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Wild weather, titanic throws

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , , on April 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »

It’s hammer time for Coupeville throwers (left to right) Katie Marti, Erica McGrath, and Mason Butler. (Bob Martin photo)

Survive and thrive.

That’s the goal at large track and field meets like Saturday’s Lil’ Norway Invitational at North Kitsap High School.

Call it a success then, as Coupeville, repping one of the smallest student bodies at the 20-team event, held its own, garnering a win in the girls’ discus and 12 PRs.

Wolf senior Reese Wilkinson brought home the title, emerging from a field of 33 throwers.

Not only did she set a PR, but she finished seven feet, six inches ahead of the #2 thrower.

Reese Wilkinson stands tall. (Mich Johnson photo)

Also having a strong day chucking things was junior Katie Marti, who earned third place finishes in both the javelin and the hammer throw.

She was making her debut in the latter event and was joined by fellow first-timers Erica McGrath and Mason Butler.

Lynden, a powerhouse at the 2A level, held off North Kitsap to claim both the girls and boys team titles, while the Wolf girls made a strong statement, finishing eighth.

As often happens during “spring” in Washington state, the day was full of weather twists and turns.

“Mother Nature never ceases to surprise us with what she has in store for us on our weekend invitationals,” said CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting.

“What started out as a beautiful sunny, warm day ended with gusty winds, light rain, no power and freezing cold athletes.

“Thank goodness those in charge of timing had a generator so the meet could continue.”

While many of the athletes in attendance hailed from large schools, the Wolves never flinched from the challenge.

“Our athletes held up nicely next to the bigger schools,” Bitting said. “There were a few who just missed out on the podium but regardless ran, threw and jumped well.”

Coupeville returns to action next week, with its final two regular season meets.

The Wolves are slated to travel to Lynden Thursday, then to Lakewood next Saturday, before veering off to start the postseason the week after.

Kayla Crane flies for the line. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

 

Saturday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

100 — Issabel Johnson (24th) 14.50; Frankie Tenore (38th) 17.60

200 — Lyla Stuurmans (7th) 29.22

400 — Ivy Rudat (24th) 1:16.58; Reagan Callahan (28th) 1:22.58

800 — Kayla Crane (17th) 2:51.97 *PR*; Callahan (27th) 3:31.41 *PR*

1600 — Crane (16th) 6:24.00 *PR*; Callahan (25th) 7:48.63 *PR*

3200 — Aleksia Jump (18th) 15:59.50

100 Hurdles — Lexis Drake (22nd) 21.60 *PR*; Myra McDonald (24th) 21.93

300 Hurdles — Drake (22nd) 59.00

4 x 100 Relay — Jump, Carly Burt, Johnson, Jasmine Castellanos (11th) 57.70

4 x 200 Relay — Stuurmans, Burt, Johnson, Castellanos (12th) 1:58.90

4 x 400 Relay — Rudat, Castellanos, Drake, Burt (9th) 5:08.79

DMR 4000 Relay — Rudat, Lydia Price, Crane, Jump (6th) 16:45.87

Shot Put — Reese Wilkinson (6th) 29-08.75; Katie Marti (8th) 29-07

Discus — Wilkinson (1st) 105-09 *PR*; Erica McGrath (6th) 80-03

Javelin — Marti (3rd) 92-08

Hammer Throw — Marti (3rd) 78-09 *PR*; McGrath (6th) 65-02 *PR*

High Jump — Tenore (19th) 4-00; McDonald (19th) 4-00

Pole Vault — Burt (6th) 7-00; Jump (11th) 6-06

Long Jump — Stuurmans (13th) 13-06; Rudat (22nd) 11-02

 

Blake Burrows reaches down and finds a different gear. (Thomas Studer photo)

 

BOYS:

100 — Marquette Cunningham (22nd) 12.27; Davin Houston (28th) 12.86

200 — Nick Guay (17th) 25.39

400 — Preston Epp (16th) 55.34; Nehemiah Myles (18th) 55.43 *PR*

800 — Carson Field (22nd) 2:25.65; Thomas Strelow (24th) 2:29.33

1600 — Field (13th) 5:05.61; Malachi Somes (21st) 5:14.30

3200 — George Spear (17th) 11:57.06; Nicholas Wasik (24th) 13:01.97

110 Hurdles — Cael Wilson (12th) 19.26; Axel Marshall (21st) 21.34 *PR*

300 Hurdles — Mikey Robinett (23rd) 50.16; Marshall (30th) 57.02

4 x 100 Relay — Cunningham, Houston, Epp, Guay (10th) 46.80

4 x 200 Relay — Blake Burrows, Marcelo Gebhard, Matthew Ward, Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim (12th) 1:45.93

