Coupeville Sports

Blue skies and fast feet. (Amber Wyman photos)

They hit the tape for the final time this season.

Running Wednesday at the Cascade League Championships in South Whidbey, the Coupeville Middle School cross country squad put a bow on the 2023 campaign.

The Wolf girls, led by top finisher Mikayla Wagner, claimed 3rd place in the team standings, while the CMS boys finished 4th.

South Whidbey’s girls and Lakewood’s boys earned top honors at the seven-team event.

For Coupeville’s 8th graders, the meet was just one part of a busy day.

After zipping across the 3,000-meter course, they joined Coupeville coach Amber Wyman in hitting the road for a class field trip to Camp Moran.

And, since their destination sits on Orcas Island, that meant a late ferry trip.

But even with a long day, the Wolf team leaders were still going strong as they moved from one adventure to another.

Livin’ the ferry life.

Wednesday results:

GIRLS:

Mikayla Wagner (8th) 13:43.55
Laken Simpson (11th) 14:20.28
Lillian Ketterling (12th) 14:24.25
Allie Powers (15th) 14:38.75
Marin Winger (21st) 15:17.62
Anna Powers (23rd) 15:25.28
Hazel Goldman (26th) 15:34.72
Elizabeth Marshall (49th) 17:38.34
Devon Wyman (53rd) 17:58.93
Ava Lucero (58th) 18:07.65
Claire Lachnit (59th) 18:08.16
Mary Western (61st) 18:16.84
Hailey Goldman (72nd) 18:43.49

BOYS:

Beckett Green (16th) 12:35.80
Henry Purdue (17th) 12:38.25
Isaiah Allen (18th) 12:52.06
Archer Schwarz (26th) 13:37.81
Edmund Kunz (29th) 13:44.20
Avery Eelkema (40th) 14:29.45
Ossian Merkel (42nd) 14:33.65
River Simpson (46th) 14:47.55
Christopher Zenz (53rd) 16:03.82

To the start line, one last time.