Wolves (left to right) River Simpson, Kaleigha Millison, Vincent Alguire, and Maverick Walling go out on top. (Photos by Kelly Powers, Reagan Green, and Jacob Lujan)
“So many students brought their “A” game to the grand finale!”
Coupeville Middle School track and field boys’ coach Jon Gabelein and his fellow Wolf leaders came away thrilled from Thursday’s season-ending Cascade League Championships at Lakewood High School.
“They showed that today was the day to lock in and apply their strongest efforts,” Gabelein said. “This resulted in a ton of PRs and high placings while helping Coupeville be well represented at the league finals.
“There were lots of happy CMS athletes who were very proud of themselves for doing so well.
“It was great seeing them realize the success they created for themselves through their hard work and pushing their limits.”
Ella Holm marinates in sweet victory.
Wrapping up the two-day league event, which started Monday, the Wolves battled with six other teams, finishing in the top two of the team standings in three of four contests.
The Wolf 6th/7th grade girls finished first, holding off South Whidbey 89.5-79.5.
Meanwhile, both boys’ units claimed second, with the 6th/7th graders nipped 76-75 by King’s and the 8th graders trailing just Lakewood.
The CMS 8th grade girls, with a limited roster, finished sixth.
The three top-two performances were the best showing by any school.
Les Queen and Laurel Crowder racked up the medals.
Individually, 7th graders Les Queen and Laurel Crowder paced the Wolves, combining to claim seven titles.
Queen won the discus Monday, then beat the field in the 200, 400, and shot put in the finale.
He finishes his second track campaign with 18 wins, tying the program single-season high-water mark set by 8th grader Lindsey Roberts in 2015.
Crowder, who won the high jump Monday, added titles in the 100 and 200 and finishes the year with 12 wins, the third-best single-season showing by a CMS girl.
Xander Beaman gets legendary.
Coupeville also got titles from Jesse Kehoe (High Jump), Zariyah Allen (Discus), Ella Holm (Shot Put), and Xander Beaman (High Jump), with the latter smashing the school record in his event.
Kehoe’s win was his 11th of the season, just the fourth CMS boy to reach that mark in a single year.
Jesse Kehoe pushes hard for the line.
Whether they won or pushed their opponents to the final step or throw, the Wolves impressed their coaches.
“I am very proud of all the work they put in to improve themselves as well as all they did to support their teammates throughout our adventures,” Gabelein said.
“I look forward to the 6th and 7th grade students returning and continuing to get even better.
“I hope our 8th grade students will take their track and field skills to the next level by joining the high school team next year.”
That’s a feeling shared by Gabelein’s fellow coaches, Kelly Powers and Shaloma Allen, who lead the Wolf girls.
“At least two CMS records were broken today, added to the half dozen broken earlier in the year and I’d say it’s been a great season!” Powers said.
“Not without its highs and lows … we had a dropped baton or two and a few scratches here and there, but how these athletes bounce back and lift each other up will always inspire me.
“In a sport where only one person can finish first, I definitely feel we’ve had more wins than losses and I am exceptionally proud of how far every single athlete pushed themselves throughout the season and especially today.”
Henry Purdue is a PR machine.
Thursday results:
GIRLS:
8th grade:
400 — Zariyah Allen (5th) 1:09.34 *PR*
100 Hurdles — Anna Powers (4th) 20.11; Kaleigha Millison (6th) 20.30 *PR*
Discus — Z. Allen (1st) 86-06; Claire Lachnit (5th) 69-09 *PR*; Emma Green (11th) 61-06 *PR*; Sabrina Judnich (12th) 61-05 *PR*; Addison Jacobson (18th) 55-01 *PR*
Long Jump — Millison (13th) 12-04; Amira Annunciado (17th) 11-11 *PR*
6th/7th grade:
100 — Laurel Crowder (1st) 13.93 *PR*; Bella Sandlin (5th) 14.45 *PR*; Josilyn McColl (6th) 14.56
200 — Crowder (1st) 28.47 *PR*
400 — Sandlin (2nd) 1:11.39 *PR*; Sophia Magdolen (4th) 1:14.96
1600 — Juniper Dotson (6th) 6:19.16; Sarai Dangerfield (7th) 6:25.18 *PR*
100 Hurdles — Dotson (2nd) 19.91 *PR*; Abby Hunt (6th) 20.77 *PR*
4 x 100 Relay — Sandlin, Eden Weeks, Magdolen, Ruby Folkestad (6th) 1:04.17
Discus — McColl (3rd) 54-02 *PR*; Dani Halsing (20th) 41-08
Long Jump — Dotson (7th) 12-00; Mia Goers (9th) 11-11.50; Jasmine Allen (22nd) 9-08; Folkestad (27th) 4-07
Jasmine Allen, Josilyn McColl, and Juniper Dotson are the bright future of Wolf sports.
BOYS:
8th grade:
100 — River Simpson (3rd) 12.39
200 — Simpson (3rd) 25.23 *PR*
400 — Malachi Chapa (2nd) 57.86 *PR*
800 — Henry Purdue (2nd) 2:17.40 *PR*; Lincoln Wagner (6th) 2:31.71 *PR*; Maverick Walling (7th) 2:36.02 *PR*; Archer Schwarz (10th) 2:46.34 *PR*
110 Hurdles — Jacob Lujan (8th) 25.81
4 x 100 Relay — Xander Beaman, Aiden Wheat, Walling, Chapa (4th) 51.80
4 x 200 Relay — Simpson, Chapa, Wagner, Sawyer Rudat (2nd) 1:48.88
Shot Put — Vincent Alguire (4th) 35-09
High Jump — Beaman (1st) 5-09 *PR*; Chapa (5th) 4-10; Alguire (6th) 4-10; Wheat (8th) 4-08; Purdue (12th) 4-06
6th/7th grade:
100 — Jesse Kehoe (2nd) 12.76 *PR*; Liam Stoner (5th) 13.48 *PR*
200 — Les Queen (1st) 26.11; Stoner (5th) 27.74 *PR*
400 — Queen (1st) 59.62 *PR*
800 — Miles Abram (16th) 2:56.60 *PR*
4 x 100 Relay — Stoner, Logan Dees, Henry Tierney, Alton Hansen (4th) 55.43
Shot Put — Queen (1st) 38-03; Jackson Coxsey (23rd) 13-05
Discus — Queen (1st) 112-04; Tierney (10th) 75-11.50 *PR*; Shiloh Johnson (24th) 42-09.50 *PR* — This event was contested Monday, but results were accidentally left out of that story.
High Jump — Kehoe (1st) 5-01; Johnson (9th) 4-00; Abram (13th) 4-00
Logan Dees, Henry Tierney, Liam Stoner, and Shiloh Johnson
Claire Lachnit, Emma Green, Sabrina Judnich, and Anna Powers
Congrats and on to next season!
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