Track | Coupeville Sports

Archive for the ‘Track’ Category

Yakima or bust!

Posted in Track, tagged Alex Murdy, CHS Wolves, send-off, state championships, track and field on May 25, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Nick (left) and Josh Guay are joined by a very-chipper Phil Jump. (Dina Guay photo)

Time to hit the road.

Coupeville High School track and field athletes and coaches rumbled out of town Thursday morning at the crack of dawn, headed for Yakima.

The 2B state championships await them, with the Wolves slated to start three days of competition a few hours after arrival on the East side of the state.

Monroe Myles (100), Carolyn Lhamon (shot put), and Aidan Wilson (triple jump) are up first, with the main flurry of action set to kick off Friday morning.

As the Wolves got ready for their bus trip, pics were snapped, and cheers were unleashed.

On to glory!

Ready for an early-morning business trip. (Brittany Kolbet photo)

Alex Murdy gets a send-off from the grandparents. (Photo courtesy Sandi Murdy)

State swag for days. (Josh Guay photo)

Josh Upchurch heads to the state championships in a second sport. (Brittany Kolbet photo)

Future Wolf stars cheer on current ones. (Dina Guay photo)

Ryanne Knoblich is on her way to claim all the medals. (Mariah Madsen photo)

Read Full Post »

Jump heads East for college track

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged CHS Wolves, letter of intent, SUNY Plattsburgh, Taygin Jump, track and field on May 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Aleksia Jump checks to make sure big sis Taygin’s throwing arm still works. (Christina Jump photo)

Go East, young woman.

Coupeville High School senior Taygin Jump is New York-bound after graduation, and she signed a letter of intent Monday to compete in indoor and outdoor track and field at SUNY Plattsburgh.

Founded in 1889, the school is an NCAA D-III school.

Jump is the third member of this year’s CHS track team to sign with a college, with Tate Wyman headed to Oregon Tech and Mitchell Hall off to the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

One for the family photo album. (Amber Wyman photo)

The young woman who currently has the third-best hammer throw among all 2B female athletes was a two-sport star for the Wolves, also playing club and school volleyball.

In the world of track and field, Jump vied in eight different events, running sprints and distance races, carrying the baton in relays, and throwing the discus, javelin, and hammer.

At SUNY Plattsburgh she’ll be a Cardinal, and the school mascot is known as Burghy.

The school has some notable alumni, but I’ll skip past disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner to land on my personal favorite on the list — lanky actor Tim Robbins.

He’s the star of films like The Shawshank Redemption, Bull Durham, and the Coen brothers unsung masterpiece, The Hudsucker Proxy.

Jump’s teammates and friends celebrate her signing day. (Amber Wyman photo)

Read Full Post »

Fleet-footed Wyman follows Oregon trail

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged CHS Wolves, letter of intent, Oregon Tech, Tate Wyman, track and field on May 22, 2023| 1 Comment »

Tate Wyman signs his college track and field letter of intent. (Willie Smith photo)

Tate Wyman is running off to a different state.

The Coupeville High School senior signed a letter of intent Monday to compete in track and field at Oregon Tech.

He’s the third member of the current CHS oval squad to sign a college letter, with Taygin Jump (SUNY Plattsburgh) joining him at Monday’s ceremony.

Fellow Wolf senior Mitchell Hall previously signed to run cross country at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Celebrating with teammates and family. (Christina Jump photo)

Before he competes as an NAIA athlete, Wyman has a few more days left as a Coupeville student, with a trip to the state championships on the agenda for this coming weekend.

He’s part of a 4 x 100 relay unit ranked #3 in the state among all 2B schools.

Wyman ran cross country all four years at CHS, and participated in track and field three seasons, with pandemic restrictions erasing spring sports his freshman year.

During his time as a Wolf, he competed in eight events, ranging from sprints to hurdles to relays to the occasional foray into the world of steeplechase.

Wolf coaches Bob Martin and Elizabeth Bitting join the festivities. (Willie Smith photo)

At Oregon Tech, Wyman will find a school founded in 1947 to train and re-educate World War II vets.

