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“So proud of their efforts!”

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on October 18, 2022| 1 Comment »

Alexandra Lo was honored by the Cascade League for her sportsmanship. (Elizabeth Bitting photos)

They persevered.

Running through less-than-stellar air, thanks to wildfire smoke sweeping the state, the Coupeville Middle School cross country harriers still ended their season with a bang.

Competing at the Cascade League Championships in Langley, the Wolves claimed 3rd place in the girls team standings, and 5th in the boys showdown.

King’s earned both team crowns at the seven-school event, which drew 160 runners to a 3,000-meter course.

Coupeville also claimed an unexpected prize, with 7th grader Alexandro Lo honored with the league’s first sportsmanship award.

Ever-enthusiastic cross country guru Elizabeth Bitting was thrilled with how her runners finished, with many setting PR’s in the final race of the season.

“These Wolves ran amazingly!” she said. “So proud of their efforts!”

But then a momentary pause as it sank in this was her final go-round with a team which attracted an astounding 30+ runners this season.

“What am I going to do with my down time now?” Bitting wondered.

Axel Marshall cracked the top 10 Tuesday afternoon.

 

Tuesday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

Lydia Price (8th) 13:50.71
Mikayla Wagner (9th) 13:52.77
Olivia Hall (11th) 14:11.23
Laken Simpson (16th) 15:02.53
Tirsit Cannon (17th) 15:08.85
Ivy Rudat (21st) 15:35.20
Marin Winger (22nd) 15:36.41
Allie Powers (24th) 15:47.15
Sage Stavros (32nd) 16:48.61
Devon Wyman (47th) 18:17.49
Camilla Wolfe (48th) 18:20.21
Mary Western (50th) 18:40.74
Hailey Goldman (54th) 19:15.30
Arianna Cunningham (63rd) 21:19.83
Alexandra Lo (64th) 21:27.95
Maci Wofford (65th) 21:55.11
Elizabeth Marshall (66th) 21:57.15
Savannah Niewald (70th) 26:15.43
Emma McFadden (71st) 26:15.83

 

BOYS:

Axel Marshall (10th) 12:33.27
Beckett Green (17th) 13:37.71
Nathan Niewald (24th) 14:11.78
Cyrus Sparacio (25th) 14:16.16
Isaiah Allen (38th) 15:03.97
Roger Merino-Martinez (47th) 15:35.76
Johnathan Jacobsen (59th) 17:08.14
Dylan Robinett (60th) 17:24.14
Zach Blitch (62nd) 17:29.85
Ossian Merkel (63rd) 17:33.89
Avery Eelkema (75th) 19:14.85
Andre Volanos-Gerber (80th) 21:33.80

The Wolf girls, ready to rumble today, and in the future.

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Run fast, run with joy

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on October 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Ivy Rudat zips through the woods. (Jackie Saia photos)

They are Wolves, hear them roar.

The Coupeville Middle School girls cross country team defended its home turf Wednesday, winning a seven-team meet at Fort Casey State Park.

Elizabeth Bitting’s pack of gung-ho runners held off traditional powerhouses King’s and South Whidbey to claim the team title, placing three harriers in the top 10.

The Wolf boys finished third, with King’s on top of the leaderboard.

Granite Falls, Northshore Christian Academy, Sultan, and Lakewood rounded out the field, with 161 runners hitting the finish line during the 1.5-mile race.

Wednesday’s rumble in the woods was a preview of the season finale, as the same seven teams travel to South Whidbey Tuesday, Oct. 18 for the Cascade League Championships.

Coupeville’s runners wore pink wrist bands to show their support for the fight against breast cancer, and the meet was the first home one for the revived Wolf cross country program.

With Athletic Director Willie Smith off on an annual hunting trip, Bitting got huge help from Aimee Bishop, Barbi Ford, and Bob Martin, among many, and the event was a major success.

“It finally happened!” Bitting said. “The afternoon was beautiful! The sun was out, there was a slight breeze, and the crowds came out to cheer on all runners.

“Each and every one of our runners set a PR for our home course,” she added.

“I am so proud of each and every one of them!!!”

 

Kenneth Jacobsen was the fastest Wolf boy Wednesday afternoon.

