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Harriers sending 11 to state

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 30, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Wolf runners (left to right) Aleksia Jump, Mikayla Wagner, Devon Wyman, and Aleera Kent are off to the state meet. (Photo courtesy Elizabeth Bitting)

Get ’em the big bus.

Coming off of an impressive performance Wednesday in the rain at Tri-Districts, the Coupeville High School cross country squad is sending 11 runners on to the state meet.

Wolf running guru Elizabeth Bitting will be taking four girls and seven boys to Pasco for the 2B championships, which are set for Saturday, Nov. 9.

That’s the most state meet qualifiers in one season since CHS revived its cross country program in 2017 after a two-decade layoff.

Coupeville is sending its entire boys’ team to state for the second time in as many seasons, while four Wolf girls made it through as individual qualifiers.

Conditions were wet, wet, wet at Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood as runners from Districts 1, 2, and 3 came together to battle for trail supremacy on a 5,000-meter course.

The top two boys’ teams and top three girls’ teams punched their state ticket as a group, and Coupeville almost got both of its groups through.

Coupeville’s boys advance to state as a team for the second straight season. (Photo courtesy Bitting)

The boys, who placed five runners in the top 10, finished 2nd in the team standings, narrowly nipped 31-34 by Northwest 2B/1B League archrival Mount Vernon Christian for the crown.

Friday Harbor (68) was a distant third.

On the girls’ side, Pope John Paul II, led by defending state champ Ruby Henry, ran away with the team title, racking up just 30 points.

MVC (82) and Friday Harbor (84) also earned state berths, with Coupeville (98) notching fourth place in the team standings.

While the Wolf girls didn’t advance as a complete unit, the top 21 individual runners also earned state invitations, with freshman Devon Wyman literally nabbing the last spot by outsprinting a Friday Harbor rival by five seconds.

Carson Field motors along at the league meet earlier this month. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

From Coupeville’s 11 state meet qualifiers, senior Carson Field will be making his third trip to the biggest run of the year.

Landon Roberts, George Spear, Ezekiel Allen, Kenneth Jacobsen, and Thomas Strelow are now two-timers, while Wyman, Mikayla Wagner, Ethan Walling, Aleksia Jump, and Aleera Kent will make their state cross country meet debut.

 

Wednesday results:

 

GIRLS:

Aleera Kent (12th) 22:45.4
Mikayla Wagner (14th) 22:49.0
Aleksia Jump (20th) 23:25.2
Devon Wyman (21st) 23:36.9
Ari Armstrong (32nd) 24:51.0
Ivy Rudat (35th) 25:49.1
Reagan Callahan (41st) 26:35.2

 

BOYS:

Carson Field (4th) 18:06.0
Landon Roberts (5th) 18:24.2
George Spear (7th) 18:28.4
Ezekiel Allen (8th) 18:29.4
Kenneth Jacobsen (10th) 18:31.4
Thomas Strelow (11th) 18:31.4
Ethan Walling (21st) 20:19.4

Wolf coaches Elizabeth Bitting (left) and Amber Wyman celebrate the moment. (Photo courtesy Bitting)

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Fast times, furious finish

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on October 24, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Aleksia Jump motors to the finish line. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They ran in the sun and had some fun.

The Coupeville High School cross country squad placed six runners in the top 10 Thursday at the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships.

Freshman Mikayla Wagner led the way with a 5th place performance at Mount Vernon Christian, helping the Wolf girls earn 3rd in the team standings behind MVC and Friday Harbor.

The Coupeville boys, who’s top three finished within a span of 1.2 seconds, earned 2nd place, narrowly edged by their hosts in the team standings.

MVC juniors Evangeline Fikkert and Peyton Smith copped the individual crowns on the 5,000-meter course.

Six Wolves earned top 10 finishes Thursday at the league meet. (Photo courtesy Elizabeth Bitting)

Things get increasingly tenser for everyone involved, with the next meet on the schedule the Tri-District meet.

