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South Sequoia League Championships – 04/30/08
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South Sequoia League Championships
At Cal State Bakersfield
Boys
Team standings–Shafter 188, Tehachapi 96, Taft 88, Bakersfield Christian 46, Arvin 36, Wasco 36.
400 relay–Tehachapi (Roemer, Strauss, Olofson, Davis), 45.24; 1,600–Snider, Te, 4:36.8; 110 hurdles–Wemberly, W, 16.06; 400–Botts, Ta, 51.27; 100–Ames, S, 11.47; 800–Snider, Te, 2:05.52; 300 hurdles–Williams, A, 43.08; 200–T. Thompson, 22.93; 3,200–Wittenberg, S, 10:16.3; 1,600 relay–Shafter (V. Rodriguez, Barrios, Giles, D. Rodriguez), 3:34.03; SP–Laird, BC, 48-3.5; D–A. Thompson, S, 139-5.5; HJ–T. Thompson, S, 6-2; PV–Valencia, W, 11-0; LJ–T. Thompson, S, 21-4; TJ–T. Thompson, S, 46-11.
Girls
Team standings–Taft 182, Shafter 114, Tehachapi 79, Bakersfield Christian 74, Arvin 43, Wasco 0.
400 relay–Tehachapi (Tildahll, Fechner, Evans, Danielson), 52.45; 1,600–Salazar, S, 5:27.12; 100 hurdles–Merrill, BC, 16.61; 400–Merrill, BC, 1:00.44; 100–Fechner, Te, 13.54; 800–Thompson, Ta, 2:28.31; 300 hurdles–Merrill, BC, 46.82; 200–Cornajo, Ta, 28.16; 3,200–Salazar, S, 12:34.1; 1,600 relay–Taft (Megee, Cornejo, Thompson, Swope), 4:21.18; SP–Jelmini, S, 47-0.5; D–Jelmini, S, 169-0; HJ–Devereaux, Te, 4-8; PV–Doak, Ta, 8-6; LJ–Merrill, BC, 14-0.25; TJ–Smth, BC, 32-2.25.
F/S–Taft 177, Wasco 137, Tehachapi 86, Arvin 47, Bakersfield Christian 0, Shafter 0.
Shafter boys get 4 wins by Thompson, unexpected victory in 100 from Ames
BY ZACH EWING, Californian staff writer
zewing@bakersfield.com | Wednesday, Apr 30 2008 11:37 PM
Last Updated: Wednesday, Apr 30 2008 11:40 PM
There certainly were bigger stars for Shafter’s track and field team on its way to the South Sequoia League boys title.
But to run away with the meet, the Generals needed some big points they didn’t expect. Enter Joseph Ames.
Ames came from the seventh seed to win the 100-meter dash in 11.47 and set personal records in the triple jump and long jump to place in the top four in both events Wednesday.
“I didn’t do anything special,” Ames said. “One of those days. My coach said, before you run the 100, get your jumps in. And I went out there and jumped.”
As for the biggest scorer, Tyler Thompson won four events — the 200 (22.93), high jump (6-2), long jump (21-4) and triple jump (46-11) to help Shafter accumulate 188 points. Tehachapi was second in the boys standings with 96 and Taft third with 88.
“Tyler had a good day,” Shafter coach Dirk McJunkin said. “And the kids we’ve asked to step up in four events at a championship meet were good. Those types of things are pretty impressive.”
The biggest story on the girls side, of course, was Shafter junior Anna Jelmini, who started her path toward what could be a dual state championship.
Shafter throwing coach Matt Godbehere said Jelmini hasn’t backed off her weight training at all, and so he didn’t automatically expect excellent marks from her.
Try a 47-0.5 in the shot put — Jelmini’s second-best throw ever — and a solid 169-0 in the discus, both winning marks.
“That’s a big double,” Godbehere said. “… It’s not necessarily that we want to bust out or anything, but just be solid. Be consistent.”
Jelmini — and the rest of each event’s top 18 — move on to the small-school area meet next week at Exeter.
“It’s the test of how you’ve been doing all season,” Jelmini said. “I’m not starting to back off yet on my lifting, but I think this is a good stepping stone.”
Taft posted a strong victory in the girls team standings, posting a 182 to Shafter’s 114 and Tehachapi’s 79.
The Wildcats had just three event winners — Chesney Doak, 8-6 in the pole vault, Megan Thompson, 2:28.31 in the 800 and the 1,600 relay team in 4:21.18 — but put together 20 top-three finishes.
“I wouldn’t say there’s one thing we’re strong in; we really cover every field,” Taft coach Paul Martinez said. “There’s not an event that we don’t place in the top three.”
Bakersfield Christian’s Melissa Merrill also shined, winning four events: 100 hurdles in 16.61, 400 in 1:00.44, 300 hurdles in 46.82 and long jump in 14-0.25.
Other girls multiple winners were Shafter’s Cassandra Salazar (1,600 and 3,200) and Jelmini.
On the boys side, multiple winners were Thompson and Tehachapi’s Josh Snider (800 and 1,600).