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

Lydia Price (6th) 10:19
Olivia Hall (8th) 10:40
Mikayla Wagner (9th) 10:41
Laken Simpson (12th) 11:16
Tirsit Cannon (14th) 11:31
Ivy Rudat (19th) 11:47
Marin Winger (22nd) 11:55
Allie Powers (25th) 12:27
Sage Stavros (26th) 12:33
Devon Wyman (49th) 14:06
Hailey Goldman (51st) 14:13
Arianna Cunningham (53rd) 14:35
Mary Western (54th) 14:37
Maci Wofford (60th) 15:55
Camilla Wolfe (64th) 17:06
Elizabeth Marshall (65th) 17:08
Emma McFadden (67th) 17:28
Alexandra Lo (73rd) 20:42
Savannah Niewald (74th) 20:56

 

BOYS:

Kenneth Jacobsen (11th) 9:38
Beckett Green (14th) 9:49
Axel Marshall (20th) 10:06
Roger Merino-Martinez (21st) 10:26
Nathan Niewald (24th) 10:36
Cyrus Sparacio (32nd) 10:57
Max Ohme (38th) 11:17
Johnathan Jacobsen (62nd) 13:07
Dylan Robinett (64th) 13:14
Isaiah Allen (70th) 13:45
Zach Blitch (73rd) 13:53
Andre Volanos-Gerber (78th) 15:30
Avery Eelkema (80th) 15:51

Zach Blitch guns for the finish line.

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Huge crowd, fast times

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Mitchell Hall was the fastest Wolf Saturday. (Jackie Saia photo)

Massive in every way.

The Nike Hole in the Wall Cross Country Invitational takes two days to run, with middle school harriers up on day one, and high school runners toeing the line the next morning.

Saturday, when Coupeville’s older athletes arrived, they represented just one of 137 high schools, hailing from multiple states, in attendance.

With CHS coach Paige Spangler in Chicago to run a marathon, middle school running guru Elizabeth Bitting did double duty, shepherding two packs of Wolves to Lakewood High School in as many days.

Friday Bitting had 30 CMS runners in tow, while Saturday she showed up with 14 CHS harriers.

Along for the ride was her faithful support crew.

“Gotta give a great big shout out and THANK YOU to Amber Wyman for accompanying me both yesterday and today!” Bitting said. “She’s a rock star!!”

The CHS runners traversed a 5,000-meter course, while helping to form a vast caravan of humanity.

“The sound of a stampede of the runners blowing dust all around was an amazing sight!” Bitting said. “Gave me chills each time a race ran past me.

“I love cross country!!”

Even though the weather was a bit compromised by residue from forest fires, the Wolves stood tall (and ran fast) at the biggest event on the annual schedule.

“They ran AMAZING!!” Bitting said. “Again, the weather was warm, dusty, and some residual haze/smoke, but look at those times!

“Hole in the Wall never disappoints!!”

Coupeville has a gap on its schedule, not returning to competition until Oct. 20, when the Wolves head to Mount Vernon for the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships.

Wolf senior Helen Strelow was not able to run Saturday but spent the day snapping photos of her teammates and painting watercolors. (Elizabeth Bitting photo)

 

Saturday’s results:

 

GIRLS – Varsity:

Noelle Western 23:51.6
Claire Mayne 24:06.8
Erica McGrath 28:47.3
Reagan Callahan 31:43.3

 

BOYS – Varsity:

Mitchell Hall 18:41.5
Carson Field 20:14.7
George Spear 20:19.5
Landon Roberts 20:22.8
Thomas Strelow 21:05.7
Tate Wyman 21:18.4
Nic Wasik 22:35.1

 

BOYS – JV:

Ezekiel Allen 22:45.4
Preston Howard 22:57.1
Easton Green 22:57.9

Coupeville coach Paige Spangler was out of state, but not forgotten. (Elizabeth Bitting photo)

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CMS harriers run on the big stage

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on October 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Olivia Hall (left) and Lydia Price show off their ribbons. (Elizabeth Bitting photo)

The appetizer was a pretty big deal on its own.

