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CHS harriers overcome weather, big school rivals

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , , on October 11, 2025| Leave a Comment »

One family, two medals, as high schooler Mikayla Wagner and middle schooler Lincoln Wagner shine in the rain. (Elizabeth Bitting photos)

The Wolves ran with the big dogs.

Repping a small 2B school, the Coupeville High School cross country squad acquitted itself quite nicely Saturday in Granite Falls at the rain-soaked Mountain Loop Invitational, even with a field filled with large school rivals.

Paced by top finishers Mikayla Wagner, who set a “lifetime PR,” and George Spear, who “ran so fast I’m still dry,” the Wolves finished fifth in both team competitions at an event which drew runners from 20 high schools.

Oak Harbor, a 3A school, and Lake Stevens, a 4A one, captured team crowns in girls and boys, respectively, while competing on a 5,000-meter course.

On the boy’s side of things, the Wolves made a huge statement, finishing ahead of both their next-door neighbors from O-Town and Northwest 2B/1B League archrival Mount Vernon Christian.

Fresh off its top-notch performance in Granite, Coupeville next heads to Bellingham Thursday, Oct 16 for the Lake Lap Invite at Lake Padden.

George Spear earns some more hardware.

 

Saturday results:

 

GIRLS:

Varsity:

Mikayla Wagner (7th) 21:35.39
Ivy Rudat (30th) 23:34.81
Aleksia Jump (38th) 24:20.75
Devon Wyman (46th) 25:03.21
Allie Powers (49th) 25:26.77

 

JV:

Reagan Callahan (43rd) 31:04.63
Ava Lucero (44th) 31:05.57

 

BOYS:

Varsity:

George Spear (11th) 17:50.66
Cyrus Sparacio (22nd) 18:34.07
Kenneth Jacobsen (30th) 18:44.24
Ezekiel Allen (31st) 18:44.45
Beckett Green (71st) 19:54.71
Isaiah Allen (90th) 20:55.38

 

JV:

Johnathan Jacobsen (46th) 21:29.28
Hunter Atteberry (72nd) 23:04.13
Nolan Hunt (113th) 26:06.95
Zach Blitch (126th) 28:36.34
Donovan Fox (132nd) 29:31.74

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Young guns, runnin’ through the rain

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , , on October 11, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Abby Hunt flies for the finish line in an earlier meet. (Julie Wheat photo)

A little rain won’t slow them down.

Or even a lot of rain.

Running through the liquid sunshine in Granite Falls Saturday, the Coupeville Middle School cross country squad put up a stellar team-wide performance at the 5th annual Mountain Loop Invitational.

The scrappy Wolves notched third place in both of the team competitions, with Cavelero Mid-High, out of Lake Stevens, claiming top honors.

In the individual standings, Coupeville collected four top 10 performances, with Anna Powers and Sarai Dangerfield finishing second and third, respectively, in the girls rumble.

Ready to run in the rain. (Amber Wyman photo)

While the weather made navigating the 1.7-mile course a bit difficult at times, the Wolves held up well.

“It has been raining the whole time!” said CMS coach Amber Wyman. “The runners did great! The hill was muddy and wet, so a few fell on it, but they pushed through and finished strong!”

Coupeville is headed back to Granite next week, slated to appear at the Granite Gallop Wednesday, Oct. 15. The weather forecast for that day calls for sun.

The trail calls to them. (Amber Wyman photo)

 

Saturday results:

 

GIRLS:

Anna Powers (2nd) 11:10.76
Sarai Dangerfield (3rd) 11:13.39
Claire Lachnit (23rd) 12:57.22
Abby Hunt (27th) 13:12.05
Seraphina Williams (38th) 14:39.19

 

BOYS:

Henry Purdue (6th) 10:17.00
Lincoln Wagner (9th) 10:27.73
Colton Ashby (12th) 10:56.00
Archer Schwarz (16th) 11:09.38
Nicholas Strong (23rd) 11:37.92
Jesse Kehoe (34th) 11:57.31
Mica McCloskey (41st) 12:22.27
Cole Van Dyke (48th) 12:39.41
Elijah Williams (63rd) 13:55.18
Johnathyn Driscoll (65th) 13:56.73
Hayden Maynes (73rd) 14:57.83
Oliver Miller (74th) 15:10.85

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Harriers notch top times far from home

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 8, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Mikayla Wagner cruises to the front of the pack. (Julie Wheat photo)

They spiced things up with a mid-week run.

Competing Wednesday at the San Juan Golf & Tennis Club on Friday Harbor, five high schools combined to send 63 cross country harriers across a 5,000-meter course, with some close races to boot.

