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Wolves among state’s best

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on March 25, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Nick Guay learns to levitate. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s complicated.

With an entire state recording and posting times and distances, things naturally ebb and flow as the high school track season develops.

A look at the top 10 marks for 2B athletes bears that out, as names appear, vanish, then reappear as meet after meet plays out.

Often things change when something is caught, as when meet officials realize too late the runners in a 3200 only completed seven, and not eight laps.

And sometimes we wait for others to catch up with us, as in the case of Coupeville senior jumper Nick Guay.

The statewide stats list him in a tie for the fourth-best mark in 2B this season in the high jump at five feet, 10 inches, but he actually should be in a tie for #2 as he cleared 6-00 in the Mar. 13 season opener at La Conner.

But while those top 10 lists may be a work in progress, they are a good jumping off point for seeing who’s red-hot at the moment.

And her name is Lyla Stuurmans.

The Wolf junior is currently in the top 10 in four different categories, as she merrily bounces from event to event, trying out (and frequently conquering) each new challenge.

There’s still plenty of season left, and plenty more events for Stuurmans to dominate, but here’s where things sit among all 2B athletes through Mar. 25.

We think.

 

GIRLS:

800 — Lyla Stuurmans (7th) 2:39.59

1600 — Stuurmans (9th) 6:15.89

3200 —Stuurmans (9th) 14:21.98

300 Hurdles — Stuurmans (7th) 53.35

Discus — Reese Wilkinson (5th) 104-04.50

Pole Vault — Carly Burt (5th-tie) 7-00; Issabel Johnson (10th-tie) 6-06

 

BOYS:

400 — Preston Epp (9th) 54.97

800 — Carson Field (10th) 2:16.15

High Jump — Nick Guay (2nd-tie) 6-00

Pole Vault — Cael Wilson (4th-tie) 11-00

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Wolf track team makes early impact

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on March 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Lyla Stuurmans, a woman for all seasons. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re off to a strong start.

Two meets into a new season, Coupeville High School track and field athletes can be found all over the statewide top 10 rankings.

The Wolves appear in nine different categories on the boys’ side, and seven on the girls.

Leading the way are Lyla Stuurmans, Aleera Kent, Cael Wilson, and Carson Field, who each pop up in three different events.

Hot on their heels are Aleksia Jump, Preston Epp, Jasmine Castellanos, Nick Guay, and Marquette Cunningham, with two appearances each.

Overall, 20 Wolves, which accounts for about a third of Coupeville’s roster, currently grace the Top 10.

Now, there’s still a long way to go before things end at the state meet in May, but the early results bode well for CHS.

A look at where the Wolves rank state-wide among 2B athletes as of Mar. 18:

 

GIRLS:

800 — Lyla Stuurmans (5th) 2:39.59

1600 — Stuurmans (2nd) 6:15.89; Aleera Kent (5th) 6:27.38; Kayla Crane (8th) 6:31.86

3200 — Kent (3rd) 12:43.62; Aleksia Jump (4th) 12:46.88; Stuurmans (6th) 14:21.98

4 x 200 Relay — Jasmine Castellanos, Carly Burt, Tirsit Cannon, Myra McDonald (9th) 2:07.11

4 x 400 Relay — Ayden Wyman, Castellanos, Lydia Price, Kent (6th) 5:11.33

Discus — Reese Wilkinson (4th) 98-06; Erica McGrath (10th) 81-09

Pole Vault — Issabel Johnson (5th-tie) 6-00; Jump (10th-tie) 5-06

 

BOYS:

400 — Preston Epp (7th) 54.97

800 — Carson Field (10th) 2:20.24

1600 — Field (10th) 5:10.96

3200 — Field (10th) 11:43.59

4 x 100 Relay — Marquette Cunningham, Cael Wilson, Epp, Nick Guay (7th) 47.80

Discus — Zac Tackett (9th) 120-08

High Jump — Guay (2nd-tie) 6-00; Davin Houston (10th-tie) 5-04; Wilson (10th-tie) 5-04

Pole Vault — Wilson (2nd-tie) 11-00

Triple Jump — Cunningham (8th) 36-08

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Awards banquet caps hardwood season

Posted in Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on March 14, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Kayla Arnold was tabbed as the Most Inspirational varsity player during a basketball banquet. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Not even a hurt leg could slow her down.

