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The official King's Track website. Stats and Pictures are welcome if sent to rwadew@verizon.net For complete recent and archival King's stats go to ATHLETIC.NET Head Track Coach Daunte Gouge has been named the National Federation of High School Association ’s Washington State Coach of the Year for Track and Field. This is a prestigious honor for obvious reasons, but also because it qualifies Daunte for National Coach of the Year consideration. Congratulations and a huge thank you to Daunte for his tireless efforts at building a great track program while showing unconditional love and support to our student-athletes! 2009 - King's boys repeat as track champs Fuller wins 100, 200 and 400, as Knights win third straight title By David Pan Enterprise sports editor The King's boys track team came into last weekend's Class 1A state track and field championships with high expectations. Led by senior standout Josh Fuller, the Knights lived up to those expectations by winning their third straight title May 30 at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. King's scored 92 points to finish well ahead of Cashmere (66) and Charles Wright (65). "We thought that if we could go and perform at a high level we could get it for a third straight time," King's coach Daunte Gouge said. Of course, it helps to have an athlete such as Fuller, who won the 100-, 200- and 400-meter races, as well as helping the 1,600 relay team to a third place finish. Fuller finished the 100 in 11.28 seconds, the 200 in 22.32 and the 400 in 49.19. "It was a great feeling," Fuller said of helping the Knights win another state championship. "Everyone performed how we needed them to in order to win a state title again." The finals on Saturday were run into a little bit of a headwind so the times didn't necessarily reflect how well the races went for the Yale-bound Fuller. "I nailed every single part of my race," Fuller said of the 100. "I felt like I ran a great race." The 200 and 400 races also pretty much went as well. "It was a great weekend," Fuller said. Fuller is the type of athlete coaches wish they had on their teams, Gouge said. "He goes out and works hard. It's a huge loss to our track program." Fuller appreciated his time with the Knights. "We have a great coaching staff. We had great people," he said. "I've really been blessed to be here." Fuller wasn't the only King's athletes to place in multiple events. Curtis Clauson shook off the disappointment of not advancing to the finals of the triple by winning the javelin (187 feet, 7 inches) and the 300 hurdles (39.14) and taking second in the 110 hurdles (15.49). The latter is a personal record and his time in the 300 hurdles tied a school record. Clauson was sitting in second place in the javelin when he unleashed his best throw of the meet to pull out the victory. The throw is the second best in school history. "He was really excited," Gouge said. "He likes to perform on the big stage. He's a competitor." Other placers included Brandon Dean (third in 300 hurdles), Kyle Talbot (third in high jump), Raymond Zhang (sixth in 110 hurdles), Billy Martin (fifth in discus, eighth in javelin) and Jean Blatchford (sixth in pole vault).

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