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Grey day, gold performance

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , , on May 14, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Sprinting for the finish line. (Photos courtesy Jon Gabelein, Kelly Powers, and Leslie Stoner)

Every point counts.

Pulling out one of the closest wins of the spring, the Coupeville Middle School boys’ track and field team edged visiting South Whidbey 95-94 Wednesday afternoon.

Competing under cloudy prairie skies, the Wolves nabbed the victory thanks to their 6th and 7th graders, who came out on top 57-38.

That made up for the CMS 8th grade boys being on the short end of a 56-38 count.

Meanwhile, the South Whidbey girls were just a little too much for Coupeville, holding on for a 97-80 win.

The Wolf 6th/7th graders came super close in a 48-46 bout, while the CMS 8th graders fell 49-34.

That was despite Coupeville 8th grade ace Tamsin Ward making it a perfect 10-for-10 this spring, sweeping to first place finishes in the 100, 200, shot put, and high jump.

Tamsin Ward soars to new heights.

Following on the heels of 11 wins as a 6th grader, and 12 as a 7th grader, she sits with 33 career wins and counting at the middle school level.

Ward’s performance last spring tied her with future state champion Alex Murdy, who also netted 12 wins as an 8th grader in 2019.

Lindsey Roberts, who went on to win eight state meet medals as a high schooler, holds the CMS single season record with 19 wins as an 8th grader in 2015.

Seven different Wolves won two or more events Wednesday, with Brian Thompson (100, 400, Long Jump) and Diesel Eck (Shot Put, Discus, 4 x 100 Relay) hot on Ward’s heels.

Annaliese Powers (1600, 100 Hurdles), River Simpson (800, 4 x 100), Kennedy O’Neill (100 Hurdles, 4 x 200), and Malachi Chapa (High Jump, 4 x 100) were also multiple winners.

Wolf warblers (l to r) Brinnley Meek, Halle Black, Josilyn McColl, Audrey Wagner, and Avery Parker brought a musical touch to Wednesday’s meet.

Across the board, the young Wolves embraced the opportunity to compete in front of their hometown fans at a meet which kicked off with the national anthem performed by elementary school students.

“Several of our athletes talked about how they enjoyed today’s meet more than the first two so far this season,” said CMS coach Jon Gabelein.

“While the other meets were fun adventures, many of them noticed how their improvements and confidence were now becoming stronger due to their hard work at practice.”

And it was more than just the wins, as the Wolves racked up a string of PRs in virtually event, such as the 1600.

In that event, Cyrus Sparacio crashed through the five-minute barrier for the first time in the boys’ race, while Arianna Vinson shaved an astonishing minute-plus off her best time when the girls claimed the oval.

Coupeville gets back at it next Wednesday, May 21, when it travels down to Langley for a rematch with South Whidbey.

Private school foe King’s will trek to The Rock to make it a three-team rumble.

Kennedy O’Neill flies to a win in the hurdles.

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

8th grade:

100 — Tamsin Ward (1st) 13.70 *PR*

200 — Ward (1st) 28.75 *PR*; Isley Garcia Fernandez (8th) 38.79 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Kennedy O’Neill (1st) 20.50; Elizabeth Marshall (2nd) 20.86; Cassandra Powers (6th) 30.51; Garcia Fernandez (7th) 32.15 *PR*

4 x 200 Relay — O’Neill, Sage Stavros, C. Powers, Marshall (1st) 2:13.87

Shot Put — Ward (1st) 36-01.50; C. Powers (4th) 22-06

High Jump — Ward (1st) 4-08

Long Jump — Marshall (3rd) 12-05 *PR*; Stavros (4th) 12-04 *PR*; O’Neill (5th) 11-04; C. Powers (10th) 10-01 *PR*; Garcia Fernandez (12th) 9-04 *PR*

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Ava Alford (3rd) 14.98 *PR*; Bella Sandlin (4th) 15.13 *PR*; Laurel Crowder (5th) 15.27; Abbie Moss (6th) 15.37 *PR*; Ella Holm (9th) 15.80 *PR*; Finley Helm (10th) 15.84 *PR*; Mia Goers (11th) 16.00 *PR*; Miah Patterson (12th) 16.02; Claire Lachnit (13th) 16.04 *PR*; Amira Anunciado (17th) 16.60 *PR*; Sophia Magdolen (18th) 16.95; Victoria Quiroga Rivera (20th) 17.02 *PR*; Evelyn Merino-Martinez (24th) 17.65; Reagan Green (27th) 18.13 *PR*

