Cael Wilson directs traffic. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
I may have Alzheimer’s…
OK, probably not, but how else do we explain my forgetful nature at times?
There I am, cruising along, looking something up in the Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Fame, and discover, to my horror, that someone I thought I had already inducted had very much not been inducted.
I am an idiot.
Cause the guy we’re talking about is one of the more accomplished Wolf athletes in the last several decades, one who had a record-setting impact across two sports at CHS.
Simply put, Cael Wilson should have been a first ballot Hall o’ Famer and not had to wait a year to get induction into my lil’ internet shrine. My apologies.
Today we correct that and add his name to the list which sits under the Legends tab at the top of the blog, with the caveat that he really should have already been there.
Cael made a noticeable impact on both the soccer pitch and the track oval during his time in Cow Town, keeping alive a family tradition kicked off by older brother Aidan, who already sits in the Hall o’ Fame for his prep exploits.
The captain leads the celebration. (Finn Price photo)
The younger of the pair is the only Wolf booter in history to score in five seasons, netting his first goal as an 8th grader playing up with the high school varsity squad.
Cael found the back of the net a team-leading seven times as a senior, giving him 13 goals for his CHS career, which ties him for #7 all-time with … Aidan.
Much like Major League Baseball father/son combo Cecil and Prince Fielder, who both clobbered exactly 319 home runs during their careers, the Wilsons apparently believe in equality.
As shown further by the fact that both Cael and Aiden each brought home five state meet medals as track and field athletes, leaving them in a tie for #6 among Wolf boys across the past 63 seasons.
Wilson defeats gravity. (Parker Hammons photo)
A true jack-of-all-trades, Cael competed in 12 different events across four springs, doing a bit of everything.
He ran one-man races (100, 200, 400, 800), did legs on both 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relay units, cleared the hurdles (110 and 300), chucked the javelin, and went airborne in the high jump, pole vault, and long jump.
Along the way Cael collected 30 wins, including five league titles and four district crowns, then made repeat visits to Eastern Washington for the state championships.
While at the big dance, the multi-talented one picked up three medals in the pole vault, plus one each in the 4 x 4 and high jump.
In that latter event he made his biggest splash, earning a second-place finish at state while clearing the bar at six feet, four inches, tying a school record set by Rich (no relation) Wilson 25 years earlier.
Any way you look at it, Cael, who graduated from CHS in 2025, and is now a college track star at Benedictine College in Kansas, was one of the most-consistent athletes to ever wear the red and black.
The only slight ding against him might be his failure to play high school basketball (AKA God’s Chosen Sport), where his hops would have come in handy.
But even without him raining down three-balls, Cael put together an impressive prep career, especially as he was one of the leaders who helped guide Wolf athletics back to full-time action after the pandemic.
So today we place him where he should have already been, in the Hall o’ Fame next to his brother, and the guy whose high jump record he shares.
Sorry about the wait, Cael, and much respect.
A master at work. (Finn Price photo)
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