Carolyn Lhamon, here running a relay, claimed 1st in the shot put Thursday afternoon. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
Dominic Coffman finished 2nd in the high jump.
There was some wind, some rain, and some sports again.
The first two are a given on Whidbey Island, but the ongoing pandemic has made the final part of the equation a lot harder to find.
Thursday marked the first time in 387 days that a Coupeville High School athletic team has competed against other schools in any sport.
For the Wolf track and field squad, which got to launch the return to play by hosting an eight-team meet at Mickey Clark Field, it’s been a lot longer.
650 days to be exact, going all the way back to May 25, 2019 — the final day of the state meet in Cheney.
Only one current Wolf, junior Ja’Kenya Hoskins, was in action that weekend, with longtime CHS coach Randy King welcoming almost a completely different group of athletes this time around.
Seniors Catherine Lhamon and Aurora Cernick and junior Logan Martin are the only other Wolves who had competed in a CHS meet before Thursday rolled around.
The new batch might not be grizzled vets, but they still had a pretty strong debut, however.
The Wolf boys, led by wins in the shot put and discus from Martin, and a victory from their 4 x 100 relay team, finished third in the team standings.
La Conner claimed top team honors with 166.83 points, followed by Mount Vernon Christian (115) and Coupeville (93.33).
Rounding out the boys side of things were Grace Academy (31.5), Friday Harbor (31.33), and Concrete (10).
On the girls side, Coupeville had a lot less athletes available Thursday, but still finished fourth out of seven teams.
La Conner (136 points) led the way, followed by Grace Academy (128), MVC (97), Coupeville (42), Friday Harbor (38), Shoreline Christian (12), and Concrete (3).
Earning top honors for the CHS girls were the Lhamon sisters, with senior Catherine winning the 1600 and sophomore Carolyn coming out on top in the shot put in her high school track debut.
Coupeville racked up 36 PR’s in the season opener.
Complete Thursday results:
GIRLS:
100 — Ja’Kenya Hoskins (7th) 14.92
200 — Hoskins (3rd) 31.52; Camryn Clark (8th) 39.49 *PR*
400 — Carolyn Lhamon (4th) 1:15.31 *PR*
1600 — Catherine Lhamon (1st) 6:23.99
300 Hurdles — Cristina McGrath (5th) 1:13.42 *PR*
4 x 200 Relay — C. McGrath, Clark, Car. Lhamon, Hoskins (4th) 2:21.23
Shot Put — Car. Lhamon (1st) 28-10 *PR*
Discus — Aurora Cernick (6th) 58-00
Javelin — Cernick (6th) 56-10; Erica McGrath (7th) 49-10 *PR*
Long Jump — Hoskins (4th) 12-11; C. McGrath (12th) 8-09 *PR*
BOYS:
100 — Ben Smith (2nd) 12.23 *PR*; Sam Wynn (3rd) 12.30 *PR*; Dominic Coffman (9th) 12.91 *PR*; Dakota Eck (16th) 13.52 *PR*
200 — Smith (4th) 26.21 *PR*; Reiley Araceley (5th) 26.72 *PR*; Mikey Robinett (10th) 30.39 *PR*; Josh Guay (14th) 33.65 *PR*
400 — Robinett (3rd) 1:09.93 *PR*
800 — Aidan Wilson (3rd) 2:25.23 *PR*; Hank Milnes (7th) 2:46.91 *PR*
1600 — Mitchell Hall (5th) 5:36.83 *PR*; Milnes (8th) 6:05.74 *PR*; Tate Wyman (9th) 7:01.97 *PR*
300 Hurdles — Wyman (6th) 1:05.14 *PR*
4 x 100 Relay — Wynn, Araceley, Coffman, Smith (1st) 49.89
4 x 400 Relay — Hall, Araceley, Wynn, Wilson (2nd) 4:05.12
Shot Put — Logan Martin (1st) 44-03 *PR*; Eck (8th) 28-05 *PR*; Guay (15th) 16-03 *PR*
Discus — Martin (1st) 141-02 *PR*; Guay (16th) 41-08 *PR*
Javelin — Hall (8th) 86-10 *PR*; Eck (9th) 81-06.50 *PR*
High Jump — Coffman (2nd) 5-06 *PR*; Alex Murdy (4th) 5-02 *PR*
Long Jump — Wilson (2nd) 17-09 *PR*; Wynn (5th) 15-09.50 *PR*; Eck (8th) 14-10 *PR*; Araceley (9th) 14-09 *PR*; Robinett (14th) 13-04 *PR*; Hall (16th) 13-02 *PR*
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