Coupeville Sports

They filled up the trophy case

June 1, 2025 by David Svien

Danny Conlisk (left) and Jacob Smith each earned six state meet medals. (Dawnelle Conlisk photo)

It’s a fairly exclusive club.

Since the modern era of state track and field meets began in 1963, there have been 99 Coupeville High School athletes who have earned at least one medal.

Of those, 10 — eight boys and two girls — have captured a state title, with the first being Jeff Fielding in the 3200 in 1979 and the most-recent being Alex Murdy in the long jump in 2023.

Fresh off this year’s 2B championships in Yakima, we’ve adjusted the all-time tally to reflect where things currently stand.

Cael Wilson picked up three medals this spring, finishing his CHS career with five, while there are six Wolves on the list eligible to return in 2026 for another go-round.

Marquette Cunningham (left) and Davin Houston both claimed their first medal this weekend. (Parker Hammons photo)

CHS state meet medals through June 1, 2025:

Tyler King (11) – Two state titles, five 2nd, two 4th, one 6th, one 8th
Kyle King (10) – Five state titles, two 2nd, one 4th, one 5th, one 6th
Lindsey Roberts (8) – One 2nd, three 3rd, one 4th, two 5th, one 6th
Makana Stone (7) – Two 2nd, two 3rd, one 4th, one 5th, one 6th
Natasha Bamberger (6) – Four state titles, one 2nd, one 3rd
Danny Conlisk (6) – Two state titles, two 2nd, two 5th
Chad Gale (6) – One 2nd, three 3rd, one 4th, one 6th
Jacob Smith (6) – Two 2nd, one 3rd, one 4th, one 5th, one 7th
Bill Carstensen (5) – One 3rd, three 4th, one 6th
Jon Chittim (5) – Three state titles, one 2nd, one 7th
Yashmeen Knox (5) – One 4th, one 6th, two 7th, one 8th
Aidan Wilson (5) – Three 2nd, one 3rd, one 5th
Cael Wilson (5) – One 2nd, one 5th, one 6th, two 8th
Jeff Fielding (4) – One state title, one 2nd, two 5th
Lauren Grove (4) – Two 3rd, one 5th, one 6th
Sylvia Hurlburt (4) – Two 3rd, one 5th, one 6th
Mallory Kortuem (4) – One 2nd, one 3rd, two 5th
Dalton Martin (4) – One 2nd, one 5th, two 8th
Brian Miller (4) – One 3rd, one 4th, one 5th, one 6th
Ed Cook (3) – One 2nd, one 5th, one 6th
Hunter Hammer (3) – One 6th, two 8th
Kyra Ilyankoff (3) – One 2nd, one 3rd, one 4th
Janiece Jenkins (3) – One 5th, one 6th, one 8th
Jean Lund-Olsen (3) – One 4th, two 7th
Amy Mouw (3) – One state title, one 2nd, one 8th
Monroe Myles (3) – One 2nd, two 5th
Pete Rosenkranz (3) – Two 2nd, one 3rd
Lyla Stuurmans (3) – One 2nd, one 7th, one 8th
Madison Tisa McPhee (3) – One 3rd, one 5th, one 8th
Maya Toomey-Stout (3) – One 3rd, two 5th
Chase Anderson (2) – One 5th, one 6th *ACTIVE*
Carly Burt (2) – One 2nd, one 5th
Dominic Coffman (2) – Two 2nd
Jennie Cross (2) – One 2nd, one 6th
Joe Donnellon (2) – Two 2nd
Preston Epp (2) – One 5th, one 6th
Corrine Gaddis (2) – One 6th, one 8th
Ryanne Knoblich (2) – Two 2nd
Kit Manzanares (2) – Two 8th
Logan Martin (2) – Two 2nd
Claire Mayne (2) – One 2nd, one 3rd
Steven McDonald (2) – One state title, one 4th
Andrew Moon (2) – One 3rd, one 5th
Jay Roberts (2) – One 3rd, one 4th
Sean Toomey-Stout (2) – One 5th, one 7th
Rick Alexander (1) – One 3rd
Brandy Ambrose (1) – One 5th
Reiley Araceley (1) – One 2nd
Allyson Barker (1) – One 8th
Tina Barker (1) – One 4th
Ariah Bepler (1) – One 5th
Mark Bepler (1) – One 4th
Sally Biskovich (1) – One 4th
Blake Burrows (1) – One 5th *ACTIVE*
Mitchell Carroll (1) – One 5th
Marquette Cunningham (1) – One 6th *ACTIVE*
Jana Engle (1) – One 5th
Marisa Etzell (1) – One 3rd
Carson Field (1) – One 8th
Wyatt Fitch-Marron (1) – One 7th *ACTIVE*
Jordan Ford (1) – One 8th
Tony Ford (1) – One 5th
Matt Frost (1) – One 8th
Nick Guay (1) – One 5th
Joy Hack (1) – One 3rd
Kevin Hack (1) – One 3rd
Alicia Heinen (1) – One 6th
Erin Hickey (1) – One 5th
Devin Hopkins (1) – One 5th
Jai’Lysa Hoskins (1) – One 5th
Ja’Kenya Hoskins (1) – One 3rd
Ja’Tarya Hoskins (1) – One 5th
Davin Houston (1) – One 6th *ACTIVE*
Larry Howard (1) – One 5th
Chris Hutchinson (1) – One state title
Tony Killgo (1) – One 3rd
Brianne King (1) – One 6th
Kim Kisch (1) – One 6th
Carolyn Lhamon (1) – One 4th
Axel Marshall (1) – One 5th *ACTIVE*
Judy Marti (1) – One 6th
Katie Marti (1) – One 7th
Bob McClement (1) – One 3rd
Caleb Meyer (1) – One 2nd
Cassidy Moody (1) – One 8th
Alex Murdy (1) – One state title
Mitch Pelroy (1) – One 8th
Jess Roundy (1) – One 6th
Todd Smith (1) – One 6th
Zac Tackett (1) – One 7th
Joe Tessaro (1) – One 6th
Cameron Toomey-Stout (1) – One 7th
Tim Ursu (1) – One 2nd
Matthew Ward (1) – One 5th
Alan Wedell (1) – One 4th
Reese Wilkinson (1) – One 2nd
Rich Wilson (1) – One 4th
Tate Wyman (1) – One 2nd
Henry Wynn (1) – One 5th

