10.09.08
Posted in Kern XC Results, Schools, Stockdale, South, Ridgeview, Cross Country Dual/Tri Meets at 5:39 am by Administrator
Boys
Ridgeview 15, South 50; Stockdale 17, South 42; Ridgeview 22, Stockdale 37 3 miles, South 1. Kelly, S, 16:05; 2. Baker, R, 16:10; 3. A. Garcia, R, 16:25; 4. Lewis, R, 16:31; 5. Slaton, St, 16:40; 6. Solis, R, 16:59; 7. Madrigal, R, 17:10; 8. Burke, St, 17:17; 9. Munoz, R, 17:21; 10. Manseno, R, 17:22; 12. Romero, So, 17:34. Record–Ridgeview (6-0 SWYL) JVRidgev 26, Stockdale 31 Ridgeview 20, South 42 Stockdale 23, South 38
Girls
Stockdale 15, South 49; Ridgeview 15, South 45; Ridgev. 25, Stockdale 30 South, 3-mile course 1. T. Lynch, R, 19:28; 2. Amber, S, 19:49; 3. Duran, R, 19:52; 4. Huizar, R, 19:55; 5. Hamey, S, 20:17; 6. Pennel, S, 20:23; 7. Moore, S, 20:30; 8. Armendariz, R, 20:57; 9. L. Gonzalez, R, 21:10; 10. Diaz, S, 21:28. 13. Ghuman, So, 22:27. Record–Ridgeview (6-0 SWYL) JVStockdale 19, South 47 Ridgeview 20, South 45
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10.02.08
Posted in Kern XC Results, Schools, South, West, Cross Country Dual/Tri Meets at 4:58 am by Administrator
South 15, West 40
3 miles, at South High
1. Romero, S, 17:33; 2. Little, S, 17:47; 3. Salgado, S, 18:34; 4. Espinoza, S, 18:37; 5. Valdez, S, 18:55; 6. Ortiz, W, 19:19; 7. Cantu, W, 19:20; 8. Cazares, W, 19:43; 9. Castro, S, 20:21; 10. Perez, W, 20:25. JV–South 15, West 50
South 22, West 31
3 miles, at South High
1. Habebo, W, 22:43; 2. Ghuman, S, 23:23; 3. Cuevas, S, 24:19; 4. G. Castro, S, 24:49; 5. Rivas, S, 25:13; 6. McCowan, W, 25:24; 7. Agbalog, W, 26:16; 8. C. Castro, S, 26:48; 9. Benitez, S, 28:07; 10. Perez, W, 28:40. JV–South 15, West 50
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09.25.08
Posted in Kern XC Results, Schools, North, South, Frontier, Cross Country Dual/Tri Meets at 10:11 am by Administrator
Boys
North 25, South 30; North 26, Frontier29; Frontier 23, South 32 3-mile course, at North 1. Romero, S, 17:56; 2. Ralls, N, 18:02; 3. Peralta, F, 18:05; 4. R. Lopez, N, 18:07; 5. T. Lopez, N, 18:10; 6. Beechinor, F, 18:18; 7. Golich, F, 18:38; 8. Urmston, F, 18:39; 9. Little, S, 18:51; 10. Emmett, N, 18:58.
JVSouth 15, North 50; Frontier 15, North 50; South 18, Frontier 37
Girls
North 19, Frontier 39; North 15, South 45; Frontier 22, South 39 3-mile course, at North 1. C. Lopez, N, 20:58; 2. Meadows, F, 21:22; 3. Y. Perez, N, 21:56; 4. Moyer, N, 22:02; 5. B, Perez, N, 23:10; 6. Menzel, N, 23:29; 7. Maltos, F, 23:46; 8. Maier, N, 24:07; 9. Ghuman, S, 25:02; 10. Sweeney, F, 25:18. JVNorth 15, South 50; North 15, Frontier 50;
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Posted in Kern XC Results, Schools, Taft, South, Cross Country Dual/Tri Meets at 6:30 am by Administrator
Boys
Shafter 15, Taft 50 3-mile course, Shafter High 1. Handel, S, 17:18; 2. Barrios, S, 17:27; 3. Wittenberg, S, 18:11; 4. Montoya, S, 18:34; 5. Moreno, S, 18:51; 6. Viss, S, 19:09; 7. Placencia, S, 19:11; 7. Picasso, S, 19:27; 8. Velasquez, S, 19:28; 9. Yanez, S, 19:53.