The school’s athletic teams, which compete in the Cascade Collegiate Conference, are the Owls.

Or, sometimes, when they’re moving quickly, the Hustlin’ Owls.

Read Full Post »

Finish line in sight for Wolves

Posted in Track, tagged 2B, Carolyn Lhamon, CHS Wolves, Monroe Myles, Top 10, track and field on May 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Wolf senior Claire Mayne appears several times when you look at the top 10 performances for 2B track and field athletes. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

One meet left, with one giant stage on which to shine.

Coupeville High School track and field athletes head to Yakima this week for the 2B state championships, which go down May 25-27.

Counting alternates for two relay squads, 22 Wolves will be on the bus as the wheels go round and round during the cross-state trek.

A number of those CHS track stars feature in our final look at the top 10 performances in 2B this season, while some do not.

While Coupeville had this past weekend off, other schools across the state wrapped up their own district, bi-district, and tri-district meets, and now the numbers are set in stone.

But again, as you scan the numbers below, a reminder that you can be in the top 10 and NOT go to state, while you can also be state-bound and NOT be on this list.

Track and field, forever tricky and full of intrigue.

Where CHS athletes rank among 2B competitors through May 22:

GIRLS:

100 — Monroe Myles (10th) 13.28

200 — Myles (7th) 27.17

400 — Lyla Stuurmans (7th) 1:03.60

100 Hurdles — Claire Mayne (9th) 17.41

4 x 100 Relay — Myles, Ryanne Knoblich, Issabel Johnson, Mayne (8th) 53.72

4 x 400 Relay — Mayne, Aleera Kent, Carly Burt, Stuurmans (6th) 4:27.11

Shot Put — Carolyn Lhamon (6th) 35-00

High Jump — Knoblich (3rd) 5-00

Hammer Throw — Taygin Jump (3rd) 56-08

BOYS:

400 — Aidan Wilson (9th) 53.08

800 — Wilson (3rd) 2:01.22

1600 — Mitchell Hall (10th) 4:40.16

110 Hurdles — Tate Wyman (10th) 16.90

4 x 100 Relay — Reily Araceley, Wyman, Wilson, Dominic Coffman (3rd) 45.02

4 x 400 Relay — Preston Epp, Hall, Wyman, Wilson (10th) 3:39.69

High Jump — Nick Guay (7th) 6-00; Coffman (10th) 5-10

Long Jump — Alex Murdy (7th) 20-03

Triple Jump — Wilson (7th) 41-05.50

Read Full Post »

Epic journey, epic success

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged Beckett Green, CMS Wolves, Costco pizza, Sultan, Tamsin Ward, track and field on May 19, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Costco pizza, the fuel of championship track stars. (Jon Gabelein photos)

They survived and prospered.

Traveling to the wilds of Sultan Thursday, Coupeville Middle School track and field athletes combined to win 11 events and notch 66 PR’s at a three-team meet.

The Wolf 6th/7th grade boys won the team title, while their female counterparts finished a close second to South Whidbey.

Coupeville’s next-door neighbors, who had the deepest roster, won both 8th grade team titles.

CMS 7th graders Beckett Green and Nick Laska were three-time winners Thursday, including teaming up with Nathan Niewald and Roger Merino-Martinez to claim the title in the 4 x 100 relay.

Green also hit the tape first in the 100 and 200, while Laska finished on top in the shot put and discus.

Merino-Martinez (long jump), Shiloh Sandlin (800), and 6th grader Daniel Payan Vasquez (400) were winners while Tamsin Ward (100, shot put) and the girls 4 x 200 relay unit also triumphed.

All five girls to finish atop the podium are 6th graders, with the relay squad comprised of Hyley Farrell, Elizabeth Marshall, Kennedy O’Neill, and Sage Stavros.

With her two wins, Ward has piled up 10 victories this season, which puts her in big-time company.

