Bob Martin will coach Coupeville High School’s male track and field athletes. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Elizabeth Bitting will join him, working with the Wolf girls. (Morgan White photo)
How do you replace a living legend?
By staying in-house and handing the reigns to two coaches who have worked closely with the departing guru over the years.
Randy King’s retirement means this spring’s track and field season will be the first one without him at the helm of the Coupeville High School program in almost two decades.
His replacements?
Elizabeth Bitting, who will lead the Wolf girls, and Bob Martin, who will guide the CHS boys.
Their hires, confirmed by Coupeville Athletic Director Willie Smith, will be official after approval from the school board at its next meeting.
Both coaches are putting together their own stellar runs in Cow Town, having led multiple teams.
Bitting has been a Coupeville Middle School track coach, as well as leading both middle school and high school cross country programs.
Martin, whose youngest son Logan is a senior on this year’s CHS team, has coached track, football, and basketball in Coupeville.
Spring sports practice kicks off Monday, Feb. 28, with the first track meet set to go down in La Conner Mar. 17.
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