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Temps (slightly) rise, track stars soar

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on March 22, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Devon Wyman, seen last season, set a PR in the 1600 Saturday in Rainier. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They’re in a groove now.

The second high school track and field meet of the season arrived Saturday, and it was a fairly big one as Coupeville hit the road to participate in the 25-team Rainier Icebreaker.

While far from home, the Wolves found strong competition, a smattering of top times and marks, and, lo and behold, even some blue skies.

“Beautiful weather at Rainier today,” said CHS coaches Bob Martin and Elizabeth Bitting.

“Funny how nice 52 (degrees) with a little sun feels after dealing with the rain and 30-40-degree temps most of the season.

“We may have even got a little burnt.”

Shining brightly under the sun, the Wolves earned several top-five performances, with sophomore Wyatt Fitch-Marron claiming top team honors with a 2nd place showing in the high jump.

He was joined by fab frosh Tamsin Ward (3rd in the shot put and 5th in the high jump), Lillian Ketterling (5th in the pole vault), and the mixed 4 x 400 relay unit, which hit the tape in 4th place.

That co-ed crew was comprised of Olivia Hall, Brian Thompson, Ketterling, and Edmund Wilson.

Overall, the Rainier girls and Elma boys collected team titles, with Coupeville finishing 14th and 15th, respectively.

With two meets in the books, the Wolf coaches like what they’ve seen, and are anticipating many more highlights to come.

“We saw several PRs and strong performances (today),” Martin and Bitting said. “And we’re looking forward to continued growth over the next month.”

Next up for Coupeville, or at least part of the roster, is a road trip Saturday, Mar. 28 to the 4th annual Stanwood Frosh/Soph Invitational.

 

Saturday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

200 — Taylor Marrs (29th) 33.62 *PR*

400 — Marrs (14th) 1:15.60 *PR*

1600 — Mikayla Wagner (16th) 6:48.02; Devon Wyman (18th) 6:52.10 *PR*

3200 — Wyman (12th) 14:45.05

100 Hurdles — Myra McDonald (17th) 22.26; Lexis Drake (18th) 22.70

300 Hurdles — Frankie Tenore (18th) 1:11.43

4 x 100 Relay — Isa Mc Fetridge, Arianna Cunningham, Olivia Hall, Drake (11th) 58.43

Shot Put — Tamsin Ward (3rd) 30-05

Discus — Lillian Ketterling (12th) 75-07; Marrs (36th) 49-11

High Jump — Ward (5th) 4-08 *PR*; Tenore (10th) 4-02

Pole Vault — Ketterling (5th) 7-00 *PR*

Long Jump — McDonald (27th) 10-01

Triple Jump — A. Cunningham (11th) 26-11.50

 

BOYS:

100 — Beckett Green (28th) 12.67; Edmund Wilson (30th) 12.73 *PR*

200 — Davin Houston (7th) 24.79; Richmond Bandong (31st) 27.88

400 — Nathan Coxsey (21st) 1:01.34 *PR*; Sage Arends (24th) 1:02.51 *PR*

800 — Kenneth Jacobsen (8th) 2:18.33; Johnathan Jacobsen (19th) 2:36.16

1600 — Cyrus Sparacio (6th) 4:58.87; Malachi Somes (26th) 5:38.57

3200 — Sparacio (6th) 10:47.10 *PR*; Somes (22nd) 12:08.95

Shot Put — Zachary Saho (14th) 34-01; Khanor Jump (26th) 30-04.50

Discus — Jump (19th) 100-02; Liam Blas (24th) 92-03

Javelin — Bandong (22nd) 102-08 *PR*; Marquette Cunningham (34th) 83-08 *PR*

High Jump — Wyatt Fitch-Marron (2nd) 5-10; Houston (7th) 5-06

Long Jump — Brian Thompson (12th) 17-02 *PR*; Arends (22nd) 16-01.50

 

CO-ED:

Mixed 4 x 400 Relay — Hall, Thompson, Ketterling, Wilson (4th) 4:24.13

Mixed SMR 800 (100/100/200/400) — Ward, Coxsey, Mc Fetridge, Green (8th) 1:53.47

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Big meet, top performances

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on March 22, 2025| Leave a Comment »

CHS track managers Jeann Nitta and Tomoaki Nishihara are the true power behind the throne. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Time to run with the big boys (and girls).