200 — Sandlin (2nd) 32.95 *PR*; Emma Green (4th) 34.26 *PR*; Goers (5th) 34.76; Magdolen (8th) 36.83 *PR*; Quiroga Rivera (9th) 37.37 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (10th) 38.86

400 — Sandlin (2nd) 1:14.10 *PR*

800 — Autumn Hunt (1st) 3:18.61 *PR*; Sophia Burley (2nd) 3:20.07 *PR*

1600 — Annaliese Powers (1st) 6:18.90 *PR*; A. Hunt (2nd) 7:09.36; Arianna Vinson (3rd) 9:03.08 *PR*

100 Hurdles — A. Powers (1st) 21.00 *PR*; E. Green (2nd) 21.30 *PR*; Alford (3rd) 22.73 *PR*; Patterson (6th) 29.09; A. Hunt (7th) 29.95; Helm (8th) 30.02; Burley (9th) 33.82 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Kaleigha Millison, Crowder, Moss, Goers (2nd) 1:02.12; Addison Jacobson, Sabrina Judnich, A. Powers, E. Green (3rd) 1:05.09; Lachnit, Zariyah Allen, A. Hunt, Magdolen (4th) 1:05.40; Andrea Gonzalez, Vinson, Quiroga Rivera, Patterson (5th) 1:07.79; Merino-Martinez, Holm, R. Green, Burley (6th) 1:08.29

Shot Put — Jacobson (3rd) 24-09 *PR*; Helm (4th) 21-08; Holm (5th) 21-07; Moss (9th) 19-01

Discus — Allen (1st) 74-08; Millison (3rd) 48-09; Lachnit (6th) 44-09; Jacobson (7th) 44-00 *PR*; Crowder (8th) 43-07 *PR*; E. Green (9th) 43-06; Vinson (12th) 37-09 *PR*; Judnich (15th) 32-09; A. Powers (17th) 31-06

High Jump — Crowder (2nd) 4-02 *PR*

Long Jump — Millison (2nd) 11-09; Moss (4th) 11-03.50 *PR*; Holm (6th) 10-11.50 *PR*; Anunciado (7th) 10-09.50 *PR*; Patterson (17th) 9-06; Jacobson (18th) 9-04.50 *PR*; Magdolen (20th) 9-04 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (20th) 9-04; Allen (23rd) 9-03; Burley (24th) 9-02; R. Green (26th) 9-00

Emma Green sets a PR in the 200.

 

BOYS:

8th grade:

100 — Brian Thompson (1st) 13.03 *PR*; Kion Tellery (5th) 14.45 *PR*; Hunter Atteberry (6th) 15.49

200 — Zaydyn Dees (3rd) 32.36 *PR*

400 — Thompson (1st) 1:03.51 *PR*; Henry Bailey (2nd) 1:04.41 *PR*; Dees (4th) 1:13.40 *PR*

800 — Cyrus Sparacio (1st) 2:22.33 *PR*; Dees (3rd) 2:51.52 *PR*

1600 — Sparacio (2nd) 4:58.18 *PR*; Ossian Merkel (3rd) 5:50.33; Atteberry (4th) 6:40.50 *PR*; Nolan Hunt (5th) 6:57.45 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Frank Morrell (3rd) 24.85 *PR*

Shot Put — Aaron DiDonna (2nd) 29-00 *PR*; Tellery (3rd) 28-03 *PR*; N. Hunt (6th) 19-04

Discus — Merkel (2nd) 73-04 *PR*; DiDonna (4th) 72-06 *PR*; Sparacio (5th) 69-09 *PR*; Tellery (6th) 59-09 *PR*; N. Hunt (8th) 48-05 *PR*; Dees (9th) 46-04 *PR*

Long Jump — Thompson (1st) 16-05; Bailey (3rd) 14-03

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Les Queen (2nd) 14.03 *PR*; Jesse Kehoe (3rd) 14.38 *PR*; Liam Stoner (5th) 14.62 *PR*; Diesel Eck (6th) 14.78 *PR*; Asher Harris (15th) 16.04 *PR*; Brenden Tumulty (23rd) 18.61 *PR*

200 — Queen (1st) 29.25 *PR*; Xander Beaman (2nd) 29.99 *PR*; Jacob Lujan (3rd) 30.61

400 — Ceiba Rusch (9th) 1:30.53

800 — River Simpson (1st) 2:38.64 *PR*; Maverick Walling (3rd) 2:39.41 *PR*; Lincoln Wagner (4th) 2:46.65 *PR*; Archer Schwarz (6th) 2:53.88 *PR*

