Coppell High School Track & Field hosted the Coppell Relays at Coppell High School last Saturday, February 27.  Fifteen (15) area high schools participated in the meet including top track & field programs of Southlake Carroll, Lewisville Marcus, Arlington Martin, and Plano West.   Southlake Carroll won the Men’s Varsity division and Lewisville Marcus won the Women’s Varsity division.  The Coppell Men’s Varsity team finished in a strong 4^th place. 

Zach Dicken, Junior, & Colin Echols, Senior, were the Coppell Men’s Varsity team leaders.   Dicken placed 2^nd in the 400 meter with a time of 49.30 seconds, 2^nd in the Triple Jump at 44 feet, and 3^rd in the Long Jump at 21 feet 3 inches.  Echols placed 1^st in the Discus Throw at 183 feet, and 2^nd in the Shot Put at 50 feet 5.5 inches.  Senior, Andrew Battleson also led the team with a 2^nd  place finish in the High Jump at 6 feet 2 inches.

Juniors, Victoria Kellett and Lauren Cunningham were the team leaders for the Coppell Women’s Varsity.  Kellett placed 3^rd in the Long Jump at 16 feet 7.5 inches, 4^th in the 100 meter hurdles at 15.80, and 5^th in 300 hurdles at 49.25.  Cunningham placed 3^rd in the 400 meter at 1:00.50.  The 4x400 Relay team  of Lauren Cunningham, Kaitlyn Hernandez, Bryce Utter, and Senae Martin finished in 3^rd place with a time of 4:14.90.   Other team leaders included Junior, Chidera Nwaiwu, 4^th in the Shot Put at 30 feet 9 inches; and Freshman, Kathryn Walker, 4^th in the Discus Throw at 93 feet 1 inch. 

The Coppell Boys Junior Varsity team had good results in the field events.  Sophomore, Matthew Dicken, placed 2^nd in the Triple Jump at 40 feet 9 inches.  Freshman, Jay Dempsey, placed 2nd in the Discus Throw at 112 ft 11 inches.  Sophomore, Kevin Gough, placed 3^rd in the Pole Vault at 11 feet.   On the track, Coppell led the 800 meters with Sophomore, Jacob Turman finishing 1^st at 2:02.66, and Junior, Tyler Briscoe, 3^rd at 2:07.67. 

The Coppell Girls Junior Varsity team dominated the Pole Vault competition.  Juniors, Alex Bowles and Lauren Stukey, placed 1^st and 2^nd with results of 9 feet and 8 feet 6 inches.  Sophomore, Sena Buatsi, placed 2^nd in the Triple Jump at 30 feet 3.5 inches.  Freshman, Alyssa Lindberg, placed 2^nd in the 100 meter with a time of 13.22.

Coppell Track & Field will participate in the Lewisville Goldsmith Relays on Thursday, March 3 at Lewisville High School.