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Time flows, records endure

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on March 26, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Natasha Bamberger, here coaching CHS cross country in 2018, has held school track records for 36 seasons. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Not all CHS track and field records are from the last year or two. Some athletes have stayed on the chart for decades. (Dawnelle Conlisk photo)

They have endured. Some for three decades.

Track and field records are set to be broken, and often are in the very next race.

But a few achievements seem to last forever.

When you look at the Coupeville High School record board which graces the entrance to the CHS gym, it leans towards the athletes of the current generation.

Ten of 35 records were set just last spring, during the 2019 season.

But, somewhat surprisingly, just as many marks on that board come from athletes who haven’t competed in Coupeville in the last 20+ years.

Entering this spring, and the season which may never happen thanks to a pandemic, four school records endure from the 1990’s, while another six have held on from the 80’s.

Going in reverse, it starts with Yashmeen Knox, who soared five feet, two inches in the high jump back in 1999.

Side note – Yaz went on to marry fellow CHS track star Rich Wilson, who set the Wolf boys high jump record of 6-04 in 2000.

While he technically doesn’t fit into this story, as his mark wasn’t from the ’80s or ’90s, his big moment still sits on the board as well, 20 years later.

And hey, how many schools can say that their all-time high jump record holders got married?

I’m willing to bet it’s like … one.

Anyway, step a few years back from there and you meet Allyson Barker, whose performance in the triple jump (35-05.50) has stood as the CHS benchmark since ’95.

Throwers have come and gone, but Jennie Cross has yet to be matched, with both her shot put (36-09) and discus (120-03) records untouched since the ’90 campaign.

And then we head back into really faraway times, with six marks enduring from the days of Ronald Reagan, Pac-Man, and a time when the shorts were short and the socks were long.

You can make an argument for Chad Gale having been the most-dominant male athlete in CHS track history, and the board would back you up.

Reed-thin (but it was all muscle), he rocks a ‘stache in photos from the time, forever daring any modern-day track stars to make a run at his marks.

They never quite get all the way there, however.

Gale still stands as the school record-holder in the long jump (22-08 in ’88), 110 hurdles (14.8 in ’88), and 300 hurdles (39.9 in ’86).

That 1986 season also produced the best 4 x 100 relay team to ever suit up in CHS uniforms, with Bill Carstensen, Tony Killgo, Jay Roberts, and Rick Alexander hitting the tape in 43.9 seconds.

But ultimately, no one has endured at the top of the mountain as long as Natasha Bamberger, the most-decorated female athlete in school history.

A four-time state champ in track, she also earned the crown in cross country during the ’85 season, and is the only Wolf, girl or boy, with five individual state titles.

Kyle King tops the boys side of the ledger, with five track titles in the mid-2000’s, with one of his golds coming as a member of a 4 x 4 relay team.

Bamberger, who later returned to her alma mater to coach cross country, captured her first state titles in 1984, winning in both the 1600 and 3200.

Her marks in those events (5:09.6 and 11:23.7) have endured atop the big board for 36 years, holding out against the best efforts of distance runners from Adrianna Royal to Catherine Lhamon and beyond.

Records are set to be broken, it’s true.

But then there are a few where you say, these marks? They’re gonna live forever.

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All the medals, all the glory

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , , on March 25, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Wolf thrower Dalton Martin (right) wins three medals in our “Coupeville High School Virtual Olympics.” (Abbie Martin photo)

This group claims 19 medals, including six golds. L to r: Lindsey Roberts, Emma Smith, Ashlie Shank, Lauren Bayne. In back: Ariah Bepler. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Real life or digital life, Lauren Grove piles up the medals. (Dawnelle Conlisk photo)

Maya and Cameron Toomey-Stout combine with brother Sean to claim 20 medals, including nine golds. (Beth Stout photo)

Round two.

Yesterday we used numbers off of athletic.net to look back at the best track and field performances compiled from 2009-2019 by Coupeville Middle School athletes.

Today we slide up a rung and celebrate what’s been achieved at the high school level.

