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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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One day, tons o’ thrills

Posted in Baseball, Softball, Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on February 22, 2020| 1 Comment »

Coupeville grad Danny Conlisk lets it rip in a college track meet. (Photo courtesy Dawnelle Conlisk)

Sarah Wright cracked her first college home run Saturday in Georgia. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Four Whidbey alumni are playing baseball for Green River College this season. Left to right, James Besaw, Joey Lippo, CJ Smith, and Hunter Smith. (Charlotte Young photo)

One day, three sports, three states, a whole ton of former Wolves on the prowl.

Saturday was a busy day for Coupeville grads competing in the world of college sports, with events going down in South Dakota, Georgia, and Washington state.

How the day played out:

 

Sarah goes yard:

Just like the old days.

Playing in her eighth college softball game, Coupeville grad Sarah Wright belted a three-run home run to left field, the highlight on a day when the former Wolf catcher’s new team was swept in a doubleheader.

Sewanee: The University of the South fell 9-1 and 10-6 to Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, dropping the Tigers record to 2-6.

Wright and associates get a chance for a quick reversal of fortunes, as they play another doubleheader Sunday, this one against Wesleyan College in Macon.

The former Coupeville standout crushed her round tripper in her first at-bat in Saturday’s second game.

Through the first eight games of her freshman season, Wright is hitting .261 with six hits and a team-high six RBI.

She’s also doing it on the defensive side as well, where she tops Sewanee with 25 putouts and absolutely, positively no errors whatsoever.

 

Danny hits the jets:

A two-time state champ for CHS, Danny Conlisk continues to tear up the track as a freshman at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology.

Bouncing back from an illness which kept him out of action last week, the Hardrocker freshman finished 2nd in the 400 at the Stinger Open at Black Hills State University.

Conlisk won his heat and smashed his collegiate PR in the event, hitting the tape in an adjusted time of 51.58 seconds.

That shaved .80 off of his previous best.

The former Wolf is one meet away from reaching the mid point of his season(s), with the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Indoor Championships set for February 28-29 in Colorado Springs.

After that, Conlisk and his teammates take a month off from competition (but not training), returning March 27 for the start of the outdoor season.

 

Strong start for diamond dandies:

It’s a reunion on the next level.

CHS grads, and brothers, CJ and Hunter Smith are back for their sophomore year at Green River College in Auburn.

Joining them on the Gators baseball squad this time around are former Coupeville star Joey Lippo and former Oak Harbor standout James Besaw.

All four Whidbey alumni saw action Saturday, as Green River opened a new season by sweeping a doubleheader from Western Washington University.

The Gators took the opener 11-4, with CJ Smith coming on in relief to earn the win.

Mr. Cool jumped in to the game in the second inning, with his team trailing, and promptly threw 4.1 innings of shutout ball, whiffing three.

His younger brother was a big supporter, as Hunter rapped a single, walked three times, stole a base, and scored twice as the Gators stormed from behind to nail down the victory.

Besaw played a key role, as well, walking and ripping an RBI single.

In the second game of the day, Green River once again rallied, plating two runners in the fourth to tie the game, then sending two more home in the sixth to eke out a 4-3 victory.

Hunter Smith collected another single in the nightcap, and he teamed up with Lippo for the defensive play of the game.

Recreating their high school magic, Lippo fielded a dangerous ball in the outfield which had extra-base hit written all over it, then came up gunning.

Airmailing a wicked throw to his former Wolf teammate, he started a bang-bang play, which nailed the WWU runner when Smith zipped the relay on a bead to Green River’s third-baseman.

“The play between Joey and Hunter was awesome,” said proud papa Joe Lippo. “Had the Green River fans yelling the loudest all day!”

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Conlisk chases college dreams

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on February 8, 2020| Leave a Comment »

A two-time state champ for Coupeville, Danny Conlisk is currently running indoor track for an NCAA D-II school. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

He’s passed the halfway point.

Coupeville’s Danny Conlisk competed in his fifth collegiate track meet Saturday, running at the Ted Nelson Classic in Mankato, Minnesota.

The former Wolf star, now a freshman at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, has an eight-meet schedule for the indoor part of the season.

Then, after a month-long break (from competition, not training) Conlisk and the rest of the Hardrockers head outside, where it’s hopefully warmed up a bit.

Saturday, the CHS grad competed in two events, running the 400 and carrying the baton as part of the 4 x 4 crew.

Conlisk and his relay squad claimed 3rd, combining to run the event in three minutes, 28.13 seconds.

The Hardrocker freshman also finished 20th (out of 42 competitors) in the 400, hitting the line in 52.80 seconds, just off his college PR of 52.40.

He was second in his heat.

SDSM&T returns to action next weekend, when the ‘Rockers head to Brookings, South Dakota for the SDSU Indoor Classic, which runs February 14-15.

After that, Conlisk and Co. have the Stinger Open Feb. 22 at Black Hills State University, then the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Indoor Championships Feb. 28-29 in Colorado Springs.

The first outdoor meet is Mar. 27.

During his time at Coupeville High School, Conlisk set school records in the 100, 200, and 400, while winning state titles in the last two events.

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