Small in numbers, but fast on their feet. (Elizabeth Bitting photos)
They showed up hungry and left satisfied.
Traveling to Shoreline Saturday, the Coupeville High School cross country squad ran with the big dogs at the 16th annual King’s Roller Coaster Trail Run.
Despite repping one of the smaller schools in attendance, the Wolves had a noticeable impact, tearing their way through a famously hilly course.
“We eat hills!!” said CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting.
“Five boys ran a sub-20 (minute) race at King’s! AT KING’S!! The hilliest course they will run.
“I am so excited for them!”
“Hills? We fear no hills.”
Overall, seven Wolves PR’d on the three-mile course, and two Coupeville runners finished the course even after being stung by pesky bees.
Having survived their jaunt to the big city — and their death battle with wayward insects — the CHS harriers have a busy week ahead of them.
Coupeville hosts a home meet at Fort Casey Wednesday, Sept. 27, then travels to the Cedarcrest Golf Course Sept. 30 for the Twilight Invite.
Saturday results:
GIRLS:
Varsity:
Noelle Western (42nd) 24:10.78
Ari Armstrong (73rd) 26:32.25
Aleksia Jump (88th) 27:36.70
Reagan Callahan (100th) 29:52.32
BOYS:
Varsity:
Carson Field (53rd) 19:03.46
Landon Roberts (62nd) 19:24.48
Kenneth Jacobsen (71st) 19:50.92
Thomas Strelow (72nd) 19:51.51
Ezekiel Allen (74th) 19:52.46
George Spear (81st) 20:13.80
JV:
Axel Marshall (62nd) 20:45.66
Santi Ojeda (70th) 21:07.28
Nicholas Wasik (85th) 21:41.21
Preston Howard (86th) 21:41.22
Zach Blitch (191st) 31:48.56
Damy Giacobbe (192nd) 31:48.56
The calm before the Battle of the Bees.
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