When Jeff Page landed a job interview at Lake Stevens High School in 1978, he had no clue where it was.

Now, the two are synonymous.

After 47 years of coaching in the Lake Stevens Track & Field program — including 32 as the head coach — Page is retiring at the end of the season. Since ascending to the head coaching role in 1994, Page’s teams have won 33 Wesco titles. The Lake Stevens boys team won the state championship in 2022, and other individuals and relay teams won state titles in their events over the years.

Page, 69, has spent his entire adult life at Lake Stevens, including 40 years as a history teacher before retiring seven years ago. So why end his coaching career now?

“You can’t beat the calendar,” Page said. “I’m going to be 70 in the fall. … I’ve been thinking about it for

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