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Lhamon runs to success!!

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on September 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Catherine Lhamon finished 15th out of 121 sophomore girls at Saturday’s Sehome Invitational. (Helene Lhamon photo)

Catherine Lhamon is on the attack.

Running in just her second high school cross country meet Saturday, the Coupeville sophomore sparkled at the epic 36-team Sehome Invitational.

With so many teams in attendance, the event broke its races down by classes, and yet almost every one of the eight varsity heats featured 100 or more runners.

Lhamon came pounding down the back stretch, picking off 10 runners over the final mile of her two-mile race to claim 15th out of 121 runners.

The speedy Wolf hit the tape in 13 minutes, 59.95 seconds.

The massive meet drew in teams from every classification in Washington state, with all three Whidbey Island schools making the trip.

Other Coupeville results:

Freshman girls — Alana Mihill (33rd) 15:42.79

Sophomore boys — Sam Wynn (72nd) 12:48.23; TJ Rickner (120th) 14:10.90

Junior boys — Chris Ruck (117th) 15:52.05

Senior boys — Danny Conlisk (53rd) 12:26.31; Kyle Burnett (91st) 16:30.07

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Comeback kids hit the trail!!

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on September 5, 2018| Leave a Comment »

For the first time in two decades, Coupeville High School sent an entire cross country team to a meet. (Dawnelle Conlisk photo)

They’re back.

When the Coupeville High School cross country team ran Wednesday at the North Sound Conference Preview in Arlington, it was the first time the Wolves put a full team on the course in two decades.

After a handful of runners trained and traveled with other schools in recent years, including Tyler King winning an individual state title in 2010, CHS relaunched an in-school program this season.

Coached by Wolf running legend Natasha Bamberger, a state champ herself in 1985, Coupeville has six boys on its roster, five of whom ran in the first meet.

In Washington state high school cross country, varsity teams can go to seven, but the first five across the line are the ones who count.

Perennial state meet contender South Whidbey claimed the team title Wednesday on the boys side. The Falcons placed five runners in the top 12, sliding past King’s and Cedar Park Christian.

Coupeville finished fifth out of six teams, with Sultan unable to field a full team.

On the girls side, the Wolves have just two active runners, but they both placed in the top half of the draw, with Catherine Lhamon’s 7th place finish the best showing by any Wolf.

King’s won the girls title, outpacing South Whidbey and Granite Falls. Sultan, Coupeville and Cedar Park Christian didn’t have full rosters.

Naomi Smith of King’s and Isaac Cortes of Granite Falls were the first runners across the line.

 

Complete CHS results:

GIRLS:

Catherine Lhamon (7th) 13:17.25
Alana Mihill (12th) 15:16.11

BOYS:

Danny Conlisk (15th) 11:45.07
Sam Wynn (30th) 12:14.96
TJ Rickner (45th) 13:35.12
Chris Ruck (51st) 14:41.40
Kyle Burnett (53rd) 15:22.03

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Faces of Fall: Hit the trail!!

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on August 29, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Catherine Lhamon kicks off a look at Wolf cross country runners. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Kyle Burnett

Taking a break during a running camp at Camp Casey.

Chris Ruck

Alana Mihill

What’s a week after 20+ years?

Coupeville High School’s cross country program is back, after a two-decade absence, and the first meet is next Wednesday in Granite Falls.

While a handful of Wolf runners have trained and traveled with other schools in recent years, 2018 brings the sport where it belongs, back inside the school.

As they prep for their first race, a photographic look at the harriers who are reigniting the flame.

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Reborn and rarin’ to go!!

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on August 26, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Claire Mayne is one of 16 runners on the roster for the reborn Coupeville Middle School cross country team. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

To build something, it’s best to have a solid foundation.

Coupeville schools are reviving their cross country programs this fall, after a two-decade pause, and the best news is the response happening at the middle school level.

When the first day of practice arrives Monday for the CMS squad, coach Elizabeth Bitting is expecting as many as 16 athletes to show up.

That’s double the turnout so far at the high school level, and with nine of those CMS runners in 8th grade, next year’s CHS squad could have a huge influx of newcomers.

Bitting, who also coaches the CMS track and field team, was a standout cross country runner in high school and college.

Now she has the chance, along with CHS coach Natasha Bamberger, to bring the sport back to life in Cow Town.

As she counts down the hours until the first official practice, excitement and anticipation bubbles through her veins.

“A few are still working on getting their physicals completed and I am still battling with vacations, but it should be a good season,” Bitting said. “Now if only Mother Nature would cooperate and make all this unhealthy air go away, I would appreciate that!!!

“Looking forward to finally hitting the pavement with these awesome athletes!!!!!”

The roster through Aug. 26:

8th grade:

Aiden Anderson
Evan Johnson
Carolyn Lhamon
Claire Mayne
Cristina McGrath
Abigail Place
Abigail Ramirez
Helen Strelow
Tate Wyman

7th grade:

Hayden Harry
Erica McGrath
Samantha McMahon
Allison Nastali
Cole White
Andrew Williams
Jesse Wooten

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Some run, some fun, probably no sun!!

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on August 26, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   She is legend. Natasha Bamberger, a five-time state champ in her Coupeville High School days, is back to coach Wolf cross country. (Dawnelle Conlisk photos)

   Wolves (clockwise, starting bottom left) Danny Conlisk, Chris Ruck, TJ Rickner and Sam Wynn hang out at Camp Casey before the start of cross country camp.

And the weeds whisper, “Run, Forrest, run.”

“After I run, I like to eat a sandwich this big!”

Alana Mihill (red hoodie) and Catherine Lhamon join their teammates.

Summer is cruising to a close, and fall sports are fast approaching.

Combining the best of both seasons, Coupeville High School cross country runners headed off Sunday to running camp.

The event, held just down the road at Camp Casey, features an appearance by running legend Doris Brown Heritage, who has been inducted three times into a national Hall of Fame.

She won the International Cross Country Championships five years running (1967-1971) and competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

CHS is restarting its cross country program after a two-decade absence, and the camp gives coach Natasha Bamberger and her runners a chance to work alongside long-established programs.

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