Alayla Schwarz kicks it into overdrive. (Amber Wyman photos)
They tore across the tundra.
Putting on a strong performance Wednesday at the Granite Gallop, the Coupeville Middle School cross country team placed three girls and a boy among the day’s top finishers.
The Wolf girls had three of the six fastest times, with Juniper Dotson (3rd), Sarai Dangerfield (4th), and Ava Clark (6th) helping spark CMS to a second-place finish in the team standings behind South Whidbey.
Meanwhile, the Coupeville boys were third, trailing just South Whidbey and King’s, with Jesse Kehoe delivering a 3rd place performance of his own.
Also notable was Danny Powers, who cracked his PR by a dazzling three minutes, a huge jump in time.
Overall, 22 Wolves hit the 1.67-mile course in Granite Falls, in what is the next-to-last race of the season.
Amber Wyman’s squad travels to Langley Wednesday, October 21 for the Cascade League Championships, before putting away the running shoes.
Luna Strong zips on by.
Wednesday’s results:
GIRLS:
Juniper Dotson (3rd) 11:04.2
Sarai Dangerfield (4th) 11:33.2
Ava Clark (6th) 11:48.7
Abi Dangerfield (14th) 12:22.1
Luna Strong (28th) 13:27.6
Alayla Schwarz (29th) 13:28.4
Dresden Rusch (43rd) 15:17.1
Lillian Lachnit (47th) 15:58.2
Coupeville’s girls are ready to hit the trail.
BOYS:
Jesse Kehoe (3rd) 9:55.7
Nicholas Strong (12th) 10:29.5
John Davis (15th) 10:38.1
Cole Van Dyke (17th) 10:38.7
Mica McCloskey (26th) 11:17.4
Antonio Echeverria Bryant (38th) 11:56.9
Gavin Goldman (42nd) 12:32.8
Leo Hernandez-Gomez (43rd) 12:35.0
Hayden Maynes (47th) 12:41.5
Brody Griffith (50th) 12:44.7
Stone Simpson (68th) 14:16.3
Danny Powers (76th) 16:57.3
Quinton Freeman (77th) 17:01.3
Henry Engel (92nd) 22:20.6
The Wolf boys run as a pack.
