Shrader, Dennehy race to All-State

By The Standard Staff - 10/21/2007

HELENA — A pair of Butte High runners earned All-State honors Saturday at the Montana High School Association state cross country meet.

Freshman Ethan Shrader ran to 10th place in the boys race, completing the 3-mile course in 16 minutes, 22 seconds.

Bozeman’s Alex Brekke won the state title with an impressive time of 15:58.

The top 15 runners are All-State.

“We had a good day,” Butte High boys’ coach Liza Dennehy said. “Any time you have a someone make All-State as a freshman, it’s pretty special.” Dennehy’s daughter, Keli Dennehy, ran to All-State accolades as a freshman. She did it again Saturday.

Dennehy, capped a sensational sophomore season by placing 14th with a time of 19:25.

Though her time and place — Dennehy placed eighth last year — weren’t as good as in 2006, Butte High girls’ coach Laurie Rossberg said her star “ran her heart out.” Bozeman freshman Heidi Turner won the girls’ AA title with an impressive time of 17:47.

The Missoula Hellgate boys and Bozeman girls ran to team titles.

The Butte High boys placed 13th, while the Bulldog girls took 12th.

Junior Summer Sullivan and seniors Sky Miner and Brittnee Sayler also put up good times for the Butte High girls.

Sullivan placed 39th at 20:45, while Miner took 53rd at 21:14 and Sayler ran to 73rd at 21:56.

“They gave everything they had,” Rossberg said of her team. “I’m proud of all of them.” Senior Chad Penn and Juniors Kaleob Palmer and Derrick Krueger also broke 19 minutes for the Butte High boys.

Palmer placed 79th at 18:32, less than a second faster than See RACE, Page B4 Kruger, whose time was also listed at 18:32.

Penn placed 89th at 18:59.

In the Class A competitions, the Dillon boys’ and girls’ teams placed seventh. Anaconda’s teams both took 18th.

Dillon senior Logun Norris placed fourth at 16:21 to lead the Dillon boys.

Patrick Casey of Laurel won the state title at 15:38.

Also for Dillon, Jonathan Ries (17:51) placed 28th, Jay Zimdars (18:03) took 36th and Geno Lewendowski (18:17) placed 43rd.

Senior Buck Eubanks led Anaconda with a time of 19:47, while sophomore Bryan Harbart paced Butte Central at 19:50.

Whitefish sophomore Loni Hanson won the Class A girls title with a time of 19:28.

Dillon’s Ali Pelletier (21:01) and Cindy Atchley (21:02) placed 33rd and 35th to lead the Beavers.

Senior Kaitlyn Van Mee’s led the Copperheads with a time of 21:30.

Junior Brooke Pokorny led Butte Central at 21:52.

In Class B, the Thompson Falls boys and Glasgow girls ran to titles.

Darby’s Paul Abrahamsen won the boys’ race in 16:34.

Manhattan senior Tyson Vanderby (17:01) placed eighth, while teammate Ryan Blomback (17:25) took 16th.

Other area runners in the top 25 were Boulder’s John Towle (17:23), Deer Lodge’s Daniel Lombardi (17:28) and Whitehall’s Cody Woolpert (17:34).

Red Lodge senior Cortney Lynde ran the girls’ race in 19:27.

Boulder’s Brittany Jonson placed sixth at (19:51), while teammate Whitney Giulio took 10th at (20:07).

Other area runners in the top 25 were Manhattan’s Lizzy Thompson (20:32) and Manhattan Christian’s Becca Vandam (20:52).

Whitehall’s Cassidy Wendell ran to 26th place in 21:14.

In Class C, the Winnett boys and Belt/Centerville girls took home the team titles.

Led by Gavin and Gage Owens, the Ennis boys’ team placed fourth.

Gavin Owens, a sophomore, placed sixth at 17:52, while Gage Owens, a junior, placed seventh at 17:57.

Also for Ennis, Brian Nestegard (19:02) placed 27th and Sage Petersen (20:33) placed 51st.

Joliet’s Ryan Ketterling won the race in 16:09.

