Almost a Sweep of the Field

A male Bakersfield athlete won every field event except for the pole vault at valley this year. Marty and Johnny handled the horizontal jumps, George took the vertical and Matt dominated the throws.

The valley record in the high jump is: 7'2.25 jason howard,rv-bkd '97 and the meet record is: 7'00 eric nyberg,mt whithey-vis '94 gabriel zarete,selma '97 cole herron,sanger '02

This year's winner George Robbins (West) cleared 6'8 and is tied with Garce's McCullom for the best in the valley. Robbins went to state last year with Bakersfield's Isiah Griggs, who did not compete this year.

The valley record in the long jump is: 26'4.75 James Stallworth,tulare u '89. The valley meet record is: 25'9.5 gerald hardeman,edison-fre '72.

2008 valley results: 1-k.phillips,cen 23'4 ok 2-t thompson,shaf 21'11.5 3-+++dillon root,redw 21'11 4-k norwood,gd v 21'8.75 5-joshua garza,lib-mad 21'7.75 6-c.taylor,bkd 21'4.5

Affentranger was mainly known as a long sprinter (has run at stae in the 1600 relay the past two years) but this year he took up the event and was the best in the valley all season long. He plans on attending Cal Poly Slo in the fall and compete there as well.

The valley record in the triple jump is: 52'6.5 David Tucker, sjm-fre '70. The valley meet record is: 51'2.5 david tucker,memorial-fre '71.

2008 valley results: 1-+++J carter,ridg-bk 48'3 ok 2-T.Thompson,shaf 47'3 3-c kelly,lib-bk 46'11.5 4-+j smith,cen 46'10.5 5-e hodges,gd valley-bk 46'7 6-a abode,CW 45'5

As a freshman, Carter (Ridgeview) came on strong at the end of the season and won both the valley and state titles. This year he has been injured but still won the valley crown. With two weeks before state, hopefully he can be ready for state injury free and ready to defend his title.

The valley record in the shot put is: 69'3.5 van mounts, bksfd '98. The valley meet record is: 67'0.75 van mounts bksfd '97 '

2008 valley results- 1-d ragans,ft h-bk 60'7 2-++m darr,front-bk 52'8.75 3-t rush,CW 52'8.5 4-c mallard, CE 51'10.5 5-t smith,CW 51'1.5 6-a thompson,shaf 49'11

As a sophomore, Matt Darr (Frontier) racked up a lot of seconds locally behind state champ Dashan Ragans of Foothill. This year Matt has been the man to beat. At state last year he came in 16th in the shot.

The valley record in the discus is: 210'0 jeff buckey,bksfd '91 and the valley meet record is: 202'1 rob powell, redwood-vis '90

2008 valley meet results: 1-d.ragans,fth 199'2; 2-++j budwig,fow 168'8 3-n.gomes,clo 164'10 4-++m darr,front-bk 157'7 5-t smith,CW 155'8 6-j lopez, mt w 151'1

Matt just missed making state in the discus in 2008. This year, he has been picked by some to possibly win both throws like Ragan did in 2008.

2009 Men Long Jump

#	Name	Year	School	Finals	Wind
1	Affrentranger, Marty		Liberty	22-09.00	1.6
2	Gaines, Fred		Chowchilla	22-06.00	2.6
3	Wilson, Marquess	11	Tulare Union	22-04.25	1.8
4	Mearse, Nolan	FR	ontier	22-00.75	1.5
5	Meadows, Josh		Stockdale	21-09.00	4.4
6	Garza, Joshua		Madera Liberty	21-07.25	1.6
7	Valch, Seth		North	21-06.75	3.2
8	Root, Dillon	10	Redwood	21-05.00	3.2
9	Simmons, Jerry		Mclane	21-01.75	4.5
9	Archie, Corvaughn		Buchanan	21-01.75	2.9
11	Sasso, Taylor		Buchanan	20-08.75	1.8
12	Alsup, Taylor		Yosemite	20-08.25	4.4
12	Mashler, Andrew	12	Golden West	20-08.25	1.4
14	Hendrix, Javen		Ridgeview	20-07.00	2.6
15	Tu, Shaun		Clovis West	20-04.50	3.0
16	Walker, Marcelas		Washingon Union	19-11.75	0.2
17	Barserian, Seth		Clovis	19-08.50	1.3
18	Boyd, Eugene		Ridgeview	19-07.25	1.0

