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Wolves push hard for finish line

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , on May 23, 2024| Leave a Comment »

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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Furious finale, graceful exit

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , on June 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s speedy 4 x 100 relay unit slows down long enough for a group pic. (Photo courtesy Erin Coxsey)

It’s an event so big it takes two trips to Lakewood to complete.

Coupeville Middle School track and field athletes officially wrapped their season Wednesday at Day #2 of the Cascade League Championships.

The seven-team royal rumble started May 25, with a ton of prelims and a couple finals, then athletes came back to finish things off on the final day of the month.

Wyatt Fitch-Marron stands tall. (Jon Gabelein photo)

The big highlight for Coupeville Wednesday was a win in the high jump from 7th grader Wyatt Fitch-Marron, who soared to an even five feet.

But his triumph wasn’t the only bright spot, as numerous Wolves captured PR’s and CMS nailed down a pair of 2nd place finishes.

Wolf 6th grader Collin Mirabile was runner-up in the shot put, a feat matched by a 4 x 100 relay squad made up of 7th graders Nick Laska, Beckett Green, Roger Merino-Martinez, and Nathan Niewald.

Tirsit Cannon, in red, explodes out of the blocks. (Jon Gabelein photo)

Regardless of where they placed in the standings, every Wolf in competition earned some praise from their coaches.

“Our athletes continued to perform well during our district finals today,” said Jon Gabelein.

“Our 8th grade athletes will be strong additions to the high school track program next year,” he added.

“While the majority of our athletes are 6th/7th grade students this year and provide our program with a great foundation next year.”

While the season is done, the future is a bright one for the young Wolves.

“We are proud of all they accomplished this season,” said fellow CMS coach Amber Wyman. “And I am sure they will continue to improve.”

Kayla Crane enjoys her moment in the spotlight. (Jon Gabelein photo)

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

8th grade:

100 — Tirsit Cannon (5th) 14.36

1600 — Kayla Crane (4th) 6:34.00 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Ivy Rudat, Cannon, Lydia Price, Lexis Drake (4th) 1:00.78

Long Jump — Cannon (6th) 12-05 *PR*; Rudat (13th) 11-05.50 *PR*; Drake (18th) 10-08; Price (20th) 10-02.50; Natalie Perera (21st) 9-10.50

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Tamsin Ward (3rd) 14.05

1600 — Mikayla Wagner (5th) 6:33.00

4 x 100 Relay — Arianna Cunningham, Amayia Curry, Willow Leedy-Bonifas, Tenley Stuurmans (4th) 1:00.46

4 x 200 Relay — Hyley Farrell, Elizabeth Marshall, Kennedy O’Neill, Sage Stavros (4th) 2:14.57

Discus — Lillian Ketterling (6th) 55-06; Taylor Marrs (8th) 53-07 *PR*; Cunningham (12th) 50-04.50; Amelia Crowder (14th) 46-09 *PR*; Lisette Bentabou (16th) 45-09; Denali Kalwies (30th) 32-10 *PR*

Long Jump — Ward (6th) 12-09; Stuurmans (7th) 12-07.50; Farrell (10th) 12-06; Leedy-Bonifas (12th) 12-03; Isabella De Souza Oliveira Mc Fetridge (15th) 12-00; O’Neill (19th) 11-04.50 *PR*

Davin Houston hits the gas. (Jon Gabelein photo)

 

BOYS:

8th grade:

100 — Davin Houston (7th) 12.80

Shot Put — Kenneth Jacobsen (15th) 26-09 *PR*; Captain Teuscher (19th) 24-03.50 *PR*

High Jump — Houston (11th) 4-10; Axel Marshall (20th) 4-04

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Beckett Green (7th) 13.83

200 — Roger Merino-Martinez (3rd) 27.21 *PR*; Green (4th) 27.62

400 — Nick Laska (5th) 1:08.08

800 — Shiloh Sandlin (4th) 2:33.17; Edmund Kunz (18th) 3:08.82 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Laska (4th) 19.63 *PR*; Leonardo Rodriguez (8th) 21.91

4 x 100 Relay — Laska, Green, Merino-Martinez, Nathan Niewald (2nd) 54.48

Shot Put — Collin Mirabile (2nd) 31-01 *PR*; Green (8th) 26-11 *PR*; Khanor Jump (14th) 24-08 *PR*; Sandlin (18th) 22-08.75; Kion Tellery (27th) 18-02 *PR*; Isaiah Allen (28th) 18-00

