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Mr. Consistent: Missoula Hellgate's Finneas Colescott channeling cross country momentum into track

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MISSOULA — His highs are never too high. His lows are never too low.

His head coach called him Missoula Hellgate's most consistent boys racer this track season.

Knights junior distance runner Finneas Colescott is enjoying a breakout spring after a breakout fall cross country season, with four marks in the mid-4-minute range in the 1,600-meter run and he went on a three-meet run of dropping his 3,200 time each week.

At Thursday's Greg Rice City Meet at Missoula County Stadium, Colescott may not have had his "best" day. But if a not-great day looks like the way his did, then he can't be too upset.

Colescott ran for second in the 1,600 in 4:27.95, keeping pace with eventual winner, Missoula Sentinel star and Minnesota-bound runner Tanner Klumph, who finished two seconds ahead. 

"Season after season, he's just made nice jumps," Hellgate distance track coach and head cross country coach Anders Brooker said during the meet. "He had a really consistent — not crazy — winter.

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"He's been the most consistent racer on the boys side. I don't think he'll be happy with today but he still ran a 4:27; when you have an off day and you're still running that well that's when you know you're consistent. Nobody right now is working harder than he is and it is fun seeing that pay off for him."

His season-best in the 1,600 is a modest 4:22.76, which he did last week in Kalispell at Archie Roe, and his best in the 3,200 is a solid 9:32.70 at the Western Top 10 meet at MCPS a few weeks ago. Those marks are good for third and second in Class AA entering Thursday — Kalispell Glacier's Sam Ells entered the day with the top marks in both of the distance events.

It's safe to say he is feeling good about his standings in the state right now.

"I've been pretty happy with how I've been running," he said. "Now I'm just trying to race well and strategically to get ready for state."

Colescott took second at the State AA cross country meet this past fall in Missoula, a finish that helped his team knock off in-city rival Missoula Sentinel for the team title. He finished behind individual champion Klumph.

Colescott ended the cross country season on a roll with four second-place finishes, breaking the 16-minute mark twice during that run.

"I just wanted to keep up what I was doing rolling into the season and have a good track season," Colescott said of his goals heading into track. "Last year, my sophomore season, I didn't have a normal track season and it was all dual meets so this is my first real track season."

Now in track season, Colescott, who like many juniors had a missed 2020 season followed by an abridged 2021 that was left without many of the large invites that are the trademark of track, has a different way to look at things this time of year.

He is a bit more team-oriented during cross country season, when he is more aware of where his teammates are at during a race to keep the pack going as it needs to. Once track comes, he takes a bit more of a singular mindset — while still remembering the team goals at the end of the day.

Colescott said it might be a bit cliché, but he trusts the process. He trusts the miles and the work he puts in during the offseason and during meets and practice.

"Over the winter it's hard to keep up training and we don't do really any winter races or anything," he said. "Sometimes it's hard to know where you are at fitness wise or how everything is coming in. It's important to just trust the process, I guess. Trusting your fitness and trusting the work you put in."

By trusting that work, continuing to get high marks, Brooker sees Colescott's confidence grow each meet and each high finish.

From Colescott's rise during cross country, to his ascent during track, the growth has been a joy to watch for his coach.

"The way he was able to finish the cross season, stay consistent this winter and just continue to build confidence, that's what's been the most fun," Brooker said. "To see his confidence get better and better."

Lance Hartzler covers Griz men's basketball and prep sports for the Missoulian. Follow him on Twitter at @lance_hartz or shoot him an email at Lance.Hartzler@406mtsports.com.

RESULTS

Top 6 individual

BOYS

100 Meters: 1. 10 Hudson Lembke 11.13a PR Sentinel; 2. 12 Easton Leadbetter 11.34a PR Sentinel; 3. 11 Karsen Beitz 11.45a Sentinel; 4. 12 Quentin Schraeder 11.48a PR Sentinel; 5. 12 Joseph Ceccacci 11.64a PR Sentinel; 6. 10 Kort Lehman 11.68a Hellgate

200 Meters: 1. 11 Karsen Beitz 23.04a PR Sentinel; 2. 12 Quentin Schraeder 23.33a PR Sentinel; 3. 12 Easton Leadbetter 23.43a SR Sentinel; 4. 10 Kort Lehman 23.65a Hellgate; 5. 11 Wyatt Sedgwick 23.68a SR Sentinel; 6. 10 Brady Kolendich 23.79a PR Sentinel