Harrison’s Theron Hamilton ran to 14th at 18:16, while Philipsburg’s Kal Munis placed 17th at 18:32.

On the girls’ side, Harrison’s Shannon Young, a freshman, claimed the state title in 20:00.

Drummond’s Jessica Paske placed eighth at 21:46, while Harrison’s Sage Gustafson ran to 17th in 23:06.

Also, Philipsburg Elly Hogue (23:19) placed 20th, Drummond’s Megan Oberweiser (23:28) took 24th and Harrison’s Kaysha Young (23:45) took 29th.

Class AA boys Team scores — 1, Missoula Hellgate 77; 2, Flathead 86; 3, Bozeman 107; 4, Helena 110; 5, Billings Skyview 116; 6, Missoula Sentinel 124; 7, Helena Capital 129; 8, Glacier 234; 9, Missoula Big Sky 240; 10, CMR 267; 11, Billings West 267; 12, Billings Senior 296; 13, Butte 352; 14, Great Falls 422 Top 25 1, Alex Brekke, Boz, 15:58; 2, Seth Svennungsen, Flat, 16:00; 3, Cody Lund, Big Sky, 16:07; 4, Mike Grey, Cap, 16:08; 5, Michael Barker, Hel, 16:12; 6, Jake Roske, Hellgate, 16:14; 7, Jordan Schlender, Boz, 16:18; 8, Jay Barlow, Hellgate, 16:20; 9, Justin Barth, Flat, 16:21; 10, Ethan Shrader, Butte, 16:22; 11, Robbie Brooks, Sent, 16:24; 12, Jon Craig, Hellgate, 16:26; 13, Josh Dean, Skyv, 16:28; 14, Leif Castren, Flat, 16:29; 15, Tony Hopf, Skyv, 16:30; 16, Andy Metropoulos, Hel, 16:37; 17, Mike Garrett, Sent, 16:43; 18, Kenny Hornung, Skyv, 16:50; 19, Daniel Osborne, Helena, 16:52; 20, Dan Howell, Glacier, 16:53; 21, Thomas Everett, Hellgate, 16:55; 22, Daniel Hamilton, Sent, 16:59; 23, Dan Burfeind, Glacier, 17:02; 24, Morgan Lewis, Cap, 17:04; Tygan Shelton, Cap, 17:04.

Also — 79, Kaleb Palmer, Butte, 18:32; 80, Derrick Krueger, Butte, 18:32; 89, Chad Penn 18:59; 94, Kyle Queer 20:56; 96; Louie Whiteford 20:59.

AA girls Team Scores — 1, Bozeman, 35; 2, Billings Senior, 74; 3, Billings West, 90; 4, Helena, 164; 5, Flathead, 174; 6, Missoula Hellgate, 187; 7, Great Falls, 224; 8, Missoula Big Sky, 227; 9, CMR, 234; 10, Glacier, 238; 11, Missoula Sentinel, 239; 12, Butte, 260; 13, Helena Capital, 271; 14, Billings Skyview, 268.

Individual Results 1, Heidi Turner, Boz, 17:47; 2, Keely West, CMR, 18:13; 3, Caitlin Stone, Sent, 18:21; 4, Auriele Fain, Sr, 18:50; 5, Alexa Aragon, Sr, 18:50; 6, Heather Fraley, Glacier, 18:53; 7, Tayte Cranston, Boz, 19:01; 8, Sierra Kamplain, Boz, 19:14; 9, Katie Keith, Boz, 19:19; 10, Katie Gill, Boz, 19:20; 11, Nicole Rietz, 19:22; 12, Mara Menahan, Hel, 19:23; 13, Elizabeth Spartas, Boz, 19:24; 14, Keli Dennehy, Butte, 19:25; 15, Alison Smyth, West, 19:27; 16, Heidi Windauer, Flat, 19:28; 17, Sara Milch, West, 19:30; 18, Auralea Fain, Sr, 19:36; 19, Mariah Schmidt, Boz, 19:37; 20, Suzie Bartram, GFH, 19:42; 21, Stephanie Lang, Sr, 19:50; 22, Tera Klein, Flat, 19:50; 23, Megan Beam, West, 19:56; 24, Leah Davis, West, 19:58; 25, Lily Clarke, 20:01.