1600 — Wagner (3rd) 5:56.59 *PR*; Schwarz (4th) 6:01.99 *PR*; Tanner Kempton (6th) 7:03.12 *PR*; Rusch (7th) 7:41.45

110 Hurdles — Lujan (1st) 20.15 *PR*; Malachi Chapa (2nd) 21.05; Wagner (3rd) 21.98 *PR*; Rusch (4th) 23.88 *PR*; Kempton (5th) 24.82 *PR*; Stoner (6th) 21:32

4 x 100 Relay — Chapa, Beaman, Eck, Simpson (1st) 55.66; Rusch, Harris, Stoner, Lujan (3rd) 1:04.32

Shot Put — Eck (1st) 34-04 *PR*

Discus — Eck (1st) 89-05; Queen (3rd) 69-04 *PR*; Tumulty (8th) 43-01

High Jump — Chapa (1st) 4-08; Kehoe (2nd) 4-08; Beaman (3rd) 4-06; Stoner (5th) 4-04 *PR*

Long Jump — Kehoe (2nd) 14-03; Chapa (4th) 13-07 *PR*; Queen (5th) 12-11; Schwarz (7th) 12-04; Lujan (9th) 12-02; Wagner (10th) 12-00; Kempton (13th) 11-03; Tumulty (29th) 7-07

On to the next meet!

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Cream of the crop rise to the top

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on May 12, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Preston Epp flies for the finish line. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The finish line is within sight, and every second matters.

Every inch, as well.

With the high school track and field season down to just two upcoming meets — districts and state — the battle for the top marks is at its most intense.

A look at which Coupeville athletes appear in the top 10 among 2B competitors statewide confirms that.

A week ago, Carson Field (1600), Matthew Ward (triple jump), and the CHS boys 4 x 400 relay squad were on that list.

This time around, they’ve been bumped off the chart, at least for the moment.

But Cael Wilson added six inches to his PR in the pole vault and moved up from 4th to 3rd, and the Wolves are hanging tough in other areas.

Where things sit statewide through May 11, with the district meet set to go down this Saturday in Coupeville:

 

GIRLS:

Shot Put — Katie Marti (5th) 34-01

 

BOYS:

800 — Carson Field (4th) 2:02.03

4 x 100 Relay — Marquette Cunningham, Davin Houston, Preston Epp, Chase Anderson (8th) 44.47

High Jump — Cael Wilson (4th) 6-01

Pole Vault — Wilson (3rd-tie) 12-06

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Busy day, bountiful day

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 9, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Tate Wyman showed up and showed out Friday in Oregon. (Photo courtesy Amber Wyman)

He’ll rest tomorrow.

Coupeville grad Tate Wyman had a busy, and productive Friday, competing in three track and field events almost at the same time at the Cascade Collegiate Conference Outdoor Championships.

Wyman, now a sophomore at Oregon Tech, bounced between the 4 x 100 relay, the long jump, and the 110 hurdles while vying at Southern Oregon University in Ashland.

Literally.

The former Wolf ran in the relay, zipped over and did two jumps, rambled off to run the hurdles, then returned to finish his field event.

And how did he do while ping-ponging around?

Pretty dang good, as Wyman nabbed three top five finishes and two PRs before he was done.

Ayden and Devon’s big bro finished 3rd in the long jump, sailing 22 feet, 5.75 inches, beating his previous collegiate best.

He also set a PR in the hurdles, claiming 4th in 15.75 seconds, while running a leg on a relay team which earned 5th in 42.31.

The oldest of the Wyman siblings is continuing a run of excellence, as he was a top cross country runner and track athlete before graduating in 2023 from Coupeville High School.

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Former Wolf shines big in Sunshine State

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , , on May 9, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Savina Wells, a star in any town. (Photo property FBHS Pirate Athletics)

She finished at the highest level.

Former Coupeville superstar Savina Wells capped her high school sports career Friday, competing in two events at the FHSAA Class 2A State Track and Field Championships in Jacksonville, Florida.

The younger sister of CHS grads Ulrik and Izzy is a senior at Fernandina Beach High School.

Coming off of a pair of third place finishes at regionals May 2 in Pensacola, Savina was in the mix for javelin and high jump glory at the state meet.

She opened Friday by chucking her javelin 94 feet, one inch.

Wells, who earned an 8th place medal at state in the high jump as a junior, wasn’t able to repeat as a senior, but exits holding Fernandina’s school record.

She cleared the bar at five feet, three inches in March.

