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Wolf harriers shine on the big stage

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , , on November 7, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Cyrus Sparacio (216) and Beckett Green both ran strongly in Pasco. (Photos courtesy Elizabeth Bitting and Kelly Powers)

They put an exclamation point on the season.

Competing at the state cross country championships in Pasco Saturday, the Coupeville High School boys finished 8th in the 2B team race, the best showing for a Wolf team since the CHS girls earned 4th place in 1982.

Led by sophomore Cyrus Sparacio, who hit the tape in 7th place — best individual finish for a Cow Town runner since Tyler King won a state title in 2010 — this year’s squad nailed the third-best finish ever for a CHS boys team.

Competing as a full unit for a fourth straight season at the Sun Willows Golf Course, the 2026 Wolves trail only the 1976 and 1977 teams, which each finished 5th.

And with only one senior, four-time state meet participant Kenneth Jacobsen, Coupeville is primed to be back and even stronger next fall.

Coupeville running guru Elizabeth Bitting is joined by (left to right) Ossian Merkel, Kenneth Jacobsen, Green, Sparacio, Henry Purdue, Leo Davis, and Archer Schwarz.

This time around, the Wolves were hot on the collective heels of Colfax in the battle for 7th, with Freeman, Liberty Bell, Northwest Christian (Colbert), Cle Elum-Roslyn, Goldendale, and Chewelah comprising the top six.

Waylon Stoneburg-Schafer, a junior from Cle Elum, claimed the individual crown.

With his 7th place finish, Sparacio jumped 57 spots from his state meet performance as a freshman, while current fab frosh Henry Purdue surged 11 spots down the stretch Saturday to crack the top 50.

Beckett Green and Ossian Merkel joined Sparacio in making their second trip to state, while Leo Davis and Archer Schwarz made their big run debuts.

Ivy Rudat (left) and Anna Powers made a speedy duo this season.

On the girls’ side of things, freshman Anna Powers and senior Ivy Rudat held up well in a packed field which mashed together 2B and 1B runners, then sent them out across a 5,000-meter course.

Powers was the 10th fastest freshman in the field, while Rudat improved 22 seconds and jumped 19 slots from her performance at state as a junior.

Manson sophomore Grace Walsh repeated as the state champ in the 2B/1B classification, with trail powerhouse Pope John Paul II claiming the team title.

Coupeville, which revived a full in-school cross country program in 2018 after a 20+ year shutdown, has sent runners to state every year since, with the exception of 2020, when the pandemic erased the season.

Powers zips across the Eastern Washington tundra.

 

Saturday results:

 

GIRLS:

Anna Powers (50th) 22:27.7
Ivy Rudat (64th) 23:04.7

 

BOYS:

Cyrus Sparacio (7th) 16:57.0
Henry Purdue (50th) 18:26.4
Kenneth Jacobsen (86th) 19:01.8
Leo Davis (99th) 19:15.6
Archer Schwarz (101st) 19:16.6
Beckett Green (108th) 19:30.8
Ossian Merkel (125th) 20:09.0

Wolf runners Devon Wyman (left) and Mikayla Wagner made the trip to support their teammates – and produce more content for their page on Instagram.

Coupeville joins up with Northwest 2B/1B League rival Friday Harbor to rule the Wild, Wild West.

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Harriers send nine to state

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , , on October 31, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Wolves Ivy Rudat (left) and Anna Powers are state meet qualifiers. (Photos courtesy Elizabeth Bitting, Kelly Powers, Dan McCutcheon, and Matt Lachnit.)

Make reservations for nine heading off to Eastern Washington.

The Coupeville High School cross country team won a boys team title at the district meet Saturday, while finishing third in a brutal girls’ battle.

Led by a one-two finish from sophomore Cyrus Sparacio and freshman Henry Purdue, the Wolf boys held off Northwest 2B/1B League rival Friday Harbor 19-39 to claim the crown and earn a fourth-straight trip to state as a full unit.

The final run of the season is set for next Saturday, November 7 at the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.

Coupeville’s boys finished 10th at state in 2023, 9th in 2024, and 11th in 2025.

Senior Kenneth Jacobsen is the only CHS runner to be a member of all four teams, while Sparacio, Ossian Merkel, and Beckett Green advance to state for a second time.

Ready to rumble on Halloween morning.

While the Wolf boys competed against 2B schools from District 1 and 2 at Saturday’s Westside Classic meet at University Place, the girls faced a steeper uphill battle.