Also — 39, Summer Sullivan, Butte, 20:45; 53, Sky Miner, Butte, 21:14; 73, Brittney Sayler, Butte, 21:56. 81, Valerie Kilmer, Butte, 22:18; 84, Lindsey Killmer, Butte, 22:32; 93, Gwenn Abbott, Butte, 24:09.

Class A boys Team scores — 1, Browning 76; 2, Hamilton 84; 3, Whitefish 133; 3, Havre 144; 5, Hardin 153, 6, Columbia Falls 163; 7, Dillon 174; 8, Frenchtown 218; 9, Polson 219; 10, Belgrade 222; 11, Laurel 245; 12, Corvallis 352; 13, Ronan 354; 14, Dawson County 419; 15, Libby 441; 16, Billings Central 470; 17, Park 537; 18, Anaconda 555.

Top 25 1, Patrick Casey, Lau, 15:38; 2, Logan Torgison, Pol, 16:05; 3, Ben Jessup, Ham, 16:18; 4, Logun Norris, Dil, 16:21; 5, Drew Coco, White, 16:26; 6, Jake Jessop, Ham, 16:44; 7, Fred Alden, Har, 16:48; 8, Andy Keim, Hav, 16:51; 9, Dylan Desrosier, Brow, 16:57; 10, Shawn Whitman, CF, 16:57; 11, D.J. Fish, Brow, 16:59; 12, Shane Redcrow, Brow, 17:14; 13, Garrett Korb, Hav, 17:15; 14, Ian Curtiss, Ham, 17:16; 15, Chris Jessop, Corv, 17:17; 16, Trevor Lane, Bel, 17:18; 17, Erik Anderson, White, 17:22; 18, Leigh Malatare, Brow, 17:24; 19, Patric Jessat, CF, 17:29; 20, Kaden Keto, Hav, 17:29; 21, Nick Donovan, Whit, 17:34; 22, Richie Bick, Fren, 17;39; 23, Tripp Gimbel, CF, 17:40; 24, Jason Clevinger, Bel, 17:42; 25, Ty Fitzpatrick, Har, 17:44.

Also — 28, Jonathan Ries, Dillon, 17:51; 36, Jay Zimdars, Dillon, 18:03; 43, Geno Lewendowski, Dillon, 18:17; 63, Shane Conover, Dillon, 18:33; 71, Calon Lochridge, Dillon, 18:48. 75, J.W. Henningson, Dillon, 18:54; 92, Buck Eubanks, Anaconda, 19:47; 94, Bryan Harbart, Butte Central, 19:50; 108, Nick Tash, Butte Central, 20:37; 113, Kody Duckels, Anaconda, 21:15; 114, Jeff Chenoweth, Anaconda, 21:20; 115, Michael Westphal, Anaconda, 21:26; 121, Ray Laslovich, Anaconda, 23:24; 129, Ray Tracy, Anaconda, 24:08.

Class A girls Team scores — 1, Whitefish 50; 2, Hamilton 146; 3, Dawson County 166; 4, Ronan 178; 5, Fergus 181; 6, Beglrade 203; 7, Dillon 233; 8, Frenchtown 244; 9, Hardin 245; 9, Laurel 245; 11, Polson 255; 12, Columbia Falls 314; 13, Havre 350; 14, Billings Central 357; 15, Custer County 358; 16, Park 438; 17, Sidney 441; 18, Anaconda 455; 19, Browning 503; 20, Libby 573.