Before moving to Florida with her family after her freshman year, Lyle and Katy’s daughter was a vibrant part of a tight-knit, talented group of young women who played multiple sports in Coupeville.

She was a standout from preschool on, eventually playing two years of varsity basketball for CHS, including being a starter as just an 8th grader.

On the softball diamond, Savina was a catcher for the varsity team as a freshman, hauling in pitches from her big sis.

During her time at Fernandina, she has played volleyball, basketball, and track and field.

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New challenges, big performances

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , on May 8, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Aaron DiDonna launches his shot put. (Photos courtesy Brooke Crowder, Jon Gabelein, and Kelly Powers)

The first road trip was a huge success.

After competing at home in its opener, the Coupeville Middle School track and field team hit the road Wednesday, traveling to Sultan for a three-team meet.

While there, the Wolves collected 19 wins and about a million PRs, while the 8th grade girls and 6th/7th grade boys claimed team titles.

For the 8th grade girls, it was a show of complete dominance, as those Wolves won all six events they competed in.

Tamsin Ward paced CMS with three individual wins, claiming crowns in the 100, shot put, and high jump.

That gives her six victories through the first two meets of the season, and 29 for her middle school career.

Tamsin Ward sails to victory.

Also winning multiple individual titles were Ward’s fellow 8th grader, Cyrus Sparacio (800, 1600), and 7th grade thrower Diesel Eck (shot put, discus).

Whether they won or not, everyone in a Wolf uniform excelled Wednesday, said their coaches.

“Great meet today – Coupeville athletes brought their A-game,” said Brooke Crowder.

“Athletes are challenging themselves, trying new events and pushing themselves to set new personal bests.”

Jon Gabelein agreed, pointing to the fact “their stronger efforts during practice are getting good results.”

Gabelein noted the performance of Wolves such as 7th grader Zariyah Allen, who “has been working especially hard.”

She won the discus, narrowly missing 80 feet in competition after breaking that mark in her warmups.

“Launching it that far during just the second meet brought lots of positive comments from her competitors,” Gabelein said. “I look forward to helping our students continue to improve.”

Transporting a large group of young athletes across the backroads of America is also an experience.

“Traveling as a team of 60 middle school students provides all of us with a whole other dimension to our track season,” Gabelein said. “Especially when it involves a visit to McDonalds without their parents.”

The Wolves help set up the hurdles.

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

8th grade:

100 — Tamsin Ward (1st) 13.84

100 Hurdles — Kennedy O’Neill (1st) 21.00; Elizabeth Marshall (2nd) 21.04; Cassandra Powers (3rd) 25.17 *PR*

4 x 200 Relay — O’Neill, Sage Stavros, C. Powers, Marshall (1st) 2:18.52

Shot Put — Ward (1st) 38-01.50 *PR*; C. Powers (2nd) 25-08 *PR*

High Jump — Ward (1st) 4-08 *PR*

Long Jump — Stavros (1st) 11-08 *PR*; Marshall (2nd) 11-06; O’Neill (3rd) 10-09

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Andrea Gonzalez (3rd) 14.85; Laurel Crowder (6th) 15.25 *PR*; Bella Sandlin (7th) 15.32 *PR*; Ava Alford (9th) 15.35; Abbie Moss (10th) 15.61 *PR*; Miah Patterson (13th) 15.97 *PR*; Ella Holm (17th) 16.12; Sophia Burley (18th) 16.19 *PR*; Mia Goers (19th) 16.39; Claire Lachnit (21st) 16.41; Finley Helm (22nd) 16.54; Amira Anunciado (24th) 16.93 *PR*; Sabrina Judnich (26th) 17.13; Evelyn Merino-Martinez (27th) 17.51 *PR*; Victoria Quiroga Rivera (30th) 17.58 *PR*; Sophia Magdolen (33rd) 18.63; Reagan Green (34th) 18.72 *PR*

200 — Sandlin (1st) 33,53 *PR*; Goers (4th); Patterson (6th) 36.30; Merino-Martinez (7th) 37,87 *PR*; Quiroga Rivera (9th) 38.48; Arianna Vinson (10th) 38.52 *PR*

1600 — Annaliese Powers (2nd) 6:29.23 *PR*; Autumn Hunt (5th) 7:02.50 *PR*; Sarai Dangerfield (7th) 7:10.31

