Track | Coupeville Sports

Archive for the ‘Track’ Category

Fly high, fly far

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged Central Washington University, discus, hammer throw, Logan Martin, track and field on April 29, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Logan Martin has found success as a college thrower. (Photo courtesy Abbie Martin)

Another day, another milestone.

Coupeville grad Logan Martin nailed a PR in the hammer throw Saturday at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham.

Now a freshman at Central Washington University, the throwing ace finished 3rd out of 16 competitors, launching the implement 178 feet, seven inches.

Martin also came back around to claim 7th in the discus (out of 21 dudes), with his throw slamming back to Earth at the 136-11 mark.

Overall, he picked up eight points for the Wildcats.

During his time at CHS, Martin played soccer, tennis, and basketball in addition to earning three state meet medals for the track and field team.

He was a key part of a senior class which led the Wolf boys’ basketball team to an undefeated 16-0 regular season, league title, district title, and trip to the state tourney in 2022.

Read Full Post »

“The team did amazing!”

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged CMS Wolves, Nick Laska, season debut, Tamsin Ward, track and field on April 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

6th grader Tamsin Ward won two events at her first middle school track meet. (Jon Gabelein photo)

Edmund Kunz sends the shot put flying far away. (Jon Gabelein photo)

It didn’t take Tamsin Ward long to catch people’s attention.

Competing in her first middle school track meet Wednesday, the Coupeville 6th grader captured wins in both the 100 and shot put.

Besting fields of 38 and 14 athletes, respectively, Ward helped spark the CMS 6th/7th grade girls to a team win as well.

The young Wolves finished with 90 points to host South Whidbey’s 77, while Granite Falls and Northshore Christian Academy brought up the rear.

Coupeville finished 2nd in the boys 6th/7th grade team rumble, led by wins from 7th grader Nick Laska in the shot put and discus.

The Wolf 8th grade girls finished 3rd, while the CMS 8th grade boys were 4th in their battle.

Ward and Laska’s double victories led the way as Coupeville won nine events.

7th graders Marin Winger (400), Lillian Ketterling (discus), Shiloh Sandlin (800), and Roger Merino-Martinez (200) also captured the top rung on the ladder, while a girls 4 x 200 squad made up of 7th graders Niella Bryan, Denali Kalwies, Amelia Crowder, and Lisette Bentabou hit the tape first.

With the first meet of the season in the books, CMS coaches were flying high afterwards.

“The team did amazing!” Amber Wyman said. “There were some tears, scrapes and lots of nerves, but these athletes came to compete!

“I am so proud of all they accomplished.”

That was a feeling shared by Jon Gabelein.

“It was a great first meet with lots of top-notch performances!” he said.

“While some athletes may have been nervous about getting out there on week one, they can now take their first PR and generate improvements throughout the season.”

CMS hosts its next two meets, which are set for May 4 and 10.

Kennedy O’Neill (far right) prepares to leave her foes choking on her dust. (Amber Wyman photo)

Wednesday’s results:

GIRLS:

8th grade:

100 — Tirsit Cannon (3rd) 15.34; Natalie Perera (11th) 17.42

200 — Kayla Crane (3rd) 37.01

100 Hurdles — Lexis Drake (5th) 23.54

4 x 100 Relay — Cannon, Drake, Crane, Lydia Price (3rd) 1:07.68

Long Jump — Drake (9th) 10-00; Perera (14th) 7-11

6th/7th grade:

100 — Tamsin Ward (1st) 14.11; Willow Leedy-Bonifas (4th) 15.08; Laken Simpson (5th) 15.16; Isabella De Souza Oliveira Mc Fetridge (7th) 15.37; Amayia Curry (9th) 16.11; Niella Bryan (21st) 17.53; Lisette Bentabou (26th) 18.09; Denali Kalwies (27th) 18.10; Maci Wofford (33rd) 19.10; Kaleah Matros (34th) 19.47

200 — Hyley Farrell (2nd) 31.82; Olivia Hall (4th) 34.45; Anmarie Solis (5th) 34.91; Sage Stavros (10th) 36.50; Savannah Niewald (16th) 38.70; Camilla Wolfe (17th) 40.00

400 — Marin Winger (1st) 1:21.41; S. Niewald (4th) 1:35.29; Lily Fisher (5th) 1:42.15

800 — Lillian Ketterling (2nd) 3:07.40; Devon Wyman (7th) 3:47.24

1600 — Tenley Stuurmans (2nd) 6:44.30; Mikayla Wagner (3rd) 6:55.05; Rebekah Dangerfield (5th) 7:25.06

