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Sylvia Hurlburt: Queen of the Universe

Sylvia Hurlburt: Queen of the Universe

Sylvia Hurlburt is better than you and me, but she probably won’t admit it.

The Coupeville High School junior, who celebrates a birthday today, can pretty much do just about everything there is to do in this world, and do it all extremely well.

Dancer, tap and ballet and everything in between.

Speed demon track star.

Energizer Rabbit cheerleader with more pep than is humanly possible.

Intrepid photographer with an uncanny eye for detail.

The list goes on and on, and we’d be here all week (and maybe beyond) if we listed all her talents and accomplishments.

Not that she herself would take that time, because her greatest talent is this — Sylvia remains as easy-going, approachable, super-friendly and modest-about-her-own-awesomeness as any young woman you are likely to encounter.

If there’s an out of control ego raging away in there, she hides it really, really well.

So, it is up to us to frequently remind the world of how amazing Miss Hurlburt is on a daily basis.

To honor her for the way she dotes on her older brother, Larry, her parents, Kristin and Troy, and the trillions of friends she holds dear.

The way she brightens the world every time she steps out into it, a walkin’, talkin’ burst of happy radiance.

There is no artifice to Sylvia.

She is the real deal, a genuinely sweet, caring, smart as all get out superstar blazing a bright, burning trail across the universe on a daily basis.

She is going places, on her way to doing great things.

That we get to share a slice of her life, to witness her growth, is a treat.

May this day, and every day, be full of joy for her. Perfect karmic payback for a life lived well.

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Makana Stone (John Fisken photos)

   Makana Stone contemplates the beat-down she’s about to unleash. (John Fisken photos)

When he's not working on his interpretive dance moves, Dalton Martin is threat in both throwing and running events.

  When he’s not working on his interpretive dance moves, Dalton Martin is a threat in both throwing and running events.

Makana Stone can beat you a billion ways.

So far this spring, the fleet-footed Coupeville High School junior has chosen to focus on five ways, with her performances in each of those events putting her among the 13 best among all 1A competitors.

Stone sits third in the 400 and ninth in the 200, while helping anchor relay teams that currently have the second, fourth and thirteenth fastest times.

Her five top times puts her atop the Wolf team, but Sylvia Hurlburt, Marisa Etzell and Lauren Grove are hot on her heels, all boasting four Top-50 performances.

On the boys side, Lathom Kelley and Dalton Martin lead the way with three Top-50 finishes each.

Where the Wolves currently rank among all 1A track and field athletes (through four of nine regular season meets):

GIRLS:

100 — Sylvia Hurlburt (38th) 13.83; Marisa Etzell (49th) 13.98

200 — Makana Stone (9th) 27.11; Hurlburt (24th) 28.16; Kirsten Pelroy (49th) 29.24

400 — Stone (3rd) 1:01.09

1600 — Lauren Bayne (50th) 6:13.26

4 x 100 — Stone, Hurlburt, Lauren Grove, Etzell (4th) 52.17

4 x 200 — Stone, Hurlburt, Grove, Etzell (2nd) 1:49.75

4 x 400 — Etzell, Pelroy, Stone, Bayne (13th) 4:31.31

Shot Put — Skyler Lawrence (49th) 27-10.25

High Jump — Bayne (34th) 4-04

Long Jump — Grove (31st) 14-03

Triple Jump — Grove (35th) 27-10

BOYS:

200 – Lathom Kelley (13th) 23.83

400 — Jared Helmstadter (43rd) 56.30

110 Hurdles — Jesse Hester (47th) 21.00

4 x 100 — Helmstadter, Dalton Martin, Kelley, Mitchell Carroll (15th) 46.65

Shot Put — Martin (44th) 39-08

Discus — Martin (13th) 130-06

High Jump — Connor Thompson (45th) 5-04

Long Jump — Kelley (37th) 18-01

Triple Jump — Carroll (31st) 37-0.75; Thompson (47th) 35-10.75

To see the complete lists, pop over to:

http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Division/Top.aspx?DivID=62303

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Abby Parker (John Fisken photo)

   Wolf freshman Abby Parker set PRs in the 800 and discus Thursday. Proper stretching pays off. (John Fisken photo)

Sophomore Connor Thompson set PRs in the 100 and high jump, while grabbing 2nd in the high jump and triple jump.

