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Wolves blaze a trail to success

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Sam Wynn used a big kick at the end Saturday to edge a Granite runner, helping the Coupeville High School boys cross country squad move up in the final standings at the North Sound Conference Championships. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Catherine Lhamon finished 11th, best showing of any Wolf runner.

Never tell them the odds.

Defying their rankings, both Coupeville High School cross country teams did better than expected Saturday at the North Sound Conference Championships.

Running at Lakewood High School, the Wolf girls claimed 3rd behind twin titans King’s and South Whidbey, while the CHS boys out-kicked Granite Falls to snatch 5th.

On the girls side, the Wolves thrived despite the fact they only have five runners, the minimum to qualify for team scoring.

Coupeville compensated by putting all of its harriers into the top 24 finishers, with junior Catherine Lhamon leading the way with an 11th place showing, best for any Wolf, girl or boy, on the day.

In the other race, the Wolves nipped Granite Falls thanks to junior Sam Wynn and freshman Aidan Wilson, who both had “monster kicks” on the last 200 meters to out-gun Granite foes.

“A great effort across the board,” said CHS coach Luke Samford. “We talked all week about how every point would matter, and it sure did today.

“Very proud of what the Wolves did today.”

Coupeville returns to the trail next Saturday, Nov. 2, when it travels to Langley for the District 1/2 meet.

The top five girls teams and 35 fastest individual runners qualify for state, which is run Nov. 9 at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.

The Wolf boys need a top-four team finish or a top 28 individual finish to punch their ticket.

 

Complete Saturday results:

GIRLS:

Catherine Lhamon (11th) 22:17.1
Claire Mayne (13th) 23:04.3
Alana Mihill (14th) 23:05.3
Helen Strelow (22nd) 24:58.2
Cristina McGrath (24th) 25: 46.2

BOYS:

Mitchell Hall (13th) 18:29.5
Aidan Wilson (31st) 19:33.1
Sam Wynn (33rd) 19:38.7
Cameron Epp (38th) 19:55.5
Aiden Anderson (43rd) 20:31.3
Reiley Araceley (48th) 20:50.0
Alexander Wasik (53rd) 21:20.0
Tate Wyman (63rd) 21:57.0
Eli Kastner (67th) 22:37.2
Chris Ruck (68th) 22:37.9

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One trail, many cameras

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on October 23, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville 6th grader Teagan Calkins zips through the leaves Wednesday at the last middle school cross country race of the season. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The Wolf boys break from the line.

CMS coach Elizabeth Bitting and her ready-to-rumble girls team.

Gunnin’ it for the finish line.

A deep, and dangerous pack of Wolves.

On the attack.

Everyone ran down to South Whidbey.

From the Coupeville Middle School harriers, who closed out their season Wednesday at the Cascade League Championships, to photographer John Fisken, Langley was the place to be.

The pics seen above are a mix of Wolf girls and boys at work, but there’s a lot more to see.

To take a gander at everything Fisken’s cameras caught, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Cross-Country-2019-2020/MSXC-2019-10-23-at-South-Whidbey/

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Run for glory, run for pride

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on October 23, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Brynn Parker slashed two minutes off her best time Wednesday, as CMS cross country finished a successful season under coach Elizabeth Bitting. (Corinn Parker photo)

“Wowza!!! Look at those improvements!”

Coupeville Middle School cross country coach Elizabeth Bitting was beaming Wednesday after most of her runners PR’d at the Cascade League Championships in South Whidbey.

The Wolves wrapped a very-successful seven-meet season with their final race in Langley, which covered a 1.7 mile course.

 

Complete Wednesday results:

 

7th/8th graders:

GIRLS:

Ayden Wyman (16th) 12:34.08
Marlen Montiel (22nd) 13:01.71
Edie Bittner (25th) 13:40.18
Sofia Milasich (26th) 13:46.38
Lillian Stanwood (27th) 13:52.19
Sam McMahon (28th) 13:57.73
Erica McGrath (31st) 14:02.17
Aubrey Blitch (41st) 15:55.80

BOYS:

Jack Porter (16th) 10:29.91
Landon Roberts (17th) 10:30.98
Hank Milnes (19th) 10:43.03
Jayden Moses (47th) 11:49.37
Johnny Porter (55th) 12:12.11
Thomas Strelow (60th) 12:29.99
Alex Clark (68th) 12:51.14
Alex Bowder (74th) 13:14.22
Gabe Reed (85th) 17:50.83

 

6th graders (Times recorded, but don’t count in standings):

GIRLS:

Teagan Calkins 12:15
Aleksia Jump 13:26
Brynn Parker 14:13
Liza Zustiak 14:42
Dianne Brown 14:51

BOYS:

Cody Badger 11:18
George Spear 11:42
Malichi Somes 12:03
Adrian Cunningham 16:54

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Let’s do the mud run again

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on October 18, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Alex Bowder fears not your puny rain. (Elizabeth Bitting photos)

The end result of running in the October mud.

