Track and field: Aliimatafitafi has just enough to win girls’ shot put

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Stephanie Aliimatafitafi of Paramount put the shot four inches farther than Michelle Anumba of Los Osos to win the the Division I title Saturday at the Southern Section-Toyota Championships at Mt. SAC.

Aliimatafitafi, the section leader, has thrown 43 feet 9 inches this season, but her winning mark Saturday was 42 feet 1/2 inch. Anumba had a mark of 41-8 1/2.

Brooke Shepard of Arroyo Grande won in Division II, Sydney Haydell in Division III and Saibra Noel of Paraclete in Division IV with a mark of 38-4.

Girls who will advance in the shot put to the Masters meet:

1. Stephanie Aliimatafitafi, Paramount, Div. I, 42-0 1/2
2. Michelle Anumba, Los Osos, Div. I, 41-8 1/2
3. Sydney Haydel, Harvard-Westlake, Div. III, 40-9 1/2
4. Brooke Shepard, Arroyo Grande, Div. II, 39-11 1/2
5. Markita Hinton, Atascadero, 39-11 1/4
6. Heather Snyder, Saugus, Div. I, 39-10 1/4
7. Sina Dailey, Mission Viejo, Div. I, 39-10
8. Christina Kim, El Toro, Div. I, 39-9
9. Luseane Makanesi, Loara, Div.II, 39-8 3/4
10. Lima Tu’ufuli, La Sierra, Div. I, 39-8 3/4
11. Chelsea Cassulo, Lompoc, Div. III, 39-4 3/4
12. Alex Francis, S.O. Notre Dame, Div. III, 38.10 3/4

-- Martin Henderson

-- Editor Bob: For complete Southern Section divisonal championship results, check here.