With eight medals, Lindsey Roberts is the most-decorated CHS girl. (Dawnelle Conlisk photo)

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More medals, more memories

May 31, 2025 by David Svien

Katie Marti celebrates the newest addition to her trophy case. (Christi Messner photo)

They picked up some more mementos.

Capping three days in warm, windy Yakima, the Coupeville High School track and field team earned medals in four more events Saturday at the 2B state championships.

Both Wolf boys relay teams ran in finals, while shot putter Katie Marti and 800-meter runner Carson Field also medaled.

Marquette Cunningham focuses inward in the moments before everything gets really loud. (Elizabeth Bitting photo)

Overall, nine different CHS athletes are bringing at least one medal home with them this season, with senior Cael Wilson topping things with three, including a 2nd place finish Friday in the high jump.

He finishes his run in the red and black with five state medals, tying him with older brother Aidan.

The siblings account for two of the 13 Wolves to collect five or more medals in the modern era of state meets, which kicked off back in 1963.

The other eight Coupeville medalists in 2025 all collected their first one — or first and second in the case of relay aces Preston Epp and Chase Anderson.

That puts CHS track and field on the edge of cracking triple digits next spring, with 99 Wolves having earned at least one medal over the last 62 years.

The Wolves bask under the blue skies of Yakima. (Photo courtesy Bob Martin)

This season, eight of the nine medalists were boys, with that squad finishing 10th in the team standings.

