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CHS track squad hits finish line

Posted in Track, tagged CHS Wolves, George Spear, state meet, Tamsin Ward, track and field on May 30, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville freshman Cyrus Sparacio ran in the 1600 and 3200 at state. (Julie Wheat photo)

That’s a wrap.

Three Coupeville High School athletes competed Saturday at the 2B state track and field championships in Yakima, bringing a close to the Wolves three-day odyssey in Eastern Washington.

Freshman Tamsin Ward, who also vied in the shot-put Thursday, placed 10th in the high jump, setting a PR at four feet, 10 inches.

That’s two inches better than her previous top mark and puts her just four inches away from the school record for girls (5-02), jointly held by Yashmeen Knox and Ryanne Knoblich.

Coupeville sent its final competitors to the line late in the day Saturday, with freshman Cyrus Sparacio and senior George Spear running in the 3200-meter race.

The young gun claimed 12th in a time of 10 minutes, 30.32 seconds, while his older counterpart was 15th in 11:02.64 during his final high school race.

Overall, the Wolves, who had athletes in action all three days, earned four medals at the 2026 meet.

Wyatt Fitch-Marron and Davin Houston claimed 4th and 5th in the high jump, respectively, while Lillian Ketterling (Pole Vault) and Zachary Saho (Shot Put) were 8th in their events.

The Coupeville boys finished 21st in the team standings, while the Wolf girls were 34th.

Freeman’s boys and La Conner’s girls were the team state champs.

The Braves trailed Mount Vernon Christian at both the Northwest 2B/1B League meet and at districts, but soared on the biggest stage, sparked by state titles from freshman Faith Jenkins in the 100 and 200.

La Conner also claimed first place in the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relay, with Jenkins teaming with Maeve McCormick, Kiana Jenkins, and Nora McCormick to hit the tape first.

Tamsin Ward discusses strategy with Wolf coach Bob Martin. (Photo courtesy Jandellyn Ward)

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Wolves enjoy four-medal day

Posted in Track, tagged CHS Wolves, Lillian Ketterling, state meet, track and field, Wyatt Fitch-Marron on May 29, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Lillian Ketterling is the 100th Wolf track and field athlete to earn a state meet medal. (Photos courtesy Jandellyn Ward and Elizabeth Bitting)

History was made in the heat.

Competing Friday during day #2 of the three-day 2B state track and field championships in Yakima, Coupeville High School athletes claimed four medals, with the first one a milestone.

Sophomore Lillian Ketterling soared to an even eight feet in the pole vault, earning 8th place in her first trip to the big dance.

That makes her the 100th Wolf to bring home a state meet medal since the modern era of the event began back in 1963.

Hot on her heels was teammate Zachary Saho, who matched her later in the day with an 8th place showing in the shot put.

The Wolf senior chucked his orb 44 feet, five-and-a-half inches to shatter his PR by more than a foot, officially becoming CHS medalist #101 all-time.

Zachary Saho celebrates with CHS coaches Elizabeth Bitting and Bob Martin.

The day’s other mementos went to high jumpers Wyatt Fitch-Marron and Davin Houston, who placed 4th and 5th while soaring 5-10 and 5-08, respectively.

It was the second state meet medal for both, with Fitch-Marron having finished 7th in the same event last season as a freshman.

Houston, a junior, was part of a 4 x 100 relay team which claimed 6th place a year ago.

Wyatt Fitch-Marron adds to his medal collection.

Rounding out Friday’s action, Ketterling placed 16th in the discus, letting loose with a heave of 85-01, while the boys 4 x 1 relay squad finished 17th.

The quartet of Marquette Cunningham, Liam Blas, Fitch-Marron, and Houston hit the tape in 45.76 seconds, but failed to make the cut for Saturday’s finals.

Coupeville closes out its run at state when the team parade kicks things off on the final day at Zaepfel Stadium.

Freshman Tamsin Ward will vie in the high jump Saturday morning, while freshman Cyrus Sparacio and senior George Spear will run in the 3200 late in the day.

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CHS track stars kick off state meet run

Posted in Track, tagged CHS Wolves, Cyrus Sparacio, George Spear, state meet, Tamsin Ward, track and field on May 28, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Tamsin Ward begins her state meet odyssey. (Photo courtesy Jandellyn Ward)

Day one is in the books.

A pack of Coupeville High School athletes traveled from moderately sunny Whidbey Island to blazing-hot Yakima Thursday, with three Wolves competing in the opening moments of the 2B state track and field championships.