100 Hurdles — Stuurmans (3rd) 20.18; Elizabeth Marshall (9th) 21.80; Kennedy O’Neill (10th) 21.80; Amelia Crowder (16th) 24.72; Arianna Cunningham (19th) 26.36; Wyman (24th) 30.84; Fisher (25th) 32.82

4 x 100 Relay — Hall, Wagner, Winger, Simpson (2nd) 1:03.93; Cunningham, Leedy-Bonifas, Curry, Taylor Marrs (3rd) 1:04.67

4 x 200 Relay — Bryan, Kalwies, Cunningham, Bentabou (1st) 2:29.37; Farrell, O’Neill, E. Marshall, Stavros (2nd) 2:33.61

Shot Put — Ward (1st) 24-08.50; Marrs (2nd) 22-00.50; Bentabou (3rd) 20-07; Winger (4th) 20-02.50; Simpson (5th) 19-07.25; Matros (10th) 15-03.50; Wofford (10th) 15-03.50; E. Marshall (12th) 14-11

Discus — Ketterling (1st) 50-05; Cunningham (2nd) 46-00; Marrs (3rd) 43-09; Matros (10th) 30-04; Wofford (12th) 27-01; Kalwies (13th) 26-03

Long Jump — Leedy-Bonifas (2nd) 12-06; Ward (4th) 12-02; Stuurmans (5th) 12-02; Mc Fetridge (7th) 12-01; Farrell (8th) 12-00; Cunningham (14th) 10-08; O’Neill (15th) 10-07.50; Wagner (19th) 9-11; Ketterling (23rd) 9-04.50; S. Niewald (27th) 8-11; Wyman (27th) 8-11; Stavros (30th) 8-08; Solis (35th) 7-11; Dangerfield (35th) 7-11; Wolfe (41st) 6-09

The Wolf boys, ready to rumble on the oval. (Amber Wyman photo)

BOYS:

8th grade:

100 — Davin Houston (7th) 12.97; Kenneth Jacobsen (12th) 13.45; Captain Teuscher (25th) 15.47; Ethan Walling (26th) 15.66; Zach Blitch (29th) 17.64

1600 — K. Jacobsen (2nd) 5:42.04

110 Hurdles — Axel Marshall (5th) 21.16

Shot Put — K. Jacobsen (3rd) 26-08.75; Teuscher (9th) 19-08; Blitch (10th) 17-06

Discus — Blitch (12th) 57-01; A. Marshall (14th) 51-00

Long Jump — Houston (2nd) 16-08; Teuscher (13th) 11-09

6th/7th grade:

100 — Carson Grove (2nd) 14.54; Jonathan Jacobsen (13th) 15.74; Collin Mirabile (17th) 16.11; Benji Wertz (21st) 16.74; Ossian Merkel (28th) 17.37

200 — Roger Merino-Martinez (1st) 28.87; Beckett Green (4th) 30.57

800 — Shilo Sandlin (1st) 2:38.22

1600 — Nathan Niewald (4th) 6:20.71; Brantley Campbell (8th) 6:52.19; Edmund Kunz (10th) 7:11.73; Diego Gonzalez (12th) 7:45.65

100 Hurdles — Campbell (6th) 21.97

Shot Put — Nick Laska (1st) 28-01; Green (5th) 23-10; Mirabile (7th) 22-06.50; Sandlin (9th) 20-04.75; Wertz (16th) 14-09.50; Kunz (17th) 13-00.50

Discus — Laska (1st) 79-00; Grove (3rd) 70-01; Gonzalez (22nd) 33-03

High Jump — J. Jacobsen (2nd) 4-02; Wyatt Fitch-Marron (4th) 3-08

Long Jump — Merino-Martinez (2nd) 14-04; N. Niewald (3rd) 13-05; Campbell (6th) 12-08; Grove (7th) 12-07; Sandlin (9th) 12-03; Kunz (17th) 10-09; Merkel (30th) 7-10; Gonzalez (33rd) 6-04

Is every kid at CMS on the track team? Possibly. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Read Full Post »

Clickin’ the afternoon away

Posted in Baseball, Girls Tennis, Softball, Track, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, girls tennis, John Fisken photos, Kai Wong, Softball, track and field, Vivian Farris on April 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Vivian Farris springs into action. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Like raindrops on the prairie, photos continue to splash down.

