Siblings shine bright
Ada and Owen Thiel made their presence felt at one of the nation’s top high school track meets. Owen Thiel set a personal best en route to a third-place finish in his 3,200-meter heat, finishing in 8 minutes, 50. 57 seconds.
That’s good for the fourth-best time by a Montana high schooler ever. Only Bozeman’s Nathan Neil and Weston Brown have gone faster. The time is also good for 25th fastest ...
Ada and Owen Thiel made their presence felt at one of the nation’s top high school track meets. Owen Thiel set a personal best en route to a third-place finish in his 3,200-meter heat, finishing in 8 minutes, 50. 57 seconds.
That’s good for the fourth-best time by a Montana high schooler ever. Only Bozeman’s Nathan Neil and Weston Brown have gone faster. The time is also good for 25th fastest in the nation at this point of the season.
The Arcadia Invitational — Arcadia is a suburb of Los Angeles — has earned a reputation as one of the fastest two-mile races in the country, according to Glacier distance coach Cody Moore. “Everyone goes there with the intent of running really, really fast,” Moore said, noting that a win is a bonus, but a fast time is expected. “You don’t see that as often in high level running, 110% doesn’t happen often, so you pick and choose which meets to choose where to lay down our best times.