Aidan Wilson, always cheerful, even when he’s about to push himself to the limit.
Aidan Wilson, still kicking fanny and taking names.
The Coupeville High School grad finished 4th out of 134 competitors in his age group Sunday at the Grand Rapids Spartan Sprint in Michigan.
The race sent runners through a course where they had to evade obstacles, diving into mud, climbing up ropes, and jumping over fire.
Spartan Race officials told a local newspaper there were 4,000+ participants, with a 10K, 5K, and kid’s races.
Wilson, competing in his first spartan race, vied in the 5K open division, finishing the course in 41 minutes, 29 seconds.
He was a solid minute-and-a-half ahead of the 5th place finisher in the 18-24 age group, and hot on the heels of the top three racers.
Wilson 1, muddy course 0.
During his time on Whidbey, Wilson more than earned his status as a Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Famer.
He participated in a mind-boggling 16 events as a track and field star, collecting 41 wins across three seasons.
Wilson brought home five state meet medals, earning three 2nd place finishes, and capped his career by placing 7th out of 32 in a two-day, 10-event decathlon featuring competitors from every classification.
One of only eight Wolf boys to earn as many as five state meet medals, it’s likely he would have gone higher on that list if real-world issues hadn’t restricted him to just two trips to the big dance.
The pandemic erased all spring sports when Wilson was a freshman, and the state meet was cancelled during his sophomore season as track officials limited how far schools could travel in the Age of Coronavirus.
Wilson also ran a season of cross country, while raining down goals on the soccer pitch.
He rattled the net for 10 goals as a senior, earning All-Conference First-Team honors, and finished his prep career with 13 scores, putting him #7 on Coupeville’s all-time boys’ soccer scoring chart.
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