Zachary Saho set PRs in the discus, shot put, and 800 Saturday. (Jackie Saia photo)
They had home field advantage and they claimed it.
Competing on their own oval Saturday, the Coupeville High School track and field squad dominated six other schools, sweeping to lopsided wins in the Cow Town Classic Invite.
The Wolf boys stormed to a massive win, piling up 235 points while runner-up Clallam Bay collected 85.
Lopez Island (58), Chief Leschi (48), Neah Bay (41), Forks (36), and Concrete (25) rounded out the competitors.
On the girls’ side of things, CHS finished with 196 points, with Forks (85), Lopez (84), and Neah Bay (84) bunched up in a second-place battle.
Clallam Bay (21), Chief Leschi (8), and Concrete (6) brought up the rear.
On the day Coupeville snagged 14 wins and 33 PRs, with Cyrus Sparacio (800, 1600, 3200), Kennedy O’Neill (100 and 300 Hurdles), Arianna Cunningham (Javelin, 4 x 100 Relay), and Wyatt Fitch-Marron (4 x 1, 4 x 4) winning multiple events.
Sparacio, just a freshman, hit PRs in all three of his events, as well.
Cyrus Sparacio hits the gas. (Julie Wheat photo)
While Fitch-Marron finished second in the high jump, the sophomore smashed his PR by four inches, elevating six feet, two inches.
That puts him just two inches away from the school record of 6-4, jointly held by the non-related Rich Wilson and Cael Wilson.
While the times were fast and the wins many, making the day a total success were the volunteers, who poured into Coupeville’s stadium ready and rarin’ to go on a sunny Saturday.
“A great big shout out to all our volunteers!” said CHS coaches Elizabeth Bitting and Bob Martin. “Not one spot was empty!
“From the elementary school principal (Erica McColl) to Melissa and Brett Casey, to the many parents, family members, even a King (Randy) was present.
“EVERY position was filled. This helped with the meet running so smoothly.”
Fresh off their home success, Coupeville returns to action next Saturday, May 2, when it travels to Sammamish High School for the 22-team BCS Invitational, the final regular-season meet.
After that comes the league meet, districts, and, hopefully, the state championships.
Kennedy O’Neill glides through the hurdles. (Jackie Saia photo)
Saturday’s results:
GIRLS:
100 — Tamsin Ward (3rd) 14.24
200 — Isa Mc Fetridge (2nd) 28.71 *PR*
400 — Taylor Marrs (4th) 1:13.40 *PR*
800 — Laken Simpson (1st) 2:51.29 *PR*; Mikayla Wagner (2nd) 3:02.10
1600 — Devon Wyman (1st) 8:19.26; Wagner (2nd) 8:19.42
3200 — Wyman (2nd) 14:07.90 *PR*
100 Hurdles — Kennedy O’Neill (1st) 20.61; Lexis Drake (2nd) 22.55; Myra McDonald (3rd) 23.62; Frankie Tenore (4th) 24.30
300 Hurdles — O’Neill (1st) 1:01.87; Wyman (2nd) 1:07.10; Drake (3rd) 1:12.50; McDonald (4th) 1:16.27
4 x 100 Relay — Arianna Cunningham, Olivia Hall, Ward, Mc Fetridge (1st) 54.08
4 x 200 Relay — A. Cunningham, Drake, Simpson, Mc Fetridge (3rd) 2:00.43
4 x 400 Relay — Hall, Marrs, Lillian Ketterling, Simpson (2nd) 4:40.57
Shot Put — Ward (2nd) 31-07 *PR*; A. Cunningham (4th) 23-01 *PR*
Discus — Ketterling (2nd) 78-03; Marrs (6th) 59-10.50 *PR*
Javelin — A. Cunningham (1st) 76-04
High Jump — Ward (3rd) 4-06; Tenore (4th) 4-02
Pole Vault — Ketterling (1st) 8-03 *PR*
Long Jump — O’Neill (6th) 12-02; McDonald (8th) 10-05.50
Devon Wyman claimed a victory in the 1600. (Marquette Cunningham photo)
BOYS:
100 — Marquette Cunningham (3rd) 12.60; Liam Blas (5th) 12.64; Nathan Coxsey (9th) 12.85; Beckett Green (12th) 13.05; Edmund Wilson (13th) 13.09
200 — Davin Houston (2nd) 24.27; Green (4th) 25.38; Richmond Bandong (6th) 26.68 *PR*; Will Tierney (8th) 27.02; Sage Arends (10th) 27.21 *PR*; Shilo Sandlin (11th) 27.42 *PR*
400 — George Spear (3rd) 57.10 *PR*; Tierney (4th) 57.76 *PR*; Brian Thompson (5th) 58.93; Coxsey (6th) 1:03.80
800 — Cyrus Sparacio (1st) 2:08.47 *PR*; Ossian Merkel (4th) 2:27.19; Johnathan Jacobsen (5th) 2:30.93 *PR*; Kenneth Jacobsen (6th) 2:37.38; Hunter Atteberry (7th) 2:37.66 *PR*; Zach Blitch (11th) 3:15.22 *PR*; Nolan Hunt (12th) 3:35.29; Zachary Saho (13th) 3:36.86 *PR*
1600 — Sparacio (1st) 4:43.31 *PR*; Merkel (2nd) 5:28.39; K. Jacobsen (3rd) 5:29.77; Atteberry (4th) 6:05.94; Hunt (5th) 7:34.82
3200 — Sparacio (1st) 10:42.73 *PR*; Spear (2nd) 10:55.79; K. Jacobsen (3rd) 11:59.18
300 Hurdles — Wilson (3rd) 48.64 *PR*
4 x 100 Relay — M. Cunningham, Blas, Wyatt Fitch-Marron, Houston (1st) 48.67
4 x 400 Relay — Wilson, Thompson, Fitch-Marron, Green (1st) 3:53.33; Tierney, Coxsey, Arends, Blas (3rd) 4:08.78
Shot Put — Saho (2nd) 42-10 *PR*; Khanor Jump (4th) 36-02.50 *PR*; Blitch (13th) 22-05
Discus — Blas (3rd) 112-00.50 *PR*; Jump (4th) 110-06 *PR*; Saho (8th) 90-04 *PR*; J. Jacobsen (11th) 65-02; Tierney (12th) 63-11.50 *PR*; Sandlin (13th) 57-11 *PR*; Blitch (15th) 55-05
Javelin — Bandong (3rd) 105-06; K. Jacobsen (6th) 94-08 *PR*; Sandlin (7th) 92-02 *PR*; J. Jacobsen (13th) 78-10; Hunt (20th) 23-10
Hammer Throw — Jump (1st) 106-07
High Jump — Fitch-Marron (2nd) 6-02 *PR*; Houston (3rd) 5-08; J. Jacobsen (4th) 5-04
Pole Vault — Russell Miller (1st) 7-00 *PR*; Edmund Kunz (2nd) 7-00
Long Jump — Arends (2nd) 18-01.75; Wilson (5th) 16-08.25; Thompson (6th) 16-07.50; Merkel (13th) 11-06.50 *PR*
Squishy cows were given to top finishers. (Erin Coxsey photo)
Read Full Post »
Coupeville Sports 