Top 25 1, Loni Hanson, Whit, 19:28; 2, Mesa Starkey, Pol, 19:33; 3, Terinee McCready, Ron, 19:35; 4, Heather Haug, Park, 19:40; 5, Lauren Kuennen, Whit, 19:46; 6, Talitha Smith, Dillon, 19:49; 7, Jessica Englert, Laur, 19:54; 8, Danica Loucks, Ham, 19:55; 9, Tori Porcella, Ham, 19:57; 10, Alicia Leininger, Bel, 19:57; 11, Bailey Eaton, Whit, 19:57; 12, Ronnea Gramling, Har, 20:00; 13, Layla Carlson, Bfk, 10:03; 14, Lauren Poss, Ferg, 20:05; 15, Taylor Condon, Lar, 20:07; 16, Carly Schwickert, Whit, 20:13; 17, Stella Holt, Whit, 20:15; 18, Keira McNelis, Bel, 20:17; 19, Emily Burnham, Ferg, 20:20; 20, Ana Richter, Bill.Cent, 20:28; 21, Nocona Frame, Daw, 20:29; 22, Jenna Welnel, Sid, 20:30; 23, Clare Miller, Whit, 20:31; 24, Sierra Pete, Pol, 20:35; 25, Nicki Moser, CF, 20:36.

Also — Ali Pelletier, Dillon, 21:01; 35, Cindy Atchley, Dillon, 21:02; Kaitlyn Van Meel, Anaconda, 21:30; 62, Brooke Pokorny, 21:52; 73, Sarah Scott, Dillon, 22:03; 77, Mollie Murphy, Anaconda, 22:13; 86, Madisonn Lemhouse, Dillon, 22:23; 88, Lisa Horst, Dillon; 100, Shelby Belford, Anaconda, 22:52; 110, Alicia Maes, Anaconda, 23:28; 122, Stefanie Maki, Anaconda, 24:25.

Class B boys Team scores — 1, Thompson Falls 65; 2, Poplar 78; 3, Darby 91; 4, Colstrip 105; 5, Loyola Sacred Heart 156; 6, Manhattan 212; 7, Glasgow, 232; 8, Plains 243; 9, Three Forks 337; 10, Whitehall 341; 11, Manhattan Christian 343; 12, Huntley Project, 351; 13, Valley Christian 386; 14, Harlem 394; 15, Cut Bank 398; 16, Wolf Point 475; 17, Boulder 505; 18, Lincoln County 520; 19, Shelby 548.

Top 25 1, Paul Abrahamsen, Dar, 16:34; 2, Shane Donaldson, TFalls, 16:44; 3, Jacob Naegeli, TFalls, 16:50; 4, Richard Knowlton, Pop, 16:53; 5, Mike Evans, Loy, 17:02; 6, Adam Blythe, Col, 17:03; 7, Hunter Azure, 17:04; 8, Tyson Vanderby, Man, 17:07; 9, Mike Morris, 17:08; 10, Seth Garbett, Dar, 17:12; 11, Matt Stout, Darb, 17:14; 12, Eijai Oxford, Col, 17:14; 13, Justin Allison, Plai, 17:18; 14, John Towle, Boulder, 17:23; 15, Kyle Loewen, Glas, 17:24; 16, Ryan Blomback, Man, 17:25; 17, Jonah Riediger, Pop, 17:26; 18, Daniel Lombardi, Deer Lodge, 17:28; 19, Chris Brien, Pop, 17:26; 20, Cody Woolpert, Whit, 17:34; 21, Sam Hodges, SGrs, 17:34; 22, Cris Atherly, RLd, 17:35; 23, Walter Shaw, Col, 17:43; 24, Todd Blythe, Col, 17:44; 25, Ryan Sol, TF, 17:48.