The epic two-day Nike Hole in the Wall Cross Country Invitational kicked off Friday at Lakewood High School with the middle school harriers vying for titles and top times.

There were 203 runners on the course during day one, with an astonishing 30 of them coming from lil’ Coupeville.

Olivia Hall and Lydia Price earned ribbons for the Wolves, while Axel Marshall was the fastest CMS boy on the 1.7-mile course.

Coupeville’s girls finished 5th in the team standings, while the boys claimed 7th.

King’s girls and Cascade (Sedro-Woolley)’s boys earned top honors

The Wolves get right back at it next week, but on a much-smaller scale, when they host a league meet at Fort Casey Wednesday, Oct. 12.

 

Friday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

Olivia Hall (13th) 12:08.6
Lydia Price (14th) 12:09.5
Mikayla Wagner (24th) 12:55.6
Marin Winger (37th) 13:54.4
Laken Simpson (39th) 14:02.7
Ivy Rudat (41st) 14:08.5
Allie Powers (42nd) 14:24.6
Sage Stavros (46th) 14:36.7
Devon Wyman (63rd) 16:52.8
Hailey Goldman (72nd) 17:20.7
Arianna Cunningham (73rd) 17:23.8
Mary Western (74th) 17:41.1
Amelia Crowder (75th) 17:43.1
Camilla Wolfe (77th) 18:15.2
Alexandra Lo (83rd) 20:33.1
Savannah Niewald (87th) 24:01.5

 

BOYS:

Axel Marshall (34th) 11:31.0
Roger Merino-Martinez (36th) 11:37.5
Beckett Green (39th) 11:46.8
Kenneth Jacobsen (44th) 11:54.0
Nathan Niewald (61st) 12:34.3
Cyrus Sparacio (67th) 12:53.5
Ossian Merkel (71st) 13:09.7
Max Ohme (84th) 14:05.6
Avery Eelkema (88th) 14:15.7
Isaiah Allen (97th) 14:39.1
Dylan Robinett (100th) 15:15.6
Johnathan Jacobsen (104th) 16:31.5
Zach Blitch (111th) 17:48.9
Andre Volanos-Gerber (116th) 20:54.0

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Hall, Green pace young runners

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on September 29, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Arianna Cunningham (front) and Alexandra Lo pound the course at a recent meet. (Jackie Saia photo)

They stood tall at the Falls.

The Coupeville Middle School cross country program sent 25 runners to the line Thursday at a six-school meet in Granite Falls, with Olivia Hall and Beckett Green capturing team honors.

Both Wolves nabbed 8th place in the individual standings, while tangling with runners from powerhouses like King’s and Langley.

The 1.7-mile course tested the young Coupeville harriers, while still having a lot less hills than their most-recent meet.

The Wolves get back at it Friday, Oct. 7, when they compete at the Hole in the Wall Invitational at Lakewood High School.

Devon Wyman slices through the underbrush. (Jackie Saia photo)

 

Thursday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

Olivia Hall (8th) 12:38.46
Mikayla Wagner (12th) 12:54.18
Laken Simpson (13th) 13:07.31
Marin Winger (16th) 13:52.40
Allie Powers (19th) 14:34.94
Sage Stavros (29th) 15:41.91
Devon Wyman (37th) 16:24.56
Mary Western (38th) 16:26.66
Arianna Cunningham (41st) 17:05.64
Hailey Goldman (45th) 17:33.88
Amelia Crowder (50th) 18:34.21
Emma McFadden (51st) 18:51.60
Maci Wofford (53rd) 19:50.94
Camilla Wolfe (54th) 19:54.35
Alexandra Lo (56th) 20:05.70
Elizabeth Marshall (61st) 22:28.90
Savannah Niewald (62nd) 22:32.59

 

BOYS:

Beckett Green (8th) 11:08.23
Nathan Niewald (15th) 11:52.51
Roger Merino-Martinez (20th) 12:22.73
Cyrus Sparacio (24th) 13:09.94
Isaiah Allen (26th) 13:15.02
Ossian Merkel (28th) 13:24.94
Max Ohme (37th) 13:52.97
Avery Eelkema (46th) 15:02.59

“The day is done!” (Elizabeth Bitting photo)

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