And we’re actually drawing from a bigger data base on this one, as the stats for CHS go back to 2000.

Now, are their results flawless? Probably not.

I caught two school-record performances — the 2006 boys 4 x 400 relay team and Rich Wilson’s work in the high jump — which weren’t reflected in the athletic.net results.

While the absence of those marks immediately jumped out at me because they’re ingrained in my conscious, there may be other non-record marks missing as well, which could more easily slide by.

The marks for the last decade seem pretty solid, but if there’s anything missing, it probably comes from the early 2000’s, which seems a bit spottier.

That being said, take it for what it is, and enjoy what we can.

In our “Coupeville High School Virtual Olympics,” we hand out gold, silver, and bronze medals in 22 events for the girls, and 22 for the boys.

There are a couple of places where there aren’t a complete top three, such as the boys 2K steeplechase, and again, this is probably not a definitive list of everything Wolf athletes competed in across the past two decades.

But taken in context, we can see the impact different CHS stars had in their sport.

Lindsey Roberts, who has the most real state meet medals of any Wolf girl ever, leads our digital throw-down, finishing with 11 medals, including four golds.

Two-time state champ Danny Conlisk tops our gold medalists, claiming six, with Maya Toomey-Stout and Mallory Kortuem notching five apiece.

Special props to the Hoskins and Toomey-Stout families, as well.

The Hoskins put four siblings on our list, with Jai’Lysa, Will, Ja’Tarya, and Ja’Kenya all winning medals in our Olympics.

But no family has been as dominant as the one raised by Beth Stout and Lisa Toomey.

Maya, twin brother Sean, and big bro Cameron account for 20 medals, nine of them gold.

And a final side note about the girls high jump, where Yashmeen Knox and Cassidy Moody tie for the gold, both jumping an even five feet.

Yes, I am very aware Knox (now Yashmeen Wilson) holds the school record at 5-02, but … that mark was set in 1999, and our virtual Olympics only covers 2000-2019.

So, with that, down to the arena we go:

 

GIRLS:

100 — Maya Toomey-Stout (1st) 12.74 – 2019; Makana Stone (2nd) 13.11 – 2013; Jai’Lysa Hoskins (3rd) 13.20 – 2011

200 — Stone (1st) 26.60 – 2014; M. Toomey-Stout (2nd) 26.76 – 2017; Lauren Grove (3rd) 26.88 – 2016

400 — Mallory Kortuem (1st) 58.02 – 2019; Stone (2nd) 58.13 – 2014; Amy Mouw (3rd) 1:00.93 – 2003

800 — Mouw (1st) 2:21.54 – 2003; Stone (2nd) 2:21.89 – 2016; Rachel Weinstein (3rd) 2:30.70 – 2008

1500 — Catherine Lhamon (1st) 5:40.25 – 2018; Lucy Sandahl (2nd) 5:41.87 – 2018; Lauren Bayne (3rd) 5:49.69 – 2015

1600 — Adrianna Royal (1st) 5:28.19 – 2008; Weinstein (2nd) 5:42.00 – 2008; Sandahl (3rd) 5:46.30 – 2018

3000 — Lhamon (1st) 11:37.33 – 2018; Abby Parker (2nd) 13:41.99 – 2015

3200 — Royal (1st) 11:50.28 – 2008; Lhamon (2nd) 12:41.10 – 2018; Erin Rosenkranz (3rd) 12:53.61 – 2013

100 Hurdles — Lindsey Roberts (1st) 15.21 – 2019; Madison Tisa McPhee (2nd) 16.13 – 2013; Chelsea Rosenkrance (3rd) 17.16 – 2007

300 Hurdles — Tisa McPhee (1st) 48.01 – 2013; Rosenkrance (2nd) 51.30 – 2007; Kortuem (3rd) 51.37 – 2017

4 x 100 Relay — M. Toomey-Stout, Ja’Tarya Hoskins, Kortuem, Roberts (1st) 50.54 – 2019; Grove, Roberts, Kortuem, Sylvia Hurlburt (2nd) 50.66 – 2016; Grove, Kortuem, M. Toomey-Stout, Roberts (3rd) 51.04 – 2017

