Kennedy O’Neill elevates in the hurdles. (Ana Mc Fetridge photo)
The odyssey begins.
The middle school track and field meet that’s too big for just one day began Wednesday in Lakewood, as seven schools clashed in the opening round of the Cascade League Championships.
Day one featured a mix of prelims and finals, with Wolf 7th grader Tamsin Ward crowned as league shot put champ.
The victory was her 11th of the season, tying her with her performance as a 6th grader.
Ward and associates will have another chance to capture glory next Wednesday, May 29, when Cascade League competitors return to Lakewood to finish off the two-day season-closer.
With Coupeville halfway to the finish line, coaches Jon Gabelein and Amber Wyman are feeling good about what the Wolves have accomplished, and what’s still ahead.
“We had 63 students here today,” Gabelein said. “I am very proud of the work so many of our athletes have been doing throughout our season.
“The results of their hard work really showed up tonight!”
It’s been a season-long quest, and the young Wolves have made a solid commitment to growth and improvement.
“Students often hear me say that their great accomplishments are not because of luck or magic,” Gabelein said. “They are proof of their continued hard work and being willing to push themselves to be even better.”
Mikayla Wagner ponders the mysteries of the universe. (Ana Mc Fetridge photo)
Wednesday’s results:
GIRLS:
8th grade:
100 (Prelims) — Willow Leedy-Bonifas (17th) 15.04; Isa Mc Fetridge (22nd) 15.20; Amaiya Curry (28th) 16.12; Niella Bryan (32nd) 16.38 *PR*; Delilah Castellanos (33rd) 16.57 *PR*; Denali Kalwies (34th) 16.98
200 (Prelims) — Laken Simpson (6th) 30.19 *PR*; Olivia Hall (12th) 31.40 *PR*; Leedy-Bonifas (14th) 32.67 *PR*; Curry (19th) 35.29; Castellanos (21st) 36.27
400 (Prelims) — Marin Winger (3rd) 1:13.85 *PR*; Taylor Marrs (5th) 1:17.05 *PR*
800 (Finals) — Mikayla Wagner (3rd) 2:53.25 *PR*; Lillian Ketterling (6th) 3:09.05
100 Hurdles (Prelims) — Bryan (19th) 23.31; Amelia Crowder (21st) 24.77; Emma McFadden (22nd) 25.19
Shot Put (Finals) — Marrs (6th) 26-00 *PR*; Winger (14th) 24-05 *PR*; L. Simpson (18th) 22-02; McFadden (21st) 21-11 *PR*; Inara Maund (29th) 18-10.50; Kayla Moch (30th) 18-02.50 *PR*
High Jump (Finals) — Crowder (9th) 4-00
6th/7th grade:
100 (Prelims) — Tamsin Ward (1st) 14.11; Andrea Gonzalez (9th) 14.79 *PR*; Ava Alford (18th) 15.13 *PR*; Finley Helm (28th) 16.10; Autumn Rubin (32nd) 16.33; Kaleigha Millison (34th) 16.53
200 (Prelims) — Hyley Farrell (3rd) 30.24; Anmarie Solis (19th) 33.29 *PR*; Bettie Woolworth (25th) 34.90 *PR*; Emma Green (27th) 35.62 *PR*
100 Hurdles (Prelims) — Elizabeth Marshall (9th) 20.62 *PR*; Kennedy O’Neill (10th) 20.73; Pria Powell (11th) 20.78 *PR*; Brooklyn Pope (13th) 21.02; Rubin (14th) 21.27 *PR*; Millison (17th) 22.12
Shot Put (Finals) — Ward (1st) 33-02.50; Rubin (3rd) 24-09.50; Savannah Niewald (21st) 19-05; Annabelle Cundiff (21st) 19-05 *PR*; Annaliese Powers (27th) 18-05 *PR*
High Jump (Finals) — Ward (2nd) 4-07 *PR*; Pope (3rd) 4-04; Zariyah Allen (14th) 3-08; Millison (14th) 3-08
A moment of respect between competitors. (Ana Mc Fetridge photo)
BOYS:
8th grade:
100 (Prelims) — Beckett Green (7th) 12.71 *PR*; Leonardo Rodriguez (12th) 13.11 *PR*; Jackson Sollars (28th) 13.98; Diego Gonzalez (30th) 14.07 *PR*
200 (Prelims) — B. Green (4th) 26.02 *PR*; Sollars (15th) 29.80
1600 (Finals) — Edmund Kunz (12th) 5:57.32; D. Gonzalez (17th) 6:30.78
Discus (Finals) — Khanor Jump (6th) 95-03.50 *PR*
Long Jump (Finals) — B. Green (4th) 16-00.25; Rodriguez (13th) 14-06.25; Shiloh Sandlin (16th) 14-03.50; Kunz (27th) 12-01.25; Isaiah Allen (30th) 11-05.75
6th/7th grade:
100 (Prelims) — Collin Mirabile (2nd) 12.89 *PR*; River Simpson (12th) 13.83 *PR*; Henry Bailey (20th); Benjamin Wertz (30th) 15.42; Hunter Atteberry (33rd) 15.61; Maverick Walling (36th) 16.00
200 (Prelims) — R. Simpson (7th) 28.83; Atteberry (21st) 34.26
400 (Prelims) — Cyrus Sparacio (11th) 1:14.10 *PR*; Sawyer Rudat (12th) 1:16.50 *PR*; Atteberry (14th) 1:20.46; Ceiba Rusch (15th) 1:23.38 *PR*
1600 (Finals) — Bailey (6th) 5:48.23 *PR*; Sparacio (8th) 5:54.26 *PR*; Archer Schwarz (12th) 6:16.38 *PR*; Ossian Merkel (15th) 6:32.10 *PR*; Nolan Hunt (21st) 7:39.05 *PR*
110 Hurdles (Prelims) — Malachi Chapa (16th) 22.32; Jacob Lujan (17th) 22.39 *PR*; Lincoln Wagner (19th) 24.72; Rusch (24th) 28.32
Discus (Finals) — Diesel Eck (11th) 67-07.50 *PR*; Mirabile (23rd) 56-08; Sparacio (27th) 49-11.50; Hunt (36th) 37-00.50
Long Jump (Finals) — R. Simpson (8th) 13-03.50; Bailey (13th) 12-05; Chapa (20th) 11-09.50; L. Wagner (26th) 11-04.75; Rudat (29th) 10-11.50; Walling (31st) 10-07.50
“Finish line, here I come!” (Ezekiel Allen photo)
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