The second track and field meet of the season sent Coupeville High School’s squad way down the road Saturday, where the Wolves vied at the 24-team Rainier Icebreaker.

The meet drew schools from numerous classifications, but the Wolves, repping a 2B school, more than held their own.

Coupeville’s boys placed fifth in the team competition, while their female counterparts claimed 14th overall.

Onalaska’s boys and Rainier’s girls came out on top in the point chase.

While Coupeville didn’t claim any individual wins, the Wolves did collect three second-place performances, with two of those being ties among teammates.

Katie Marti was runner-up in the javelin, while Cael Wilson shared second place in the high jump and pole vault with Davin Houston and Axel Marshall, respectively.

Toss in 22 PR’s spread out amongst 19 Wolves, with Isa Mc Fetridge, Liam Blas, and Ari Cunningham notching two apiece to lead the way, and CHS coaches came away pleased.

“Beautiful afternoon, high energy, new faces — team came in hungry for success!” said Bob Martin.

Coupeville returns to action next week with two meets. Up first is a trip off-island Wednesday, Mar. 26 for a Northwest 2B/1B League meet hosted by Mount Vernon Christian.

 

Saturday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

200 — Isa Mc Fetridge (23rd) 31.48 *PR*; Olivia Hall (27th) 32.58 *PR*

400 — Lexis Drake (19th) 1:19.03 *PR*; Marin Winger (21st) 1:20.40 *PR*

800 — Lyla Stuurmans (3rd) 2:33.53; Drake (24th) 3:37.64

1600 — Aleksia Jump (15th) 6:52.11 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Myra McDonald (20th) 21.31; Ari Cunningham (22nd) 21.63 *PR*

300 Hurdles — McDonald (15th) 1:04.47; Frankie Tenore (18th) 1:12.20 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — A. Cunningham, Mc Fetridge, Willow Leedy-Bonifas, Hall (11th) 59.27

Shot Put — Katie Marti (3rd) 31-06

Discus — Marti (6th) 92-08 *PR*; Lillian Ketterling (12th) 63-05

Javelin — Marti (2nd) 84-09

High Jump — Ayden Wyman (10th) 4-02; Tenore (13th) 4-02

Pole Vault — A. Jump (6th) 6-00

Long Jump — Mc Fetridge (17th) 12-03 *PR*; A. Cunningham (21st) 12-00 *PR*

 

BOYS:

100 — Chase Anderson (12th) 12.01 *PR*; Marcelo Gebhard (30th) 12.74 *PR*

200 — Dane Hadsall (25th) 27.19 *PR*; Nikolas Rogers (31st) 30.04 *PR*

400 — Blake Burrows (9th) 57.22; Hadsall (18th) 1:00.41

800 — Carson Field (5th) 2:15.41; Kenneth Jacobsen (9th) 2:20.26

1600 — Field (12th) 5:05.21; Malachi Somes (15th) 5:14.26

3200 — George Spear (10th) 10:53.38 *PR*; Ethan Walling (25th) 12:44.87 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Axel Marshall (9th) 19.23 *PR*; Liam Blas (16th) 23.57 *PR*

300 Hurdles — Blas (10th) 51.01 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Marquette Cunningham, Matthew Ward, Preston Epp, Anderson (4th) 46.20

Shot Put — Gebhard (14th) 34-01.25; Khanor Jump (34th) 27-08.50

Discus — K. Jump (29th) 79-07 *PR*; Blas (33rd) 71-10

Javelin — Somes (9th) 117-08; Gebhard (18th) 104-08

High Jump — Davin Houston (2nd) 5-08; Cael Wilson (2nd) 5-08

Pole Vault — Marshall (2nd) 10-06; Wilson (2nd) 10-06

Long Jump — Somes (21st) 15-06; Beckett Green (27th) 14-07 *PR*

Triple Jump — Ward (4th) 37-08 *PR*; Marshall (14th) 34-04

 

MIXED:

4 x 400 Relay — Laken Simpson, Epp, Stuurmans, Burrows (5th) 4:08.89

SMR 800 (100-100-200-400) — Simpson, Green, Wyman, M. Cunningham (10th) 1:58.18

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“Our athletes were on fire today!”

Posted in Track, tagged , , , , on March 16, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville sophomore Aleksia Jump soared in the pole vault and set a PR in the 3200 Saturday in Rainier. (Photo courtesy Christina Jump)

They came, they saw, they held their own.

