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Cheney, prepare for a Wolf invasion!!

Posted in Track, tagged 1A, CHS Wolves, Lauren Grove, state, track and field on May 26, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Wolf junior Lauren Grove is Cheney-bound in three events.

Wolf moms (l to r) Dawnelle Conlisk, Deb Smith, Mindy Grove and Barbi Ford bask in the glow of a freshly spray-painted rock.

Cheney, the Wolves are inbound.

They have to take a bus.

After several years of getting away with sending a van to the state track and field meet, Coupeville High School qualified so many athletes this year it had to upgrade.

The season finale, which brings the best in 1A, 2B and 1B to “Heatstroke City,” AKA Cheney, Washington, kicks off Thursday afternoon, then continues in full-force through Friday and Saturday.

The pictures above, which come to us from a number of Wolf moms, help build the anticipation.

Now, let the butt-whuppin’ commence.

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Clear your calendar!!

Posted in Track, tagged 1A state meet, Cheney, CHS Wolves, schedules, Track on May 22, 2016| Leave a Comment »

The “Fearsome Foursome,” which will try and make history by being the first CHS girls relay team to win a state title. (Eileen Stone photo)

Jacob Smith (shading eyes) is state-bound in three events. (Deb Smith photo)

So many athletes, so many events, so little time.

Having qualified nine boys and six girls for the 1A state track and field meet in Cheney next weekend (May 26-28), Coupeville High School coach Randy King will a busy bee.

Looking at what’s been posted by Eastern Washington University, which hosts the event, this would seem to be the schedule for the Wolves, with three caveats.

Athletes listed as alternates finished 4th at districts and are hopeful, but not guaranteed, of competing.

Throwing events only have finals.

Running events have both prelims and finals, and, while I’m listing both, obviously each Wolf is not guaranteed of reaching the finals.

Still, hope springs eternal and we have faith.

THURSDAY:

6:35 PM — 1600 boys finals (Henry Wynn-alternate)

FRIDAY:

10:00 AM — Javelin boys finals (Dalton Martin)

10:20 AM — 4 x 200 girls relay prelims (Lauren Grove, Lindsey Roberts, Sylvia Hurlburt, Makana Stone)

11:30 AM — 100 hurdles girls prelims (Roberts)

12:05 PM — 100 boys prelims (Jacob Smith)

12:30 PM — Discus boys finals (Martin)

2:05 PM — 4 x 100 relay girls prelims (Grove, Roberts, Stone, Hurlburt)

3:00 PM — Shot Put girls finals (Skyler Lawrence)

3:10 PM — 400 girls prelims (Stone)

3:10 PM — Triple Jump boys finals (Mitchell Carroll, Connor Thompson-alternate)

3:40 PM — 800 boys prelims (Danny Conlisk)

4:00 PM — Pole vault boys finals (Jordan Ford)

4:40 PM — 200 boys prelims (Smith)

5:10 PM — 200 girls prelims (Grove, Hurlburt-alternate)

5:55 PM — 4 x 400 boys prelims (Smith, Wynn, Jared Helmstadter, Conlisk)

SATURDAY:

10 AM — Javelin girls finals (Allison Wenzel-alternate)

10:20 AM — 4 x 200 relay girls finals (Grove, Roberts, Hurlburt, Stone)

11 AM — 100 hurdles girls finals (Roberts)

11:20 AM — 100 boys finals (Smith)

12:30 PM — Shot Put boys finals (Martin)

12:55 PM — 4 x 100 relay girls finals (Grove, Roberts, Stone, Hurlburt)

1:30 PM — 400 girls finals (Stone)

2:35 PM — 800 boys finals (Conlisk)

3:05 PM — High Jump boys finals (Chris Battaglia)

3:10 PM — 200 boys finals (Smith)

3:25 PM — Girls 200 finals (Grove, Hurlburt)

4:55 PM — 4 x 400 boys finals (Smith, Wynn, Helmstadter, Conlisk)

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Makin’ history!!

Posted in Track, tagged Bremerton, CHS Wolves, districts, state-bound, track and field on May 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Wolf junior Lauren Grove (right) is off to state in three events. (Mindy Grove photo)

The fastest 4 x 400 relay team in District 3 is (l to r) Henry Wynn, Danny Conlisk, Jared Helmstadter and Jacob Smith. (Sylvia Hurlburt photo)

Conlisk gets mobbed in the CHS tent after winning the 800. (Eileen Stone photo)

You’re going to state. And you’re going to state. And … heck, everyone’s going to state!

