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Sandahl sisters cap successful season

Posted in Rowing, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on May 27, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Lucy (left) and Sophie Sandahl, hanging out with the parental units. (Photo courtesy Jeannie Sandahl)

They went for one final early morning row.

Coupeville sisters Sophie and Lucy Sandahl were in the boat Saturday at the crack of dawn, competing in New Jersey at the NCAA D-II women’s rowing championships.

Their Seattle Pacific University varsity 4+ boat, which finished 2nd in a pair of races Friday, claimed 4th place in the grand finale, with Humboldt State edging Central Oklahoma for the title.

Sophie, a senior making her final appearance as a member of the SPU crew, was in the first seat, while Lucy, a junior, was coxswain for the Falcons.

The Seattle Pacific varsity 8+ boat finished 3rd in its championship race.

The weekend performance, with the Sandahl sisters and company competing on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, caps a strong season for the Falcon crew program.

Sophie, who has majored in art history, with a minor in museum studies, and Lucy, who is studying physiology, were both named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Academic team this spring.

Their time in the water with SPU has been an extension of athletic careers which blossomed on Whidbey Island.

After moving to Coupeville from South Carolina, Lucy played volleyball and competed in track and field at CHS, while Sophie swam for Oak Harbor High School.

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Jump heads East for college track

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Aleksia Jump checks to make sure big sis Taygin’s throwing arm still works. (Christina Jump photo)

Go East, young woman.

Coupeville High School senior Taygin Jump is New York-bound after graduation, and she signed a letter of intent Monday to compete in indoor and outdoor track and field at SUNY Plattsburgh.

Founded in 1889, the school is an NCAA D-III school.

Jump is the third member of this year’s CHS track team to sign with a college, with Tate Wyman headed to Oregon Tech and Mitchell Hall off to the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

One for the family photo album. (Amber Wyman photo)

The young woman who currently has the third-best hammer throw among all 2B female athletes was a two-sport star for the Wolves, also playing club and school volleyball.

In the world of track and field, Jump vied in eight different events, running sprints and distance races, carrying the baton in relays, and throwing the discus, javelin, and hammer.

At SUNY Plattsburgh she’ll be a Cardinal, and the school mascot is known as Burghy.

The school has some notable alumni, but I’ll skip past disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner to land on my personal favorite on the list — lanky actor Tim Robbins.

He’s the star of films like The Shawshank Redemption, Bull Durham, and the Coen brothers unsung masterpiece, The Hudsucker Proxy.

Jump’s teammates and friends celebrate her signing day. (Amber Wyman photo)

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Fleet-footed Wyman follows Oregon trail

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 22, 2023| 1 Comment »

Tate Wyman signs his college track and field letter of intent. (Willie Smith photo)

Tate Wyman is running off to a different state.

The Coupeville High School senior signed a letter of intent Monday to compete in track and field at Oregon Tech.

He’s the third member of the current CHS oval squad to sign a college letter, with Taygin Jump (SUNY Plattsburgh) joining him at Monday’s ceremony.

Fellow Wolf senior Mitchell Hall previously signed to run cross country at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Celebrating with teammates and family. (Christina Jump photo)

Before he competes as an NAIA athlete, Wyman has a few more days left as a Coupeville student, with a trip to the state championships on the agenda for this coming weekend.

He’s part of a 4 x 100 relay unit ranked #3 in the state among all 2B schools.

Wyman ran cross country all four years at CHS, and participated in track and field three seasons, with pandemic restrictions erasing spring sports his freshman year.

During his time as a Wolf, he competed in eight events, ranging from sprints to hurdles to relays to the occasional foray into the world of steeplechase.

Wolf coaches Bob Martin and Elizabeth Bitting join the festivities. (Willie Smith photo)

At Oregon Tech, Wyman will find a school founded in 1947 to train and re-educate World War II vets.

The school’s athletic teams, which compete in the Cascade Collegiate Conference, are the Owls.

Or, sometimes, when they’re moving quickly, the Hustlin’ Owls.

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CHS grad notches college track honor

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 17, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Logan Martin (left), ready to let fly.

Logan Martin is getting his props.

The Coupeville grad, now a freshman on the Central Washington University track and field team, earned All-West Region honors for his efforts in the hammer throw.

Martin was joined by CWU sprinter E’Lexis Hollis and javelin chucker Branden Wise.

The honor is bestowed by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association and was announced Wednesday.

To earn All-Region, an athlete needs to finish in the top five from their region at a meet during the outdoor season.

Martin was hailed for his work at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham April 29, when he unleashed a throw of 179 feet, three inches.

During his time in Coupeville, the younger of Bob and Abbie’s two sons played tennis, soccer, basketball, and track for the Wolves.

Like older brother Dalton before him, Logan won multiple medals at the state track and field championships.

He was also a key player on the 2021-2022 CHS boys’ basketball team, the first to win a district title since 1970.

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Sandahl sisters row to NCAA Championships

Posted in Rowing, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Lucy (left) and Sophie Sandahl rule the waves. (Photo courtesy Michael Sandahl)

Fly, Falcons, fly.

Seattle Pacific University women’s rowing team, which includes Coupeville sisters Sophie and Lucy Sandahl, is headed to the NCAA D-II Championships.

SPU was one of six schools tabbed for the event, set for May 26-27 in Pennsauken, New Jersey.

The field, which had no automatic qualifiers, was revealed Tuesday during a live selection show.

Cal Poly Humboldt, Central Oklahoma, Embry-Riddle (Florida), Thomas Jefferson, and Western Washington join the Falcons in earning bids.

Each school will field an eight-women boat and a four-women crew.

Sophie Sandahl is a senior at SPU, while Lucy is a junior.

Earlier in the week, the siblings, who are studying Art History and Physiology respectively, were both named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Academic team.

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