Cole White is crowned as the Fall King.

It was messy. It was weird. But it was fun, too.

Running for the final time during the regular season, the Coupeville Middle School cross country team and coach Elizabeth Bitting survived a wild trip Thursday to Sultan.

The Wolves didn’t get lost on the 1.7 mile trail at Osprey Park — that was a different school, thanks to “high school hooligans removing signs on the course, and causing a 30 minute delay.”

Once the missing team was found, and everyone was assured no one had resorted to cannibalism while lost in the wilds, the weather took front stage.

October rain dumped in buckets, turning the course into a wet, muddy, slippery obstacle course.

But all of the Wolves endured, plus they got to see salmon spawn on the trip (and no cannibals), so win-win.

“It was a very eventful afternoon!,” Bitting said. “Both boys and girls ran amazingly!

“Goals were met, mud was all over runners legs, runner were drenched, and on the bus ride to Granite all I hear is laughter!,” she added. “This coach is content!”

Bitting also added a big shout-out to bus driver Kathy Bennett, who had to haul two cross country teams to different towns Thursday.

While the middle school harriers hopped off in Sultan, the high school runners stayed on the bus until it reached Granite Falls.

“For this race, I felt for our wonderful bus driver,” Bitting said. “THANK YOU, Kathy!!”

With the regular season ending Thursday, the CMS runners have one meet left, but it’s a big one.

The Wolves head off to South Whidbey Oct. 23 for the Cascade League Championships.

 

Complete Thursday results:

 

7th/8th graders:

GIRLS:

Ayden Wyman (16th) 13:22.6
Marlen Montiel (18th) 13:58.7
Lillian Stanwood (19th) 13:58.9
Sofia Milasich (21st) 14:07.6
Edie Bittner (22nd) 14:19.0
Sam McMahon (26th) 14:42.5
Erica McGrath (30th) 14:57.7
Aubrey Blitch (31st) 15:23.8

BOYS:

Cole White (5th) 10:42.6
Jack Porter (7th) 10:46.4
Landon Roberts (11th) 10:54.3
Hank Milnes (12th) 10:55.5
Hayden Harry (28th) 11:43.5
Jayden Moses (32nd) 11:48.7
Thomas Strelow (48th) 12:30.4
Johnny Porter (52nd) 12:40.9
Alex Clark (65th) 14:51.6
Alex Bowder (66th) 14:54.4
Gabe Reed (70th) 18:18.3

 

6th graders (Times recorded, but not standings):

GIRLS:

Teagan Calkins 13:17
Aleksia Jump 14:01
Dianne Brown 14:40
Brynn Parker 14:42
Liza Zustiak 15:02

BOYS:

Cody Badger 11:40
Malichi Somes 11:54
George Spear 13:33
Adrian Cunningham 17:39

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Young and ready to run

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Ten of the 14 CHS cross country runners who competed Thursday, including Tate Wyman, are freshmen. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Claire Mayne (left) finished 3rd in the girls race at a four-team meet. (Photo by Mr. Anonymous)

The future is today and tomorrow.

As the reborn Coupeville High School cross country team plows through its second season, the team is dominated by underclassmen.

Ten of the 14 Wolves who ran Thursday at a four-team meet in Granite Falls are freshmen, and CHS coach Luke Samford will lose just one senior, Chris Ruck.

Racing against Cedar Park Christian, Sultan, and the meet hosts, Coupeville’s boys claimed third-place in the team standings.

Leading the way was one of those fab frosh, as Mitchell Hall claimed 5th place on the 5,000 meter course.

On the girls side, there were no team standings as none of the schools had a full five-woman crew in attendance, but the Wolves were the dominant team.

Led by junior Catherine Lhamon, who hit the line in 2nd place, the Wolves claimed four of the top seven slots.

Coming off its strong showing in the regular-season finale, Coupeville next heads to the North Sound Conference Championships Oct. 26 at Lakewood.

 

Complete Thursday results:

GIRLS:

Catherine Lhamon (2nd) 23:09.90
Claire Mayne (3rd) 23:49.20
Helen Strelow (5th) 24:06.60
Cristina McGrath (7th) 26:07.90

BOYS:

Mitchell Hall (5th) 19:18.50
Aidan Wilson (11th) 20:00.80
Sam Wynn (13th) 20:08.50
Cameron Epp (16th) 20:30.10
Reiley Araceley (21st) 21:35.90
Aiden Anderson (24th) 22:03.20
Alexander Wasik (27th) 22:32.10
Tate Wyman (28th) 22:54.70
Eli Kastner (34th) 23:51.30
Chris Ruck (35th) 25:11.70

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