Lacie Rasley makes Team USA roster for the World Youth Championships

Team USA roster for the World Youth Championships
World Youth Championships: July 8-12 in Bressanone, Italy

The mark listed next to each event below is what an athlete likely needs to achieve in order to place in the finals of the World Youth Championships. Each athlete’s listed IAAF mark is the best-known performance by the athlete that meets IAAF standards and was achieved between Jan. 1, 2008 and June 22, 2009.

Shot Put (44-08.75)
1. Lacie Rasley (Shafter, Ca.) 43-09.25
IAAF: 44-00.50 (Central Sec. Sequoia-Sierra Area, 2, Oakhurst 5-13-90)
2. Sarah Howard (Trinity Christian, Dublin, Ga.) 42-09.00
IAAF: 44-06.75 (Atlanta Inter., 1, Atlanta 5-30-09)

Lacie Rasley wins throwing event at the USA Track & Field Youth Championships

Anna Jelmini's not the only one around here who can throw her way into world competition.

Stockdale High's Alex Collatz and Shafter's Lacie Rasley each won a throwing event at the USA Track & Field Youth Championships this week and advance to compete at the IAAF World Youth Championships next week in Bressanone, Italy.

The events are for 16- and 17-year olds. Both Collatz and Rasley were sophomores last year.

Collatz threw 152 feet in the discus Tuesday at the USATF event in Ypsilanti, Mich., not close to her personal best of 177-0 but enough to out-distance her nearest competition by more than five feet.

Then on Wednesday, Rasley put the shot 43-9.25 to beat Sarah Howard of Dublin, Ga., by 12.25 inches. Rasley's personal best is 44-0.25.

The top two finishers in each event were up for consideration to attend the world youth games, and USATF selected Collatz and Rasley.

Shafter High's Jelmini competed in the discus in Poland last year as part of the USATF World Junior Championships team, one age group up from Youth.

Laci Rasley - Shot Put

Laci Rasley (Shafter So) is currently ranked number sixth in the state in the shot put and has a good shot at making the finals. She is within a few feet of most those in front her with the exception of her teammate Jelmini and has been improving throughout the season. In fact, her best this season (44'0.5) would have placed her second at the state meet in 2008

Event 25 Girls Shot Put Prelims
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National: 54-10.75 5/9/2003 Michelle Carter (Red Oak, TX)
State Meet: 52-11.50 6/19/1993 Kristin Heaston (Ygnacio Valley)
Name Year School Seed Mark
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1 Jelmini, Anna Shafter/ce 51-09.50
2 Alhoo, Jackie 12 St Mary's/sj 45-07.25
3 Amaechi, Chioma 11 Lincoln/sf 45-03.00
4 Kovar, Kayla 12 Burr(Rid)/ss 43-02.75
5 Rasley, Lacie Shafter/ce 43-02.00
6 Burrell, Jasmine 11 N Trrnce/ss 43-01.00
7 McKee, Meagan 11 SantaTrs/ cc 42-11.50
8 Loya, Teresa 11 St Jsph /ss 42-08.75
9 Harrell, Urina 9 Serra/ss 42-08.75
10 Makenesi, Luseane 12 Katella/ss 42-05.25
11 Bingham, Jennifer 11 Steele Canyon/sd 41-03.50
12 Hinton, Markita 11 Atascdro./ss 41-01.75
13 Collatz, Alex Stockdale/ce 40-04.25
14 Hammar, Rebecca 10 Buch. Col/sj 39-09.25
15 Manning, Alyssa 12 Rio Linda/sj 39-05.75
16 Tagivakitini, Talei 11 Albany /nc 39-05.50
17 Hardiman, Myeesha 11 Wilcox/cc 38-11.75
18 Weir, Jillian 11 Homestead/cc 38-11.00
19 Oliva, Adrianna 12 Hercules/nc 38-10.00
20 Jones, Erinn 12 Logan J/Nc 38-07.50
21 Aragon, Emily 12 Escondido/sd 38-05.25
22 Walsh, Chanelle 12 Rncho Brn/sd 38-03.25
23 Byrd, Caitlin 11 Carson/la 38-02.50
24 Porter, Jazmin 11 Shasta/no 37-07.50
25 Atkins, Deanna 10 Castlemnt/ok 37-04.00
26 Isaacs, Eva 11 Campolndo/nc 36-03.50
27 Tillet, Janay 12 Birmghm/la 35-05.75
28 Alexander, Myshauna 11 Hamilton/la 33-00.25