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“A great race and day!!”

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 4, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Danny Conlisk ran a season-best Thursday, claiming a top 10 finish at a cross country meet in Langley. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Small in numbers, but big in results.

Four of Coupeville High School’s six active cross country runners set PR’s Thursday in Langley, with two claiming especially impressive finishes.

Running at a six-team North Sound Conference meet at South Whidbey High School, Wolf senior Danny Conlisk and freshman Alana Mihill both cracked the top 10.

Mihill, who was running solo with Catherine Lhamon off the Island for the day, set a PR, while Conlisk nailed a season-best covering the 5,000 meter course.

Fellow Wolves TJ Rickner, Uriah Kastner and Chris Ruck also set personal records.

“It was a great race and day,” said Coupeville coach Natasha Bamberger.

“Danny was with the top four runners from South Whidbey throughout most of the race and had an amazing finish,” she added. “Alana a great surprise; took off after the front pack, stayed in contact, pulling herself up.

“Many coaches from other teams cheering her, the lonely Wolf girl out there today.”

Bamberger also praised senior Uriah Kastner, who was a “workhorse, passing runners on the toughest hill sections.”

Coupeville, which has its first in-school cross country program after a two-decade break, gets a chance Saturday to run with the big boys (and girls).

The Wolves are off to Lakewood High, where they’ll be joined by the Coupeville Middle School harriers, for the Nike Hole in the Wall Invitational.

That event is expected to draw in as many as 5,300 runners across 13 races.

“It will be a great day for the team,” Bamberger said. “What a stacked season of huge invitationals.

“These kids are not getting a cushy start. They are having to work for everything they get.”

 

Complete Thursday results:

 

GIRLS:

Alana Mihill (10th) 24:48.62 *PR*

 

BOYS:

Danny Conlisk (10th) 18:58.23
TJ Rickner (47th) 23:19.30 *PR*
Uriah Kastner (49th) 23:26.35 *PR*
Chris Ruck (61st) 25:23.04 *PR*
Kyle Burnett (63rd) 25:30.85

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CMS runners survive, thrive in brutal weather!!

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on October 3, 2018| 1 Comment »

Having nabbed the inside lane, a CMS cross country runner works hard Tuesday to hold off a pair of rivals. (Morgan White photos)

The weather was wet and very cold at Granite Falls, leading some to wrap up like a burrito in an effort to warm up after the race.

Fall has arrived.

If there was any doubt, the Coupeville Middle School cross country squad can attest summer is gone after running Tuesday at an eight-team meet in Granite Falls.

“It was a WET and cold one!,” said CMS coach Elizabeth Bitting. “EVERY runner got drenched, coach included.

“But they ALL had smiles on their shivering faces,” she added with pride in her voice. “Lesson learned on this one … invest in some cheap gloves! Poor kiddos couldn’t use their fingers at the end of the race to undo their safety pins.”

Still, despite the weather, the Wolf harriers continue to embrace every challenge as their school relaunches a cross country program which had lain dormant for two decades.

Tuesday’s event covered 1.5 miles, pitting the Wolves against rivals Langley, King’s, Northshore Christian, Sultan, Lakewood, Cedar Park Christian and the race hosts.

Cold or not, the afternoon landed in the win column for Bitting, who, through chattering teeth, declared “It was a good day!!!!”

 

Complete CMS results:

 

GIRLS:

Carolyn Lhamon (11th) 11:29.22
Claire Mayne (14th) 11:35.90
Helen Strelow (19th) 11:53.57
Erica McGrath (25th) 13:14.88
Allison Nastali (27th) 13:22.33
Sam McMahon (35th) 14:39.66

 

BOYS:

Cole White (12th) 10:17.00
Hank Milnes (17th) 10:38.82
Aiden Anderson (37th) 11:19.86
Tate Wyman (38th) 11:20.62
Justin Wilkinson (42nd) 11:23.95
Hayden Harry (59th) 12:27.61
Andrew Williams (66th) 12:55.37
Alex Clark (79th) 13:59.93

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Hill busters ‘r us!!

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on September 23, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville Middle School runners catch a quick photo op before competing Saturday in Shoreline. (Elizabeth Bitting photo)

Truly one team, one dream.

Competing Saturday at the King’s Roller Coaster Trail Run in Shoreline, the Coupeville Middle School harriers faced a larger-than-normal starting line.

That’s because this time out, both the girls and boys competed together, covering the 1.6-mile course in one teeming mass of humanity.

While it was a bit unusual, the Wolves rose to the occasion.

“There were some nerves but they all powered through,” said CMS coach Elizabeth Bitting. “The course was VERY HILLY and all appreciate the hills around Coupeville for helping them make it up and pass others on the hills.”

