Kirsten Pelroy, a talented athlete and better human being.
Kirsten Pelroy is a special human being.
Utterly unique, her soaring spirit eclipsing even her often-amazing athletic talent, the 2016 Coupeville High School grad forever lives large in the memory of Wolf fans.
Kirsten’s name still graces the CHS track record board in the entrance to the school’s gym.
She was just a fab frosh in 2013 when she ran a leg on a 4 x 400 relay team which set a mark which has now stood for more than a decade.
One of the silkiest, deadliest runners to ever step to the line while reppin’ the red and black, Kirsten was a multi-event threat.
She ran on all three relay teams during her high school days, and actually also still holds part of a Coupeville Middle School record for the 4 x 200.
When not perfecting her baton handoff, then coming up big in crunch time moments during the postseason, Kirsten ran in the 100, 200, and 400, while also competing in both the 100 and 300 hurdles events.
Racking up 10 wins, multiple PR’s, and a lot of dropped jaws from rivals, she was a key part of a generation of superb female athletes who held their own against athletes from much-bigger schools as Coupeville proved it didn’t matter how many students a school had, as long as the ones they did possess were kick-ass warriors.
That carried over to the soccer field, where Kirsten used her quicksilver speed to zoom away, or sometimes right over, any fool who tried to make a play for the ball while it was on her toe.
Staring down the best booters the world could send her way, she was a rock-em, sock-em superstar who often sacrificed her own stats for the good of the team.
Kirsten played for the girls on her squad, and her happiest moment as a CHS soccer player seemingly came on Senior Night, when she asked for a group hug and got promptly mobbed by her pitch sisters.
“Can’t catch me, can’t stop me!!” (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Toss in a run as a Wolf cheerleader, and Mitch’s lil’ sis was the real deal as a well-balanced athletic success.
But like all of the truly memorable ones, Kirsten’s impact went far beyond sports.
She was, and is, a bright, shining light piercing a world of greys.
Back in her high school days I described Kirsten thusly:
“A whip-smart, truck-drivin’, multi-hair-colored-rockin’ whirlwind of fun ‘n sun, she has style for days and her epic smile reaches the field a good two feet before she does.”
A radiant star, hanging out with two of her biggest fans. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Nothing has changed since her exit into the adult world, as she remains one of the most-vibrant human beings you will ever meet.
Which is part of why today, after too long a wait, we warmly welcome Kirsten into the Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Fame as our newest inductee.
After this you’ll find her hanging out under the Legends tab at the top of the blog, joining big bro.
Entrance to our digital shrine may make it “official” that Kirsten is one of the true big-timers of Wolf Nation, but you don’t need me to tell you how special she is.
If you’ve ever met her, spoken to her, or watched her gracefully navigate the world, you already know.
Look up “transcendent” in the dictionary, and there Kirsten Pelroy will be, rockin’ the joint as always.
Dr. Jim Shank gets to shake the hand of a legend. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
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