JV–Shafter 15, Taft 50
Girls
Shafter 18, Taft 43 3-mile course, Shafter High 1. Wittenberg, S, 20:37; 2. Milwee, S, 22:19; 3. Handel, S, 22:20; 4. Thompson, T, 22:47; 5. Plaza, S, 22:553; 6. Guitron, T, 23:40; 7. Lara, S, 23:44; 8. Torres, S, 24:15; 9. Angulo, S, 25:49; 10. Scales, S, 27:08.
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09.18.08
Posted in Kern XC Results, Schools, Centennial, South, Cross Country Dual/Tri Meets at 10:16 am by Administrator
Boys
Centennial 21, South 40
At Centennial
1. Vincent, C, 17:27; 2. Romero, S, 17:32; 3. Whitaker, C, 17:43; 4. Smith, C, 17:50; 5. Little, S, 18:01.
JV–S 23, C 32.
Girls
Centennial 15, South 49
At Centennial
1. Crowe, C, 20:59; 2. Dahl, C, 21:34; 3. Fulsom, C, 22:24; 4. Martinez, C, 22:25; 5. Dittman, C, 22:41.
JV–C 17, S 48
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09.10.08
Posted in Invitationals, Kern XC Results, Schools, Results, Info, BHS, McFarland, Foothill, North, East, Golden Valley, Liberty, Stockdale, Centennial, South, West, Ridgeview, Highland, Garces, Frontier, Bakersfield, Mira Monte, Independence at 10:52 pm by Administrator
Foothill’s Schwartz, North’s Lopez run to East Invitational titles
The Bakersfield Californian | Wednesday, Sep 10 2008 10:07 PM
Last Updated: Wednesday, Sep 10 2008 10:06 PM
Believe it or not, Foothill cross country state champion Chris Schwartz said he felt some butterflies Wednesday before the start of the East Bakersfield Invitational.
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North High’s Cecilia Lopez won the girls varsity race at the East Bakersfield cross country meet, held Wednesday afternoon at Lake Ming.
“The beginning of the race, I was a little nervous,” Schwartz said.
At the end, he left no doubt who the guy to beat is again this year. Schwartz ran the 3-mile course (slightly shorter than a normal 5-kilometer course) in 15:29, shaving more than a minute off of what he ran in winning this season-opening meet last year.
At this point, he’s competing mostly against the clock. The other runners are just there to push him to better times. “I’m going out there with the mindset of getting (less than 15 minutes) every race,” Schwartz said. “If I can’t, I’ll just try to lower my time every race.”
Schwartz began to pull away at the 2-mile mark, then widened the gap during a downhill stretch just before the finish. He was sprinting by the time he crossed the finish.
“We hammered speed with Chris all during track season, just hammered it,” said Foothill coach Aaron Rietz, who also coached Schwartz to a second-place finish in the state’s 3,200-meter race in track. “He’s gotten so much better.”
That’s a scary thought for the rest of the area, even if it looks like there are more quality runners than usual. Though shaving one-tenth of a mile off the course and better weather helped, times were significantly better this year than last. Schwartz’s 16:40 finish of 2007 would have barely gotten him in the top 10 this year.
At the top of the list was Ridgeview, which had the next three finishers after Schwartz: Brian Solia in 15:33, Robby Baker in 15:53.5 and Alex Garcia in 16:13. The Wolf Pack’s 35 points easily bested second-place Bakersfield High, which had 70.
