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He can throw all day!

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Logan Martin, living up to the hype.

Logan Martin didn’t have much down time Friday.

The Coupeville grad, now a sophomore at Central Washington University, threw in three events at the John Knight Twilight meet in Monmouth, Oregon.

Martin’s best showing came in his premier event, the hammer throw, where he placed second out of 16 competitors, launching the implement 173 feet, one inch.

He was nearly two feet ahead of the third-place chucker, and hot on the heels of eventual winner Donaven Humphries of Clackamas College.

While the hammer is where Martin wows the audience, he also competes in the shot put and discus, and placed in the top half of the field in both events in Oregon.

The former Wolf finished 11th (out of 23 throwers) in the shot put with a heave of 40-07.75 and 12th in the discus (out of 24 hurlers), with his throw plummeting back to Earth at the 120-09 mark.

His performance Friday continues a life-long odyssey of being really, really good at athletic pursuits, as Martin played soccer, tennis, and basketball in addition to track and field during his CHS days.

Central Washington is next scheduled to compete April 11 at the Whitworth Twilight meet in Spokane.

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Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on April 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Cael Wilson (left) and Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim are ready for their closeup. (Ember Light photo)

Cameras clicking, as far as the eye can see.

Coupeville High School yearbook photographers swarmed a recent track and field meet, capturing their classmates in action and behind the scenes.

The pics seen above and below come to us courtesy Emma Garcia, Parker Hammons, Ember Light, and Thomas Studer.

They’re the real heroes.

(Emma Garcia photo)

(Parker Hammons photo)

(Parker Hammons photo)

(Ember Light photo)

(Ember Light photo)

(Thomas Studer photo)

(Emma Garcia photo)

(Thomas Studer photo)

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Fab four among state’s best

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on April 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Reese Wilkinson, here throwing the shot put, is among the best discus chuckers among girls from 2B schools. (Jackie Saia photo)

The margin is incredibly thin.

As the high school track and field season plays out, the best performance in each event constantly fluctuates. If you didn’t deliver this week, you might not be around next week.

That’s true for Coupeville, which had eight athletes appearing in the Top 10 lists for 2B schools last Monday, but only claims four berths this time around.

Wolf junior Lyla Stuurmans is still the gold standard in Cow Town, but she took the hardest hit, going from four appearances (800, 1600, 3200, 300 hurdles) to none.

Also dropping out, for the moment at least, are Carson Field (800), Issabel Johnson (Pole Vault), and Preston Epp (400).

With spring break upon us, Coupeville has no meets until April 13, but then has the stretch run with five rumbles during the second half of the month.

As we twiddle our thumbs until then, a look at the Wolves currently holding down a spot in the Top 10:

 

GIRLS:

Discus — Reese Wilkinson (5th) 104-04.50

Pole Vault — Carly Burt (7th-tie) 7-00

 

BOYS:

High Jump — Nick Guay (2nd-tie) 6-00

Pole Vault — Cael Wilson (4th-tie) 11-00

 

Bob Martin has two words for you – “Work harder!” (Ember Light photo)

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Taygin Jump had herself a day!

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , , on March 30, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Taygin Jump is just here to win all your titles. (Photos courtesy Christina Jump)

The great outdoors agrees with Taygin Jump.

The Coupeville grad, now a freshman at Plattsburgh State in New York, was finally let loose from the gym Saturday afternoon.

And she promptly tore up the joint.

Making her collegiate outdoor track and field debut, Jump roared to wins in the javelin and hammer throw at the Saints Ice Breaker in Canton.

That gave the fab frosh 20 points on the day, a huge help to Plattsburgh State holding off St. Lawrence 206-194 for the women’s team title.

“First rule — we win. Second rule — same as the first rule.”

Not only did Jump win both of her events, but she won by a large margin.

In the hammer throw, the former Wolf launched her implement an even 112 feet, an inch shy of two feet further than any of her nine foes.

Meanwhile, Jump won by an even bigger margin in the javelin, with her toss of 95-09 being nearly three feet further than any of the other 10 competitors could chuck it.

The Cardinals and their Cow Town killer will bask in the afterglow for a few hours, then get back at it.

Plattsburgh’s next meet arrives April 6, when it travels to Utica for the Pioneer Spring Invite.

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Everything’s big in Texas, including the throws

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on March 29, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Logan Martin lets it fly. (Photo courtesy Bob Martin)

Logan Martin traveled across the USA, then threw the hammer almost all the way back.

The Coupeville grad, now a sophomore at Central Washington University, earned 2nd place (out of 38 competitors) Friday at the Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos.

Operating at the Texas State Track and Field Complex, Martin chucked his implement 177 feet, three inches.

That was a season best showing for the former Wolf and left him nearly eight feet in front of the third-best thrower.

Matt Thomas of Grand Valley State won, launching the eighth-best throw (200-01) in NCAA D-II action this spring.

During his time in Cow Town, Martin was a standout soccer, tennis, and basketball player, who earned three 2nd place medals at state championship events during his senior season of track and field.

Central Washington returns to action April 5 at the John Knight Twilight meet in Monmouth, Oregon.

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