Coupeville freshman Edie Bittner made her high school cross country debut Friday afternoon. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Closer and closer.
Mount Vernon Christian’s boys cross country team is still the gold standard in the Northwest 2B/1B League.
But Coupeville is coming up fast in the rearview mirror.
Three days after coming within 11 points of catching the Hurricanes in the team standings at a multi-team meet, the Wolves shaved their deficit down to nine while running Friday at Fort Casey State Park.
MVC had the first three runners across the line, led by Alexander Hoksbergen, but Coupeville slotted in at 4-5-6-7, then added 10-11-12 to stay close.
The final margin of victory for the Hurricanes this time around was 23-32, after winning 25-36 at Orcas three days earlier.
Concrete didn’t have enough runners to score as a team in the boys race, while MVC and Coupeville each had four female runners, not enough to form full teams.
Hurricane junior Maddy Nielsen outdueled Wolf Helen Strelow to claim the girls individual title.
Coupeville gets right back into action Saturday, with a trip to Shoreline for the King’s Roller Coaster Trail Run.
Complete Friday results (3.1 miles):
GIRLS:
Helen Strelow (2nd) 26:30
Bryley Gilbert (4th) 29:11
Erica McGrath (7th) 33:31
Edie Bittner (8th) 43:36
BOYS:
Mitchell Hall (4th) 19:52
Cole White (5th) 20:32
Carson Field (6th) 20:43
Landon Roberts (7th) 20:43.50
Thomas Strelow (10th) 21:53
Hank Milnes (11th) 22:01
Tate Wyman (12th) 22:53
Reiley Araceley (15th) 23:52
Alex Clark (21st) 29:13
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