400 Meters: 1. 12 Colin Shaules 50.53a PR Sentinel; 2. 11 Keagen Crosby 50.92a PR Sentinel; 3. 12 Joseph Ceccacci 52.27a PR Sentinel; 4. 9 Grady Caton 53.93a Hellgate; 5. 10 Levi English 54.73a PR Sentinel; 6. 9 Nicho Umile 55.58a PR Sentinel

800 Meters: 1. 9 Ridley Key 2:02.35a PR Hellgate; 2. 11 Ian Harrison 2:02.76a PR Sentinel; 3. 12 Chase Green 2:04.55a PR Sentinel; 4. 10 Michael Lindsay 2:08.49a Sentinel; 5. 10 Oliver Simianer 2:09.87a PR Big Sky; 6. 9 Jack Baumes 2:10.20a PR Hellgate

1600 Meters: 1. 12 Tanner Klumph 4:25.94a SR Sentinel; 2. 11 Finneas Colescott 4:27.40a Hellgate; 3. 12 Jackson Triepke 4:33.11a SR Hellgate; 4. 12 Chase Green 4:34.54a SR Sentinel; 5. 10 Wilson Derry 4:46.52a Hellgate; 6. 10 Conner Manion 4:54.53a PR Big Sky

3200 Meters: 1. 12 Jackson Triepke 9:57.93a SR Hellgate; 12 Jacob Sriraman 9:58.51a PR Sentinel; 3. 9 Tyler Inabnit 10:12.01a PR Sentinel; 4. 10 Quinn Newman 10:14.72a PR Sentinel; 5. 11 Callum Coots 10:19.89a PR Sentinel; 6. 10 Nico Petrini 10:26.32a Hellgate

110m Hurdles: 1. 12 Drew Klumph 15.20a Sentinel; 2. 9 Corbin Weltzien 15.69a PR Hellgate; 3. 10 Ohani Porter 16.98a PR Hellgate; 4. 11 Emmett Zander 17.36a PR Hellgate; 5. 10 Henry Cahoon 17.41a PR Sentinel; 6. 10 Skyler Chalmers 18.26a PR Sentinel

300m Hurdles: 1. 12 Drew Klumph 40.34a Sentinel; 2. 9 Corbin Weltzien 41.71a PR Hellgate; 3. 10 Ohani Porter 42.27a PR Hellgate; 4. 10 Henry Cahoon 43.78a PR Sentinel; 5. 11 Noah Mortenson 45.50a PR Sentinel; 6. 10 Connor Hylton 46.58a Big Sky

4x100 Relay: 1. 42.87a Sentinel - A; 2. 45.78a Big Sky - A; 3. 46.34a Hellgate - A; 4. 47.21a Sentinel - B; 5. 47.78a Big Sky - B; 6. 48.79a Hellgate - B

4x400 Relay: 1. 3:30.39a Sentinel - A; 2. 3:36.44a Hellgate - A; 3. 3:40.08a Hellgate - B; 4. 3:44.40a Big Sky - A; 5. 3:51.13a Big Sky - B; 6. 4:01.83a Sentinel - B

Shot Put: 1. 12 Chaise Meyer 49-09.00 Big Sky; 2. 12 Zac Crews 49-07.50 PR Sentinel; 3. 12 Tommy Nilson 49-02.75 Hellgate; 4. 11 Alex Shields 43-06.00 Hellgate; 5. 11 Cuinn Powers 42-01.75 Hellgate; 6. 12 Cooper Kress 39-11.50 Sentinel

Discus: 1. 12 Zac Crews 142-04 Sentinel; 2. 12 Layne Cooney 140-05 Hellgate; 3. 12 Tommy Nilson 133-04 Hellgate; 4. 12 Jerrick Woods 131-07 Sentinel; 5. 11 Alex Shields 120-02 Hellgate; 6. 12 Chaise Meyer 118-09 PR Big Sky

Javelin: 1. 11 Aiden Nichols 164-08 Hellgate; 2. 12 Zac Crews 159-04 Sentinel; 3. 12 Hans Heileson 158-08 PR Hellgate; 4. 10 Timbur Nilson 149-00 Hellgate; 5. 11 Johnnie Stout 143-08 PR Big Sky; 6. 11 Shaun Liechty 141-10 Sentinel

High Jump: 1. 9 Porter Gibbs 6-04.00 Big Sky; 2. 9 Chance McNulty 5-08.00 PR Hellgate; 3. 10 Craig Allmacher 5-08.00 PR Hellgate; 4. 11 Keith Zander 5-06.00 Hellgate; 5. 11 Aiden Nichols 5-06.00 Hellgate; 6. 11 Emmett Zander 5-06.00 Hellgate; 6. 11 Jett Gregory 5-06.00 PR Sentinel