Their race also included runners from District 3, and mashed together 1B and 2B teams, while still retaining the same number of qualifiers for state — the top two teams and top 14 runners.

Pope John Paul II out of Lacey, a juggernaut in the harrier biz, ran away with the team title, placing all seven of its runners in the top 10 led by winner Isla Valpiani to notch a paltry 15 points.

The public school champs.

Covenant from Tacoma nipped Coupeville 68-81 to nab the other team berth to state, with Evangel Classical (114), Summit Classical Christian (125), and Mount Vernon Christian (138) also pushing a full seven runners across the line.

As the only public school to field a full team on the 5,000-meter course — Orcas Island, Friday Harbor, Lummi Nation and others had limited rosters — the Wolves did nab two slots to state.

Freshman Anna Powers hit the tape in 11th place, while senior Ivy Rudat claimed the very last golden ticket in 14th, earning her second trip to Pasco.

While the Wolf girls got tripped up a bit by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association being stingy with its allocations, CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting came away pleased with how her runners approached the royale rumble.

“They fought hard!” she said.

“They ran amazing and did SO WELL! I am proud of them and their season.”

Ivy Rudat perfects the art of the run.

 

Saturday results:

 

GIRLS:

Anna Powers (11th) 21:58.0 — *STATE QUALIFIER*
Ivy Rudat (14th) 22:19.7 — *STATE QUALIFIER*
Mikayla Wagner (18th) 23:09.3
Devon Wyman (26th) 24:12.9
Claire Lachnit (31st) 24:58.0
Laken Simpson (36th) 25:34.7
Allie Powers (37th) 25:37.1

 

Henry Purdue comes roaring up on the outside.

 

BOYS:

Cyrus Sparacio (1st) 17:10.2 — *STATE QUALIFIER*
Henry Purdue (2nd) 17:52.6 — *STATE QUALIFIER*
Kenneth Jacobsen (6th) 18:31.1 — *STATE QUALIFIER*
Ossian Merkel (10th) 19:15.9 — *STATE QUALIFIER*
Archer Schwarz (14th) 19:23.1 — *STATE QUALIFIER*
Leo Davis (15th) 19:43.6 — *STATE QUALIFIER*
Beckett Green (17th) 20:05.9 — *STATE QUALIFIER*

 

Ossian Merkel stands tall on the awards stand.

Anna Powers eyeballs the paparazzi as she glides on by.

Archer Schwarz shows ’em how it’s done.

Plotting their strategy.

The fastest 2B squad in the region.

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Wolf girls run to league title

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , , on October 21, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville High School senior Ivy Rudat finished 4th at the league championship meet. (Jackie Saia photo)

The Wall of Fame in the Coupeville High School gym gets a new addition.

Sparked by four top 10 finishers, the Wolf girls’ cross country team roared to a team title Wednesday at the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships in Mount Vernon.

The Wolves, led by second place finisher Anna Powers, held off Evangel Classical 27-44 to win the crown, with Mount Vernon Christian (60) rounding out the top three.

On the boys’ side of things, Evangel, a small private school from Marysville, topped everyone with 20 points, while Coupeville (47) and Friday Harbor (67) were hot on their heels.

“So proud of them!!!” said excited CHS trail guru Elizabeth Bitting as she checked out the standings.

The Wolves went 2nd-4th-9th-10th in the girls’ race, while Cyrus Sparacio (3rd) and Henry Purdue (5th) were in the mix for an individual title.

Mount Vernon Christian sophomore Della Carlson and Evangel senior Joshua Sarr ran away from the field on a 5,000-meter course, with eight schools vying for honors.

Da champs, minus Ava Lucero. (Elizabeth Bitting photo)

The league meet was the first of (hopefully) three postseason races for Coupeville, which moves on to the Westside Classic Saturday, October 31 at University Place.

At that district-level meet, the Wolf girls will compete with 2B and 1B schools from District 1, 2, and 3, while the CHS boys will go toe-to-toe with 2B schools from District 1 and 2.

The top two teams and top 14 individuals in each race advances to the state meet, set for November 7 in Pasco.