Lindsey Roberts won 22 times as an 8th grader in 2015, after notching eight wins as a 7th grader, while Makana Stone finished first 12 times as an 8th grader in 2012.

The duo, who finished with eight and seven state meet medals during their high school days, respectively, never competed as 6th graders as eligibility rules have changed since their middle school days.

Whether they won, PR’d, or just came close Thursday, each Wolf in uniform had an impact, said CMS coach Jon Gabelein.

“Our athletes performed really well during the longest road trip of the season,” he said. “The athletes again proved that the harder they work, the better they get.

“I hope they are as proud as I am of the clear improvements they are showing.”

The Wolves return to action next Thursday, May 25 with an appearance at the Cascade League Championships, which are held at Lakewood High School.

The season-ending rumble is a two-day affair, with day #2 set for May 31 at the same location.

Inaura Maund launches the shot put.

Thursday’s results:

GIRLS:

8th grade:

100 — Tirsit Cannon (2nd) 14.59 *PR*; Lexis Drake (7th) 15.55 *PR*; Ivy Rudat (8th) 15.93 *PR*; Natalie Perera (13th) 17.23 *PR*; Inara Maund (14th) 17.62

4 x 100 Relay — Rudat, Cannon, Drake, Lydia Price (2nd) 1:01.19

Shot Put — Price (11th) 13-05

Long Jump — Cannon (4th) 11-05; Rudat (6th) 10-11; Drake (11th) 9-09; Perera (14th) 9-07; Price (18th) 8-08; Maund (20th) 6-06

6th/7th grade:

100 — Tamsin Ward (1st) 14.00 *PR*; Isabella De Souza Oliveira Mc Fetridge (8th) 15.13 *PR*; Amayia Curry (15th) 15.74 *PR*; Willow Leedy-Bonifas (17th) 15.82; Niella Bryan (24th) 16.92 *PR*; Lisette Bentabou (26th) 17.08 *PR*; Lily Fisher (27th) 17.17 *PR*; Denali Kalwies (29th) 17.91 *PR*; Maci Wofford (31st) 18.46 *PR*; Kaleah Matros (32nd) 18.89 *PR*; Lucille Humpfries (35th) 25.17

200 — Laken Simpson (2nd) 31.63; Olivia Hall (5th) 33.59 *PR*; Anmarie Solis (8th) 34.10 *PR*; Arianna Cunningham (11th) 35.35 *PR*; Elizabeth Marshall (12th) 36.03 *PR*; Sage Stavros (13th) 36.49 *PR*; Camilla Wolfe (14th) 37.80 *PR*; Savannah Niewald (17th) 40.00; Alexandra Lo (18th) 45.40 *PR*

400 — Taylor Marrs (3rd) 1:26.63 *PR*; Lo (4th) 1:49.07 *PR*

800 — Lillian Ketterling (2nd) 3:07.53; Devon Wyman (8th) 3:57.37

1600 — Mikayla Wagner (2nd) 7:10.84; Rebekah Dangerfield (4th) 7:15.95 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Tenley Stuurmans (8th) 20.80; E. Marshall (10th) 21.25 *PR*; Kennedy O’Neill (11th) 21.38 *PR*; Cunningham (12th) 21.44 *PR*; Fisher (18th) 26.21 *PR*; Amelia Crowder (19th) 27.54

4 x 100 Relay — Cunningham, Curry, Leedy-Bonifas, Stuurmans (3rd) 1:01.73; Hall, Simpson, O’Neill, Wagner (5th) 1:04.22

4 x 200 Relay — Hyley Farrell, E. Marshall, O’Neill, Stavros (1st) 2:16.94; Bentabou, Crowder, Bryan, Kalwies (3rd) 2:34.25

Shot Put — Ward (1st) 30-09 *PR*; Marrs (3rd) 22-07.50; Bentabou (5th) 21-02; Simpson (11th) 19-00.50; Wofford (13th) 17-02.25 *PR*; S. Niewald (15th) 16-01 *PR*; Humpfries (16th) 15-09; Matros (17th) 12-05.75