That event, which brings together 21 schools from across Districts 1, 2, and 3, and is the qualifier for the state meet, is set to go down at Ft. Steilacoom in Lakewood Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Wolves Ezekiel Allen (201) and Kenneth Jacobsen were separated by 0.2 of a second. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

 

Thursday results:

 

GIRLS:

Mikayla Wagner (5th) 23:33.2
Devon Wyman (9th) 24:28.8
Aleksia Jump (11th) 25:12.8
Aleera Kent (15th) 26:08.2
Ivy Rudat (17th) 26:13.6
Ari Armstrong (19th) 26:26.0
Reagan Callahan (22nd) 27:27.4
Ava Lucero (28th) 29:37.0
Dahlia Miller (29th) 29:52.2
Jeann Nitta (31st) 31:48.1
Mary Western (33rd) 33:59.8

 

BOYS:

Carson Field (7th) 18:43.0
Ezekiel Allen (8th) 18:44.0
Kenneth Jacobsen (9th) 18:44.2
Landon Roberts (10th) 18:58.4
Thomas Strelow (15th) 19:28.7
Ethan Walling (30th) 20:47.1
George Spear (36th) 21:20.5
Isaiah Allen (37th) 21:21.6
Johnathan Jacobsen (43rd) 23:15.6
Beckett Green (46th) 23:30.3
Will Tierney (51st) 23:46.0
Zach Blitch (58th) 32:27.9

The CHS harrier program is booming. (Photo courtesy Elizabeth Bitting)

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Wolves push hard for finish line

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , on May 23, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Kennedy O’Neill elevates in the hurdles. (Ana Mc Fetridge photo)

The odyssey begins.

The middle school track and field meet that’s too big for just one day began Wednesday in Lakewood, as seven schools clashed in the opening round of the Cascade League Championships.

Day one featured a mix of prelims and finals, with Wolf 7th grader Tamsin Ward crowned as league shot put champ.

The victory was her 11th of the season, tying her with her performance as a 6th grader.

Ward and associates will have another chance to capture glory next Wednesday, May 29, when Cascade League competitors return to Lakewood to finish off the two-day season-closer.

With Coupeville halfway to the finish line, coaches Jon Gabelein and Amber Wyman are feeling good about what the Wolves have accomplished, and what’s still ahead.

“We had 63 students here today,” Gabelein said. “I am very proud of the work so many of our athletes have been doing throughout our season.

“The results of their hard work really showed up tonight!”

It’s been a season-long quest, and the young Wolves have made a solid commitment to growth and improvement.

“Students often hear me say that their great accomplishments are not because of luck or magic,” Gabelein said. “They are proof of their continued hard work and being willing to push themselves to be even better.”

Mikayla Wagner ponders the mysteries of the universe. (Ana Mc Fetridge photo)

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

8th grade:

100 (Prelims) — Willow Leedy-Bonifas (17th) 15.04; Isa Mc Fetridge (22nd) 15.20; Amaiya Curry (28th) 16.12; Niella Bryan (32nd) 16.38 *PR*; Delilah Castellanos (33rd) 16.57 *PR*; Denali Kalwies (34th) 16.98

200 (Prelims) — Laken Simpson (6th) 30.19 *PR*; Olivia Hall (12th) 31.40 *PR*; Leedy-Bonifas (14th) 32.67 *PR*; Curry (19th) 35.29; Castellanos (21st) 36.27

400 (Prelims) — Marin Winger (3rd) 1:13.85 *PR*; Taylor Marrs (5th) 1:17.05 *PR*

800 (Finals) — Mikayla Wagner (3rd) 2:53.25 *PR*; Lillian Ketterling (6th) 3:09.05

100 Hurdles (Prelims) — Bryan (19th) 23.31; Amelia Crowder (21st) 24.77; Emma McFadden (22nd) 25.19

Shot Put (Finals) — Marrs (6th) 26-00 *PR*; Winger (14th) 24-05 *PR*; L. Simpson (18th) 22-02; McFadden (21st) 21-11 *PR*; Inara Maund (29th) 18-10.50; Kayla Moch (30th) 18-02.50 *PR*

High Jump (Finals) — Crowder (9th) 4-00

 

6th/7th grade:

