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.

Jelmini adds more national hardware

EUGENE, Ore. -- Shafter High graduate Anna Jelmini earned her second junior national championship of the weekend with a victory in the discus Saturday at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Jelmini's winning throw of 174 feet, 10 inches was well short of her national record (190-3), but it easily outdistanced Erin Pendleton and Aslynn Halvorson, who each threw 169-5.

"I threw decent today," said Jelmini, who will next compete July 31-Aug. 2 at the Pan Am Juniors in Trinidad and Tobago. "It has been a long weekend. I just did what I needed to do to go to the next meet."

Jelmini captured the junior national shot put title Friday night.

State Discus Champ: Anna Jelmini Shafter/ce 186-09

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Anna Jelmini

Shafter | senior

Gatorade National Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year, so the All-Area selection is a yawner. In case you haven't heard, she's a two-time double state champion, holds the national record in the discus (190-3) and is second all-time in the shot put (54-4.75). Will attend Arizona State next season.

CIF State Track and Field Championships - 6/5/2009 to 6/6/2009
Presented by Farmers
Buchanan High School - Clovis

Event 26 Girls Discus Throw
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Anna Jelmini Shafter/ce 186-09 56.92m 10
186-09 177-11 FOUL 171-05 179-04 179-04
2 Alex Collatz Stockdale/ce 163-01 49.70m 8
144-07 147-03 163-01 159-08 FOUL 155-04
3 Rebecca Hammar 10 Buch. Col/sj 140-02 42.72m 6
140-02 136-09 134-03 139-06 139-02 115-06
4 Lindsay Machado 12 El Dorado/sj 137-02 41.80m 4
118-07 133-09 135-08 137-02 121-03 FOUL
5 Kayla Kovar 12 Burr(Rid)/ss 136-10 41.70m 2
130-09 127-11 136-10 126-01 130-01 132-06
6 Shaylynn Fisher 12 Great Oak 135-03 41.22m 1
135-03 93-04 119-11 131-03 116-07 119-10
7 Janelle Prothro 10 Logan J/Nc 133-06 40.69m
116-10 122-04 123-00 125-04 129-01 133-06
8 Brianna French 10 Vacaville/sj 127-04 38.81m
121-00 115-02 FOUL 117-11 127-04 FOUL
-- Maddie Casanova 12 Alemany/ss FOUL
FOUL FOUL FOUL
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Women - Team Rankings - 8 Events Scored
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1) Poly (LB) /ss SS 25 2) Shafter /ce CE 20
3) Serra /ss SS 18 4) Logan James /nc NC 12
5) Claremont /ss SS 10 5) Academy of OLP /sd SD 10
5) Rio Mesa /ss SS 10 8) Stockdale /ce CE 9
9) Moreau Cath. /nc NC 8 9) Leland /cc CC 8
9) Highland /ss SS 8 9) Etiwanda /ss SS 8
9) Redondo /ss SS 8 9) St. Mary's /sj SJ 8
15) Buchach Colony /sj 6 15) Burrough(Rid) /ss SS 6
15) Deer Valley /nc NC 6 15) North Torrance/ss SS 6
15) Rancho Bernrdo/sd SD 6 15) Lutheran (Orange) /ss 6
15) Diamond Ranch /ss SS 6 15) St. Mary's Academy/ss 6
23) Casa Grande /nc NC 4 23) El Dorado /sj SJ 4
23) St. Mary's /nc NC 4 23) Pinewood /cc CC 4
23) Rancho Verde /ss SS 4 28) Torrey Pines /sd SD 3
29) Silverado /ss SS 2 29) St. Joseph-Sm /ss SS 2
29) Bullard /ce CE 2 29) Vallejo /sj SJ 2
29) Carter /ss 2 34) Clovis /ce CE 1
34) Great Oak/ss 1 34) Pinole Valley/nc NC 1
34) Oakmont /sj SJ 1 34) Paraclete /ss SS 1