Wolverines track teams bring home the medals

By Heather Clark

Friday Harbor High School competed against athletes from 38 different schools in Washington State’s 2B League during the 2023 WIAA 1B-2B-1A Track and Field State Championships May 25-27. Yakima, Washingtons Zaepfel Stadium was full with well over a hundred schools in attendance.

Led by coaches Shannon Plummer and Willie Blackmon, the Friday Harbor Wolverines Girl’s 4 x 100-meter relay team took 2nd Place in State! The relay runners McKenna Clark (11), Mia Blackmon (12), Stella Carli (9), Ari Tucker-Belt (12) came in with a time of 52.50.

Senior Zachary Place took 4th Place in the Boy’s Triple achieving a jump distance of 41’ 10 1/2”.

The Girls’ 4 x 200-meter relay team took 6th place. The relay runners McKenna Clark (11), Georgia Vanderyacht (9), Mia Blackmon (12), Ari Tucker Belt (12) came in with a time of 1:53.92.

Lewis Haws received first-place medals in the boys’ javelin ambulatory as well as the shot put and discus and second place in the 100-meter dash ambulatory.

Two other student-athletes also went to state to represent the Wolverines; Senior Gleb Caireac competed in the Boys’ 400 meters and freshman Jasper Markins Competed in the girls’ triple jump.