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Friday work equals Saturday medals

Posted in Track, tagged Carly Burt, CHS Wolves, Josh Upchurch, state championships, track and field on May 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville High School senior Josh Upchurch capped his prep track career with an appearance at the state meet. (Photo courtesy Brittany Kolbet)

They’re set up for an awards windfall.

Coupeville High School track and field athletes have claimed three medals, including a state title, at the three-day 2B state championships in Yakima, and will add between 8-11 more during Saturday’s finale.

The big news on day #2 was Wolf senior Alex Murdy claiming the title in the long jump, smashing his PR by eight inches.

He’s the 10th athlete in school history to stand atop the podium, and the first ever to win a title in a field event.

Murdy’s big win comes a day after Carolyn Lhamon claimed a 4th place medal in the shot put and Aidan Wilson earned 5th place in the triple jump.

Coupeville is slated to compete in 11 events Saturday, all finals.

The Wolves are guaranteed medals in eight running events, after they successfully made it through all their prelims.

Three other CHS athletes — Cael Wilson (pole vault), Ryanne Knoblich (high jump), and Zac Tackett (discus) — are in field events, where all 16 competitors vie in the finals, with the top eight claiming medals.

In the prelim running events, Coupeville’s best finish was also its most controversial.

The boys 4 x 100 relay team, comprised of Tim Ursu, Tate Wyman, Aidan Wilson, and Dominic Coffman, originally didn’t make the cut.

But after a protest, and a counter-protest, the Wolves, who had the fastest time of the day, were moved back into first place and advance to Saturday’s rumble.

Barring a lineup change in the 4 x 1, Aidan Wilson is guaranteed to exit Yakima with three state meet medals in his final go-round.

The senior will be the 12th Wolf to finish with five or more for their career.

Sophomores Lyla Stuurmans (400, 800, 4 x 400) and Monroe Myles (200, 400, 4 x 400) will also take home three medals apiece in their first state meet appearance, while senior Claire Mayne (100 hurdles, 4 x 4) will collect a pair.

With 11 finals, and eight guaranteed medals on the Saturday schedule, Coupeville is also in play for its first-ever team title.

The Wolf boys sit in 4th place with 14 points.

Goldendale (22), St. George’s (20), and Raymond (17.50) hold the top three slots, with 11 of 17 events to be decided Saturday.

On the girls side, there’s work to be done, with Coupeville in 14th place with five points.

St. George’s (40), Okanogan (31), and Asotin (22) are the front runners, and six of 18 events have been scored.

Carly Burt sails over the bar in the pole vault. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Friday’s results:

GIRLS:

200 (Prelims) — Monroe Myles (5th) 26.91 *PR*

400 (Prelims) — Lyla Stuurmans (4th) 1:03.18 *PR*

800 (Prelims) — Stuurmans (8th) 2:34.59 *PR*

100 Hurdles (Prelims) — Claire Mayne (4th) 17.38 *PR*

4 x 400 Relay (Prelims) — Mayne, Carly Burt, Myles, Stuurmans (3rd) 4:21.23

Discus (Finals) — Carolyn Lhamon (11th) 91-10

Pole Vault (Finals) — Burt (11th) 7-06 *PR*

BOYS:

800 (Prelims) — Aidan Wilson (5th) 2:02.71

4 x 100 Relay (Prelims) — Tim Ursu, Tate Wyman, Wilson, Dominic Coffman (1st) 44.61

Shot Put (Finals) — Josh Upchurch (16th) 36-02.50

High Jump (Finals) — Coffman (10th) 5-08

Long Jump (Finals) — Alex Murdy (1st) 20-11 *PR* *STATE CHAMP*

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Murdy, magnificent!

Posted in Track, tagged Alex Murdy, CHS Wolves, long jump, state title, track and field on May 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Alex Murdy celebrates a state title with CHS coach Elizabeth Bitting. (Photos courtesy Sandi Murdy)

We’re in double digits.

Coupeville senior Alex Murdy became the 10th track and field state champion in school history Friday, smashing his PR as he sailed to a win in the long jump at the 2B championships in Yakima.

The mad dog of the basketball court splashed down with a jump of 20 feet, 11 inches, beating his previous top mark by a stunning eight inches.

Murdy finished an inch-and-a-half in front of runner-up Tony Belgiorno of Morton-White Pass.

The duo were well ahead of the 16-man field, with Stephen Pittman of Goldendale earning 3rd place with a jump of 20-02.50.

Murdy, who is in his first full season of track at CHS, topped 19 feet six times this season, but didn’t break 20 feet until the final two meets of his prep career.

He won a bi-district title May 13 in Coupeville with a jump of 20-03.

With his victory Friday, Murdy joins Wolf alumni Jeff Fielding, Natasha Bamberger, Amy Mouw, Jon Chittim, Kyle King, Chris Hutchinson, Steven McDonald, Tyler King, and Danny Conlisk as a state champ.

He is the first to win in a field event, with all previous Coupeville championships coming in running events.

