
Coupeville junior Issabel Johnson and friends kicked off the track and field season Wednesday in La Conner. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
“So proud of them! Real excited to see what the season brings!”
Coupeville High School track coaches Elizabeth Bitting and Bob Martin were beaming Wednesday after their team travelled to La Conner and made a loud, proud statement.
Showcasing the program’s deepest roster in years, the Wolves captured the boys team title at a season-opening 10-team meet, while the CHS girls claimed 2nd place.
The Coupeville boys, led by double-winner Aidan Wilson (800, triple jump) demolished the field, finishing with 168 points while runner-up’s Mount Vernon Christian (90) and Friday Harbor (89) were well back of the Wolves.
The meet champs won seven events, with Mitchell Hall (1600), Nick Guay (long jump), Zac Tackett (discus) and both the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relay teams coming out on top.
On the girls side of things, the Wolves, whose 135 points were second to the 149 amassed by MVC, netted wins from Carolyn Lhamon (shot put, discus), Katie Marti (javelin), Claire Mayne (100 hurdles) Lyla Stuurmans (400), and Ryanne Knoblich (high jump).
The meet attracted Northwest 2B/1B League rivals Coupeville, Friday Harbor, Orcas Island, MVC, and La Conner, as well as Grace Academy, Lopez Island, Lummi Nation, South Whidbey, Cedar Park Christian-Lynnwood, and Shoreline Christian.
Fresh off their stellar performance, the Wolves head to the Rainier Icebreaker Invitational this Saturday, Mar. 18, then host a home meet next Wednesday, Mar. 22.
Complete Wednesday results:
GIRLS:
100 — Monroe Myles (10th) 14.75 *PR*; Ava Mitten (17th) 15.30; Alysia Burdge (22nd) 16.09 *PR*; Anna Annunziato (23rd) 16.19 *PR*; Gwen Crowder (26th) 16.35 *PR*; Edie Bittner (27th) 16.37 *PR*; Issabel Johnson (31st) 16.63; Avery Williams-Buchanan (37th) 17.86 *PR*; Sara Omega (38th) 18.02 *PR*
200 — Ryanne Knoblich (7th) 31.12 *PR*; M. Myles (12th) 31.90 *PR*; Carly Burt (14th) 32.08 *PR*; Mitten (16th) 32.77; Ayden Wyman (17th) 32.79 *PR*; Crowder (22nd) 34.14 *PR*; Bittner (23rd) 34.16 *PR*; Williams-Buchanan (33rd) 40.35 *PR*
400 — Lyla Stuurmans (1st) 1:05.53; Katie Marti (12th) 1:22.30 *PR*
800 — Aleera Kent (2nd) 2:47.45 *PR*; Noelle Western (7th) 3:01.45 *PR*
100 Hurdles — Claire Mayne (1st) 19.79 *PR*
300 Hurdles — Mayne (7th) 1:01.85; Liza Zustiak (10th) 1:08.62 *PR*
4 x 100 Relay — Mitten, Mayne, Burt, Knoblich (3rd) 58.16
4 x 200 Relay — Stuurmans, A. Wyman, Western, Johnson (2nd) 2:05.22
4 x 400 Relay — Western, Zustiak, Kent, A. Wyman (2nd) 5:14.21
Shot Put — Carolyn Lhamon (1st) 29-07; Marti (5th) 25-00 *PR*; Reese Wilkinson (7th) 23-09.50; Erica McGrath (8th) 23-03.50 *PR*; Grier Mooney (10th) 21-02.50 *PR*; Zustiak (12th) 18-08 *PR*
Discus — Lhamom (1st) 97-08 *PR*; McGrath (4th) 78-10.50 *PR*; Wilkinson (6th) 69-05; Taygin Jump (8th) 61-01.50; Marti (9th) 60-08 *PR*; Mooney (10th) 56-09 *PR*; Jackie Contreras (17th) 45-03.50 *PR*; Aby Wood (20th) 42-06
