Danny Conlisk is headed to the 1A state track and field championships in the 100, 200, and 400. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
Fellow Coupeville senior Emma Smith will compete in the shot put and discus when the Wolves trek to Cheney next week.
Sean Toomey-Stout scored a trip to state with strong work in the long jump.
Mallory Kortuem is state-bound in the 400, 4 x 1, and 4 x 2, plus she busted her own school record in the pole vault Saturday afternoon.
Well, that worked out just fine and dandy.
Capping the two-day bi-district meet with a bang Saturday, the Coupeville High School track and field team made off with five titles and three new school records.
Oh, and by the time things had wrapped up, CHS had qualified 10 athletes for next weekend’s state track championships, with six Wolves set to go in multiple events.
One of the smallest 1A schools in the state, Coupeville, which also hosted the track extravaganza, swung above its weight class.
While the Wolves didn’t have enough bodies to win a team title, they still claimed fourth overall in the boys race and fifth in the girls competition.
Meridian’s boys and the King’s girls earned team titles in the 16-team royal rumble.
For Coupeville, it was about picking your spots and then making an impact.
It’s hard to decide who had the best day among the Wolf athletes, as so many shone brightly under the spotlight.
Senior Danny Conlisk threw down the gauntlet Saturday, winning bi-district titles in the 100, 200, and 400.
But then there was Mallory Kortuem, who broke her own school record in the pole vault by four inches, won the 400, and qualified for state in two relay events.
And one of those relay units — the 4 x 200 with Lindsey Roberts, Ja’Kenya Hoskins, Kortuem, and Maya Toomey-Stout — shattered a school record which had stood since 2016.
The current group hit the tape in 1:46.13, edging out a 1:46.41 run by Sylvia Hurlburt, Lauren Grove, Makana Stone, and Roberts when she was a freshman.
Speaking of Toomey-Stout, the junior speed demon also lowered her school record in the 100, ran on both state-bound relay teams, and hit a supremely rare achievement.
Having already qualified for state in the long jump Thursday, “The Gazelle” equaled her freshman season by punching tickets to state in four different events.
In the entire history of CHS track, Toomey-Stout is the only Wolf girl to qualify for state in four events in the same year — and now she’s done it two of the last three years.
And let’s not forget senior Emma Smith, who won a title in the shot put Saturday, or Roberts, Ja’Kenya Hoskins, Jean Lund-Olsen, Ja’Tarya Hoskins, or Sean Toomey-Stout, who are all headed to state after their performances in the bi-district finale.
When Coupeville treks to Cheney for the state meet, which runs May 23-25, legendary track whisperer/ol’ ball coach Randy King will have plenty of company.
Going to state:
Danny Conlisk (100, 200, 400)
Ja’Kenya Hoskins (4 x 200)
Ja’Tarya Hoskins (4 x 100)
Mallory Kortuem (400, 4 x 100, 4 x 200)
Ryan Labrador (shot put)
Jean Lund-Olsen (100, 200)
Lindsey Roberts (100 hurdles, 4 x 100, 4 x 200)
Emma Smith (shot put, discus)
Maya Toomey-Stout (100, long jump, 4 x 100, 4 x 200)
Sean Toomey-Stout (100, long jump)
Complete Saturday results:
GIRLS:
100 — Maya Toomey-Stout (3rd) 12.74 *PR* *SCHOOL RECORD* *STATE QUALIFIER*
200 — Ja’Kenya Hoskins (7th) 28.07
400 — Mallory Kortuem (1st) 58.64 *PR* *STATE QUALIFIER*
100 Hurdles — Lindsey Roberts (2nd) 15.29 *STATE QUALIFIER*; Ja’Tarya Hoskins (6th) 17.41 *PR*
4 x 100 Relay — M. Toomey-Stout, Ja’Tarya Hoskins, Kortuem, Roberts (3rd) 50.69 *STATE QUALIFIER*
4 x 200 Relay — Roberts, Ja’Kenya Hoskins, Kortuem, M. Toomey-Stout (2nd) 1:46.13 *SCHOOL RECORD* *STATE QUALIFIER*
4 x 400 Relay — Lucy Sandahl, Alana Mihill, Catherine Lhamon, Ja’Tarya Hoskins (7th) 4:52.37
Shot Put — Emma Smith (1st) 33-06.50 *STATE QUALIFIER*
Pole Vault — Kortuem (6th) 8-10 *PR* *SCHOOL RECORD*
BOYS:
100 — Danny Conlisk (1st) 11.11 *STATE QUALIFIER*; Jean Lund-Olsen (2nd) 11.12 *STATE QUALIFIER*; Sean Toomey-Stout (6th) 11.41 *PR* *STATE QUALIFIER*
200 — Conlisk (1st) 22.40 *STATE QUALIFIER*; Lund-Olsen (3rd) 22.68 *STATE QUALIFIER*
400 — Conlisk (1st) 50.71 *STATE QUALIFIER*
Discus — Logan Martin (7th) 119-05
Pole Vault — Kyle Burnett (10th) 9-00; Thane Peterson (10th) 9-00; Tiger Johnson (14th) 8-06
Long Jump — S. Toomey-Stout (3rd) 20-07.50 *STATE QUALIFIER*
**UPDATE** — Sean Toomey-Stout finished 6th in the 100 Saturday, and the top four advance to state, so it appeared his run in the event was done.
But, athletes outside the top four can also advance if they achieve a state qualifying standard, which he did.
In the 100, the mark he had to beat was 11.56 seconds, and “The Torpedo” hit the line in 11.41.
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