   Sophomore Connor Thompson set PRs in the 100 and high jump, while grabbing 2nd in the high jump and triple jump.

Coupeville girls’ track just put the rest of the state on notice.

The Wolves don’t have the depth to win dual meets, but the athletes they do have are coming for all your titles.

Displaying a burst of dominance Thursday at a four-team meet in Langley, Coupeville’s relay squad (Makana Stone, Sylvia Hurlburt, Lauren Grove, Marisa Etzell) cruised to big wins in both of its races.

Along the way, they threw down times that match virtually any other school in 1A.

After their performance against South Whidbey, Granite Falls and Archbishop Thomas Murphy, the Wolves have the second-fastest 4 x 200 time in their class and the fourth-fastest in the 4 x 100.

Just for good measure, Stone added a third title, zipping past all comers in the 200.

On the boys side of things, sophomore Mitchell Carroll was the biggest star on the day, nipping teammate Connor Thompson to claim first in the triple jump.

Complete results:

GIRLS:

100 — Marisa Etzell (4th) 14.19; Allison Wenzel (14th) 15.32

200 — Makana Stone (1st) 27.11; Sylvia Hurlburt (5th) 28.16

800 — Abby Parker (5th) 2:50.64

1600 — Lauren Bayne (2nd) 6:13.26

4 x 100 — Stone, Hurlburt, Lauren Grove, Etzell (1st) 52.17

4 x 200 — Stone, Hurlburt, Grove, Etzell (1st) 1:49.75

Shot Put — Skyler Lawrence (2nd) 27-06; Alexxis Otto (10th) 20-03.75; Amanda Foley (11th) 19-11

Discus — Lawrence (8th) 65-00; Foley (12th) 53-09; Parker (13th) 53-06; Otto (15th) 50-05

Javelin — Mattea Miller (4th) 74-08; Wenzel (9th) 67-04; Naika Hallam (11th) 62-03; Lawrence (12th) 61-07; Otto (14th) 55-06

High Jump — Bayne (10th) 4-00

Long Jump — Grove (2nd) 13-05

BOYS:

100 – Lathom Kelley (3rd) 12.05; Jacob Smith (5th) 12.24; Connor Thompson (15th) 13.04; Jesse Hester (25th) 13.94

110 Hurdles — Hester (3rd) 21.0

4 x 100 — Kelley, Mitchell Carroll, Smith, Thompson (2nd) 49.91

Javelin — Hester (11th) 75-03

High Jump — Thompson (2nd) 5-04; Carroll (4th) 5-00

Long Jump — Carroll (5th) 16-05.50

Triple Jump — Carroll (1st) 35-09.50; Thompson (2nd) 34-06.50

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Kirsten Pelroy

Kirsten Pelroy, seen here running a relay earlier in the season, set a PR in the 200 Thursday. (John Fisken photo)

Dalton

Dalton Martin gets epic in the discus circle. (Abbie Martin photo)

Amanda Foley

   Amanda Foley was a three-way threat Thursday, competing in the shot put, discus and javelin. (Fisken photo)

Back up.

If you’re going to try and record Dalton Martin’s throws this season, you might want to get a little bit further out, as the Coupeville High School junior is starting to unleash his full power.

Nailing PRs in both the shot put and discus at a six-team meet at Kingston Thursday — he won the discus and finished second in the shot — Martin was the biggest Wolf star on the day.

