Hunter Atteberry, running fast and taking names. (Elizabeth Bitting photos)
It’s an all-day kind of thing.
Running with the big boys (and girls), Coupeville High School cross country runners spent Saturday immersed in their favorite fall sport.
The Wolf harriers hit the road at 5:30 AM and were just beginning to work their way back to Whidbey come dinner time after surviving the massive John Payne XC Invitational.
The mega-event attracted somewhere around 150 teams to University Place, with high school, middle school, and club runners mixing.
It made for a challenging experience, but that’s just the way CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting likes it.
“What a long day! But they all ran amazing!! Everyone got a PR!!” she said as the bus wheeled away from the meet site and headed in search of dinner.
Having thrived on the 5,000-meter course at the Payne Invitational, the Wolves will hit the trail hard next week, competing twice.
Coupeville travels to Friday Harbor on Wednesday, Oct. 8 for a Northwest 2B/1B League meet, then follows that up with a visit to Granite Falls three days later for the Mountain Loop Invitational.
The best-dressed cross country team in the land.
Also looking rather natty with their matching shorts.
Saturday results:
GIRLS:
Varsity:
Mikayla Wagner (79th) 22:25.1
Aleksia Jump (210th) 24:38.2
Ivy Rudat (211th) 24:41.1
Devon Wyman (242nd) 25:17.3
Allie Powers (244th) 25:17.7
Ava Lucero (351st) 31:09.2
BOYS:
Varsity:
George Spear (11th) 18:01.8
Cyrus Sparacio (25th) 18:43.3
Ezekiel Allen (42nd) 19:03.5
Kenneth Jacobsen (46th) 19:06.5
Beckett Green (107th) 20:34.8
Isaiah Allen (121st) 20:51.0
Johnathan Jacobsen (165th) 22:35.5
JV
(Silver):
Ossian Merkel (63rd) 20:31.9
Will Tierney (168th) 22:16.8
JV
(Bronze):
Hunter Atteberry (13th) 22:12.3
Nolan Hunt (146th) 26:57.4
Donovan Fox (168th) 28:39.0
Zach Blitch (180th) 29:46.5
Zachary Saho (206th) 41:15.4
The Wrecking Crew, ready to unleash.
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