They’re no longer Wolves, but they continue to excel athletically. Clockwise, from left, are Mitch Pelroy, Amanda d’Almeida and Tyler King.
It was a busy week for Wolf grads playing college sports.
Three former Coupeville High School stars made big impacts on the playing field, separated by the sports they play and the states they currently reside in, but joined together by excellence.
AMANDA d’ALMEIDA:
Finally healthy again, the Carleton College sophomore played the full 90 minutes Saturday as her team upset #13 College of Saint Benedict 2-0 in an NCAA D-3 game.
It was the highest ranked school that the Knights had toppled in six seasons and lifted Carleton to 7-3-1 on the season. They’re 4-0-1 in league play.
With d’Almeida playing at center mid, the Knights out-shot their foes 12-1 in a game played in Northfield, Minnesota.
TYLER KING:
The former CHS state cross country champ continued a strong start to his junior campaign at the University of Washington.
Running in the inaugural Washington Invite Saturday, which drew half of the country’s Top 10 teams, King finished 39th out of 96 runners.
He covered the 8,000-meter course at Jefferson Park in 24 minutes, 20 seconds.
Patrick Tiernan of Villanova won in 23 minutes flat, while King’s teammate, UW All-American Aaron Nelson, claimed 5th in 23:33.
The Huskies finished 6th as a team, besting three Top 10 schools — #5 Portland, #7 Indiana and #9 Villanova.
Northern Arizona, which finished second at last year’s NCAA Championships, claimed the team title.
King will be back in action Oct. 17, when he and his teammates run at the Adidas Invitational in Wisconsin.
MITCH PELROY:
Montana Western stumbled Saturday, falling 31-14 to Carroll in a NAIA game, but Pelroy used his time on the field wisely.
He returned a kick-off 22 yards — best return by any Bulldog on the afternoon — and recorded an unassisted tackle from his position in the secondary.
It wasn’t enough, though, as Montana Western fell to 2-4, despite two epic touchdowns from quarterback Tyler Hulse.
Hulse connected on scoring strikes of 53 and 63 yards, but Carroll used a 17-point second quarter to blow the game open.
Pelroy and Co. return to action Oct. 11 when they hit the road to play Southern Oregon.
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