He wasn’t the only winner, however, as the girls 4 x 200 relay team (Marisa Etzell, Sylvia Hurlburt, Lauren Grove and Makana Stone) zipped to victory.

The same unit also finished second in the 4 x 100, while freshman Lauren Bayne finished second in the 1600.

Continuing his life-long trend of picking something up and immediately being a success at it, CHS junior Lathom Kelley hefted the javelin for the first time in competition, claiming second.

With their thin roster, the Wolves, reppin’ the smallest 1A school in the state, had little chance in the team competition, as 2A North Kitsap strolled to dual wins.

Kingston, also a 2A school, Coupeville’s 1A Olympic League rival, Port Townsend, and 1B Clallam Bay and Neah Bay rounded out the field.

Complete results:

GIRLS:

100 — Marisa Etzell (4th) 14.51

200 — Kirsten Pelroy (6th) 29.00

800 — Lauren Bayne (3rd) 2:52.76; Abby Parker (5th) 2:58.98

1600 — Bayne (2nd) 6:14.33

4 x 100 — Sylvia Hurlburt, Etzell, Makana Stone, Lauren Grove (2nd) 53.13

4 x 200 — Etzell, Hurlburt, Grove, Stone (1st) 2:00.00

4 x 400 — Parker, Bayne, Pelroy, Etzell (3rd) 4:45.91

Shot Put — Skyler Lawrence (3rd) 27-03.50; Amanda Foley (7th) 24-00.75

Discus — Lawrence (3rd) 71-02; Foley (5th) 62-07; Delaney Armstrong (12th) 50-07; Parker (15th) 48-02

Javelin — Naika Hallam (3rd) 68-05; Lawrence (5th) 65-09; Foley (14th) 42-08

High Jump — Bayne (5th) 4-04

Long Jump — Grove (4th) 13-04

Triple Jump — Grove (8th) 24-01

BOYS:

100 – Jacob Smith (9th) 12.33; Kenny Johnson (24th) 14.27

200 — Smith (4th) 24.67; Jared Helmstadter (7th) 24.84; Johnson (24th) 29.75

400 — Helmstadter (3rd) 56.30; Smith (4th) 57.52

4 x 100 — Helmstadter, Dalton Martin, Lathom Kelley, Mitchell Carroll (3rd) 46.65

Shot Put — Martin (2nd) 39-08; Luke Carlson (11th) 23-07.25

Discus — Martin (1st) 130-06; Grey Rische (6th) 80-02; Carlson (14th) 53-07

Javelin — Kelley (2nd) 123-01; Mitchell Losey (6th) 107-11; Rische (12th) 89-02; Jesse Hester (14th) 82-05; Carlson (19th) 63-04

Long Jump — Kelley (6th) 17-08; Carroll (6th) 17-08

Triple Jump — Carroll (5th) 37-00.75

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The fastest pyramid in town. (John Fisken photos)

   The fastest pyramid in town. Top, Sylvia Hurlburt. Middle, Jared Helmstadter, Makana Stone. Bottom (l to r) Lathom Kelley, Dalton Martin, Mitchell Losey. (John Fisken photos)

Hurlburt and Stone share a moment ...

Sharing a moment…

A moment Hurlburt can't let go of.

A moment Hurlburt can’t let go of.

Losey and Martin stare wistfully.

Losey and Martin stare wistfully.

relay

Jacob Smith (left) joins his relay compatriots for some team bonding (and wistful staring).

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I’m not sure I want to know…

Jump

This is exactly how they warm up every day. True story.

Track practice is not for running, it’s for goofing off with the cameraman.

On his way to snap pics at the CHS boys’ soccer game Wednesday, John Fisken stopped by the track oval and convinced some of the gathered Wolves to pose for him.

The pics above capture some of the most fleet-footed young men and women in Cow Town, doing what they do best … posing for photos.

Oh yeah, they’re pretty good at running too.

But, priorities please. Photos above all else. Always.

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