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Anna Jelmini Bio



06/03/2013

ASU T&F To Wrap Up Season at NCAA Outdoor Champs

National championships will be on the line in Eugene, Ore., this weekend as the Sun Devil track and field team wraps up the 2012-13 ASU competition calendar.

05/25/2013

Sun Devils Finalize NCAA Championship Roster in Austin

The ASU track and field team added five qualifications on the final day of the NCAA West Prelims

05/24/2013

Sun Devils T&F Punches Three to Nationals from NCAA West Prelims

Following a six-hour rain delay in Austin, Clarke, Jelmini and Milus all advanced in Austin.

05/22/2013

National Championship Bids on the Line for Sun Devil T&F

The Sun Devil men and No. 9 women will take part in the NCAA West Preliminaries in Austin, Texas, this weekend.

05/16/2013

2013 NCAA Track and Field Preliminary Rounds Announced

The Sun Devils will have 40 entries total in Austin next week, 20 on the men's side and 20 on the women's.

Arizona State: Comes to Tempe as the high school record holder in the discus (190-3)... Track & Field News ranks her as the No. 7 women's discus thrower in the U.S. (all age groups)... her mark of 57.99m (190-3) in the discus was the eighth-best among all U.S. throwers while her 16.58m (54-04.75) in the shot put stood as the 21st-best among Americans in 2009... Was a force in the throws during her freshman campaign, earning USTFCCCA Field Athlete of the Year honors... Was the NCAA runner-up in the discus throw and had the third-best mark in school history in the event with a throw of 198-05 (60.49)... also set the school's third-best shot put mark with a throw of 56-05.25 (17.24)... her 2011 discus mark was tops in the country during the 2011 outdoor campaign... ranks ninth in the hammer throw as well, making her just the third athlete in ASU history to have top-10 marks in three events...2012 Outdoor: Competed in the shot put and discus at the NCAA Championships to become runner-up in the discus for the second year in a row with a 58.79m (192-10) toss... qualified for the NCAA Championships at the west preliminary round with a first place finish in the discus throw and a seventh place finish in the shot put... grabbed her second Pac-12 discus championship with a toss of 58.94m (193-04) and her first Pac-12 shot put championship with a toss of 17.19m (56-04.75)... placed fifth and eighth at the Mt. SAC Relays in the discus and shot put respectively... grabbed two first place finishes in the discus at home between the 33rd Sun Angel Classic and the Arizona State Invitational...set a career furthest throw in the hammer of 56.99m (186-11)... placed in the top five in each of her six meets in the shot put...2012 Indoor: finished fifth at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the shot put with a mark of 17.15m (56-03.25)... tossed a 16.17m (53-00.75) at the MPSF Indoor Championships to place second overall...2011 Outdoor: Advanced to the finals in both the discus throw and the shot put at the NCAA Division I Championships where she threw a 190-02 (57.97m) to finish in second place in the discus throw... competed in the shot put and discus at the PAC-10 Championships to finish first in the discus and fourth in the shot put and tally 15 points towards the Sun Devils' cause... placed second at the UCSD Triton Invitational in the discus with a college career best of 198-07 (60.54m)... threw two college career records in the hammer throw and shot put at the 53rd Annual Mt. SAC Relays where she threw 56-6.75 (17.24m) in the shot put to place fourth and a 178-10.5 (54.52m) in the hammer while also winning the discuss throw... placed in both the discus throw (second) and shot put (fifth) at the 32nd Sun Angel Track Classic..2011 Indoor: Placed fifth overall at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships in the shot put with a 56-00.5 (17.08m) toss - a career best... took third place in the shot put at the MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships...2010 Outdoor: Redshirted... won the shot put and discus events at the Baldy Castillo and ASU Invitational, her first two collegiate outdoor meets... recorded a toss of 58.69m (192-07) in the discus to take second at the Sun Angel Track Classic with a mark that would have led the collegiate ranks all season... her winning toss of 17.27m (56-08.00) at the Baldy Castillo Invite would have ranked No. 2 all-year collegiately as well... competed at the USA Championships, finishing fifith in the discus (58.47m/191-10) and 13th in the shot put (16.09m/52-09.50)... 2010 Indoor: Redshirted... competed unattached from ASU in the shot put three times... recorded a season-best toss of 16.36m (53-08.25) to place seventh at the USA Indoor Championships.

High School: A 2009 graduate of Shafter High School (Shafter, Calif.)... lettered four times in track & field and three times in basketball... captained the track & field squad twice and the basketball team once... 2009 USATF Girls High School Athlete of the Year... 2009 Gatorade National and California Girl's Track & Field Athlete of the Year... national record holder in the discus at 190-3... ranks third in world (2009) and No. 2 all-time in American high school in the shot put at 54-04.75... California state champion in the shot put and discus as a junior and senior... is the only woman in California state history to sweep both throws in back-to-back years... won the shot put and discus at the 2009 Triton Invitational to record the second-best double by a prep in a single meet (188-4 discus / 51-02.25 shot put)... added titles in the discus and shot put at the 2009 and 2008 Arcadia Invitational meets... won a pair of medals at the 2009 Pan-American Junior Championships (Trinidad)... captured gold in the shot put (16.37m) and silver in the discus (54.91m)... swept the junior titles in the shot put and discus at the USA Championships... also finished seventh in the senior division of the discus... also won the discus at the 2008 meet... finished seventh at the 2008 World Junior Championships in the discus... in basketball, selected all-league twice and was named league MVP once... CSF Honors and Army Girls Scholar Athlete of the Year recipient... very active in her community, including numerous volunteer activities.

Personal: Major is exploratory... parents are Richard and Michele Jelmini... has two sisters: Cecilia and Paige... born July 15, 1990, in Bakersfield, Calif.... hobbies include going to the movies... full name is Anastasia Dalma Jelmini.

Personal Bests • Discus: 199-5 • Shot Put: 57-10.25 Hammer: 185-03

  Anna Jelmini
Anna Jelmini
Player Profile
Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Bakersfield, Calif.

High School:
Shafter

Height:
5-9

Event:
Throws