Laken Simpson guns for the finish line in an early-season meet. (Wendy Wasik photo)
Big meet, big results.
Running at the Nike Hole in the Wall Cross Country Invitational in Arlington Friday, Coupeville Middle School athletes made their presence felt.
The Wolf girls finished 5th out of 12 teams, while their male counterparts claimed 9th in a field of 16 squads.
McMurray Middle School, from Vashon Island, earned both team titles.
The race, which is followed Saturday by a high school competition, sent 256 runners scampering across a 1.7-mile course.
“We had some great showings in a big group of runners!” said CMS coach Amber Wyman.
“Coupeville did a great job with some big schools! I am so proud of them!”
The Wolves get right back at it next week, traveling to Sultan Wednesday, Oct. 11 for a seven-team meet.
After that, Coupeville wraps its season with an appearance at the Cascade League Championships, which goes down in Langley Oct. 18.
The Wolf girls plot their strategy. (Photo courtesy Amber Wyman)
Friday results:
GIRLS:
Mikayla Wagner (14th) 12:22.0
Lillian Ketterling (19th) 12:54.0
Laken Simpson (26th) 13:06.9
Allie Powers (28th) 13:09.6
Anna Powers (37th) 13:50.2
Hazel Goldman (44th) 14:11.2
Mary Western (82nd) 16:37.0
Claire Lachnit (83rd) 16:38.3
Devon Wyman (86th) 16:56.7
Elizabeth Marshall (94th) 17:41.0
Ava Lucero (97th) 17:42.4
Amelia Crowder (104th) 18:17.9
Hailey Goldman (107th) 19:09.6
BOYS:
Beckett Green (44th) 11:22.2
Isaiah Allen (49th) 11:46.4
Henry Purdue (52nd) 11:51.4
Cyrus Sparacio (67th) 12:15.1
Archer Schwarz (72nd) 12:21.7
Ossian Merkel (99th) 13:38.6
Edmund Kunz (104th) 13:53.2
River Simpson (105th) 13:54.2
Johnathan Jacobsen (106th) 13:56.8
Avery Eelkema (108th) 14:09.7
Christopher Zenz (111th) 14:48.9
Sunny day, talented runners. (Photo courtesy Amber Wyman)
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