4 x 200 Relay — Roberts, Ja’Kenya Hoskins, Kortuem, M. Toomey-Stout (1st) 1:46.13 – 2019; Grove, Roberts, Hurlburt, Stone (2nd) 1:46.41 – 2016; Grove, Kortuem, M. Toomey-Stout, Roberts (3rd) 1:46.58 – 2017

4 x 400 Relay — Marisa Etzell, Jai’Lysa Hoskins, Kirsten Pelroy, Stone (1st) 4:14.98 – 2013; Relay Team (no names listed) (2nd) 4:23.17 – 2007; Roberts, M. Toomey-Stout, Sandahl, Kortuem (3rd) 4:25.98 – 2019

100-100-200-400 Relay — M. Toomey-Stout, Roberts, Ashlie Shank, Kortuem (1st) 1:58.00 – 2018

1200-400-800-1600 Relay — Alana Mihill, Ja’Tarya Hoskins, Sandahl, Lhamon (1st) 15:10.85 – 2019; Bayne, Madison Rixe, Parker, Sandahl (2nd) 15:40.74 – 2017

Shot Put — Emma Smith (1st) 34-05 – 2019; Kyra Ilyankoff (2nd) 33-03 – 2011; Skyler Lawrence (3rd) 32-06 (3rd) – 2016

Discus — Allison Wenzel (1st) 106-04 – 2018; Erin Hickey (2nd) 103-08 – 2008; E. Smith (3rd) 92-08 – 2019

Javelin — Ilyankoff (1st) 129-00 – 2009; Bayne (2nd) 109-02 – 2018; Grace LaPoint (3rd) 103-06 – 2012

High Jump — Yashmeen Knox (1st-tie) 5-00 – 2001; Cassidy Moody (1st-tie) 5-00 – 2017; Roberts (3rd) 4-11 – 2019

Pole Vault — Kortuem (1st) 8-10 – 2019; McKenzie Meyer (2nd) 6-6 – 2017

Long Jump — M. Toomey-Stout (1st) 17-0.25 – 2019; Moody (2nd) 16-2.75 – 2018; Roberts (3rd) 15-10.25 – 2017

Triple Jump — Grove (1st) 31-04.75 – 2017; Bayne (2nd) 30-11.50 – 2018; Aurora Zanardi (3rd) 30-10.50 – 2017

 

BOYS:

100 — Danny Conlisk (1st) 11.04 – 2019; Jean Lund-Olsen (2nd) 11.05 – 2019; Jacob Smith (3rd) 11.12 – 2018

200 — Conlisk (1st) 21.99 – 2019; J. Smith (2nd) 22.41 – 2017; Lund-Olsen (3rd) 22.57 – 2019

400 — Conlisk (1st) 49.14 – 2019; Jon Chittim (2nd) 50.67 – 2006; Steven McDonald (3rd) 51.00 – 2008

800 — Tyler King (1st) 1:55.34 – 2010; Kyle King (2nd) 1:58.62 – 2008; Conlisk (3rd) 2:05.57 – 2017

1500 — Conlisk (1st) 4:45.09 – 2016; Matthew Hampton (2nd) 4:50.03 – 2012; Henry Wynn (3rd) 4:51.64 – 2016

1600 — T. King (1st) 4:12.97 – 2011; K. King (2nd) 4:20.06 – 2008; Joe Donnellon (3rd) 4:31.22 – 2000

3000 — Jakobi Baumann (1st) 11:46.14 – 2016

3200 — K. King (1st) 9:13.67 – 2008; T. King (2nd) 9:20.52 – 2010; Donnellon (3rd) 10:01.24 – 2000