High Jump — Wyatt Fitch-Marron (1st) 5-00; Johnathan Jacobsen (7th) 4-06 *PR*; Mirabile (9th) 4-04; Benji Wertz (14th) 4-00 *PR*; Daniel Payan Vasquez (14th) 4-00 *PR*

Wolf athletes cool down after a red-hot season. (Jon Gabelein photo)

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Ward wows, Wolves soar

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , on May 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Tamsin Ward elevates on her way to winning a league title in the high jump. (Jon Gabelein photo)

Tamsin Ward is starting to get historical.

The Coupeville Middle School 6th grader soared over the high jump at four feet, six inches Thursday in Lakewood, winning the title at day #1 of the two-day Cascade League Championships.

That mark is four inches higher than Ward’s previous PR and pulls her within eight inches of the best effort ever thrown down by a Coupeville High School female athlete.

The CHS girls record of 5-02 was set in 1999 by Yashmeen Knox, while current Wolf senior Ryanne Knoblich has cleared 5-00 heading into her final state meet.

While Ward won’t make her high school track debut until spring 2026, Thursday’s win already puts her in the company of some of the town’s most-successful female athletes.

The victory is her 11th in her debut season, a mark topped in the last decade only by 8th graders Lindsey Roberts (22 wins in 2015) and Makana Stone (12 wins in 2012).

Ward’s big jump made some noise, but her fellow Wolves also soared, racking up 46 PR’s at the seven-team meet.

Thursday’s event was a mix of prelims and finals, with the season-ending day #2 of the championships set for Wednesday, May 31 back at Lakewood.

Taylor Marrs sends the shot put flying. (Amber Wyman photo)

CMS coaches basked in the positive afterglow of a day well spent while the bus wound its way back to Whidbey.

“The athletes represented Coupeville well today,” Jon Gabelein said. “We had a great group and each of them showed why they were one of our district’s best performers in their events.

“We look forward to the district finals next week.”

That was a feeling shared by fellow Wolf coach Amber Wyman.

“I’m so proud of these athletes!” she said. “They really showed off the weeks of work they have put in.

“They worked hard, had great sportsmanship and a lot of PR’s!”

Arianna Cunningham heads for home. (Jon Gabelein photo)

 

Thursday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

8th grade:

100 (Prelims) — Tirsit Cannon (5th) 14.36 *PR*; Lexis Drake (20th) 15.83; Ivy Rudat (21st) 15.90 *PR*; Natalie Perera (26th) 16.70 *PR*

200 (Prelims) — Perera (14th) 37.16 *PR*

800 (Finals) — Kayla Crane (2nd) 2:58.37 *PR*

100 Hurdles (Prelims) — Drake (14th) 22.77 *PR*

Shot Put (Finals) — Lydia Price (26th) 15-09.50 *PR*

 

6th/7th grade:

100 (Prelims) — Tamsin Ward (2nd) 13.88 *PR*; Laken Simpson (11th) 14.60; Isabella De Souza Oliveira Mc Fetridge (17th) 14.81 *PR*; Willow Leedy-Bonifas (20th) 14.93 *PR*; Amayia Curry (28th) 15.46 *PR*; Niella Bryan (37th) 16.68 *PR*

200 (Prelims) — Simpson (10th) 30.59 *PR*; Hyley Farrell (11th) 30.64 *PR*; Tenley Stuurmans (20th) 32.28 *PR*; Olivia Hall (25th) 33.44 *PR*; Arianna Cunningham (26th) 34.10 *PR*

400 (Prelims) — Taylor Marrs (10th) 1:27.03; Alexandra Lo (17th) 1:47.28 *PR*

800 (Finals) — Lillian Ketterling (5th) 3:02.40 *PR*; Devon Wyman (15th) 3:42.68 *PR*

100 Hurdles (Prelims) — Stuurmans (12th) 20.23; Elizabeth Marshall (18th) 20.95 *PR*; Kennedy O’Neill (19th) 21.02 *PR*; Cunningham (21st) 21.36 *PR*; Bryan (34th) 24.21; Amelia Crowder (35th) 24.96