Competing at the 23-team Rainier Icebreaker Saturday, the Coupeville High School track and field teams put in a long day’s work.

The Wolves left the gym at 6:30 AM and didn’t get back to home base until 10 PM.

But it was worth it, said CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting.

“It was a long day with some great results.

“Not only was the sun out bright and hot but our athletes were on fire today! Lots of PRs and lots of improvements.”

The Wolves racked up 27 personal bests, with 21 athletes garnering at least one.

Freshman Ivy Rudat led the way, setting records in the 200, 400, and long jump, while Kayla Crane, Myra McDonald, Reese Wilkinson, and Lexis Drake all earned two PRs.

Overall, the CHS girls finished 10th in the team standings, while the boys were 16th. Montesano claimed both titles.

Next up for the Wolves is a home meet Wednesday, Mar. 20.

But for now, Coupeville’s track stars can take a moment to bask in the afterglow of a solid performance on a big stage.

“The experience they get from invitationals like the Rainer Icebreaker is invaluable,” Bitting said. “It was a good day!”

Shot put and javelin ace Katie Marti (center, black hoodie) dreams about epic throws. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

 

Saturday’s results:

 

GIRLS:

100 — Issabel Johnson (21st) 14.87; Tirsit Cannon (26th) 15.16 *PR*

200 — Jasmine Castellanos (18th) 31.26 *PR*; Ivy Rudat (26th) 33.14 *PR*

400 — Rudat (16th) 1:16.11 *PR*; Ayden Wyman (19th) 1:22.01

800 — Lyla Stuurmans (3rd) 2:39.59; Kayla Crane (9th) 2:55.29 *PR*

1600 — Crane (7th) 6:31.86 *PR*; Aleera Kent (10th) 6:38.37

3200 — Kent (5th) 12:43.62 *PR*; Jump (7th) 12:46.88 *PR*

100 Hurdles — Myra McDonald (18th) 22.34 *PR*; Lexis Drake (19th) 22.77 *PR*

300 Hurdles — Drake (7th) 1:01.20 *PR*; McDonald (11th) 1:04.20 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Carly Burt, Cannon, Issabel Johnson, Castellanos (9th) 57.48

Shot Put — Reese Wilkinson (10th) 28-07.75 *PR*; Katie Marti (18th) 25-07.50

Discus — Wilkinson (5th) 98-06 *PR*; Erica McGrath (19th) 72-09

Javelin — Marti (6th) 92-06; Alysia Burdge (34th) 48-00

Pole Vault — Johnson (6th) 6-00 *PR*; Jump (8th) 5-06

Long Jump — Burt (15th) 12-11; Rudat (27th) 11-05 *PR*

 

BOYS:

100 — Davin Houston (23rd) 12.64 *PR*

200 — Nick Guay (10th) 24.86; Marquette Cunningham (13th) 25.58 *PR*

400 — Preston Epp (7th) 54.97 *PR*; Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim (24th) 1:01.15 *PR*

800 — Carson Field (10th) 2:20.24 *PR*; Thomas Strelow (17th) 2:27.93 *PR*

1600 — Field (12th) 5:15.07; Kenneth Jacobsen (19th) 5:26.28

3200 — George Spear (12th) 12:02.83; Nick Wasik (19th) 12:56.16 *PR*

110 Hurdles — Cael Wilson (7th) 19.23

300 Hurdles — Wilson (10th) 48.89; Mikey Robinett (17th) 54.13 *PR*

4 x 100 Relay — Dayvon Donavon, Dane Hadsall, Timothy Nitta, Matthew Ward (11th) 51.17

Shot Put — Zac Tackett (11th) 35-08.50; Zane Oldenstadt (19th) 33-04

Discus — Tackett (8th) 120-08; Oldenstadt (11th) 115-02 *PR*

Javelin — Marcelo Gebhard (30th) 87-08; Mason Butler (32nd) 82-06

High Jump — Guay (4th) 5-10; Wilson (8th) 5-04

Pole Vault — Wilson (4th) 11-00 *PR*

Long Jump — Alex Merino-Martinez (5th) 18-02 *PR*; Houston (14th) 16-06.50

Triple Jump — Cunningham (7th) 35-05; Hank Milnes (12th) 33-04

 

CO-ED:

4 x 400 Relay — Stuurmans, Epp, Burt, Guay (5th) 4:13.63

SMR 800 Relay — Johnson, Houston, Cannon, Milnes (11th) 2:00.12

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