Track: Coupeville finishes third

By JIM WALLER
Whidbey News Times Sports editor
April 2, 2010 · 9:04 AM

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The Coupeville boys and girls each finished third in a three-way track meet at Sultan Thursday, April 1.

The host Turks won both meets. Sultan put up 72 points, Cedarcrest 63 and Coupeville 45 in the boys contest. On the girls side, it was 88-59-19.

Mitch Pelroy, with two firsts and two seconds, and Tyler King, with two firsts and a second, led the boys.

Pelroy took the 100 meters (12.13) and long jump (18-06.25) and finished second in the 200 (24.84) and 4x400 relay (3:46.27) with King, Will Hoskins and Chase Bates.

King won the 800 (2:02.65) and 1,600 (4:28.54).

Hunter Hammer won the shot (43-07) and was third in the discus (106-03).

For the Coupeville girls, Jai'lysa Hoskins won the 200 (28.58) and was runner up in the 100 (13.65) and 4x200 relay (2:06) with Anna Bailey, Nicole Becker and Arianna Pozzatti.

Kyra Ilyankoff earned a first (shot, 32-03) and second (javelin, 105-10). The only other top five finish by a Coupeville girl was Bailey's fifth in the 400 (1:10.17).

Other top five finishes for the boys:

100: 2, Dalton Engle, 12.52.

400: 3, Bates, 59.18.

800: 3, Bates, 2:23.89.

300 hurdles: 5, David Donley, 50.43.

4x100 relay: 3, Garret Franzen, Davion Watkins, Will Hoskins, Donley, 51.74.

Shot: 4, Zach Piercy, 37-09.

Discus: 5, Piercy, 100-02.

Long jump: Will Hoskins, 18.02.25.

Contact Whidbey News Times Sports editor Jim Waller at jwaller@whidbeynewsgroup.com or 360-675-6611 ext. 5060.

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