Overall, CHS athletes have won 19 state titles — 17 in track and two in cross country.

The state champ hangs out with older brother Xavier and the grandparents.

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Ward wows, Wolves soar

Posted in Middle School, Track, tagged Cascade League Championships, CMS Wolves, Laken Simpson, Tamsin Ward, track and field on May 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Tamsin Ward elevates on her way to winning a league title in the high jump. (Jon Gabelein photo)

Tamsin Ward is starting to get historical.

The Coupeville Middle School 6th grader soared over the high jump at four feet, six inches Thursday in Lakewood, winning the title at day #1 of the two-day Cascade League Championships.

That mark is four inches higher than Ward’s previous PR and pulls her within eight inches of the best effort ever thrown down by a Coupeville High School female athlete.

The CHS girls record of 5-02 was set in 1999 by Yashmeen Knox, while current Wolf senior Ryanne Knoblich has cleared 5-00 heading into her final state meet.

While Ward won’t make her high school track debut until spring 2026, Thursday’s win already puts her in the company of some of the town’s most-successful female athletes.

The victory is her 11th in her debut season, a mark topped in the last decade only by 8th graders Lindsey Roberts (22 wins in 2015) and Makana Stone (12 wins in 2012).

Ward’s big jump made some noise, but her fellow Wolves also soared, racking up 46 PR’s at the seven-team meet.

Thursday’s event was a mix of prelims and finals, with the season-ending day #2 of the championships set for Wednesday, May 31 back at Lakewood.

Taylor Marrs sends the shot put flying. (Amber Wyman photo)

CMS coaches basked in the positive afterglow of a day well spent while the bus wound its way back to Whidbey.

“The athletes represented Coupeville well today,” Jon Gabelein said. “We had a great group and each of them showed why they were one of our district’s best performers in their events.

“We look forward to the district finals next week.”

That was a feeling shared by fellow Wolf coach Amber Wyman.

“I’m so proud of these athletes!” she said. “They really showed off the weeks of work they have put in.

“They worked hard, had great sportsmanship and a lot of PR’s!”

Arianna Cunningham heads for home. (Jon Gabelein photo)

Thursday’s results:

GIRLS:

8th grade:

100 (Prelims) — Tirsit Cannon (5th) 14.36 *PR*; Lexis Drake (20th) 15.83; Ivy Rudat (21st) 15.90 *PR*; Natalie Perera (26th) 16.70 *PR*

200 (Prelims) — Perera (14th) 37.16 *PR*

800 (Finals) — Kayla Crane (2nd) 2:58.37 *PR*

100 Hurdles (Prelims) — Drake (14th) 22.77 *PR*

Shot Put (Finals) — Lydia Price (26th) 15-09.50 *PR*

6th/7th grade:

100 (Prelims) — Tamsin Ward (2nd) 13.88 *PR*; Laken Simpson (11th) 14.60; Isabella De Souza Oliveira Mc Fetridge (17th) 14.81 *PR*; Willow Leedy-Bonifas (20th) 14.93 *PR*; Amayia Curry (28th) 15.46 *PR*; Niella Bryan (37th) 16.68 *PR*

200 (Prelims) — Simpson (10th) 30.59 *PR*; Hyley Farrell (11th) 30.64 *PR*; Tenley Stuurmans (20th) 32.28 *PR*; Olivia Hall (25th) 33.44 *PR*; Arianna Cunningham (26th) 34.10 *PR*

400 (Prelims) — Taylor Marrs (10th) 1:27.03; Alexandra Lo (17th) 1:47.28 *PR*

800 (Finals) — Lillian Ketterling (5th) 3:02.40 *PR*; Devon Wyman (15th) 3:42.68 *PR*

100 Hurdles (Prelims) — Stuurmans (12th) 20.23; Elizabeth Marshall (18th) 20.95 *PR*; Kennedy O’Neill (19th) 21.02 *PR*; Cunningham (21st) 21.36 *PR*; Bryan (34th) 24.21; Amelia Crowder (35th) 24.96

Shot Put (Finals) — Simpson (3rd) 24-04.50 *PR*; Lisette Bentabou (6th) 24-00 *PR*; Marrs (7th) 23-02.50; Maci Wofford (18th) 19-01 *PR*

High Jump (Finals) — Ward (1st) 4-06 *PR*; Crowder (15th) 3-08

Wolf runners lunge for the line. (Jon Gabelein photo)

BOYS:

8th grade:

100 (Finals) — Davin Houston (7th) 12.55 *PR*; Ethan Walling (26th) 14.80; Captain Tesucher (27th) 14.88 *PR*; Zach Blitch (29th) 17.58

400 (Prelims) — Axel Marshall (14th) 1:13.39; Blitch (15th) 1:22.15

1600 (Finals) — Kenneth Jacobsen (6th) 5:28.58 *PR*; A. Marshall (11th) 6:15.00 *PR*

