
Willow Vick survived a wet, cold day in Poulsbo Saturday, competing in the discus and javelin at the 13-team Lil’ Norway Invitational. (Maria Reyes photo)

Jean Lund-Olsen (red jacket) swept the 100 and 200, while teammate Danny Conlisk (second from left) crushed the field in the 400. (Neil Rixe photo)

Wolf thrower Emma Smith dreams of warmer climates. (Reyes photo)

Maya Toomey-Stout (red jacket) hits the awards stand after running in the 100. (Rixe photo)

CHS coach Lincoln Kelley and thrower Raven Vick endure. (Reyes photo)
Track and field exists in its own special universe.
It’s one of the few sports where success really, truly doesn’t depend on the size of your high school student body.
Sure, when it comes to team scoring, the more athletes that pour off the bus the more likely you are to soar up the big board.
That was proven once again Saturday, as a pair of bigger 2A schools claimed team titles at the Lil’ Norway Invitational in Poulsbo.
Port Angeles topped 13 schools, ranging from 4A to 1A, to win the girls crown, while Lynden topped the boys.
Coupeville, with the smallest student body of any school at the meet, placed 5th in boys, 7th in girls.
But track and field is the rare sport where you can throw the size of your school out the window, then go out alone (or as part of a relay unit) and take down all challengers.
Saturday it was the duo of Jean Lund-Olsen and Danny Conlisk who soared above, proving fast legs come from every classification.
Lund-Olsen pulled off the sweep, roaring to victories in the 100 and 200, while narrowly holding off his own teammate in the latter event.
Conlisk dominated in the 400, and made his competitors rise to the occasion.
While the CHS senior did NOT set a PR, the next seven runners across the line all hit personal bests or season bests.
And yet the closest finisher to Conlisk was still 2.63 seconds behind him, which is a HUGE gap in the event.
While the Wolf boys were throwing down in the sprints, the best performance by a Coupeville girl came from Mallory Kortuem, who smashed her own school record in the pole vault.
The Wolf junior soared up into the skies, clearing the bar at an even eight feet, three inches better than her previous best, set at last year’s district meet.
Complete Saturday results:
GIRLS:
100 — Maya Toomey-Stout (5th) 13.80; Mikaela Labrador (16th) 16.05
200 — Ja’Kenya Hoskins (10th) 30.33
3200 — Catherine Lhamon (8th) 13:26.49
100 Hurdles — Ja’Tarya Hoskins (8th) 19.89
4 x 100 Relay — M. Toomey-Stout, Mallory Kortuem, Ja’Tarya Hoskins, Lindsey Roberts (4th) 52.84
4 x 200 Relay — Roberts, Ja’Kenya Hoskins, Kortuem, M. Toomey-Stout (2nd) 1:52.02
4 x 400 Relay — Roberts, M. Toomey-Stout, Lucy Sandahl, Kortuem (3rd) 4:25.98
DMR Relay (1200-400-800-1600) — Alana Mihill, Ja’Tarya Hoskins, Sandahl, Lhamon (3rd) 15:10.85
Shot Put — Emma Smith (6th) 32-04; Raven Vick (21st) 21-05.50 *PR*; Aurora Cernick (23rd) 21-00.50 *PR*; Megan Behan (26th) 18-02
Discus — Smith (9th) 74-07; Cernick (15th) 58-01; Willow Vick (17th) 57-09.50; R. Vick (19th) 52-08.50; Behan (24th) 48-06.50; Mihill (26th) 39-03
Javelin — R. Vick (12th) 67-11; Cernick (17th) 53-05; Mihill (18th) 50-05; W. Vick (20th) 49-05; Behan (21st) 46-11; M. Labrador (24th) 36-06
High Jump — Roberts (7th) 4-06
Pole Vault — Kortuem (3rd) 8-00 *PR* *SCHOOL RECORD*
Long Jump — Ja’Kenya Hoskins (13th) 11-10; M. Labrador (14th) 11-08.50
BOYS:
100 — Jean Lund-Olsen (1st) 11.58; Danny Conlisk (3rd) 11.73
200 — Lund-Olsen (1st) 23.27; Conlisk (2nd) 23.38
400 — Conlisk (1st) 51.63; Tiger Johnson (9th) 57.83
800 — Chris Ruck (11th) 2:44.15 *PR*
110 Hurdles — Jakobi Baumann (11th) 21.71
300 Hurdles — Jak. Baumann (8th) 49.36
4 x 100 Relay — Conlisk, Lucious Halstead, Sean Toomey-Stout, Lund-Olsen (3rd) 45.95
4 x 400 Relay — Jak. Baumann, Jaschon Baumann, Ruck, Johnson (7th) 4:01.00
Shot Put — Keahi Sorrows (4th) 39-10.50; Ryan Labrador (5th) 39-07
Discus — Thane Peterson (14th) 99-10; R. Labrador (15th) 97-06; Sorrows (16th) 96-08
Javelin — S. Toomey-Stout (13th) 116-08; Kyle Burnett (21st) 87-00; Jas. Baumann (23rd) 82-02 *PR*
High Jump — Koa Davison (3rd) 5-06
Pole Vault — Burnett (9th) 7-06; Peterson (9th) 7-06
Long Jump — S. Toomey-Stout (2nd) 19-02; Jas. Baumann (13th) 14-11.75; Ruck (15th) 14-02.50
Triple Jump — S. Toomey-Stout (6th) 38-00; Jak. Baumann (15th) 32-01
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