2009 Men Triple Jump

#	Name	Year	School	Finals	Wind
1	Carter, Johnny		Ridgeview	47-04.00	1.1
2	Coles, Idarre	11	Redwood	47-00.50	1.5
3	Green, Jeremiah	12	Tulare Union	46-03.75	1.3
4	Haynes, Calvin	12	Tulare Union	45-03.25	1.7
5	Mearse, Nolan	FR	ontier	45-03.00	2.0
6	Abundis, Eduardo		Selma	44-09.75	1.7
7	Amadi, David		Edison	44-03.50	1.3
8	Booker, Kevin		Roosevelt	43-08.50	1.5
9	Alsup, Taylor		Yosemite	43-04.25	1.4
10	Alexander, Willie		Central	43-00.50	1.0
11	Meadows, Josh		Stockdale	42-09.00	1.1
12	Herra, Robert		Porterville	42-05.00	0.7
13	Colbert, Wesley		Tulare Western	42-04.50	1.4
14	Rutherford, Donovon		Independence	41-09.25	2.0
15	Boyd, Eugene		Ridgeview	40-04.50	1.8
--	Barserian, Seth		Clovis	ND	NWI
--	Archie, Corvaughn		Buchanan	ND

2009 Men Shot Put

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Darr, Matt	FR	ontier	60-07.75
2	Irwin, Willy		Clovis East	58-10.50
3	Vasquez, Ivan	FR	esno	51-01.00
4	Brice, Sandri		El Diamente	50-06.00
5	Budwig, Jacob		Fowler	50-01.50
6	Gonzales, John		Clovis	49-10.00
7	Souza, Shane		El Diamente	49-03.25
8	Abundes, Mario	12	Delano	49-01.25
9	Moore, Darien		Bakersfield	49-01.00
10	Austin, Jordan		Highland	48-07.00
11	Sicks, Paul	11	Tulare Union	48-05.25
12	Temple, Cody		Liberty	48-02.50
13	Figuers, Ben		West	47-04.00
14	Swegart, Nick	12	Mt. Whitney	47-03.75
15	Smith, Holden		Buchanan	45-09.00
16	Johnson, Brent		Buchanan	44-09.75
17	Weststeyn, Mark		Cent. Valley Chr	43-10.00
--	Guzman, Joe		Clovis East	Foul

2009 Men Discus Throw

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Darr, Matt	FR	ontier	177-06
2	Brice, Sandri		El Diamente	173-06
3	Irwin, Willy		Clovis East	168-00
4	Lopez, Joel	12	Mt. Whitney	157-03
5	Budwig, Jacob		Fowler	153-09
6	Bowser, Alex		Clovis East	152-02
7	Endler, Matt		Clovis West	151-06
8	Gomez, Angel	12	Reedley	150-08
9	Rubio, Josh		Bakersfield Chr.	141-00
10	Cravens, Rane		Liberty	139-10
11	Gingold, Jake		Buchanan	139-04
12	Austin, Jordan		Highland	139-00
13	Davis, Anthony		Bakersfield	133-09
14	Bramer, Trent		Clovis West	132-01
15	Harris, Derek	12	Tulare Union	131-11
16	Murrillo, David		Buchanan	131-04
17	Swegart, Nick	12	Mt. Whitney	130-06
18	Ford, Jacoby		Washingon Union	128-06

Three Then Two

What should have been a great Bakersfield end to the valley meet has ended up being marred in controversy and conspiracy theories. Instead of marveling at Centennial's amazing race and the spectacular finish, many are dwelling on the negative.

From what I have pieced together, it all came down to a baton being thrown for some unknown reason and not ready for prime time results being flashed on the big board to soon.

