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Run South, run fast

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on September 19, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Anna Powers and CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting both earned medals Saturday in Langley. (Amber Wyman photo)

It was an eventful day.

Competing Saturday at the 47th annual Carl Westling Invite in Langley, the Coupeville High School cross country squad had one runner fall, but get back up to notch a top time.

Another Wolf was stung by a bee, and runners had to adjust to a different course from previous years due to construction at South Whidbey High School, with the temporary layout featuring “two gnarly hills.”

Oh, and head coach Elizabeth Bitting, competing in the open race for non school runners, earned 6th place, collecting a medal to go with ones claimed by freshman Anna Powers and sophomore Cyrus Sparacio.

Wolf runners cheer for their teammates. (Kelly Powers photo)

Overall, the meet drew 29 high school teams, and another seven in the middle school part of the competition, with the high school harriers traversing a 5,000-meter course which included “forest trail, grass, gravel, and track surface.”

The day’s races were divided into two divisions, with 3A and 4A schools competing in a large school rumble, while schools from 2A, 1A, 2B (like Coupeville), and 1B vying in a small school showdown.

With three meets in the books, the Wolves return to action next Wednesday, September 23, when they travel to Orcas Island for a Northwest 2B/1B League meet.

 

Saturday results:

 

GIRLS:

 

Varsity:

Anna Powers (13th) 23:43.18 *PR*
Ivy Rudat (36th) 25:45.52
Allie Powers (40th) 26:39.05
Claire Lachnit (41st) 26:42.46 *PR*
Mikayla Wagner (42nd) 27:00.88

 

JV:

Emma Green (93rd) 29:22.32 *PR*
Ava Lucero (116th) 31:55.50

Volleyball ace Zariyah Allen (red shirt) stops by to support harriers (left to right) Claire Lachnit, Emma Green, and Mikayla Wagner. (Kelly Powers photo)

 

BOYS:

 

Varsity:

Cyrus Sparacio (10th) 17:41.02 *PR*
Henry Purdue (30th) 18:40.26 *PR*
Kenneth Jacobsen (57th) 20:00.44
Archer Schwarz (64th) 20:17.06 *PR*
Leo Davis (87th) 23:54.17 *PR*

 

JV:

Isaiah Allen (102nd) 21:38.98
Johnathan Jacobsen (141st) 23:15.41
Hunter Atteberry (143rd) 23:17.37
Nolan Hunt (147th) 28:20.15

Ivy Rudat glides to the finish line. (Kelly Powers photo)

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Fleet feet, terrific times

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on September 19, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Wolf runners attack an uphill climb. (Kelly Powers photo)

“All of them did so amazing! I am so proud of all of them.”

Coupeville Middle School cross country coach Amber Wyman sent 21 runners to the line Saturday at the 47th annual Carl Westling Invite in Langley, with five Wolves claiming top 10 performances.

Rising star Juniper Dotson earned top honors for CMS, as the 7th grader finished 5th in the girls’ race, while 8th grader Colton Ashby hit the tape 7th in the boy’s race.

Host South Whidbey collected both individual crowns, with Kaylin Gutzmer and Emery Kline helping their teams finish atop the team standings as well.

Coupeville was second overall in the boys’ battle, and third in the girl’s competition.

Juniper Dotson (1388) led a pack of CMS girls who piled up PRs Saturday. (Amber Wyman photo)

Seven teams competed in the middle school rumble, with harriers covering 3,000 meters across a course which was tweaked from years past due to ongoing construction at South Whidbey High School.

The Wolves hit the trail again next week, traveling to Sultan Friday, September 25 for the Return of the Salmon Invitational.

 

Saturday results:

 

GIRLS:

Juniper Dotson (5th) 13:04.58 *PR*
Sarai Dangerfield (6th) 13:45.21
Ava Clark (8th) 13:54.44 *PR*
Abi Dangerfield (17th) 15:24.32 *PR*
Alayla Schwarz (35th) 18:21.60 *PR*
Leah Hernandez (36th) 18:24.62 *PR*
Lillian Lachnit (40th) 19:31.68 *PR*
Luna Strong (41st) 19:47.39 *PR*

“You can’t catch me!” (Kelly Powers photo)

 

BOYS:

Colton Ashby (7th) 11:40.93
Jesse Kehoe (9th) 11:42.67 *PR*
Nicholas Strong (15th) 12:21.71
Cole Van Dyke (16th) 12:26.09 *PR*
John Davis (22nd) 12:54.84 *PR*
Mica McCloskey (25th) 13:35.55
Leo Hernandez-Gomez (35th) 14:46.78 *PR*
Hayden Maynes (39th) 14:59.47
Brody Griffith (48th) 16:00.14 *PR*
Stone Simpson (50th) 17:51.07 *PR*
Quinton Freeman (56th) 19:24.28 *PR*
Danny Powers (61st) 23:16.93 *PR*
Henry Engel (66th) 26:38.26 *PR*

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Powers, Wagner pace CMS harriers

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on September 21, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Anna Powers, seen here last season, is back to lead the CMS cross country squad. (Amber Wyman photo)

A new pack of runners has entered the conversation.

While Coupeville’s high school cross country team has already participated in several meets, Saturday marked the season debut for the Wolf middle school harriers.

The CMS runners took to the trail in Langley, taking part in the 46th annual Carl Westling Invitational, and the young guns made their mark in a 3,000-meter race.

Sparked by top-five finishes from Anna Powers and Lincoln Wagner, the Wolves claimed second place in the boys team standings, and fourth in the girls showdown.