4 x 400 Relay — Epp, Burrows, Wilson, Guay (10th) 3:53.45

DMR 4000 Relay — Kenneth Jacobsen, Strelow, Somes, Field (4th) 12:19.38

Shot Put — Zac Tackett (15th) 36-11.25; Robinett (20th) 35-02.25

Discus — Tackett (12th) 117-03

Javelin — Gebhard (12th) 116-05 *PR*; Robinett (24th) 97-02

Hammer Throw — Mason Butler (4th) 73-09 *PR*

High Jump — Guay (7th) 5-10; Wilson (17th) 5-04

Pole Vault — Wilson (9th) 10-00; Marshall (13th) 8-06

Long Jump — Myles (21st) 16-06; Alex Merino-Martinez (29th) 13-09

Triple Jump — Cunningham (15th) 35-11.75; Hank Milnes (18th) 34-05.75

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Can’t catch Jacob Smith!!

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on April 22, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Jacob Smith basks in the afterglow after winning the 100 Saturday at the 19-team Lil’ Norway Invitational. (Deb Smith photo)

Hey, big city folks, Jacob Smith is fast.

The Coupeville High School junior stared down a field packed with 2A and 3A runners Saturday at the 7th annual Lil’ Norway Invitational in Poulsbo and left them choking on his exhaust.

Beating 29 other runners, he zipped to a win in the 100, then came within .37 of a second of adding a victory in the 200.

Smith’s rapid runs (his 4 x 100 relay team also claimed 2nd) and a 2nd in the triple jump by Mitchell Carroll propelled the Wolf boys to a 4th place finish (out of 19 teams), the best showing by a 1A school.

The Coupeville girls, led by second-place finishes in the 100 hurdles (Lindsey Roberts) and 4 x 100 relay, finished 7th.

Like the boys team, the girls had the best showing of any of the six 1A schools in attendance at North Kitsap High School.

The meet also drew one 3A school, eight 2A schools and four B schools.

North Kitsap won the boys team title, while Port Angeles topped the girls race. Both are 2A schools.

Coupeville’s tent wasn’t as full as normal, as each school was limited to two athletes (and one relay team) per event.

Complete CHS results: 

Girls:

100 — Maya Toomey-Stout (4th) 13.74; Ashlie Shank (19th) 14.79

200 — Lauren Grove (4th) 28.21; M. Toomey-Stout (7th) 28.45

400 — Shank (19th) 1:12.35 *PR*

800 — Abby Parker (16th) 2:58.91

1600 — Lucy Sandahl (9th) 6:20.40; Raven Vick (19th) 7:15.36

100 Hurdles — Lindsey Roberts (2nd) 16.77

300 Hurdles — Mckenzie Meyer (14th) 55.51

4 x 100 Relay — Grove, Roberts, M. Toomey-Stout, Mallory Kortuem (2nd) 53.23

4 x 400 Relay — Shank, Grove, Madison Rixe, Meyer (10th) 5:06.16

Distance Medley Relay — Lauren Bayne, Rixe, Parker, Sandahl (4th) 15:40.74

Shot put — Skyler Lawrence (7th) 27-10.50; Emma Smith (16th) 24-07.00

Discus — Lawrence (11th) 76-01; Alexxis Otto (12th) 74-07

Javelin — Allison Wenzel (9th) 76-05; Bayne (15th) 67-08

High Jump — Bayne (9th) 4-02; Ja’Tarya Hoskins (13th) 4-00

Pole Vault — Meyer (4th) 6-00

Long Jump — Grove (7th) 14-06; Roberts (10th) 13-06

Triple Jump — Grove (10th) 29-01.25

Boys:

100 — Jacob Smith (1st) 11.64, Jacob Martin (17th) 12.65

200 — J. Smith (2nd) 23.70; Kyle Burnett (24th) 27.81

800 — Danny Conlisk (4th) 2:05.57 *PR*

1600 — Henry Wynn (17th) 5:29.14; Jakobi Baumann (21st) 5:33.23 *PR*

3200 — Baumann (18th) 13:00.84

4 x 100 Relay — Jean Lund-Olsen, Martin, J. Smith, Cameron Toomey-Stout (2nd) 46.72

4 x 400 Relay — Mitchell Carroll, J. Smith, Wynn, Conlisk (4th) 3:42.11

Sprint Medley Relay — Burnett, C. Toomey-Stout, Lund-Olsen, Grey Rische (6th) 1:53.15

Shot Put — Ryan Labrador (8th) 36-11 *PR*; Chris Battaglia (17th) 31-03.50

Discus — Battaglia (7th) 101-10; Rische (8th) 100-09 *PR*

Javelin — Martin (9th) 120-03; Rische (13th) 103-08

High Jump — C. Toomey-Stout (11th) 4-10

Pole Vault — Carroll (6th) 8-06; Conlisk (13th) 6-06 *PR*

Long Jump — Martin (4th) 18-08.50

Triple Jump — Carroll (2nd) 41-10.75 *PR*

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