100 (Prelims) — Tamsin Ward (1st) 14.11; Andrea Gonzalez (9th) 14.79 *PR*; Ava Alford (18th) 15.13 *PR*; Finley Helm (28th) 16.10; Autumn Rubin (32nd) 16.33; Kaleigha Millison (34th) 16.53

200 (Prelims) — Hyley Farrell (3rd) 30.24; Anmarie Solis (19th) 33.29 *PR*; Bettie Woolworth (25th) 34.90 *PR*; Emma Green (27th) 35.62 *PR*

100 Hurdles (Prelims) — Elizabeth Marshall (9th) 20.62 *PR*; Kennedy O’Neill (10th) 20.73; Pria Powell (11th) 20.78 *PR*; Brooklyn Pope (13th) 21.02; Rubin (14th) 21.27 *PR*; Millison (17th) 22.12

Shot Put (Finals) — Ward (1st) 33-02.50; Rubin (3rd) 24-09.50; Savannah Niewald (21st) 19-05; Annabelle Cundiff (21st) 19-05 *PR*; Annaliese Powers (27th) 18-05 *PR*

High Jump (Finals) — Ward (2nd) 4-07 *PR*; Pope (3rd) 4-04; Zariyah Allen (14th) 3-08; Millison (14th) 3-08

 

A moment of respect between competitors. (Ana Mc Fetridge photo)

 

BOYS:

8th grade:

100 (Prelims) — Beckett Green (7th) 12.71 *PR*; Leonardo Rodriguez (12th) 13.11 *PR*; Jackson Sollars (28th) 13.98; Diego Gonzalez (30th) 14.07 *PR*

200 (Prelims) — B. Green (4th) 26.02 *PR*; Sollars (15th) 29.80

1600 (Finals) — Edmund Kunz (12th) 5:57.32; D. Gonzalez (17th) 6:30.78

Discus (Finals) — Khanor Jump (6th) 95-03.50 *PR*

Long Jump (Finals) — B. Green (4th) 16-00.25; Rodriguez (13th) 14-06.25; Shiloh Sandlin (16th) 14-03.50; Kunz (27th) 12-01.25; Isaiah Allen (30th) 11-05.75

 

6th/7th grade:

100 (Prelims) — Collin Mirabile (2nd) 12.89 *PR*; River Simpson (12th) 13.83 *PR*; Henry Bailey (20th); Benjamin Wertz (30th) 15.42; Hunter Atteberry (33rd) 15.61; Maverick Walling (36th) 16.00

200 (Prelims) — R. Simpson (7th) 28.83; Atteberry (21st) 34.26

400 (Prelims) — Cyrus Sparacio (11th) 1:14.10 *PR*; Sawyer Rudat (12th) 1:16.50 *PR*; Atteberry (14th) 1:20.46; Ceiba Rusch (15th) 1:23.38 *PR*

1600 (Finals) — Bailey (6th) 5:48.23 *PR*; Sparacio (8th) 5:54.26 *PR*; Archer Schwarz (12th) 6:16.38 *PR*; Ossian Merkel (15th) 6:32.10 *PR*; Nolan Hunt (21st) 7:39.05 *PR*

110 Hurdles (Prelims) — Malachi Chapa (16th) 22.32; Jacob Lujan (17th) 22.39 *PR*; Lincoln Wagner (19th) 24.72; Rusch (24th) 28.32

Discus (Finals) — Diesel Eck (11th) 67-07.50 *PR*; Mirabile (23rd) 56-08; Sparacio (27th) 49-11.50; Hunt (36th) 37-00.50

Long Jump (Finals) — R. Simpson (8th) 13-03.50; Bailey (13th) 12-05; Chapa (20th) 11-09.50; L. Wagner (26th) 11-04.75; Rudat (29th) 10-11.50; Walling (31st) 10-07.50

“Finish line, here I come!” (Ezekiel Allen photo)

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One final run, for glory and success

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on October 18, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Blue skies and fast feet. (Amber Wyman photos)

They hit the tape for the final time this season.

Running Wednesday at the Cascade League Championships in South Whidbey, the Coupeville Middle School cross country squad put a bow on the 2023 campaign.