The race also gave the young harriers an opportunity to cheer on and hang out with their older compatriots from CHS, who were taking part in the same meet.

“It is a powerful moment when you see two of your middle school runners walk up to a high school runner and congratulate them on a great run,” Bitting said. “Plus cheering on our high school counterparts was so much fun!”

 

Complete results:

 

GIRLS:

Claire Mayne (11th) 12:26
Cristina McGrath (24th) 14:09
Erica McGrath (30th) 14:45
Allison Nastali (31st) 14:45
Sam McMahon (37th) 16:08

 

BOYS:

Hank Milnes (14th) 11:38
Aiden Anderson (28th) 12:32
Hayden Harry (33rd) 12:58
Andrew Williams (38th) 13:23
Alex Clark (53rd) 14:52

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Wolf harriers chase down PR’s!!

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on September 22, 2018| Leave a Comment »

TJ Rickner and his fellow CHS harriers ran Saturday at a 14-team meet in Shoreline. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The trail was littered with PR’s.

Running Saturday at the 14-team King’s Roller Coaster Trail Run in Shoreline, Coupeville High School’s cross country runners brought great joy to their coach.

“Super excited about the team today!,” said Natasha Bamberger. “All the way down the list Coupeville runners getting their personal bests today.

“The team has been working very hard and they are starting to see the results of their hard work pay off,” she added. “It was an exciting day! I could not be happier with their results!”

While Coupeville’s top runner, Danny Conlisk, was missing in action as he recovers from a bout with illness, two Wolf sophomore shone brightly.

Zinging across the three-mile course, Catherine Lhamon dropped nearly a minute from her previous best, while Sam Wynn shaved almost 50 seconds off his PR.

Both are putting in the work during practices, and it’s paying off big time.

“Catherine’s goal is to break 20 minutes and she is well on her way to achieving that goal,” Bamberger said. “Sam crushed his PR; this is really good for him to be hitting his PR this early in the season.

“On Thursday we were running hill repeats, and Sam missed his PR last week by three seconds,” she added. “I could tell all week he was working extra hard because he really wants that PR.

“When everyone was done with their seven hill repeats, Sam said, you know what, I’m doing an extra!!”

 

Complete results:

 

GIRLS-varsity:

Catherine Lhamon (13th) 22:02
Alana Mihill (34th) 24:34

 

BOYS-varsity:

Sam Wynn (37th) 19:39

 

BOYS-JV:

Uriah Kastner (40th) 22:53
Kyle Burnett (50th) 23:43
TJ Rickner (51st) 23:45
Chris Ruck (57th) 24:07

 

**Coupeville Middle School runners also competed in Shoreline, but times haven’t been posted due to technical issues. A separate story will run here on Coupeville Sports when times are released.**

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“They all ran strong!!”

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on September 20, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville Middle School runners go in for a team cheer before competing Thursday in Arlington. (Elizabeth Bitting photos)

The Wolf girls, ready to hit the trail.

Warm-ups? We don’t need no stinkin’ warm-ups.

Thanks to their bus driver being given the wrong destination Thursday, the Coupeville Middle School cross country team arrived for its meet in Arlington with mere minutes left until the first gun.

That forced CMS coach Elizabeth Bitting and her runners to play catch-up, but it worked out fine in the end.

“Unfortunately there was no time to walk the course, but our Wolves didn’t let that dampen their race strategy,” Bitting said. “They all ran strong! They all ran hard! They all finished tired.

“They were amazed with how many runners they passed on the one long hill,” she added. “And once they hit the track they were flying!!!”

The race featured harriers from seven schools, with Langley, Granite Falls, Lakewood, King’s, Sultan and Northshore Christian Academy joining Coupeville on the 1.71-mile course.

While the late arrival left everyone a bit frazzled, the Wolves (backed by their faithful traveling fans) still managed to pull off a superb performance in their second meet of the young season.

“Afterwards they (the runners) said it was actually better because they didn’t have time to get nervous,” Bitting said.

“We had a great parent turnout. It’s so nice to hear cheers for our athletes!,” she added. “They appreciate it and I appreciate it. It helps fuel their adrenaline.”

 

Complete results:

 

GIRLS:

Carolyn Lhamon (7th) 11:45.26
Claire Mayne (8th) 11:48.58
Helen Strelow (22nd) 13:23.70
Cristina McGrath (23rd) 13:27.15
Erica McGrath (27th) 13:59.36
Allison Nastali (30th) 14:06.38
Sam McMahan (37th) 14:50.00

 

BOYS:

Cole White (8th) 10:34.00
Aiden Anderson (26th) 11:40.00
Tate Wyman (32nd) 12:08.00
Hayden Harry (47th) 12:59.18
Andrew Williams (48th) 13:01.81
Alex Clark (56th) 13:49.04

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