Aiden Wheat charges for the finish line. (Julie Wheat photo)
The results outshone the weather.
Competing on their home oval on a grey mid-May afternoon Wednesday, the Coupeville Middle School track and field squad held up well against always-strong South Whidbey.
Spurred on by eight wins from their 8th graders, the Wolf boys edged the visitors 94-87 in the team battle, while South Whidbey sailed to a 140-54 victory in the girl’s competition.
Overall, 10 CMS athletes finished first in at least one event, with Laurel Crowder (100, 200, High Jump), Jesse Kehoe (100, High Jump, Long Jump), and Les Queen (200, 400, Discus) each winning three times.
Queen, a 7th grader, is now 11-0, the third-most wins in a single season for a Wolf boy.
He trails just Diesel Eck (13 in 2025) and Alex Murdy (12 in 2019), then would be chasing CMS standard bearers Lindsey Roberts (18 in 2015) and Tamsin Ward (16 in 2025).
Kehoe, who has eight wins this spring, and Crowder, who joins River Simpson with seven apiece, are all hot on the heels of Queen for top honors.
For Wolf coach Jon Gabelein, the day was a success, starting with the fact the majority of the liquid sunshine hit the ground prior to the meet.
“Everyone was glad that the rain didn’t last long,” he said. “Today’s meet included some exciting PRs, some errors we wish we wouldn’t have made, and lots of students supporting each other’s strong efforts.
“With just one more meet before prelims and finals, the season is flying by.
“Our ability to continue being intentional with how we use our practices productively without over training will help everyone wrap up the season at the highest level possible.”
That last regular season meet arrives Wednesday, May 20, when the Wolves travel to Langley for a rematch with South Whidbey.
After that comes the Cascade League Championships, set for June 1 and 4 at Lakewood High School.
Wednesday results:
GIRLS:
8th grade:
100 — Ava Alford (5th) 15.28; Amira Annunciado (10th) 16.33; Sabrina Judnich (11th) 16.67 *PR*; Claire Lachnit (12th) 16.71; Vicky Quiroga Rivera (15th) 17.70 *PR*; Addison Jacobson (16th) 17.88
200 — Alford (3rd) 32.16 *PR*; Zariyah Allen (5th) 32.60 *PR*; Emma Green (6th) 34.37; Lachnit (10th) 35.38 *PR*; Quiroga Rivera (11th) 38.60
1600 — Anna Powers (2nd) 6:30.94
100 Hurdles — Powers (2nd) 20.28 *PR*; Kaleigha Millison (3rd) 23.48
4 x 100 Relay — Judnich, Lachnit, E. Green, Powers (2nd) 2:27.01
Shot Put — Millison (2nd) 25-03 *PR*; Jacobson (3rd) 23-02; Quiroga Rivera (4th) 23-00 *PR*; Alford (6th) 23-00; Annunciado (7th) 19-08 *PR*
Discus — Allen (1st) 95-10 *PR*; Lachnit (3rd) 57-09.50; E. Green (4th) 55-09 *PR*; Josilyn McColl (5th) 52-03 *PR*; Judnich (6th) 52-00 *PR*; Powers (10th) 42-00; Jacobson (11th) 41-00
High Jump — Allen (2nd) 4-02; E. Green (3rd) 3-10 *PR*; Millison (5th) 3-08
Long Jump — Millison (4th) 11-09; Annunciado (9th) 10-08; Ruby Folkestad (11th) 10-00 *PR*; Quiroga Rivera (14th) 8-04
6th/7th grade:
100 — Laurel Crowder (1st) 14.17 *PR*; Bella Sandlin (2nd) 14.76 *PR*; Josilyn McColl (4th) 15.04; Ava Clark (5th) 15.16 *PR*; Mia Goers (8th) 15.91; Sophia Magdolen (10th) 15.98 *PR*; Ella Holm (11th) 16.18; Eden Weeks (12th) 16.21; Evelyn Merino-Martinez (19th) 16.62 *PR*; Ruby Folkestad (22nd) 16.81; Emma Roberts (23rd) 17.13 *PR*; Reagan Green (26th) 17.79; Dani Halsing (27th) 17.97 *PR*; Kolby Johnson (29th) 18.27 *PR*; Milly Somes (34th) 19.92
200 — Crowder (1st) 29.79 *PR*; Weeks (4th) 33.84; Magdolen (5th) 34.00 *PR*; Goers (6th) 34.42; Merino-Martinez (9th) 35.43 *PR*; Maja Govorcin-O’Connell (10th) 37.55
400 — Sandlin (1st) 1:13.79 *PR*; Magdolen (3rd) 1:17.03 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (4th) 1:24.98 *PR*
800 — Sarai Dangerfield (4th) 3:01.77 *PR*
1600 — Dangerfield (3rd) 6:29.55 *PR*
100 Hurdles — Abby Hunt (5th) 24.50 *PR*
4 x 100 Relay — R. Green, Goers, McColl, Holm (2nd) 1:07.08; Weeks, Somes, Folkestad, Sandlin (3rd) 1:09.39
Shot Put — Holm (2nd) 23-05; Govorcin-O’Connell (5th) 20-08; Clark (9th) 17-01 *PR*; Weeks (10th) 17-00; K. Johnson (13th) 15-08; Roberts (14th) 14-02
Discus — Halsing (7th) 40-04
High Jump — Crowder (1st) 4-07 *PR*; Govorcin-O’Connell (2nd) 3-10 *PR*; Halsing (3rd) 3-08 *PR*; Hunt (4th) 3-06
Long Jump — Sandlin (5th) 11-03.50; Goers (6th) 11-02.50 *PR*; Magdolen (11th) 10-06 *PR*; Holm (14th) 10-03; R. Green (16th) 10-01 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (18th) 9-11; Halsing (21st) 9-05; Clark (22nd) 9-02 *PR*; Dangerfield (28th) 8-08; Roberts (30th) 7-10; K. Johnson (31st) 7-09.50 *PR*; Somes (32nd) 7-09 *PR*
BOYS:
8th grade:
100 — River Simpson (1st) 12.54; Xander Beaman (3rd) 13.54 *PR*; Aiden Wheat (4th) 13.65 *PR*; Diesel Eck (5th) 14.00; Vincent Alguire (8th) 14.65; Maverick Light (12th) 17.46
200 — Simpson (1st) 25.63 *PR*
400 — Malachi Chapa (1st) 1:00.91
800 — Henry Purdue (1st) 2:21.60 *PR*; Archer Schwarz (2nd) 2:51.60
1600 — Purdue (2nd) 5:10.02 *PR*; Lincoln Wagner (3rd) 5:49.76 *PR*; Schwarz (4th) 6:04.77
Shot Put — Eck (1st) 34-07 *PR*; Alguire (2nd) 33-10; Wagner (9th) 22-06 *PR*
Discus — Eck (1st) 98-03; Wagner (2nd) 85-09 *PR*; Light (5th) 59-10 *PR*; Sawyer Rudat (7th) 46-00 *PR*
High Jump — Beaman (1st) 5-03; Chapa (2nd) 5-03; Wheat (3rd) 5-00; Alguire (4th) 4-08; Purdue (4th) 4-08
Long Jump — Chapa (1st) 16-02; Wagner (3rd) 14-04; Schwarz (4th) 14-01 *PR*; Jacob Lujan (9th) 12-04; Rudat (10th) 12-01; Light (16th) 8-05
6th/7th grade:
100 — Jesse Kehoe (1st) 13.17 *PR*; Logan Dees (3rd) 14.70; Shiloh Johnson (7th) 15.75 *PR*; Henry Tierney (9th) 16.07; Jackson Coxsey (17th) 18.32
200 — Les Queen (1st) 27.22 *PR*; Dees (4th) 30.85 *PR*
400 — Queen (1st) 1:07.31
800 — Miles Abram (5th) 2:57.24 *PR*
1600 — Alton Hansen (5th) 6:27.56 *PR*; Abram (6th) 6:38.88
Shot Put — Coxsey (7th) 15-03
Discus — Queen (1st) 115-05; Tierney (6th) 68-08
High Jump — Kehoe (1st) 5-02; S. Johnson (2nd) 4-00; Hansen (3rd) 4-00
Long Jump — Kehoe (1st) 15-00; Hansen (4th) 12-01; Dees (6th) 11-10; S. Johnson (13th) 9-09 *PR*; Tierney (17th) 8-11; Liam Stoner (19th) 7-08; Coxsey (22nd) 5-08 *PR*