Shot Put (Finals) — Simpson (3rd) 24-04.50 *PR*; Lisette Bentabou (6th) 24-00 *PR*; Marrs (7th) 23-02.50; Maci Wofford (18th) 19-01 *PR*

High Jump (Finals) — Ward (1st) 4-06 *PR*; Crowder (15th) 3-08

Wolf runners lunge for the line. (Jon Gabelein photo)

 

BOYS:

8th grade:

100 (Finals) — Davin Houston (7th) 12.55 *PR*; Ethan Walling (26th) 14.80; Captain Tesucher (27th) 14.88 *PR*; Zach Blitch (29th) 17.58

400 (Prelims) — Axel Marshall (14th) 1:13.39; Blitch (15th) 1:22.15

1600 (Finals) — Kenneth Jacobsen (6th) 5:28.58 *PR*; A. Marshall (11th) 6:15.00 *PR*

110 Hurdles (Prelims) — A. Marshall (14th) 21.25

Discus (Finals) — Blitch (29th) 55-08

Long Jump (Finals) — Houston (5th) 16-00; Jacobsen (16th) 13-08

 

6th/7th grade:

100 (Prelims) — Beckett Green (3rd) 13.10 *PR*; Roger Merino-Martinez (9th) 13.50 *PR*; Leonardo Rodriguez (12th) 13.60 *PR*; Daniel Payan Vasquez (13th) 13.65 *PR*; Wyatt Fitch-Marron (14th) 13.74 *PR*; Carson Grove (22nd) 14.30 *PR*

200 (Prelims) — Green (2nd) 26.93 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (3rd) 27.81 *PR*

400 (Prelims) — Nick Laska (7th) 1:08.70; Nathan Niewald (11th) 1:12.66 *PR*

1600 (Finals) — Brantley Campbell (10th) 6:23.75 *PR*; Niewald (11th) 6:24.57; Edmund Kunz (17th) 6:43.80 *PR*

110 Hurdles (Prelims) — Laska (5th) 20.29 *PR*; Rodriguez (8th) 20.70 *PR*; Campbell (9th) 20.70 *PR*

Discus (Finals) — Laska (2nd) 83-05; Max Ohme (9th) 74-08 *PR*; Grove (18th) 61-09; Campbell (20th) 59-00.25; Khanor Jump (32nd) 45-09.25; Kunz (37th) 36-04

Long Jump (Finals) — Merino-Martinez (3rd) 14-05; Niewald (4th) 13-10; Fitch-Marron (8th) 13-05; Shiloh Sandlin (13th) 12-09.50

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“So proud of their efforts!”

Posted in Cross Country, Middle School, tagged , , , , on October 18, 2022| 1 Comment »

Alexandra Lo was honored by the Cascade League for her sportsmanship. (Elizabeth Bitting photos)

They persevered.

Running through less-than-stellar air, thanks to wildfire smoke sweeping the state, the Coupeville Middle School cross country harriers still ended their season with a bang.

Competing at the Cascade League Championships in Langley, the Wolves claimed 3rd place in the girls team standings, and 5th in the boys showdown.

King’s earned both team crowns at the seven-school event, which drew 160 runners to a 3,000-meter course.

Coupeville also claimed an unexpected prize, with 7th grader Alexandro Lo honored with the league’s first sportsmanship award.

Ever-enthusiastic cross country guru Elizabeth Bitting was thrilled with how her runners finished, with many setting PR’s in the final race of the season.

“These Wolves ran amazingly!” she said. “So proud of their efforts!”

But then a momentary pause as it sank in this was her final go-round with a team which attracted an astounding 30+ runners this season.

“What am I going to do with my down time now?” Bitting wondered.

Axel Marshall cracked the top 10 Tuesday afternoon.

 

Tuesday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

Lydia Price (8th) 13:50.71
Mikayla Wagner (9th) 13:52.77
Olivia Hall (11th) 14:11.23
Laken Simpson (16th) 15:02.53
Tirsit Cannon (17th) 15:08.85
Ivy Rudat (21st) 15:35.20
Marin Winger (22nd) 15:36.41
Allie Powers (24th) 15:47.15
Sage Stavros (32nd) 16:48.61
Devon Wyman (47th) 18:17.49
Camilla Wolfe (48th) 18:20.21
Mary Western (50th) 18:40.74
Hailey Goldman (54th) 19:15.30
Arianna Cunningham (63rd) 21:19.83
Alexandra Lo (64th) 21:27.95
Maci Wofford (65th) 21:55.11
Elizabeth Marshall (66th) 21:57.15
Savannah Niewald (70th) 26:15.43
Emma McFadden (71st) 26:15.83