All I want to say is "What a Brilliant Race!" and congratulations Myren, Jim, Matt and Thomas!

2009 Men 4x400 Meter Relay
# School Finals
1 Centennial 3:19.94
2 Ridgeview 3:20.23
3 Buchanan 3:22.29
4 Clovis East 3:22.67
5 Bullard 3:23.21
6 Tulare Western 3:23.86
7 Redwood 3:24.93
8 El Diamente 3:25.12
9 Edison 3:25.94
10 Highland 3:27.26
11 Clovis 3:30.14
12 Hanford West 3:30.30
13 Bakersfield 3:30.33
14 Clovis West 3:33.60
15 Selma 3:34.29
16 Yosemite 3:36.19
-- Tehachapi DQ
-- Liberty DQ

The valley meet record for the 4x400 meter relay is: 3:13.45a edison-fre '79 and the valley meet record is: 3:14.83a bakersfield '02

2008 valley meet results: 1-edison-fr 3:17.86a 2-liberty-bk 3:18.95a 3-bakersfield 3:20.06a 4-clovis east 3:22.40a 5-stockdale-bk 3:22.82a 6-centennial-bk 3:23.09a

For the first time in awhile, Edison and Bakersfield High were nowhere near the top of the valley rankings. With Purvis transferring to Ridgeview, it made them an immediate player in the 1600 relay and Liberty reloaded and was looking for a return trip to state. Last year Liberty came in 13th and Bakersfield came in 17th in the state prelims.

This year, Centennial joined the ranks of state bound 4 x 400 squads.

Homefield Advantage

Watching is harder then doing? In the hurdles that seems to be the case. Coaches and parents are in agony watching their athletes in these events. One slight misstep and the hurdles come crashing down almost as hard as the parents dreams.

In the 300 hurdles, I was standing next to Johnson's dad and when there was a false start he was beside himself with apprehension that the race was over before it started. Then when the athletes came running by us at the top of the homestretch, he was willing Sean over every hurdle and di not take a breathe till he crossed the line.

Sadly freshman King of Centennial came in the dreaded fourth place and won't be moving on to state.

Men 110 Meter Hurdles

#	Name	Year	School	Finals	Wind
1	Johnson, Sean		Buchanan	14.15	1.6
2	Archie, Corvaughn		Buchanan	14.27	1.6
3	Mashler, Andrew	12	Golden West	14.64	1.6
4	Kelley, Bj		Central	15.05	1.6
5	Dunn, Detri		Yosemite	15.07	1.6
6	Osuna, Moses		Madera	15.11	1.0
7	Abundis, Eduardo		Selma	15.13	1.6
8	Payseno, Miles		Clovis	15.19	1.0
9	Law, Jayden		El Diamente	15.24	1.6
10	Puente, Frankie		Selma	15.43	1.6
11	Brinson, John		Clovis East	15.54	1.0
12	Overmyer, Jared	12	Lemoore	15.67	1.0
13	Garza, Jose		Arvin	16.00	1.0
14	Singh, Sunni		Ridgeview	16.04	1.0
15	King, Christian		Centennial	16.33	1.0
16	Holley, Rakeen		Tulare Western	16.88	1.0
--	Maeslty, Richie	SO	uth	DNF	1.6

Men 300 Meter Hurdles

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Johnson, Sean		Buchanan	38.63
2	Dunn, Detri		Yosemite	39.62
3	Steward, Michael	12	Redwood	39.78
4	King, Christian		Centennial	40.00
5	Osuna, Moses		Madera	40.30
6	Hurtado, Ariel		Highland	40.31
7	Garcia, Noe		Madera South	40.67
8	O'malley, Shane		Garces	41.33
9	Anyadiegwu, Enyina		Buchanan	41.39
10	Singh, Sunni		Ridgeview	41.48
11	Dhillon, Navneet	10	Sanger	41.90
12	Lopez, Joseph	SO	uth	41.96
13	Guiles, Richard		Tehachapi	42.01
14	Garza, Jose		Arvin	42.04
15	Law, Jayden		El Diamente	42.12
16	Regier, Jason	11	Sanger	42.75
17	Ruddock, Matt		Yosemite	43.19
--	Jones, Matt		Golden Valley	D