110 Hurdles — Jacob Weaver (1st) 16.85 – 2007; Gary Manker (2nd) 17.44 – 2006; Lathom Kelley (3rd) 17.66 – 2015

300 Hurdles — Mitch Pelroy (1st) 41.26 – 2012; L. Kelley (2nd) 41:48 – 2016; Brandon Kelley (3rd) 44.57 – 2013

2K Steeplechase — Sam Landau (1st) 8:40.52 – 2011

4 x 100 Relay — Conlisk, Tiger Johnson, Sean Toomey-Stout, Lund-Olsen (1st) 44.16 – 2019; Cameron Toomey-Stout, J. Smith, S. Toomey-Stout, Lund-Olsen (2nd) 44.42 – 2018; J. Smith, Mitchell Carroll, C. Toomey-Stout, Kyle Burnett (3rd) 45.28 – 2017

4 x 200 Relay — B. Kelley, L. Kelley, Jared Helmstadter, Matt Shank (1st) 1:38.09 – 2014; Helmstadter, L. Kelley, Connor Thompson, J. Smith (2nd) 1:38.31 – 2015; Burnett, J. Smith, Conlisk, Wynn (3rd) 1:41.32 – 2017

4 x 400 Relay — Chris Hutchinson, McDonald, K. King, Chittim (1st) 3:28.11 — 2006; J. Smith, Wynn, S. Toomey-Stout, Conlisk (2nd) 3:31.00 – 2018; T. King, Chase Bates, Will Hoskins, M. Pelroy (3rd) 3:32.20 – 2010

100-100-200-400 Relay — C. Toomey-Stout, S. Toomey-Stout, J. Smith, Conlisk (1st) 1:41.74 – 2018; Burnett, C. Toomey-Stout, Lund-Olsen, Grey Rische (2nd) 1:53.15 – 2017

Shot Put — Hunter Hammer (1st) 51-03.75 – 2011; Dalton Martin (2nd) 47-07.75 – 2016; Nick Streubel (3rd) 45-09.50 – 2014

Discus — D. Martin (1st) 161-07 – 2016; Hammer (2nd) 150-02 – 2011; Streubel (3rd) 131-15 – 2013

Javelin — Brian Miller (1st) 172-11 – 2007; D. Martin (2nd) 149-03 – 2016; Jacob Martin (3rd) 141-08 – 2017

High Jump — Rich Wilson (1st) 6-04 – 2000; Ariah Bepler (2nd) 6-02 – 2018; Miller (3rd) 6-01 – 2008

Pole Vault — Jordan Ford (1st) 12-0 – 2016; Burnett (2nd-tie) 9-00 – 2019; Thane Peterson (2nd-tie) 2018

Long Jump — S. Toomey-Stout (1st) 20-09.50 – 2019; J. Martin (2nd) 20-07 – 2017; Carroll (3rd) 20-05.25 – 2017

Triple Jump — Carroll (1st) 43-11.75 – 2017; S. Toomey-Stout (2nd) 40-05.25 – 2019; C. Toomey-Stout (3rd) 39-08 – 2018

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Vie for past glory

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on March 24, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Jasmine Nastali was part of the fastest CMS girls 4 x 1 relay team of the past decade. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Aram Leyva blows by on the inside. (Pat Kelley photos)

Ashleigh Battaglia sticks the landing.

Danny Conlisk (left) and Gabe Eck, younger but still just as speedy. (Dawnelle Conlisk photo)

Welcome to the digital arena.

With athletes driven inside by the ongoing battle with coronavirus, you have to find your competitions where you can.

Today, thanks to records kept by athletic.net, we present the “Coupeville Middle School Virtual Olympics,” featuring Wolf athletes from 2009-2019 – the seasons covered by the site.

There are 98 medal winners (51 girls and 47 boys) with Lathom Kelley and Chris Battaglia leading the way with five medals apiece.

In terms of standing on top of the podium, however, no one can match Makana Stone and Alex Murdy, who each bring home four gold medals.

Others to claim multiple titles include Lindsey Roberts, Emma Smith, Carolyn Lhamon, Danny Conlisk, Jared Helmstadter, Kelley, and Battaglia, who all exit with a pair of golds.

Before we get to the stats, a couple of quick side notes.