Despite missing several games late in the season after a bad on-court fall, Mia Farris was the spark which lit the fire for the Coupeville High School varsity girls’ basketball squad.

That was born out Thursday, as Wolf coaches handed the junior sensation their MVP award.

Farris topped a busy night of honors, with fellow varsity stars Katie Marti (Offensive MVP) and Lyla Stuurmans (Defensive MVP) also claiming big awards.

Lyla Stuurmans will eat your very soul, sister.

Sophomore Teagan Calkins earned Most Improved, Kayla Arnold was handed Most Inspirational, and Skylar Parker and Reese Wilkinson joined Arnold in being honored as four-year players.

On the JV side of things, Bryley Gilbert (Leadership Award) and Brynn Parker (Heart Award) topped things for Kassie O’Neil’s squad.

 

Other second-team honors went to:

Capri Anter – Swiss Army Knife Award
Haylee Armstrong – Master Thief Award
Ari Cunningham – Not My House Award
Lexis Drake – Warrior Award
Ava Lucero – Uplifting Award
Taylor Marrs – Sight Award
Adie Maynes – Dependable Award
Chelsi Stevens – Brave Award
Tenley Stuurmans – Lil’ Coach Award

Lexis Drake outraces a foe for a loose ball.

 

Varsity letter winners:

Kayla Arnold
Teagan Calkins
Mia Farris
Jada Heaton
Katie Marti
Madison McMillan
Skylar Parker
Lyla Stuurmans
Reese Wilkinson

 

Varsity participation certificates:

Haylee Armstrong
Bryley Gilbert
Brynn Parker

 

JV participation certificates:

Capri Anter
Haylee Armstrong
Ari Cunningham
Lexis Drake
Bryley Gilbert
Ava Lucero
Taylor Marrs
Adie Maynes
Brynn Parker
Chelsi Stevens
Tenley Stuurmans

 

Managers:

Kauri Hamilton
Melanie Wolfe

Kauri Hamilton (left) and Melanie Wolfe, best-dressed managers in the biz.

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“It’s an exciting start!”

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , , on March 13, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Mason Butler (left) made his CHS track debut Wednesday, competing in three events. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

“Our team did great today!”

From unexpectedly nice weather to athletes performing in mid-season form, Wednesday was pleasant for Coupeville High School track and field coaches.

Competing in a season-opening 10-school meet at La Conner, the Wolves swept both girls and boys team titles.

Fueled by seven wins and an astonishing 87 PR’s, Coupeville was dominant all day.

“Thanks to our unique blend of young and seasoned athletes, we achieved early personal records, fantastic weather, and even clinched a team victory!” said CHS coach Bob Martin.

“It’s an exciting start that promises more successes ahead!”

Junior Lyla Stuurmans paced the Wolves with a pair of victories, sweeping to first in both the 1600 and 3200.

Meanwhile, Marquette Cunningham and Nick Guay came up huge, both winning an individual event while also running a leg on a pair of triumphant relay teams.

The former won the triple jump, while the latter claimed the high jump crown, joining discus chucker Zac Tackett in the winner’s circle.

Preston Epp also ran a leg on both winning relay units, with Hank Milnes (4 x 400) and Cael Wilson (4 x 100) chipping in as well.

The Wolf boys cruised to the team win, finishing with 155.5 points, with Mount Vernon Christian (128), La Conner (79), and Friday Harbor (76.5) rounding out the top four.

On the girls’ side, it was all-out war, with Coupeville (113) nudging past La Conner (110) and MVC (110) at the very last second to claim the title. Lopez Island was fourth with 73 points.

The Wolves get right back at it Saturday, when they compete at the Rainier Icebreaker.

The Wolves fill up the gym.