100 Hurdles — A. Powers (3rd) 21.65 *PR*; Emma Green (4th) 21.93 *PR*; Patterson (5th) 22.03 *PR*; A. Hunt (6th) 22.24; Kaleigha Millison (7th) 22.32; Alford (10th) 22.95; Helm (11th) 23.58; Dangerfield (15th) 33.44 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Millison, Crowder, Moss, Goers (2nd) 1:01.98; Gonzalez, Vinson, Quiroga Rivera, Patterson (5th) 1:04.79; Addison Jacobsen, Judnich, Sandlin, E. Green (6th) 1:05.22; Maja Govorcin, Holm, R. Green, Burley (7th) 1:07.43; Lachnit, Zariyah Allen, A. Hunt, Magdolen (8th) 1:07.45

Shot Put — Jacobsen (4th) 22-07.50; Helm (5th) 21-10 *PR*; Holm (6th) 21-00; Alford (7th) 20-07.50 *PR*; Moss (10th) 18-10.50

Discus — Allen (1st) 79-10 *PR*; Millison (3rd) 54-02 *PR*; E. Green (7th) 42-11.75; Lachnit (9th) 40-10; Crowder (10th) 40-06 *PR*; A. Powers (11th) 40-04.50 *PR*; Judnich (15th) 34-03.25; Vinson (19th) 32-00

High Jump — Crowder (1st) 3-11 *PR*

Long Jump — Millison (5th) 12-00; Moss (7th) 11-02 *PR*; A. Hunt (11th) 10-06 *PR*; E. Green (13th) 10-05; Merino-Martinez (17th) 9-05 *PR*; Allen (18th) 9-03; Burley (20th) 9-00; Jacobsen (21st) 8-08 *PR*; Dangerfield (22nd) 8-07 *PR*; Anunciado (24th) 8-05; Vinson (26th) 7-05; Magdolen (28th) 7-04 *PR*

Cyrus Sparacio is way out in front.

 

BOYS:

8th grade:

100 — Brian Thompson (2nd) 13.33 *PR*; Kion Tellery (14th) 14.96

400 — Hunter Atteberry (5th) 1:15.44

800 — Cyrus Sparacio (1st) 2:27.27 *PR*

1600 — Sparacio (1st) 5:25.60; Ossian Merkel (3rd) 5:44.89 *PR*; Atteberry (5th) 7:00.93; Nolan Hunt (6th) 7:07.73

110 Hurdles — Frank Morrell (4th) 25.50 *PR*

Shot Put — Aaron DiDonna (5th) 28-06 *PR*; Tellery (6th) 28-04 *PR*; N. Hunt (12th) 20-08 *PR*

Discus — Sparacio (7th) 66-10.50; DiDonna (8th) 64-08 *PR*; Merkel (9th) 63-04 *PR*; N. Hunt (15th) 45-05.25; Zaydyn Dees (16th) 44-05 *PR*

Long Jump — Henry Bailey (1st) 15-03; Thompson (2nd) 15-02

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Les Queen (4th) 14.64 *PR*; Liam Stoner (6th) 14.98 *PR*; Diesel Eck (7th) 15.05 *PR*; Maverick Walling (9th) 15.42; Brenden Tumulty (19th) 19.50 *PR*

200 — River Simpson (2nd) 29.21; Jacob Lujan (5th) 30.53

400 — Simpson (1st) 1:07.07 *PR*; Lincoln Wagner (3rd) 1:12.96 *PR*; Ceiba Rusch (5th) 1:31.03

800 — Walling (1st) 2:41.22 *PR*

1600 — Archer Schwarz (1st) 6:12.60; Tanner Kempton (4th) 7:27.39; Rusch (5th) 7:44.39

110 Hurdles — Lujan (3rd) 21.04; Malachi Chapa (5th) 21.97; Stoner (6th) 22.06 *PR*; Wagner (7th) 22.41 *PR*; Asher Harris (9th) 23.90 *PR*; Kempton (13th) 25.00

4 x 100 Relay — Chapa, Xander Beaman, Eck, Simpson (1st) 54.38; Rusch, Kempton, Stoner, Lujan (3rd) 1:03.85

Shot Put — Eck (1st) 26-04.50; Harris (6th) 19-08 *PR*

Discus — Eck (1st) 92-00 *PR*; Tumulty (6th) 44-10 *PR*

High Jump — Chapa (1st) 4-08 *PR*; Beaman (2nd) 4-06; Stoner (3rd) 4-02

Long Jump — Queen (3rd) 13-06 *PR*; Chapa (4th) 13-04 *PR*; Wagner (6th) 12-09 *PR*; Lujan (7th) 12-08 *PR*; Schwarz (8th) 12-07 *PR*; Kempton (13th) 11-03 *PR*; Tumulty (19th) 8-00

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