One, there are a couple of events where there aren’t a gold, silver, and bronze winner, as only 1-2 people were listed by athletic.net.

Which is probably far from reality, but we go with what we have.

As you go through the top times and throws and jumps, special props to Savina Wells, bronze medal winner in the high jump, as she’s the only 6th grader to crack the top three in any event.

And yes, we’re going to do a high school meet next.

With that, down to the field:

 

GIRLS:

60 — Ja’Kenya Hoskins (1st) 8.90 – 2018; Ja’Tarya Hoskins (2nd) 9.12 – 2016; Emily Fiedler (3rd) 9.41 – 2017

100 — Sandra Lund-Olsen (1st) 13.63 – 2012; Sylvia Hurlburt (2nd) 13.88 – 2012; Mallory Kortuem (3rd) 14.08 – 2016

200 — Makana Stone (1st) 28.00 – 2012; Lindsey Roberts (2nd) 28.44 – 2015; S. Lund-Olsen (3rd) 28.85 – 2012

400 — Stone (1st) 1:01.07 – 2012; Anna Bailey (2nd) 1:06.96 – 2009; Carlie Rosenkrance (3rd) 1:08.69 – 2013

800 — Morgan Pease (1st) 2:39.46 – 2016; Jillian Pape (2nd) 2:42.59 – 2013; Abby Parker (3rd) 2:43.63 – 2014

1600 — Pape (1st) 5:48.98 – 2013; Mattea Miller (2nd) 5:59.60 – 2013; Lauren Bayne (3rd) 6:13.00 – 2014

75 Hurdles — Madison Tisa McPhee (1st) 12.61 – 2009; Rosenkrance (2nd) 13.44 – 2013; Roberts (3rd) 13.76 – 2014

100 Hurdles — Roberts (1st) 17.45 – 2015; Cassidy Moody (2nd) 19.73 – 2015; Claire Mayne (3rd) 19.86 – 2019

200 Hurdles — Kortuem (1st-tie) 36.03 – 2016; Audrianna Shaw (1st-tie) 36.03 – 2018; Bella Velasco (3rd) 37.24 – 2017

4 x 100 Relay — Jasmine Nastali, Ashlie Shank, Emma Smith, Roberts (1st) 57.07 – 2015; Nicole Becker, Hannah Christensen, Jai’Lysa Hoskins, Maddy Summerill (2nd) 57.92 – 2009; Ja’Tarya Hoskins, Lucy Sandahl, Moody, Kortuem (3rd) 58.81 – 2016

4 x 200 Relay — Stone, Marina Bruland, Kirsten Pelroy, Hurlburt (1st) 1:55.43 – 2012; Miller, Tiffany Briscoe, Rosenkrance, Lauren Grove (2nd) 2:02.05 – 2013; Becker, Christensen, Jai’Lysa Hoskins, Summerill (3rd) 2:04.87 – 2009

4 x 400 Relay — Lily Zustiak, Mikaela Labrador, Helen Sinclair, Ashleigh Battaglia (1st) 5:18.86 – 2016; Alana Mihill, Abigail Ramirez, Cristina McGrath, Mary Milnes (2nd) 5:28.61 – 2018

Shot Put (6-lb) — Carolyn Lhamon (1st) 32-11.50 – 2019; Pease (2nd) 29-02.25 – 2016; Noelle Daigneault (3rd) 26-05 (3rd) – 2018

Shot Put (8-lb) — Lhamon (1st) 26-00 – 2019; E. Smith (2nd) 25-11 – 2015; Skyler Lawrence (3rd) 25-10.75 – 2013

Shot Put (4-kg) — E. Smith (1st) 27-03.75 – 2015; Lawrence (2nd) 21-00 – 2013; Oliana Stange (3rd) 20-11 – 2015

Discus — Kylie Chernikoff (1st) 78-00 – 2017; Monica Vidoni (2nd) 69-07 – 2011; Lawrence (3rd-tie) 64-02 – 2013; Jessica Riddle (3rd-tie) 64-02 – 2009