Pole Vault: 1. 12 Bridger Weirson 12-06.00 Big Sky; 1. 10 Joey Sandberg 12-06.00 Big Sky; 3. 12 Colten Graham 11-06.00 Hellgate;4. 12 Wyatt Zander 11-06.00 Hellgate; 5. 12 Charlie Watson 11-00.00 Big Sky; 5. 11 Daniel Peterson 11-00.00 Big Sky; 5. 10 Jacob Paugh 11-00.00 PR Big Sky; 5. 12 Jeremy Englert 11-00.00 PR Big Sky; 5. 10 Silas Savoia 11-00.00 PR Big Sky

Long Jump: 1. 9 Porter Gibbs 21-01.50 Big Sky; 2. 12 Connor Chalmers 20-05.00 SR Sentinel; 3. 11 Skeet Scharfe 19-11.50 Hellgate; 4. 10 Gabe Schwartz 18-10.00 PR Hellgate; 5. 9 Isaiah Cowan 18-09.25 PR Big Sky; 6. 9 Corbin Weltzien 18-04.50 Hellgate

Triple Jump: 1. 12 Zac Crews 41-03.00 PR Sentinel; 2. 11 Skeet Scharfe 40-09.50 Hellgate; 3. 10 Oliver Simianer 40-08.00 PR Big Sky; 4. 10 Evan Hafliger 39-04.00 Sentinel; 5. 11 Darren DeCoite 38-11.00 SR Sentinel; 6. 10 Jackson Krueger 38-04.00 Sentinel.

GIRLS

100 Meters: 1. 11 Hannah Moses 12.77a Hellgate; 2. 12 Keke Davis 13.27a SR Hellgate; 3. 10 Brooklyn Ludemann 13.29a Big Sky; 4. 11 Lily McHood 13.31a Sentinel; 5. 9 Anneliese Bessette 13.32a Hellgate; 6. 10 Isabella Beaton 13.56a PR Hellgate

200 Meters: 1. 12 Brooke Stayner 26.46a SR Sentinel; 2. 9 Anneliese Bessette 27.01a PR Hellgate; 3. 11 Lily McHood 27.56a PR Sentinel; 4. 12 Gabbie Hasskamp 27.91a Big Sky; 5. 9 Karmelle Daum 28.49a PR Big Sky; 6. 10 Mykayla Miller 28.54a PR Sentinel

400 Meters: 1. 10 Mykayla Miller 1:01.39a PR Sentinel; 2. 10 Sophia Miller 1:01.93a Hellgate; 3. 12 Disa Doherty 1:03.65a PR Hellgate; 4. 10 Kadynce Sperry 1:04.77a PR Big Sky; 5. 9 Alana Brevick 1:06.77a Sentinel; 6. 9 Memphis Anderson 1:09.27a PR Sentinel

800 Meters: 1. 12 Kensey May 2:18.13a Hellgate; 2. 11 Ruby Lorenz 2:21.65a Sentinel; 3. 10 Kaitlyn Skinner 2:24.32a Hellgate; 4. 12 Emmaline Derry 2:25.57a PR Hellgate; 5. 11 Clare Castleberry 2:28.99a PR Hellgate; 6. 9 Jamison Molloy 2:29.60a PR Hellgate

1600 Meters: 1. 12 Kensey May 4:58.80a PR Hellgate; 2. 10 Kaitlyn Skinner 5:17.43a Hellgate; 3. 10 Stella Diaz 5:18.38a PR Hellgate; 4. 10 Rose Wiltse 5:19.51a PR Hellgate; 5. 11 Malia Bradford 5:21.37a PR Sentinel; 6. 12 Isabel Munro 5:21.90a PR Hellgate

3200 Meters: 1. 10 Stella Diaz 11:56.54a Hellgate; 2. 12 Isabel Munro 11:59.88a Hellgate; 3. 11 Annika Kendrick 12:01.25a SR Hellgate; 4. 10 Rose Wiltse 12:04.95a Hellgate; 5. 12 Lillian Commons 13:07.82a SR Sentinel; 6. 9 Stella Gardner 13:39.95a PR Hellgate

100m Hurdles: 1. 12 Brooke Stayner 14.77a Sentinel; 2. 10 Emily McElmurry 15.62a Sentinel; 12 Analise Migliaccio 16.69a Big Sky; 4. 9 Isabella Grutsch 17.36a PR Big Sky; 5. 11 Alex Fuchs 17.69a Big Sky; 6. 10 Avary Johnson 18.03a PR Big Sky