Up next for Coupeville is a trip to Sultan Friday, Sept. 26 for the Return of the Salmon Invitational.

 

Saturday results:

GIRLS:

Anna Powers (3rd) 13:38.26
Sarai Dangerfield (8th) 14:19.88
Claire Lachnit (30th) 16:50.51
Abby Hunt (41st) 18:10.04
Liberty Perez (44th) 19:05.12
Seraphina Williams (51st) 21:01.64

 

BOYS:

Lincoln Wagner (4th) 11:38.80
River Simpson (7th) 11:58.40
Henry Purdue (13th) 12:17.06
Archer Schwarz (14th) 12:17.52
Nicholas Strong (28th) 13:21.76
Les Queen (43rd) 14:24.55
Cole Van Dyke (54th) 14:51.52
Mica McCloskey (56th) 15:13.11
Johnathyn Driscoll (73rd) 16:56.19
Elijah Williams (74th) 16:57.13
Miles Abram (85th) 18:44.74
Hayden Maynes (94th) 19:33.03
Oliver Miller (98th) 21:23.04

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Shoes optional, heart mandatory

Posted in Cross Country, tagged , , , , on September 20, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Speedy Wolf George Spear shows off some hard-earned hardware. (Photos courtesy Elizabeth Bitting)

It was a wild day.

Competing along with 40+ other schools at the Carl Westling Invitational Saturday in Langley, the Coupeville High School cross country team made some memories.

From George Spear becoming the first Wolf in recent memory to make it to the awards podium at the prestigious meet to Cyrus Sparacio completing the race minus a shoe, the trip down-Island was a memorable one.

Overall, CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting sent 17 runners to the line against prime competition.

Cyrus Sparacio cools down his tootsies after running most of a 3-mile race without a shoe. 

Those harriers in action covered 5,000 meters across “a varied surface including forest trail, grass, gravel, and track surface.”

And Sparacio, a speedy freshman, covered most of that distance with a shoe on one foot, and just a sock on the other.

He lost his foot covering within the first half mile, but never slowed down.

“He tried quickly tying it, kept running, did not do a good job and it flew off but he kept on going,” Bitting said with a laugh. “He ran a decent time on top of it!!”

Coupeville’s runners (and their shoes, hopefully) will get back at it this coming Wednesday, Sept. 24, when they travel to Orcas Island for a Northwest 2B/1B League meet.

Coupeville’s girls move out as a pack.

 

Saturday results:

 

GIRLS:

 

Varsity:

Mikayla Wagner (35th) 24:59.57
Aleksia Jump (40th) 25:41.19
Ivy Rudat (42nd) 25:43.59
Allie Powers (47th) 26:25.90

 

JV:

Ava Lucero (138th) 31:07.42

 

BOYS:

 

Varsity:

George Spear (15th) 18:37.96
Kenneth Jacobsen (24th) 19:07.72
Ezekiel Allen (27th) 19:23.56
Isaiah Allen (47th) 20:21.59
Cyrus Sparacio (57th) 21:10.09
Beckett Green (60th) 21:34.23
Johnathan Jacobsen (65th) 22:15.15

 

JV:

(*No places recorded*)

Will Tierney 24:00
Hunter Atteberry 24:13
Nolan Hunt 28:39
Zach Blitch 31:15
Zachary Saho 44:32

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First run, big results

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on September 22, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Colton Ashby brought home some bling. (Taylor Little photo)

Meet #1 is in the books.

The Coupeville Middle School cross country squad kicked off a new season in style Saturday with an appearance at the 45th annual Carl Westling Invitational in Langley.

The young Wolves put four runners on the awards podium, earned second-place in the team standings for both girls and boys, and wowed their coach.

“They did amazing today!” said Amber Wyman. “I am so impressed and proud of their work and dedication.

“They have had four full weeks of training before our first race, and it shows with so many amazing PR’s!”

The CMS girls turned in strong performances on opening day. (Amber Wyman photo)

Nearly half of Coupeville’s runners this season are 6th graders, with the group showing continued improvement every run.

“Plan on more PRs as the season progresses,” Wyman said. “This is a determined crew, and they have goals to achieve!”

CMS gets right back at it next week with a trip to Sultan Friday, Sept. 27 for the Return of the Salmon Invitational.

 

Saturday results (3,000 meters):

 

GIRLS:

Allie Powers (8th) 15:13.21
Anna Powers (9th) 15:13.89
Claire Lachnit (14th) 16:05.68
Abby Hunt (25th) 17:14.30
Mia Goers (47th) 20:19.48
Hailey Goldman (49th) 20:45.59
Hazel Goldman (52nd) 22:36.46

They’re coming for all your trophies. (Taylor Little photo)

 

BOYS:

Cyrus Sparacio (5th) 12:07.80
Colton Ashby (7th) 12:34.49
Archer Schwarz (14th) 13:08.24
Asher Harris (15th) 13:14.08
Lincoln Wagner (21st) 13:37.01
River Simpson (22nd) 13:37.30
Jesse Kehoe (31st) 14:12.96
Christopher Zenz (32nd) 14:20.15
Jonah Meek (40th) 15:08.11
Cole Van Dyke (54th) 16:09.02
Magnus Western (56th) 16:26.00
Nolan Hunt (63rd) 18:06.10
Hunter Attebury (66th) 18:29.96
Avery Eelkema (68th) 20:18.89

The pack is on the attack. (Amber Wyman photo)

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