Just about.

Even with Makana Stone opting out of the 800 and sprinter/jumper Lathom Kelley hobbled by a nasty hamstring injury, the Coupeville High School track and field team knocked it out of the park Saturday.

Led by a school record from Jacob Smith in the 200 and titles in three boys races — 200, 800 and 4 x 400 — the Wolves punched a ton more tickets to state at Day 2 of the West Central District 3 meet in Bremerton.

The small public school also outlasted its bigger private school rivals, with the boys finishing 2nd in the team standings in a 9-team field.

The girls claimed fourth.

Combined with its efforts from Friday, Coupeville will send 15 athletes to Cheney May 26-28 for the 1A championships, and they will compete across 18 events.

Six Wolves — Smith, Stone, Dalton Martin, Lindsey Roberts, Sylvia Hurlburt and Lauren Grove — lead the way, having each qualified in three events.

Martin was the first to lock down a slot Saturday, finishing second in the shot put.

After that came wins from Conlisk (800) and Smith (200), before the duo teamed up with Henry Wynn and Jared Helmstadter to crush the final relay of the meet.

With a top three performance needed (#4 goes as an alternate) to earn a magic ticket, Grove (3rd in the 200), Chris Battaglia (3rd/high jump), Hurlburt (4th/200) and Allison Wenzel (4th/javelin) also jumped on the fun train.

Conlisk, just a freshman, passed several foes in the final 200 meters to win his race, while Smith, a sophomore, shattered the school record to get atop the podium.

His time of 22.59 seconds is the third-fastest run in 1A this season.

Stone, who had entered the day owning one of the fastest 800 times in the state, passed on the event so she could run the anchor leg in the 4 x 400 for the first time this season.

It was a bid to bring along three more of her Wolf teammates with her to state, but it came up a bit short despite Stone thundering down the backstretch.

Still, she helped the 4 x 4 squad knock 20 seconds off its previous best.

Kelley, one of the most insanely talented, yet snake-bit, athletes to ever wear the red and black, ended his high school career on a muted note.

Having injured a hamstring when he skidded on a jump in heavy rain during sub-districts last weekend, he had limited mobility.

Proving to be a fighter until the end, though, Kelley insisted on traveling down to cheer on his teammates and gritted his way through several long jump attempts.

On a weekend when many of his fellow Wolves saw their dreams of qualifying for state come true, he stood tall alongside them.

Win or lose, in the end, one team.

Complete Day 2 results:

GIRLS:

200 — Lauren Grove (3rd) 26.88 *PR*; Sylvia Hurlburt (4th) 26.96 *PR*

300 hurdles — Mckenzie Meyer (6th) 54.36 *PR*

4 x 400 relay — Meyer, Abby Parker, Madison Rixe, Makana Stone (5th) 4:33.01

Javelin — Allison Wenzel (4th) 85-10; Naika Hallam (5th) 79-09

BOYS:

200 — Jacob Smith (1st) 22.59 *PR* *School record*

800 — Danny Conlisk (1st) 2:09.30

Shot Put — Dalton Martin (2nd) 45-04

4 x 400 relay — Smith, Henry Wynn, Jared Helmstadter, Conlisk (1st) 3:36.82

Long Jump — Mitchell Carroll (6th) 18-04.50 *PR*; Lathom Kelley (7th) 14-08

High Jump — Chris Battaglia (3rd) 5-04 *PR*; Jordan Ford (5th) 5-00; Connor Thompson (5th) 5-00

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Jump for joy!!

Posted in Track, tagged CHS Wolves, Dalton Martin, districts, school record, state-bound, track and field on May 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Mitchell Carroll finished 3rd in the triple jump Friday, punching his ticket to state. (John Fisken photos)

Lindsey Roberts (right), seen here with teammate Ashlie Shank, is state-bound in three events.

Wolf junior shot putter Skyler Lawrence is headed back to Cheney for the second straight season.

They’re going to need the big van.

With one half of the West Central District 3 track and field meet in the books, 11 Coupeville High School athletes have punched their ticket to the state meet in Cheney.

Five of those Wolves have qualified in more than one event, and CHS still has another day to add to that list.

Coupeville returns to Bremerton Saturday morning for Day 2 of the district meet.

When it does, CHS will be in the mix for two team titles, as well.

