HUDSON KEFFER
By Terry Mosher
Editor, Sports Paper
I know that kids today have better training methods and have more people helping them train, but some of the early-season track and field marks are ridiculous. In class A there is a kid from Eatonville, Justin Kaelin that already is touching up against 60 feet in the shot put with a state-leading toss of 59-05.5, and has spun the discus a class 1A 165-04. Deer Park’s Aaron Obert is breathing down Kaelin’s neck in class 1A with a discus mark of 165-0.
DeJuan Frye of River Ridge has already gone 48.82 in the 400, which is an imposing run for this early. Garrett Rouser of Kingston has run it in 50.88, best among the Olympic League runners.
Then there are the javelin throwers. The state is being led by West Sound athletes. Central Kitsap senior Hudson Keffer has the nation’s best throw at 210 feet, which is also a school and West Sound record with the current javelin (the all-time West Sound record with the old javelin is held by the late Tom Tennis, who in 1972 threw the spear 225 feet, two inches.
South Kitsap senior Cole Sunkel tops the 4A state in the javelin at 192 feet and is second to Keffer in all school classifications. Sunkel’s teammate Shannon Laupola is third in the 4A state for the girls at 125-05 and Central Kitsap junior Starr Rodenhurst tops the 3A state and is fourth overall in the state with a toss of 132-05.
Two area seniors, Mason Villarma of SK and CK’s Cameron Carroll are third and fourth overall in the state in the 800 with respective times of 1:56.78 and 1:57.72. Villarma is ninth overall in the state in the 1600 with a time of 4:21.02 and Carroll, who has the fifth-best 3A time, is right on Villarma’s heels with a time of 4:21.55.
Villarma’s rise this year in the 800 and 1600 is remarkable because he missed most of last season with an injury. His bounce-back may be the local track and field story of the season.
Cole Christman of Wenatchee has already run the 1600 in 4:09.94. Christman runs the second leg of the Wenatchee 1600 relay that tops the state with a time of 3:24.50. Wenatchee is a 4A school.
South Kitsap’s 1600 relay is fourth in the state at 2:26.86. Villarma is the second leg of that relay team.
Central Kitsap’s 1600 relay has run a 3:29.76 time, which leads 3A state and is 10th overall.
South Kitsap’s sophomore throws phenom, Nolan Van Amen, is third in the state in the discus with a throw of 171-03 and is tied for sixth in the state in the shot put with a toss of 53-01. Van Amen is second in 4A in both the shot put and discus to Union junior Bailey King, who has a 54-05 throw in the shot put and a 171-04 in the discus.
North Kitsap senior Zachary Whittaker tops the state in the triple jump at 45-09.75 and Olympic senior Keshun McGee is fourth in the state with his jump of 44-11.75.
Bainbridge’s girl’s 1600 relay team of Lindsay Wienkers, Mikelle Ackerley, Aerin Amore, and Natalie Ackerley) have rukn the state’s 10th-best time of 4:10.17. Their time is fourth-best among 3A schools.
Central Kitsap junior Starr Rodenhurst has the best 3A javelin throw and is fourth overall in the state with her toss of 132-05.
North Kitsap’s Rebecca Darrow, a junior, leads 3A state and is tied for sixth overall with a high jump of 5-04.
2015 West Sound Track and Field Bests
BOYS
100 – Malcolm Ransom, Bremerton, 11.21; Corey Allen, North Mason 11:48; Cameron Constantine, Port Townsend 11.78.
200 – Malcolm Ransom, Bremerton 22.55; Garrett Rouser, Kingston, 23.03; Jaleel Elmore, Olympic 23.04; Corey Allen, North Mason 23.44; Lathom Kelley, Coupeville 23.83; Cameron Constantine, Port Townsend 24.04; Michael Shea, Crosspoint Academy 25.04.
400 – Garrett Rouser, Kingston 50.88; Jaleel Elmore, Olympic 51.22; Terry Reiners, North Mason 51.55; Trent Mazelli, Klahowya 52.29; Blake Trujillo, Central Kitsap 52.31; Corey Allen, North Mason 52.44; Michael Shea, Crosspoint Academy 57.26.
800 – Mason Villarma, South Kitsap, 1:56.78; Cameron Carroll, Central Kitsap 1:57.72; Austin Anderson, Central Kitsap 1:58.90; Sean Crowell, North Kitsap 2:02.17; Trent Mazelli, Klahowya 2:03.02; Ryan Clark, PT 2:04.84; Brennan LaBrie, PT 2:04.54; Austin Nettleton, North Kitsap 2:07.12; Tyler Hoyle, Crosspoint Academy 2:25.21.
1600 – Mason Villarma, South Kitsap 4:21.02; Cameron Carroll, Central Kitsap 4:21.55; Trent Mazelli, Klahowya 4:26.77; Austin Nettleton, North Kitsap 4:36.41; Peter Butler, Port Angeles 4:37.31; Brandon Despain, Sequim 4:39.06; Tyler Hoyle, Crosspoint Academy 5:09.19; Matthew Kelley, Crosspoint Academy 5:17.84.
