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May 25, 2018 by David Svien

Cassidy Moody shattered her PR in the long jump by 10 inches Friday and claimed Coupeville’s first medal at the 1A state track meet. (Photo courtesy Beth Stout)

For 12 years Jon Chittim has stood alone, atop the mountain.

No more.

Gliding through the heat in Cheney Friday, Coupeville High School senior Jacob Smith put on a show, an impressive enough one he can now stand alongside Chittim.

Smith ran in four prelims at the 1A state track meet, and qualified for Saturday’s finals in all four events.

That means the speedy Wolf is guaranteed to medal in the 100, 200, 4 x 1 and 4 x 4.

In the long history of CHS track, Chittim was the only Wolf to have won four competitive medals at the same state meet.

He ran away with state titles in the 200, 400 and 4 x 4 in 2006, rounding out his assault on the record book with a 7th place showing in the 100.

Whether Smith can match Chittim’s stunning display or not, the four medals he’ll pick up Saturday will give him six for his career.

After picking up one medal apiece in his sophomore and junior seasons, his furious finale will leave him tied with Natasha Bamberger and Chad Gale as the fourth most-decorated Wolf track star all-time.

Only Tyler King (11), Kyle King (10) and Makana Stone (7) have more state meet medals.

Smith isn’t the only Wolf star adding to their resume at the 2018 state meet, as junior Lindsey Roberts clinched the fifth medal of her career when she qualified for Saturday’s finals in the 100 hurdles.

Fellow junior Danny Conlisk also had a strong opening day, qualifying for the finals in both the 400 (where he PR’d) and 4 x 4.

The medals he’ll pick up Saturday for those events will push him to three, making him just the 23rd Wolf all-time to break into the three-medal club.

While Coupeville is guaranteed medals in six events Saturday, and could pick up honors in five other contests, the only Wolf to have physically laid claim to a medal so far is Cassidy Moody.

The sophomore long jumper finished 8th Friday, shattering her PR by an astonishing 10 inches.

CHS competed in 11 events on the first full day of competition in Cheney, with eight prelims for races and three finals for field events.

The Wolves advanced through to the finals in six of the eight events, failing to qualify only in a pair of relay events.

The girls 4 x 2 set a season-best time but narrowly missed the cut, while the 4 x 1 team was tripped up (literally) when runners inadvertently stepped on each other’s feet.

Complete Friday results:

GIRLS:

100 Hurdles (Prelims) — Lindsey Roberts (3rd) 15.67

4 x 100 Relay (Prelims) — Ashlie Shank, Mallory Kortuem, Maya Toomey-Stout, Roberts (15th) 54.21

4 x 200 Relay (Prelims) — Roberts, Shank, Kortuem, M. Toomey-Stout (11th) 1:48.46

Long Jump (Finals) — Cassidy Moody (8th) 16-02.75 *PR*

BOYS:

100 (Prelims) — Jacob Smith (2nd) 11.37

200 (Prelims) — Smith (2nd) 22.49

400 (Prelims) — Danny Conlisk (4th) 49.93 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay (Prelims) — Cameron Toomey-Stout, Smith, Sean Toomey-Stout, Jean Lund-Olsen (6th) 44.42

4 x 400 Relay (Prelims) — Smith, Henry Wynn, S. Toomey-Stout, Conlisk (7th) 3:33.02