Wolf sophomore Danny Conlisk won his heat Friday and is seeded #2 for the finals in the 400 at the 1A state track championships. (Dawnelle Conlisk photo)
Jacob Smith and Mckenzie Meyer enjoy some down time. (Deb Smith photo)
The loudest ‘n proudest part of the stands, featuring Wolf moms (clockwise, starting in back left) Deb Smith, Eileen Stone, Sherry Roberts, Mindy Grove and Dawnelle Conlisk.
The relay squad of (l to r) Lauren Grove, Maya Toomey-Stout, Lindsey Roberts and Mallory Kortuem advanced to the finals in the 4 x 200. (Mindy Grove photo)
The Wolves went East and found joy and heartbreak.
With day one of the 1A state championships in the books, the Coupeville High School track and field squad can reflect on a Friday full of huge highs and a few unexpected lows.
The biggest thrill came from senior Mitchell Carroll, who shattered the school record in the triple jump for the second straight meet en route to nabbing the Wolves first medal.
Flying 8.75 inches further than he had at districts, Carroll nabbed 5th place.
Coupeville guaranteed itself at least three more medals Saturday, after Jacob Smith (200), Danny Conlisk (400) and the girls 4 x 200 relay unit (Lauren Grove, Maya Toomey-Stout, Mallory Kortuem and Lindsey Roberts) successfully made it through prelims.
Conlisk roared to a win in his heat, and will enter finals seeded #2.
While Smith and the girls relay team will each be bringing home a medal, they missed out on doubling up their hardware by the slimmest of margins.
We’re talking .13 of a second to be exact, which is how close Smith was to advancing in the 100, and the relay squad was in the 4 x 100.
Roberts, who was running in three events despite suffering through a horrible sinus cold, suffered the day’s biggest heartbreak.
After finishing 4th in the 100 hurdles as a freshman, she entered Friday’s race as a top contender.
But in a very short race, with no margin for error, she lost her stride after accidentally clipping her trail leg and couldn’t recover.
Still, when she and Grove run in the 4 x 200 Saturday, both will capture the fourth state meet medal of their careers.
That puts them in lofty territory, as only five other CHS girls have matched that total in the 117-year history of the school.
While Grove is a senior, Roberts has two years to keep chasing former Wolf legends Makana Stone (seven medals), Natasha Bamberger (6) and Yashmeen Knox (5).
Sylvia Hurlburt and Madison Tisa-McPhee also had four medals apiece when they graduated.
Hot on her heels is Toomey-Stout, who became the first girl in school history to compete in four events at the same state meet.
While she didn’t advance in the 100, “The Gazelle” came dangerously close to the school record.
The fab frosh broke the line in 12.97 seconds, just off of Coupeville’s top mark of 12.89, set in 2005 by Janiece Jenkins.
The Wolves compete in five finals Saturday, with Carroll (Long Jump) and Ariah Bepler (High Jump) joining Smith, Conlisk and the girls 4 x 200.
Complete Day 1 results:
Girls:
100 (Prelims) — Maya Toomey-Stout (13th) 12.97
200 (Prelims) — Toomey-Stout (13th) 27.07
100 Hurdles (Prelims) — Lindsey Roberts (18th) 17.00
4 x 100 Relay (Prelims) — Lauren Grove, Mallory Kortuem, Toomey-Stout, Roberts (9th) 51.04
4 x 200 Relay (Prelims) — Grove, Kortuem, Toomey-Stout, Roberts (5th) 1:46.73
High Jump (Finals) — Lauren Bayne (13th) 4-08 *PR*
Boys:
100 (Prelims) — Jacob Smith (10th) 11.36
200 (Prelims) — Smith (5th) 22.87
400 (Prelims) — Danny Conlisk (2nd) 50.55 *PR*
800 (Prelims) — Conlisk (12th) 2:07.17
4 x 400 Relay (Prelims) — Henry Wynn, Smith, Mitchell Carroll, Conlisk (12th) 3:36.71
Triple Jump (Finals) — Carroll (5th) 43-11.75 *PR* *SCHOOL RECORD*