Javelin — Marti (1st) 84-10 *PR*; Jump (3rd) 73-05; Burdge (13th) 52-09 *PR*; Wood (14th) 51-05; Wilkinson (21st) 44-07; Contreras (22nd) 42-07 *PR*; Crowder (23rd) 40-09 *PR*; Mercedes Kalwies-Anderson (26th) 33-04 *PR*; Delanie Lewis (27th) 25-02 *PR*
High Jump — Knoblich (1st) 4-10; Stuurmans (4th) 4-04 *PR*; Kalwies-Anderson (5th) 4-02
Long Jump — Burt (6th) 11-08.50 *PR*; Western (9th) 11-00 *PR*; Johnson (14th) 10-05.50 *PR*; Annunziato (15th) 10-05 *PR*; Wood (17th) 8-05.50 *PR*; Lewis (18th) 8-04 *PR*; Omega (18th) 8-04 *PR*; Williams-Buchanan (21st) 6-09 *PR*
Triple Jump — Knoblich (4th) 27-07.50 *PR*
BOYS:
100 — Tim Ursu (4th) 11.98 *PR*; Dominic Coffman (7th) 12.18; Nehemiah Myles (10th) 12.36 *PR*; Preston Epp (19th) 12.77 *PR*; Alex Merino-Martinez (35th) 13.46 *PR*; Kris Sturtevant (41st) 13.95 *PR*
200 — Nick Guay (3rd) 24.91; Epp (11th) 26.34 *PR*; Cael Wilson (14th) 26.97 *PR*; Adrian Cunningham (17th) 27.49 *PR*; Hank Milnes (20th) 27.96 *PR*; Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim (25th) 28.54 *PR*; Malachi Somes (30th) 30.23 *PR*
400 — Milnes (5th) 58.95 *PR*; N. Myles (8th) 1:02.25 *PR*; Anthony Smolen (10th) 1:03.38 *PR*; Somes (13th) 1:04.40 *PR*; Simpson-Pilgrim (15th) 1:05.60 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (16th) 1:06.29 *PR*
800 — Aiden Wilson (1st) 2:07.37; Epp (6th) 2:23.86 *PR*; Ezra Boilek (7th) 2:26.54 *PR*; George Spear (13th) 2:39.65 *PR*; Smolen (15th) 2:40.49 *PR*; Ezekiel Allen (16th) 2:41.57 *PR*
1600 — Mitchell Hall (1st) 4:51.99 *PR*; Alex Murdy (6th) 5:27.94 *PR*; Spear (11th) 5:48.32 *PR*; Allen (15th) 6:01.11 *PR*
3200 — Epp (2nd) 11:19.19
110 Hurdles — Tate Wyman (4th) 19.34 *PR*; C. Wilson (5th) 19.82 *PR*
300 Hurdles — T. Wyman (3rd) 47.59 *PR*; C. Wilson (7th) 51.28
4 x 100 Relay — Ursu, Coffman, T. Wyman, N. Guay (1st) 47.34
4 x 400 Relay — Hall, Boilek, Milnes, A. Wilson (1st) 3:54.22
Shot Put — Kai Wong (4th) 34-07 *PR*; Josh Upchurch (5th) 34-02 *PR*; Zac Tackett (10th) 31.08.50 *PR*; Zane Oldenstadt (18th) 27-06; Josh Guay (35th) 20-06
Discus — Tackett (1st) 116-01 *PR*; Epp (8th) 86-02 *PR*; Oldenstadt (9th) 85-05.5; Wong (12th) 80-08 *PR*; Upchurch (15th) 76-06.50 *PR*; J. Guay (20th) 69-08.50
Javelin — Ursu (6th) 100-09; Hall (14th) 93-06; Wong (18th) 89-09 *PR*; Somes (20th) 85-03 *PR*; Cunningham (27th) 70-06 *PR*; Boilek (28th) 66-07 *PR*; Nick Shelly (31st) 65-08; J. Guay (41st) 47-06
High Jump — N. Guay (1st) 5-11 *PR*; Coffman (2nd) 5-06; A. Wilson (4th) 5-06 *PR*; C. Wilson (5th) 5-04 *PR*
Long Jump — Murdy (2nd) 18-10 *PR*; Ursu (5th) 17-02 *PR*; Cunningham (12th) 15-05 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (16th) 14-05 *PR*; Allen (23rd) 12-08 *PR*; Sturtevant (25th) 12-01 *PR*
Triple Jump — A. Wilson (1st) 38-09; Milnes (3rd) 35-02 *PR*
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