3200 – Peter Butler, Port Angeles 10:18.86; Tyler Hoyle, Crosspoint Academy, 11:15.49: Josh Lee, Crosspoint Academy 12:54.12.
110 hurdles – Brayden Maynard, South Kitsap 15.16; Oscar Herrera, Sequim 15.62; Garrett Rouser, Kingston 16.68.
300 hurdles – Garrett Rouser, Kingston, 39.24; Oscar Herrera, Sequim, 41.10; Brian Johnson, Klahowya, 44.09; Nathanael Kjormoe, North Kitsap 44.11; Austin Rosmke, Port Townsend 47.14; Bryce Hill, Crosspoint Academy 53.70.
400 relay – South Kitsap (Troy Delgado, Chandler Van Amen, Izaijha Byrd, Albert MacArthur), 43.05; North Mason (Austin Williams, Corey Allen, Preston Poulton, Terry Reiners) 45.11; North Kitsap (Ulysses Moran, Jarod DeGusman, Damien Avalos, Zachary Whittaker) 45.21; Port Townsend (Koby Weidner, Isaiah Mason, Zach Wilson, Cameron Constantine) 46.44; Coupeville (Jared Helmstadter, Dalton Marten, Lathom Kelley, Mitchell Carroll) 46.65.
1600 relay – South Kitsap (Troy Delgado, Izaijha Byrd, Mason Villarma, Albert MacArthur), 3:26.86; Central Kitsap (Austin Anderson, Cameron Carroll, Black Trujillo, Christan Schwieterman) 3:29.76; North Kitsap (Jarod DeGuzman, Sean Crowell, Austin Nettleton, Ben Carlson), 3:33.26; Sequim (Kane Stoddard, Alex Barry, Logan Habner, Oscar Herrera) 3:37.12; Kingston (Garrett Rouser, Logan Habner, Gerrad Morgan, Max English) 3:37.58; Port Townsend (Mark Streett, Brennan LaBrie, Koby Weidner, Ryan Clarke). 3:42.83; Crosspoint Academy (Michael Shea, Jackson Kimmell, Bryce Hill, Matthew Kelley) 3:58.55.
High jump – Jackson Oliver, Sequim, 6-05; Christopher Rowe, Bremerton, 6-03; David Rush, Bremerton, 6-02; Max English, Kingston, 6-02.
Pole vault – Joshua Cibene, Sequim 13-00; Sam Burton, Port Angeles 11-06; Ryan Allen, North Kitsap, 11-06; Brandon Wilson, North Kitsap 11-00.
Long jump ‑ Keshun McGee, Olympic 22-05; Albert MacArthur, South Kitsap 21-06; Zachary Whittaker, North Kitsap 20-0.75; JeMarius Benson, North Kitsap 20-01; Isaiah Mason, Port Townsend 19-07.25; Jackson Kimmell, Crosspoint Academy 15-9.25.
Triple jump – Zachary Whittaker, North Kitsap, 45-09.75; Keshun McGee, Olympic 44-11.75; Albert Mac Arthur, South Kitsap 43-05; JeMarius Benson, North Kitsap 42-00; DeMarco Wilson, Olympic 41-09; Kainen Warren, North Kitsap 40-07.50; Seren Dances, Port Townsend 38-03.
Javelin – Hudson Keffer, Central Kitsap 210.00; Cole Sunkel, South Kitsap, 192-0; Alex Barry, Sequim 173-05; Christian Tom, North Kitsap 144-09; Bryce Hill, Crosspoint Academy 129-11; Jacob Ninemire, Olympic 137-07.
Shot put – Nolan Van Amen, South Kitsap 53-01; Brion Anduze, Central Kitsap 49-08.5; Matt Robbins, Port Angeles 44-0.75…
Discus – Nolan Van Amen, South Kitsap 171-03; Chandler Van Amen, South Kitsap 136-06; Jeremy Utchell, Crosspoint Academy 80-10.
Hammer – Matt Robbins, Port Angeles, 92-01; Paul Van Rosen, Port Angeles, 89-00; Hayden Wickham 81-0; Billy Minks, 80-03.
GIRLS
100 – Christine Foresha, Bremerton, 12.8; Keyera Gaulden, Central Kitsap 12.92; Danielle Rose Monzon 13.10; Elyse Lovgren, Port Angeles 13.13; Tegan Daviscourt, North Mason 13.25; Des Doty, Crosspoint Academy, 13.71; Emma Laurion, Crosspoint Academy, 14.55.
200 – Tegan Daviscourt, North Mason 26.06; Christine Foresha, Bremerton 26.21; Keyera Gaulden, Central Kitsap 26.55; Makana Stone, Coupeville 27.10; Des Doty, Crosspoint Academy 28.9.
400 – Briann George, North Kitsap 59.90; Waverly Shreffler, Sequim, 60.40; McKana Stone, Coupeville, 61.09; Tegan Daviscourt, North Mason 62.17.
