The Montana Cup cross-country meet offers an exploration of Montana’s magnificent open spaces. It is not a road race, nor is it an ultra-endurance trail run; it's a team event, which brings together runners from all of Montana’s regions for competition, racing across country, for the glory of claiming a “traveling trophy” – the Montana Cup.
The Montana Cup’s underlying mission is to unite the state’s widespread runners & running communities, to foster continued training & racing among Montana runners of all ages, and to leave each participant thinking ... "that course was excellent, exciting & beautiful!"
RACE DAY SCHEDULE (2026)
10:30 Check-in / packet-pickup opens
11:45 National Anthem
12:00 Women's Race
1:00 Men's Race
2:00 Awards & Refreshments
Oct 31, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
12:00
$30.00
Oct 31, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
12:00
$30.00
Oct 31, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
13:00
$30.00
Oct 31, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
13:00
$30.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Billings.
Learn more about the host city, Billings.
Billings is the largest city in Montana in Yellowstone County, with an estimated 110,000 people (2019). As a destination, Billings does a significant amount of convention business and is also the host to various regional events such as music festivals, athletic contests, rodeos, and outdoor activities. Billings hosts the largest hospitals in a 500-mile radius, as such the medical profession is a major source of employment in the area. Billings also is a frequent overnight or meal stop for westbound visitors to Yellowstone National Park, as it is the last major city for visitors going to the park via the Beartooth Highway.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Montana Cup.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Nicolas Composto | 17:07.93 | |
| 🥇 | Seth Garbett | 18:19.33 | |
| 🥇 | Zachary Kughn | 27:41.46 | |
| 🥈 | Cesar Mireles | 17:29.99 | |
| 🥈 | Cristian Soratos | 18:29.83 | |
| 🥈 | Henry Reich | 27:44.72 | |
| 🥉 | Forrest Boughner | 18:18.31 | |
| 🥉 | Trevor Polson | 18:49.95 | |
| 🥉 | Tim Caramore | 28:01.49 | |
| 4 | Michael Kaiser | 18:19.8 | |
| 4 | Jim Walmsley | 19:03.42 | |
| 4 | Dylan Zitzer | 28:11.52 | |
| 5 | David Ayala | 18:28.56 | |
| 5 | Cesar Mireles | 19:13.84 | |
| 5 | Jesse Zentz | 28:22.61 | |
| 6 | Matt Roberts | 18:30.19 | |
| 6 | Logan Morley | 19:22.09 | |
| 6 | Shiloh Hernandez | 28:46.64 | |
| 7 | Graydon Curry | 18:32.32 | |
| 7 | Samuel Read | 19:27.01 | |
| 7 | Andrew Drobeck | 28:48.72 | |
| 8 | Joel Harris | 18:42.73 | |
| 8 | Jared Scott | 19:28.37 | |
| 8 | Jeff Rome | 28:52.09 | |
| 9 | Cory Soulliard | 18:58.37 | |
| 9 | Jason Delaney | 19:28.94 | |
| 9 | Michael Kaiser | 29:04.18 | |
| 10 | Samuel Smith | 18:59.29 | |
| 10 | Tim Caramore | 19:30.15 | |
| 10 | Tyson Warner | 29:05.51 | |
| 11 | Gavin Fairlee | 19:01.48 | |
| 11 | Jesse Zentz | 19:33.18 | |
| 11 | Anthony Schmalz | 29:12.11 | |
| 12 | Nathan Senner | 19:08.71 | |
| 12 | Seth Swanson | 19:50.41 | |
| 12 | Jason Delaney | 29:15.11 | |
| 13 | Matt Rock | 19:15.11 | |
| 13 | Henry Reich | 19:57.36 | |
| 13 | Kirkwood Donavin | 29:20.35 | |
| 14 | Tucker HOULIHAN | 19:24.86 | |
| 14 | Alan King | 20:04.13 | |
| 14 | Cameron Meikle | 29:29.46 | |
| 15 | Chase Brown | 19:25.58 | |
| 15 | Jimmy Grant | 20:06.01 | |
| 15 | Rob Briwa | 29:30.07 | |
| 16 | Jehremy Felig | 19:27.97 | |
| 16 | Forrest Boughner | 20:09 | |
| 16 | Forrest Boughner | 29:47.44 | |