Javelin — Jillian Mayne (1st) 61-01 – 2016; Zoe Trujillo (2nd) 59-07 – 2016; Fiedler (3rd) 56-11 – 2017

High Jump — Moody (1st) 4-10 – 2016; Ryanne Knoblich (2nd) 4-06 – 2019; Savina Wells (3rd) 4-03 – 2019

Long Jump — Stone (1st) 13-08.50 – 2012; Summerill (2nd) 13-08 – 2009; Knoblich (3rd-tie) 13-07 – 2019; Ja’Kenya Hoskins (3rd-tie) 13-07 – 2018

 

BOYS:

60 — Sean Toomey-Stout (1st) 8.04 – 2016; Nick Wielandt (2nd) 8.39 – 2016; Lucious Binnings (3rd) 8.43 – 2018

100 — Danny Conlisk (1st) 12.13 – 2015; Gabe Eck (2nd) 12.34 – 2015; Jared Helmstadter (3rd) 12.45 – 2012

200 — Alex Murdy (1st) 24.94 – 2019; G. Eck (2nd) 25.82 – 2015; Caleb Meyer (3rd) 25.89 – 2018

400 — Helmstadter (1st) 58.20 – 2012; Jacob Smith (2nd) 59.45 – 2014; Joshua Centamore (3rd) 1:00.47 – 2010

800 — Matt Hampton (1st) 2:23.12 – 2011; Lathom Kelley (2nd) 2:24.67 – 2012; Josh Crebbin (3rd) 2:25.99 – 2009

1600 — Conlisk (1st) 5:14.57 – 2015; Chris Battaglia (2nd) 5:14.74 – 2015; Aram Leyva (3rd) 5:15.65 – 2016

75 Hurdles — Jean Lund-Olsen (1st) 13.38 – 2016; Jake Mitten (2nd) 14.49 – 2016; Chris Cernick (3rd) 14.68 – 2016

110 Hurdles — Zane Bundy (1st) 17.74 – 2011; Cameron Toomey-Stout (2nd) 18.73 – 2014; Jesse Hester (3rd) 19.05 – 2014

200 Hurdles — Helmstadter (1st) 28.34 – 2011; Cernick (2nd) 33.68 – 2016; Ben Smith (3rd) 34.90 – 2017

4 x 100 Relay — Reiley Araceley, Dominic Coffman, Joven Light, Murdy (1st) 50.81 – 2019; DJ Stadler, Light, Araceley, Aiden Burdge (2nd) 51.28 – 2018; Helmstadter, Ryan Griggs, Dalton Martin, Kelley (3rd) 51.94 – 2012

4 x 200 Relay — Binnings, Timothy Ursu, Gabe Shaw, Stadler (1st) 1:53.36 – 2018; Josue Payan-Lopez, Nathan Lamb, Danny Savalza, Luke Pelant (2nd) 1:54.54 – 2009; C. Battaglia, Ty Eck, G. Eck, Uriah Kastner (3rd) 1:57.25 – 2014

4 x 400 Relay — Leyva, Tucker Hall, Mitten, James Mayne (1st) 4:36.17 — 2016; Coffman, Ty Duddridge, Aiden Anderson, Ty Hamilton (2nd) 5:17.87 – 2018

Shot Put (8-lb) — Kelley (1st) 38-07.50 – 2012; D. Martin (2nd) 35-01.50 – 2012; Logan Martin (3rd) 34-05 – 2018

Shot Put (4-kg) — Kelley (1st) 36-04.50 – 2012; C. Battaglia (2nd) 35-00.50 – 2015; D. Martin (3rd) 34-03.25 – 2012

Discus (1-kg) — C. Battaglia (1st) 119-03 – 2015; Kelley (2nd) 112-04 – 2012; Skyler Martin (3rd) 102-11 – 2009

Discus (1.6-kg) — Jimmy Myers (1st) 90-10 — 2013; Uriel Liquidano (2nd) 88-10 – 2013; L. Martin (3rd) 85-00 – 2017

