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Former Wolf sizzles in Sunshine State

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on May 16, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Former Coupeville ace Savina Wells (right), kickin’ butt and takin’ names in Florida. (Photo property Mike Woodard)

She finished her season with a flourish.

Outperforming her seed by five spots, Fernandina Beach High School junior Savina Wells claimed eighth place in the high jump Thursday at the FHSAA Class 2A State Track and Field Championships in Florida.

She was one of three Pirates to compete at state, and one of two to score points, joining javelin chucker Luke Twardy.

The former Coupeville supernova tied her season-best mark with a jump of four feet, 11.75 inches, barely missing her PR, which stands at 5-00 from her sophomore campaign.

Wells, who grew up playing multiple sports on Central Whidbey’s prairie, earned her ticket to state by winning a jump-off at regionals May 7, after finishing in a three-way tie for second place.

Along with the high jump, she also competed in the javelin, discus, and long jump this season, finishing fifth in the first of those events at regionals.

This was Wells second season of track at Fernandina Beach, and her first trip to state.

She also plays volleyball and basketball for the Pirates.

Ulrik and Izzy’s younger sister, sometimes referred to as “The Chosen One” by Cow Town sports bloggers back in the day, was a four-sport sensation as a young Wolf, also ripping up the softball field.

Coupeville’s loss became Florida’s gain when she and her family moved to the Sunshine State after her freshman year.

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Sun, smiles, and success

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on May 13, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Katie Marti (and grandma) kick off a series of CHS track pics. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It was a milestone moment.

Saturday’s District 1/2 track and field championships were the last home event for a Coupeville High School sports team during the 2023-2024 school year.

The sun was blazing (after a less than stellar start to spring), 18 Wolves qualified for the state meet, and wandering photographer John Fisken stayed busy, clicking away.

The pics above and below come to us courtesy him.

To see everything he snapped, and possibly ponder some purchases, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Track-2024/Track-2024-05-11-District-1-Championships

Zane Oldenstadt and Alysia Burdge

Marquette Cunningham

Cael Wilson

Aleksia Jump

Zac Tackett

Mason Butler and Erica McGrath

Myra McDonald (left) and Lexis Drake

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The chase continues for Wolf track stars

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on May 13, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Wolf track supernovas Carly Burt (left) and Lyla Stuurmans both delivered big-time performances at the district meet Saturday. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Carly Burt made a move. Lyla Stuurmans, too.

The duo were the highest risers for the Coupeville High School track and field team, which has six athletes in the top 10 statewide rankings through May 13.

Based on her performance at the district meet, Burt jumps from 7th into a tie for 5th among all 2B female pole vaulters.

Meanwhile Stuurmans gets back into the top 10 in the 400, giving her two slots as she was already camped out among the best long jumpers.

And yet, in a quirk, the Wolf junior won’t get a chance to compete at state in that last event, as she finished third at districts, and only the top two advance.

Stuurmans did punch her ticket to Yakima in both the 400 and 800, however, which takes a little of the sting away.

With just one meet left, the aforementioned state championships, which go down May 23-25, here’s where Coupeville athletes currently sit in the top 10 rankings for 2B:

 

GIRLS:

400 — Lyla Stuurmans (10th) 1:03.88

Shot Put — Katie Marti (10th) 33-05

Discus — Reese Wilkinson (7th) 111-06

Pole Vault — Carly Burt (5th-tie) 8-06

Long Jump — Stuurmans (5th) 15-08

 

BOYS:

High Jump — Nick Guay (3rd-tie) 6-00

Pole Vault — Cael Wilson (4th) 12-00

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Track sending a pack to state

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on May 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Marquette Cunningham is one of 18 Wolf track stars headed to the state championships. (Parker Hammons photo)

Welcome to our track. Now prepare to bow to us.

Throwing down under sunny skies Saturday on the prairie, the Coupeville High School track and field team dominated at the District 1/2 meet.

The Wolves swept both team titles on the 2B side of things, while racking up 13 wins and 22 PRs.

“Good day all around,” said CHS coach Bob Martin. “Coupeville athletes putting in the work.”

Along with their wins and PRs, the Wolves qualified 18 athletes for the state championships, which go down May 23-25 in Yakima.

Of those Wolves, three — Preston Epp, Carson Field, and Nick Guay — punched their tickets in three events.

Meanwhile, Lyla Stuurmans, Cael Wilson, Katie Marti, Reese Wilkinson, and Marquette Cunningham advance in two categories apiece.

The number of Wolves headed to Eisenhower High School for the big dance could actually go higher than 18.

To qualify for state, you had to finish in the top two Saturday, so third-place finishers are alternates, just waiting for a top-two rival to have to decline their bid.

For now, the Wolves will bask in the glow of a magnificent Saturday in the spotlight, then get back to practice as they prep for the year’s biggest meet.

