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

Who Made State? (Girls)

To make state one must come in the top three at valley or meet a very tough At-Large standard. The following girls made state:

Brushay Wandick (Bakersfield 12) made state in the 100, 200 and both relays. Frontier's Taylor Jackson (11) was the only other female track athlete to make state. Though the favorite in both hurdles, she only made it in the 300. In the field events Kern County had more success: Amanda Klinchuch (Liberty 12) made it the pole vault, Shanesha Epps (Golden Valley) in the long jump. Anna Jelmini (Shafter) and Alex Collatz (Stockdale) made it in throws and Lacie Rasley (Shafter) made it in the shot as well.

Women 100 Meter Dash

#	Name	Year	School	Finals	Wind
1	Prandini,`Jenna		Clovis	11.84	2.0
2	Wandick, Brushey		Bakersfield	12.09	2.0
3	Riddlesprigger,.Mariah		Bullard	12.18	2.0

Women 200 Meter Dash

#	Name	Year	School	Finals	Wind
1	Prandini,,Jenna		Clovis	24.56	1.3
2	Wandick, Brushey		Bakersfield	25.00	1.3
3	Williams,.Jessica		Bullard	25.11	1.3

Women 300 Meter Hurdles

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Jackson, Taylor	FR	ontier	44.35
2	Mcdaniel,;Keenya		Selma	44.85
3	Monteverde, Alyssa		Clovis.West	45.24

Women 4x100 Meter Relay

#	School	Finals
1	Bullard	47.13
2	Bakersfield	47.93
3	Edison	48.02

Women 4x400 Meter Relay

#	School	Finals
1	Edison	3:50.76
1).Anderson,.Jenise................2).Thompson,.Breeauna
3).Horton,.Janae...................4).Anderson,.Shanae
2	Clovis`North	3:58.09
1) Gabourel, Nia 2) Archie, Saressa
3) Nakamura, Jennifer 4) Francis, Alisia
3	Bakersfield	3:58.14

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

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

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

Women Discus Throw

#	Name	Year	School	Finals
1	Jelmini,.Anna		Shafter	182-08
2	Collatz,'Alex		Stockdale	157-10