Coupeville distance runner Kyle King left his competitors in the dust of Mount Tahoma High School stadium Friday and Saturday at the boys Class 1A track and field championships, winning the gold medal 1,600 and 3,200-meter events.
The Cascade League and district champion capped off a stellar junior year of competition by showing runners from around the state that when it comes to distance running, the speed is on Whidbey Island.
In Friday’s running of the 1,600, King had a time of 4:21.51 to beat second-place finisher Jasen Brown from Brewster who crossed the finish line at 4:22.52.
Coming back on Saturday, King posted a time of 9:42.04 in the 3,200 to blow away the competition.
Tim Welch from Lakeside finished more than three seconds behind in second place with a clocking of 9:45.29.
King scored all of Coupeville’s 20 points earning the Wolves a tie with Freeman for 13th place.
Also competing for Coupeville at the state meet were junior Brian Miller in the javelin and senior Chelsea Rosenkrance in the girls 300-meter hurdles.
King’s High School was the winner of the boys half of the meet with 87.50 points. Newport was a distant second with 48 and Bellevue Christian placed third with 47 points.
Lakeside won the girls half of the meet scoring 73.50 points, with Charles Wright High School second at 71 and King’s High School third with 59.
Boys track and field
Class 1A state meet
At Mount Tahoma H.S., Tacoma
Finals
Team scores — 1. King’s 87.50, 2. Newport 48, 3. Bellevue Christian 47, 4. Zillah 34.6, 5. Connell 32, 6. Orting 31, 7. Charles Wright 29, 8. Cashmere 28, 9. Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) 28, 10. Nooksack 24, 11. Meridian 22.6, 12. Lake Roosevelt 22, 13. (tie) Coupeville 20, Freeman 20, 15. Cedar Park Christian (Bothell) 18.50, 16. (tie) Brewster 18, Chewelah 18, 18. Okanogan 16, 19. Rainier 15.50, 20. Montesano 14, 21. Kalama 13, 22. Colfax 12, 23. Seattle Academy 10, 24. Columbia (Burbank) 8, 25. Highland (Cowiche) 7, 26. (tie) Royal 6, Ilwaco 6, 28. LaCenter 5, 29. (tie) Kiona-Benton 4, Lynden Christian 4, 31. Omak 3, 32. (tie) Castle Rock 2, Bush 2, Goldendale 2, 35. Tonasket 1, 36. (tie) Columbia 0.6, Cascade Christian 0.6, Cle Elum-Roslyn 0.6.
