Laken Simpson and teammates are back in action. (Photo courtesy Rainy Simpson)
The second half run begins.
Returning from a spring break layoff, the Coupeville High School track and field squad jumped right into the deep end Saturday, competing at the 31-team Birger Solberg Invitational in Bellingham.
Despite repping one of the smallest student bodies in the field, the Wolves held their own against their big school rivals.
Coupeville’s girls finished 17th in the team standings, with their male counterparts claiming 18th on their side of the leaderboard.
Shorecrest (girls) and Shorewood (boys), both 3A schools, finished atop the standings.
On an individual basis, Katie Marti and Matthew Ward had the best performances for the Wolves.
Marti finished 2nd in the shot put, out of 30 competitors, and 3rd (of 28) in the discus, while Ward was 4th (of 17) in the triple jump.
The Solberg meet, hosted by Sehome, featured several events the Wolves don’t normally see, such as a 4 x 800 relay and a steeplechase.
The Wolves showed up, and showed out. (Photo courtesy Bob Martin)
With the Wolves racking up 16 PRs Saturday against stellar competition, it’s a strong start to the latter part of the season.
“A bright and energetic day as we eased back into the groove after spring break,” said Wolf coaches Bob Martin and Elizabeth Bitting.
“Plenty of sunshine, strong finishes, and everyone held their own.”
Coupeville has three meets left, two at their own stadium, before beginning postseason action at the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships.
Up first is a home meet Wednesday, April 16, followed by a trip to the Cashmere Invitational three days later.
Saturday’s results:
GIRLS:
100 — Laken Simpson (35th) 14.73
200 — Isa Mc Fetridge (35th) 30.88 *PR*
400 — Noelle Western (20th) 1:13.03 *PR*
800 — Lyla Stuurmans (14th) 2:38.85
1600 — Aleksia Jump (54th) 6:44.64 *PR*; Mikayla Wagner (55th) 6:46.16
100 Hurdles — Myra McDonald (26th) 20.23 *PR*
300 Hurdles — McDonald (28th) 1:04.91
2K Steeplechase — Stuurmans (6th) 8:33.29 *PR*
4 x 100 Relay — Ari Cunningham, Willow Leedy-Bonifas, Ayden Wyman, Mc Fetridge (10th) 58.66
4 x 200 Relay — Simpson, Mc Fetridge, Olivia Hall, Leedy-Bonifas (9th) 2:03.12
4 x 400 Relay — Simpson, Lexis Drake, Western, Leedy-Bonifas (9th) 5:04.03
4 x 800 Relay — Ivy Rudat, Drake, Lillian Ketterling, Wagner (10th) 12:39.65
Shot Put — Katie Marti (2nd) 32-11
Discus — Marti (3rd) 98-05 *PR*; Ketterling (21st) 67-09
Javelin — Marti (12th) 84-06
Long Jump — A. Cunningham (22nd) 12-07
BOYS:
100 — Chase Anderson (21st) 11.76; Marquette Cunningham (25th) 11.86; Davin Houston (31st) 12.00
200 — Anderson (27th) 24.47
400 — Preston Epp (10th) 52.62 *PR*
800 — Carson Field (9th) 2:06.40
1600 — Field (39th) 4:54.38
1600 (Freshman/Sophomore) — Joshua Stockdale (33rd) 5:15.79 *PR*
3200 — George Spear (26th) 10:59.44
110 Hurdles — Axel Marshall (15th) 19.09 *PR*
300 Hurdles — Liam Blas (16th) 48.90; Marshall (20th) 50.06
2K Steeplechase — Field (11th) 7:35.51 *PR*; Spear (13th) 7:43.82 *PR*; Marshall (18th) 8:09.20 *PR*; Dane Hadsall (20th) 8:32.16 *PR*
4 x 100 Relay — M. Cunningham, Houston, Epp, Anderson (5th) 45.67
4 x 400 Relay — Anderson, Blake Burrows, Cael Wilson, Epp (6th) 3:38.79
4 x 800 Relay — Kenneth Jacobsen, Solomon Rudat, Malachi Somes, Stockdale (13th) 9:51.73
Shot Put — Zac Tackett (24th) 34-01.50
Discus — Tackett (15th) 117-00; Mason Butler (27th) 101-03
Javelin — Marcelo Gebhard (21st) 122-11 *PR*
High Jump — Houston (8th) 5-06; Wyatt Fitch-Marron (14th) 5-04
Pole Vault — Wilson (9th) 11-06; Marshall (20th) 10-06
Long Jump — Wilson (5th) 19-11.25 *PR*
Triple Jump — Matthew Ward (4th) 39-11 *PR*
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