Montague runners Nolan Kessler, Alix Draves and Noah Raeth secured entries to the state finals Saturday at the Division 3 regionals in Allendale, each running impressive times.
Kessler and Draves both ran personal bests for the 'Cats. Kessler finished eighth with a time of 17:00.1, and Draves was 12th in a time of 17:06.1. Raeth grabbed the final individual qualifier position by taking 16th place in a time of 17:11.9.
The Wildcat boys finished fifth as a team. Bucky Aney earned a personal best time of 17:34.1, placing 24th; the senior Aney's time was over a minute and a half better than when he started this season, his first in cross-country. Matthew Leatherman rounded out team scoring with a 43rd-place finish and another PR time, 18:21.0. Gibson Sholes finished right behind Leatherman and set a PR of his own, 18:21.4.
Montague's girls team ended its season with a 12th-place finish. Grace Reavey and Erica Hansen led the way for the 'Cats, finishing within a second of one another. Reavey was 48th (23:26.9) and Hansen was 49th (23:27.7); Reavey's time was a personal best. Each of Montague's final three scorers also set personal bests; April Howard finished 64th (24:19.96), Carmen Howard was 71st (25:21.1) and Lilou Ruch was 73rd (25:28.0).
