TJ Rickner and his fellow CHS harriers ran Saturday at a 14-team meet in Shoreline. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
The trail was littered with PR’s.
Running Saturday at the 14-team King’s Roller Coaster Trail Run in Shoreline, Coupeville High School’s cross country runners brought great joy to their coach.
“Super excited about the team today!,” said Natasha Bamberger. “All the way down the list Coupeville runners getting their personal bests today.
“The team has been working very hard and they are starting to see the results of their hard work pay off,” she added. “It was an exciting day! I could not be happier with their results!”
While Coupeville’s top runner, Danny Conlisk, was missing in action as he recovers from a bout with illness, two Wolf sophomore shone brightly.
Zinging across the three-mile course, Catherine Lhamon dropped nearly a minute from her previous best, while Sam Wynn shaved almost 50 seconds off his PR.
Both are putting in the work during practices, and it’s paying off big time.
“Catherine’s goal is to break 20 minutes and she is well on her way to achieving that goal,” Bamberger said. “Sam crushed his PR; this is really good for him to be hitting his PR this early in the season.
“On Thursday we were running hill repeats, and Sam missed his PR last week by three seconds,” she added. “I could tell all week he was working extra hard because he really wants that PR.
“When everyone was done with their seven hill repeats, Sam said, you know what, I’m doing an extra!!”
Complete results:
GIRLS-varsity:
Catherine Lhamon (13th) 22:02
Alana Mihill (34th) 24:34
BOYS-varsity:
Sam Wynn (37th) 19:39
BOYS-JV:
Uriah Kastner (40th) 22:53
Kyle Burnett (50th) 23:43
TJ Rickner (51st) 23:45
Chris Ruck (57th) 24:07
**Coupeville Middle School runners also competed in Shoreline, but times haven’t been posted due to technical issues. A separate story will run here on Coupeville Sports when times are released.**
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