Javelin — L. Martin (1st) 116-10 – 2018; Stadler (2nd) 112-05 – 2018; Gabe Carlson (3rd) 89-06 – 2016

High Jump — Murdy (1st-tie) 5-06; C. Battaglia (1st-tie) 5-06 – 2015; Jake Mitten (3rd) 5-02.50 – 2017

Long Jump — Murdy (1st-tie) 17-09 – 2019; G. Eck (1st-tie) 17-09 – 2015; Toomey-Stout (3rd) 17-07.75 – 2016

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CHS fills two coaching gigs

Posted in Softball, Track, tagged , , , , , on February 27, 2020| Leave a Comment »

CHS cross country coach Luke Samford, seen here with Catherine Lhamon at the state meet, has joined the school’s track and field coaching staff. (Helene Lhamon photo)

Coupeville High School has filled two of its three open coaching positions, at least unofficially.

School Athletic Director Willie Smith confirmed Thursday that he’s hired Will Thayer as the Wolf JV softball coach and Luke Samford as a CHS assistant track coach.

Both men can work with their teams when spring sports practices begin Monday, but neither hire is official until approved by the Coupeville School Board at its next meeting.

Samford now has two gigs at the school, as he is also the head coach of the Wolf cross country program.

A former NCAA D-I athlete, he coached college runners for seven years before a family move brought him to Whidbey Island.

In his first season at the helm of the harriers this fall, he helped a reborn program make great strides, with junior Catherine Lhamon qualifying for state.

Samford’s hire helps to fill a hole left by the partial departure of Lincoln Kelley, whose day job in Oak Harbor will no longer allow him to be a full-time track and field assistant.

Kelley may still help out as a volunteer, however.

Thayer, a 2002 grad of Oak Harbor High School, replaces Greg Thomas, who stepped down after last season.

He joins a Wolf staff which includes head coach Kevin McGranahan and varsity volunteer assistant Ron Wright, and will coach the JV team.

The one current open position is the Wolf JV volleyball coaching gig, after Chris Smith recently stepped down from the position.

Smith continues to hold down two other jobs at the school, as the head varsity baseball coach and assistant boys basketball coach.

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All the medals will be ours

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on February 24, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Maya Toomey-Stout (left) and Mallory Kortuem have seven state meet medals between them. (Konni Smith photo)

They’re chasing history, one race at a time.

When a new track and field season starts a week from today, six Wolves will step into the first day of practice having already won at least one medal at the state meet.

Five of those CHS athletes are seniors, with one a sophomore.

Leading the pack of potential returnees is Mallory Kortuem, who’s snagged four medals, including a 2nd in the 400 last season.

Earn some more hardware in Cheney this May, and the quicksilver sprinter/relay ace can finish her prep career as one of the most-decorated CHS female athletes ever.

Tied with Sylvia Hurlburt and Lauren Grove currently, Kortuem is hot on the heels of Yashmeen Knox (five medals), Natasha Bamberger (6), Makana Stone (7), and Lindsey Roberts (8).

Should she finish atop the podium at the state meet — Alma Manzo of Conell, who nipped her in the 400, has graduated — and Kortuem would exit with an even-bigger moment.

There have been nine state champs from CHS, but only two female winners.

Bamberger won four track titles and a cross country crown in the ’80s, with Amy Mouw claiming the 800 title in 2003.

While Kortuem is on the cusp of immortality, she has some company, with fellow seniors Maya Toomey-Stout and Jean Lund-Olsen entering their final campaign having already collected three state meet medals apiece.

Wolf 12th graders Sean Toomey-Stout (2) and Ja’Tarya Hoskins (1), and 10th grader Ja’Kenya Hoskins (1) also boast shiny hardware of their own.

