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Run (and throw) to glory!!

May 17, 2015 by David Svien

Wolf speedsters Lauren Grove (left) and Sylvia Hurlburt stand united. (Deb Smith photos)

Jacob Smith (left) tells Nick Etzell (hat) and Grey Rische, “I’m gonna go run really, really fast.”

“TOLD YA!!!!!!!!”

They had the wins, and, even though they didn’t have enough places to carry the day, they put on a big show.

Despite boasting less than half the student body of league rival Klahowya, the Coupeville High School girls’ track team came dangerously close to capturing a team title at Saturday’s Sub-District meet in Bremerton.

Riding the crest of eight wins, including a sweep of the relays and sprints, the Wolves finished second to the Eagles, who used far superior depth to eke out a 97-74 win.

Port Townsend and Chimacum trailed far behind.

On the boys side, Port Townsend claimed top honors, followed by Klahowya, Chimacum and Coupeville.

Like all track meets, however, the real focus was on individual accomplishment, with top three finishers earning a berth to next weekend’s district meet, the last stop before state.

Wolves who finished fourth in their event may still live on, as well, once all the numbers come in.

If their time/throw was better than the #5 result from the Nisqually League, they will also move on.

As it stands now, Coupeville will advance eight girls and four boys in individual events, plus two relay teams.

Coupeville got two wins from zippy junior Makana Stone (200, 400) and one apiece from Sylvia Hurlburt (100), Skyler Lawrence (Shot Put), Lauren Bayne (High Jump) and Lauren Grove (Triple Jump).

The Wolves also swept the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 (Grove, Hurlburt, Stone, Marisa Etzell), while Dalton Martin claimed Coupeville’s lone boys title in the discus.

Complete CHS results:

GIRLS:

100 — Sylvia Hurlburt (1st) 13.34; Lauren Grove (4th) 14.24; Delaney Armstrong (7th) 15.46

200 — Makana Stone (1st) 26.97; Hurlburt (2nd) 27.57 *PR*; Marisa Etzell (3rd) 28.28 *PR*; Armstrong (8th) 32.24

400 — Stone (1st) 1:00.69

800 — Abby Parker (3rd) 2:47.27

3200 — Lauren Bayne (3rd) 13:10.19 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Grove, Hurlburt, Stone, Etzell (1st) 52.14

4 x 200 Relay — Grove, Hurlburt, Stone, Etzell (1st) 1:49.93

Shot Put — Skyler Lawrence (1st) 29-07.75; Alexxis Otto (5th) 24-01.00; Naika Hallam (7th) 20-03.25

Discus — Lawrence (2nd) 86-11 *PR*; Otto (4th) 74-11 *PR*; Armstrong (6th) 49-05

Javelin — Hallam (3rd) 78-11; Lawrence (4th) 74-07; Allison Wenzel (6th) 71-03; Parker (7th) 63-07