Coupeville, the team you’re likely reading this story for, placed second in the boys’ team competition, narrowly edged out 34-37 by Mount Vernon Christian, while the Wolf girls earned a third-place finish behind MVC and Friday Harbor.

Overall, CHS placed six runners in the top 10, with four boys and two girls earning the distinction.

Not bad, considering the Wolves hopped off the ferry, had a brief warmup, then almost immediately hit the trail.

Senior George Spear and freshman Mikayla Wagner paced the Wolves, hitting the tape in second and third, respectively, while Mount Vernon’s Peyton Smith and Evangeline Fikkert claimed individual crowns.

For Spear, it was a milestone day as he broke the 18-minute barrier, something he’s been chasing.

“I am so happy for him!!” said CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting. “He has worked so hard for this!”

It’s a two-event kind of week for Coupeville, which returns to action this Saturday, Oct. 11 at the 5th annual Mountain Loop Invitational in Granite Falls.

Nolan Hunt flies to the finish line. (Julie Wheat photo)

 

Wednesday results:

 

GIRLS:

Mikayla Wagner (3rd) 22:12.69
Aleksia Jump (9th) 23:55.71
Ivy Rudat (15th) 25:05.11
Allie Powers (16th) 25:40.75
Devon Wyman (17th) 27:03.66
Reagan Callahan (20th) 30:54.08
Ava Lucero (21st) 31:01.37

 

BOYS:

George Spear (2nd) 17:59.66
Cyrus Sparacio (5th) 18:22.83
Kenneth Jacobsen (7th) 18:30.85
Ezekiel Allen (8th) 18:38.93
Beckett Green (15th) 19:43.35
Ossian Merkel (17th) 20:07.05
Isaiah Allen (25th) 21:08.42
Hunter Atteberry (35th) 22:49.51
Will Tierney (38th) 23:52.27
Nolan Hunt (39th) 26:54.88
Zach Blitch (41st) 30:38.66

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They run, she shoots

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 6, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Smiling all the way to a PR. (Julie Wheat photos)

Clip-clop go the footsteps, click-clack goes the camera.

Both Coupeville High School and Middle School hosted cross country meets at Fort Casey State Park last week, and intrepid photographer Julie Wheat was on hand to capture images from the action.


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“They all ran amazing!”

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , , on October 4, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Hunter Atteberry, running fast and taking names. (Elizabeth Bitting photos)

It’s an all-day kind of thing.

Running with the big boys (and girls), Coupeville High School cross country runners spent Saturday immersed in their favorite fall sport.

The Wolf harriers hit the road at 5:30 AM and were just beginning to work their way back to Whidbey come dinner time after surviving the massive John Payne XC Invitational.

The mega-event attracted somewhere around 150 teams to University Place, with high school, middle school, and club runners mixing.

It made for a challenging experience, but that’s just the way CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting likes it.

“What a long day! But they all ran amazing!! Everyone got a PR!!” she said as the bus wheeled away from the meet site and headed in search of dinner.

Having thrived on the 5,000-meter course at the Payne Invitational, the Wolves will hit the trail hard next week, competing twice.

Coupeville travels to Friday Harbor on Wednesday, Oct. 8 for a Northwest 2B/1B League meet, then follows that up with a visit to Granite Falls three days later for the Mountain Loop Invitational.

The best-dressed cross country team in the land.

Also looking rather natty with their matching shorts.

 

Saturday results:

 

GIRLS:

Varsity:

Mikayla Wagner (79th) 22:25.1
Aleksia Jump (210th) 24:38.2
Ivy Rudat (211th) 24:41.1
Devon Wyman (242nd) 25:17.3
Allie Powers (244th) 25:17.7
Ava Lucero (351st) 31:09.2

 

BOYS:

Varsity:

George Spear (11th) 18:01.8
Cyrus Sparacio (25th) 18:43.3
Ezekiel Allen (42nd) 19:03.5
Kenneth Jacobsen (46th) 19:06.5
Beckett Green (107th) 20:34.8
Isaiah Allen (121st) 20:51.0
Johnathan Jacobsen (165th) 22:35.5

 

JV
(Silver):

Ossian Merkel (63rd) 20:31.9
Will Tierney (168th) 22:16.8

 

JV
(Bronze):

Hunter Atteberry (13th) 22:12.3
Nolan Hunt (146th) 26:57.4
Donovan Fox (168th) 28:39.0
Zach Blitch (180th) 29:46.5
Zachary Saho (206th) 41:15.4

The Wrecking Crew, ready to unleash.

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