Both the Wolf girls and boys sit in second place among the nine 1A schools competing.

Bellevue Christian leads 72-54 in the boys race, while Charles Wright Academy is up 73-55 on the Wolf girls.

Over the course of several hours Friday afternoon, the Wolves opened the meet by vanquishing foes from the Olympic and Nisqually Leagues en route to winning five district crowns.

Makana Stone (400), Dalton Martin (discus), Jacob Smith (100) and both the girls 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relay squads (Lindsey Roberts, Lauren Grove, Sylvia Hurlburt and Stone) stood atop the awards podium.

A top four finish at districts is what is needed to earn a trip to state (May 26-28).

Joining the district winners in being Eastbound are Roberts (2nd in the 100 hurdles), Skyler Lawrence (3rd/shot put), Martin (3rd/javelin), Mitchell Carroll (3rd/triple jump), Jordan Ford (3rd/pole vault), Connor Thompson (4th/triple jump) and Henry Wynn (4th/1600).

Especially noteworthy were Ford and Martin, who both had stellar performances.

Ford smashed his own school record in the pole vault, raising it by three inches, while Martin launched the javelin almost 11 feet(!!) further than his previous-best.

Complete Day 1 results:

GIRLS:

100 — Sylvia Hurlburt (5th) 13.72

400 — Makana Stone (1st) 58.69

100 hurdles — Lindsey Roberts (2nd) 16.90

4 x 100 relay — Lauren Grove, Roberts, Stone, Hurlburt (1st) 51.21

4 x 200 relay — Grove, Roberts, Hurlburt, Stone (1st) 1:47.15

Shot put — Skyler Lawrence (3rd) 31-09.25

High Jump — Lauren Bayne (6th) 4-06 *PR*

Long Jump — Grove (6th) 15-03 *PR*; Roberts (8th) 14-07

BOYS:

100 — Jacob Smith (1st) 11.44 *PR*

400 — Jared Helmstadter (8th) 54.85

1600 — Henry Wynn (4th) 4:58.03 *PR*; Danny Conlisk (5th) 5:02.83

Discus — Dalton Martin (1st) 159-04

Javelin — Martin (3rd) 146-08 *PR*; Mitchell Losey (8th) 110-00

Pole Vault — Jordan Ford (3rd) 12-09 *PR* *School record*

Triple Jump — Mitchell Carroll (3rd) 39-03; Connor Thompson (4th) 35-11

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One step from state!!

Posted in Track, tagged CHS Wolves, districts, state, Sylvia Hurlburt, track and field on May 19, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Jordan Ford: “I’m going first and I’m finishing first!” (John Fisken photos)

Lindsey Roberts and her relay teammates will try and punch their ticket to state in two events Friday in Bremerton.

Want to risk getting a sunburn in Cheney in a week?

Than the next two days are all-important.

Coupeville will make the trek to Bremerton High School’s stadium Friday and Saturday for the West Central District 3 meet, with state berths waiting to be won.

Competing against their three foes in the 1A Olympic League as well as the best from the five-team Nisqually League, each Wolf needs a top four performance in their event to advance to the big dance.

If they finish outside the top four, there’s still a remote chance of advancing if they achieve a preset state standard.

To be safe, though, it’s 99.99% certain you want to be top four or bust.

Districts will kick off with a flurry of finals Friday afternoon, then wrap up Saturday with an all-day bonanza.

Unlike the 2A competitors, who will also be conducting their district meet in the same stadium, Coupeville and the 1A schools will have no heats, just finals, in all their events.

That means less chance to get worn down, but also puts a premium on throwing down your best performance right out of the gate.

As we look at the list of who’s (currently) in the field, remember it’s fluid.

Some athletes are battling injuries, while others may choose to pass on certain events to focus on others.

That could allow some Wolves who are currently alternates to move up and claim spots in the district field.

So, with that in mind, the schedule (with eligible CHS participants):

Friday:

3:25 — Girls 4 x 200 relay (Lauren Grove, Lindsey Roberts, Sylvia Hurlburt, Makana Stone)

3:30 — Boys pole vault (Jordan Ford)

3:30 — Girls long jump (Roberts, Grove)

3:30 — Girls high jump (Lauren Bayne)

3:30 — Boys triple jump (Mitchell Carroll, Connor Thompson)

3:30 — Boys javelin (Dalton Martin, Mitchell Losey)