Another Three in the Top Five

The valley record for the 3200 meter run is: 8:49.4 peter romero,reedley '67 and the valley meet record is: 9:02.71a kyle alcorn,buchanan-clo '02

2008 valley meet results: 1-+C.Schwartz,ft h 9:24.19a 2-+J.sanchez,buc 9:24.99a 3-j.ross,CE 9:26.13a 4-+d vartanian,clo 9:26.42 5-d.sanchez,farm 9:30.43a 6-+++J.vilhauer,redw 9:31.42a

Going into the meet, everyone was expecting big things from Vilhauer especially since he threw down 9:02 at Arcadia and was skipping the 1600 to focus on the 3200. Some were even predicting a sub nine performance. But with the first lap clocking in 69, the hoped for fast race was not in the cards.

By the 800 (2:19), Schwartz had taken a slight lead and Vilhauer moved to counter Schwartz's move. At the 1200 (3:29) the duo had broken away from the chase pack that was paced by the Buchanan athletes. By the 1600, the top four finishers had established their lead over the rest of the field.

As the race progressed, Schwartz maintained his lead but Vilhauer was slowly being reeled in by Sanchez and Reedy. With a lap to go the Bears had caught Justin and were moving fast and ended up putting five seconds on the Redwood sophomore. In the end, Buchanan placed 2nd, 3rd and 5th in the 3200. Super frosh CJ Albertson (Buchanan) ran 9:33 for the Bears and barely beat Robby Baker (Ridgeview Jr.) who PRed in the last race of his season.

At state in 2008, Scwartz came in second in a time of 8:58 and Sanchez came in 9th in a time of 9:10

Men 3200 Meter Run

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Schwartz, Chris		Foothill	9:20.22
2	Sanchez, Jonathan		Buchanan	9:22.21
3	Reedy, Heath		Buchanan	9:22.28
4	Vilhauer, Justin	10	Redwood	9:27.43
5	Albertson, C.		J. Buchanan	9:33.58
6	Baker, Bobby		Ridgeview	9:33.65
7	Freeman, Jason		Clovis East	9:38.80
8	Sanchez, Johnny		Roosevelt	9:49.95
9	Lorenzo, Isaiah		Madera South	9:50.05
10	Rodriguez, Antonio		Washingon Union	9:52.98
11	Cisneros, Alfonso		Mcfarland	9:53.32
12	Levy, Kellen		Clovis West	9:57.49
13	Chavez, Jesus	12	Golden West	9:57.57
14	Guerrero, Daniel	11	Redwood	10:08.15
15	Villaplando, Jesus		Shafter	10:08.39
16	Ariey, Andrew		Bakersfield	10:08.50
17	Kelly, Curtis		Stockdale	10:14.44
18	Uranga, Xavier	11	Redwood	10:29.75

Three in the Top Five

Schwartz defended his title and Buchanan started it's team title run with fourteen points in the 1600.

The valley 1600 meter record is: 4:06.4 peter romero,reedley '67 and the valley Meet record is: 4:12.51a gary gonzales,clovis '81

2008 valley meet results 1-+C.Schwartz,FtH 4:15.80a 2-+j sanchez,buc 4:17.48a 3-e battles,CW 4:20.34a 4-j arellaro,mad 4:21.56a 5-+d vartanian,buc 4:21.84a 6-++h reedy,buc 4:23.28a

Sanchez and Schwartz went through the first lap in 62 but the pace slowed and they came through the 800 in around 2:10 with Reedy and Lewis of Highland in tow. By the 1200, Schwartz and Sanchez separated themselves from Lewis.

Down the homestretch, Lewis faded to 7th and it looked like Buchanan would go 2nd, 3rd and 4th but Tesfai managed to out kick both Bears for the final state berth. None of this year's qualifiers ran at state in the 1600 in 2008.