Also — 27, Taylor Canfield, Man, 17:50; 33, Travis Buttelman, TForks, 18:22; 38, Jon Orchard, ManC, 18:32; 42, Kurtis Schutter, ManC, 18:41; 54, Levi Simon, Whitehall, 19:01; 60, Garrick Thompson, Deer Lodge, 19:19; 69, Rodrigo Del Rio, Manhattan, 19:33; 72, Ryan Malmquist, TForks, 19:38; 73, Brady Jensen, TForks, 19:39; 77, Scotty Samson, TForks, 19:50; 78, Chris Henderson, Whitehall, 20:02; 81, Chad Smith, WHitehall, 20:05; 82, Valen Murnion, TForks, 20:06; 85, Matthew Kamp, ManC, 20:08; 91, Bert Carlstrom, TForks, 20:18; 95, Joe Lombardi, Deer Lodge, 20:31; 102, James Flikema, ManC, 20:57; 105, Luke Dyk, ManC, 21:08; 106, Matheus Calaca, Man, 21:10; 108, Vince Turk, Whitehall, 21:16; 109, Sean Cronan, Whitehall, 21:19; 115, Lance Pallister, Boulder, 21:37; 116, Jeremy Huttinga, Man, 21:51; 117, Casey Felz, TForks, 21:56; 119, Kyle Lake, Boulder, 22:01; Daryn Allen, Whitehall, 22:02; 26, Zac Lachenbruch, Boulder, 22:32; 131, Naoki Mita, Boulder, 23:32; 135, John Fisher, Boulder, 24:17.

Class B girls Team scores — 1, Glasgow 56; 2, Red Lodge 62; 3, Cut Bank 185; 4, Thompson Falls 195; 5, Loyola Sacred Heart 212; 6, Manhattan 247; 7, Cascade 249; 8, Huntley Project 256; 9, Boulder 302; 10, Darby 318; 11, Malta 321; 11, Colstrip 321, 13, Valley Christian 332; 14, Whitehall 342; 15, Sweet Grass County 457; 16, Deer Lodge 460; 17, Lodge Grass 503; 18, Wolf Point 531.

Top 25 1, Cortney Lynde, RL, 19:27; 2, Heather DeMorest, Dar, 19:30; 3, Bobbi Knudsen, Malta, 19:30; 4, Kalyse Engebretson, 19:32; 5, Alyssa Sanders, Glas, 19:40; 6, Brittany Johnson, Boulder, 19:51; 7, Emilee Morehouse, Glas, 19:53; 8, Darcy Stevens, RL, 19:58; 9, Chancey Stirling, HP, 20:00; 10, Whitney Giulio, Boulder, 20:07; 11, Alicia Cobb, Cas, 20:17; 12, Rose Harringson, Loy, 20:26; 13, Emily Braaten, Glas, 20:28; 14, Kaitlyn Wurnig, HP, 20:30; 15, Kara Wesen, Glas, 20:31; 16, Sienna Dailey, Glas, 20:31; 17, Lizzy Thompson, Man, 20:32; 18, Lenise Omeasoo, Cut Bank, 20:52; 19, Becca Vandam, ManC, 20:52; 20, Alex Scolatti, Loy, 20:56; 21, Chelsea Lynde, RL, 20:59; 22, Beca Gunderson, TF, 21:01; 23, Allyson, Herman, Glas, 21:07; 24, Janel Hamdan, Linc, 21:08; 25, Emily Babcock, Cut Bank, 21:11.

Also — 26, Cassidy Wendell, Whitehall, 21:14; 31, Sarah Keller, Man, 21:24; 40, Lauren Thompson, Man, 21:40; 41, Ladean Richardson, TF, 21:42; 44, Chloe Palakovich, Whitehall, 21:44; 64, Theresa Lombardi, Deer Lodge, 22:34; 65, Anna Krogstad, Man, 22:38; 76, Rachel Schoening, Deer Lodge, 23:06; 77, Samantha Chatriand, Whitehall, 23:07; 82, Becky Hattersly, Boulder, 23:24; 94, Arielle Chapman, Man, 24:07; 95, Ruthe Harrison, Whitehall, 24:08; 97, Samantha Graveley, Deer Lodge, 24:10; 100, Kellee Glaus, Whitehall; 107, Shelby Johnson, Deer Lodge, 24:45; 113, Marina Steerman, Whitehall, 25:07; 116, Ahsley Cooper, Deer Lodge, 25:19; 117, Katie Olson, TF, 25:26; 121, Emily Samson, TF, 25:33; 123, Mary Cover, ManC, 25:48; 127, Emily Keller, Manhattan, 26:23; 129, Marina Ball, Deer Lodge, 26:42; 130, Bridgid Rachie, Deer Lodge, 26:49; 137, Miranda Clark, Boulder, 27:35.

