Nolan Kessler scored an individual qualifying spot to the state meet Saturday in the Division 3 regionals at Allendale, and narrowly missed a regional championship.
Kessler finished second in the race with a time of 16:22.8, less than three seconds behind winner Landon Madden of Delton Kellogg.
The Wildcat boys finished sixth as a team in the race out of 12 scoring schools.
Jonathan Mueller came close to a state bid of his own, scoring a personal best time of 17:34.7 to finish 19th. Brock Hunter set a season best time of 18:16.6 and placed 32nd and Xavier Near capped a strong freshman campaign with a personal best time of 18:32.9, finishing 38th. Carson Jasick closed out Montague scoring with a personal best time of 18:52.1, placing 44th.
The Wildcat girls finished ninth out of 10 scoring schools, led by Brightyn Minchak's personal best time of 23:05.0, good for 30th place. Erica Hansen finished 46th and posted a time of 23:53.1, and Gemma Lorson earned a personal best time of 25:47.6 to finish 62nd. Peyton Sweet was 67th and set a PR of 26:37.0, and senior Arianna Mueller was 70th with a season best time of 27:47.4.
