KALISPELL — Ada Thiel and Lauren Bissen are the top two girls runners in the Class AA ranks, and they both come from Kalispell Glacier.

In the final seconds of the state cross country race, the junior Bissen was overtaken by her freshman teammate Thiel, but there was no bad blood between the two.

“I was not only surprised , but I was like, 'Oh wow, OK,' because it was just really a split second before the end of the race,” Bissen said. “So there wasn't a lot of time for reaction, so in that moment, I was like, 'Wow, that's great, that was a good race.'”

WATCH THE VIDEO TO HEAR FROM THIEL AND BISSEN: Kalispell Glacier's Ada Thiel, Lauren Bissen set bigger goals after 1-2 finish at state cross country

The two have been running with each other all year, and Bissen took Thiel under her

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