The Wolves tallied 24.50 points, with Freeman edging Saint George’s 75-60 to take the crown.

Coupeville’s fellow Northwest 2B/1B League mates, Mount Vernon Christian (9) and Orcas Island (6.50) claimed 21st and 25th, respectively.

On the girls’ side, Marti picked up two points for her work in the shot put, placing CHS in a tie for 35th with NWL rival Orcas Island.

Saint George’s cruised to a team title, crushing runner-up Freeman 103-66.50.

NWL squad La Conner claimed 4th with 43 points, while Mount Vernon Christian (18) and Friday Harbor (17) were 14th and 15th.

Sophomore Kenneth Jacobsen has run in state meets for both track and cross country. (Jackie Saia photo)

Saturday’s results:

GIRLS:

Shot Put (Finals) — Katie Marti (7th) 34-09 *PR*

Javelin (Finals) — Marti (15th) 95-00

BOYS:

800 (Finals) — Carson Field (8th) 2:08.73

3200 (Finals) — Kenneth Jacobsen (15th) 14:53.61; Field (16th) 15:11.96

4 x 100 Relay (Finals) — Marquette Cunningham, Davin Houston, Preston Epp, Chase Anderson (6th) 44.75

4 x 400 Relay (Finals) — Anderson, Blake Burrows, Cael Wilson, Epp (5th) 3:35.60

After moving over from baseball, Chase Anderson had a strong first season in track. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Coupeville’s 2025 state meet medalists:

Chase Anderson:

4 x 100 Relay — 6th
4 x 400 Relay — 5th

Blake Burrows:

4 x 400 Relay — 5th

Marquette Cunningham:

4 x 100 Relay — 6th

Preston Epp:

4 x 100 Relay — 6th
4 x 400 Relay — 5th

Wyatt Fitch-Marron:

High Jump — 7th

Davin Houston:

4 x 100 Relay — 6th

Katie Marti:

Shot Put – 7th

Matthew Ward:

Triple Jump — 5th

Cael Wilson:

High Jump – 2nd
Pole Vault – 6th
4 x 400 Relay – 5th

On to next season for Wolf coach Elizabeth Bitting! (Jackie Saia photo)

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Record tied, medals collected

May 30, 2025 by David Svien

Cael Wilson tied the CHS record in the high jump Friday at the state meet. (Photo courtesy Bob Martin)

It took them a quarter-century, but they finally caught him.

Coupeville High School senior Cael Wilson soared through the Yakima heat Friday at the 2B state track and field championships, tying a school record in the high jump which has lasted 25 years.

The mark of six feet, four inches was set in 2000 by Rich Wilson (no relation), and it’s remained on the Wolf record board untouched since that point.

Until Friday.

Now, after Cael Wilson earned second place in the event, edged out by Trenton Sandburn of Freeman, there will be two Wilsons sharing the CHS record.

It was a dynamic performance by the current Wolf ace, who was joined by Coupeville freshman Wyatt Fitch-Marron, who also medaled, placing 7th in the event.

Ultimately though, no one was catching Sandburn, who hit 6-07 but couldn’t get over the bar in his attempt to break the 2B state record of 6-09, set by Bob Swannack of St. John-Endicott in 1989.

After strong work in the prelims, Chase Anderson (left) and Preston Epp will run in two relay finals. (Jackie Saia photo)

It was a two-medal day for Cael Wilson and will be a three-medal meet by the time he’s done.

He followed up the high jump performance by claiming 6th in the pole vault and also ran a leg on a 4 x 400 relay squad which clinched a medal by advancing to Saturday’s eight-team final.

Barring a plot twist which keeps him from participating in the relay, Cael Wilson will finish his CHS career with five state meet medals, tying older brother Aidan.

He will be the ninth Wolf boy, and 13th Coupeville track star overall since 1963 to collect five or more medals.