Class C boys Team scores — 1, Winnett 26; 2, Joliet 33; 3, Gardner 36; 4, Ennis 40; 5, Plenty Coups 44; 6, Rapelje 69; 7, Culbertson 79; 8, Great Calls Central 86; 9, Arlee 91, 10, Valier 94, 11, Lincoln 118; 12, Belt 123; 13, Harrison 127; 14, Dodson 175; 15, Drummon 199, 16, Hays-Lodgepole 208.

Top 25 1, Ryan Ketterling, Jol, 16:09; 2, Ford Smith, Gard, 17:03; 3, Shy Iverson, Win, 17:07; 4, Eb Nordahl, Rap, 17:29; 5, Sam Dembek 17:37; 6, Gavin Owens, Ennis, 17:32; 7, Gage Owens, Ennis, 17:57; 8, Kyle Felsman, Arl, 17:58; 9, John Songstad, Jol, 17:59; 10, Colton Xavier, Gard, 18:02; 11, Melton Spotted Bear, Jr., Plen, 18:07; 12, Chad Bull Child, Val, 18:07; 13, Rumeal DeCrane, Plen, 18:14; 14, Theron Hamilton, Har, 18:16; 15, Dillon O’Fallon, GFC, 18:19; 16, Jackson Bolstad, Culb, 18:29; 17, Kal Munis, Gran, 18:32; 18, Gage Iverson, 18:33; 19, Gavin Lewis, Dod, 18:36; 20, Chris Sanche, Jr., PC, 18:39; 21, Taylor Broyles, Rap, 18:51; 22, Joe Solf, Win, 18:56; 23, Luke Stevenson, Jol, 18:57; 24, Kevin Wallen, Gard, 19:00; 25, Stephen Seitz, GFC, 19:01.

Also — 27, Brian Nestegard, Ennis, 10:02; 51, Sage Petersen, Ennis, 20:33; 58, Cole Bolster, Drummond, 21:25; 60, Caleb Hinkle, Philipsburg, 21:41; 61, Shane Moore, Drummond, 21:43; 80, Jay Kroll, Drummond, 25:01; 81, Gregg Hokanson, Harrison, 25:10.

Class C girls Team scores — 1, Belt 13; 2, Joliet 23, 3, Harrison 47, 4, Lincoln 61, 5, Heart Butte 67, 6, Winnett 79; 7, Culbertson 89; 8, Great Falls Central 93; 9, Savage 102; 10, Plenty Coups 106, 10, Granite 106.

Top 25 1, Shannon Young, Har, 20:00; 2, Mariah Gondiero, Belt, 20:25; 3, Morgan Martell, Culb, 20:55; 4, Michaela O’Dore, Jol, 20:59; 5, Renae Hepfner, Belt, 21:09; 6, Bryanna Gondiero, Belt 21:19; 7, Tristany Browning, Win, 21:25; 8, MacKenzie, O’Dore, Jol, 9, Jessica Paske, Drum, 21:46; 10, Jocelyn Sullivan, GFC, 21:46; 11, Stacy Rieb, Jol, 21:48; 12, Taylor Cummings, Belt, 21:56; 13, Jessika Eiskant, Linc, 22:13; 14, Kitty Vance, HB, 22:20; 15, Hannah Fields, Linc, 22:34; 16, Rachelle Bennett, Jol, 22:49; 17, Sage Gustafson, Har, 23:06; 18, Luisa Sanchez, PC, 23:15; 19, Tristen Kienenberger, Dod, 23:16; 20, Elly Hogue, Gran, 23:19; 21, Sharlie Mountain Cheif, PC, 23:22; 22, Erin Oliver, Sav, 23:23; 23, Kaylee Miller, Belt, 23:25; 24, Megan Oberweiser, Drum, 23:28; 25, Mary Cote, Gard, 23:31.

Also — 29, Kaysha Young, Harrison, 23:45; 37, Devyn Posser, Philipsburg, 25:15; 49, Melanie Graham, Philipsburg, 28:35.