The Coupeville High School track team primed its engine for the regular season by competing in the four-team Island Jamboree in Oak Harbor Thursday, March 19.
The Wolves joined the host Wildcats, South Whidbey and Lakewood at the meet. No team scores were kept.
Coupeville picked up individual firsts from Makana Stone (girls 400, 1.01.9) and Latham Kelley (boys 200, 23.83). The girls 4×100 relay team (53.13) of Sylvia Hurlburt, Marisa Etzell, Kirsten Pelroy and Lauren Grove also won but it was the only team competing.
Coupeville goes to Port Angeles for a 13-team invitational meet at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 21.
Other top-10 finishes for the Coupeville girls at the jamboree: Sylvia Hurlburt, 6th, 100, 14; Marisa Etzell, 10th, 100, 14.29; Stone, 2nd, 200, 27.11; Abby Parker, 6th, 800, 2:54.82; Mattea Miller, 8th, 800, 3:10.09; 7th, javelin, 72-10; Lauren Bayne, 8th, 1,600, 6:19.96; Lauren Grove, 6th, long jump, 14-03; Skyler Lawrence, 4th, shot put, 27-09.5; 8th, javelin, 71-01; Amanda Foley, 7th, discus, 68-09.
Other top-10 finishes for the Coupeville boys: Kelley, 6th, 100, 12.12; Jacob Smith, 5th, 200, 25.38; Jared Helmstadter, 6th, 200, 25.56; Connor Thompson, 6th, high jump, 5-02; Mitchell Carroll, 4th, long jump, 17-07; 2nd, triple jump, 35-07; Dalton Martin, fifth, shot put, 37; 3rd, discus, 108-03.
(Connor Thompson leaps to sixth place for the Wolves in the high jump. Photo by John Fisken.)