“We’ve got a young group of guys that have worked really hard over the summer,” Ridgeview coach Adam Setser said. “I wouldn’t say it came out of nowhere, because I knew they were capable of doing really well. On the girls side, same thing.”
The Ridgeview girls also won the team title, scoring 73 points to Stockdale’s 89.
North’s Cecilia Lopez ran a 19:30 to take the individual title, bringing her into the spotlight on a team that had been led by Candace Carlson for the past year. Carlson was The Californian’s Runner of the Year last season but dropped out midway through this race. North coach Brian Huens declined to comment on why Carlson dropped out, but did say she wasn’t injured.
That left Lopez, who pulled away in the last mile to win a surprising crown.
“I came in expecting to work as a teammate, to get some team points,” Lopez said. “I didn’t expect to win. I finished the race and I thought to myself, ‘I could have gone faster.’ I need someone pushing me.”
Foothill’s Natalie Fernandez was second in 19:36, Liberty’s Ashley Barton third in 19:42 and Ridgeview’s Jessica Huizer fourth in 19:49.
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09.08.08
Posted in Schools, Championships, Valley, State, McFarland, Foothill, Wasco, Shafter, Taft, North, East, Golden Valley, Liberty, Stockdale, Centennial, Delano, South, West, Ridgeview, Highland, Arvin, Garces, Frontier, Tehachapi, Bakersfield, Bakersfield Christian, Mira Monte, Independence at 12:52 pm by Administrator
2008-2009 CENTRAL SECTION FALL PLAY-OFF DIVISIONS
GIRLS CC
D-1
BAKERSFIELD
BUCHANAN
BULLARD
CENTENNIAL
CLOVIS
CLOVIS WEST
CLOVIS EAST
GOLDEN WEST
MADERA
STOCKDALE
D-2
CENTRAL
EAST
EL DIAMANTE
EDISON
FRONTIER
FOOTHILL
GARCES
LIBERTY
MT. WHITNEY
MONACHE
NORTH
REEDLEY
SANGER
SJM
SUNNYSIDE
TULARE
TULARE WESTERN
YOSEMITE
D-3
ARVIN
CESAR CHAVEZ
CLOVIS NORTH
DINUBA
DELANO
EXETER
FRESNO
GOLDEN VALLEY
GRANITE HILLS
HANFORD
HANFORD WEST
HOOVER
HIGHLAND
MADERA SOUTH
Mc LANE
LEMOORE PORTERVILLE
RIDGEVIEW
REDWOOD
ROOSEVELT
SELMA
SHAFTER
SOUTH
TEHACHAPI
WASCO
WEST
D-4 501-1250
AVENAL
BAKERSFIELD CH.
CARUTHERS
COALINGA
CORCORAN
CHOWCHILLA
DOS PALOS
FIREBAUGH
FOWLER
KERMAN
KINGSBURG
LIBERTY M/R
LINDSAY
MENDOTA
Mc FARLAND
ORANGE COVE
PARLIER
RIVERDALE
SIERRA
TAFT
TRANQUILLITY
WASHINGTON UN.
WOODLAKE
D-5 6-500
STRATHMORE
CVC
IMMANUEL
COAST UN.
MISSION PREP
FRESNO CH.
LATON
KINGS CH.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
D-1
BAKERSFIELD
BUCHANAN
BULLARD
CENTRAL
CENTENNIAL
CLOVIS
CLOVIS EAST
CLOVIS WEST
MADERA
MT. WHITNEY
STOCKDALE
D-2
EAST
GARCES
GOLDEN WEST
HIGHLAND
HOOVER
LIBERTY
MONACHE
NORTH
REDWOOD
REEDLEY
SUNNYSIDE
TULARE UN.
TULARE WEST.
