Coupeville Sports

Tamsin Ward now has 23 wins through two seasons of middle school track and field. (Photo courtesy Jandellyn Ward)

One, a coronation. The other, a most pleasant surprise.

The Coupeville Middle School track and field team put a stamp on the 2024 season Wednesday at day two of the Cascade League Championships in Lakewood, winning two individual titles.

The first, a triumph in the 100 from Tamsin Ward, was a thunderous uppercut.

It gave the Wolf 7th grader her second league title of the season, following a win in the shot-put last week, and her 12th victory of this campaign.

That pushes Ward one win ahead of the 11 she nailed down as a 6th grader and ties her with future high school state champ Alex Murdy for the second-best performance by a CMS athlete since 2008.

Only Lindsey Roberts, with 18 wins in 2015, tops the duo, and both she and Murdy did their winning work as 8th graders.

And why 2008? That’s as far back as athletic.net has CMS track marks recorded.

Young stars (left to right) Claire Lachnit, Zariyah Allen, and Kaleigha Millison celebrate the day. (Photo courtesy Shalomah Allen)

Wednesday’s second title was a bit more of a surprise, as 6th grader Zariyah Allen made them bow down in the discus.

Chucking the implement a stunning 15 feet further than her previous PR, she captured her second-ever win as a CMS track supernova and did it on the season’s biggest stage.

“Zariyah’s second throw was perfect,” said Wolf coach Jon Gabelein.

“While I knew it was much farther than she has ever thrown before, she was surprised that the official confirmed the measurement.

“Passing her previous record by 15 feet is amazing.”

Wednesday’s rumble, a seven-team showdown, finished with South Whidbey winning both girls team crowns, while King’s (6th/7th) and Lakewood (8th) split the boys titles.

Coupeville might not have had the depth to topple their bigger-school rivals in the team standings, but, to an athlete, they impressed their coaches.

“Throughout our season, students were able to see how strong efforts turn into even stronger abilities,” Gabelein said.

A Wolf runner slices between two private school rivals. (Ezekiel Allen photo)

Wednesday’s results:

GIRLS:

8th grade:

200 — Laken Simpson (6th) 29.50 *PR*

400 — Taylor Marrs (4th) 1:16.59 *PR*

1600 — Mikayla Wagner (2nd) 6:22.47; Devon Wyman (5th) 6:47.07

4 x 200 Relay — Lillian Ketterling, L. Simpson, M. Wagner, Wyman (3rd) 2:12.60

Discus — Ketterling (3rd) 68-02 *PR*; Amelia Crowder (6th) 57-05.50 *PR*, Marrs (9th) 54-01

Long Jump — M. Wagner (19th) 11-03; Isa Mc Fetridge (24th) 10-07.50

6th/7th grade:

100 — Tamsin Ward (1st) 13.72 *PR*

200 — Hyley Farrell (3rd) 30.31

4 x 100 Relay — Brooklyn Pope, Emma Cushman, Farrell, Annaliese Powers (5th) 1:02.77

4 x 200 Relay — Farrell, Ward, Elizabeth Marshall, Sage Stavros (2nd) 2:10.58

Discus — Zariyah Allen (1st) 72-06 *PR*; Claire Lachnit (13th) 47-04.50 *PR*

Long Jump — Farrell (6th) 12-03.75; Kennedy O’Neill (11th) 11-04.25; Marshall (15th) 10-09.50; Autumn Rubin (18th) 10-07.50; Pope (21st) 10-01.50

Flying to success. (Ezekiel Allen photo)

BOYS:

8th grade:

100 — Beckett Green (8th) 12.61 *PR*

200 — Green (5th) 26.21

4 x 100 Relay — Edmund Kunz, Green, Shiloh Sandlin, Leonardo Rodriguez (3rd) 53.05

Shot Put — Khanor Jump (8th) 33-01.50 *PR*

High Jump — Johnathan Jacobsen (9th) 4-08

6th/7th grade:

100 — Collin Mirabile (4th) 13.00

200 — River Simpson (6th) 28.00 *PR*

800 — Cyrus Sparacio (7th) 2:42.58 *PR*; Lincoln Wagner (10th) 2:53.58; Sawyer Rudat (11th) 2:53.83; Ossian Merkel (13th) 2:56.68; Archer Schwarz (14th) 2:59.21 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Malachi Chapa, Xander Beaman, R. Simpson, Henry Purdue (5th) 56.72

Shot Put — Mirabile (3rd) 33-03.50 *PR*; Diesel Eck (6th) 28-05.50; Vincent Alguire (9th) 27-07 *PR*; Nolan Hunt (25th) 15-11 *PR*

High Jump — Merkel (10th) 4-04; Beaman (13th) 4-04 *PR*

“Time to go kick some fanny.” (Ezekiel Allen photo)