The Wolf girls, led by top finisher Mikayla Wagner, claimed 3rd place in the team standings, while the CMS boys finished 4th.

South Whidbey’s girls and Lakewood’s boys earned top honors at the seven-team event.

For Coupeville’s 8th graders, the meet was just one part of a busy day.

After zipping across the 3,000-meter course, they joined Coupeville coach Amber Wyman in hitting the road for a class field trip to Camp Moran.

And, since their destination sits on Orcas Island, that meant a late ferry trip.

But even with a long day, the Wolf team leaders were still going strong as they moved from one adventure to another.

Livin’ the ferry life.

 

Wednesday results:

 

GIRLS:

Mikayla Wagner (8th) 13:43.55
Laken Simpson (11th) 14:20.28
Lillian Ketterling (12th) 14:24.25
Allie Powers (15th) 14:38.75
Marin Winger (21st) 15:17.62
Anna Powers (23rd) 15:25.28
Hazel Goldman (26th) 15:34.72
Elizabeth Marshall (49th) 17:38.34
Devon Wyman (53rd) 17:58.93
Ava Lucero (58th) 18:07.65
Claire Lachnit (59th) 18:08.16
Mary Western (61st) 18:16.84
Hailey Goldman (72nd) 18:43.49

 

BOYS:

Beckett Green (16th) 12:35.80
Henry Purdue (17th) 12:38.25
Isaiah Allen (18th) 12:52.06
Archer Schwarz (26th) 13:37.81
Edmund Kunz (29th) 13:44.20
Avery Eelkema (40th) 14:29.45
Ossian Merkel (42nd) 14:33.65
River Simpson (46th) 14:47.55
Christopher Zenz (53rd) 16:03.82

To the start line, one last time.

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Road warriors run like the wind

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on October 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Laken Simpson guns for the finish line in an early-season meet. (Wendy Wasik photo)

Big meet, big results.

Running at the Nike Hole in the Wall Cross Country Invitational in Arlington Friday, Coupeville Middle School athletes made their presence felt.

The Wolf girls finished 5th out of 12 teams, while their male counterparts claimed 9th in a field of 16 squads.

McMurray Middle School, from Vashon Island, earned both team titles.

The race, which is followed Saturday by a high school competition, sent 256 runners scampering across a 1.7-mile course.

“We had some great showings in a big group of runners!” said CMS coach Amber Wyman.

“Coupeville did a great job with some big schools! I am so proud of them!”

The Wolves get right back at it next week, traveling to Sultan Wednesday, Oct. 11 for a seven-team meet.

After that, Coupeville wraps its season with an appearance at the Cascade League Championships, which goes down in Langley Oct. 18.

The Wolf girls plot their strategy. (Photo courtesy Amber Wyman)

 

Friday results:

 

GIRLS:

Mikayla Wagner (14th) 12:22.0
Lillian Ketterling (19th) 12:54.0
Laken Simpson (26th) 13:06.9
Allie Powers (28th) 13:09.6
Anna Powers (37th) 13:50.2
Hazel Goldman (44th) 14:11.2
Mary Western (82nd) 16:37.0
Claire Lachnit (83rd) 16:38.3
Devon Wyman (86th) 16:56.7
Elizabeth Marshall (94th) 17:41.0
Ava Lucero (97th) 17:42.4
Amelia Crowder (104th) 18:17.9
Hailey Goldman (107th) 19:09.6

 

BOYS:

Beckett Green (44th) 11:22.2
Isaiah Allen (49th) 11:46.4
Henry Purdue (52nd) 11:51.4
Cyrus Sparacio (67th) 12:15.1
Archer Schwarz (72nd) 12:21.7
Ossian Merkel (99th) 13:38.6
Edmund Kunz (104th) 13:53.2
River Simpson (105th) 13:54.2
Johnathan Jacobsen (106th) 13:56.8
Avery Eelkema (108th) 14:09.7
Christopher Zenz (111th) 14:48.9

Sunny day, talented runners. (Photo courtesy Amber Wyman)

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