D-3
ARVIN
CESAR CHAVEZ
CLOVIS NORTH
DELANO
DINUBA
EDISON
EL DIAMANTE
FOOTHILL
FRESNO
FRONTIER
GOLDEN VALLEY
GRANITE HILLS
LEMOORE
HANFORD
HANFORD WEST
MADERA SOUTH
Mc LANE
PORTERVILLE
RIDGEVIEW
ROODEVELT
SANGER
SHAFTER
SELMA
SJM
SOUTH
TEHACHAPI
WASCO
YOSEMITE
D-4 501-1250
AVENAL
BAKERSFIELD CH.
CARUTHERS
COALINGA
CORCORAN
CHOWCHILLA
DOS PALOS
FIREBAUGH
FOWLER
KERMAN
KINGSBURG
LIBERTY M/R
LINDSAY
MENDOTA
Mc FARLAND
ORANGE COVE
PARLIER
RIVERDALE
SIERRA
TAFT
TRANQUILLITY
WASHINGTON UN.
WOODLAKE
D-5 6-500
STRATHMORE
CVC
IMMAUNEL
COAST UN.
MISSION PREP
FRESNO CH.
LATON
KINGS CH.
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06.21.08
Posted in Profiles, Athletes, Schools, Kern Track Results, Foothill, Shafter, Taft, North, Golden Valley, Liberty, Stockdale, Centennial, South, Rankings, Track, Garces, Frontier, Burroughs, Bakersfield, Bakersfield Christian at 7:04 am by Administrator
2008 All-Area girls track and field selections
The Bakersfield Californian | Friday, Jun 20 2008 8:35 PM
Last Updated: Friday, Jun 20 2008 8:51 PM
Athlete of the Year
ANNA JELMINI
Shafter, junior
– Dominated California with 169-4 discus and 48-3.5 shot put throws
– Could have won both state championships with any of her shot throws and three of her discus throws
– Despite the state’s best competition, easily won area and section meets
– Fired a 183-11 at Salinas for a provisional Olympic Trials qualifying mark
ALANA ALEXANDER
Centennial, junior
– Qualified for state finals in long jump and triple jump, finishing seventh and ninth
– Central Section champion in triple jump with 38-3.75
– Was top three in four different Southwest Yosemite League events: third in 100 hurdles, second in 300 hurdles, long jump and triple jump champion
ALEX COLLATZ
Stockdale, freshman
– Perhaps area’s most versatile athlete, she qualified for state in discus and triple jump
– Finished fourth in state discus finals with throw of 150-3
– Best discus mark of 159-4 ranked in nation’s top 10 and was No. 8 freshman throw in state history
– Ended state triple-jump run in 17th place
TAYLOR JACKSON
Frontier, sophomore
– Dominated hurdles in Kern County, with best time in 100 and 300 by nearly a second
– Was second in 300 hurdles and third in 100 hurdles at section meet and finished in state’s top 25 in both
– Double champion at league and area meets
AMANDA KLINCHUCH
Liberty, junior
– Area’s premier pole vaulter cleared season-best 11-6 at Central Section meet, finishing second in a vault-off
– Hit 11-3 in state prelims to finish in a tie for 13th, one spot from a vault-off for the finals
– Won South Area meet by nearly three feet
KAYLA KOVAR
Burroughs, junior
– Threw better than 150 in discus five times at state meet, finishing third with 154-10 in finals
– Finished second in Southern Section with 153-1
– Season-high throw of 157-8 in state prelims ranks top 10 in nation
ASHLEE THOMAS
Centennial, senior
– South Area champion in 800 and second in 400
– Fourth in section in 800 (2:19.77) and seventh in 400 (58.90)
– Southwest Yosemite League champion in both events
CAREY TUUAMALEMALO
Taft, senior
– Qualified for state meet in discus with 130-9 throw at section meet
– Finished 13th in state prelims with 128-1 throw
– Led Wildcats to South Sequoia League team title with top-three finishes in both throwing events
BRUSHAY WANDICK
Bakersfield, junior
– Triple champion at area meet, winning 400 relay, 100 and 200
– After narrowly missing state in 400 relay and 100 (fourth in both), finished third in 200 meters in 24.69
– Finished 21st in state, running a 25.60Second team
SECOND TEAM
Shanea Anderson, Stockdale
Sarah Baker, Bakersfield
Candace Carlson, North
Shinead McDonald, Bakersfield
Melissa Merrill, Bakersfield Christian
Monica Morley, Centennial
Cassandra Salazar, Shafter
Erica Wilcox, Liberty
HONORABLE MENTION
Boron: Morgan Frier
