Coupeville High School senior Josh Upchurch capped his prep track career with an appearance at the state meet. (Photo courtesy Brittany Kolbet)
They’re set up for an awards windfall.
Coupeville High School track and field athletes have claimed three medals, including a state title, at the three-day 2B state championships in Yakima, and will add between 8-11 more during Saturday’s finale.
The big news on day #2 was Wolf senior Alex Murdy claiming the title in the long jump, smashing his PR by eight inches.
He’s the 10th athlete in school history to stand atop the podium, and the first ever to win a title in a field event.
Murdy’s big win comes a day after Carolyn Lhamon claimed a 4th place medal in the shot put and Aidan Wilson earned 5th place in the triple jump.
Coupeville is slated to compete in 11 events Saturday, all finals.
The Wolves are guaranteed medals in eight running events, after they successfully made it through all their prelims.
Three other CHS athletes — Cael Wilson (pole vault), Ryanne Knoblich (high jump), and Zac Tackett (discus) — are in field events, where all 16 competitors vie in the finals, with the top eight claiming medals.
In the prelim running events, Coupeville’s best finish was also its most controversial.
The boys 4 x 100 relay team, comprised of Tim Ursu, Tate Wyman, Aidan Wilson, and Dominic Coffman, originally didn’t make the cut.
But after a protest, and a counter-protest, the Wolves, who had the fastest time of the day, were moved back into first place and advance to Saturday’s rumble.
Barring a lineup change in the 4 x 1, Aidan Wilson is guaranteed to exit Yakima with three state meet medals in his final go-round.
The senior will be the 12th Wolf to finish with five or more for their career.
Sophomores Lyla Stuurmans (400, 800, 4 x 400) and Monroe Myles (200, 400, 4 x 400) will also take home three medals apiece in their first state meet appearance, while senior Claire Mayne (100 hurdles, 4 x 4) will collect a pair.
With 11 finals, and eight guaranteed medals on the Saturday schedule, Coupeville is also in play for its first-ever team title.
The Wolf boys sit in 4th place with 14 points.
Goldendale (22), St. George’s (20), and Raymond (17.50) hold the top three slots, with 11 of 17 events to be decided Saturday.
On the girls side, there’s work to be done, with Coupeville in 14th place with five points.
St. George’s (40), Okanogan (31), and Asotin (22) are the front runners, and six of 18 events have been scored.
Carly Burt sails over the bar in the pole vault. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Friday’s results:
GIRLS:
200 (Prelims) — Monroe Myles (5th) 26.91 *PR*
400 (Prelims) — Lyla Stuurmans (4th) 1:03.18 *PR*
800 (Prelims) — Stuurmans (8th) 2:34.59 *PR*
100 Hurdles (Prelims) — Claire Mayne (4th) 17.38 *PR*
4 x 400 Relay (Prelims) — Mayne, Carly Burt, Myles, Stuurmans (3rd) 4:21.23
Discus (Finals) — Carolyn Lhamon (11th) 91-10
Pole Vault (Finals) — Burt (11th) 7-06 *PR*
BOYS:
800 (Prelims) — Aidan Wilson (5th) 2:02.71
4 x 100 Relay (Prelims) — Tim Ursu, Tate Wyman, Wilson, Dominic Coffman (1st) 44.61
Shot Put (Finals) — Josh Upchurch (16th) 36-02.50
High Jump (Finals) — Coffman (10th) 5-08
Long Jump (Finals) — Alex Murdy (1st) 20-11 *PR* *STATE CHAMP*
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