As a new track and field season comes hurtling towards Wolf fans, athletes, and coaches, a look at the all-time CHS state meet medal count, covering the modern era of 1963-2019:

 

Tyler King (11) — Two state titles, five 2nd, two 4th, one 6th, one 8th
Kyle King (10) — Five state titles, two 2nd, one 4th, one 5th, one 6th
Lindsey Roberts (8) — One 2nd, three 3rd, one 4th, two 5th, one 6th
Makana Stone (7) — Two 2nd, two 3rd, one 4th, one 5th, one 6th
Natasha Bamberger (6) — Four state titles, one 2nd, one 3rd
Danny Conlisk (6) — Two state titles, two 2nd, two 5th
Chad Gale (6) — One 2nd, three 3rd, one 4th, one 6th
Jacob Smith (6) — Two 2nd, one 3rd, one 4th, one 5th, one 7th
Bill Carstensen (5) — One 3rd, three 4th, one 6th
Jon Chittim (5) — Three state titles, one 2nd, one 7th
Yashmeen Knox (5) — One 4th, one 6th, two 7th, one 8th
Jeff Fielding (4) — One state title, one 2nd, two 5th
Lauren Grove (4) — Two 3rd, one 5th, one 6th
Sylvia Hurlburt (4) — Two 3rd, one 5th, one 6th
Mallory Kortuem (4) — One 2nd, one 3rd, two 5th — **ACTIVE**
Dalton Martin (4) — One 2nd, one 5th, two 8th
Brian Miller (4) — One 3rd, one 4th, one 5th, one 6th
Ed Cook (3) — One 2nd, one 5th, one 6th
Hunter Hammer (3) — One 6th, two 8th
Kyra Ilyankoff (3) — One 2nd, one 3rd, one 4th
Janiece Jenkins (3) — One 5th, one 6th, one 8th
Jean Lund-Olsen (3) — One 4th, two 7th — **ACTIVE**
Amy Mouw (3) — One state title, one 2nd, one 8th
Pete Rosenkranz (3) — Two 2nd, one 3rd
Madison Tisa McPhee (3) — One 3rd, one 5th, one 8th
Maya Toomey-Stout (3) — One 3rd, two 5th — **ACTIVE**
Jennie Cross (2) — One 2nd, one 6th
Joe Donnellon (2) — Two 2nd
Corrine Gaddis (2) — One 6th, one 8th
Kit Manzanares (2) — Two 8th
Steven McDonald (2) — One state title, one 4th
Andrew Moon (2) — One 3rd, one 5th
Jay Roberts (2) — One 3rd, one 4th
Sean Toomey-Stout (2) — One 5th, one 7th — **ACTIVE**
Rick Alexander (1) — One 3rd
Brandy Ambrose (1) — One 5th
Allyson Barker (1) — One 8th
Tina Barker (1) — One 4th
Ariah Bepler (1) — One 5th
Mark Bepler (1) — One 4th
Sally Biskovich (1) — One 4th
Mitchell Carroll (1) — One 5th
Jana Engle (1) — One 5th
Marisa Etzell (1) — One 3rd
Jordan Ford (1) — One 8th
Tony Ford (1) — One 5th
Matt Frost (1) — One 8th
Joy Hack (1) — One 3rd
Kevin Hack (1) — One 3rd
Alicia Heinen (1) — One 6th
Erin Hickey (1) — One 5th
Devin Hopkins (1) — One 5th
Jai’Lysa Hoskins (1) — One 5th
Ja’Kenya Hoskins (1) — One 3rd — **ACTIVE**
Ja’Tarya Hoskins (1) — One 5th — **ACTIVE**
Larry Howard (1) — One 5th
Chris Hutchinson (1) — One state title
Tony Killgo (1) — One 3rd
Brianne King (1) — One 6th
Kim Kisch (1) — One 6th
Judy Marti (1) — One 6th
Bob McClement (1) — One 3rd
Cassidy Moody (1) — One 8th
Mitch Pelroy (1) — One 8th
Jess Roundy (1) — One 6th
Todd Smith (1) — One 6th
Joe Tessaro (1) — One 6th
Cameron Toomey-Stout (1) — One 7th
Alan Wedell (1) — One 4th
Rich Wilson (1) — One 4th
Henry Wynn (1) — One 5th

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