The 2021 high school cross-country season ended on a beautiful autumn day in Missoula—and Jefferson High’s “hoofers” made a great final run.
Junior Renea Parker took second out of 154 runners in the girls race. She ran side-by-side with Emma Stolte of Broadwater for the entire course, finishing in a personal-best time of 20:33. Stolte crossed the line at 20:19, and Natalie Wood of Big Timber was third at 20:57; Porter, Stolte, and Wood have been challenging each other all fall. For the Panthers, Izzy Morris had a personal best time of 25:33, and Austie May finished in 28:17.
Meanwhile, the Panther boys finished fifth out of 23 Class B teams at the state championship meet, just 12 points out of fourth place and 17 points from third. Logan Hornung had his best time of the year, crossing the finish line in 17:49 minutes on the 3.1-mile course in 16th place. Senior Logan Gillmore finished 24th in 17:59, one second off his best time, and Luke Mest took 37th in 18:28, a personal record.
