Speedy Wolf George Spear shows off some hard-earned hardware. (Photos courtesy Elizabeth Bitting)
It was a wild day.
Competing along with 40+ other schools at the Carl Westling Invitational Saturday in Langley, the Coupeville High School cross country team made some memories.
From George Spear becoming the first Wolf in recent memory to make it to the awards podium at the prestigious meet to Cyrus Sparacio completing the race minus a shoe, the trip down-Island was a memorable one.
Overall, CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting sent 17 runners to the line against prime competition.
Cyrus Sparacio cools down his tootsies after running most of a 3-mile race without a shoe.
Those harriers in action covered 5,000 meters across “a varied surface including forest trail, grass, gravel, and track surface.”
And Sparacio, a speedy freshman, covered most of that distance with a shoe on one foot, and just a sock on the other.
He lost his foot covering within the first half mile, but never slowed down.
“He tried quickly tying it, kept running, did not do a good job and it flew off but he kept on going,” Bitting said with a laugh. “He ran a decent time on top of it!!”
Coupeville’s runners (and their shoes, hopefully) will get back at it this coming Wednesday, Sept. 24, when they travel to Orcas Island for a Northwest 2B/1B League meet.
Coupeville’s girls move out as a pack.
Saturday results:
GIRLS:
Varsity:
Mikayla Wagner (35th) 24:59.57
Aleksia Jump (40th) 25:41.19
Ivy Rudat (42nd) 25:43.59
Allie Powers (47th) 26:25.90
JV:
Ava Lucero (138th) 31:07.42
BOYS:
Varsity:
George Spear (15th) 18:37.96
Kenneth Jacobsen (24th) 19:07.72
Ezekiel Allen (27th) 19:23.56
Isaiah Allen (47th) 20:21.59
Cyrus Sparacio (57th) 21:10.09
Beckett Green (60th) 21:34.23
Johnathan Jacobsen (65th) 22:15.15
JV:
(*No places recorded*)
Will Tierney 24:00
Hunter Atteberry 24:13
Nolan Hunt 28:39
Zach Blitch 31:15
Zachary Saho 44:32
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