Aleera Kent flies across her home course. (Chloe Fergusen photo)
These are the days Elizabeth Bitting loves.
The Coupeville High School cross country coach was front and center at Fort Casey State Park Wednesday, as the Wolves hosted their lone home meet of the season.
And Bitting was stoked.
“It was a beautiful day!” she said. “So many spectators, so many cow bells ringing, a lot of hoarse voices, PR’s galore!”
Craig Pedlar, who coached CHS cross country in the ’70s, was the official starter, and seemingly the whole community came out in force to support the harriers.
“We had so many wonderful volunteers!” Bitting said.
“Thank you to all who came out on this glorious day and cheered on ALL THE runners! I LOVE THAT!”
Parents, school admins and teachers, middle school runners and the CHS cheerleaders were on hand to help keep things hopping.
Wolf cheerleaders were on hand to support their classmates. (Delanie Lewis photo)
“Today was seriously our biggest turnout yet!” Bitting said. “We had some big names out there! So many family members and friends.
“We definitely were feeling the love today!”
On the 5000-meter course, the Wolves won the girls’ team title, with their 42 points edging out Friday Harbor (46) and Mount Vernon Christian (47).
The CHS boys (32) claimed second, trailing just perpetual state power MVC (23), with Hurricanes Evangeline Fikkert and Isaac Betz earning individual crowns.
Coupeville placed four boys and three girls in the top 10, with junior Aleera Kent and sophomore Kenneth Jacobsen leading the way with fourth-place finishes.
The Wolves get back at it a week from today, Oct. 9, when they travel to Friday Harbor for another league meet.
Fab frosh Mikayla Wagner (664) leads a pack of runners. (Addie Russell photo)
Wednesday results:
GIRLS:
Aleera Kent (4th) 23:54.03
Mikayla Wagner (6th) 24:28.88
Ivy Rudat (9th) 24:51.04
Noelle Western (10th) 24:51.94
Devon Wyman (13th) 25:22.19
Aleksia Jump (16th) 26:07.34
Ari Armstrong (17th) 26:21.39
Reagan Callahan (20th) 27:31.53
Dahlia Miller (24th) 29:20.34
Ava Lucero (26th) 29:56.45
Mary Western (31st) 35:24.86
BOYS:
Kenneth Jacobsen (4th) 18:37.09
Ezekiel Allen (5th) 18:40.86
Carson Field (6th) 18:45.79
Landon Roberts (7th) 18:50.92
George Spear (11th) 19:11.59
Thomas Strelow (13th) 19:28.73
Beckett Green (25th) 21:03.98
Isaiah Allen (31st) 21:19.87
Johnathan Jacobsen (34th) 21:50.28
Ethan Walling (37th) 23:03.21
Will Tierney (41st) 24:26.53
Zach Blitch (51st) 32:21.44
Carson Field rocks the Cow Town shorts. (Duke Kutz photo)
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