 

Wednesday results:

 

GIRLS:

Anna Powers (2nd) 21:33.3
Ivy Rudat (4th) 22:42.1
Devon Wyman (9th) 25:17.7
Mikayla Wagner (10th) 25:21.9
Claire Lachnit (12th) 25:24.8
Allie Powers (16th) 25:57.4
Laken Simpson (18th) 26:01.5
Ava Lucero (23rd) 27:21.1

 

Beckett Green hits his stride in an earlier meet. (Jackie Saia photo)

 

BOYS:

Cyrus Sparacio (3rd) 17:10.4
Henry Purdue (5th) 17:31.6
Archer Schwarz (16th) 19:11.0
Kenneth Jacobsen (19th) 19:19.3
Beckett Green (21st) 19:33.7
Ossian Merkel (22nd) 19:44.2
Hunter Atteberry (27th) 20:30.4
Leo Davis (28th) 20:39.9
Isaiah Allen (33rd) 21:11.4
Johnathan Jacobsen (36th) 22:13.2
Nolan Hunt (50th) 26:27.7
Zach Blitch (55th) 32:43.0

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Wolf harriers record top times

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 13, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Anna Powers feet say, “Go! Go! Go!!” (Elizabeth Bitting photos)

Cross country season is racing towards the finish line.

Coupeville High School harriers have one more regular season meet on the schedule, with a trip to Bellingham this Thursday for the Lake Lap Invite.

After that the Wolves move into the postseason with the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships, districts, and, hopefully, the state meet, which goes down November 7 in Pasco.

As we sit here on October 13, things are shaping up nicely for Elizabeth Bitting’s squad, which currently features the two fastest boys and two of the three quickest girls in the NWL.

How the fleet-footed Wolves rank among league competitors in 5,000-meter races thus far:

 

GIRLS:

Anna Powers (2nd) 21:48.9
Ivy Rudat (3rd) 23:06.8
Claire Lachnit (8th) 24:42.0
Mikayla Wagner (9th) 24:49.2
Allie Powers (10th) 24:55.6
Laken Simpson (11th) 25:42.2
Emma Green (13th) 25:57.9
Devon Wyman (14th) 26:56.5
Ava Lucero (17th) 27:32.1

 

Cyrus Sparacio (left) and Henry Purdue, born to run.

 

BOYS:

Cyrus Sparacio (1st) 16:46.1
Henry Purdue (2nd) 17:47.5
Kenneth Jacobsen (9th) 18:51.5
Beckett Green (10th) 18:54.7
Archer Schwarz (11th) 18:55.4
Ossian Merkel (16th) 19:56.0
Leo Davis (17th) 19:57.4
Isaiah Allen (21st) 20:14.4
Hunter Atteberry (23rd) 20:54.6
Johnathan Jacobsen (26th) 21:10.3
Nolan Hunt (36th) 25:26.9
Zach Blitch (40th) 31:07.8

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Powers, Sparacio pace Wolf runners

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on September 23, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Anna Powers and Cyrus Sparacio, seen at a previous meet, both won individual titles Wednesday on Orcas Island. (Elizabeth Bitting photo)

The ran to glory on Orcas Island.

Fresh off the ferry, the Coupeville High School cross country squad dominated at a four-school meet Wednesday, claiming individual and team honors.

Wolf freshman Anna Powers and sophomore Cyrus Sparacio topped all runners on the 5,000-meter course, with senior Ivy Rudat and freshman Henry Purdue each claiming third place finishes.

That sparked CHS to first place finishes in the team standings, with the boys holding off Friday Harbor, while the girls strolled to victory.

Fellow Northwest 2B/1B League rivals Concrete, Orcas, and Friday Harbor joined Coupeville at the meet.

Now the Wolves will have a week to get ready to defend their home turf, as they return to action September 30 when they host an eight-team meet at Fort Casey State Park.

The Wolves are ready to fly down the trail. (Amber Wyman photo)

 

Wednesday results:

 

GIRLS:

Anna Powers (1st) 22:40.7
Ivy Rudat (3rd) 24:19.1
Allie Powers (6th) 26:12.0
Claire Lachnit (7th) 26:58.6
Devon Wyman (8th) 27:30.8
Laken Simpson (10th) 27:48.6
Emma Green (12th) 29:52.2
Ava Lucero (13th) 31:13.2

Running like a pack. (Elizabeth Bitting photo)

 

BOYS:

Cyrus Sparacio (1st) 17:45.0
Henry Purdue (3rd) 18:46.3
Beckett Green (6th) 20:03.0
Archer Schwarz (7th) 20:04.1
Ossian Merkel (12th) 20:48.2
Leo Davis (18th) 22:03.2
Johnathan Jacobsen (19th) 22:13.6
Isaiah Allen (21st) 22:43.7
Hunter Atteberry (25th) 24:05.8
Zach Blitch (30th) 33:13.3

Johnathan Jacobsen is always hustling. (Kelly Powers photo)

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