Les Queen has won all eight events he’s competed in this spring. (Julie Wheat photos)
New week, new success.
After opening the season at home, the Coupeville Middle School track team traveled to the hinterlands Wednesday, arriving in the wilds of Sultan to face the Turks and Northshore Christian Academy in a three-team royal rumble.
While there, the Wolves piled up wins and PRs, with 18 different athletes enjoying a first-place finish.
Leading the way for the second meet in a row was 7th grader Les Queen, once again claiming top honors in the 200, 400, discus, and 4 x 100 relay.
Two meets into his second season, Queen is more than halfway to the Wolf boys single-season win record of 13, set last year by then-7th grader Diesel Eck.
After that he would be chasing Lindsey Roberts, who won 19 times as an 8th grader in 2015, and Tamsin Ward, who went to the top of the podium 16 times as an 8th grader in 2025.
Hot on Queen’s heels Wednesday was 6th grader Juniper Dotson (1600, 100 Hurdles, 4 x 1) and 7th grader Jesse Kehoe (100, High Jump, Long Jump), both claiming three victories.
Across the board the Wolves, who had four other double event winners in Laurel Crowder, Henry Purdue, River Simpson, and Malachi Chapa impressed their coaches.
“Today’s results showed areas that students have been making strong efforts and those areas where even stronger efforts are needed,” said Jon Gabelein.
“While it was the second meet of the season, several students chose to compete in at least one event that they had never competed in before.
“This requires a great deal of confidence, and I was proud of them for being willing to stretch their comfort zone.”
On the long and winding return trip from Sultan, Gabelein polled some of the members of his crew for their thoughts as well.
“When I asked River Simpson about his favorite part of today’s adventure, his easy answer was the bus ride back as this is when the team stops for food,” the coach said.
“His more thoughtful response was running the 100-meter dash as this is when he gets to run his fastest race.
“Sawyer Rudat’s final answer was the bus ride as it is a great opportunity to enjoy some chill time with his teammates.”
It’ll be a shorter trip next time out, as Coupeville stays home for its next meet.
The Wolves host South Whidbey Wednesday, May 13, with action set to kick off at 3:30 PM at Mickey Clark Field.
Anna Powers leads the pack.
Wednesday results:
GIRLS:
8th grade:
100 — Ava Alford (4th) 15.40; Amira Annunciado (8th) 16.34; Claire Lachnit (11th) 16.40; Addison Jacobson (15th) 17.61 *PR*; Vicky Quiroga Rivera (17th) 18.16
200 — Zariyah Allen (2nd) 34.03 *PR*; Emma Green (6th) 34.53
400 — Z. Allen (3rd) 1:13.99 *PR*; Lachnit (5th) 1:28.65
1600 — Anna Powers (3rd) 6:32.13
100 Hurdles — Powers (3rd) 21.08; Kaleigha Millison (4th) 22.61
Shot Put — Jacobson (3rd) 25-04 *PR*; Millison (5th) 22-07.50 *PR*; Annunciado (8th) 19-04.50 *PR*; Alford (10th) 16-08.50
Discus — Lachnit (4th) 52-06.50; E. Green (5th) 51-09; Jacobson (6th) 46-06
High Jump — Z. Allen (1st) 4-05 *PR*; Millison (2nd) 3-10
Long Jump — Annunciado (5th) 10-09; Quiroga Rivera (13th) 7-02.50
6th/7th grade:
100 — Josilyn McColl (2nd) 14.68 *PR*; Laurel Crowder (3rd) 14.73 *PR*; Bella Sandlin (4th) 14.85 *PR*; Ava Clark (5th) 15.33 *PR*; Ella Holm (10th) 15.91; Mia Goers (11th) 15.93; Eden Weeks (14th) 16.28; Jasmine Allen (15th) 16.34 *PR*; Sophia Magdolen (16th) 16.40 *PR*; Ruby Folkestad (22nd) 16.92; Ava Black (24th) 16.99 *PR*; Evelyn Merino-Martinez (26th) 17.22; Daisy Leedy-Bonifas (27th) 17.38; Emma Roberts (29th) 17.46 *PR*; Reagan Green (30th) 17.48 *PR*; Dresden Rusch (31st) 17.55 *PR*; Dani Halsing (34th) 18.27 *PR*; Kolby Johnson (35th) 18.75 *PR*; Milly Somes (36th) 20.20
200 — Crowder (1st) 30.34 *PR*; Weeks (5th) 33.35 *PR*; Magdolen (6th) 34.23 *PR*; J. Allen (8th) 35.12 *PR*; Maja Govorcin-O’Connell (9th) 36.62 *PR*
400 — Sandlin (1st) 1:13.98 *PR*; Magdolen (4th) 1:18.36 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (7th) 1:28.17 *PR*
1600 — Juniper Dotson (1st) 6:28.44; Sarai Dangerfield (3rd) 6:56.88; Abby Hunt (5th) 7:15.01
100 Hurdles — Dotson (1st) 21.29; Black (10th) 23.45 *PR*; Leedy-Bonifas (12th) 23.91 *PR*
4 x 100 Relay — J. Allen, Leedy-Bonifas, Dotson, McColl (1st) 1:03.10; Hunt, R. Green, Holm, Goers (2nd) 1:05.22
Shot Put — Holm (2nd) 24-11 *PR*; Govorcin-O’Connell (4th) 22-03 *PR*; Weeks (6th) 19-05; K. Johnson (10th) 16-07 *PR*; Rusch (12th) 15-10 *PR*; Clark (13th) 15-06 *PR*; Roberts (15th) 15-03.50
Discus — McColl (4th) 46-10; Halsing (9th) 39-09
High Jump — Crowder (1st) 4-05
Long Jump — Dotson (2nd) 11-09; Sandlin (4th) 11-00; Leedy-Bonifas (6th) 10-04 *PR*; J. Allen (7th) 10-03; Goers (7th) 10-03; Folkestad (12th) 9-05 *PR*; Halsing (12th) 9-05; Magdolen (15th) 9-04; Merino-Martinez (17th) 8-09; Dangerfield (22nd) 8-01; Clark (22nd) 8-01 *PR*; Roberts (27th) 7-08; Black (29th) 7-06 *PR*; Somes (30th) 7-05 *PR*; K. Johnson (32nd) 7-00
Ready to zip around the oval.
BOYS:
8th grade:
100 — River Simpson (1st) 12.39 *PR*; Aiden Wheat (9th) 13.67 *PR*; Xander Beaman (10th) 13.75 *PR*; Diesel Eck (12th) 14.00 *PR*; Vincent Alguire (18th) 14.42 *PR*; Maverick Light (28th) 17.00 *PR*
200 — Simpson (1st) 25.80 *PR*; Jacob Lujan (4th) 31.23
400 — Malachi Chapa (1st) 1:00.32 *PR*
800 — Henry Purdue (1st) 2:25.91 *PR*; Maverick Walling (2nd) 2:41.75; Archer Schwarz (4th) 2:50.50
1600 — Purdue (1st) 5:23.75; Lincoln Wagner (2nd) 5:55.02; Schwarz (4th) 5:59.53
110 Hurdles — Lujan (3rd) 20.69 *PR*
Shot Put — Alguire (1st) 34-00.25; Eck (2nd) 33-00
Discus — Eck (1st) 100-10; Wagner (6th) 73-05; Light (13th) 50-03.50 *PR*; Sawyer Rudat (17th) 41-07 *PR*
High Jump — Chapa (1st) 5-06 *PR*; Beaman (1st) 5-06 *PR*; Alguire (3rd) 4-10; Wheat (3rd) 4-10 *PR*; Purdue (6th) 4-08
Long Jump — Chapa (2nd) 18-04 *PR*; Simpson (4th) 15-08; Wagner (8th) 13-10; Schwarz (11th) 13-06 *PR*; Rudat (12th) 13-02 *PR*; Walling (13th) 12-11.50; Lujan (15th) 12-05
6th/7th grade:
100 — Jesse Kehoe (1st) 13.21 *PR*; Liam Stoner (2nd) 13.81; Logan Dees (4th) 14.31 *PR*; Henry Tierney (6th) 14.87 *PR*; Shiloh Johnson (9th) 15.76 *PR*; LJ Schultz (13th) 16.50 *PR*; Jackson Coxsey (18th) 18.19 *PR*
200 — Les Queen (1st) 27.66 *PR*; Stoner (2nd) 28.80 *PR*; Dees (3rd) 31.18 *PR*; Coxsey (9th) 43.50
400 — Queen (1st) NO TIME LISTED
800 — Miles Abram (1st) 3:03.24 *PR*
1600 — Abram (2nd) 6:28.41
4 x 100 Relay — Queen, Dees, Alton Hansen, Stoner (1st) 54.87
Shot Put — Coxsey (5th) 15-10 *PR*
Discus — Queen (1st) 113-05; Tierney (3rd) 70-08.50 *PR*; S. Johnson (5th) 40-10 *PR*
High Jump — Kehoe (1st) 4-10; S. Johnson (3rd) 4-02 *PR*
Long Jump — Kehoe (1st) 16-02; Stoner (2nd) 14-03 *PR*; Dees (4th) 12-06; Tierney (6th) 11-11; Schultz (9th) 11-02 *PR*
Flying through the air with the greatest of ease.