Those seen above and below, which cover softball, tennis, baseball, and track, come to us courtesy wanderin’ camera clicker John Fisken.

To see everything he’s shot this spring, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/

Wolf throwers Kai Wong (left) and Josh Upchurch (almost) hug it out.

Chase Anderson makes a perfect target.

CHS seniors (l to r) Allie Lucero, Gwen Gustafson, Sofia Peters, Melanie Navarro, and Maya Lucero catch a photo op with coach Kevin McGranahan.

Scott Hilborn deals.

Foreign exchange students Sara Omega (left) and Anna Annunziatio added high school track meets to their American experience.

Hayley Fiedler flicks a winner.

One Wolf team to beat them all.

Read Full Post »

Fly fast, soar high

Posted in Track, tagged Alex Murdy, CHS Wolves, Lyla Stuurmans, Top 10, track and field on April 24, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville senior Alex Murdy is one of the best long jumpers in the state. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Every second counts, every inch matters.

As we wind our way towards May, the number of regular season track and field meets dwindle, with the onset of the postseason just on the horizon.

Taking our weekly look at how Coupeville High School athletes stack up against other 2B stars, we have movement from last Monday.

A scan of the top 10 marks in each event show the Wolves going upwards four times, with sophomore Katie Marti jumping back into the elite in the javelin.

Aidan Wilson (400) and both 4 x 400 relay squads are also trending up after strong showings at the GearUp Eason Invitational, while CHS remains in the top 10 in 13 of the other 15 events it previously occupied.

And for those two guys (briefly) bumped from the list by newcomers — Nick Guay in the 200 and Tate Wyman in the 300 hurdles?

Both remain in the top 10 in other events, plus have a chance to compete again Saturday, April 29, when the Wolves attend the Sunny and 70’s Invitational in Lakewood.

Where CHS ranks in 2B as of April 24:

GIRLS:

100 — Monroe Myles (10th) 13.52

400 — Lyla Stuurmans (4th) 1:03.83

4 x 400 Relay — Claire Mayne, Carly Burt, Ayden Wyman, Aleera Kent (4th) 4:38.96

Shot Put — Carolyn Lhamon (3rd) 33-09

Discus — Lhamon (10th) 97-08

Javelin — Katie Marti (9th) 98-10

High Jump — Ryanne Knoblich (6th) 4-10

BOYS:

100 — Tim Ursu (9th) 11.64

400 — Aidan Wilson (6th) 53.08

800 — Wilson (2nd) 2:01.51

1600 — Mitchell Hall (9th) 4:46.62

4 x 100 Relay — Nick Guay, Tate Wyman, Wilson, Dominic Coffman (2nd) 45.40

4 x 400 Relay — Guay, Hall, Hank Milnes, Wilson (8th) 3:42.76

Discus — Zac Tackett (10th) 127-05

High Jump — Guay (4th) 5-11; Coffman (5th) 5-10

Long Jump — Alex Murdy (3rd) 19-11.75

Triple Jump — Wilson (6th) 40-01.25

Read Full Post »

Scrappy Wolves vie at 91-team meet

Posted in Track, tagged Alex Murdy, Carolyn Lhamon, CHS Wolves, Eason Invitational, track and field on April 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »

CHS seniors (l to r) Dominic Coffman, Alex Murdy, and Tim Ursu all are dreaming of postseason success. (Sandi Murdy photo)

Welcome to the BIG time.

The 33rd annual GearUp Eason Invitational drew track and field athletes to Snohomish Saturday from 91 different schools, encompassing two states and two countries.

Washington state teams were joined by squads from Oregon — including a 6A school — and British Columbia, with Coupeville High School the only “B” school in attendance.

And while the Wolves didn’t pull off any wins, they did get a Top 10 performance in the shot put from senior Carolyn Lhamon, who was 9th in a field of 40 throwers.

While the competition was extreme, CHS coaches and athletes came away pleased with their effort.

“A little rain, less sun, lots of clouds and some beautiful PR’s!!!!,” said Wolf track guru Elizabeth Bitting. “Long day and a successful one!

“They all did amazing! Especially those 4 x 400 relay teams,” she added. “Three of the four girls and two of the boys attended JUST for that race AND they were the very last events.

“Such a long day for them! Super proud that both teams PR’d!”

Even qualifying for the meet was super-intensive, with only the best of the best making the cut.

Having Aidan Wilson get the invite in four events, while fellow senior Tate Wyman made it in three warms Bitting’s heart.

“That’s impressive,” she said. “We might be small, but we are mighty!”