Sprinting for the finish line. (Photos courtesy Jon Gabelein, Kelly Powers, and Leslie Stoner)
Every point counts.
Pulling out one of the closest wins of the spring, the Coupeville Middle School boys’ track and field team edged visiting South Whidbey 95-94 Wednesday afternoon.
Competing under cloudy prairie skies, the Wolves nabbed the victory thanks to their 6th and 7th graders, who came out on top 57-38.
That made up for the CMS 8th grade boys being on the short end of a 56-38 count.
Meanwhile, the South Whidbey girls were just a little too much for Coupeville, holding on for a 97-80 win.
The Wolf 6th/7th graders came super close in a 48-46 bout, while the CMS 8th graders fell 49-34.
That was despite Coupeville 8th grade ace Tamsin Ward making it a perfect 10-for-10 this spring, sweeping to first place finishes in the 100, 200, shot put, and high jump.
Tamsin Ward soars to new heights.
Following on the heels of 11 wins as a 6th grader, and 12 as a 7th grader, she sits with 33 career wins and counting at the middle school level.
Ward’s performance last spring tied her with future state champion Alex Murdy, who also netted 12 wins as an 8th grader in 2019.
Lindsey Roberts, who went on to win eight state meet medals as a high schooler, holds the CMS single season record with 19 wins as an 8th grader in 2015.
Seven different Wolves won two or more events Wednesday, with Brian Thompson (100, 400, Long Jump) and Diesel Eck (Shot Put, Discus, 4 x 100 Relay) hot on Ward’s heels.
Annaliese Powers (1600, 100 Hurdles), River Simpson (800, 4 x 100), Kennedy O’Neill (100 Hurdles, 4 x 200), and Malachi Chapa (High Jump, 4 x 100) were also multiple winners.
Wolf warblers (l to r) Brinnley Meek, Halle Black, Josilyn McColl, Audrey Wagner, and Avery Parker brought a musical touch to Wednesday’s meet.
Across the board, the young Wolves embraced the opportunity to compete in front of their hometown fans at a meet which kicked off with the national anthem performed by elementary school students.
“Several of our athletes talked about how they enjoyed today’s meet more than the first two so far this season,” said CMS coach Jon Gabelein.
“While the other meets were fun adventures, many of them noticed how their improvements and confidence were now becoming stronger due to their hard work at practice.”
And it was more than just the wins, as the Wolves racked up a string of PRs in virtually event, such as the 1600.
In that event, Cyrus Sparacio crashed through the five-minute barrier for the first time in the boys’ race, while Arianna Vinson shaved an astonishing minute-plus off her best time when the girls claimed the oval.
Coupeville gets back at it next Wednesday, May 21, when it travels down to Langley for a rematch with South Whidbey.
Private school foe King’s will trek to The Rock to make it a three-team rumble.
Kennedy O’Neill flies to a win in the hurdles.
Wednesday’s results:
GIRLS:
8th grade:
100 — Tamsin Ward (1st) 13.70 *PR*
200 — Ward (1st) 28.75 *PR*; Isley Garcia Fernandez (8th) 38.79 *PR*
100 Hurdles — Kennedy O’Neill (1st) 20.50; Elizabeth Marshall (2nd) 20.86; Cassandra Powers (6th) 30.51; Garcia Fernandez (7th) 32.15 *PR*
4 x 200 Relay — O’Neill, Sage Stavros, C. Powers, Marshall (1st) 2:13.87
Shot Put — Ward (1st) 36-01.50; C. Powers (4th) 22-06
High Jump — Ward (1st) 4-08
Long Jump — Marshall (3rd) 12-05 *PR*; Stavros (4th) 12-04 *PR*; O’Neill (5th) 11-04; C. Powers (10th) 10-01 *PR*; Garcia Fernandez (12th) 9-04 *PR*
6th/7th grade:
100 — Ava Alford (3rd) 14.98 *PR*; Bella Sandlin (4th) 15.13 *PR*; Laurel Crowder (5th) 15.27; Abbie Moss (6th) 15.37 *PR*; Ella Holm (9th) 15.80 *PR*; Finley Helm (10th) 15.84 *PR*; Mia Goers (11th) 16.00 *PR*; Miah Patterson (12th) 16.02; Claire Lachnit (13th) 16.04 *PR*; Amira Anunciado (17th) 16.60 *PR*; Sophia Magdolen (18th) 16.95; Victoria Quiroga Rivera (20th) 17.02 *PR*; Evelyn Merino-Martinez (24th) 17.65; Reagan Green (27th) 18.13 *PR*