With temps pushing the mid-90’s on the Eastern side of the state, CHS freshman Tamsin Ward finished 14th in the shot put.

One of just three fab frosh to make the cut for the big dance in the event, she chucked her weapon of choice 30 feet, seven inches.

It’s the first of two competitions for Ward at state, as she will vie in the high jump Saturday as well.

Rounding out Coupeville’s day one competitors, freshman Cyrus Sparacio and senior George Spear ran in the 1600-meter race.

Sparacio claimed 11th in a personal-best time of four minutes, 38.14 seconds, with his older teammate earning 18th in 5:12.49.

With his run to the tape, the Wolf frosh shattered his PR by five-plus seconds and missed out on a medal by just four ticks.

One of the three youngest runners in the event (two freshmen and an 8th grader), Sparacio was the fastest of the trio.

Liam Blas dreams of running really fast. (Photo courtesy Kevin Blas)

Coupeville returns to action Friday at Zaepfel Stadium for day two of the three-day royal rumble.

The Wolves are slated to have Lillian Ketterling (Discus, Pole Vault), Zachary Saho (Shot Put), and the duo of Wyatt Fitch-Marron and Davin Houston (High Jump) in action.

The latter two will also link up with Liam Blas and Marquette Cunningham to run in the 4 x 100 prelims.

The Thursday trio return to action in the meet finale Saturday, with Ward in the high jump and Sparacio and Spear in the 3200.

If the 4 x 1 relay unit makes it to the finals, they’ll also run that day.

The Wolves gather for a team photo op before heading off to Yakima. (Photo courtesy Jandellyn Ward)

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Three more Wolves tapped for state trip

Posted in Track, tagged CHS Wolves, relay, Richmond Bandong, state meet, track and field on May 19, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Richmond Bandong hits a higher gear. (Melanie Wolfe photo)

Make room for some more Wolves on the bus.

Coupeville High School qualified nine track and field athletes for the 2B state meet, but they’ll actually be taking more.

That’s because the CHS boys 4 x 100 relay unit, comprised of Marquette Cunningham, Liam Blas, Wyatt Fitch-Marron, and Davin Houston is on its way to Yakima for the year-end rumble.

Wolf coaches are allowed to take a pack of alternates to back up the main four runners, and Bob Martin and Elizabeth Bitting officially tapped that group Monday.

Sophomores Edmund Wilson, Richmond Bandong, and Beckett Green get the call, pushing the Cow Town state contingent to an even dozen.

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New year, new milestones to seek

Posted in Track, tagged CHS Wolves, Marquette Cunningham, medals, state meet, track and field on March 4, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Wyatt Fitch-Marron springs into action. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Who will be #100?

Across 62 seasons in the modern era of state track and field meets (1963-2025), there have been 99 Coupeville High School athletes who have earned a medal at the big dance.

Of those, 10 have finished atop the podium, winning a state title — eight boys and two girls — with the King boys splitting top honors.

Kyle King has five state titles, which ties him with Natasha Bamberger, who nabbed four in track and another in cross country, while Tyler King nipped his older brother 11-10 in the overall medal race.

As we prepare for the 2026 campaign, there are four active Wolves who have already medaled and are back for more – Chase Anderson, Marquette Cunningham, Wyatt Fitch-Marron, and Davin Houston.

Where things currently sit on the all-time chart:

Tyler King (11) – Two state titles, five 2nd, two 4th, one 6th, one 8th
Kyle King (10) – Five state titles, two 2nd, one 4th, one 5th, one 6th
Lindsey Roberts (8) – One 2nd, three 3rd, one 4th, two 5th, one 6th
Makana Stone (7) – Two 2nd, two 3rd, one 4th, one 5th, one 6th
Natasha Bamberger (6) – Four state titles, one 2nd, one 3rd
Danny Conlisk (6) – Two state titles, two 2nd, two 5th
Chad Gale (6) – One 2nd, three 3rd, one 4th, one 6th
Jacob Smith (6) – Two 2nd, one 3rd, one 4th, one 5th, one 7th
Bill Carstensen (5) – One 3rd, three 4th, one 6th
Jon Chittim (5) – Three state titles, one 2nd, one 7th
Yashmeen Knox (5) – One 4th, one 6th, two 7th, one 8th
Aidan Wilson (5) – Three 2nd, one 3rd, one 5th
Cael Wilson (5) – One 2nd, one 5th, one 6th, two 8th
Jeff Fielding (4) – One state title, one 2nd, two 5th
Lauren Grove (4) – Two 3rd, one 5th, one 6th
Sylvia Hurlburt (4) – Two 3rd, one 5th, one 6th
Mallory Kortuem (4) – One 2nd, one 3rd, two 5th
Dalton Martin (4) – One 2nd, one 5th, two 8th
Brian Miller (4) – One 3rd, one 4th, one 5th, one 6th
Ed Cook (3) – One 2nd, one 5th, one 6th
Hunter Hammer (3) – One 6th, two 8th
Kyra Ilyankoff (3) – One 2nd, one 3rd, one 4th
Janiece Jenkins (3) – One 5th, one 6th, one 8th
Jean Lund-Olsen (3) – One 4th, two 7th
Amy Mouw (3) – One state title, one 2nd, one 8th
Monroe Myles (3) – One 2nd, two 5th
Pete Rosenkranz (3) – Two 2nd, one 3rd
Lyla Stuurmans (3) – One 2nd, one 7th, one 8th
Madison Tisa McPhee (3) – One 3rd, one 5th, one 8th
Maya Toomey-Stout (3) – One 3rd, two 5th
Chase Anderson (2) – One 5th, one 6th *ACTIVE*
Carly Burt (2) – One 2nd, one 5th
Dominic Coffman (2) – Two 2nd
Jennie Cross (2) – One 2nd, one 6th
Joe Donnellon (2) – Two 2nd
Preston Epp (2) – One 5th, one 6th
Corrine Gaddis (2) – One 6th, one 8th
Ryanne Knoblich (2) – Two 2nd
Kit Manzanares (2) – Two 8th
Logan Martin (2) – Two 2nd
Claire Mayne (2) – One 2nd, one 3rd
Steven McDonald (2) – One state title, one 4th
Andrew Moon (2) – One 3rd, one 5th
Jay Roberts (2) – One 3rd, one 4th
Sean Toomey-Stout (2) – One 5th, one 7th
Rick Alexander (1) – One 3rd
Brandy Ambrose (1) – One 5th
Reiley Araceley (1) – One 2nd
Allyson Barker (1) – One 8th
Tina Barker (1) – One 4th
Ariah Bepler (1) – One 5th
Mark Bepler (1) – One 4th
Sally Biskovich (1) – One 4th
Blake Burrows (1) – One 5th
Mitchell Carroll (1) – One 5th
Marquette Cunningham (1) – One 6th *ACTIVE*
Jana Engle (1) – One 5th
Marisa Etzell (1) – One 3rd
Carson Field (1) – One 8th
Wyatt Fitch-Marron (1) – One 7th *ACTIVE*
Jordan Ford (1) – One 8th
Tony Ford (1) – One 5th
Matt Frost (1) – One 8th
Nick Guay (1) – One 5th
Joy Hack (1) – One 3rd
Kevin Hack (1) – One 3rd
Alicia Heinen (1) – One 6th
Erin Hickey (1) – One 5th
Devin Hopkins (1) – One 5th
Jai’Lysa Hoskins (1) – One 5th
Ja’Kenya Hoskins (1) – One 3rd
Ja’Tarya Hoskins (1) – One 5th
Davin Houston (1) – One 6th *ACTIVE*
Larry Howard (1) – One 5th
Chris Hutchinson (1) – One state title
Tony Killgo (1) – One 3rd
Brianne King (1) – One 6th
Kim Kisch (1) – One 6th
Carolyn Lhamon (1) – One 4th
Axel Marshall (1) – One 5th
Judy Marti (1) – One 6th
Katie Marti (1) – One 7th
Bob McClement (1) – One 3rd
Caleb Meyer (1) – One 2nd
Cassidy Moody (1) – One 8th
Alex Murdy (1) – One state title
Mitch Pelroy (1) – One 8th
Jess Roundy (1) – One 6th
Todd Smith (1) – One 6th
Zac Tackett (1) – One 7th
Joe Tessaro (1) – One 6th
Cameron Toomey-Stout (1) – One 7th
Tim Ursu (1) – One 2nd
Matthew Ward (1) – One 5th
Alan Wedell (1) – One 4th
Reese Wilkinson (1) – One 2nd
Rich Wilson (1) – One 4th
Tate Wyman (1) – One 2nd
Henry Wynn (1) – One 5th