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Justin, Josey win Monster Triad titles

Led by Justin Morgan and Josey Neesvig, who won individual titles, the Thompson Falls Blue Hawk boys and Lady Hawks swept both team titles at the Flathead Lake Monster Triad in Bigfork Saturday.

Morgan clocked 18:40.7 to win the boys' crown while Neesvig crossed the line in 23:18.1 to claim the girls' Monster Triad tiara.

With Morgan winning in fine 5K time, Brooks McAfee placing third in 20:37.0, Cael Thilmony taking seventh in 21:31.7, Nathan Cottingham tenth in 23:48.0, Andy Koonce eleventh in 23:52.1 and Ben Croft fourteenth in 27:01.4, the Hawk boys scored the team low total of 36 to edge out Bigfork (38) and Mission (47).

Elli Baxter (fifth in 25:19.4), Hattie Neesvig (sixth in 25:50.2), Megan Baxter (eighth in 27:36.5), Faith Palmer (ninth in 29:32.7) and Roni Hanks (tenth in 31:30) followed Josey Neesvig in with the girls.

The Lady Hawks were the only squad with enough members present for team scoring.

Three Hawk boys ran in the junior varsity race, with Briar Palmer clocking 25:23.3, JJ Fields 28:42.2 and Will Hyatt 22:05.7.

In the girls junior high 1.5 mile race, Aubrey Baxter won second place in 13:52.4, Solveig Nygaard was third in 13:59.0, Kylee Huff (14:24.3) fifth, Claire Lakko (19:23.6) eighth and Sophia LaFriniere (21:51.8) tenth.

 

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