Coupeville High School juniors Dalton Martin and Makana Stone each earned individual titles at the Olympic League championship meet Saturday, May 9, at North Kitsap High School in Poulsbo.
As a team, the Coupeville girls were seventh and the boys ninth in the 11-team meet. The girls, however, were first and the boys second among the four 1A schools.
North Kitsap, a 2A school, won the boys meet with 128 points; Coupeville finished with 14. The Vikings also won the girls title, scoring 160.5; the Wolves totaled 45.
Martin was the discus champion, tossing the platter 135-10. He also finished fifth in the shot put in 40-05.5.
Stone won the 400 meters (59.68) and finished second in three other events.
She was runner-up in the 200 (27.25) and with Marisa Etzell, Lauren Grove and Sylvia Hurlburt in the 4×100 relay (51.72) and 4×200 relay (1:48.98).
Stone’s time in the 400 is the fifth-fastest among 1A runners in Washington this season. The 4×200 mark is the fourth best, and the 4×100 time is ranked eighth.
Hurlburt finished fourth in the 200 (27.87) and eighth in the 100 (13.6).
Skyler Lawrence also had solid meet for the Coupeville girls, placing fourth in the shot put (28-08.5) and ninth in the discus (86-01).
The Wolves compete in the 1A subdistrict meet at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 16, at Bremerton High School.
Other Coupeville results in the Olympic League meet:
Boys: Jared Helmstadter, 15th, 400, 55.93; Jacob Smith, 16th, 400, 58.35; Lathom Kelley, ninth, 110 hurdles, 17.66; Connor Thompson, 13th, triple jump, 34-01; 4×100 (Smith, Thompson, Helmstadter, Kelley), ninth, 47.48.
Girls: Etzell, 12th, 100, 14.1; Abby Parker, 10th, 800, 2:43.98; Lauren Bayne, 10th, 1,600, 6:15.7; 15th, javelin, 66-03; 13th, high jump, 4-02; Allison Wenzel, 16th, javelin, 66-01.
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Competing for Coupeville, from the top, in the Olympic League meet are Jared Helmstadter handing the baton to Lathom Kelley, Skyler Lawrence, Allison Wenzel and Connor Thompson. Photos by John Fisken.)