 

Wednesday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

100 — Issabel Johnson (7th) 15.03; Tirsit Cannon (8th) 15.23 *PR*; Ivy Rudat (21st) 16.11 *PR*; Myra McDonald (25th) 16.37 *PR*

200 — Jasmine Castellanos (6th) 31.62 *PR*; Lexis Drake (16th) 33.91 *PR*; I. Rudat (23rd) 34.76 *PR*

400 — Lydia Price (10th) 1:25.98 *PR*; Frankie Tenore (11th) 1:27.65

800 — Aleera Kent (4th) 2:57.60; Kayla Crane (5th) 2:59.83 *PR*; Reagan Callahan (14th) 3:45.93 *PR*

1600 — Lyla Stuurmans (1st) 6:15.89 *PR*; Kent (2nd) 6:27.38 *PR*; Crane (5th) 6:32.42 *PR*; Aleksia Jump (10th) 7:31.10 *PR*; Ayden Wyman (12th) 7:40.23; Callahan (14th) 8:42.14 *PR*

3200 — Stuurmans (1st) 14:21.98 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Tenore (10th) 25.53

300 Hurdles — McDonald (6th) 1:06.80 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Johnson, Drake, Carly Burt, Cannon (3rd) 58.86

4 x 200 Relay — Castellanos, Burt, Cannon, McDonald (5th) 2:07.11

4 x 400 Relay — Wyman, Cannon, Price, Kent (3rd) 5:11.33

Shot Put — Reese Wilkinson (2nd) 28-05 *PR*; Katie Marti (3rd) 26-04.50; Alysia Burdge (5th) 21-06 *PR*; Erica McGrath (9th) 20-08

Discus — Wilkinson (2nd) 96-01 *PR*; McGrath (3rd) 81-09; Marti (4th) 74-06; Burdge (17th) 44-09 *PR*

Javelin — Marti (2nd) 91-11; Wilkinson (9th) 60-03 *PR*; Burdge (13th) 54-08

Long Jump — Burt (8th) 13-03; Jump (12th) 11-01 *PR*; Tenore (14th) 11-00; I. Rudat (15th) 10-09 *PR*; Cannon (17th) 10-03.50 *PR*; Johnson (19th) 9-08

 

BOYS:

100 — Davin Houston (6th) 12.66 *PR*; Dayvon Donavon (16th) 13.24 *PR*; Matthew Ward (17th) 13.36 *PR*; Alex Merino-Martinez (22nd) 13.34 *PR*; Axel Marshall (27th) 13.71 *PR*; Ethan Walling (28th) 13.76 *PR*; Dane Hadsall (30th) 14.01 *PR*; Timothy Nitta (31st) 14.03 *PR*

200 — Marquette Cunningham (2nd) 26.25 *PR*; Donavon (5th) 27.10 *PR*; Ward (7th) 27.67 *PR*; Blake Burrows (10th) 27.85 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (11th) 28.10 *PR*; Hadsall (14th) 28.67 *PR*; Walling (15th) 28.67 *PR*; Nitta (16th) 29.19 *PR*

400 — Preston Epp (3rd) 56.22; Hank Milnes (8th) 1:03.19 *PR*; Burrows (9th) 1:03.47 *PR*; Solomon Rudat (11th) 1:06.06 *PR*; Marshall (12th) 1:07.56 *PR*

800 — Carson Field (5th) 2:30.21 *PR*; Thomas Strelow (6th) 2:35.75; Santiago Ojeda Fernandez (9th) 2:39.23 *PR*; S. Rudat (10th) 2:39.64 *PR*

1600 — Field (2nd) 5:10.96; Kenneth Jacobsen (7th) 5:26.28 *PR*; Strelow (8th) 5:27.35 *PR*; Mikey Robinett (18th) 6:30.61 *PR*; Damiano Giacobbe (19th) 7:24.53 *PR*

3200 — Field (4th) 11:43.59 *PR*; George Spear (6th) 11:57.79; Nick Wasik (7th) 13:05.84 *PR*; Marshall (8th) 13:16.69 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Cael Wilson (4th) 19.50

300 Hurdles — Wilson (5th) 48.45

4 x 100 Relay — Cunningham, Wilson, Epp, Nick Guay (1st) 47.80; Merino-Martinez, Donavon, Hadsall, Houston (5th) 50.60

4 x 400 Relay — Milnes, Cunningham, Epp, Guay (1st) 4:00.55

Shot Put — Zac Tackett (3rd) 34-04.50; Zane Oldenstadt (4th) 34-03.50; Marcelo Gebhard (8th) 30-00 *PR*; Robinett (12th) 27-11 *PR*; Zachary Saho (18th) 23-02 *PR*; Mason Butler (20th) 22-06 *PR*; Jacobsen (26th) 20-05.50 *PR*; Giacobbe (30th) 16-06 *PR*

