Lindsey Roberts won three medals at the state track meet as a freshman. She’s looking to double that this weekend. (Sherry Roberts photo)
If Wolf senior Lauren Grove can add two medals this year, she’d exit as one of just nine Wolves to ever bring home five or more medals. (Mindy Grove photo)
They’re running for history.
Of the 10 Coupeville High School athletes headed to the 1A state track and field meet May 25-27, three have previously brought medals home from Cheney.
Junior Jacob Smith, who’s competing in three events this year (100, 200, 4 x 400) finished 4th in the 200 last season.
Two of his traveling companions, senior Lauren Grove and sophomore Lindsey Roberts, are a couple of steps ahead of him, however.
They’re part of an elite group that thrives on excellence.
Take all the countless girls and boys who have competed for CHS track over the decades, and only 21 have claimed three or more state meet medals.
Now, with a strong weekend, the duo can leapfrog their way further up that list.
Grove is running a leg on 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relay units, both of which head to state ranked in the top eight, which is where the medal cutoff sits these days.
If she and her teammates do medal in both events, she’d exit CHS as one of just nine Wolves to bring home five medals all-time.
Meanwhile, Roberts is on a fast track to oval immortality.
Having brought home three medals as a freshman, she’s set to run with Grove on both relay teams, as well as compete in the 100 hurdles.
Snatch medals in all three events and Roberts — who already has one more medal than uncle Jay, an accomplished relay runner himself in the late ’80s — would reach the halfway point of her high school career in fine fashion.
With six medals, she’d sit in a tie for fourth-best all-time, just one away from tying the mark for a female Wolf track star.
After poring over endless on-line records (Coupeville, Oroville and Ritzville start to blend together), and getting help from Facebook sleuths while tracking down ’80s relay teams, I feel confident the list below is at least 12% correct.
Cue the corrections in five, four, three…
Most state track and field medals in CHS history:
Tyler King (11) – Two state titles, five 2nds, two 4ths, one 6th, one 8th
Kyle King (10) – Five state titles, two 2nds, one 4th, one 5th, one 6th
Makana Stone (7) – Two 2nds, two 3rds, one 4th, one 5th, one 6th
Natasha Bamberger (6) – Four state titles, one 2nd, one 3rd
Chad Gale (6) – One 2nd, three 3rds, one 4th, one 6th
Bill Carstensen (5) – One 3rd, three 4ths, one 6th
Jon Chittim (5) – Three state titles, one 2nd, one 7th
Yashmeen Knox (5) – One 4th, one 6th, two 7ths, one 8th
Jeff Fielding (4) – One state title, one 2nd, two 5ths
Sylvia Hurlburt (4) – Two 3rds, one 5th, one 6th
Dalton Martin (4) – One 2nd, one 5th, two 8ths
Brian Miller (4) – One 3rd, one 4th, one 5th, one 6th
Madison Tisa-McPhee (4) – One 3rd, one 5th, one 7th, one 8th
Ed Cook (3) – One 2nd, one 5th, one 6th
Lauren Grove (3) – Two 3rds, one 6th
Hunter Hammer (3) – One 6th, two 8ths
Kyra Ilyankoff (3) – One 2nd, one 3rd, one 4th
Janiece Jenkins (3) – One 5th, one 6th, one 8th
Amy Mouw (3) – One state title, one 2nd, one 8th
Lindsey Roberts (3) – One 3rd, one 4th, one 6th
Pete Rosenkranz (3) – Two 2nds, one 3rd
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