Saturday’s finale will feature Coupeville athletes competing in six events, with medals guaranteed in three.

The Wolves have top-eight slots locked down in the boys 800, as well as both boys relay races.

Katie Marti is also slated to vie in the shot put and javelin, while Carson Field and Kenneth Jacobsen will run in the 3200, with all three of those events featuring full 16-athlete fields.

Coupeville’s boys, with four medals in the bag through two days, sit in third place in the 2B team standings with six of 17 events scored.

Onalaska leads the way with 28 points, followed by Saint George’s (19), the Wolves (16.50), Reardan (16), and Northwest Christian (Colbert) rounding out the top five with 15 points.

Friday’s results:

GIRLS:

800 (Prelims) — Lyla Stuurmans (14th) 2:34.03

Discus (Finals) — Katie Marti (13th) 93-09

Katie Marti (left) and Lyla Stuurmans flank Matthew Ward, who earned a medal in the triple jump Thursday. (Jackie Saia photo)

BOYS:

400 (Prelims) — Preston Epp (11th) 52.15 *PR*

800 (Prelims) — Carson Field (5th) 2:02.46

4 x 100 Relay (Prelims) — Marquette Cunningham, Davin Houston, Epp, Chase Anderson (7th) 44.43

4 x 400 Relay (Prelims) — Anderson, Blake Burrows, Cael Wilson, Epp (5th) 3:31.53

High Jump (Finals) — Wilson (2nd) 6-04 *PR* *SCHOOL RECORD*; Wyatt Fitch-Marron (7th) 5-10

Pole Vault (Finals) — Wilson (6th) 11-06

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Prairie pics from a classy clicker

May 30, 2025 by David Svien

Wolf netters Delanie Lewis (left) and Ember Light celebrate Senior Night. (Julie Wheat photos)

The prairie is alive with the sound of a legend clicking away.

Julie Wheat was quite the volleyball and softball star back in the day for the Wolves, and she was an early inductee into the Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Fame.

You can find her in our lil’ digital shrine under her maiden name of Swankie, but these days she’s a wife, mom, and talented photographer.

To see the full breadth of her work, check out her web site at https://www.julienatalieimagery.com/.

During recent Senior Night festivities, Wheat went to work documenting softball, baseball, and tennis, as you can see in the pics above and below.

To see much more from those games and celebrations, and possibly purchase some snaps for Grandma Betty Sue out in Grand Rapids, pop over to:

Baseball:

https://julienatalieimagery.pixieset.com/coupevillebaseballseniornight20242025/

Girls Tennis:

https://julienatalieimagery.pixieset.com/coupevilletennisseniornight20242025/

Softball:

https://julienatalieimagery.pixieset.com/coupevillesoftballseniornight/

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Two stars, one happy union

May 30, 2025 by David Svien

Hope Lodell and Dane Lucero

Two empires have united in our latest Wolf Nation wedding of the century.

This past Sunday, a day after dad Aaron finished coaching the Coupeville High School softball team at the state tourney, Dane Lucero exchanged vows with fellow Wolf grad Hope Lodell.

The duo, who started dating in 2017, have been off-Island in St. Louis the last two years but are now back full-time in Cow Town.

Lodell, a 2018 Coupeville grad, was an Olympic League MVP as a volleyball spiker, and an All-League centerfielder during her softball days.

Plus, she could do a handstand at like three days old and often amused herself by doing pullups on the overhang on the CHS softball dugout.

One of a handful of Wolf athletic greats who I’ve actually known since the day they were born, Hope is a bright, shining supernova of awesomeness.

And her new husband, a 2019 CHS grad, is a pretty good dude, as well.

After arriving from Missouri, he played football, basketball, and baseball for the Wolves and was greatly appreciated by his coaches.

A rock-solid team player who excelled in whatever role he was asked to fill, Dane set a great example for the pack of Lucero sisters who have followed in his footsteps.