200 — Sandlin (2nd) 32.95 *PR*; Emma Green (4th) 34.26 *PR*; Goers (5th) 34.76; Magdolen (8th) 36.83 *PR*; Quiroga Rivera (9th) 37.37 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (10th) 38.86
400 — Sandlin (2nd) 1:14.10 *PR*
800 — Autumn Hunt (1st) 3:18.61 *PR*; Sophia Burley (2nd) 3:20.07 *PR*
1600 — Annaliese Powers (1st) 6:18.90 *PR*; A. Hunt (2nd) 7:09.36; Arianna Vinson (3rd) 9:03.08 *PR*
100 Hurdles — A. Powers (1st) 21.00 *PR*; E. Green (2nd) 21.30 *PR*; Alford (3rd) 22.73 *PR*; Patterson (6th) 29.09; A. Hunt (7th) 29.95; Helm (8th) 30.02; Burley (9th) 33.82 *PR*
4 x 100 Relay — Kaleigha Millison, Crowder, Moss, Goers (2nd) 1:02.12; Addison Jacobson, Sabrina Judnich, A. Powers, E. Green (3rd) 1:05.09; Lachnit, Zariyah Allen, A. Hunt, Magdolen (4th) 1:05.40; Andrea Gonzalez, Vinson, Quiroga Rivera, Patterson (5th) 1:07.79; Merino-Martinez, Holm, R. Green, Burley (6th) 1:08.29
Shot Put — Jacobson (3rd) 24-09 *PR*; Helm (4th) 21-08; Holm (5th) 21-07; Moss (9th) 19-01
Discus — Allen (1st) 74-08; Millison (3rd) 48-09; Lachnit (6th) 44-09; Jacobson (7th) 44-00 *PR*; Crowder (8th) 43-07 *PR*; E. Green (9th) 43-06; Vinson (12th) 37-09 *PR*; Judnich (15th) 32-09; A. Powers (17th) 31-06
High Jump — Crowder (2nd) 4-02 *PR*
Long Jump — Millison (2nd) 11-09; Moss (4th) 11-03.50 *PR*; Holm (6th) 10-11.50 *PR*; Anunciado (7th) 10-09.50 *PR*; Patterson (17th) 9-06; Jacobson (18th) 9-04.50 *PR*; Magdolen (20th) 9-04 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (20th) 9-04; Allen (23rd) 9-03; Burley (24th) 9-02; R. Green (26th) 9-00
Emma Green sets a PR in the 200.
BOYS:
8th grade:
100 — Brian Thompson (1st) 13.03 *PR*; Kion Tellery (5th) 14.45 *PR*; Hunter Atteberry (6th) 15.49
200 — Zaydyn Dees (3rd) 32.36 *PR*
400 — Thompson (1st) 1:03.51 *PR*; Henry Bailey (2nd) 1:04.41 *PR*; Dees (4th) 1:13.40 *PR*
800 — Cyrus Sparacio (1st) 2:22.33 *PR*; Dees (3rd) 2:51.52 *PR*
1600 — Sparacio (2nd) 4:58.18 *PR*; Ossian Merkel (3rd) 5:50.33; Atteberry (4th) 6:40.50 *PR*; Nolan Hunt (5th) 6:57.45 *PR*
110 Hurdles — Frank Morrell (3rd) 24.85 *PR*
Shot Put — Aaron DiDonna (2nd) 29-00 *PR*; Tellery (3rd) 28-03 *PR*; N. Hunt (6th) 19-04
Discus — Merkel (2nd) 73-04 *PR*; DiDonna (4th) 72-06 *PR*; Sparacio (5th) 69-09 *PR*; Tellery (6th) 59-09 *PR*; N. Hunt (8th) 48-05 *PR*; Dees (9th) 46-04 *PR*
Long Jump — Thompson (1st) 16-05; Bailey (3rd) 14-03
6th/7th grade:
100 — Les Queen (2nd) 14.03 *PR*; Jesse Kehoe (3rd) 14.38 *PR*; Liam Stoner (5th) 14.62 *PR*; Diesel Eck (6th) 14.78 *PR*; Asher Harris (15th) 16.04 *PR*; Brenden Tumulty (23rd) 18.61 *PR*
200 — Queen (1st) 29.25 *PR*; Xander Beaman (2nd) 29.99 *PR*; Jacob Lujan (3rd) 30.61
400 — Ceiba Rusch (9th) 1:30.53
800 — River Simpson (1st) 2:38.64 *PR*; Maverick Walling (3rd) 2:39.41 *PR*; Lincoln Wagner (4th) 2:46.65 *PR*; Archer Schwarz (6th) 2:53.88 *PR*
1600 — Wagner (3rd) 5:56.59 *PR*; Schwarz (4th) 6:01.99 *PR*; Tanner Kempton (6th) 7:03.12 *PR*; Rusch (7th) 7:41.45
110 Hurdles — Lujan (1st) 20.15 *PR*; Malachi Chapa (2nd) 21.05; Wagner (3rd) 21.98 *PR*; Rusch (4th) 23.88 *PR*; Kempton (5th) 24.82 *PR*; Stoner (6th) 21:32
4 x 100 Relay — Chapa, Beaman, Eck, Simpson (1st) 55.66; Rusch, Harris, Stoner, Lujan (3rd) 1:04.32
Shot Put — Eck (1st) 34-04 *PR*
Discus — Eck (1st) 89-05; Queen (3rd) 69-04 *PR*; Tumulty (8th) 43-01
High Jump — Chapa (1st) 4-08; Kehoe (2nd) 4-08; Beaman (3rd) 4-06; Stoner (5th) 4-04 *PR*
Long Jump — Kehoe (2nd) 14-03; Chapa (4th) 13-07 *PR*; Queen (5th) 12-11; Schwarz (7th) 12-04; Lujan (9th) 12-02; Wagner (10th) 12-00; Kempton (13th) 11-03; Tumulty (29th) 7-07
On to the next meet!
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