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Running here, there and everywhere!!

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 1, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville’s Danny Conlisk (front) and Sam Wynn get ready to launch from the chutes Saturday in Montana. (Jennifer Wynn photos)

   Prior to the race, Wynn gets a few pointers from South Whidbey High School coach Doug Fulton.

Conlisk doubles as a shoe model.

Fulton, Conlisk and Henry Wynn (right) map out strategy.

It was the longest road trip of the year, by a lot.

While Coupeville High School’s trio of cross country runners heads off the Island for almost every meet, Saturday’s jaunt to the wilds of Montana was a little further than normal.

Super Wolf mom Jennifer Wynn (and her camera) were along for the trip, and the photos above are courtesy her.

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Wolves run under big skies!!

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on September 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville junior Danny Conlisk (1625) takes a stroll across the Montana countryside. (Jennifer Wynn photo)

The races are bigger in big sky country.

Taking a break from Whidbey running, Coupeville High School’s cross country crew caught a ride with South Whidbey’s harriers to Montana, where they competed in Saturday’s Mountain West Classic.

The event, staged in Missoula, attracted 83 high school teams from multiple states, as well as another 45 middle school squads and three club teams.

Coupeville junior Danny Conlisk was the fastest of the two Wolves to run, covering the 5,000 meter course at the University of Montana in 17 minutes, 58.59 seconds.

He finished 126th out of 400 male varsity runners, while Cooper West of Great Falls won the event in 15:30.43.

Hitting the tape first was a major family milestone for West, as his older sister Keely won the girls title at the Mountain West Classic exactly 10 years ago today.

Washington state’s Lewis & Clark High School won the boys team title, while Montana’s Bozeman captured the girls team crown in a race which featured 320 competitors.

Freshman Sam Wynn rounded out the Wolf competitors (older brother Henry didn’t run Saturday), finishing in 21:49.23.

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The gang’s all here!!

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , , on September 23, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   You had one job! At least three school names are misspelled on the shirt given out Saturday at the Bellevue Cross Country Invitational. Of course, Coupeville is one… (Dawnelle Conlisk photos)

   Together, in uniform and in action, for the first time — Danny Conlisk (469), Henry Wynn (470) and Sam Wynn.

Team work!

For the first time this season all three Coupeville High School cross country runners were in uniform and on the course on the same day.

The Wolves, who travel and train with South Whidbey while they wait for CHS to revive its own storied program, ran Saturday at the 56-team Bellevue Cross Country Invitational at Lake Sammamish State Park.

Danny Conlisk, back in action after missing a meet due to illness, tore up the course, cruising through 5,000 meters in 17 minutes, 48.3 seconds, to finish 40th out of 74 runners in his flight.

That’s not only a PR for the Wolf junior, but a huge time drop, as he shaved 48 seconds off his previous best performance.

Running in the same race, CHS senior Henry Wynn finished 63rd in 19:00.

Rounding out the Wolf competitors was freshman Sam Wynn, who made his high school cross country debut.

The lil’ brother rambled home in 21:14.

The Invitational featured 13 different races, seven for boys and six for girls.

Coupeville’s trio really hit the road for their next event, traveling to Missoula, Montana for the 80-team Mountain West Classic Saturday, Sept. 30.

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Wynn saves best for last!!

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on September 16, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville track coach Randy King surveys the scene Saturday at the 39th Carl Westling Invitational in Langley. (Jennifer Wynn photos)

CHS runners/brothers Sam (left) and Henry Wynn hang out.

Henry Wynn is a closer.

Running in muggy weather down in Langley Saturday, the Coupeville High School senior harrier went deep and found a little something extra at the end of his race.

Wynn went to sprint mode in the final 100 meters of a 5,000 meter cross country race at the 39th annual Carl Westling Invitational, passing several runners down the backstretch.

He finished in 19 minutes, 23 seconds, with the strong surge pushing him to a 47th place finish out of 114 runners.

Running by himself — one teammate, Danny Conlisk, was out sick, while another, Sam Wynn, needs another practice to be eligible — Henry Wynn carried Coupeville’s colors in a race which attracted runners from 1B, 2B, 1A and 2A schools.

As the Wolves wait for their school to restart its own cross country program, they train and travel with South Whidbey High School runners and coaches.

Up next for the CHS trio is a trip to Lake Sammamish State Park Saturday, Sept. 23 for the Bellevue Cross Country Invitational.

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Runnin’ (fast) in the rain!!

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on September 9, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Wolf harriers Henry Wynn (left) and Danny Conlisk braved the rain at Saturday’s Sehome Invitational. (Dawnelle Conlisk photo)

The return of rain didn’t scare away the runners.

Bellingham’s Civic Stadium was flooded with nearly a thousand harriers Saturday, as the Sehome Invitational played out across nine races.

Somewhere there, in the mass of humanity, were two Wolves, as Danny Conlisk and Henry Wynn continued to pursue their sport as a small, but resilient team.

The meet was broken down by grades, with competitors running against athletes their own age.

Conlisk covered the 3,200 meter course in 11 minutes, 27 seconds, claiming 27th out of 112 runners in the boys juniors race.

Wynn, running as a senior, clocked in at 11:52, finishing 39th in a field of 83 runners in his heat.

The duo train and travel with South Whidbey, since Coupeville High School doesn’t have an active cross country program.

They’ll be back in action next Saturday, Sept. 16, when they should be joined by freshman Sam Wynn, who is catching up on practices.

Their destination? A short jaunt down South to Langley, their home away from home, for the 39th annual Carl Westling South Whidbey Invitational.

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