| 17 | Monte Cole | 19:33.22 | |
| 17 | Mark Handelman | 20:10.95 | |
| 17 | Matt Rock | 30:00.1 | |
| 18 | Dewey Peacock | 19:39.62 | |
| 18 | Shiloh Hernandez | 20:22.88 | |
| 18 | Anders Brooker | 30:00.27 | |
| 19 | Mark Bolt | 19:43.91 | |
| 19 | Mike Foote | 20:28.56 | |
| 19 | Joel Harris | 30:11.95 | |
| 20 | Christopher Ashland | 19:49.47 | |
| 20 | Tucker Costain | 20:30.84 | |
| 20 | Elliot Bassett | 30:26.5 | |
| 21 | Tate Thompson | 19:50.98 | |
| 21 | James Rucker | 20:30.91 | |
| 21 | Travis Buttelman | 30:32.02 | |
| 22 | Evan Eck | 19:52.17 | |
| 22 | Michael Kaiser | 20:36.27 | |
| 22 | Alex Street | 30:36.72 | |
| 23 | Andrew Holleman | 20:08.58 | |
| 23 | Kirkwood Donavin | 20:48.89 | |
| 23 | Ricardo Ramos | 30:44.74 | |
| 24 | Nicholas Sinnwell | 20:10.54 | |
| 24 | Russell Kujala | 20:52.84 | |
| 24 | Buzz Nanavati | 31:04 | |
| 25 | Jesse Carnes | 20:31.91 | |
| 25 | Justin Nelson | 21:04.29 | |
| 25 | David Ayala | 31:10.58 | |
| 26 | Noah Kiprono | 20:36.95 | |
| 26 | Aubrey Curtis | 21:08.38 | |
| 26 | Ethan Richards | 31:25.26 | |
| 27 | Wyatt Theard | 20:40.02 | |
| 27 | Alex Street | 21:15.18 | |
| 27 | Andy Klem | 31:30.15 | |
| 28 | Matthew Winter | 20:54.78 | |
| 28 | Ben Rush | 21:16.22 | |
| 28 | Matthew Roberts | 31:35.33 | |
| 29 | Ivan Buller | 20:57.38 | |
| 29 | Zachariah Miller | 21:18.07 | |
| 29 | Evan Duggan | 31:39.56 | |
| 30 | Ryan Lundin | 21:09.37 | |
| 30 | Matthew Winter | 21:20.26 | |
| 30 | Thomas Meadows | 31:44.15 | |
| 31 | Nathan Kirtley | 21:15.69 | |
| 31 | Michael Adams | 21:21.88 | |
| 31 | Evan Eck | 31:44.82 | |
| 32 | Jeff Rome | 21:23.11 | |
| 32 | Owen Smith | 21:23.56 | |
| 32 | Dewey Peacock | 31:47.66 | |
| 33 | Leroy Peden | 21:27.62 | |
| 33 | Dewey Peacock | 21:32.9 | |
| 33 | Jesse Carnes | 32:12.29 | |
| 34 | Trey Smollack | 21:33.03 | |
| 34 | HAYDEN GALL | 22:00.54 | |
| 34 | Cooper West | 32:21.9 | |
| 35 | Isaiah Girard | 21:35.31 | |
| 35 | Tyler Jost | 22:00.64 | |
| 35 | Nathan Spradley | 32:42.97 | |
| 36 | Tim Vaughan | 21:35.56 | |
| 36 | Luke Sullivan | 22:08.14 | |
| 36 | Anton Young | 33:36.34 | |
| 37 | Jerod Viers | 21:50.46 | |
| 37 | Mykhaylo Shumko | 22:15.74 | |
| 37 | ToLoCo Jodoin | 33:53.15 | |
| 38 | David Ayala | 21:50.82 | |
| 38 | Patrick Hutchins | 22:18.32 | |
| 38 | Christopher Ashland | 33:53.76 | |
| 39 | Nathan Kirtley | 21:56.63 | |
| 39 | Colter Kirkland | 22:43.58 | |
| 39 | Iain Anderson | 34:18.12 | |
| 40 | John Kirtley | 22:00.88 | |
| 40 | Jacob Curry | 22:48.47 | |
| 40 | John Stover | 34:24.73 | |
| 41 | Leroy Peden | 22:05.67 | |
| 41 | Michael Wombolt | 22:56.53 | |
| 41 | Forrest Bouge | 34:34.38 | |
| 42 | Evan Eck | 22:18.84 | |
| 42 | Zane Allinger | 23:03.12 | |
| 42 | Trace Hobbs | 34:37.19 | |
| 43 | Josiah Badger | 22:22.57 | |
| 43 | Jeffrey Hedstrom | 23:36.52 | |
| 43 | Justin Whaley | 34:43.62 | |
| 44 | Chris Beskid | 22:25.48 | |
| 44 | Cody Custis | 25:36.02 | |
| 44 | Lou Brenner | 34:44.22 | |
| 45 | Bryer Anderson | 22:40.84 | |
| 45 | Thomas Kosche | 25:47.38 | |
| 45 | Daniel Hunter | 34:51.38 | |
| 46 | Erik Makus | 22:53.71 | |
| 46 | Tyler Wagner | 26:33.89 | |
| 46 | Gary Schoenhals | 34:55.92 | |
| 47 | Jonathon Barnes | 23:00.43 | |
| 47 | Connor Coughlin | 26:52.51 | |
| 47 | Ben Brouwer | 35:16.17 | |
| 48 | Quentin Bateman | 23:35.19 | |
| 48 | Andrew Holleman | 35:38.7 | |
| 49 | John Stover | 23:40.13 | |
| 49 | Isaac Stene | 35:46.33 | |
| 50 | Trace Hobbs | 23:40.71 | |
| 50 | Matthew Sitter | 36:05.81 |
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