Poplar Runners Fare Well At Harlem Meet

The Poplar Indians turned in a strong performance at the Harlem Invitational to end the regular season part of their cross country campaign on Friday, Oct. 16.

Poplar’s boys finished with 39 points to earn second-place honors. Harlem captured first place with 28 points.

The Indians had two runners in the top three at the meet. Jaycee Hilkemann finished second with a time of 16:09.7 and Jayden Eder took third with a time of 17:02.7. Harlem’s Ethan Walker earned first at 16:06.0.

Poplar’s Mickey Failing also placed in the top 10 with a time of 18:00.4 for 10th place. Teammate Dustin Smith was right behind in 11th place at 18:04.0.

Ryder Olson ran the course in 18:25.7 for 13th place. Quinton Eder took 15th at 18:34.6. Memphis Mathison placed 20th at 19:29.7.

In the girls’ division, Poplar took fourth place with 77 points. The top three teams were Chinook, Harlem and Malta.

Two Poplar runners placed in the top 10. Amelia Weeks ran the course in 21:05.9 for third place. Kellyn Azure took eighth place at 21:56.5. Chinook’s Ashlyn Ford won the race with a time of 19:22.9.

Poplar’s Mila Gramblin earned 11th place at 22:46.6. Audrey Swallers took 31st at 25:31.6. Kelbee Redstone placed 33rd at 25:45.9.

Liberty Boadle finished in 37th place at 26:17.7. Braelyn Marottek was 41st with a time of 27:17.2.

The state cross country meet takes place in Billings on Saturday, Oct. 24.