Men 1600 Meter Run

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Schwartz, Chris		Foothill	4:14.37
2	Sanchez, Jonathan		Buchanan	4:14.71
3	Tesfai, Germay		Hoover	4:21.36
4	Reedy, Heath		Buchanan	4:21.44
5	Albertson, C.		J. Buchanan	4:22.98
6	Rodriguez, Roberto		Tulare Western	4:25.90
7	Lewis, Colin		Highland	4:27.84
8	Castanon, Taylor		Miss. Coll. Prep	4:28.65
9	Rodriguez, Antonio		Washingon Union	4:28.87
10	Pace, Joseph		Clovis West	4:30.64
11	Cruz, Noe		Clovis East	4:33.08
12	Morris, Matt	11	Golden West	4:34.59
13	Martinez, Max		Buchanan	4:35.27
14	Garcia, Alex		Ridgeview	4:40.29
15	Nava, Francisco		Mcfarland	4:45.16
16	Solis, Brian		Ridgeview	4:50.75

I Am Nostradamus

Jerrid can run from the back or from the front and in the end, the results are the same. With sub fifty 400 speed and are very successful cross country season under his belt, it looks as if Jerrid has a very good shot at making Saturday night at state.

The final at valley was a close one with six runners within two seconds of each other. From the start, Jerrid took the lead and never looked back. Down the homestretch everyone was moving fast but no one could catch Lewis. None of this year's qualifiers made state in the 800 in 2008.

The valley 800 meter record is: 1:48.3 clark mitchell,bksfd '68 and the valley Meet record is: 1:50.23a vondre armour,bksfd '93.

2008 valley results- 1-A.Mitchell,north-bk 1:54.19a; 2-a champagne,mt w 1:54.97a 3-A.Campbell,CW 1:55.69a; 4-a.ramirez,cent 1:55.83a 5-j.soltero,ave 1:57.16a; 6-+c.younger,mt w 1:58.66a

Men 800 Meter Run

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Lewis, Jerrid		Ridgeview	1:54.75
2	Arellano, Jesse		Madera	1:54.81
3	Sanchez, Jonathan		Buchanan	1:54.97
4	Younger, Cole	12	Mt. Whitney	1:55.62
5	Brown, Chris		Madera South	1:55.93
6	Fox, Ben	11	Sanger	1:56.65
7	Sharwood, William		Clovis West	1:56.96
8	Van Zandt, Jake		Highland	1:57.29
9	Garcia, Jonathan		Parlier	1:58.71
10	Ortiz, Marvin		Clovis East	1:59.27
11	Burke, Stephen		Stockdale	1:59.94
12	Barger, Caleb	FR	ontier	2:00.57
13	Bryd, Tyler	12	Tulare Union	2:01.93
14	Gillis, Taylor		Buchanan	2:02.11
15	Salisbury, Zed		Yosemite	2:02.65
16	Arellano, Geraldo		Coalinga	2:03.37
17	Gutierrez, Alfonso	12	Reedley	2:03.63
18	Gonzales, Christian		Exeter	2:05.14

Too Big a Bite

Bigelow had to hit the afterburners to win the 400 and it may have taken him out off the running in the 100 and 200. He pulled up in the 100 and scratched the 200 later in the evening. Behind him, Marty and Isiah continued their rivalry. The former Liberty teammates have been trading places recently with Marty winning at the south area meet. At valley, Isiah prevailed.

The valley 400 meter dash record is: 46.3 larance jones,lemoore '69 and the valley Meet record is: 47.14ac george timmons,edison-fre '79 & Meet: 47.45a remington blair,reedley '07

2008 valley meet results: 1-M.Lewis,ed 49.08a 2-+I purvis,lib-bk 49.13a 3-d.lozano,stoc 49.35a 4-J Hendrix,Ed 49.62a 5-j smith,clo E 49.78a 6-d.mitchell,stoc 50.09a

None of the qualifiers ran the 400 at state in 2008.