Foothill: Natalie Fernandez
Frontier: Kirby Ellis, Halle Meadows
Garces: Monica Guzman, Kelly Hosey, Victoria Riley
Golden Valley: Shanesha Epps
Rosamond: Jasmine Moore
South: Candice Nichols
Stockdale: Jenise Anderson
Taft: Bryanna Bacot
Shafter’s Jelmini named All-Area Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year
BY ZACH EWING, Californian staff writer
zewing@bakersfield.com | Friday, Jun 20 2008 10:33 PM
Last Updated: Friday, Jun 20 2008 10:53 PM
Everything Anna Jelmini did this year — from the undefeated season to the 183-11 discus throw to, of course, the double state championship — can be traced back to a crowded, noisy Body Xchange gym on Calloway Drive and the next set of weights.
“Every time it got hard,” Jelmini said, “I thought of the state meet. Then I kept working harder.”
That singular determination in the fall made the spring’s competitions a formality. Jelmini went unbeaten — and never really was tested — in winning state championships in the shot put and discus.
The Shafter junior, who single-handedly lifted the Generals to fourth place in the state, is an easy choice for The Californian’s Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.
Jelmini herself can tell you how dominant she was with a story of how other throwers treated her — if you don’t mind her blushing.
“Everyone was really nice, and they’re like, ‘If you want to see real throwing, look at her,’” Jelmini said. “It sounds weird hearing them say that.”
Competitors so impressed they turned into fans? Yowza.
“I didn’t expect to come out and dominate right away; I had to work after it,” Jelmini said. “But once I was up there, I just continued to work to stay up there.”
“Up there” meant having top-5 marks nationally in both events, and, after a mid-season trip to Salinas, the No. 1 mark in the discus, a spectacular 183-11 that sent her into the Central Section record books and allows her to compete in this month’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore.
“It was unreal,” Jelmini said of the big throw. “It was amazing. I was like, ‘Was that me? Did that really go that far?’”
Salinas is famous for its windy discus arena, often propelling throwers to big marks, but Jelmini is no fluke. She won the state discus crown with a throw of 169-4 (no one within eight feet) and the shot put title with a 48-3.5 (winner by more than five feet). She had a discus throw well past 180 at state, but it was a foul by inches.
“She is very athletic, she’s very responsive, she picks things up well and she’s very quickly able to adjust,” Shafter throwing coach Matt Godbehere said.
Godbehere or his wife, former Bakersfield High and UCLA great Dawn Dumble, have been coaching Jelmini since she was in grade school. After she finished fourth in the discus and seventh in the shot at last year’s state finals, he primed for a breakout junior season.
“We sat down last summer and discussed goals and how we were going to get there,” Godbehere said. “Based on that conversation, we set a schedule for training. … Numbers I wanted in the weight room that I was shooting for this time of year, she was doing it in the fall.
“From the get-go, she stayed way ahead of the curve. It was exciting.”
Now, Jelmini has bigger meets in mind than even the state. She won the discus Friday at the USA Junior Outdoor Championships in Columbus, Ohio, and will compete in the shot put today. Next is the World Junior Championships July 8-13 in Poland — and the Olympic trials.
When she’s done with that, she’ll come back to Shafter, Bakersfield and Body Xchange and continue working on a career that already has her on the short list of Kern County greats.
“It seems like those other people are on a whole different pedestal,” Jelmini said. “But it’s pretty cool that I’m up there with them.”
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