Coupeville Sports

Coupeville grad Mica Shipley (right) is back for a fourth year as an NCAA D-I cheerleader.

Seasoned vets and fresh-faced newbies.

There are at least six Coupeville High School grads set to play college sports this fall, and they run the gamut from freshmen to seniors.

Leading off the Wolf alumni is Mica Shipley, who will be in her fourth year as an NCAA D-I cheerleader at Eastern Washington University.

The high-flying cheer supernova has been a two-season star at EWU since she arrived on campus, helping anchor the Eagle squad through football and basketball season.

Joining her at the D-I level is Sean Toomey-Stout, a junior at the University of Washington.

A two-time member of the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll, Maya’s twin brother played in six games for the Huskies last fall, including making an appearance in the Alamo Bowl.

“The Torpedo” made his trading card debut and became the first CHS grad to ever record stats for U-Dub football, which kicks off a new season Sept. 2 against Boise State.

Three other Wolves return as well.

Joey Lippo golfs at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Ben Smith suits up for the football team at Eureka College in Illinois, and Lucy Sandahl gets back in the boat for Seattle Pacific University crew.

UMPI begins play Sept. 5, and Lippo, a senior, is also slated to return to the Owls baseball squad next spring.

Eureka football debuts at home Sept. 2.

There isn’t a public schedule posted yet for SPU crew, but if things stay true to tradition, Sandahl and her teammates will likely compete in a handful of regattas this fall.

The majority of the season unfolds for the Falcons in spring 2024.

Rounding out the Coupeville grads vying for glory this fall — unless I’m missing someone — is freshman Mitchell Hall, on the cross country squad at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Indiana.

The Fightin’ Engineers kick off their season Sept. 1.