Men 400 Meter Dash

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Bigelow, Brendan		Central	48.04
2	Purvis, Isiah		Ridgeview	48.24
3	Afrentranger, Marty		Liberty	48.72
4	Crayton, Evan		Bullard	49.30
5	Green, Terrell		Edison	49.46
6	Moore, Myren		Centennial	49.56
7	Standmore, Jp	12	Mt. Whitney	50.20
8	Johnson, Stephen		Buchanan	50.24
9	Anyudiegwu, Uchenna		Buchanan	50.48
10	Flores, Javier	11	Hanford	50.91
11	Habson, Triandous		Ridgeview	51.12
12	Davis, Brennen		Tehachapi	51.40
13	Burke, Andrew		Corcoran	52.33

No Deuce for Bigelow

With the scratching of the 2008 second place state finisher Bigelow due to injury, Purvis won rather easily.

The valley 200 meter dash record is: 20.5 marquez holiwell,west-bkd '95 and the valley Meet record is: 21.15a ronald mccree,madera '86

2008 valley meet results: 1-+++B.Bigelow,cen 21.29a(0.8) 2-+isiah purvis,lib-bk 21.96a(0.8) 3-+m navarrete,san 22.04a(0.8) 4-chris lopez,gd west 22.29a(0.8) 5-jc carter,ed 22.49a(0.8) 6-m.wilson,fre 22.55a(0.9)

Purvis came in 16th at the 2008 state meet in the 200.

Men 200 Meter Dash

#	Name	Year	School	Finals	Wind
1	Purvis, Isiah		Ridgeview	21.68	0.8
2	Parker, Cameron		Buchanan	22.08	0.8
3	Bourbon, Richard		Clovis East	22.13	0.8
4	Johnson, Stephen		Buchanan	22.33	0.8
5	Baker, Trevor		Sierra	22.36	0.8
6	Jenning, Bruce		Stockdale	22.39	1.4
7	Hunt, Walter		Bakersfield	22.43	0.8
8	Morgan, Terry		Tulare Western	22.61	1.4
9	Root, Dillon	10	Redwood	22.68	1.4
10	Nutt, Gerald		Clovis West	22.70	0.8
11	Navarrete, Mario	12	Sanger	22.84	1.4
12	Beavers, Brant		Tulare Western	23.45

Almost a Triple with the Triple Jump

Collatz comes within 2.5 inches of making state in three events! If a recent injury to her ankle had not occurred, she might have added the jumps to her throws berths to state.

Women Triple Jump

#	Name	Year	School	Finals	Wind
1	Prandini, Jenna		Clovis	38-10.00	1.1
2	Archie, Saressa		Clovis North	37-02.00	2.2
3	Mahr, Carrington		Buchanan	36-08.50	0.7
4	Collatz, Alex		Stockdale	36-06.00	1.3
5	Ljuba, Daniela		Madera Liberty	36-05.25	1.5
6	Olivera, Katy		S.j. Memorial	36-03.50	2.0
7	Castro, Yajaira	9	Tulare Union	36-01.50	1.9
8	Alexander, Alana		Centennial	35-10.50	1.8
9	Scott, Jamara		Golden Valley	35-01.00	1.3
10	Bledsoe, Beth		Riverdale	34-00.00	4.2
11	Davis, Ensley		Liberty	33-08.00	0.2
12	James, Nyleisha		Tulare Western	33-04.75	2.6
13	Hosey, Kelly		Garces	33-01.00	0.6
14	Guitierrez, Laura	9	Tulare Union	32-00.50	1.3
15	Dial, Tejeta	FR	ontier	31-11.00	2.6
16	Boone, Tiffani		Clovis East	31-10.50	1.3
17	Keffer, Alexis		Tulare Western	30-10.75

Finally On the Record

Though not her PR, Klinchuch did beat 11'6 for the second time this season and moves on to state. Interesting how the Stockdale vaulters vaulted so well at the frosh/soph league championships but have not got near those heights since.







