Coupeville High School junior Lucy Sandahl nabbed 2nd in the 1600 and 3rd in the 800 Thursday at a home track meet. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
Meanwhile, Kyle Burnett soared to a win in the pole vault.
The school names on the other jerseys don’t matter.
Work hard enough and own a big enough heart and small-town public school athletes can knock off the best that ritzy private schools have to offer.
That was proven once again Thursday, as the Coupeville High School track and field squad claimed 11 wins during a home meet against King’s and Cedar Park Christian.
The Wolf girls almost pulled off a stunner in the team battle, as well, before falling 62-61 to perennial state powerhouse King’s.
CPC came in a distant third on the day with 29 points.
Over on the boys side, it was a full-scale brawl, with King’s (54) nipping CPC (47) and Coupeville (42).
There were a lot of big-time performances for the Wolves Thursday, but junior Mallory Kortuem may have made the biggest statement.
She claimed wins in the 400 and pole vault, while also running a leg on a triumphant 4 x 200 relay squad.
Joining her on that unit were Lindsey Roberts, Maya Toomey-Stout, and freshman Ja’Kenya Hoskins, who also won the long jump.
Emma Smith (shot put) and Catherine Lhamon (3200) rounded out the female Wolf champs, while three boys also snatched top honors.
Danny Conlisk (100, 800) and Sean Toomey-Stout (long jump, triple jump) were double winners, while Kyle Burnett sailed high above the bar to claim a title in the pole vault
Coupeville also claimed 16 PR’s on the afternoon, with 12 different athletes notching at least one.
Freshman Alana Mihill scooped up three personal best performances (3200, discus, javelin), with Tiger Johnson (200, 400), and Elijah Okaruru (shot put, javelin) earning two apiece.
It’s a quick turn-around for many of Coupeville’s track stars, as the Wolves hit the road Saturday to attend the 14-team Lil’ Norway Invitational.
The meet, which is held at North Kitsap Stadium, features schools from four classifications.
Kamiak and South Kitsap are 4A, while Bainbridge and Central Kitsap are 3A, and Coupeville, Northwest, and Chimacum rep 1A.
2A will have the largest contingent with Ridgefield, Bremerton, Lynden, North Kitsap, Olympic, Port Angeles, and North Mason in attendance.
Complete Thursday results:
GIRLS:
100 — Maya Toomey-Stout (2nd) 13.41; Ja’Kenya Hoskins (6th) 14.21 *PR*; Mikaela Labrador (12th) 15.50
200 — M. Toomey-Stout (2nd) 27.97; Ja’Kenya Hoskins (5th) 29.39
400 — Mallory Kortuem (1st) 1:01.69
800 — Lucy Sandahl (3rd) 2:47.54
1600 — Sandahl (2nd) 6:01.91; Catherine Lhamon (3rd) 6:05.57
3200 — Lhamon (1st) 13:40.35; Alana Mihill (2nd) 14:08.89 *PR*
100 Hurdles — Lindsey Roberts (2nd) 16.16; Ja’Tarya Hoskins (3rd) 18.39
300 Hurdles — Ja’Tarya Hoskins (2nd) 58.02
4 x 100 Relay — Kortuem, Ja’Tarya Hoskins, M. Toomey-Stout, Roberts (2nd) 52.41
4 x 200 Relay — Roberts, Ja’Kenya Hoskins, Kortuem, M. Toomey-Stout (1st) 1:50.68
Shot Put — Emma Smith (1st) 31-01.50; Raven Vick (5th) 20-04; Aurora Cernick (6th) 20-02.50; Megan Behan (8th) 17-05.50
Discus — Smith (2nd) 77-04; Willow Vick (3rd) 64-02; Cernick (4th) 61-10; R. Vick (6th) 57-06; Behan (7th) 48-01; Mihill (8th) 43-08 *PR*
Javelin — R. Vick (4th) 81-11; Behan (7th) 57-06; W. Vick (9th) 57-03; Cernick (10th) 57-02; Mihill (11th) 51-09 *PR*; Smith (12th) 51-03; M. Labrador (13th) 48-07 *PR*
High Jump — Roberts (2nd) 4-08
Pole Vault — Kortuem (1st) 7-06
Long Jump — Ja’Kenya Hoskins (1st) 13-10; M. Labrador (4th) 11-11.50
BOYS:
100 — Danny Conlisk (1st) 11.47 *PR*; Lucious Halstead (9th) 13.25; Chris Ruck (10th) 13.31
200 — Tiger Johnson (8th) 26.58 *PR*; Halstead (10th) 26.83; Ruck (12th) 29.00
400 — Johnson (2nd) 57.67 *PR*
800 — Conlisk (1st) 2:09.49
110 Hurdles — Jakobi Baumann (3rd) 19.87
300 Hurdles — Jak. Baumann (2nd) 49.68
4 x 100 Relay — Conlisk, Halstead, Johnson, Sean Toomey-Stout (2nd) 48.06
Shot Put — Ryan Labrador (2nd) 39-05; Keahi Sorrows (3rd) 38-06; Chris Battaglia (7th) 37-03.50; Logan Martin (11th) 32-01; Brian Casey (13th) 31-11.50; Elijah Okaruru (17th) 27-09 *PR*
Discus — Battaglia (5th) 105-03; Sorrows (7th) 98-06; R. Labrador (9th) 96-04; Martin (10th) 94-11 *PR*; Thane Peterson (15th) 78-08; Okaruru (17th) 69-07; Casey (18th) 69-01
Javelin — S. Toomey-Stout (2nd) 129-08; Halstead (4th) 106-02 *PR*; Battaglia (5th) 104-08; Kyle Burnett (12th) 91-03 *PR*; Casey (14th) 77-03 *PR*; Okaruru (16th) 71-04 *PR*
Pole Vault — Burnett (1st) 7-06
Long Jump — S. Toomey-Stout (1st) 20-00.50; Ruck (4th) 15-06.50 *PR*; Jaschon Baumann (5th) 15-06.50 *PR*
Triple Jump — S. Toomey-Stout (1st) 37-05.25; Jak. Baumann (4th) 34-05.00
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