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Ready to blaze a trail. (Elizabeth Bitting photos)

“What an amazing afternoon!!!”

Coupeville High School cross country coach Elizabeth Bitting was sky-high as she and her runners returned from Bellingham Thursday after competing in the Lake Lap Invite.

The event drew 15 schools to Lake Padden and offered them a 2.6-mile course to test their running chops on, and the small-school Wolves held up well against top-level rivals.

Overall, the CHS girls earned fourth place in the team standings, besting marquee programs such as Sehome, Bellingham, and Squalicum.

Meanwhile their male counterparts finished sixth in the varsity race and seventh in the JV rumble.

With the season entering the stretch run, the stellar team-wide showing greatly pleased Bitting.

“Some of these runners are truly starting to look like their old selves,” she said. “So many powerful finishes!

“I cannot believe we only have one more race as a whole team.

“These athletes bring me so much joy. I am so proud of each of them.”

Up next for Bitting’s crew is an appearance at the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships next Thursday, Oct. 23 in Mount Vernon.

The Wolves are ready to pounce.

 

Thursday results:

 

GIRLS:

Mikayla Wagner (14th) 18:18.75
Aleksia Jump (27th) 19:15.74
Devon Wyman (32nd) 19:27.67
Ivy Rudat (33rd) 19:28.62
Allie Powers (41st) 20:39.40
Reagan Callahan (62nd) 23:08.81
Ava Lucero (68th) 24:31.89

 

BOYS:

Varsity:

George Spear (19th) 14:57.84
Ezekiel Allen (25th) 15:18.43
Kenneth Jacobsen (34th) 15:30.87
Cyrus Sparacio (45th) 15:39.83
Beckett Green (64th) 16:28.64
Ossian Merkel (67th) 16:36.56
Isaiah Allen (79th) 17:07.48

 

JV:

Johnathan Jacobsen (17th) 17:37.44
Hunter Atteberry (43rd) 18:57.49
Nolan Hunt (59th) 22:06.90
Donovan Fox (60th) 22:09.58
Zach Blitch (62nd) 22:29.84
Zachary Saho (71st) 31:54.96

They’re coming for all the top times.

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Devon Wyman gets hydrated with help from Wolf teammates Aleksia Jump (left) and Mikayla Wagner. (Photos courtesy Elizabeth Bitting)

It made for great team building.

Coupeville High School cross country runners and coaches teamed up this weekend to participate in Ragnar, covering ground from the wilds of Blaine down to the Southern tip of Whidbey Island.

“Other teams go to camp, we ran RAGNAR,” said CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting.

“They all ran amazing, their splits were phenomenal, their energy was off the charts, they pushed back their tiredness, the memories they made were priceless.”

The Wolves were financed by a variety of folks, including the Coupeville Booster Club.

“I wanted them to pay for nothing and just enjoy the experience,” Bitting said.

With Ragnar being a unique competition, it gave the Wolves a new perspective on what they can accomplish both as individuals and as a team.

“This relay changes how you look at races,” Bitting said. “You run your leg then immediately jump back out to cheer on your teammates … no matter what time of day or night that might be.

“You run, eat, sleep, repeat! It was truly a great experience. I hope I’ve made sone Ragnarians for life!!”

CHS cross country, which finished third among high school teams, had two vans operating under a “Running with the Pack” banner.

The roster included:

 

Van #1:

Elizabeth Bitting (Coach)
Aleksia Jump
Allie Powers
Kelly Powers (Driver)
Ivy Rudat
Mikayla Wagner
Devon Wyman

 

Van #2:

Isaiah Allen
Shaloma Allen (Driver)
Zeke Allen
Carson Field
Ossian Merkel
George Spear
Andy Wyman (Coach)

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Noelle Western and friends ran in Bellingham Saturday, putting a cap on a successful summer. (Kerry Western photo)

“What happens when Coupeville attends a relay at Lake Padden? DOMINATION happens!!!”

Coupeville High School cross country coach Elizabeth Bitting was riding a natural high Saturday after she, her fellow coaches, and a ton of Wolf runners rocked the joint in Bellingham.

Running at the Lake Padden Relays, Coupeville harriers, who competed as “Evolution of a Runner” to reflect the difference in ages of its many competitors, burned up the trail.

Competing on a 2.59-mile course around a lake, with each of four runners putting in a lap, the Wolves closed out their “Summer Fun Runs” in style.

