Addison Rasmussen, second from left, has become the second girl to join the CMS football team.
Rasmussen (back row, far left) in uniform. Raechel Kundert is second row, far right (#58). (John Fisken photo)
Her aunt was one of the feistiest players in Coupeville High School girls’ basketball history.
So is it any surprise that Addison Rasmussen has decided to buck convention and become the second girl to play this season for the Coupeville Middle School football squad?
Like aunt Jaime (Rasmussen) Burrows before her, Addison is out to bust some heads, and have some fun doing it. The eighth-grader joined Raechel Kundert as a Wolf lineman/linewoman two weeks ago, and has made an immediate impact on those around her.
“I thought it would be fun,” Rasmussen said. “Most of the teammates thought it was awesome; my friends thought it was crazy and my family are excited.”
A veteran of the basketball court, she decided to take a side jaunt to the gridiron and is now pulling time at guard for a Wolf squad that is 1-1 after thumping Island rival Langley.
“My goal is to be able to keep up with the guys,” Rasmussen said. “My strength is that I’m big. The areas I think I need to work on is I need to be fast.
“I enjoy playing with people who wouldn’t expect me to play,” she added.
A big fan of “The Hunger Games,” Rasmussen also lists history class and the pop duo Karmin, best known for their song “Brokenhearted,” as personal favorites. She participates in dog shows and gets a great deal of enjoyment from writing stories.
When it comes to inspiration, she can always find some from her family members, many of whom have played for Coupeville before her. One particular person to lean on, however, is older brother Austen Kirk, a sophomore center on the CHS varsity team.
“My brother pushed for me to play football,” Rasmussen said. “He pushes me to do a lot of things, like basketball.”
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