300m Hurdles: 1. 9 Gracelee Banna 49.63a PR Big Sky; 2. 12 Analise Migliaccio 51.87a SR Big Sky; 3. 11 Alex Fuchs 53.70a Big Sky; 4. 11 Brynne Smith 54.22a SR Big Sky; 5. 10 Avary Johnson 57.03a Big Sky; 6. 9 Elizabeth Cornelius 58.18a PR Sentinel

4x100 Relay: 1. 50.09a Hellgate - A; 2. 50.91a Sentinel - A; 3. 51.82a Big Sky - A; 4. 52.11a Sentinel

4x400 Relay: 1. 4:10.87a Hellgate - A; 2. 4:15.08a Sentinel - A; 3. 4:16.54a Big Sky - A; 4. 4:32.61a Hellgate - B

Shot Put: 1. 12 Avery Youbles 32-02.75 Hellgate; 2. 12 Quincy Frohlich 32-00.50 PR Sentinel; 3. 11 Ashbeigh Hall 31-04.50 PR Hellgate; 4. 11 Kady Banna 30-11.50 PR Big Sky; 5. 11 Natalie Ellis 29-05.50 Big Sky; 6. 12 Isabel Ramos 28-09.00 PR Big Sky

Discus: 1. 12 Avari Batt 119-01 PR Big Sky; 2. 11 Ashbeigh Hall 113-01 PR Hellgate; 3. 12 Hadlea Fred 105-02 Big Sky; 4. 12 Faith Marshall 104-01 PR Sentinel; 5. 11 McKenna Storment 100-10 Hellgate; 6. 12 Braden Kopp 100-07 Hellgate

Javelin: 1. 12 Keke Davis 118-02 Hellgate; 2. 10 Bailey Casagrande 114-03 PR Sentinel; 3. 11 Hailey Hiller 108-10 PR Sentinel; 4. 12 Elly Thorpe 108-00 Hellgate; 5. 11 Natalie Ellis 102-07 Big Sky; 6. 9 Morgan Meissner 98-03 PR Hellgate

High Jump: 1. 10 Ava Kellenberg 5-01.00 Sentinel; 2. 11 Jayden Nash 5-01.00 Sentinel; 3. 12 Brooke Stayner 4-11.00 Sentinel; 4. 12 Gabbie Hasskamp 4-11.00 SR Big Sky; 5. 12 Paige Sawyer 4-07.00 Sentinel; 5. 10 Lillie Lambert 4-07.00 Hellgate

Pole Vault: 1. 11 Hannah Moses 11-06.00 Hellgate; 2. 10 Landrie Anderson 9-06.00 Sentinel; 3. 10 Aviv Guscio 8-06.00 PR Sentinel; 3. ; Alex Fuchs 8-06.00 Big Sky; 5. 9 Makenna Moore 8-06.00 PR Hellgate; 6. 11 Lydia Heileson 8-00.00 PR Hellgate; 6. 12 Ingri Furuheim 8-00.00 PR Hellgate; 6. 9 Karmelle Daum 8-00.00 PR Big Sky; 6. 11 Alayna Shepard 8-00.00 Sentinel; 6. 10 Audrey Hale 8-00.00 PR Big Sky

Long Jump: 1. 12 Perry Paffhausen 17-07.50 Hellgate; 2. 12 Brooke Stayner 17-06.50 Sentinel; 3. 10 Ava Kellenberg 17-01.00 Sentinel; 4. 12 Gabbie Hasskamp 16-06.00 SR Big Sky; 5. 9 Isabella Grutsch 16-00.50 PR Big Sky; 6. 10 Gabrielle Nicholson 14-10.00 Sentinel

Triple Jump: 1. 10 Ava Kellenberg 35-07.00 Sentinel; 1. 10 Emily McElmurry 35-07.00 Sentinel; 3. 12 Perry Paffhausen 34-07.00 PR Hellgate; 4. 11 Michenna George 32-09.50 SR Big Sky; 5. 11 Alayna Shepard 32-07.00 Sentinel; 6. 10 Gabrielle Nicholson 31-10.00 Sentinel

Team scores

BOYS: 

1. Sentinel 91; 2. Hellgate 62; . Big Sky 28

GIRLS: 1. Hellgate 84; 2. Sentinel 66.5; 3. Big Sky 30.5

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