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“It was truly a great day!”

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , , on September 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »

A pack of Wolves, ready to rumble on the cross country trail. (Photo courtesy Brian Strelow)

Who let the Wolves out?

The Coupeville High School cross country team hit the road Saturday, traveling to Sehome for its season opener on a sunny September day.

The destination was the 13th annual Gear Up Northwest XC Preview, which drew 44 schools to Civic Stadium for a series of races.

Most of the events paired off runners based on their year in school, with sophomores facing sophomores, seniors facing seniors, and so on.

Coupeville, a 2B school, was one of four “small schools” in attendance, with most of the competitors hailing from big-time conferences like Wesco, KingCo, and the Metro League.

All three Whidbey Island schools vied, with 1A South Whidbey and 3A Oak Harbor joining the Wolves.

CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting had 15 runners on opening day and came away pleased with the effort and top times.

It might have been the first race, but the trail guru is already in mid-season form with dropping exclamation points.

“So much fun at Sehome today!!!,” she said.

“LOTS of big schools, so placement wasn’t great, but times!!!! OMG, for the boys!!! Top five boys all under 13 minutes!!!”

Those five male harriers were also separated by just 42 seconds on the two-mile course, which bodes well for their ability to run as a pack in future races.

Getting a chance to go toe to toe, and step for step, with athletes from much-bigger schools can only benefit the Wolves as the season plays out.

“They had so much competition,” Bitting said. “It was truly a great day!”

Coupeville returns to action next Saturday, Sept. 16, when it travels to Langley for the 44th Carl Westling Invite.

Coupeville running coaches Amber Wyman (left) and Elizabeth Bitting are back on the bus for another season. (Photo courtesy Bitting)

 

Saturday results:

 

GIRLS:

Sophomores:

Noelle Western (48th) 15:35.39
Aleksia Jump (102nd) 17:45.64
Reagan Callahan (137th) 20:41.28

 

Juniors:

Ari Armstrong (110th) 17:49.05

 

Seniors:

Erica McGrath (94th) 20:39.58

 

BOYS:

Freshmen:

Kenneth Jacobsen (72nd) 12:53.20

 

Sophomores:

Ezekiel Allen (44th) 12:15.83
George Spear (57th) 12:30.07

 

Juniors:

Landon Roberts (87th) 12:10.71
Carson Field (103rd) 12:26.15
Thomas Strelow (134th) 13:34.41
Nicholas Wasik (135th) 13:36.09
Preston Howard (141st) 13:48.22

 

JV-1:

Zach Blitch (139th) 19:29.91

 

JV-2:

Axel Marshall (37th) 13:48.17

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Runnin’ with the big boys (and girls)

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , , on September 14, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Freshman Mitchell Hall had the best performance out of 13 CHS cross country runners Saturday at a 43-school meet in Bellingham. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Back, l to r, Cameron Epp, Mitchell Hall, Eli Kastner, Aiden Anderson, coach Luke Samford. Front: Aidan Wilson, Sam Wynn, Reiley Araceley, Tate Wyman.

Back: Alana Mihill, Catherine Lhamon. Front: Cristina McGrath, Helen Strelow, Claire Mayne.

They had plenty of company.

Coupeville High School sent 13 runners to the Gear Up Sports Northwest Preview/Sehome Invitational in Bellingham Saturday, and those Wolves found themselves surrounded on all sides.

There were 43 schools represented at the meet, with more than 100 runners in each of nine races.

The day’s competition was divided up by class, with freshmen running against each other, and on through sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Coupeville’s top performance came from freshmen Mitchell Hall, who covered the two-mile course in 12 minutes, 46.64 seconds.

He was one of eight Wolf boys to compete — six of those harriers are freshmen — while the CHS girls sent five to the starting line.

Coupeville is right back at it next Saturday, when they travel a much-shorter distance.

The destination will be South Whidbey High School, and the event will be the 41st edition of the Carl Westling Invitational.

 

Saturday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

Freshmen:

Claire Mayne (57th) 15:46.87
Helen Strelow (58th) 15:47.73
Cristina McGrath (100th) 18:01.51 *PR*

Sophomores:

Alana Mihill (43rd) 15:27.00

Juniors:

Catherine Lhamon (30th) 14:44.49

 

BOYS:

Freshmen:

Mitchell Hall (55th) 12:46.64
Aidan Wilson (77th) 13:15.83
Reiley Araceley (104th) 13:44.76
Cameron Epp (111th) 14:00.36 *PR*
Tate Wyman (114th) 14:03.74
Aiden Anderson (134th) 14:52.33

Juniors:

Sam Wynn (106th) 13:05.14
Eli Kastner (145th) 16:29.42

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Lhamon runs to success!!

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on September 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Catherine Lhamon finished 15th out of 121 sophomore girls at Saturday’s Sehome Invitational. (Helene Lhamon photo)

Catherine Lhamon is on the attack.

Running in just her second high school cross country meet Saturday, the Coupeville sophomore sparkled at the epic 36-team Sehome Invitational.

With so many teams in attendance, the event broke its races down by classes, and yet almost every one of the eight varsity heats featured 100 or more runners.

Lhamon came pounding down the back stretch, picking off 10 runners over the final mile of her two-mile race to claim 15th out of 121 runners.

The speedy Wolf hit the tape in 13 minutes, 59.95 seconds.

The massive meet drew in teams from every classification in Washington state, with all three Whidbey Island schools making the trip.

Other Coupeville results:

Freshman girls — Alana Mihill (33rd) 15:42.79

Sophomore boys — Sam Wynn (72nd) 12:48.23; TJ Rickner (120th) 14:10.90

Junior boys — Chris Ruck (117th) 15:52.05

Senior boys — Danny Conlisk (53rd) 12:26.31; Kyle Burnett (91st) 16:30.07

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Runnin’ (fast) in the rain!!

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on September 9, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Wolf harriers Henry Wynn (left) and Danny Conlisk braved the rain at Saturday’s Sehome Invitational. (Dawnelle Conlisk photo)

The return of rain didn’t scare away the runners.

Bellingham’s Civic Stadium was flooded with nearly a thousand harriers Saturday, as the Sehome Invitational played out across nine races.

Somewhere there, in the mass of humanity, were two Wolves, as Danny Conlisk and Henry Wynn continued to pursue their sport as a small, but resilient team.

The meet was broken down by grades, with competitors running against athletes their own age.

Conlisk covered the 3,200 meter course in 11 minutes, 27 seconds, claiming 27th out of 112 runners in the boys juniors race.

Wynn, running as a senior, clocked in at 11:52, finishing 39th in a field of 83 runners in his heat.

The duo train and travel with South Whidbey, since Coupeville High School doesn’t have an active cross country program.

They’ll be back in action next Saturday, Sept. 16, when they should be joined by freshman Sam Wynn, who is catching up on practices.

Their destination? A short jaunt down South to Langley, their home away from home, for the 39th annual Carl Westling South Whidbey Invitational.

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