THREE FORKS — The Butte High boys’ team won the Headwaters Invitational Cross Country meet Friday, defeating second-place Jefferson 28-64. (Results)

Bulldog senior Levi Wiltsie won the individual title in 16 minutes 21 seconds, beating Cascade’s Peyton Johnson by 17 seconds. The victory comes a couple of weeks after Wiltsie signed to run cross country at the University of Providence in Great Falls.

The entire varsity team ran personal bests with Lincoln Zell finishing sixth in 16:56, Isaac Zell eight in 17:34, Bridger Luebke ninth in 17:35, Charles Killebrew 12th in 17:50 and Colton Yoakum 23rdin 18:34.

The varsity girls’ team also performed well, finishing third behind Jefferson and Manhattan and having all runners with personal best times. Elsa Theiszen led the Bulldogs finishing third in 20:15, she was followed by Pipi Luebke seventh in 20:32, Addie Thompson 26th in 22:54, Wakely Buerlson 29th in 22:59, Kellie Jo Carpenter 31st in 23:08.

The Butte High junior varsity boys also captured fisth place in both the team and individual competition. Ryan Hansen and Jason Real finished first and second with times of 18:33 and 18:53. They were followed by Johan Theiszen sixth in 19:40, Brian Moen 11th in 20:35, Sawyer Howell 20th in 22:04, Jack Taylor 22nd in 22:31, Alex Cranney 23rd in 22:33, Lyric Haston 31st in 24:12, Case Richardson 32nd in 24:42, Brian Poole 34th in 25:54, Zach McLarnon 35th in 25:54, Emmet Hedval 37th in 27:07, Caelum Moore 38th in 27:52, and Kyle Van Elsberg 39th in 28:17.

Kherington Adams captured first place in the girls’ JV race. The Bulldogs placed third as a team.

Adams was followed by Cambree O’Neill ninth in 25:40, Lynn Wiltsie 26th in 30:14, Lainee Walsh-Hill 30th in 33:55, Evelyn Hardman 32nd in 34:02, and Hayden Hiltunen 33rd in 34:27.

Siblings Camden and Sophia Houchin sat out the race while recovering from a cold.

Next up for the Bulldogs is the Capital City 7 on 7 meet, which is Thursday in Helena.

(In the courtesy photo above, Levi Wiltsie sits with University of Providence cross country coach Tony Arntson.)