800 – Waverley Shreffler, Sequim 2:21.95; Sara Naumann, Central Kitsap 2:23.06; Molly Fischer, Central Kitsap 2:25.77; Katherine Shafer, North Kitsap 2:29.64; Gracie Long, Port Angeles 2:32.41; Emily Shipley, North Kitsap 2:32.78; Mary Sheline 2:53.01.
1600 – Molly Fischer, Central Kitsap 5:20.77; Raven Wolfe, North Mason 5:33.60. Emily Shipley, North Kitsap 5:36.64; Gracie Long, Port Angeles 5:39.05; Katherine Shafer, North Kitsap 5:42.32; Grace Anderson, Crosspoint Academy 6:37.91; Mary Sheline, Crosspoint Academy 6:49.53.
3200 – Gracie Long, Port Angeles, 12:06.28; Mary Sheline, Crosspoint Academy, 15:51.37; Grace Anderson, Crosspoint Academy, 15:53.59.
100 hurdles – Taylor Seaman, Kingston, 15/96; Danielle Rose Monzon, Olympic 17.24; Holly Crowley, North Kitsap 17.40.
300 Hurdles – Taylor Seaman, Kingston 48.40; Ashley West, North Kitsap 49.94. Erin Molello, North Kitsap 51.21; Sarah Loutzenheiser, Crosspoint Academy 62.26.
400 relay – Central Kitsap (Emily Carlson, Alexia Allen, Destiny Dunbar, Keyera Gaulden), 51.50; North Kitsap (Ashley Vest, Jasmine Selembo, Chloe Seferos, Sara Bigelow) 52.00; Coupeville (Sylvia Hurlburt, Lauren Grove, Marisa Etzell, Anna Leski, 52.17; North Mason (Mikaela Shumaker, Skyler Reiners, Brooke Morin, Tegan Daviscourt) 52.28; Crosspoint Academy (Sarah Loutzenheiser, Kalie Nation, Grace Wisby, Emma Laurion) 58.95.
800 relay – Coupeville (Sylvia Hurlburt, Lauren Grove, Marisa Etzell, Payton Lunde, 1:49.75
1600 relay – Bainbridge (Lindsay Wienkers, Mikelle Ackerley, Aerin Amore, Natalie Ackerley), 4:10.17; Central Kitsap (Sara Naumann, Molly Fischer, Mya King, Keyera Gaulden) 4:11.39; Sequim, (Waverly Shreffler, Gretchen Happe, Audrey Shingleton, Heidi Vereide) 4:15.41; North Kitsap (Sara Bigelow, Katherine Shafer, Hannah Uffens, Mekdes Crowley) 4:17.07; Coupeville (Marisa Etzell, Kirsten Pelroy, Makana Stone, Lauren Bayne) 4:31.31; North Mason (Isabella Breda, Brooke Morin, Mikaela Shumaker, Skyler Reiners) 4:34.93; Kingston (Ashley Sooner, Brianna Powar, Alexa Benjamin, Taylor Seaman) 4:36.26; Crosspoint Academy (Amy Morris, Sarah Loutzenheiser, Piper Rutzer, Grace Wisby) 5:45.16.
High jump – Rebecca Darrow, North Kitsap, 5-04; Alyse Armstrong, Sequim 4-10; Gracie Long, Port Angeles 4-10; Sierra Adams, Olympic 4-10; Mikaela Shumaker, North Mason 4-10.
Pole Vault – Chloe Seferos, North Kitsap 11-00; Emily Vandyken, Sequim 8-00; Raven Wolfe, North Mason 7-06.
Long jump – Morgan McCorkle, Olympic 15-11.75; Heidi Vereide, Sequim 15-11; Elyse Lovgren, Port Angeles 15-08; Danielle Rose Monzon, Olympic 17-07.75; Jasmine Selembo, North Kitsap 15-06; Emma Laurion, Crosspoint Academy 13-05.uj
Triple jump – Hannah Waterman, North Kitsap 34-05.25; Jasmine Selembo, North Kitsap 32-11; Elyse Lovgren, Port Angeles 32-09; Zoe Owens-Clawson, Port Angeles 32-02; Des Doty, Crosspoint Academy 31-10; Morgan McCorkle, Olympic 30-09.5
Javelin – Starr Rodenhurst, Central Kitsap 132-05; Shannon Laupola, South Kitsap 125.05; Bailey Castillo, Chimacum 100-05; Adele Keller, North Kitsap 95-06; Kalie Nation, Crosspoint Academy 92-01; Grace Wisby, Crosspoint Academy 79-06.
Shot put – Sierra Adams, Olympic 37-10.
Discus – Sierra Adams, Olympic 104-10; Cami Raber, Port Angeles 102-04; Shannon Laupola, South Kitsap 102-00; Kalie Nation, Crosspoint Academy 66-03.
Hammer – Amber Aaro, Bremerton, 83-01; Jennifer Danielson, Port Angeles, 75-02; Devin Edwards, Port Angeles, 60-03.
300 Hurdles – Taylor Seaman, Kingston 48.40; Ashley West, North Kitsap 49.94. Erin Molello, North Kitsap 51.21; Sarah Loutzenheiser, Crosspoint Academy 62.26.