Women Pole Vault

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Weseloff, Holly		Buchanan	12-07.00
2	Klinchuch, Amanda		Liberty	11-09.00
3	Dutton, Jenny		Clovis East	11-03.00
4	Bell, Karissa		Clovis	10-03.00
4	Falkenstein, Emily		Buchanan	10-03.00
6	Peterson, Jane	11	Golden West	9-09.00
7	Mersino, Andera		Clovis East	9-09.00
8	Elliot, Miko		Clovis	9-03.00
9	Farrahi, Kimiya		Clovis North	8-09.00
9	Hobin, Jayne		Stockdale	8-09.00
9	Bacot, Bryana		Taft	8-09.00
9	Giuliano, Gabbie		Stockdale	8-09.00
9	Monteverde, Anginae		Clovis West	8-09.00
14	Gutierrez, Jazmin	12	Tulare Union	8-03.00
14	Sewell, Katie		Liberty	8-03.00
14	Soto, Jesserie	12	Sanger	8-03.00
17	Sosa, Fabiola		Clovis North	7-09.00
17	Underwood, Sharena		North	7-09.00

Not So High

Kirby Ellis of frontier was the top jumper from Bakersfield.
Women High Jump

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Franks, Holly		Sierra	5-04.00
2	Monteverde, Alyssa		Clovis West	5-04.00
3	Mahr, Carrington		Buchanan	5-02.00
4	Horton, Janae		Edison	5-02.00
5	Hansen, Breanne		Clovis	5-02.00
6	Ellis, Kirby	FR	ontier	5-00.00
7	Jones, Celestine		Avenal	5-00.00
7	Draper, Ayla	11	Golden West	5-00.00
9	Riddlesprigger, Mariah		Bullard	5-00.00
10	Anaya, Machelle		Washingon Union	5-00.00
10	Boone, Tiffani		Clovis East	5-00.00
12	Davis, Ensley		Liberty	4-10.00
12	Guthrie, Taylor	10	Redwood	4-10.00
14	Riley, Victoria		Garces	4-10.00
14	Miller, Blakely	10	Redwood	4-10.00
16	Fitch, Julia		Liberty	4-10.00
--	Dose, Morgan		Central	NH

So Fast

Besides shooting track & field, I also shoot skateboarding. When at a location, I can pick out the good skaters immediately before they even try a trick because they do everything fast and smooth. Jelmini reminds me of the great skaters I have seen. She is so quick and powerful.

Often watching the field events in seems to be a battle between giants who are not to graceful but have the size advantage to heave the implement the farthest. This is not the case with Anna or her teammate Lacie, they are outstanding athletes not just strongwomen.

Then there is Collatz who is truly a gifted athlete who qualified for state in both throws and just missed making state in the triple jump. If she had not recently hurt her ankle she might have made it to state in four events (shot,discus,lj,tj). She also junped 5'2 recently.

Then in fifth in the shot was Bakersfield's Torres who missed almost the entire season due to a soccer related injury. She finally made it out to track in May and won a SEYL title. Speaking of soccer, she was the starting goalie for the Drillers this year as a freshman.

Women Shot Put
# Name Year School Finals
1 Jelmini, Anna Shafter 51-09.50
2 Rasley, Lacie Shafter 43-02.00
3 Collatz, Alex Stockdale 40-04.25
4 Cunha, Jenny 12 Tulare Union 39-07.00
5 Torres, Alicia Bakersfield 37-09.50
6 Ceppaglia, Angelina Central 37-08.50
7 Okwelogu, Nonny Clovis West 35-09.50
8 Darosa, Stephanie Miss. Coll. Prep 35-08.00
9 Bane, Alyssa Buchanan 34-10.50
10 Arredondo, Tianna Buchanan 34-05.25
11 Ellis, Brittni 11 Golden West 34-03.25
12 Smith, Courtney Buchanan 34-01.25
13 Ramos, Jackie Golden Valley 34-00.00
14 Henry, Nicole North 33-11.75
15 Beach, Faith 10 Tulare Union 33-05.00
16 Coffee, Janae Clovis West 33-02.75
17 Vermillion, Heather 10 Redwood 33-02.25
18 Keller, Breanna Bullard 31-05.50
19 Flores, Jessica Clovis West 30-01.00

