17:11.63.

Other area finishers 28, Scott Merenz, Dillon, 17:20.96; 39, J.W. Henningsen, Dillon, 17:35.09; 44, Alex Wolfe, Dillon, 17:45.02; 56, James Schumacher, Dillon, 18:13.95; 74, Neal Jenne, Dillon, 18:38.02; 100, Ray Laslovich, Anaconda, 19:28.9; 106, Kody Duckels, Anaconda, 19:43.26; 108, Mackay Miller, Anaconda, 19:44.1; 113, Michael Westphal, Anaconda, 20:04.99; 121, D.J. Smollack, Anaconda, 20:56.66; 123, Joey Pagliaro, Anaconda, 21:13.15; 128, Marcus Proxel, Anaconda, 21:37.83.

CLASS A GIRLS Team scores: Whitefish 43, Lewistown 89, Hamilton 89, Hamilton 101, Gelndive 121, Laurel 171, Dillon 193, Havre 243, Columbia Falls 246, Polson 255, Frenchtown 293, Belgrade 298, Hardin 309, Ronan 335, Sidney 352, Corvallis 367, Miles City 420, Browning 425, Billings Central 430, Anaconda 557.

Top 25 individuals 1, Brook Rogers, Lew, 18:45.32; 2, Jackie Cassidy, Wfsh, 18:53.79; 3, Mesa Starkey, Pol, 19:05.29; 4, Nocona Frame, Glen, 19:08.48; 5, Loni Hanson, Wfsh, 19:13.96; 6, Kayla Carlson, Bfk, 19:24.69; 7, Jessica Englert, Lau, 19:26.21; 8, Stella Holt, Wfsh, 19:27.01; 9, Caitlin Taggart, Glen, 19:29.97; 10, Anna Richter, BilC, 19:35.03; 11, Talitha Smith, Dillon, 19:36.71; 12, Misha Trotter, Ham, 19:44.95; 13, Jessica Sagen, Wfsh, 19:47.51; 14, Emily Schall, Ftn, 19:47.91; 15, Bailey Eaton, Wfsh, 19:48.13; 16, Danica Loucks, Ham, 19:56.38; 17, Franki Romano, Ham, 19:58.77; 18, Kierra Bullock, Lew, 20:08.33; 19, Emily Burnham, Lew, 20:08.63; 20, Sadie McMillan, Ron, 20:18.94; 21, Natalie Kearns, Wfsh, 20:19.24; 22, Mauree Palmersheim, Ham, 20:22.72; 23, Ingrid Stansberry, Lew, 20:23.36; 24, Tori Shoopman, Glen, 20:33.03; 25, Kelly Beiser, Wfsh, 20:36.04.

Other area finishers 42, Ali Pelletier, Dillon, 21:13.44; 45, Cindy Atchley, Dillon, 21:16.13; 47, Emily Pilcher, Dillon, 21:22.44; 48, Ellen Hollifield, Dillon, 21:23.51; 75, Sarah Scott, Dillon, 22:06.98; 76, Dana Anderson, Anaconda, 22:10.16; 93, Shelby Belford, Anaconda, 22:39.91; 94, Emily Gary, Dillon, 22:46.1; 126, Jessica Freeborn, Anaconda, 25:05.37; 130, Taylor Grant, Anaconda, 25:22.92; 132, Michael Tracy, Anaconda, 26:06.92; 135, Rachel Schaefer, Anaconda, 31:16.0.

CLASS B BOYS Team scores n Darby 105, Manhattan 120, Glasgow 127, Manhattan Christian 173, Colstrip 200, Loyola Sacred Heart 216, Red Lodge 223, Three Forks 241, Cut Bank 259, Poplar 278, Big Timber 282, Huntley Project 300, Lodge Grass 306, Plains 315, Eureka 377, Thompson Falls 441, Wolf Point 454, Shelby 465, Valley Christian 498, Whitehall 55, Harlem 566.

Top 25 individuals 1, Matt Stout, Dar, 15:43.47; 2, Mike Asay, Manhattan, 15:55.42; 3, Seth Garbett, Dar, 16:00.70; 4, Jager Warner, Boulder, 16:03.57; 5, Kyle Loewen, Gla, 16:12.33; 6, Todd Blythe, Colstrip, 16:24.83; 7, Dylan Day, Eur, 16:31.08; 8, Richard Knowlton, Pop, 16:37.74; 9, Sean Abrahamsen, Dar, 16:39.64; 10, Christ Atherly, RL, 16:40.25.

11, Travis Buttelman, Three Forks, 16:43.42; 12, Mike Evans, LSH, 16:44.20; 13, Hunter Azure, Pop, 16:44.95; 14, Marcus Red Thunder, Pop, 16:49.17; 15, Ryan Ovenell, ManC, 16:49.78; 16, Chase Robinson, Colstrip, 16:55.79; 17, Doug Raymer, Dar, 17:00.84; 18, Drew Keller, Shel, 17:05.77; 19, Luke Zieger, Gla, 17:09.30; 20, Tim Royce, Man, 17:18.22.