 

BOYS:

Axel Marshall (10th) 12:33.27
Beckett Green (17th) 13:37.71
Nathan Niewald (24th) 14:11.78
Cyrus Sparacio (25th) 14:16.16
Isaiah Allen (38th) 15:03.97
Roger Merino-Martinez (47th) 15:35.76
Johnathan Jacobsen (59th) 17:08.14
Dylan Robinett (60th) 17:24.14
Zach Blitch (62nd) 17:29.85
Ossian Merkel (63rd) 17:33.89
Avery Eelkema (75th) 19:14.85
Andre Volanos-Gerber (80th) 21:33.80

The Wolf girls, ready to rumble today, and in the future.

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Young Wolves cap oval season

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged , , , , on June 2, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville Middle School track coach Paige Spangler is all smiles after a solid season. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

“Ready to launch!”

The meet which never ends finally ended.

The two-day Cascade League Track and Field Championships — which has a five-day gap between sessions — wrapped up Wednesday at Lakewood, giving Coupeville Middle School a final chance to impress.

The Wolves came away with a pair of individual wins, thanks to 8th grader George Spear (800) and 6th grader Wyatt Fitch-Marron (High Jump), with the team garnering 19 PR’s.

The victories come on the heels of a win in the 1600 by 8th grader Malachi Somes during the opening session May 26.

The seven-team meet brings an official end to the season for Coupeville and its compatriots.

 

Complete Wednesday results:

 

GIRLS:

8th grade:

4 x 100 Relay — Carly Burt, Noelle Western, Aleksia Jump, Abbigail Bond (4th) 1:01.44

Discus — Grier Mooney (9th) 49-02 *PR*

Long Jump — Burt (8th) 12-02.75 *PR*; Western (9th) 12-01.25 *PR*; Liza Zustiak (22nd) 9-02; Frankie Tenore (24th) 8-02

 

6th/7th grade:

100 — Laken Simpson (7th) 14.72

200 — Simpson (4th) 30.73 *PR*

400 — Ivy Rudat (7th) 1:19.56

1600 — Mikayla Wagner (4th) 6:31.26 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Tenley Stuurmans (5th) 20.76 *PR*

Discus — Lillian Ketterling (10th) 49-02; Arianna Cunningham (12th) 47-06 *PR*; Taylor Marrs (13th) 46-06; Emma McFadden (16th) 44-01 *PR*; Willow Leedy-Bonifas (20th) 40-09 *PR*; Inara Maund (29th) 28-05

Long Jump — Stuurmans (10th) 11-05 *PR*; Tirsit Cannon (12th) 11-04; Ar. Cunningham (19th) 10-08 *PR*; Myra McDonald (21st) 10-05; Isabella de Souza Oliveira (24th) 9-10; Rudat (25th) 9-02.50

Laken Simpson zips down the backstretch.

 

BOYS:

8th grade:

200 — Adrian Cunningham (5th) 28.56

400 — George Spear (7th) 1:14.49

800 — Spear (1st) 2:38.73

Shot Put — Ad. Cunningham (10th) 27-03.50 *PR*; Malachi Somes (16th) 23-03.50 *PR*

High Jump — Easton Green (6th) 4-08 *PR*

 

6th/7th grade:

200 — Beckett Green (7th) 30.37

800 — Dylan Robinett (20th) 3:55.00

110 Hurdles — Roger Merino-Martinez (7th) 21.97

4 x 100 Relay — Carson Grove, Nathan Niewald, Merino-Martinez, B. Green (3rd) 1:00.42

4 x 200 Relay — Robinett, Edmund Kunz, Ethan Walling, Joshua Stockdale (4th) 2:36.47

Shot Put — B. Green (8th) 25-07.50 *PR*; Grove (17th) 22-06.50 *PR*; Shiloh Sandlin (20th) 19-10.50 *PR*; Niewald (26th) 17-04 *PR*; Robinett (27th) 17-02

High Jump — Wyatt Fitch-Marron (1st) 4-06 *PR*; Stockdale (14th) 4-00

Roger Merino-Martinez outduels his rivals.

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