110 Hurdles (Prelims) — A. Marshall (14th) 21.25

Discus (Finals) — Blitch (29th) 55-08

Long Jump (Finals) — Houston (5th) 16-00; Jacobsen (16th) 13-08

6th/7th grade:

100 (Prelims) — Beckett Green (3rd) 13.10 *PR*; Roger Merino-Martinez (9th) 13.50 *PR*; Leonardo Rodriguez (12th) 13.60 *PR*; Daniel Payan Vasquez (13th) 13.65 *PR*; Wyatt Fitch-Marron (14th) 13.74 *PR*; Carson Grove (22nd) 14.30 *PR*

200 (Prelims) — Green (2nd) 26.93 *PR*; Merino-Martinez (3rd) 27.81 *PR*

400 (Prelims) — Nick Laska (7th) 1:08.70; Nathan Niewald (11th) 1:12.66 *PR*

1600 (Finals) — Brantley Campbell (10th) 6:23.75 *PR*; Niewald (11th) 6:24.57; Edmund Kunz (17th) 6:43.80 *PR*

110 Hurdles (Prelims) — Laska (5th) 20.29 *PR*; Rodriguez (8th) 20.70 *PR*; Campbell (9th) 20.70 *PR*

Discus (Finals) — Laska (2nd) 83-05; Max Ohme (9th) 74-08 *PR*; Grove (18th) 61-09; Campbell (20th) 59-00.25; Khanor Jump (32nd) 45-09.25; Kunz (37th) 36-04

Long Jump (Finals) — Merino-Martinez (3rd) 14-05; Niewald (4th) 13-10; Fitch-Marron (8th) 13-05; Shiloh Sandlin (13th) 12-09.50

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Wolves roar at state track meet

Posted in Track, tagged Aidan Wilson, Carolyn Lhamon, CHS Wolves, Monroe Myles, state championships, track and field on May 25, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Carolyn Lhamon kicked off the state meet with a bang. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Two medals in hand, and a third one on order.

Day #1 of the three-day 2B state track and field championships went to plan for Coupeville High School, with all three athletes in competition doing well.

Wolf senior Carolyn Lhamon led the way in Yakima, shattering her PR in the shot put by more than a foot as she claimed 4th place in a field of 16 girls.

Her throw of 36 feet, two inches tops her previous best mark of 35-00, set at the district meet.

It also left Lhamon just seven inches shy of the CHS girls record of 36-09, set way back in 1990 by Jennie Cross.

Lhamon, who finished 16th at state as a junior, becomes the 78th Wolf to bring home a state meet medal, and the 32nd girl.

Joining her in claiming hardware Thursday was fellow senior Aidan Wilson, who claimed 5th in the triple jump, narrowly missing a PR with a mark of 41-06.75.

It’s the third state meet medal for him, after he brought home a 2nd (4 x 100) and 3rd (800) last season.

Wilson is the 27th Wolf to hit the trifecta, and, with two events still left to compete in this time around, he has a chance to join an even-more exclusive club.

There are 11 CHS athletes currently in the five-medal fraternity.

While Coupeville brought 22 athletes to Yakima, Thursday’s schedule was relatively light, with Monroe Myles running in the 100-meter prelims.

The speedy sophomore, making her first appearance at the state meet for the Wolves, finished 5th out of 16 runners, hitting the line with a PR of 13.13 seconds.

That sends Myles into Saturday’s eight-woman final and guarantees her a medal.

With Lhamon and Wilson scoring Thursday, Coupeville is in the mix in the team scoring race as well.

The CHS girls, with five points, are tied with Brewster for 4th place.

With two of 18 events scored, St. George’s (28), Asotin (16), and White Swan (8) currently hold down the top three slots.

On the boys side, they’ve wrapped three of 17 events, with St. George’s (16), Chewelah (12), and Goldendale (12) in the early lead.

Coupeville, with Wilson’s four points, is 14th heading into Friday.

“They did amazing!!!,” said Coupeville girls’ coach Elizabeth Bitting. “A fun day in YAKIMA!!!”

“Yep, good stuff,” added boys’ coach Bob Martin.

And the Wolves get right back at it after a sleep, with their athletes primed to compete in seven prelims and five finals during day #2 at Zaepfel Stadium.

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Yakima or bust!

Posted in Track, tagged Alex Murdy, CHS Wolves, send-off, state championships, track and field on May 25, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Nick (left) and Josh Guay are joined by a very-chipper Phil Jump. (Dina Guay photo)

Time to hit the road.

Coupeville High School track and field athletes and coaches rumbled out of town Thursday morning at the crack of dawn, headed for Yakima.

The 2B state championships await them, with the Wolves slated to start three days of competition a few hours after arrival on the East side of the state.

Monroe Myles (100), Carolyn Lhamon (shot put), and Aidan Wilson (triple jump) are up first, with the main flurry of action set to kick off Friday morning.

As the Wolves got ready for their bus trip, pics were snapped, and cheers were unleashed.

On to glory!