Martin started throwing the disc as a freshman
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 4:11 am
JDHS senior Maxie Lehauli led a sweep of Crimson Bears in the DI girls’ shot put, placing first ahead of classmate Ayla Keller and JDHS juniors Meliame Tupou and Issy Martin.
Lehauli is the first JDHS team captain from Juneau’s Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi Alternative High School and this was her first year every participating in a track and field event.
“Yes, it feels…it’s crazy,” Lehauli said. “I thought at first, ‘Oh, there are no student-athletes that go to Yaaḵoosgé, maybe I’ll be the first one.’ Then Jesse (coach Stringer) was like, ‘Oh, you can be captain, would you consider being captain?” I, of course, said yes. That is so cool.”
Lehali threw the shot 32’03.75” for the region title.
“It feels good, yeah. It felt like practice again with my teammates,” Lehauli said of the sweep. “It just felt like practice where we could just goof off with each other. The key for shot put is just consistency, concentration, showing up to practice, taking this seriously, yeah — and drive to consistently keep going to practice because before this I didn’t think I was going to take it serious and now here I am. I don’t know, I say it is the coaches and the way they coached me. I didn’t know anythin g country wise email marketing list at all and they taught me to be what I am right now.”
All-state cheerleader Keller put the shot 31’07.50” for a PR.
“I think it is so cool I was able to do that with my own power,” Keller said. “Instead of just winning regions, I made it to the top 16 of the state and that is just really exhilarating to be able to hit 31 when I have been trying to hit that all three years that I have been doing track. So it is super special.”
Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé’s senior Cailynn Baxter wins the Division I girls long jump during the Region V Track & Field Championships at Juneau’s Thunder Mountain Middle School on Saturday. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé’s senior Cailynn Baxter wins the Division I girls long jump during the Region V Track & Field Championships at Juneau’s Thunder Mountain Middle School on Saturday. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
Martin won the discus on Saturday with a throw of 88’08”.
“I knew I had to work for it because a few of my friends were on my heels,” Martin said. “But I also really wanted them to win, too. At the same time I have been working on this for a long time and so have they.”
Lehauli is the first JDHS team captain from Juneau’s Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi Alternative High School and this was her first year every participating in a track and field event.
“Yes, it feels…it’s crazy,” Lehauli said. “I thought at first, ‘Oh, there are no student-athletes that go to Yaaḵoosgé, maybe I’ll be the first one.’ Then Jesse (coach Stringer) was like, ‘Oh, you can be captain, would you consider being captain?” I, of course, said yes. That is so cool.”
Lehali threw the shot 32’03.75” for the region title.
“It feels good, yeah. It felt like practice again with my teammates,” Lehauli said of the sweep. “It just felt like practice where we could just goof off with each other. The key for shot put is just consistency, concentration, showing up to practice, taking this seriously, yeah — and drive to consistently keep going to practice because before this I didn’t think I was going to take it serious and now here I am. I don’t know, I say it is the coaches and the way they coached me. I didn’t know anythin g country wise email marketing list at all and they taught me to be what I am right now.”
All-state cheerleader Keller put the shot 31’07.50” for a PR.
“I think it is so cool I was able to do that with my own power,” Keller said. “Instead of just winning regions, I made it to the top 16 of the state and that is just really exhilarating to be able to hit 31 when I have been trying to hit that all three years that I have been doing track. So it is super special.”
Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé’s senior Cailynn Baxter wins the Division I girls long jump during the Region V Track & Field Championships at Juneau’s Thunder Mountain Middle School on Saturday. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé’s senior Cailynn Baxter wins the Division I girls long jump during the Region V Track & Field Championships at Juneau’s Thunder Mountain Middle School on Saturday. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
Martin won the discus on Saturday with a throw of 88’08”.
“I knew I had to work for it because a few of my friends were on my heels,” Martin said. “But I also really wanted them to win, too. At the same time I have been working on this for a long time and so have they.”