Grossman, Braves capture firsts at Great Falls meet

| September 16, 2006 1:00 AM

The Daily Inter Lake

GREAT FALLS - Seth Grossman led the Flathead boys cross country team to another individual title on Friday at chilly Anaconda Hills Golf Course.

The Flathead senior was timed in 16 minutes, 26 seconds, beating runner-up Daniel Jackson of Bozeman by 17 seconds.

Flathead, which finished with a score of 40, also had two more runners in the top 10. Carl Nystuen was fourth, 16:49; and Seth Svennungsen was seventh, 17:00.

"Grossman took the lead around the 2-mile mark and just kinda extended that lead from there to the finish," said FHS assistant coach Nick Hanson.

Bozeman finished second, 48, in the team standings with Helena High third, 94.

Runners had to contend with a temperature of 35 degrees and gusty winds.

Also for Flathead it was: Justin Barth, 12th, 17:19; Alec Surynt, 16th, 17:29; Dan Howell, 20th, 17:40; and Orion Bras, 24th, 17:48.

The Flathead girls finished fourth with a 114 total. Billings Senior took top honors with 60 points, Billings West was second with 87 and Bozeman third with 92.

The Bravettes were missing Andrea Yeager, who did not make the trip because of an illness. She is the team's No. 4 runner.

The girls were again led by Tera Klein, seventh, 20:06.

Also for FHS it was: Elysia Andrews, 14th, 20:19; Kayla Byle, 27th, 21:10; Briana Ori, 32nd, 21:27; Kathleen Barth, 34th, 21:39; Lauren Fox, 42nd, 21:59; and Olivia Dowler, 76th, 23:48.

Katie Gilboy, Helena Capital, had the best time, 18:58.

"Klein ran a smart race," Hanson said. "Andrews also had a good steady race. We (still) have some room for improvement."

Flathead had another individual winner on the day as Danny Burfeind won the JV race with a time of 18:24.

Large Schools

BOYS

1. Flathead, 40; 2. Bozeman 48; 3. Helena, 94; 4. Helena Capital, 119; 5. Billings West, 149; 6. Missoula Sentinel, 196; 7. Missoula Hellgate, 216; 8. CM Russell, 217; 9. Billings Skyview, 230; 10. Great Falls Central, 235; 11. Billings Senior, 257; 12. Great Falls.

Top 20

1. Seth Grossman, Flathead, 16:26.82; 2. Daniel Jackson, Bozeman, 16:43.40; 3. Joel Bischoff, Helena, 16:45.10; 4. Carl Nystuen, Flathead, 16:49.25; 5. Michael Barker, Helena, 16:56.20; 6. Mike Grey, Helena Capital, 16:59.11; 7. Seth Svennungsen, Flathead, 17:00.94; 8. Jake Roske, Missoula Hellgate, 17:03.51; 9. Alex Brekke, Bozeman, 17:07.96; 10. Andy Burns, Bozeman, 17:14.37; 11. Terren Guardipee, Great Falls Central, 17:15.97; 12. Justin Barth, Flathead, 17:19.79; 13. Matt Francis, Bozeman, 17:21.14; 14. Dylan Davis, Bozeman, 17:21.35; 15. Joe Stusek, West, 17:23.16; 16. Alec Surynt, Flathead, 17:29.37; 17. Jordan Schlender, Bozeman, 17:32.38; 18. Josh Dean, Skyview, 17:35.06; 19. Robert Brooks, Sentinel, 17:38.24; 20. Dan Howell, Flathead, 17:40.74.

GIRLS

Teams

1. Billings Senior 60; 2. Billings West 87; 3. Bozeman 92; 4. Flathead 114; 5. Butte 137; 6. Helena Capital 143; 7. Great Falls CMR 205; 8. Missoula Hellgate 224; 9. Billings Skyview 226; 10. Helena 234; 11. Great Falls 263; Missoula Sentinel 266.

