Jelmini wins gold at NACAC Championships

July 12, 2010

<a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/jelmini_anna00.html">An… Jelmini</a>, a member of the Arizona State University track and field program, represented the United States in a pair of events on the first of three days of competition at the NACAC Under-23 Track & Field Championships in Miramar, Fla., on Friday and posted a pair of Top 2 finishes, including the gold medal in the discus. Jelmini, who redshirted her first season with the Sun Devils in 2010, added a second-place finish in the shot put as well.<separator></separator>In a rare occurrence, Jelmini, who will be a redshirt freshman for the Sun Devils during the 2011 season, competed in both throws on the same day and opened with the discus, which she won with a toss of 56.70m. Later in the day, she was back in the ring in the shot put and took silver with a toss of 16.58m. Fellow American Karen Shump won the shot put with a mark of 17.43m.<separator></separator>The NACAC Championships are held every two years in one of the 32 member nations of the North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Athletic Association, which is one of six regional athletics associations affiliated with the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations), the governing body of the sport. Since 2004, Jelmini is the ninth different Sun Devil to compete in the event. Her gold medal in the discus is the eighth won by a Sun Devils while her silver medal in the shot put is one of 11 Top 3 finishes at the Championships.<separator></separator>Under the direction of 2010 USTFCCCA Men’s Division I Indoor and Outdoor National Assistant Coach of the Year <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/dumble_david00.html">Da… Dumble</a>, three ASU throwers have competed in the NACAC event in the past two meets and have combined to win four golds and two silvers. Jelmini’s win in the discus gives ASU a sweep of three weight events after <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/stevens_sarah00.html">S… Stevens</a> won the shot put and hammer in 2008. That same year, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/whiting_ryan00.html">Ry… Whiting</a> won the shot put and took second in the discus.<separator></separator> 6th NACAC Under-23 Championships Miramar, Fla. Women’s Discus 1. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/jelmini_anna00.html">An… Jelmini</a> (USA) - 56.70m<separator></separator> Women’s Shot Put 2. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/jelmini_anna00.html">An… Jelmini</a> (USA) - 16.58m<separator></separator> Sun Devils in the NACAC Under-23 Championships 1st NACAC (2000) - Monterrey, MEX No Sun Devils competed<separator></separator> 2nd NACAC (2002) - San Antonio, TX No Sun Devils competed<separator></separator> 3rd NACAC (2004) - Sherbrooke, CAN <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/johnson_jacquelyn00.htm… Johnson</a> - W Heptathlon - 1st (5,485 points) <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/reed_cassandra00.html">… Reed</a> - W4x400m - 1st (3:29.10)<separator></separator> 4th NACAC (2006) - Santo Domingo, DR <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/kingma_jenna00.html">Je… Kingma</a> - W 5,000m - 5th (17:07.54) <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/johnson_jacquelyn00.htm… Johnson</a> - W Heptathlon - 4th (5,436 points) <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/aguayo_aaron00.html">Aa… Aguayo</a> - M 5,000m - 1st (14:54.55) <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/warrenburg_ryan00.html"… Warrenburg</a> - M Steeple - 3rd (9:11.36)<separator></separator> 5th NACAC (2008) - Toluca, MEX <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/stevens_sarah00.html">S… Stevens</a> - W Hammer - 1st (62.79m) <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/stevens_sarah00.html">S… Stevens</a> - W Shot Put - 1st (16.04m) <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/whiting_ryan00.html">Ry… Whiting</a> - M Shot Put - 1st (19.46m) <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/whiting_ryan00.html">Ry… Whiting</a> - M Discus - 2nd (53.47m) <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/turner_matt00.html">Matt Turner</a> - M Long Jump - 1st (7.96m)<separator></separator> 6th NACAC (2010) - Miramar, FL <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/jelmini_anna00.html">An… Jelmini</a> - W Discus - 1st (56.70m) <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/jelmini_anna00.html">An… Jelmini</a> - W Shot Put - 2nd (16.58m)<separator></separator> ASU’s All-Time NACAC U23 Champions Heptathlon - Johnson (2004) W 4x400m - Reed (2004) W Hammer - Stevens (2008) W Discus - Stevens (2008), Jelmini (2010) M 5,000m - Aguayo (2006) M Shot Put - Whiting (2008) M Long Jump - Turner (2008)

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