MISSOULA — The largest field in the 33-year history of the Mountain West Classic cross country meet brought with it an avalanche of success for Kalispell Glacier runners.
Sophomore Lauren Bissen won the 5-kilometer varsity girls race at the UM Golf Course in 18 minutes, 22.6 seconds. Junior teammate Owen Thiel won the varsity boys race in 15:41.00.
Bissen’s time was the fastest across all Montana girls classifications this season, according to athletic.net. She took second in the State AA meet last year behind Bozeman Gallatin senior Claire Rutherford, who took eighth in Saturday’s race in 18:58.50…