A New Era

After several years of dominant front runners like Salazar (08) and Wittenberg (09), this year is an unknown for the Generals in that there is not a clear cut front runner but there is a whole bunch of returning athletes.

Mariah had a very good track season for a freshman and should lead her teammates to a good season this fall.


4. 124 SHAF/Shafter High ( 21:48 1:48:57)

1      6  Elizabeth Wittenberg           Sr    767     6   19:59
2     17  Mariah Millwee                 Fr    769    17   21:10
3     28  Lindsee Handel                 So    768    33   22:12
4     31  Katerina Plaza                 So    770    36   22:21
5     42  Mayra Torres                   So    771    48   23:15
6   ( 44) Lenea Lara                     So    772    51   23:19
7   ( 90) Jennifer Scales                So    773    98   25:11

Womens 1600 Meter
Rank	Mark		Name	Grade	School	Section	Meet	Date
1	5:45.71		Moriah Millwee	9	Shafter	CE	Sequoia Sierra Area Finals	05/13/09
4	6:05.64		JazminiLlamas	10	Shafter	CE	South Sequoia Finals-CE	05/09/09
5	6:21.86		Lenea Lara	10	Shafter	CE	South Sequoia Finals-CE	05/09/09

Womens 3200 Meter
Rank	Mark		Name	Grade	School	Section	Meet	Date
1	12:20.44		Moriah Millwee	9	Shafter	CE	Reedley Invitational	05/01/09
2	13:20.38		Jazmin Llamas	10	Shafter	CE	Sequoia Sierra Area Finals	05/13/09
3	14:11.16		Lenea Lara	10	Shafter	CE	Sequoia Sierra Area Finals	05/13/09

Jelmini best in Western Hemisphere

First the state. Then the nation. Now the Western Hemisphere. Anna Jelmini has conquered another set of throwers.

Jelmini, a Shafter High graduate, won gold Thursday in the shot put at the Junior Pan American Games in hot and humid Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Jelmini used her second-to-last throw of 16.37 meters (53 feet, 8.5 inches) to inch past Julie Labonte of Canada, who threw 16.29, in the shot put finals.

Jelmini's mom, Michele, spoke to her daughter and said Anna was excited.

"I let her tell me what had happened," Michele Jelmini said. "Everything always gets on text message and e-mail, so she never gets to tell anybody (she won)."

The Junior Pan Am Games are held every four years and host competitors from countries in North, South and Central America.

Jelmini, who competes in the discus today at 1 p.m. Pacific time, is a two-time CIF state champion in the shot put and discus and won the junior national championship in both events earlier this summer.