Women Discus Throw# Name Year School Finals
1 Jelmini, Anna Shafter 182-08
2 Collatz, Alex Stockdale 157-10
3 Okwelogu, Nonny Clovis West 136-10
4 Rasley, Lacie Shafter 130-02
5 Demus, Selena Tehachapi 118-01
6 Coffee, Janae Clovis West 116-04
7 Little, Teresa Liberty 116-00
7 Ceppaglia, Angelina Central 116-00
9 Gutierrez, Thelma 12 Golden West 114-08
10 Smith, Courtney Buchanan 114-06
11 Vermillion, Heather 10 Redwood 108-08
12 Moton, Jakie 12 Porterville 107-05
13 Bradford, Hollie Washingon Union 103-03
14 Spensoe, Grace Bullard 98-00
15 Gee, Meegie Garces 96-07
16 Durivage, Gabby Bullard 94-09
17 Mendivil, Lissette 9 Redwood 93-00
18 Salazar, Annie West 90-06

Golden Valley Instead of a Golden Hawk

Last year Alexaner (Centennial Sr.) made the state finals in both horizontal jumps but this year, Epps will take her place at state.
Women Long Jump# Name Year School Finals Wind
1 Prandini, Jenna Clovis 18-07.00 0.6
2 Gines, Veronica 12 Sanger 18-05.00 0.8
3 Epps, Shanesha Golden Valley 18-05.00 2.2
4 Williams, Lynn Bullard 18-02.50 1.9
5 Jones, Celestine Avenal 17-11.00 1.5
6 Sears, Ja'nia Edison 17-10.00 1.2
7 Alexander, Alana Centennial 17-07.50 2.8
8 Olivera, Katy S.j. Memorial 17-01.50 1.5
9 Anderson, Shanae Edison 17-01.25 2.0
10 Mahr, Carrington Buchanan 16-06.00 1.5
11 Scott, Jamara Golden Valley 16-05.75 3.4
12 Spink, Sabrina Liberty 16-03.50 2.3
13 Mar, Madelyn Bullard 16-01.75 2.4
14 Campos, Juliana Taft 15-11.50 1.6
15 Castro, Yajaira 9 Tulare Union 15-11.25 3.5
16 Maciel, Brooke 12 Lemoore 15-11.00 2.1
17 Bledsoe, Beth Riverdale 15-09.50 1.3
18 Anaya, Machelle Washingon Union 15-01.00 2.0

Two Weeks To Train

Nice to see Bakersfield take the top two spots in the high jump especislly since state qualifier Isiah Griggs of Bakersfield was M.I.A. this season. Robbins had a season best that ties him with McCullum (Jr.) of Garces.

Like Johnny Carter (Ridgeview So.) in the triple jump, Phillip has been leading the valley most of the season and has also been battling injuries. At valley, Phillip said he was just starting to feel okay and just wanted to make state and he did just that. At last count, there was five seven foot plus jumpers in the state but anything can happen.


Men High Jump# Name Year School Finals
1 Robbins, George West 6-08.00
2 Mccullum, Phillip Garces 6-06.00
2 Coles, Idarre 11 Redwood 6-06.00
4 Wilson, Marquess 11 Tulare Union 6-04.00
4 Daley, Philmore 11 Lemoore 6-04.00
6 Smith, Travis Buchanan 6-02.00
6 Hembree, Taylor Sierra 6-02.00
6 Garcia, Joey Coalinga 6-02.00
6 Kruse, Ryan 10 Redwood 6-02.00
6 Staab, Michael Madera 6-02.00
11 West, Michael 12 Lemoore 6-00.00
11 Harris, Robby Bakersfield 6-00.00
11 Becker, Gyle Bullard 6-00.00
14 Feller, Dean Centennial 5-10.00
14 Wentworth, Tristan 11 Tulare Union 5-10.00
14 Vela, Lance Clovis East 5-10.00
17 Ochoa, Chris Chowchilla 5-08.00