Fleet feet, top times

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Fleet feet, top times

July 17, 2026 by David Svien

Anna Powers zips through the brush. (Julie Wheat photo)

The clock tells the tale.

Check out stats for the last decade of Coupeville Middle School cross country, and two runners stand tallest, with another pack hot on their heels.

At least according to cold, hard numbers, Anna Powers and Henry Purdue, who will both be high school freshmen this fall, have hit the tape faster, on a more consistent basis, than any of their teammates.

How did I arrive at this statement?

By letting athletic.net — the national clearing site for high school and middle school track and cross country results — do most of the work.

Look up CMS, and the site lists the top times for the Wolves in races covering seven different distances — 3,000 meters, 2,751 meters, 2,500 meters, 1.7 miles, 1.6 miles, 1.5 miles, and one mile.

Taking the top five times at each distance, I awarded five points for first, four for second, three for third, two for fourth, and one for fifth.

Add it all up, and bingo, bango, you have Anna and Henry.

Take it for what it’s worth — a way to fill a little bit of the summer break other than watching rain clouds slide across the prairie.

Henry Purdue has fleet feet. (Kelly Powers photo)

The numbers:

GIRLS:

Top 10:

Anna Powers – 20
Claire Mayne – 11
Lydia Price – 11
Sarai Dangerfield – 8
Carolyn Lhamon – 8
Mikayla Wagner – 7
Olivia Hall – 5
Ayden Wyman – 5
Hazel Goldman – 4
Marlen Montiel – 4

2500 meters:

Ayden Wyman (12:04.0)
Marlen Montiel (12:14.0)
Edie Bittner (12:25.0)
Lillian Stanwood (12:26.0)
Erica McGrath (12:54.0)

2751 meters:

Carolyn Lhamon (11:45.3)
Claire Mayne (11:48.6)
Helen Strelow (13.23.7)
Cristina McGrath (13:27.2)
Erica McGrath (13:59.4)

3000 meters:

Anna Powers (11:47.8)
Sarai Dangerfield (12:26.8)
Allie Powers (13:33.1)
Mikayla Wagner (13:43.6)
Lydia Price (13:50.8)

1 mile:

Anna Powers (7:13.5)
Hazel Goldman (7:45.9)
Claire Lachnit (7:48.5)
Abby Hunt (11:53.0)
Mia Goers (11:53.2)

1.5 miles:

Anna Powers (10:05.8)
Lydia Price (10:19.0)
Olivia Hall (10:40.0)
Mikayla Wagner (10:41.0)
Lillian Ketterling (11:04.1)

1.6 miles:

Lydia Price (12:15.7)
Claire Mayne (12:26.0)
Mikayla Wagner (12:42.5)
Lillian Ketterling (12:46.7)
Teagan Calkins (12:51.2)

1.7 miles:

Anna Powers (11:03.5)
Sarai Dangerfield (11:13.4)
Carolyn Lhamon (12:05.7)
Olivia Hall (12:08.6)
Lydia Price (12:09.5)

BOYS:

Top 10:

Henry Purdue – 19
Cole White – 15
Lincoln Wagner – 12
Colton Ashby – 11
Landon Roberts – 9
Jack Porter – 6
Archer Schwarz – 6
Calvin Kappes – 5
Cyrus Sparacio – 5
Aiden Anderson, Hayden Harry, Hank Milnes – 4