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King rules the night!!

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on June 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Tyler King

Tyler King

Tyler King stayed up late to finish his college track season.

The former Coupeville High School standout, now a junior at the University of Washington, didn’t take to the track for his race at the NCAA West Preliminaries Championship Thursday in Austin, Texas until a hair past 10 PM.

Then, since he was running in the never-ending 10,000 meter race, he stayed up well past his bed time.

By the time he was done King had rolled across the line in 30th (out of 48 runners) in a time of 31 minutes, 39.57 seconds.

The top 12 finishers advanced on to the NCAA D-1 Outdoor Track Championships in Eugene, Oregon June 10-13.

The Huskies are sending seven athletes on, four women and three men.

They include Baylee Mires (800), Gianna Woodruff (400 hurdles), Maddie Meyers (5000), Kristina Owsinski (pole vault), Meron Simon (3000 steeplechase), Curtis Clauson (javelin) and Izaic Yorks (1500).

During his days at CHS, King won state championships in both track and cross country.

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Making history, one fast step at a time!!

Posted in Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on May 4, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Tyler King

Tyler King

Tyler King is part of history.

The former Coupeville High School running whiz is now a redshirt junior at the University of Washington and this weekend he helped the Huskies thrash their biggest rivals in a way never before seen in 96 years.

With King garnering three points for his second-place finish in the 3,000 meter race, U-Dub pasted Washington State University 113-50 in a meet held at the Husky Outdoor Track.

That, combined with the Washington women winning 99-64, means the Huskies scored a combined 212 points, the most-ever in the nearly century-long war between the two state schools.

It was also the first dual meet sweep for UW since 1997, and only the third sweep since 1979, when Washington added womens’ track and field.

The Husky men have beaten the Cougars three straight years, while this was the first win for the Washington women over WSU since 2012.

King zipped through his event in a lean eight minutes, 20.09 seconds, trailing just teammate Colby Gilbert, an All-American who holds the school record in the 3,000.

Gilbert hit the tape in 8:11.73.

The Huskies go to the Pac-12 Championships in mid-May, with the NCAA outdoor track championships in mid-June.

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Hunter Hammer: All-American (again)!!

Posted in A freakin' American hero, Track, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Hunter Hammer, All-American college track athlete and accomplished baby-sitter.

Hunter Hammer, All-American college track athlete and accomplished baby-sitter.

Hunter Hammer is a two-timer.

All-American that is. Two-time All-American.

The former Coupeville High School basketball and track legend finished third in the shot put at the National Christian College Athletic Association finals in Rome, Georgia this weekend, earning that status.

Representing Trinity Lutheran, his final throw in the shot put went 14.60 meters.

He was an All-American last year in the discus, an event he took 13th in this time around.

Hammer also placed fifth in the hammer throw (45.85 meters), and the ten points he earned accounted for more than half of his team’s 19 points.

The Trinity Lutheran men finished 15th in the team standings, with Shorter University taking home the NCCAA championship banner.

Hammer’s female teammates placed 22nd overall.

During his time as a Wolf, the six-foot-seven, wildly outgoing Hammer broke almost all of the school’s throwing records, while also being a dominant player for the boys’ basketball squad.

After graduation, he competed at Everett Community College for two seasons before joining the brand-new track program at Trinity.

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Maddy, doin’ work!!

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on April 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »

"Two hands. Always two hands." Madeline Roberts knows her softball-catching skills. (John Fisken photos)

“Two hands. Always two hands.” Madeline Roberts knows her softball-catching skills. (John Fisken photos)

"You're in too close. I'm goin' yard, baby!!"

“You’re in too close. I’m goin’ yard, baby!!”

Showin' off the gun.

Showin’ off the gun.

Roberts hangs out with the president of her fan club, mom Lisa Edlin.

Roberts hangs out with the president of her fan club, mom Lisa Edlin.

"OK, bye now. I got work to do."

“OK, bye now. I got work to do.”

Madeline Roberts is fillin’ up the stat sheet.

The former Coupeville High School softball star is deep into her freshman year at Shoreline Community College, and among the team leaders in several categories.

Through 22 games (the school’s web site hasn’t added stats for Sunday’s games, which is where these photos came from), Mad Dog is hitting .254 with a home run and 10 RBI.

Roberts has tallied 17 hits, 17 runs, walked seven times and stolen eight bases.

Plus, she’s enough of a camera magnet to get John Fisken to travel down to Shoreline to snap these pics.

So she’s doing alright.

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Chicks dig the long ball!!

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , on April 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Madeline Roberts (left), seen here last season with McKayla Bailey, is crushin' it at the college level. (John Fisken photo)

   Madeline Roberts (left), seen here last season with McKayla Bailey, is crushin’ it at the college level. (John Fisken photo)

Slap hitter?

She’ll slap it over the fence, thanks.

Former CHS softball star Madeline Roberts continued her strong freshman season at Shoreline Community College, crushing a ball for a home run this weekend.

And it wasn’t an inside-the-park job, but a moon shot over the center field wall.

“Definitely over the fence!,” said a jubilant Roberts.

The speedy lead-off hitter, who also played basketball in the winter for the Dolphins, is currently among the team leaders in most offensive categories.

Her eight RBI puts her in a tie for second on the squad, while her five stolen bases also lands her at #2 on the stat sheet.

Roberts is first on the team in being hit by pitches (twice), third in runs (eight) and has collected 10 hits and six walks so far this year.

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