Lindsey Branch, UMW Sports Information
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Montana Western cross country teams continued their 2024 season on Friday afternoon with the Frontier Conference Preview Meet. The race gave the Bulldogs a preview of the Frontier Conference Championships to come in a few weeks.
"Being in the middle of our season, this race was a good opportunity for our team to challenge themselves a little more during the race, whether it was going out a little faster or being able to push harder during the middle of the race," Head Coach Taylor Grove said. "I think all of our athletes did well today. We had our two top men Harrison and Carlin run big season bests. Our women ran their first 6k of the season and most of them were able to run right around their 5k season best and hold on for another kilometer. Overall, it was a good race for this point in the season."
Results
The women's race saw the Bulldogs led by sophomore Olivia Steadman, running a race time of 24:22.6 and placing in 27th. Freshman Destiny Vogl followed behind, finishing in 43rd with a time of 25:40.5, with freshman Ruby Smith close behind in 46th finishing with a time of 25:47.2. Freshmen Olivia Canney and sophomore Justene Santi rounded out the scoring for the Bulldogs, with times of 26:03.8 and 26:26.0. Freshman Kylee Wyatt competed in her first race and finished with a time of 31:54.5.
Sophomore Harrison Silverio led the way for the Bulldogs with a 27:14.4 and a 41st place finish. Junior Carlin Onstad was the second fastest Bulldog runner on the day, placing 64th in a 28:35.1 time. Freshman Kreg Butler and Noah Rovente were the third and fourth Bulldogs to cross the line. Butler ran a time of 29:37.4 and finished in 71st with Rovente running a 30:32.2 to finish in 79th. Sophomore Kaden Hennessey ran a 33:00.5 to close out the scoring for UMW.
Bridger Wheeler also competed in the race, finishing with a time of 32:28.7.
Up Next
Western will hit the road for their next race at the LC State Invitational on Oct. 19 in Lewiston, Idaho.
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