Coupeville senior Catherine Lhamon has won all three of her cross country races this season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Runners await the start of the race Friday. (Photos courtesy Elizabeth Bitting)
Grant Steller pounds down the trail.
Everybody had a really strong day.
Or, as Coupeville High School cross country coach Elizabeth Bitting put it, “A PR for you, a PR for you, a PR for you, a PR ALL AROUND!!!”
Competing in the third of four races during this pandemic-shortened season, the Wolf harriers were in full stride Friday afternoon.
Running in the first-ever race on the new home course set up around the Mount Vernon Christian campus, Coupeville’s athletes took advantage of the sweet set-up.
“It was beautiful and flat, which resulted in a fast race and lots of PR’s!,” Bitting said. “We knew a flat course was going to result in some PR’s but everybody???!!! I was so happy to see all their hard work reward them today!”
Wolf senior Catherine Lhamon romped to a win in the girls race, beating her nearest competitor by almost two-and-a-half minutes, while sophomore Mitchell Hall was the top CHS boy, claiming fourth-place.
MVC had five of the first six runners across the line in the boys race, with sophomore Devin Van Zanten claiming individual honors.
While Bitting was pleased with her big guns, she also gave some love to their support crew.
“The most-impressive PR’s came from Tate Wyman and Alex Merino-Martinez,” she said. “They each shaved significant time off their previous times.”
Coupeville wraps its season next Thursday, May 6, when it hosts the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships at Fort Casey State Park.
Complete Friday results:
GIRLS:
Catherine Lhamon (1st) 22:29.13
Cristina McGrath (4th) 26:17.55
Helen Strelow (6th) 26:50:13
Nozomi Hagihara (10th) 30:27.09
BOYS:
Mitchell Hall (4th) 19:12.05
Hank Milnes (7th) 21:27:97
Reiley Araceley (9th) 21:29:91
Alex Wasik (15th) 22:18.35
Tate Wyman (17th) 22:21.49
Grant Steller (18th) 23:15.47
Alex Merino-Martinez (19th) 23:22.98
Josh Guay (22nd) 25:39.08
Alex Bowder (23rd) 26:17.23
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