Top 20

1. Katie Gilboy, Capital, 18:58.54; 2.Keely West, CMR, 19:29.67; 3. Bridgette Hoenke, Senior, 19:35.74; Carly Selleck, West, 19:43.68; 5. Keli Dennehy, Butte, 19:51.39; 7. Tera Klein, Flathead, 20:06.89; 8. Tayte Cranston, Bozeman, 20:08.21; 9. Kayla Jacquet, Butte, 20:09.54; 10. Auriele Fain, Senior, 20:12.82; 11. Julie Walsh, West, 20:15.08; 12. Alexa Aragon, Senior, 20:18.63; 13. Caitlin Stone, Sentinal, 20:19.14; 14. Elysia Andrews, Flathead, 20:19.64; 15. Abby Stusek, West, 20:22.78; 16. Sierra Kamplain, Bozeman, 20:33.16; 17. Cara Lehman, Senior, 20:34.25; 18. Auralea Fain, Senior, 20:37.08; 19. Brianne DeWitt, Helena, 20:40.82; 20. Nancy Raymond, Bozeman, 20:51.08.

Small Schools

BOYS

1. Bozeman, 21; 2. Flathead 56; 3. Helena 95; 4. Billings West, 106; 5. Helena Capital, 123; 6. Missoula Sentinel, 218; 7. Harlem, 223; 8. CM Russell 229; 9. Billings Senior, 236; 10. Billings Skyview, 242; 11. Missoula Hellgate, 296.

Top 10

1. Danny Burfeind, Flathead, 18:24:80; 2. Stephan Wall, Centerville, 18:27.86; 3. Brian Shaw, Bozeman, 18:28.33; 4. Tim Cooper, Bozeman, 18:31.99; 5. Myles Hall, Bozeman, 18:32.57; 6. Tom Bogen, Bozeman, 18:33.52; 7. Zac Heskett, Flathead, 18:38.66; 8. Graeme MacPherson, Bozeman, 18:40.23; 9. Matt Madieros, Flathead, 18:43.53; 10. Bridger Bukantis, Helena, 18:45.85.

GIRLS

1. Billings West, 35; 2. Bozeman, 52; 3. Billings Senior, 59; 4. Billings Skyview, 139; 5. Flathead, 153; 6. Missoula Hellgate, 163; 7. Helena Capital, 192; 8. Missoula Sentinel, 218; 9. Helena, 227; 10. Harlem, 238.

Top 10

1. Nicole Tams, Lincoln, 21:17.13; 2. Heather Ray, Billings Senior, 21:46.05; 3. Stephanie Lang, Senior, 22:23.50; 4. Cassie Holm, Billings West, 22:33.54; 5. Alex Tucker, Bozeman, 22:48.84; 6. Gaby Krevat, Bozeman, 22:54.48; 7. Megan Beam, West, 23:04.37; 8. Lindsey Dolan, West, 23:12.84; 9. Ariel Murtagh, West, 23:13.71; 10. Kate Brauch, Bozeman, 23:14.19.

11. Cami Thompson, Billings Skyview, 23:14.67; 12. Kaycee McLaughlin, West, 23:19.10; 13. Shantel Schock, West, 23:20.36; 14. Kaitlin Sholder, Lincoln, 23:22.07; 15. Angela Kleist, Flathead, 23:23.88; 16. Bryanna Gondeiro, Centerville, 23:27.10; 17. Miranda Jellison, Senior, 23:27.55; 18. Katie Wolfe, Skyview, 23:28.01; 19. Jen Lehmann, Bozeman, 23:30.25; 20. Sammie Forsythe, Senior, 23:32.67; 21. Erica Freese, Bozeman, 23:39.82; 22. Leigha Hopkins, West, 23:51.11; 23. Heather Horton, West, 23:52.01; 24. Diona Buck, Harlem, 24:02.33; 25. Jessika Eiskant, Lincoln, 24:07.26; 26. Ellie Opel, Missoula Hellgate, 24:08.02; 27. Kathleen Dignen, Skyview, 24:08.73; 28. Teresa Gregori, West, 24:09.34; 29. Lauren Alexander, Bozeman, 24:11.65; 30. Hannah Fields, Lincoln, 24:12.41.