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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