21, Sam Hodges, BT, 17:21.87; 22, Tyan Blomback, Man, 17:25.94; 23, Justin Ovenell, ManC, 17:26.87; 24, Nate Kavanagh, CB, 17:37.43; 25, Jared Sine, Pla, 17:38.44.

Other area finishers 30, Bryan Schmidt, Manhattan, 17:53.21. 31, Brady Jensen, Three Forks, 17:54.44. 42, Jon Orchard, Manhattan Christian, 18:12.83. 45, Luke Dyk, Manhattan Christian, 18:19.09. 46, Jordan Baldry, Manhattan, 18:19.43. 48, Kurtis Schutter, Manhattan Christian, 18:24.11. 50, Scotty Samson, Three Forks, 18:25.33. 61, Joe Lombardi, Deer Lodge, 18:45.00. 64, Joe Schutter, Manhattan Christian, 18:57.60. 65, Bert Carlstrom, Three Forks, 18:58.48. 70, Matthew Kamp, Manhattan Christian, 19:08.36. 80, Ryan Strozzi, Whitehall, 19:27.50. 84, Jake Colberg, Three Forks, 19:30.41. 95, Casey Felz, Three Forks, 19:49.63. 102, Jeremy Huttinga, Manhattan, 20:05.36. 103, Daryn Allen, Whitehall, 20:07.34. 117, Anthony Reed, Whitehall, 20:37.38. 123, Lance Pallister, Boulder, 20:47.78. 130, Brady Murphy, Whitehall, 21:28.10. 131, Luke Welna, Whitehall, 21:28.29. 132, Cody Hart, Manhattan, 21:35.40. 137, Brandon Kosola, BNoulder, 22:05.81. 138, Cody Stone, Deer Lodge, 22:09.79. 142, Ryan Malmquist, Three Forks, 23:10.85. 143, Cody Humphrey, Boulder, 23:16.60. 146, John Fisher, Boulder, 23:27.27.

CLASS B GIRLS Team scores n Glasgow 46, Malta 138, Colstrip 153, Thompson Falls 168, Red Lodge 205, Big Timber 223, Darby 229, Whitehall 262, Manhattan 278, Cascade 306, Huntley Project 311, Valley Christian 316, Eureka 331, Loyola Sacred Heart 356, Deer Lodge 388, Columbus 413, Boulder 417, Lodge Grass 463, Three Forks 500, Shelby 504, Cut Bank 532, Poplar 616.

Top 25 individuals 1, Heather Demorest, Dar, 18:44.37; 2, Selene Johnson, BT,18:55.36; 3, Chloe Palakovich, Whitehall, 18:59,84; 4, Emilee Morehouse, Gla, 19:09.01; 5, Jami Johnson, Gla, 19:11.05; 6, Cortney Lynde, RL, 19:15.08; 7, Bobbi Knudsen, Mal, 19:18.57; 8, Katie Atherly, RL, 19:22.67; 9, Nicole Arnold, Mal, 19:25.75; 10, Alyssa Sanders, Gla, 19:38.18; 11, Emily Braaten, Gla, 19:40.87; 12, Brittany Johnson, Boulder, 19:46.38; 13, Ashley Crippen, Colstrip, 19:49.38; 14, Brianna Seubert, Shel, 20:06.02; 15, Elizabeth Brown, Colstrip, 20:06.35; 16, Sienna Dailey, Gla, 20:07.17; 17, Rose Harrington, LSH, 20:08.50; 18, Hannah Kalal, Mal, 20:12.53; 19, Jessica Diehl, LSH, 20:20.27; 20, Chancey Stirling, HP, 20:21.97; 21, LaDean Richardson, Three Forks, 20:32.11; 22, Holly Sullivan, Mal, 20:35.73; 23, Alicia Cobb, Cas, 20:40.73; 24, Tanya Cadwell, Colstrip, 20:41.90; 25, Beca Gunderson, T. Falls, 20:43.88.