Discus — Cunningham (2nd) 59-05.50; Ketterling (5th) 56-09.75; Bentabou (8th) 53-03.25 *PR*; Marrs (10th) 52-00; Matros (19th) 28-09; Curry (20th) 28-07 *PR*; Crowder (21st) 27-07

High Jump — Crowder (2nd) 3-10 *PR*

Long Jump — Ward (5th) 12-07; Leedy-Bonifas (7th) 12-03; Farrell (8th) 12-00; Mc Fetridge (11th) 10-11; O’Neill (11th) 10-11; E. Marshall (15th) 10-03; Ketterling (16th) 9-11; Stavros (17th) 9-08; Wagner (22nd) 9-02; Hall (23rd) 9-01; Wyman (24th) 9-00; Bryan (25th) 8-10 *PR*; S. Niewald (26th) 8-08; Solis (29th) 8-07 *PR*; Kalwies (32nd) 8-00; Wolfe (34th) 6-10 *PR*; Fisher (35th) 6-07; Lo (36th) 6-02; Wofford (38th) 5-08

Davin Houston flies the friendly skies.

BOYS:

8th grade:

100 — Davin Houston (3rd) 12.93 *PR*

400 — Axel Marshall (4th) 1:11.69 *PR*; Zach Blitch (5th) 1:21.92 *PR*

1600 — Kenneth Jacobsen (3rd) 5:28.74 *PR*

110 Hurdles — A. Marshall (5th) 21.02

Shot Put — Jacobsen (7th) 24-10.50; Blitch (13th) 17-08 *PR*

Discus — Blitch (17th) 54-01

High Jump — Houston (3rd) 5-02 *PR*; A. Marshall (4th) 4-08 *PR*

Long Jump — Houston (2nd) 17-00 *PR*; Jacobsen (6th) 13-09

6th/7th grade:

100 — Beckett Green (1st) 13.20 *PR*; Daniel Payan Vasquez (3rd) 13.70 *PR*; Roger Merino-Martinez (4th) 13.75 *PR*; Wyatt Fitch-Marron (6th) 13.94 *PR*; Max Ohme (10th) 14.58 *PR*; Carson Grove (13th) 14.83; Leonardo Rodriguez (15th) 14.93; Benji Wertz (23rd) 15.97 *PR*; Collin Mirabile (24th) 16.04; Khanor Jump (26th) 16.22 *PR*; Isaiah Allen (27th) 16.27 *PR*; Kion Tellery (31st) 16.64

200 — Green (1st) 28.04 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (4th) 29.09

400 — Payan Vasquez (1st) 1:05.69 *PR*; Nick Laska (2nd) 1:06.36 *PR*; Nathan Niewald (6th) 1:16.62 *PR*

800 — Shiloh Sandlin (1st) 2:36.68; Edmund Kunz (4th) 3:10.45 *PR*

1600 — N. Niewald (2nd) 6:38.90; Kunz (5th) 6:58.39

110 Hurdles — Rodriguez (3rd) 20.91 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Green, Laska, N. Niewald, Merino-Martinez (1st) 53.89

Shot Put — Laska (1st) 32-09.50 *PR*; Mirabile (4th) 22-11; Jump (5th) 22-09.50 *PR*; Green (7th) 22-02; Tellery (8th) 18-01 *PR*; Allen (9th) 17-02

Discus — Laska (1st) 88-01 *PR*; Grove (4th) 68-09.50; Jump (5th) 66-03; Ohme (6th) 65-05 *PR*; Kunz (19th) 38-06

High Jump — Fitch-Marron (4th) 4-04; Mirabile (6th) 4-00

Long Jump — Merino-Martinez (1st) 14-09; N. Niewald (3rd) 14-03 *PR*; Sandlin (4th) 13-10; Fitch-Marron (4th) 13-10; Ohme (11th) 12-02 *PR*; Rodriguez (12th) 12-00; Grove (17th) 11-05; Kunz (23rd) 10-05; Tellery (26th) 8-06 *PR*