Discus — Tackett (1st) 113-11; Oldenstadt (2nd) 110-04 *PR*; Butler (13th) 76-01 *PR*; Jacob Schooley (14th) 74-01 *PR*; Gebhard (18th) 70-11 *PR*; Saho (22nd) 62-08 *PR*; Peerapong Prombut (34th) 49-06 *PR*; Giacobbe (36th) 37-04 *PR*

Javelin — Gebhard (12th) 97-10 *PR*; Butler (17th) 87-10 *PR*; Robinett (18th) 86-06 *PR*; Ward (19th) 84-07 *PR*; Schooley (22nd) 82-02 *PR*; Ojeda Fernandez (30th) 64-04 *PR*; Giacobbe (38th) 43-11 *PR*; Prombut (39th) 43-10 *PR*

High Jump — Guay (1st) 6-00 *PR*; Houston (3rd) 5-04 *PR*; Wilson (7th) 5-02

Long Jump — Houston (3rd) 17-0.50 *PR*; Guay (5th) 16-08 *PR*; Burrows (10th) 16-00 *PR*; Field (11th) 15-10 *PR*; Robinett (14th) 15-05; Ojeda Fernandez (14th) 15-05 *PR*; Walling (16th) 15-02 *PR*; Marshall (17th) 14-09 *PR*; S. Rudat (24th) 11-11 *PR*

Triple Jump — Cunningham (1st) 36-08 *PR*; Milnes (3rd) 33-11 *PR*

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Track stars chase new success

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on March 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Lexis Drake is one of 17 CHS freshmen to turn out for track and field. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The bar has been set high.

Last spring was one of the best in Coupeville High School track and field history, with the Wolf girls finishing third in the 2B team standings at the state championships.

Meanwhile, the CHS boys earned fifth, with senior Alex Murdy claiming the crown in the long jump.

He was the tenth Wolf in school history to bring home a state title.

But time moves on and Murdy and his fellow Class of 2023 mates are no longer reppin’ the red and black as a new campaign begins.

Which doesn’t mean the cupboard is bare.

CHS head coaches Bob Martin and Elizabeth Bitting have 63 athletes this year — 41 guys and 22 girls.

Coupeville’s seniors lead the pack.

There’s depth and talent, as well.

The depth is shown in the breakdown of the roster, which includes 17 seniors, 16 juniors, 13 sophomores, and 17 freshmen.

Headlining the team are four athletes who brought home state meet medals a year ago.

That’s current juniors Lyla Stuurmans (2nd in the 4 x 400, 7th in the 800, 8th in the 400), Carly Burt (2nd in the 4 x 400), Zac Tackett (7th in the discus) and Cael Wilson (8th in the pole vault).

Also returning are a number of Wolves who scored big at bi-districts.

Junior Katie Marti finished second in both the shot put and javelin last spring, missing a ticket to state by just one slot.

Katie Marti is good at throwing things.

Other bi-district runners-up from a year ago include Aleksia Jump (pole vault), Issabel Johnson (4 x 100), Preston Epp (400), and Aleera Kent (400).

Ayden Wyman (4 x 200), Nehemiah Myles (long jump), and Reese Wilkinson (discus) were third last year, while Hank Milnes (400) and Malachi Somes (1600 and 3200) finished in the top four.

Further depth comes from a strong pack of cross country runners that includes Carson Field, Erica McGrath, Reagan Callahan, and Kenny Jacobsen.

Add in veteran multi-event stars like Nick Guay, Zane Oldenstadt, and Mikey Robinett, and things look bright for the Wolves.

Wolf coaches are psyched for a new season of chasing records and medals.

“Despite the blustery and cold weather conditions, our athletes have shown incredible resilience and determination,” Bob Martin said.

“They are diligently focusing on mastering the basics while keeping their eyes set on league, districts, and the possibility of earning a state championship.”

While last year stands as a high-water mark for the CHS track program, the Wolves aren’t ready to stop there.

“With such a strong foundation and determined athletes, we are confident that this year’s team will achieve similar, if not greater, success,” Martin said.

“We are immensely proud of their dedication, hard work, and sportsmanship both on and off the track.”

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