Other area finishers 33, Theresa Lombardi, Deer Lodge, 21:05.56. 34, Cassidy Wendell, Whitehall, 21:07.86. 36, Kylie Johnston, Deer Lodge, 21:09.55. 41, Ashley Todd, Whitehall, 21:18.14. 42, Becca VanDam, Manhattan Christian, 21:19.27. 52, Lauren Thompson, Manhattan, 21:39.51. 54. Lacee Vossler, Boulder, 21:42.68. 55, Megan Enriquez, Whitehall, 21:43.67. 56, Arielle Chapman, Manhattan, 21:45.10. 578, Caitlin Spencer, Manhattan Christian, 21:46.57. 69, Lena Ingles, Bouloderm 22:08.41. 76, Rachel Schoening, Deer Lodge, 22:27.67. 81, Anna Krogstad, Manhattan, 22:33.01.103, Katie Olson, Three Forks, 23:40.30.113, Aubrey Enderle, Three Forks, 23:59.94. 115, Shelby Johnson, Deer Lodge, 24:06.78. 124, Katelyn Farrier, Manhattan, 24:46.29. 127, Katherine Clark, Three Forks, 25:17.05. 128, Ashley Cooper, Deer Lodge, 25:19.59. 129, Sari Breitenfeldt, Whitehall, 25:23.10. 133, Emma Gaineyrichardson, Whitehall, 25:44.87. 136, Jennifer Shrable, Three Forks, 25:53.11. 139, Kirsten Masten, Boulder, 25:57.91. 143, Lorna Deskins, Boulder, 26:40.13. 148, Carrie Barragato, Boulder, 27:17.46. 152, Chelsie Micu, Deer Lodge, 29:39.08. 154, Karoline Rose, Three Forks, 31:04.80. 155, Bailey Humphrey, Boulder, 31:17.20.

CLASS C BOYS Team scores: Joliet 13, Winnett 16, Culbertson 39, Gardiner 70, Plenty Coups 79, Lincoln 86, Rocky Boy 86, Valier 92, Arlee 95, Belt-Centerville 138.

Top 25 individuals 1, Ryan Ketterling, Jol, 15:42.73; 2, Gavin Owens, Ennis, 16:17.36; 3, Shy Iverson, Win, 17:04.83; 4, Sam Dembek, Win, 17:08.94; 5, John Songstad, Jol, 17:24.27; 6, Theron Hamilton, Harrison, 17:36.80; 7, Luke Stevenson, Jol, 17:39.31; 8, Gage Owens, Ennis, 17:42.16; 9, Gage Iverson, Win, 17:49.46; 10, Ryan Hamilton, Harrison, 17:49.73; 11, Chris Sanchez, PC, 17:50.18; 12, Jackson Bolstad, Cul, 17:52.50; 13, Fred Lester, Cul, 17:54.63; 14, Kyle Nielsen, Cul, 17:56.04; 15, Taylor Broyles, Rapelje, 17:56.98; 16, Anfernee Standing Rock, RB, 18:13.07; 17, Zane Tams, Lin, 18:21.42; 18, Colton Salo, Jol, 18:29.86; 19, Gavin Lewis, Dodson, 18:30.35; 20, Beau Milton, Jol, 18:32.42; 21, Whit Weingart, Win, 18:32.64; 22, Jackson Herring, Gar, 18:43.46; 23, Forest Madsen, Gar, 18:48.48; 24, Jonathon Seaton, RB, 18:53.25; 25, Kevin Wallen, Gar, 18:54.86.

Other western Montana finishers 51, Joseph Weeks, Drummond, 21:14.03.

CLASS C GIRLS Team scores: Belt-Centerville 19, Culbertson 30, Drummond 38, Circle 51, Winnett 57, Joliet 60, Savage 114.

Top 25 individuals 1, Mackenzie O'Dore, Jol, 19:15.26; 2, Mariah Gondeiro, B-C, 19:27.51; 3, Shannon Young, Harrison, 19:34.88; 4, Lexi Hair, Cul, 20:15.64; 5, Tristany Browning, Win, 20:18.82; 6, Renae Hepfner, B-C, 20:25.22; 7, Morgan Martell, Cul, 20:31.70; 8, Hannah Reid, Cir, 20:41.37; 9, Megan Oberweiser, Dru, 20:43.09; 10, Wines Morgan, Gardiner, 20:56.96; 11, Taylor Cummings, B-C, 21:03.50; 12, Michaela Howe-Cobb, Augusta, 21:10.06; 13, Shaune Davis-Bull Child, Valier, 21:11.51; 14, Jessica Paske, Dru, 21:24.54; 15, Kenzee Gray, Dru, 21:24.76; 16, Kaylee Miller, B-C, 21:35.89; 17, Bridgette Oberweiser, Dru, 21:37.53; 18, Amanda Schult, B-C, 21:43.99; 19, Chelbi Brugh, Cul, 21:52.54; 20, Tristen Kienenberger, Dodson, 22:05.37; 21, Jasmine Haynie, Cir, 22:19.44; 22, Katie Melvin, Cir, 22:23.69; 23, Emily Bumgarner, B-C, 22:31.94; 24, Elly Hogue, Philipsburg, 22:36.24; 25, Jana Haynie, Cir, 22:38.35.

Other western Montana finishers 29, Melanie Graham, Philipsburg, 23:19.10; 46, Kelsie O'Connell, Ennis, 25:42.05.