Bow before our magnificence. (Dina Guay photo)

 

Saturday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

100 — Issabel Johnson (3rd) 13.91 *PR*

200 — Jasmine Castellanos (3rd) 30.60 *PR*; Ivy Rudat (6th) 31.35 *PR*

400 — Lyla Stuurmans (2nd) 1:03.88 *STATE QUALIFIER*; Rudat (4th) 1:13.42 *PR*

800 — Stuurmans (1st) 2:35.81 *SQ*; Kayla Crane (3rd) 2:44.45 *PR*; Aleera Kent (5th) 2:56.23

1600 — Crane (1st) 6:07.70 *PR*/*SQ*; Kent (3rd) 6:15.64

3200 — Kent (1st) 13:17.15 *PR*/*SQ*; Lydia Price (4th) 15:14.92

100 Hurdles — Myra McDonald (4th) 20.58 *PR*; Lexis Drake (5th) 21.97; Frankie Tenore (7th) 23.88

300 Hurdles — Drake (3rd) 1:00.09; McDonald (4th) 1:00.39

4 x 100 Relay — Carly Burt, Drake, Johnson, Castellanos (3rd) 55.81

4 x 200 Relay — Stuurmans, Burt, Johnson, Castellanos (3rd) 1:54.75

4 x 400 Relay — Burt, Drake, Rudat, Crane (3rd) 4:45.75

Shot Put — Reese Wilkinson (1st) 29-06.25 *SQ*; Marti (2nd) 29-06 *SQ*; Erica McGrath (4th) 23-01.75

Discus — Wilkinson (2nd) 106-08 *SQ*; McGrath (3rd) 83-04; Marti (4th) 74-05

Javelin — Marti (2nd) 96-04 *SQ*; Alysia Burdge (7th) 61-02

High Jump — Ayden Wyman (3rd) 4-06 *PR*; Tenore (4th) 4-04; McDonald (5th) 4-00

Pole Vault — Burt (1st) 8-06 *PR*/*SQ*; Aleksia Jump (2nd) 6-06 *SQ*

Long Jump — Stuurmans (3rd) 14-10

Carly Burt is Yakima-bound in the pole vault. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

 

BOYS:

100 — Marquette Cunningham (3rd) 11.84; Davin Houston (5th) 12.31 *PR*

200 — Cunningham (2nd) 24.26 *PR*/*SQ*; Blake Burrows (3rd) 24.94 *PR*

400 — Preston Epp (1st) 53.75 *PR*/*SQ*; Cael Wilson (3rd) 57.30

800 — Carson Field (1st) 2:09.93 *SQ*; Kenneth Jacobsen (3rd) 2:14.07 *PR*; Thomas Strelow (5th) 2:23.46

1600 — Field (1st) 4:52.45 *SQ*; Malachi Somes (3rd) 4:59.61

3200 — Field (2nd) 11:15.71 *PR*/*SQ*; George Spear (3rd) 11:49.81; Strelow (4th) 12:15.73

110 Hurdles — Axel Marshall (3rd) 19.46 *PR*; Mikey Robinett (4th) 21.80 *PR*; Spear (5th) 25.18

300 Hurdles — Robinett (3rd) 50.86; Spear (5th) 53.77 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Cunningham, Houston, Epp, Nick Guay (1st) 45.61 *SQ*

4 x 400 Relay — Epp, Burrows, Wilson, Guay (1st) 3:43.57 *SQ*

Shot Put — Zane Oldenstadt (2nd) 39-03.75 *PR*/*SQ*; Zac Tackett (4th) 36-11.75; Robinett (5th) 36-09

Discus — Tackett (1st) 126-00 *SQ*; Oldenstadt (3rd) 109-09; Mason Butler (5th) 94-09

Javelin — Marcelo Gebhard (4th) 117-07; Somes (5th) 114-05

High Jump — Guay (1st) 5-10 *SQ*; Wilson (3rd) 5-06; Houston (4th) 5-02

Pole Vault — Wilson (1st) 10-06 *SQ*; Marshall (2nd) 9-00 *PR*/*SQ*

Long Jump — Somes (4th) 15-07

Triple Jump — Matthew Ward (2nd) 36-05.50 *PR*/*SQ*; Cunningham (3rd) 35-09

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One last throw, then back to practice

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Logan Martin, part of the wrecking crew. (Photo courtesy Abbie Martin)

Season two is in the books, and it was a success.

Coupeville grad Logan Martin, now a sophomore at Central Washington University, capped his campaign Saturday with an explosive performance at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships in Ellensburg.

The former Wolf claimed sixth place in the hammer throw, out of a field of 16 competitors, earning three points for the Wildcats.

Martin’s best throw on the day went 161 feet, seven inches.

That followed on the heels of another sixth-place finish in the discus Friday, as he scored in both of his events.

Central’s men finished second to Western Washington University in the team standings.

While competition is over until the arrival of indoor track in the fall, Martin will continue to work in the offseason as he chases the big numbers.

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