Coupeville junior Danny Conlisk (1625) takes a stroll across the Montana countryside. (Jennifer Wynn photo)
The races are bigger in big sky country.
Taking a break from Whidbey running, Coupeville High School’s cross country crew caught a ride with South Whidbey’s harriers to Montana, where they competed in Saturday’s Mountain West Classic.
The event, staged in Missoula, attracted 83 high school teams from multiple states, as well as another 45 middle school squads and three club teams.
Coupeville junior Danny Conlisk was the fastest of the two Wolves to run, covering the 5,000 meter course at the University of Montana in 17 minutes, 58.59 seconds.
He finished 126th out of 400 male varsity runners, while Cooper West of Great Falls won the event in 15:30.43.
Hitting the tape first was a major family milestone for West, as his older sister Keely won the girls title at the Mountain West Classic exactly 10 years ago today.
Washington state’s Lewis & Clark High School won the boys team title, while Montana’s Bozeman captured the girls team crown in a race which featured 320 competitors.
Freshman Sam Wynn rounded out the Wolf competitors (older brother Henry didn’t run Saturday), finishing in 21:49.23.
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