Now, it’s on to regular season competition for both middle and high school athletes, with Saturday’s runners hailing from multiple sports.

Cross country, soccer, volleyball, and track were repped, with current Wolves joined by CHS grad Tate Wyman, who has some time to kill before heading off to college in Oregon.

Wolf coaches enjoy the day. (Photos by Wendy Wasik and Elizabeth Bitting)

Bitting, who ran as part of a title-winning coach’s team, was thrilled to see all five Coupeville squads place at the event, which drew 72 teams from near and far.

“Everybody had an amazing time,” she said. “It was fun to see the results of all the hard work they put into their summer runs in this type of event.

“So proud of each and every athlete that ran, no matter what sport they participate in during the school year,” Bitting added. “WAY TO GO WOLVES!!!”

 

Complete results:

 

Middle School – Co-Ed – 3rd place – 1:34:55

Cyrus Sparacio (21:15)
Ossian Merkel (22:57)
Allie Powers (24:30)
Anna Powers (26:12)

 

Middle School – Female – 2nd place – 1:52:32

Lillie Ketterling (23:34)
Mikayla Wagner (25:37)
Devon Wyman (29:19)
Alexandra Lo (34:01)

 

High School – Male – 1st place – 1:11:29

Zeke Allen (17:28)
George Spear (17:28)
Kenny Jacobsen (17:45)
Nic Wasik (18:47)

 

High School – Co-Ed – 3rd place – 1:30:49

Tate Wyman (20:35)
Noelle Western (22:51)
Aleera Kent (23:17)
Ayden Wyman (24:05)

 

Coach/Parent – Co-Ed – 1st place – 1:29:56

Andy Wyman (15:42)
Elizabeth Bitting (21:59)
James Kent (23:23)
Kelly Powers (28:50)

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Hailey Goldman attacks every race with a smile. (Jackie Saia photo)

No fear, just joy.

Coupeville Middle School cross country runners tackled one of the tougher courses they will face this season Saturday at the 15th annual King’s Roller Coaster Trail Run in Shoreline.

To the delight of coach Elizabeth Bitting, her young athletes responded exactly the way she hoped on the 1.6-mile course.

“From the moment we arrived at King’s the air was electric!” she said.

“Music playing, schools walking the course, families eager to cheer on their runners, pumped coaches, the smile on my face and excitement in my heart couldn’t be diminished!

“The athletes were so nervous when we walked the course and they saw the roller coaster hills but during their races they ate those hills up!” Bitting added.

“Compared to last week’s times EVERY athlete set a PR! It was AMAZING!!!!!”

Coupeville placed seven runners — five girls and two boys — in the top 10, with both squads claiming second in the team title chase.

The Wolves get right back at it next week, with a trip to Granite Falls set for Thursday, Sept. 29.

 

Saturday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

Lydia Price (5th) 12:15.70
Mikayla Wagner (6th) 12:42.50
Olivia Hall (7th) 13:01.00
Laken Simpson (8th) 13:07.40
Tirsit Cannon (10th) 13:21.20
Marin Winger (11th) 13:23.30
Ivy Rudat (12th) 13:26.20
Allie Powers (16th) 14:08.10
Sage Stavros (17th) 14:17.20
Devon Wyman (25th) 16:19.90
Mary Western (28th) 17:25.60
Arianna Cunningham (29th) 17:40.00
Amelia Crowder (30th) 17:49.00
Hailey Goldman (31st) 17:56.40
Elizabeth Marshall (35th) 19:14.00
Camilla Wolfe (36th) 20:15.40
Alexandra Lo (37th) 20:17.00
Savannah Niewald (38th) 20:22.00
Maci Wofford (39th) 20:25.30

Coupeville girls captured five medals and a second-place team finish at Shoreline. (Duncan Wagner photo)

 

BOYS:

Beckett Green (5th) 11:23.28
Axel Marshall (6th) 11:23.87
Kenneth Jacobsen (12th) 11:45.02
Nathan Niewald (15th) 12:20.72
Roger Merino-Martinez (16th) 12:22.76
Cyrus Sparacio (17th) 12:50.80
Isaiah Allen (19th) 12:34.23
Johnathan Jacobsen (29th) 13:45.00
Ossian Merkel (31st) 13:51.62
Avery Eelkema (32nd) 13:51.76
Dylan Robinett (37th) 15:12.45
Zach Blitch (40th) 15:47.88

Axel Marshall (left) and Beckett Green cracked the top 10 Saturday. (Elizabeth Bitting photo)

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